I've been a fan of this song for a long time - it was the first song my guitar teacher taught me.

A folk song meant as a cautionary tale against gambling and prostitution, it has been "covered" several times, from varying perspectives (the man, the mother, the woman). I decided to do mine from the perspective of the man, but as a young man, kind of like a prequel.

The Animals use arpeggiated chords to convey the image of a hungover, regretful man shambling and staggering away from this life of "sin and misery". In my cover I use full chords and a swing to take this man back to when he was young, full of life and optimism, swaggering toward the house of the rising sun. This young man does not see his father as a gambler but a "businessman." In his naïveté he believes it to be a life of "joy and ecstasy", one that mother's would not understand how much fun it is.

To me its like one of the opening tracks on this man's life, and he's dancing and skipping his way... to what will eventually destroy him; but in that moment, he feels only the bliss of youth and possibility.

Rising Sun - 25:06:2021, 2.26 PM

Here's a song about road trips, and conquering the great outdoors, just in time for not being able to travel :P The melody jumps in the chorus, its a tough one to nail live but with practice it'll get smoother - here's the "rough demo" though.
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"Pack your bags we’re on the way
We rendezvous at break of day
Pulmonary ghosts we caffeinate
We ride the storms and sail away

Raise a glass
We’ll make a toast
To pioneers of
the open road

One day we’ll sing
of valiant deeds done
and all the monsters
we’ve overcome
As we race the sun"

We Race The Sun Demo - 27:06:2021, 12.12 PM

A song I wrote about my friend's blog post.

Age ten
I watch films for young children
About damsels in distress
Being saved by handsome heroes

I'm still
He towers o'ver my lifeless form
His faith will set me free
My eyes are his to own

I am not a shard of broken glass, but dust

Dust

Depression is a war.

I remember the dreary, dull days, walking around like I was weighed down with an invisible burden. I felt like I was invisible to people too. Depression had this way of robbing my sense of connection with others, like I was constantly alone.

I didn't know what I was going through at the time, and so it was even harder trying to explain it to others, explain why I wasn't feeling myself, why I had no energy or enthusiasm, why even the simplest things for others were so difficult for me. And even though I know they were probably just as confused, or uninformed as I, still their silence felt like a wall, an unbridgeable ocean. People seemed to be breezing through life, and I felt like I was wading through a bog.

It was several years of this before I finally pushed for a proper diagnosis, and was treated for depression. Life came back then, love, joy, laughter. And so did my connection to others.

My hope is that this song can reach people in their darkness, be a presence, help them through, help them continue to reach out and get help and heal.

Don't Leave Me Alone In The Dark Demo - 7:07:2021, 3.19 PM

I’ve been through hell
and back again
I can make I through
Anything

Count the lines
On my face
Lost my prime
To tired greys

They say that age will make it clear 
But I’m no more wise for all my years

So hold on
just a little longer
just a little longer
you’ll make it there

Just A Little Longer Live Demo - 11:07:2021, 4.43 PM

She got the look
Fresh off the Facebook
She got a mix of nerdy but flirty and cute
She got a hundred people asking about her cats
Like she’s Carol Baskin
Basking in affirmation for her new playsuit

She’s taking shots of her food
Shots of her moods
Shots at the bar cos the lighting is good
She’s a waiter part time
Model part time
The rest of the time is self-care cos she’s a full time job

A snob
The corn is on the cob
Thirst-trap so hot the butter’s melting right off
Its a write off
She might not
Post that booty pic
Till her boyfriend gets that photoshop that makes it look thicccc


I WISH I WAS INSTAFAMOUS
KICKING ASS AND TAKING NAMES
BUT I’M THE ONLY ASS THAT’S GETTING KICKED

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God can lead you through the Valley of the shadow of death - but what if that valley is in you? When you feel miles from any other person, is God still there?

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