Written by Damian Smith
Produced by Robert Ruby 
Drums by Soichiro Tanabe

A song about balance and the give and take of life.

Give And Take

Loveland Pass

A 60s style social commentary song for the modern day.

Nickels and Dimes (Revolution)

I'm on a messy high v2

can you feel it

open up your mind

Not Fade away.Lyrical Idea written at work in Lunch break,Tune came together one saturday Morning.Recorded On ableton Live 12 Late sunday Afternoon.One Microphone and only effect was lttle reverb and Eq.Thats it :) May try a more elaborate recording but Think I caught somthing with this 2nd Take:) Enjoy or not as the caase maybe :) Lyrics :


(Go out with a scream)Not Fade away



Find me a bar
Where they play the music loud
Find me a band 
Who sing about my life
Find me anything 
Just to get me outa here
Go out with a scream
Not fade away

In the streets of this dirty town
Pity the poor boy Pity the poor girl
Where can hope be  found?
In the streets of this dirty town
Pity the poor boy Pity the poor girl
Where can hope be  found?

Find me a song
That can make me cry
Find me the heart
That loves with all it has
Find me anything 
Just gotta get me outta here
go out with a Scream  
Not fade away.

In the street of  forsaken town
Pity the poor boy Pity the poor girl
Everyday the same.
In the street of  forsaken town
Pity the poor boy Pity the poor girl
Everyday the same.

Not fade away
With days that rush quickly by
Not fade away
Until the day you die
Not fade away
Burn this whole town down
Go out with a scream 
Not fade away.

In the street of this town
Pity the poor boy Pity the poor girl
What shall we do now??
In the street of this town
Pity the poor boy Pity the poor girl
What shall we do now??

(ORPIN2025)


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(Go out with a Scream)Not Fade away

Fragile acoustic
Lyric written during breaks at work
Vocal and Guitar recorded on Albeton Live 12
reverb and EQ added no lead break
All lyrics ,music,instrumentation,recording Robert W Orpin

Lyrics :
  Fragile(alt)


Fragile 
skin and bone
My clothes wear me
When I look in the mirror
It isn't myself I see
Just an imperfect reflection
Of what I wanna be


Fragile  
mind and soul
Mess of anxiety 
When each rejection 
Opens another insecurity 
It doesn't matter how hard I try
I'll never be what I wanna be


Fragile
Skin and bone
Just another boy
Tried  to fit the stereotype 
And Never got it right ,lonely
So if no one's to blame for my pain
Then it must just be me.

Fragile 
skin and bone
My clothes wear me
When I look in the mirror
It isn't myself I see
It doesn't matter what I do
You will never see me.

(ORPIN2025)


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Fragile

Damnation Station (demo)

Lyric Written during Breaks at work.
Recorded May 2025 on Ableton Live.
improved mix slightly (14/06/25)as there was a Glitch in my Ableton software:)
I tend to view most my stuff a demo as they would be better with Alt Vocalist and Mix/master.
enjoy or not choice is your:)Feed Back welcome:)

Lyrics:

 Bruises for Kisses

You offer me bruises 
Mistaken for kisses
You offer me apathy 
Mistaken for love
When I can't be 
Just what you want me to be
You laugh and tell me
I'm not good enough.

You offer me apologies 
Wrapped in deceit 
Wrap your fist around my heart
Until in battered and blue
Squeezed every piece of my love
Until there was nothing left
Then laugh and tell me
It was me and not you.

You wrap me in barbed wire
Mistaken for comforting arms
Offer indifference 
Then call it love
You offer me torture
Like it's some  kind of release 
You laugh and you tell me
You did it for fun.

You offer me bruises 
Mistaken for kisses
You offer me nothing 
When I gave you all that I am
It really so sad 
That I let you  and love you
You  laugh and then tell me
You did it because you can.

           (ORPIN2025)


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bruise for kisses

Robert W Orpin

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