Scotland or India

Very different from what I usually do, but I wanted to fool around in Garageband and see what I could come up with in this genre!

In a Year

Sometimes a single day is impossible to face.

LYRICS

music only makes me sad
singing makes me sadder
it’s not a creative way to say it but:
the harder i try, the further i fall

i think in the last hour i’ve opened my eyes twice
i can’t believe there’s 15 more hours today
i can’t imagine spending another second awake
the harder i try, the further i fall

i don’t know where i am
i will never understand
so i’ll watch the clock,
stare at the walls, counting:

one two three four five six
seven eight nine ten
one two three four five six
seven eight nine ten
one two three four...

music only makes me sad
and this song makes me sadder
so i’ll start to count again 
one two three four five six

24 hours

It's hard to watch someone you love descend into darkness.

LYRICS by Rachelle Wells. MUSIC by Mike Karns.

noisome nights die down
you are left alone
faced with a choice
it’s too small
to mean so much

(is this a battle or war?)

you're playing with fire
turning into a liar
there’s one question
no one will ask

(i know i said it before
and you’ve been here
a hundred times or more
is this a battle or war?)

the song, the spin
your promise to win
the crash, the cry
the blood in your eye

(is this a battle or war?)

reach out your arms
i promise i’ll hold on
but your hands are fading
too fast to grasp

(i know i said it before
and you’ve been here
a hundred times or more
is this a battle or war?)

REPEAT CHORUS

is this a battle or war?

if you climb the mountain
claw your way up
thrust your foot out
eyes on the peak

will you fall?
will you fall, fall?

The Fall (w/ Mike Karns)

Getting out from under someone's thumb and thriving more than them is a twisted pleasure.

LYRICS by Rachelle Wells. MUSIC by Eric Agner.

You said, I wasn’t trying hard enough
You said, I wasn’t kind enough
You never let me do things my way
I was given no choice but to obey

You tried to steal away my soul
Remake me in your own mold
You thought you’d won the fight
You underestimated my light

But look at us now
Look who’s on the ground…

I’m doing this better than,
Better than you
Bet you wish you had
The friends, friends I do
When I look outside
I got a prettier view

‘Cause I’m doing this
better than, better than,
Better than you

You used to hold all the cards
Told me, I wouldn’t get far
Put me in a gilded cage
All the while, I built up rage

You’re nothing more than a thief
You’re nothing more than a liar
You put a target on my back
And you almost took me out

But look at us now
Look who’s on the ground…

I’m doing this better than,
Better than you
Bet you wish you had
The friends, friends I do
When I look outside
I got a prettier view

‘Cause I’m doing this
better than, better than,
Better than you

My anger gives me strength
‘Cause I finally found the way
Oh, it’s slipping away
And the sun’s out today

Oh, it’s slipping away
And the sun's out today

I’m doing this better than,
Better than you
Bet you wish you had
The friends, friends I do
When I look outside
I got a prettier view

‘Cause I’m doing this
better than, better than,
Better than you

Doing this better, better, better
Doing this better, better, better
Than you...

Better Than You (w/ Eric Agner)

MUSIC by Gwyn Jones. LYRICS by Rachelle Wells.
(c) All Rights Reserved 2020

Based on the poem "Wild Nights" by Emily Dickinson

LYRICS

Might I be the answer that lies in the sea?
(Wild nights wild nights wild nights)
Wild nights should be a sweet luxury
(Wild nights wild nights)

Done with the compass done with the chart
(Rowing in Eden)
Strong winds blow me to a distant port
There you wait (you ache) you wait (you ache) for me

Tonight, tonight I look far and wide
(Wild nights wild nights wild nights)
To call you mine and be by your side
(Wild nights wild nights)

Done with the compass done with the chart
(Rowing in Eden)
Strong winds blow me to a distant port
There I wait (I wait) I wait (I wait) for thee

Done with the compass done with the chart
(Rowing in Eden)
Strong winds blow me to a distant port
There I wait (I ache) I wait (I ache) for thee
(Wild nights wild nights wild nights)

Wild Nights - Gwyn Jones & Rachelle Wells

Once someone has gone from your life, you'll never get the chance to tell them all the things you'd rehearsed in your mind.

LYRICS/VOCALS by Rachelle Wells. MUSIC/VOCALS John Staples

"Nothing Left to Say"

VERSE

Goodbye’s my favorite word
since I lost sight of you
If I say it enough times
Will I believe it’s true?

VERSE

When it’s quiet outside
I can almost hear your voice
Wish tonight that I might
See your face one last time

CHORUS

(Wish that you had known
How much I loved you
Wish you could’ve seen it
In my darkened eyes
Wish you’d known I cared
More than I could ever say
But these wishes mean nothing
‘Cause it’s far too late
And there’s nothing left to say
No, there’s nothing left to say)

VERSE

i can choose the image
that you make in my mind
pretendin' that one day
you would've been mine

VERSE

if only i’d been brave enough
to finally take the chance
i stayed silent and afraid
Said no to the dance

CHORUS

(Wish that you had known
How much I loved you
Wish you could’ve seen it
In my darkened eyes
Wish you’d known I cared
More than I could ever say
But these wishes mean nothing
‘Cause it’s far too late
And there’s nothing left to say
No, there’s nothing left to say)

BRIDGE

Lay that pretty head down
Right here next to mine
I’ll listen to you breathing
As our fingers entwine

Oh, I’m just daydreamin’
Regret’s my closest friend
I ought to put it all away
This song will be the end

CHORUS

(Wish that you had known
How much I loved you
Wish you could’ve seen it
In my darkened eyes
Wish you’d known I cared
More than I could ever say
But these wishes mean nothing
‘Cause it’s far too late
And there’s nothing left to say
No, there’s nothing left to say)

END TAG

Wishes mean nothing
When it’s far too late
Now there’s nothing left to say
No, there’s nothing left to say

FAWM 2020

Nothing Left To Say (w/ John Staples)

I mostly use this for FAWM each year! I'm really not a pro, I do it for fun every so often. I have collaborated with a lot of talented people! many of these songs are rough, often first-drafts that are never revisited, some from over a decade ago! but I always put my entire heart & soul into them. Hope you enjoy. xx

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