MUST BE AN ANGEL
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
c. 1994, 2024, Awful Racket Music (ASCAP) , All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
He walked into town 
On a cold winter’s night
His boots were worn
And his jeans were tight
No one knew his name
Or where he’d come from
But there was something about him 
That made folks hum
He took a seat at 
That old roadside bar
Ordered straight whiskey
Stared out at the stars
The bartender asked
“What brings you here?”
He just smiled and said
“I'll take another beer”

Chorus:
MUST BE AN ANGEL 
Sent from above
Guiding the lost 
To the ones they love
With a heart so pure 
And a gentle hand
Leading the way 
Through this rugged land
When the world feels dark
And the road’s too long
MUST BE AN ANGEL 
That makes us strong

Verse 2:
The next day he found her
Down by the creek
A woman with eyes so kind
Yet still so meek
She’d lost her way 
In the shadows of her grief
But his presence there 
Brought her sweet relief
He said, “I’ve come to take you home, my dear,
You’ve been alone too long, there’s no more fear.”
She looked at him
And she knew inside
This stranger was sent 
To be her guide

Chorus:
MUST BE AN ANGEL 
Sent from above
Guiding the lost 
To the ones they love
With a heart so pure 
And a gentle hand
Leading the way 
Through this rugged land
When the world feels dark
And the road’s too long
MUST BE AN ANGEL 
That makes us strong

Bridge:
He stayed for a while
Mending her soul
She found her peace
Made herself whole
But just as quickly 
As he had appeared
He vanished one morning
Her vision cleared
She searched through the town
But he was gone
Left behind was a note saying
“Carry on
I was sent to help you 
Find your way,
Now it’s time for me to go
But you’ll be okay”

Chorus:
MUST BE AN ANGEL 
Sent from above
Guiding the lost 
To the ones they love
With a heart so pure 
And a gentle hand
Leading the way 
Through this rugged land
When the world feels dark
And the road’s too long
MUST BE AN ANGEL 
That makes us strong

Outro:
She still whispers his name 
In her prayers at night
Thanking the heavens 
For sending that light
In a world so vast
With every path unknown
MUST BE AN ANGEL 
Who led her home

MUST BE AN ANGEL

MUST BE AN ANGEL (2024)

ALONE IN THE DARK
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©1985, 2024, Awful Racket Music (ASCAP) , All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:

[Intro]

[Verse]
In disguise, you captured my emotions
I was lost but you gave no sign
A silhouette void of all emotion
Hanging just this side of the light

[Verse]
I was blind to think that love would follow
False hopes too hard to chase
The way you feel only you know
What lies behind this masquerade

[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the night closing in on me
Out of sight, lying and hiding
A mystery, oh

[Chorus]
ALONE IN THE DARK
You left me lying all alone
ALONE IN THE DARK
How long will it last
ALONE IN THE DARK
Like a thief you stole away
Took my heart, left me in the past
ALONE IN THE DARK

[Verse]
You came to me so down and undecided
I gave you back your long lost dreams
But I can’t give when it’s all one sided
Is it all that hard to see?

[Pre-Chorus]
Feel the night closing in on me
Out of sight, lying and hiding
A mystery, oh

[Chorus]
ALONE IN THE DARK
You left me lying all alone
ALONE IN THE DARK
How long will it last
ALONE IN THE DARK
Like a thief you stole away
Took my heart, left me in the past
ALONE IN THE DARK

[Solo]

[Chorus]
ALONE IN THE DARK
You left me lying all alone
ALONE IN THE DARK
How long will it last
ALONE IN THE DARK
Like a thief you stole away
Took my heart, left me in the past
ALONE IN THE DARK

[Bridge]
You left me…ALONE IN THE DARK
No, why’d you leave me alone.... ALONE IN THE DARK
Like a thief you stole away
Took my heart, left me in the past
ALONE IN THE DARK

[Outro]
ALONE IN THE DARK
You left me lying all alone
ALONE IN THE DARK
How long will it last
ALONE IN THE DARK
Like a thief you stole away
Took my heart, left me in the past
ALONE IN THE DARK

ALONE IN THE DARK

EMOTIONAL WASTELAND
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©2024, Awful Racket Music (ASCAP) , All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:

[Intro]

[Verse]
Slowly disappearing
His world getting smaller
Still the monsters never let him sleep at night
Too many memories that won't fade
Too many nightmares that feel so real
Praying for the morning light

[Pre-Chorus]
Each day he tries to go through the motions
To be the man everybody says they need
Knowing if he shows any weakness of emotions
All the ones he love 
And care for 
Will just leave

[Chorus]
Shattered soul
Taped back together
A little duct tape 
A little Jim Beam
If he says how he feels 
He's just weak
Judged for not a damn thing
He ever did
Just because he is a man
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...

[Verse]
She wonders why he
Is so quiet every night
Spends an hour driving home from a job a mile away
He's given everything he has
But it just doesn't seem enough
Thinks it makes him a failure
Someone to leave in the past

[Pre-Chorus]
Every night he tries to go through the motions
To be the man everybody says they need
Fill his thoughts of all things good instead
If he can make it through the night
Without the monsters
Getting too near

[Chorus]
Shattered soul
Taped back together
A little duct tape 
A little Jim Beam
If he says how he feels 
He's just weak
Judged for not a damn thing
He ever did
Just because he is a man
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...
Wasteland

[Bridge]
They say its ok to not be ok
Chase out the demons and express his pain
If he says how he feels 
He's just weak
Judged for not a damn thing
He ever did
Just because he is a man
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...

[Outro]
Every day we lose twenty-two heroes
Every year thirty-six thousand more
Only thirty-six percent every reach for a hand
The rest just turn off the light and close the door 
I'm so tired of losing brothers
We need to do more...
For
Shattered souls
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...

She wonders why he
Is so quiet every night
Spends an hour driving home from a job a mile away
He's given everything he has
But it just doesn't seem enough
Thinks it makes him a failure
Someone to leave in the past
Every night he tries to clear his head
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...

(spoken}
Every day we lose twenty-two heroes
Every year thirty-six thousand more
Only thirty-six percent every reach for a hand
The rest just turn off the light and close the door 
I'm so tired of losing brothers
We need to do more...
For
Shattered souls
Living in an EMOTIONAL WASTELAND...

EMOTIONAL WASTELAND

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Finding Clarity

LEGACY LEFT BEHIND
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©2005, 2024, Awful Racket Music (ASCAP) , All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Intro:

Verse 1:
I’ve walked this earth, a canvas white
A painter’s heart, a poet’s might
A symphony of dreams, untold
A treasure chest of gold, untold

Chorus:
But what I’ll leave, when I’m no more
A legacy of love, forever more
No mansions grand, no riches vast
A spirit’s flame, that will outlast

Verse 2:
I’ve sown the seeds of creativity
A garden wild, of liberty
A world of art, where minds can soar
A future bright, forevermore

Bridge:
From a different realm, I see the strife
The struggle, the fight for a better life
The endless pursuit, the relentless chase
A cosmic dance, through time and space

Chorus:
But what I’ll leave, when I’m no more
A legacy of love, forever more
No mansions grand, no riches vast
A spirit’s flame, that will outlast

Rap Section :
I’ve been grindin' all my life
Pourin' my soul, fightin' the strife
Creatin' masterpieces, one by one
But the world ain't always fair, it's no fun
I've faced rejection, doubt, and fear
But I ain't stoppin', my spirit's clear
I'm leavin' my mark, a legacy bold
My art's my armor, my story's untold

Chorus:
But what I’ll leave, when I’m no more
A legacy of love, forever more
No mansions grand, no riches vast
A spirit’s flame, that will outlast

Outro:
(Fading melody, with a sense of peace and hope)

LEGACY LEFT BEHIND

WHEN YOU COME HOME
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
c. 2024, Awful Racket Music (ASCAP) , All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:

[Verse]
They called us in to see him
One last time before he'd go
He looked so frail and small
Not the superman we know
But when he opened his eyes
You could still see the steel
The strength he willingly gave
To anyone in need

[Pre-Chorus]
He said, "let me say a few things
Before it gets too late
I don't have anymore to give
But what I'm about to say"

[Chorus]
My last wish is for you to know love
To be surrounded by people
That know you're their one
To never feel loneliness
Even when you're alone
And when your time comes
I'll be waiting for you
WHEN YOU COME HOME

[Verse]
We held his hand
As he took his last breath
Still warm to the touch
Skin still glows
Then the nurse quietly
Shut off the machine
The doctor whispered the time
Then we all turned to leave

[Pre-Chorus]
We're not fighting anymore
We're honoring his wish
To be better, do better
And his words echo still

[Chorus]
My last wish is for you to know love
To be surrounded by people
That know you're their one
To never feel loneliness
Even when you're alone
And when your time comes
I'll be waiting for you
At home

[Solo]

[Bridge]
We're not fighting anymore
We're honoring his wish
To be better, do better
And his words echo still

[Chorus]
My last wish is for you to know love
To be surrounded by people
That know you're their one
To never feel loneliness
Even when you're alone
And when your time comes
I'll be waiting for you
At home

[Outro]
I'll be waiting for you
WHEN YOU COME HOME

WHEN YOU COME HOME

Lyrics 

[Verse]
Dark nights the lights so bright
Whispers call me in the night
Promises of joy so near
Masking all the pain and fear

[Verse 2]
Chasing dreams I couldn't keep
Lost myself in pleasures deep
Family's cries just faded sound
Shadows pull me further down

[Chorus]
Sweet ecstasy I held so tight
Made me feel so high so bright
Lost my way couldn't see the fall
Addiction's grip it took it all

[Verse 3]
Once a man with morals true
Now I'm someone I never knew
Turned my back on love and kin
Pleasure's grasp it pulled me in

[Bridge]
Embarrassment I faced the shame
Love so close to slipping away
Near-death brush brought me back
Fighting hard against the knack

[Chorus]
Sweet ecstasy I held so tight
Made me feel so high so bright
Lost my way couldn't see the fall
Addiction's grip it took it all

Written by Bailey Greenwood 

Sweet Temptation's Fall

You pretend to hate me
But you’re in my DM’s lately
I don’t want your love games
on my phone anymore

You post all your updates,
I’m closing the floodgates 
The waters getting high so, 
I’m slamming the door

I don’t 
Want to
Scroll through
See you

I don’t
Need to
Need you
I need to be done

I blocked you on Twitter, you’re my X
Message my number, all your texts
Turn green like grass on my side 
I laugh, you cry, but I don’t reply

You search Snapchat, ain’t got no luck
You try to find me, not on Facebook
You stop scrolling, it’s sinking in
Screwed around, got blocked on LinkedIn

Your posts aren’t like sharp javelins
You can plunge into my abdomen
Or shove in my face to say you’re better than me

I don’t tolerate dumb men so
I scraped you from my Venmo
I buy my own flowers and sweet little treats 

I don’t 
Want to
Scroll through
See you

I don’t
Need to
Need you
I need to be done

I blocked you on Twitter, you’re my X
Message my number, all your texts
Turn green like grass on my side 
I laugh, you cry, but I don’t reply

You search Snapchat, ain’t got no luck
You try to find me, not on Facebook
You stop scrolling, it’s sinking in
Screwed around, got blocked on LinkedIn

I laid out your dirty laundry 
In a conversation with my mom
Told her the entire story and 
All the ways you did me wrong

And if I decide to tell her, 
you might as well be dead and gone 
She said you’re the biggest loser,
Then she helped me write this song

I blocked you on Twitter, you’re my X
Message my number, all your texts
Turn green like grass on my side 
I laugh, you cry, but I don’t reply

You search Snapchat, ain’t got no luck
You try to find me, not on Facebook
You stop scrolling, it’s sinking in
Screwed around, got blocked on LinkedIn

Blocked On LinkedIn

I cut my teeth on mistakes

These are the days of our lives
They’re passing by so fast
They slip beyond our control
like sand through the hourglass

We waste them on the drama
When it’s really the simple things
Like that night we slept in the tent
Underneath the live oak trees

Now when I look back to it,
It’s a painful memory
If something could stand the test of time,
I thought it was you and me

January icicles pierced through my heart
February never had a chance to start
Flew by and ‘for I knew it, it was March
They say time heals, it feels just as hard

April fool I was for you
Daffodils may never bloom
I held out through the heat of June
Sought answers to things I already knew

July was blue without red and white
August skies weren’t filled with kites 
I can’t remember September nights
I didn’t wake up one time

October wore a costume and went out
November, nothin’ new I’m thankful about
December drowned in pictures of sorrow
I need you yesterday, today, and tomorrow

I know one thing with certainty
You’re wired into my circuitry
I crave your taste so fervently
Fine wine, deep and burgundy

I know I don’t speak cordially
But I pray do me a courtesy
For the rest of eternity
Remember us perfectly

January snowed in with the dog
February wrote you a love song
Cuddled up by the fire all of March
Jumped your car when it wouldn’t start 

Bought you a birthday present in April
Forgave you in May when we got so hateful
Shopped after church on a Sunday in June
And in that moment I already knew

The fireworks came early
It wasn’t quite July
They went off every night in August
and didn’t stop ‘til September 9

October we were Shaggy and Scooby Doo
November Nana’s table laughin’ with you 
They say we’re livin’ on time borrowed 
I need you yesterday, today, and tomorrow

I need you yesterday, today, and tomorrow

Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

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LEGACY LEFT BEHIND

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