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my take on the CLASSIC tune, "Steelin' The Blooz"

Steelin' The Blooz

Sleepy Jean

I'm With You is a song about contradictions, and coming to terms with who you really are. It was written to describe Morgan's journey through life, mental illness, and coming out as a nonbinary trans person. These journeys aren't over, but this song offers hope for a future filled with understanding and affirmation.

I'm With You (A Letter to Me)

I'm With You (A Letter To Me)

Joyful is a song about depression, but rather than focusing on the hurdles and challenges that mental health can present, the song exudes hope for a joyful future.

Joyful

Cut the Furge

South Railway Rag Edited

Sweetheart Sing In Sunshine

Serpentine Crik

On Again / Off Again

Lord Of The Manor

Original song by Morgan Moats
Lyrics:
She lays, head on her pillow
Waiting for sleep to come
The tears, like ropes, are dangling from her eyes
Fraying as she comes undone
And she looks up to the heavens, glowing, stuck onto her walls
Wishing that wishes could be wished into truth
Enter: a brightly shining angel who's seen all this before
And is losing hope in saving this ill-fated youth

Cause in her eyes the world's grown weary
And in her eyes the sparkle fades away
Oh, but in her eyes a hope is flickering
And you know her eyes see clearer than they ever have before

She's sitting, close to fading
Or failing, as it were
The voices, like insects, come at her from every side
But she can't understand a single word
And she answers every question, doesn't know if she's said right
But she hardly seems to care much either way
She doesn't know that he is watching from a corner all alone
And if she did, there would be nothing that she could say

Cause in her eyes the world's grown weary
And in her eyes the sparkle fades away
Oh, but in her eyes a hope is flickering
And you know her eyes see clearer than they ever have before

She's fading, all this is fading
Everything fades away
(She's running out of time)
(In her eyes, you know you'd be surprised if you could just see what's in her eyes)
And you know, yeah you know
Nothing lasts anyway

Cause in her eyes the world's grown weary
And in her eyes the sparkle fades away
Oh, but in her eyes a hope is flickering
And you know here eyes see clearer than they ever have before

Yeah, in her eyes the world's grown weary
And in her eyes the sparkle fades away
Oh, but in her eyes a hope is flickering
And you know her eyes see clearer than they ever have before

In Her Eyes - DEMO

So I light a hundred matches
On the remnants of my childhood
The remnants of my childhood
In the absence of my heart

And I light a thousand matches
Then I watch them as they burn away
You watch me as I burn away

And I've seen a thousand people
Oh, but none of them will look at me
Not one of them will look at me
But what is there to see?

And it feels just like you're leaving
So I'll wait for you to disappear
Or did you want me to disappear?

And I think I smell the fire, so I'm waiting for the burn
I'm not calling you a liar, I just hope this time I'll learn
Little girls will play with fire cause they hope to see a spark
A thousand matches cannot keep away the dark


Now I've lit a dozen candles
For the times I've wished that you were here
Tonight, that I've wished you were here
But I'll need five dozen more

And the tears I've cried are many
So I fear they are uncountable
I hate that you're uncountable

And I think I smell the fire, so I'm waiting for the burn
I'm not calling you a liar, I just hope this time I'll learn
Little girls will play with fire cause they hope to see a spark
A thousand matches cannot keep away the dark


Now I've lit a million matches
Hoping everything will burn away
Please, just make everything go away
Let me be here on my own

Cause I know alone, we're friendly
I understand how it works by now
I should be used to alone by now

So I'll light a single matchstick
Then I'll cry myself to sleep again
A thousand matches cannot keep away the dark

01 A Thousand Matches - DEMO

Kitty Kat Rag

THE LOVE CALL

Lyrics:
You don't realize we're fighting
I can't tell you that I'm scared
Spit those words out, let them bite me
Make me question why I cared
Give me anger, give me shame
But I'm tired of this game

And I don't wanna fight with you
But if you want to
I'll show you what I've got
Nothing's gonna change this time
And you know it, I'm
Giving up the things I'm not
And it's not much fair but you weren't there
You don't know what I thought
So I don't wanna fight with you
But I will just to
Fix this mess in which we're caught

Say you love me, say you missed me
Say you don't know why I left
Learn the hard way to resist me
Don't you dare ask where I slept
You leave me with little choice
But I will not lose my voice

And I don't wanna fight with you
But if you want to
I'll show you what I've got
Nothing's gonna change this time
And you know it, I'm
Giving up the things I'm not
And it's not much fair but you weren't there
You don't know what I thought
So I don't wanna fight with you
But I will just to
Fix this mess in which we're caught

You will thank me someday for the strength that I have shown
It may be far away, but I won't be alone
I don't wanna be the one who has to say we're done
But that's how the dice were thrown
And I think we've always known

I don't wanna fight with you
But if you want to
I'll show you what I've got
Nothing's gonna change this time
And you know it, I'm
Giving up the things I'm not
And it's not much fair but you weren't there
You don't know what I thought
So I don't wanna fight with you
But I will just to
Fix this mess in which we're caught
Woah

I don't wanna fight with you
But if you want to
I'll show you what I've got
Nothing's gonna change this time
And you know it, I'm
Giving up the things I'm not
And it's not much fair, oh, but you weren't there
You don't know what I thought
So I don't wanna fight with you
But I will just to
Fix this mess in which we're caught

Fight With You - DEMO

Now Come On INN

Morgan had a great time working with the folks at Open Skies Music! Here are the tracks from the video in their second season, featuring Morgan Moats with Lee Stubbe on the piano.

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