The first song I collaborated with Kevin Lingg on, before we started an actual band. Written years ago, as early as 2006. Kevin had already written the guitar part and I wrote the lyrics to fit. Still one of my favorites, with its haunting melody and visual.

The Mocking Gun

Off of the Jacinth EP album from 2008.  

Jacinth was: Kevin Lingg, guitar.  Jack Howe, drums. Doug Philbeck, bass and vocals, Nikki Grayson (now, Burch), vocals. 

Artwork by Sam Kaufman, who always made us look professional.  

I heard someone thought all the songs I wrote while in the band were about them so... I decided to officially write them a song of their own.  Thus, the title.

Here's Your Song

Another song off of the Jacinth EP from 2008.  

Kevin always had a way with writing guitar parts that would tell me what the lyrics needed to be.  His guitar "sang" to me.  That was definitely the case with this song.  

Inspired by the passage of scripture, John 8:7 - "So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her." 

This was the first song that ever incorporated the "scream" that I never even knew I had in me.  Years of rage will do that to you.  

Jacinth was Kevin Lingg, guitar.  Jack Howe, drums.  Doug Philbeck, bass and vocals, Nikki Grayson (now Burch), vocals.  

Artwork by Sam Kaufman.

Cast the Stone

Off of the Jacinth EP from 2008.  

I watched a really bright and shining girl be turned into a shadow of what she once was by a guy who did it for no reason other than that he could.  I also watched her spark come back and success is the sweetest revenge.  Sweetful is not an actual word, but it made sense in my mind.  To be cruel, but in a sweet way, was the intention.  

Jacinth was Kevin Lingg, guitar.  Jack Howe, drums.  Doug Philbeck, bass and vocals, Nikki Grayson (now Burch), vocals.  

Any awesome artwork we had done was done by Sam Kaufman. :)

Sweetful

I don't struggle with it as much anymore, but there was a time that I wanted to be anyone other than who I was.  If it meant I wouldn't have to be alone anymore, that I would finally be seen; I'd have given up who I am.  

Not so much anymore.  

Jacinth was - Kevin Lingg, guitar, Doug Philbeck, bass and vocals, Jack Howe, drums and Nikki Burch (Grayson), vocals.  Thanks to Sam Kaufman for always doing great artwork for us for our EP, logos, and shows.