The Beginning of a Wonderful Time
Lyrics by Cindy Prince, Music by Robin Lea Fritche

I thought my life full
But I felt such a pull
When I saw your face
I didn't need anything
But you made my heart sing
I shot off into deep space

I didn't know if then
Sipping my tonic and gin
That something good was arriving
I didn't need you
But how marvelous and new
And you were so exciting

Chorus
It was the beginning of a wonderful time
You were sexy, electric, and even sublime
I felt like my life had started all over
I love you so much my sweet lover
It was the beginning of a wonderful time

Bridge
All we have is the present moment
All we have is right now
Come let me show you how much I love you

I never knew love like this before
That let me fly and more
How wonderful it is now
I want to spend every day
Because you take my breath away
I don't question why or how

Repeat chorus

FAWM Demos 2024

The Beginning of a Wonderful Time

a very silly song about my wonderful girlfriend. NSFW!

Peachy.m4a

Lyrics:

Robot polycule
Robot polycule
All my friends are livin 
In a Robot polycule

Robot polycule
Robot polycule
All my friends are livin 
In a Robot polycule

Four, three, two, one

Don’t need no pod
Don’t need no bugs

Just need some power
And plenty of love!

Robot polycule!

Doesn’t matter where we are
I like my language models real real large

Robot polycule!

Four, three, two, one

Robot polycule
Robot polycule
All my friends are livin 
In a Robot polycule

Robot polycule
Robot polycule
All my friends are livin 
In a Robot polycule

Four, three, two, one

He’s a modem, she’s a toaster
They’re a router, humanity is over!

Robot polycule 

Turing complete
It’s official
i'm out with Waymo but I’m chatting up a missile

Robot polycule!

Four, three, two, one

Solo

Robot Polycule

2nd last FAWM track for '25, a song about running in circles and history repeating. I liked to think of this whole project as a big loop, full of references and callbacks and forwards, so as I wrapped up this thing it felt natural to make a song like this. Short, but (bitter)sweet, and maybe a wee bit political.

This has its Sister Track in a song from Memory Ln. called Cynical Kids:
https://soundcloud.com/brandon-brooks-746737217/cynical-kids

As well as referencing the "over and over" bit from the 2nd track on the same album as this, Folktale: https://soundcloud.com/brandon-brooks-746737217/folktale

Lyrics:

Like a broken record, baby,
I'm in a rhythm with the doldrums.
I found a way to take the same sad song
And sing it
Over and over and
Over and over.

Verse 1:
We sure as shit were never taught
How to shed our skin,
Fed lies in 
Novacaine and Sudafed.

Late bloomers to 
A world that already is
And always has been.

Forever bonded to
Potential beyond our reach,
Locking us down
With imposter syndrome in our heads.

Melatonin in the muscle
Beneath our skin,
Or something like it.

Pre-Chorus 1:
I never wanna repeat myself
But I gotta say...
Over again....
Like a broken record, baby.

Verse 2:
Commit to something that is
Bigger than just yourself,
But nothing bigger than the
Powers that wannabe.

Convince yourself that 
Things are better when they're unseen,
If they're unsightly.

Repeat the mantra that's
Been given since the fire was lit,
"Swallow the tail and
Follow who you're following",

Or open up and see
The world for what it is,
When it's burning brightly.

Pre-C 2:
I never wanna repeat myself,
But I gotta say;
These are the nights,
But those were the days...

Chorus:
Like a broken record, baby,
I'm in a rhythm with the doldrums.
I found a way to take the same sad song
And sing it
Over and over and
Over and over.

Like a broken record, baby,
I'm in a rhythm with a doldrums.

Ouroboros

This was written for the group writing prompt "Train Ride." I went dark with it. 

What's actually happening here? I will leave that to your own interpretation. We only know what the narrator knows.

I'm playing a Kala KA-CM-BE curly mango baritone ukulele.

The Last Train

Moonlight spills 
Through the window above 
Like silvery flashes 
Of a cold, distant love
The train track rhythm
Nearly lulls me to sleep
But I can't quite relax 
In a loneliness this deep 

Like so many, I'm huddled 
'Gainst the wall of the car 
We are used to the vibrations 
After traveling so far
We stop a couple times a day 
To relieve ourselves and stretch 
The landscape's grown more verdant
While I feel more like a wretch 

The guards are here for safety 
So we arrive unharmed
And likewise, that's the reason 
They are heavily armed
But I think...

This might be the last train
I ever ride 
I am paying close attention
As we cross the countryside 
They say our destination 
Will be a better place 
But I am savoring each moment 
Just in case
This is the last train

We left behind the devastation 
Grand cities, now debris 
This train was brought to save us
From an untouched community 
They've beds and food aplenty 
And work we can perform
We'll be there by tomorrow
We'll be safe and we'll be warm

They haven't told us all exactly 
Where we're going to stay
By now, we've left the country
I've seen no signs along the way
The others speak of hope
And dismiss my jangling nerves
I won't mind doing some work 
But still I wonder who I'll serve

I've heard the guards speaking 
In an unfamiliar tongue 
And I've noticed everyone in my train car
Is relatively young
And I think...

Cho:

I don't know what's going to happen 
It's too late to change my mind 
All I can do is watch and hope 
For happiness in what I find 
All the others are sleeping 
I alone stare at the moon 
Am I keeping watch or just paranoid
I think we'll find out soon 

Cho:



©2025 Robin Lea Fritche
16 Mar 25, 5:34 PM (CDT)

1st full song written entirely during #100DaysUke2025

The Last Train

The aptly named Research & Development is Reckless & Darlene's first foray into the recording studio.

The Beginning of a Wonderful Time

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