I got a knot from the blast I took just now 😂

stone sour

I wrote the music to this track about the same time as 30/30-150.  The drums are programed, I used a Alesis SR-16. I sent it to Corey & when he had a break from touring with the other band he came over & sang on the track. For whatever reason we didn't use it, which I remember did not make me happy at the time but it resurfaced on Audio Secrecy in the form of The Bitter End. 

Enjoy,
Josh

Audio Secrecy

The Bitter End

The main riff had been rolling around in my for awhile at the time so I though I would try and flush out the idea with Jeremy Colson when we were at Sun Prairie Studio. A year later Corey would come over and sing on it & we then had the song Unfinished.


Enjoy 
Josh

Unfinished

One of the other songs Corey brought in was Pieces. Recored at Shawn's sometime in 2008, I think.

Enjoy 
Josh

Pieces

Red City: The Human wallows in pain, but tries to pick himself back up to make another run at some semblance of peace.

House of Gold & Bones Part 2

Red City (Demo)

Primitive

Back to the Primitive

Burn My Eyes

Davidian

YOU ARE LOVED. A song channeled from the heart of the Divine, just for you (no coincidence you've found it). You are not alone.

UNDER THE SHADOW OF MY WINGS

No matter how far,
You think you are,
From the light,
You're not lost in night.

No! The light's inside you,
It's been there all along,
In your weakness you are strong,
Cause I'm all you need.
Surrender and let go,
I'm your safe place to fall,
When the darkness calls,
And you feel lost and alone.

You are safe,
Under the shadow of my wings.
Hide in me.
Confide in me.
I am always with you.

You are not cursed
You are blessed.
So now rest,
Under the shadow of my wings.
Over you I sing,
In the morning light,
In darkest night,
With greatest joy,
My heart’s delight.

No need to search for me.
Look within, I am here.
No religion or games,
Only love, always near.
I am yours my love,
And you are mine.

Covered by my mercy,
Protected by my angels,
And all of heaven above,
You are loved.

I'm closer than your every breath,
Closer than every beat of your heart,
We are never apart.

No, never apart.

Just call on me,
When the way is hard to see.
Cast it all upon me,
All your worries
All your cares.
Everything you need to share.

Hide in me,
Confide in me.

You are never alone, my love.
Never alone.

We are never apart.

I know every tear that falls,
Every fear that crawls
Inside your mind.
Rest in my love divine.
I am yours and you are mine.

You are not alone, my love.
We are one.
I'm always here,
No matter what you've done.

Under the shadow of my wings,
I keep you safe,
Your hiding place.
You are never alone.

Lyrics ©Angeline Ashera/James Valenti 2025

UNDER THE SHADOW OF MY WINGS

[INTRO]
They said you were fine…
They said you’d sleep it off…
But I knew…
I fucking knew something was wrong…

[VERSE 1]
Cold floor, blank stare, lights too dim
Your name stuck on the edge of my skin
I called, you never fucking moved
And the silence in that room was rude
They could’ve helped
They could’ve stayed
But they watched from the shadows
And fucking walked away
Left you breathing slow and weak
Like your life didn’t mean a fucking thing
What kind of world just lets that happen
Then shrugs it off like “shit just happens”
Your lips were blue
Your hands were cold
And I was screaming at God
“You fucking stole her soul”

[PRE-CHORUS]
You weren’t trash
You weren’t lost
You were sick in a world that counts the cost
And they chose comfort over your life
Now I’m choking on the afterlife

[CHORUS]
I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY LEFT YOU TO FUCKING DIE
LIKE YOU WERE NOTHING
LIKE YOU DIDN’T FUCKING TRY
I WOULD’VE RIPPED THE SKY APART
JUST TO MAKE YOUR HEART BEAT ONE MORE TIME
THEY LEFT YOU THERE
LIKE YOU WERE ALREADY DEAD
NOW YOUR NAME IS JUST
A SCREAM IN MY FUCKING HEAD

[VERSE 2]
You were drowning and nobody cared
Just another body, just another stare
I showed up late to a nightmare
And found your ghost hanging in the air
I keep replaying the scene in my head
Every word I wish I would’ve said
Every sign I missed, every lie I bought
Higher the love, harder the drop
I should’ve stayed
I should’ve known
But this fucked up world lets people die alone
Now your clothes still smell like you
And that’s the cruelest fucking thing they could do

[BREAKDOWN]
You didn’t choose to be this way
You were just trying to numb the pain
But the pain took more than it gave
And now you’re just a ghost I cannot save
I’m not mad at you
I’m mad at the world
I’m mad at the drugs
I’m mad at the ones who turned and shrugged

[CHORUS]
I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY LEFT YOU TO FUCKING DIE
AND NOW I’M THE ONE
LEFT ALIVE
TO CARRY YOUR NAME
TO CARRY THIS SCAR
A LIVING MEMORIAL
OF WHO YOU FUCKING WERE
YOU WERE MORE THAN YOUR ADDICTION
MORE THAN YOUR PAIN
NOW I’M SCREAMING AT THE SKY
GOING FUCKING INSANE

[BRIDGE]
If I could trade places, I’d do it tonight
If I could rewrite wrong to right
But life don’t work like that, I know
So I carry you wherever I go
In my veins
In my chest
In the shattered pieces of what’s left

[FINAL CHORUS]
I CAN’T BELIEVE THEY LEFT YOU TO DIE
I CAN’T BELIEVE I HAD TO SAY GOODBYE
YOU WERE LOVED
EVEN IF YOU COULDN’T SEE
NOW THIS SONG IS ALL THAT’S LEFT OF WE
AND I’LL SCREAM YOUR NAME
UNTIL MY LAST BREATH TOO
BECAUSE THIS FUCKED UP WORLD
DOESN’T DESERVE YOU

[OUTRO]
You should still be here…
And I’ll never forgive them for that…

Fruitcake

Stone Sour

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