The Demo Collection

demo # 1
this songs actually upbeat don't prejudge

lyrics:

Hey it’s been a lovely day in the rain
You complained about your life it's the same
Well in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway
And hey if you wanna leave you can say 
But I’ll be begging for you to stay
C’mon in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway  

Hey boy did you ever come down did you ever figure out why you’re always thinking about leaving 
Ohhh
And hey boy well you know it's not enough 
is the decision just too tough
you’re never gonna find reason
No  
 
Hey it’s been a lovely day in the rain
You complained about your life its the same
Well in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway
And hey I know I’m begging for you to stay
But if you wanna leave its ok 
C'mon in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway 

365 and we’re all placing bets (ooh why do you pull me down? Why do you pull me down?,,,,)
that someone will get upset 
the odds are looking pretty nice   
they’re so nice
well hey boy I am just a people pleaser
unwilling to put me first
i’m always tryna find the line (it's time)
let's go outside

And hey it’s been a lovely day in the rain
You complained about you’re life it's ok
Well in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway
And hey I know I’m begging for you to stay
But if you wanna leave it's ok 
Cmon in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway

Cmon in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway
Cmon in fifty years we’ll be dead anyway
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead
We’ll be dead

in fifty years we'll be dead anyway

mid tempo shuffly rock song. sounds like britpop apparently

Lyrics:

You can paint 
Some kind of picture of things
In such a way 
That you can sell it to me

So while you paint your picture all over my brain
I’ll be over here telling my mates that I hate them
That I hate them
i rly do

God knows what you do to me
Blue poles but we’re in the deep
Echoes, that I can’t escape
And I think that we’re going under

You can hate 
All the things that i do
When you’re away
No I’m still not rid of you

But all the pretty colours when they collide 
The autumn rhythm really cloudys up my mind 
My mind my mind my 

God knows what you do to me
Blue poles - where’d you get the name?
Echoes that I can’t escape
Make me think that we’re going under

I sit and do nothing eight hours a day 
I really wish that we could have it your way 
But you were fucked up sat behind the wheel
And I was thinking how can this be real 

We sit and do nothing eight hours a day 
I really wish that we could have it your way 
But you were fucked up sat behind the wheel
And I was thinking how can this be real 

God knows what you do to me
Blue poles but we’re in the deep
Echoes, living on repeat
And I think that we’re going under

We sit and do nothing eight hours a day 
I really wish that we could have it your way 
But you were fucked up sat behind the wheel
And I was thinking how can this be real

Jackson

Lyrics:
I can’t escape from you 
And everybody hates you  
Every day i see the truth
I’m trying so hard  

They come from outside in
See harmonious living 
I don’t where to begin
I’m trying so hard

There’s a lot of people here
After one year they’re still strangers 
People oh they like to change
But never manage to arrange it 
 
There’s a lot of people here
After one year they’re still strangers 
People oh they like to change
But never manage to arrange it 
 
God lives in my garden
I think he wants to know me 
Make sure I’m taking all my protein 

What am doing 
Sat in my room making music 
That would probably turn out better 
If I got the band together
 
I’m not away from you
I’m here tryna pay for you
Maybe you could go straight through 
I’m trying so hard,

It’s so emotional
One more minute then we’ll go 
Was all very comfortable  
But never seemed to treat us well

I wanna be with you 
But not if you can see through
All the selfish things i do  
I’m trying so hard

There’s a lot of people here
After one year they’re still strangers 
People oh they like to change
But never manage to arrange it 

God lives in my garden
I think he wants to know me

There’s a lot of people here
After one year they’re still strangers 
People oh they like to change
But never manage to arrange it 

God lives in my garden
I think he wants to know me
Make sure I’m taking all my protein

Try Hard

Lyrics:

You came and went 
I guess I should've spent less time stuck in between
Did it all again 
So don't think you were sent to teach me differently 
Are we in time?
Are we in time to meet the royalty?
Are we in time? 
Or did we spend too long waiting in line? 
She's come and gone
The cars are moving on
It wasn't meant to be
I was singing songs
Stayed just two minutes long
Missed opportunity 
What if you try? 
What if you try your whole life? 
What if you try?
And in the end just change your mind? 
But you don’t know me like you did back then 
When I wasn’t afraid to let you see 
All of the scars and all the stupid parts  
And all the ugly parts of me 
Cos it's midday and I don't know why
I go to the same place every time
But I won't make it there alive
She came and went but I guess I didn't make it to the room in time
You came and went 
I guess I should've spent less time stuck in between
Did it all again 
So don't think you were sent to teach me differently 
Are we in time? 
Are we in time to meet the royalty? 
Are we in time? 
Or did we spend too long waiting in line? 
But you don’t know me like you did back then 
When I wasn’t afraid to let you see 
All the scars and all the stupid parts 
And all the ugly parts of me

Meet The Royalty

This soulful folky demo was made in collaboration with the very talented singer Alvie as part of a project I did on collaborative songwriting.

Wondering Where (It All Went Wrong)[feat. Alvie]

Started in 2022 and completed in 2024 after going through a couple of versions, the demo for Why Why Why is here. It's about worrying too much about the future and forgetting to enjoy the present. 

Lyrics:
Hanging on to you all night long
I can’t remain here
I’m watching the rain clear
To see that my friends are gone
I wanna get along   
 
I’m thinking about to take them on 
By living and breathing
Plotting and scheming with ribbons around the bomb
But everything takes so long

Why why does it matter
If we just see this through
And nothing we made was ever new
And I never said a thing to you

Why why why does it matter
It’s all gonna change too soon
And when all the rain and pay comes through
What’ll be left to say? 

Don’t tell me that I got it wrong  
You said this is the last chance  
 I’m moving to France
With no one I’m on my ones
so can’t we just get along?

I was only tryna play it fair
But I wasted a lifetime
By waiting for sunshine
while sat on a kitchen chair
well I wanted to know you care
I just wanted to know you care

Why why does it matter
If we just see this through
And nothing we made was ever new
And I never said a thing to you

Why why why does it matter
It’s all gonna change too soon
And when all the rain and pay comes through
What’ll be left to say? 

Well now it’s been raining all night long 
We were done dreaming
Dragged kicking and screaming
Right back to where we were from
But the strangers have all moved on 

and now we don’t get along
and now we don’t get along
and now we don’t get along

Why Why Why does it matter?
If we just see this through
I’ve got nothing left to say to you
I’ve got nothing left to say

Why does it matter
Well there’s nothing left to do
I got nothing left to say to you
I don’t wanna live this way

I don’t wanna live this way with you
I don’t wanna live this way
I don’t wanna live this way with you
I don’t wanna live this way
No.

Why Why Why

Official releases tipped for 2025...
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