Song 2 for the EP Heartbreak Breakthrough.

I see you
The way you chase after the sun
Gravity can pull me but this tides got me on the run
These feelings may wax and they may wane
Not much is certain just that my shape won't change

Just like the moon I can say that I have phases
Life's mysteries keeps us clouded by the haze
There's no reflection without the light
So go into the darkness unveiling what is bright
And like a lune I can claim that I am sane
What's underneath shadows all my harsh terrain
And we're all stars in our own way
A constellation that's never quite the same

I feel new
Encircled by this boundless fun
Who knows the fates that revolve around everyone
The greater we jump the further we fall
With less gravity goes the weight of it all

The waves crest upon this halod crescent
The light and dark dance ever present
This heavenly body in the light
It's got me crazy at the sight
Crazy at the sight
Crazy at the sight
Illuminate my mind
And turn on all the lights
And shift around the time
And fall only to rise
I'm moonstruck and I'm fine
I'm moonstruck and I'm fine

credits
released June 28, 2022
Music Mixing and production by: Creative Cult Recordings.

Urania

A rehearsal recording from 2009 with Alex Petrosky on drums, Steve Thorpe(my dad) on guitar/vocals and me on bass.

You can't hold no groove and Move to Soon

Ash is a coming together song of two young people who had been there for each other time and time again. A new love forms from a strong friendship, but emotions swirl from the opinions of others. A tantrum of emotions explode vocally until the room quiets. The realization is to not pay attention to the naysayers and be of higher mind than that of the people around you. Then the love of two can outweigh the hate of others.

available at https://ojoderojo.bandcamp.com/track/ash 

lyrics

I see you when you're open.
I dry you when you're down.
You and me lay coping
With closing out this town.

I can't believe this happened.
Your arm's close to mine.
I'm dreaming of the world once knew.
If you want to bring me all the privies of this time.

Dream of me when you wake.
Think of me with pride.
I'll always be in your eyes,
Even when I'm outta sight.

I dream of the loneliness that descends
When I'm without you.
I rescind everything I said.

Breathing is hard without you.
So, don't give in,
Don't give out,
And don't give up this time.

Well…
Let's drive home.
Together in this night,
I will be your light

Everyone is listening to the words you say.
They are only listening because you are dismayed.
We will come to a conclusion on our own.
Dreams of these listening will always be miss-told.

Rise above the earth and you will see…
Rise above the earth and you will breathe…
Rise above the earth and we will be…
All because
Of our love.

credits

Andy: electric guitar
db: synthesizer, bvox
Tom: drum kit
Travis: bass, lyrics, vox

improvisation and arrangements by Ojo de Rojo.
recorded, mixed, + mastered at the pandamonium Dec 2025.

Crash and Burn

How do you light up the room
When there’s so much darkness in you?
You punched right through the walls,
Don’t tell me nothing’s wrong
How do you wear it so well?
But you never ever ask for help
The more I try to be your friend 
The more you make me go through hell

Don’t take me down with your riptide,
With your undertow
‘Cos if you can’t pull up out of the nosedive
Then I’ve got to go
You’re the lesson I must learn
I won’t watch you crash and burn

You’re caught up in the web that you’ve spun
Using lies to get everything done
Do you really wonder why you’re so alone?
Every day playing a role
Always knowing what to say
Nobody really knows you,
Least of all yourself

Don’t take me down with your riptide,
With your undertow
‘Cos if you can’t pull up out of the nosedive
Then I’ve got to go
You’re the lesson I must learn
I won’t watch you crash and burn
Crash and burn

Don’t take me down with your riptide,
With your undertow
And if you can’t pull up out of the nosedive
Then I’ve got to go
You’re the lesson I must learn
I won’t watch you crash and burn
I won’t watch you crash and burn
I won’t watch you crash and burn

Crash & Burn

"Fear not, for what this band can do for you, but what you can do for this band!"

Andy Stanfield: electric guitar, bass, vox 
db: classical guitar, flux:fx (soundscapes), kingkorg synthesizer, bass, bongos, drum kit, percussion, vox                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Tom Van Dyke: drum kit, bass, vox 
Travis Ferrell: bass, vox
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Anthony Darmana: bongos, congas, didgeridoo, djembe, percussion galore, wavedrum, bass, drum kit, guitar, keyboard, vox

Ash

Ojo de Rojo

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