Will man ever settle other planets or galaxies?

Look Beyond The Blue

Let's take a look in here, inside my head
Spider webs and dust blowing everywhere
Oh, wait! Something there moved, an original thought?
Or rats scrounging for a crumb of food

Jets passing overhead, cut across the blue sky
Then scream away

Poets dream of being read to sounds of music
Clowns dance alone in the privacy of home
Yellow tape cut down, some people gather around
Webs and dust blow on their bones

And then, what do you know, I remembered something important
Then it slipped away

Cut The Blue Sky

Bad things don't break close to home, close the blinds
Turn the T.V. on, sleep on the couch
Freaks still rumble, stuff going down 'neath my nose

There was a shooting at the park
After dark anything can happen
Police can't be everywhere at once

Still pretty sure nothing gonna break, avoid the news
At every cost, anything I don't know aint gonna hurt me
Anything I don't know I don't need to know

Lawless society is a no-mans-land
Destroy everything
Sit and watch as all this play on the screen

08-07-2024

A Shooting At The Park

Got a little sympathy for them
But I'm no sucker, I've worked too hard
To hand it all away

Did you get a hint your time was ending?
Watching the day sunset in blazing red

Got your niche carved out, hang your hat
The sand is slipping through your fingers
Time is gone to waste

Future holds visions of immortality
Watching the break away from reality

So what am I supposed to do?
It's always been for you 
Not a pretty view

Future holds visions of immortality
Watching the break away from reality

So what am I supposed to do?
It's always been for you 
Not a pretty view

Watching the day sunset in blazing red

So what am I supposed to do?
It's always been for you 
Not a pretty view

Sunset in Blazing Red

Back of a squad car
Chains on my wrists
Feet strapped together 
Hands balled into fists

Hey, what in the world is going on?
Hey, what in the world?

Could have planned better
Scoped out the scene
Should have called a friend
Keep an eye on my six

Hey, what in the world is going on?
Hey, what in the world?

Thought this might satisfy me
Thought it was just enough
Back of my mind I know there's never enough

I'd make a lousy thief
Walk into a trap
Probably knock myself out 
Running into a brick wall

Hey, what in the world is going on?
Hey, what in the world?

Thought this might satisfy me
Thought it was just enough
Back of my mind I know there's never enough

Hey, what in the world is going on?
Hey, what in the world?


I'd Make A Lousy Thief

Single swing of the hammer drive the nail
Single wag of the tongue drive the jackknife

Drag me out by my feet, hands bound
Drag the poor man down, drop in quicksand

Struggle all your life
Do what's right
Struggle all your life
To be fair
Then in the end you end up a pile of bones

Call for help but no sound, I still scream
Fires rise around pile of bones

Struggle all your life
Do what's right
Struggle all your life
To be fair
Then in the end you end up a pile of bones

Violence begets violent life
Frantic in the quiet

Violence begets violent life
Frantic in the quiet

Struggle all your life
Do what's right
Struggle all your life
To be fair
Then in the end you end up a pile of bones

Dropped In Quicksand

Weather beaten face
Claim your space and talking to yourself
Not a word making any sense
Where you ever came from, that's unknown
And I guess that's where you're going

Filthy dirty clothes
Summer sweat permeate every pore
All the friends you think you know
Only exist in your head
And I guess that's where you've gone 

Obscenities well up inside
I would not ever vocalize
Why? Why do you waste your life?

Call me cold
I have this coldness deep inside my heart
Free to live your life any way you want

Obscenities well up inside
I would never vocalize
Why? Why do you waste your life?

Friends that exist in your head and I
Guess that's where you've gone





Coffee Bar Lady

Called on me to ask if I
Thought of putting off the cut
For an extra week or two
Took the opportunity, left for good

Customized and looking good
Razor sharp, dull neighborhood
I should never leave the house

Atmosphere had begun to turn
As if I ain't paid my due
Someone here not welcome
Barely arrive on time, out the door soon as done

Customized and looking good
Razor sharp, dull neighborhood
I should never leave the house

Opportunity to hide away
My intentions are'nt swayed
Options are I leave or stay, options are I leave or stay
I decide, I decide I will go

Took the opportunity, left for good

Customized and looking good
Razor sharp, dull neighborhood
I should never leave the house

Opportunity to hide away
My intentions are'nt swayed
Options are I leave or stay, options are I leave or stay
I decide, I decide I will go





I Should Never Leave The House

I look, feel blind, it's dark
I touch, identify, it's strange
I can take that first step to
Start a journey

I recognize your claim
Wonder if mine are same
Lines are drawn, but they're clouded

Well I'm muddled up, but you're near
Outside I'm playing cool, I'm nowhere near
And in the end we
Fall into these familiar patterns

I recognize your claim
Wonder if mine are same
Lines are drawn, but they're clouded

Your rights begin where mine end
And likewise
My rights begin when yours end

I recognize your claim
Wonder if mine are same
Lines are drawn, but they're clouded

Your rights begin where mine end
And likewise
My rights begin when yours end

This time take a trip, long distance
Beautiful expedition far off corner
Above it all we love each other
Unconditional




Clouded Lines

Are you here, are you around?
Lights are off and I can’t hear a sound
Fumbling past the kitchen sink

Stubbed my toe, bumped my knee
Need something to steady me
Falling to the cold hard floor

The sun goes down its dark
I won’t know ’til the table leg finds my toe

Where’d you go? Should be home 
Try to call from my telephone
Scrolling through my contact list

The sun goes down its dark
I won’t know ’til the table leg finds my toe

Obviously you’re asleep
And I ain’t slept in a week
Its making it hard to think

The sun goes down its dark
I won’t know ’til the table leg finds my toe

Obviously you’re asleep
And I ain’t slept in a week
Its making it hard to think

I’m not hurt, just can’t see
Turn on some lights to see in front of me
Everyone just calm down

The sun goes down its dark
I won’t know ’til the table leg finds my toe

Obviously you’re asleep
And I ain’t slept in a week
Its making it hard to think

Obviously you’re asleep
And I ain’t slept in a week
Its making it hard to think

The Table Leg

Catching a ride on the bus
Strangest people sitting way too close to me
Ride is free, I can’t complain
Air conditioned going where I need to be

Don’t get to decide who’s sitting next to me
Don’t get to decide if they’re gonna talk to me
But I have no doubt I’ll smell them

Scheduled stop on 22nd street
Corner where I wait to see what’s gonna be
Transfer to Speedway Boulevard
Closer to the median where I hold my own

Don’t get to decide who’s sitting next to me
Don’t get to decide if they’re gonna talk to me
But I have no doubt I’ll smell them

Watch I pull a fast one
No one knows more than me

Whole day worth of sun and heat
Take a ride and cool it off ’til I get my fix
Someone always contribute
Some voluntarily and others not so much

Don’t get to decide who’s sitting next to me
Don’t get to decide if they’re gonna talk to me
But I have no doubt I’ll smell them

Watch I pull a fast one
No one knows more than me


No One Knows More Than Me

Only got leftovers
A little more than what I was asking for
Take a little morsel home

Got a feeling I ain’t seeing anything going on
Got a feeling I might have missed everything
You told me that I need to know

Call the waiter, need a box
Carry in my hand if it don’t fit inside
Too stuffed to finish up

Got a feeling I ain’t seeing anything going on
Got a feeling I might have missed everything
You told me that I need to know

Questions go unanswered because
You’re asking the wrong question
Ask me something else

Paid the bill and walking out
Satisfied, laugh to myself
Check the score
Take a little morsel home

Got a feeling I ain’t seeing anything going on
Got a feeling I might have missed everything
You told me that I need to know

Questions go unanswered because
You’re asking the wrong question
Ask me something else


The Leftovers Song

Ten to one and due at one
Impossible to be to work on time, impossible
Assimilation is what I’m going for
Appreciation is all I’m asking, not disregard

Find my way, freedom and happiness
Beyond these walls, find my way

Boss is busy running ‘round in circles chasing 
After something we call adoration, amazing
Sneaking ‘round the back way 
Trying not to get noticed
Ten minutes late again, shoot, not again

Find my way, freedom and happiness
Beyond these walls, find my way

Oh, can’t see myself
Worried ‘bout tomorrow

Find my way, freedom and happiness
Beyond these walls, find my way

Oh, can’t see myself
Worried ‘bout tomorrow

Find myself up in the break room eating candy bars
Watching T.V., nothing getting done
End of my day I’m asked to stay
Finish pile of work that never stop piling up
No, I’m gone


When I Dream About Work

Every time I see your face
Reminded of beautiful place
Don’t need to be reminded that
All is not enough

Given the choice 
I’d never have guessed
But I’ve got no choice

Asking for a simple favor
Mind if I could sit with you more?
Gentle gesture, human nature
Gift to ease my heart

Given the choice 
I’d never have guessed
But I’ve got no choice

Make everything easy
Easy on the eye

Now we know as years have passed
Love always been, always will be
Comparing to rarified air
Easiest choice ever made

Given the choice 
I’d never have guessed
But I’ve got no choice

Make everything easy
Easy on the eye


I'd Never Have Guessed

Call out for help, got a bit of a problem
Cracking up under my foot begun to leak
I see rust coming through, been here a while
Water is about to flood us out

Find a way to make this right
Find a way to make this right

A tension break, or run aground, getting worse
Keep getting worse since it was found
Pressure seem to continue building
Could be a major break at hand

Find a way to make this right
Find a way to make this right

All hands on deck
We’re taking an ocean of water

Find a way to make this right
Find a way to make this right

All hands on deck
We’re taking an ocean of water

No time for discussion
Let’s get this resolved
There’s always a solution 

Find a way to make this right
Find a way to make this right


Find A Way To Make This Right

I, I got one I love so much
I got one I love so much
Hold her tight whispering sweet nothings
I can’t let go

Monday morning stretching out and yawning
Stretching out and yawning
Splash my face, get some coffee
In my robe

Maybe if I could find someone
To explain it
Maybe if I could find someone
Then I’d understand how lucky I am

Friday night nestled in your arms
Nestled in your arms
Another week gone isn’t lost
Weekend begun

Maybe if I could find someone
To explain it
Maybe if I could find someone
Then I’d understand how lucky I am

Felt like giving up
Throwing in the towel
Giving up is something that
I’ve never done

Maybe if I could find someone
To explain it
Maybe if I could find someone
Then I’d understand how lucky I am

I Felt like giving up
Throwing in the towel
Giving up is something that
I’ve never done


Bourbon Lucille

Call it whatever I want to call it
Individual victory
Caught off guard and brought Into the light
Incremental failure

Act as if I’ve seen it all
Circling my tiny little safety zone

Don’t see what everyone else can see
Avoiding the crystal clear
Anyone else here wondering
If I’m gonna wake up?

Act as if I’ve seen it all
Circling my tiny little safety zone

Twice I’ve tried and twice I’ve failed
Try to visualize what it means to win
Twice I’ve tried, twice I’ve failed
Got to visualize what it means to win

Do what I want
No longer hiding in darkness
Time has come to face the truth
Laughter echoing between my ears
Relief and acceptance

Act as if I’ve seen it all
Circling my tiny little safety zone 


Anyone Else Can See

If I believe in love then
All my hopes can come true
What I want and what I get and
Never do the two quite meet

I’m counting on a lot of luck
Go along with what
I’m taking as for granted

Sometimes I don’t have what it takes
Wanting ain’t enough
Whether I see or I don’t
Consequence is what it is

I’m counting on a lot of luck
Go along with what
I’m taking as for granted

Collectively individual
Alternately special

Go along with the flow
Keep the peace and ask no more  
What I want and what I get
One day together solid beat

I’m counting on a lot of luck
Go along with what
I’m taking as for granted

Collectively individual
Alternately special


Collectively Individual

https://soundcloud.com/user-995867230?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing  Single Use: Guitar
Rob Olsson: Bass
Rob Lyrics/Vocs

Somewhere in my brain
Where light rarely flickers on
Bumping 'round in the dark

Truth is not one dimensional
I hold on to more than one truth

Shadows still fill 
The deepest corners of my mind
Try to wave them away like flies

Truth is not one dimensional
I hold on to more than one truth

Peeling away the layers of lies
I convince myself I'm right

Living in this three dimensional world
Do my best
Get on the right side of the truth

Peeling away the layers of lies
I convince myself I'm right

Somewhere in my brain
Where light rarely flickers on
Bumping 'round in the dark

Right Side Of The Truth /with Single Use And Recycled

Villain within my mind
Stirring the pot
Villain, trouble come
Spoil the fun

Blindside will knock me off
This treacherous game
When I’m gone
Real fun, it’s only begun

We can plan it out to run
Run it out
Only plan that’s sure to make it 
To fruition, distant in the mirror

Weight up there, torch I carry
All I’ve lost
Destruction left
Along the path I take

We can plan it out to run
Run it out
Only plan that’s sure to make it 
To fruition, distant in the mirror

Slipping through my hand
Million dollars blowing across the beach

We can plan it out to run
Run it out
Only plan that’s sure to make it 
To fruition, distant in the mirror

Slipping through my hand
Million dollars blowing across the beach


Alliances And Plots

Single Use And Recycled: Guitars, Songwriter
Rob Olsson: Bass, Lyrics/Vocals

You only love me when I
Do what you want me to 
Got this weight on my shoulder
Don’t want to be a martyr

Blooms in full flourish
Fold away at night
Out in summer air
Out in summer air

Can we talk about the fact that
You want to be free
You’re capable at any time
Break your bonds and run away

What you’re giving, only some of
What I want to take
Take it all for myself
Life turns on a dime

Blooms in full flourish
Fold away at night
Out in summer air
Out in summer air

Can we talk about the fact that
You want to be free
You’re capable at any time
Break your bonds and run away

You out in summer air
Prowling in my garden
Turn my back, you run away
Don’t know what you’ll encounter

You only love me when I
Do what you want me to 
Got this weight on my shoulder
Don’t want to be a martyr

Blooms in full flourish
Fold away at night
Out in summer air
Out in summer air

Life can turn on a dime
Turn on a dime
Life can turn on a dime

Blooms In Full Flourish w/Single Use And Recycled

Setting down 
Beautiful perfect feast
Settings are impeccable 
Laid flawlessly 

But I can’t live without your love
I’d starve to death
Fade to nothing
Without your love

Dropped off alone on an island
I could get by
Fully quenched
By your love

Bounty heaped
Steaming culinary delight
Platters brought to
Pleasured sighs

But I can’t live without your love
I’d starve to death
Fade to nothing
Without your love

Dropped off alone on an island
I could get by
Fully quenched
By your love

All the closeness we share
A familiar love in perfection

Bonded at the table side
Closeness we share
Familiar love
Sustenance

But I can’t live without your love
I’d starve to death
Fade to nothing
Without your love

Dropped off alone on an island
I could get by
Fully quenched
By your love

All the closeness we share
A familiar love in perfection


Steaming Culinary Delight

https://on.soundcloud.com/jlhR91YaRGb7XaLFZu
Single Use And Recycled: songwriter, guitars
Rob: bass, lyrics/vocals

Pull out my pistol 
Point it at the moon
Curse everything around me 
Curse the moon too

Imagine where we’d be right now if
Nothing never changed
Worry about things getting worse
Well, how ‘bout if nothing never got better

Nothing I can change
Out of my reach
Eat the fabric my being
Turn me inside out

Imagine where we’d be right now if
Nothing never changed
Worry about things getting worse
Well, how ‘bout if nothing never got better

Juices flowing ’tween my old tired bones
Feeling so much better

Imagine where we’d be right now if
Nothing never changed
Worry about things getting worse
Well, how ‘bout if nothing never got better

Cool mountain air fills my lungs
Blood coursing through my veins
Sweat drops on my brow

Read about it in the paper
Don’t exist no more
Sun on my face, I feel it
So much better now

Care to make a wager
Lay some money down
Money where your mouth is
Lay that hard cash down


Curse At The Moon Too

Swing from that tree
Feet dangling
Your mind float free
Butterfly cloverleaf

Cowboy ride inside your eye
Cowgirl follow close behind
Lasso swinging overhead

Breeze, summer breeze
Sway branch of willow tree
Some of their leaves fall
All their days revolve 

Cowboy ride inside your eye
Cowgirl follow close behind
Lasso swinging overhead

Guess this calls for celebration
Watermelon, ice cream cone

Stream running clean, cool gurgling
Morning bring blood flow head to toe

Cowboy ride inside your eye
Cowgirl follow close behind
Lasso swinging overhead

Guess this calls for celebration
Watermelon, ice cream cone


Cloverleaf And Butterfly

Single Use And Recycled: song writer, guitars
https://on.soundcloud.com/Q10mjSPzCOfMD5YN1Q

Rob: bass, lyrics/vocals

First time for everything
First hug, first kiss
When was the last time
Thought about any of this
All good things fall into place

Long ago you said you loved me
That was not untrue
I love me too, can’t blame you

I’m uneducated, unbathed
I’m a wreck
Check it out, whatcha gonna do?

First time for everything
First hug, first kiss
When was the last time
Thought about any of this
All good things fall into place

I’m no prince, that being said
Thanks a lot for hanging in 
I’ve got doubts, check it out

My lackadaisical attitude
C’est la vie
You’re still here, believe in me

Always hear so much talk about
The one soul mate
A lotta talk, check it out

First time for everything
First hug, first kiss
When was the last time
Thought about any of this
All good things fall into place

Good Things Fall

Leaning on a bannister
The light reflecting in your eye
Blood drains from my brain
My knees are weak, I sway

Your eyes betray the smile
Turn your face away
Look at me out the corner of your eye
My lips return the smile

Step away from the porch
Under full moon, on the bottom stair
Lean into my shoulder
Arms around me I am

Your eyes convey the smile
Turn your face away
Look at me out the corner of one eye
My lips return the smile

Can’t deny this feeling that
I’ve been here before, but may never be again

Stroll along the sidewalk
Kicking stones, breathing silently
Could this night last forever?
Knees are weak, I pray

Your eyes betray the smile
Turn your face away
Look at me out the corner of your eye
My lips return the smile

Can’t deny this feeling that
I’ve been here before, but may never be again 


Blood Drains From My Brain

https://on.soundcloud.com/9dygL6E2YSbdODGIVi
Single Use And Recycled-guitars, song writer
Rob-bass, lyrics/vocals

Turn on the radio
Expecting to hear your voice
Wait a minute, there’s no sound
Make another station choice

Look at myself in the mirror
Paintbrush seems unnatural
Give me my old faithful Fender

Next thing I hear is a favorite
Heard it so many times
Almost don’t like it anymore
Can’t take this again

I love that old familiar sound
Like your voice when I need a reset
Quell that whistling in my head

Look at myself 
Paintbrush seems unnatural
Give me my old faithful Fender

Quell that whistling in my head

 My best option might be 
Take a little friendship break
Find a book or canvas
Occupy my head for a while

I love that old familiar sound
Like your voice when I need a reset
Quell that whistling in my head

Look at myself in the mirror
Paintbrush seems unnatural
Give me my old faithful Fender

Quell that whistling in my head


Paintbrush Seems Unnatural

https://on.soundcloud.com/c3vPKqnUSooFz2rE1Q
Single Use And Recycled: guitars, songwriter
Rob: bass, lyrics/vocals

Just this afternoon
Looking at another ridiculous post
Remember how we used to 
Drink from the hose?
Yes I do, I’m so proud of myself

I would not trade away today
To go back to a time
Before we made our lives
So much better

Boonie desert parties
Circled around the keg, it was great
Talking about the bands 
We used to dig, best of all time
Nothing worth hearing any more

Back then had my friends
Back then had my family
All this still hold true today
Got good friends 
Got good family

I would not trade away today
To go back to a time
Before we made our lives
So much better

No, I think I’ve still got
Many good days ahead of me

I would not trade away today
To go back to a time
Before we made our lives
So much better

Big collars on our shirts
Used to be so disco man
Making popcorn in a pie tin
Big foil bubble on the stovetop

I would not trade away today
To go back to a time
Before we made our lives
So much better


Trade Away Today

One hit in my gut
Above the belt, war is fought
Next shot, cut my eye
Vision blinded

Time invested, hope elevated
All my eggs in one basket 
Lost it all in the blink of an eye 

Stopped outright, trail gone cold
Master plan been revised
No F.E.A.R.
Forget everything and run

Time invested, hope elevated
All my eggs in one basket 
Lost it all in the blink of an eye 

Can I be blamed
Feel sorry for myself
All my troubles
Blame them on myself 

Rude awakening, whole room spin
Crawl across the floor
Skull imploding 
Gonna be sick

Time invested, hope elevated
All my eggs in one basket 
Lost it all in the blink of an eye 

Can I be blamed
Feel sorry for myself
All my troubles
Blame them on myself


Hope Elevated

Single Use And Recycled: songwriter, guitars
https://on.soundcloud.com/c3vPKqnUSooFz2rE1Q
Rob: lyrics/vocals, bass, solo guitar

Along the way, out of curiosity
Ask me anything, I know it all

Know it all, that’s what they call me
Means I really don’t know a thing
Open my mouth
Prove it time and again

I can count to ten, three different languages 
No and yes and thank you 
That’s my specialty

Know it all, that’s what they call me
Means I really don’t know a thing
Open my mouth
Prove it time and again

Almost to the point, almost able to
Make a point, most of it pointless

Keen eye for the obvious, spot it every time
Did you catch the way made it look so easy

Know it all, that’s what they call me
Means I really don’t know a thing
Open my mouth
Prove it time and again

Smirk on my face
Cranium can’t hold it all
Sit in wonder
Such the wealth of knowledge

Listen close to what I’m saying
Say I mean it I believe it

Almost to the point, almost able to
Make a point, most of it pointless

I got super confidence, sure of myself
Stand alone atop the highest mountain 

Smirk on my face
Cranium can’t hold it all
Sit in wonder
Such the wealth of knowledge

Listen close to what I’m saying
Say I mean it I believe it

Almost to the point, almost able to
Make a point, most of it pointless

Smirk on my face
Cranium can’t hold it all
Sit in wonder
Such the wealth of knowledge


Smirk On My Face

I write and record my own songs in my home bedroom studio. I play the guitars and bass, do all the singing, and have world class drummers from EZDrummer3 on all these songs. The song lyrics are from my head and heart. I hope to make more music soon so check back every so often👍

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