At long last, here's my first fully self-produced and released single, Creatures Inside. The song came so fast at first, from a chord loop I heard in a dream (that's the verse progression) to lyrics from dreams, it was all basically roughed out within a week or two.

Then... I produced and produced and ended up adding and removing so many things that I threw at this, until I arrived at what I felt was an interesting combination of orchestral instruments, samples, and of course, guitar and vocals that propelled the song forward.

Lyrics:

Falling up into dark, shining bright, 
over and under, left becomes right
Reeling and steadfast at the same time, 
feeling the dust and stars combine
Spiraling into geometric signs, my body blurs as the symbols align
Passing through walls, suspended in the sky, 
my mind at ease with the creatures inside

Waking up, landing in bed, only to find I'm still in my head
Making sense of memories, leaves me chasing memories

Whispering words that deafen my eyes, 
the keeper gives but my hands are tied
I dissolve and multiply into question marks with the answers inside

Waking up, landing in bed, only to find I'm still in my head
Making sense of memories, leaves me chasing memories

Whispering words that deafen my eyes, over and under, 
left becomes right
The keeper gives but my hands are tied, 
reeling and steadfast at the same time
Falling up into dark, shining bright, 
my body blurs as the symbols align
Spiraling into geometric signs, feeling the dust and stars combine
My mind at ease with the creatures inside

Credits:
Trombones - Adam Arango and Andy Strain
Spoken word sample - Leopold Kovar
Musical saw - Jules Lawrence
Creature sounds - creatures outside my window
Everything else - moi :)

Creatures Inside

This one came together from an improvised guitar line (the one in the beginning, middle, and end). I made a distinct effort not to obsess about layering and instrumentation and kept it simple. Hope you like it!

Lyrics:

I'm hand drawn in your style
Your turn of phrase etched a smile
The only one I've cracked tonight
Could you tell it to me twice
I'm adding up in my mind
Your twirling formula unwinds
Even if it isn't right
You could tell it to me twice

I'm sensing feelings that arise
When I'm cascading in your line
Of golden words spilling light
Would you tell it to me twice
I'm swelling up in your sigh
Your sentence sparkles in my eye
I will never question life
If you would tell it to me twice

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Rusty Munch