Late 90's, early 00's heavy rock vibes.

Wrote this song as a younger man with a different way of seeing the world. It was a more earnest song then. It's more sarcastic now.

Blend into society
Living anonymously
License, registration please
That's how I want it to be
No one's looking back at me
Nothing special here to see
I don't need inner Harmony
Because I've got simplicity

All the spirits running free
Think they're better off than me
They say my life is not my own
Just because I'm not alone

I tried stepping out the line
I tried pretending I was fine
Now I'm understanding why
I leave it on the other side
I've got things I'd like to say;
It's a price that I can't pay
I've got things I'd like to say;
It's a price that I won't pay

All the spirits running free
Think they're better off than me
They say my life is not my own
Just because I'm not alone

I'm a walking number now
Wandering amongst the crowd
Face the sky and scream out loud
And no one even looks around

Prime Birds Demo

Blending

An old acoustic track about old friends.

Reminisce for sixty ounces
And dream for sixty more
Raise our glasses 'cause we're brothers
Just like we've done before
This is the year that we'll finally keep it alive
This is the year that we'll make it survive

As we're passing by eachother
We're lonely all the time
Is it wrong to try to reach for every hand
That we see pass us by?
This is the year that we finally keep it alive
This is the year we make it survive

Look me in the eye
Tell me that we'll make the time
Look me in the eye
No, you can't
I know I can't.
I know we tried.

Ballad Of Big Blind

Chuggy and riffy. Good and loud.

This one is for those who can't be honest with themselves.

Featuring spoken word quotations from YouTubers Shaun, Thought Slime, and Big Joel.

Casting vengeful stones at demons made of straw
From looking-glass houses with cracks in the walls
Strengthened by those who have paved the way
With the best of intent - well, you know what they say
To extoll what's in your heart
Is a waste of precious breath
No one knows just who you are
But we all know what was said

Open up and let it in, lest you become one of them
Blow it up and start again.

Casting long shadows all over the land
The looking glass castles must crumble to sand
Demolish with courage, abandoning pride
Surrender with grace, and stand in the light

Avert your gaze and condemnation from the monstrous, the demonstrative evil clans that we write off before we ride off into the sunset. The hurt they exert is a filty iceberg; there's so much dirt under the surface. And we're living in it. And we'd be livid if we could see it in ourselves but we're too scared to listen or to fix it, 'cause we lay the blame on the hateful but we do the same without calling names, we just can't admit it

Featuring the following excerpts (slightly edited)

"Acknowledging events from the past is not driven by guilt; just honesty. Understanding is not guilt. Hiding from when we've been wrong, cherry picking from it, whitewashing it to erase what's been done; well, that's real guilt in action right there". Shaun - "Stefan Molyneux's Native American Geonocide: A Response"

"My intent is irrelevant. I didn't mean to do harm, but I did harm. And I never would have known I did harm if the people that were hurt by it hadn't spoken up and held me accountable for it. And the result of that is I've learned a lesson". Thought Slime - "It's Just a Joke"

"We can see here in these mundane little moments just how much we will do to avoid being challenged. We want to believe that we are fundamentally good, so the people that disrupt our ability to do that must be impure - must be wrong. This is how a question becomes a contaminant, how critical thinking becomes a disease that needs to be stamped out. Because in a lot of cases, it's easier to perform incredulity, to invent some harm, to produce an "other", than to just think about something for a while". Big Joel - Twitter and Anti-Intellectualism

What Was Said

I love this Aerosmith song but I can't sing like Steven Tyler (no shame in that). I had to detune my guitar just to (sorta) hit the notes, which makes Aerosmith's heaviest song even heavier.

Nobody's Fault (Aerosmith Cover)

A punky, heavy song with downtuned guitars and pathetic rage. I hope you like it, but even if you don't, try it anyway - it will be over quickly.

How did I even end up in this space?
Just a small affront to me
Almost nothing, but I mentally escalate
I dream of unending pain
Did you even cross the line?
It only matters in my eyes
Plead with me but I'm not thinking twice
And no one's even gonna read your rights
Believe me you will not be tried
And your punishment will overkill your crime

Overkill

A bass solo with some bass overdubs. I wrote this years ago and play it sometimes as a warmup. I got a new bass today and felt like recording it. It's a bit rough and sloppy so I might not leave it up forever, but it's a nice melody.

Send-Off

90's-inspired Alt Rock, I guess?

This is a song about how the neighbourhood I grew up in just isn't the same anymore. It took me so long to record it, after writing it, that the condos are up now.

LYRICS:
Remember twenty years ago,
The little stretch of Kingston Road
With seven little bungalows?
Now it's just a great big hole
They're gonna put up condos
And I can't ever get me one of those

When I went back to see them gone,
Well then I knew I don't belong

I can't drive that street anymore
It was mine but it's not for me anymore

Over on the Hunt Club Drive
I went past number 9
Seems for now it's still alive
But all around her, monsters thrive
Towering with ritz and shine
I think it's just a matter of time

If I go back and see it gone
Well then I'd know I don't belong

I can't drive that street anymore
It was mine but it's not for me anymore

Just around the bend,
Has it seen the end?

When I go back and see it gone
Well then I'll know I don't belong.

Can't Drive

It's loud, it's heavy, it's grunge-y, it's not complicated

Losing Sleep
And falling behind
Feeling tired
Beyond sleep deprived

You see the story of my demise
With the darkened circles under my eyes
I don't know what I'm supposed to do
To fall asleep and get over you

Counting Sheep
And losing my mind
I can't tear my thoughts away
And god knows I've tried

You see the story of my demise
With the darkened circles under my eyes
I don't know what I'm supposed to do
To fall asleep and get over you

I just wanna see you
Lying awake
Maybe I'd feel better
If I could see you lying awake

You're asleep
And feeling just fine
You've gotten over me
And cast me aside

You see the story of my demise
With the darkened circles under my eyes
I don't know what I'm supposed to do
To fall asleep and get over you

Losing Sleep

Collaboration between Prime Birds (instruments) and up-and-comer MJB (lyrics/melodies). This is the first release featuring MJB on vocals.

Until The End

Toronto-based, one-man DIY musical project. If you're looking for riffs and loud guitars, check out the dark thumbnails. For lighter, acoustic material, look for the lighter thumbnails.

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