A collection of my original rock style songs, rock of all types. All songs written by Rhob Elliott, ©2024, Awful Racket Music™ (ASCAP), Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC™ (SRS) for Awful Racket Records™. These are all songwriter reference demos to show song potential for artists. They are not meant to be out there as commercial releases.

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Original Rock & Pop Songs

Copy of Original Rock & Pop Songs

SO LONG
Words & music by Rhob Elliott
©1988, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
I'm a simple, uncomplicated man
A man who could never really understand
How a woman can cry but say there's nothing wrong
And how getting over you could take so long

[Chorus]
So Long
I hid my heart, leading my life to forget
So Long
It's the hardest part
The part of me that's been holding on for so long

[Verse 2]
I remember wordless nights we shared our love
We always thought we'd be the ones to rise above
Now I sit here in a world where I don’t belong
Getting over you, takes so long

[Chorus]
So Long
I hid my heart, leading my life to forget
So Long
It's the hardest part
The part of me that's been holding on for so long
So Long

[Bridge]
So if you see me smiling and out with all my friends
Don’t be surprised to find out
It’s all just pretend

[Chorus]
So Long
I hid my heart, leading my life to forget
So Long
It's the hardest part
The part of me that's been holding on for so long

[Chorus]
So Long
I hid my heart, leading my life to forget
So Long
It's the hardest part
The part of me that's been holding on for so long

[Outro]
So Long
So Long

SKIPPING STONES

SO LONG

OUT DAMN SPOT
Words and music by Rhob Elliott
©1992, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP)
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records
Inspired by Shakespeare's MacBeth

Lyrics:
[Intro]
Out Damn Spot
Out Damn Spot
Out Damn Spot

[Verse 1]
Am I going crazy?
Or just seeing things?
I still feel blood on my hands
The blood of kings

[Verse 2]
Who are you to judge?
How pure my motives are?
I believe in what I’ve done
If I could just wash away this blood

[Chorus]
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Get Out, Get Out

[Verse 3]
I can taste the putrid kiss
Devil’s pride and joy
I can’t purge this guilt
Torment leaves me with no choice, no

[Verse 4]
I will not be afraid
Of death and bane
Till Birnam forest come to 
Dunsinane, Dunsinane!

[Chorus]
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Get Out, Get Out

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 

Damn Spot Get Out
Get Out, Get Out

[Outro]
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Out Dam Spot, 
Damn Spot Get Out
Get Out, Get Out

[Solo Jam]

Out Damn Spot

OUT DAMN SPOT

DISSOLVE ME
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott, Brook Clarke, Lizzy Daymont, Jon Burke
©2024, Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved

"A reimagining of the original song written by the writers called FADE"

[Verse]
Whispering silence
3 A.M. secrets
Ghostly light flickers
No shadows left to dance
No shadows left to dance

[Chorus]
Dissolve Me

[Verse]
Haunted by emotions
Reflecting phantoms
A dream of self fades
Someday to awaken
Now never to awaken

[Chorus]
Dissolve Me

Dissolve Me

[Bridge]
In the labyrinth of lost time
Where echoes weave through mist
A dream of self fades
Someday to awaken
Now never to awaken
In the twilight’s tender grasp
I drift through spectral dreams

[Verse]
Embracing frailty
Ephemeral echoes
Nothing remains
Nothing remains but twilight
mmm-mmm
Nothing remains but twilight

[Outro]
Never to awaken
Never to awaken
Dissolve Me

(Image by Rochak Shukla)

Dissolve Me

DISSOLVE ME

BACKSTAGE PASS
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©2024, Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved

[Verse]
Dusty road long journey 
No turning back
Whiskey in a flask 
Yeah on that track
Sweat and leather 
Guitars loud n' rough
Livin' for the thrill 
Never enough

[Verse 2]
Crushed boots stompin' 
On this beaten ground
Tattooed souls 
Yeah can't calm down
Rugged voices 
Echoes in the night
BACKSTAGE PASS 
This wild ride feels right

[Chorus]
Backstage blues 
Where dreams come true
Leather and lace 
Rock n' roll tattoo
Whiskey and smoke 
Echoes of the past
Live it up fast 
With that BACKSTAGE PASS

[Verse 3]
Crowd roars wild 
Like a stormy sea
Behind the curtain 
Where you're free
In the shadows 
Where legends grow
Life’s a movie 
Let the reel flow

[Bridge]
Glimpse of magic 
In every painted face
Golden moments 
Hearts can’t erase
Echoes of anthems 
Tales of old
Through the speakers 
Stories unfold

[Verse 4]
Every chord a memory 
Every beat a pulse
Living legends 
True to their impulse
Sweat and lights 
Sound of freedom's call
BACKSTAGE PASS 
The edge never dull

[Solo]

[Chorus]
Backstage blues 
Where dreams come true
Leather and lace 
Rock n' roll tattoo
Whiskey and smoke 
Echoes of the past
Live it up fast 
With that BACKSTAGE PASS

[Outro]
Backstage blues 
Where dreams come true
Leather and lace 
Rock n' roll tattoo
Whiskey and smoke 
Echoes of the past
Live it up fast 
With that BACKSTAGE PASS

BACKSTAGE PASS
That BACKSTAGE PASS
BACKSTAGE PASS


(Photo by Angela Roma)

Backstage Pass

BACKSTAGE PASS

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE THEY SAY
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©2011, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP)  All Rights Reserved

"A tribute to the amazing Mae West"

[Verse 1]
Walking down this one-way street
No regrets beneath my tired feet
Wisdom in the air I breathe
Life is short so find the beat

[Verse 2]
Stars above the city lights
Dreams that pierce the quiet nights
Every heartbeat tells a story
Living out loud so I can see

[Chorus]
You Only Live Once, They Say
But if you do it right
That's okay
One chance is all we need
To find the purpose we all need

[Verse 3]
Moments pass but leave their mark
Light a fire let it burn in the dark
Whispers of a past I've left behind
Seeking now to see what it is I'll find

[Verse 4]
Footsteps in the sand
So clear
Fade away but still linger here
Echoes of a life lived bold and wild
New adventures seen through the eyes of a child

[Chorus]
You Only Live Once, They Say
But if you do it right
That's okay
One chance is all we need
One chance is all we need
To find the purpose we all need

[Bridge]
They say it's fleeting, a moment in time
But what if forever's a state of mind?
Chasing sunsets, dancing in rain
Breaking the cycle, rewriting the frame

[Chorus]
You Only Live Once, They Say
But if you do it right
That's okay
One chance is all we need
To find the purpose we all need

[Outro]
The end's not the end, just a place to start
Each breath we take is a work of art
Live it loud, let the colors play
You Only Live Once
So make it your way
You Only Live Once

YOU ONLY LIVE ONCE THEY SAY

MAKE SOME NOISE
Words and Music By Rhob Elliott
©2006,2025 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved

[Verse 1]
Lights down low, but we’re burning bright
Bass so loud, gonna shake the night
Hands up high, let ‘em touch the sky
Ain’t no stopping, we electrify

[Pre-Chorus]
Turn it up, feel the beat drop
Heart’s racing, we ain't gonna stop
One more round, take it to the top
Let’s go, let’s go—

[Chorus]
MAKE SOME NOISE!
Let the whole world hear you shout
MAKE SOME NOISE!
Ain’t no way we’re slowing down
Jump, scream, let it all out
We’re alive, we’re feeling proud
MAKE SOME NOISE!
This is our night now!

[Verse 2]
Feet on fire, we’re losing control
Music’s got us, it's taking our souls
Neon dreams in the midnight glow
Keep it going, we ain’t letting go

[Pre-Chorus]
Turn it up, feel the beat drop
Heart’s racing, we ain't gonna stop
One more round, take it to the top
Let’s go, let’s go—

[Chorus]
MAKE SOME NOISE!
Let the whole world hear you shout
MAKE SOME NOISE!
Ain’t no way we’re slowing down
Jump, scream, let it all out
We’re alive, we’re feeling proud
MAKE SOME NOISE!
This is our night now!

[Bridge]
No regrets, no looking back
Hands in the air, just feel the track
Sing it loud, let’s shake the ground
This is our time—it’s going down!

[Chorus]
MAKE SOME NOISE!
Let the whole world hear you shout
MAKE SOME NOISE!
Ain’t no way we’re slowing down
Jump, scream, let it all out
We’re alive, we’re feeling proud
MAKE SOME NOISE!
This is our night now!

[Outro]
Keep it loud, don’t turn it down
Let’s keep dancing ‘til we drown
MAKE SOME NOISE!
We own this town!

MAKE SOME NOISE

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