Produced by Paul Manousos
Sunrawb:  Guitar. Vocals
Paul:  Keyboards; Programming

From a distance the world looks blue and green,
and the snow-capped mountains white.
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
and the eagle takes to flight.

From a distance, there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
it's the voice of every man.

From a distance we all have enough,
and no one is in need.
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
no hungry mouths to feed.

From a distance we are instruments
marching in a common band.
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
They're the songs of every man.
God is watching us. God is watching us.
God is watching us from a distance.

From a distance you look like my friend,
even though we are at war.
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
what all this fighting is for.

From a distance there is harmony,
and it echoes through the land.
And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves,
it's the heart of every man.

It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves.
This is the song of every man.
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
God is watching us from a distance.
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
God is watching us from a distance.

From A Distance (band version)

I once held her
In my arms
She said she would
Always stay
But I was cruel
I treated her like a fool
I threw it all away

Once I had mountains
In the palm of my hand
And rivers that ran through
Every day
But I must have been mad
I never knew what I had
Until I threw it all away

Love is all there is
It makes the world go ’round
Love and only love
It can’t be denied
No matter what you think about it
You just won’t be able to do without it
Take a tip from one who’s tried

So if you find someone
Who gives you all of her love
Take it to your heart, don’t let it stray
For one thing for certain
You will surely be a-hurtin'
If you throw it all away
If you throw it all away

(take 1 remixed 2021) originally recorded 2.9.2019

I Threw it All Away

dirge Ozzy blues

Finished with my woman 'cause she couldn't help me with my mind
People think I'm insane because I am frowning all the time
All day long, I think of things but nothing seems to satisfy
Think I'll lose my mind if I don't find something to pacify

Can you help me occupy my brain?
Whoa, yeah

I need someone to show me the things in life that I can't find
I can't see the things that make true happiness, I must be blind

Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry
Happiness, I cannot feel and love to me is so unreal
And so, as you hear these words telling you now of my state
I tell you to enjoy life, I wish I could, but it's too late

Paranoid

At a time when the world seems to be spinnin'
Hopelessly out of control
There's deceivers, and believers, and old in-betweeners
That seem to have no place to go

Well, it's the same old song, it's right and it's wrong
And living is just something that I do
And with no place to hide, I looked in your eyes
And I found myself in you

I looked to the stars
Tried all of the bars
And I've nearly gone up in smoke
Now my hand's on the wheel
I've something that's real
And I feel like I'm going home

And in the shade of an oak down by the river
Sat an old man and a boy
Setting sail, spinning tales and fishing for whales
With a lady they both enjoy

Well, it's the same damn tune
It's the man in the moon
It's the way that I feel about you
And with no place to hide
I looked in your eyes
And I found myself in you

And I looked to the stars
Tried all of the bars
And I've nearly gone up in smoke
Now my hand's on the wheel
I've something that's real
And I feel like I'm going home

Hands on the Wheel

If there is a tear on my face
It makes me shiver to the bone
It shakes me, Babe
It's just a heartache that got caught in my eye
And you know I never cry, I never cry

Sometimes I drink more than I need
Until the TV's dead and gone
I may be lonely
But I'm never alone
And the night may pass me by
But I'll never cry

Take away, take away my eyes
Sometimes I'd rather be blind
Break a heart, break a heart of stone
Open it up but don't you leave it alone

'Cuz that's all I got to give you
Believe me Babe, it ain't been used
My heart's a virgin, it ain't ever been tried
And you know I'll never cry
And you know I'll never cry
And you know I'll never cry
Never cry, I'll never cry

Break a heart, break a heart of stone
Open it up but don't leave, don't you leave me alone
'Cuz that's all I got to give you
Believe me Babe, it ain't been used
My heart's a virgin, it ain't never been tried
And you know I'll never cry
Never cry
I'll never cry

Phase 3

I Never Cry

FREE THERAPY 
Jen Mae - vocals; baritone ukulele
Sunrawb - guitar; vocals
10.17.2021 10pm

I wonder how you look when you sleep
Do you still dream about girls from your street?
Do you still dream about girls from high school?
Do you still dream about girls, girls, girls?

I wonder how you feel when you kiss
I wonder how soft are your lips
Do you still think about girls from last week?
Do you still think about girls, girls girls?

I am a marble the color of candy
I'll make you money whenever you're gambling
I am the dice you roll in the alley
I am the pennies that come in handy

I wonder how you feel when you're sad
Do you still cry about girls that you've had?
Do you still cry about girls you wanted?
Do you still cry about girls, girls, girls?

I am a marble the color of candy
I'll make you money whenever you're gambling
I am the dice you roll in the alley
I am the pennies that come in handy

I wonder how you look when you're happy
Do you still sing about girls from last week?
Do you still sing about girls from last year?
Do you still sing about girls, girls, girls?
Girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls
Girls, girls, girls

BEYOND THERAPY - Girls

Eating at night
When the crows come out
Reach for your light
They're coming for your toes

You pick up your phone like a dependent drone, momentarily happy
I wanna dance with Exene 'cause she can lead, treat my ADD properly
Have a little meaning
No machines

Fake treats at night
Feed your cosmetic skull
Take oﬀ on sight
To take some else's role

You pick up your phone like a dependent drone, momentarily happy
I wanna dance with Exene 'cause she can lead, treat my ADD properly
Where's a human being?
No disease

And I'll keep fetching along, my dear
And you'll keep frying your head circles high tech gear
And I'll just be your mud rug, my dear
And I'll keep writing little headaches for your ears

Have a little meaning
No machine
Where's a human being?
No disease

And I'll keep fetching along, my dear
And you'll keep frying your head circles high tech gear
And I'll just be your mud rug, my dear
And I'll keep writing little headaches for your ears

Cosmetic Skull

I'm an urban guerrilla
I make bombs in my cellar
I'm a derelict dweller
I'm a potential killer
I'm a street fighting dancer
I'm a revolution romancer
My rising sign is cancer
I'm a two-tone panther

So let's not talk of love and flowers
And things that don't explode
You know we used up all of our magic powers
Time to do it in the road

I'm a political bandit
And you don't understand it
You took my dream and canned it
It is not the way I planned it
I'm society's destructor
I'm a petrol bomb constructor
I'm a cosmic light conductor
I'm the people's debt collector

So watch out Mr. Business Man
Your empire's about to blow
You know I think you had better listen, man
In case you did not know

I'm an urban guerrilla
I make bombs in my cellar
I'm a derelict dweller
I'm a potential killer
A street fighting dancer
I'm a revolution romancer
My rising sign is cancer
I'm a two-tone panther

So let's not talk of love and flowers
And things that don't explode
You know we used up all of our magic powers
Time to do it in the road

I'm a political bandit
And you just don't understand it
You took my dream and canned it
It is not the way I planned it
Society's destructor
I'm a petrol bomb constructor
I'm a cosmic light conductor
I'm the people's debt collector
All right

Urban Guerilla

I'm an urban guerrilla
I make bombs in my cellar
I'm a derelict dweller
I'm a potential killer
I'm a street fighting dancer
I'm a revolution romancer
My rising sign is cancer
I'm a two-tone panther

So let's not talk of love and flowers
And things that don't explode
You know we used up all of our magic powers
Time to do it in the road

I'm a political bandit
And you don't understand it
You took my dream and canned it
It is not the way I planned it
I'm society's destructor
I'm a petrol bomb constructor
I'm a cosmic light conductor
I'm the people's debt collector

So watch out Mr. Business Man
Your empire's about to blow
You know I think you had better listen, man
In case you did not know


I'm an urban guerrilla
I make bombs in my cellar
I'm a derelict dweller
I'm a potential killer
A street fighting dancer
I'm a revolution romancer
My rising sign is cancer
I'm a two-tone panther

So let's not talk of love and flowers
And things that don't explode
You know we used up all of our magic powers
Time to do it in the road

I'm a political bandit
And you just don't understand it
You took my dream and canned it
It is not the way I planned it
Society's destructor
I'm a petrol bomb constructor
I'm a cosmic light conductor
I'm the people's debt collector
All right

(take 3 - EG)

recorded in Tucson, AZ

I want to live
I want to give
I've been a miner
For a heart of gold
It's these expressions
I never give
That keep me searching
For a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keep me searching
For a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

I've been to Hollywood
I've been to Redwood
I crossed the ocean
For a heart of gold
I've been in my mind
It's such a fine line
That keeps me searching
For a heart of gold
And I'm getting old

Keeps me searching
For a heart of gold
And I'm getting old
Keep me searching
For a heart of gold
You keep me searching
And I'm growing old
Keep me searching
For a heart of gold
I've been a miner
For a heart of gold

Heart of Gold

I Want to Marry a Lighthouse Keeper

SCICTT

I’ll Be Your Mirror

stream of improv-ment

1-5-2022 7:30am

waking up on the other side 
could you see me - would you be me?

IMPROV Skulle Du Vara Jag

Quantum entanglement — or "spooky action at a distance," as Albert Einstein famously called it — is the idea that the fates of tiny particles are linked to each other even if they're separated by long distances. ... Now, they have put their idea to the test.

Well, the eggs chase the bacon round the fryin' pan
And the whinin' dog pigeons by the steeple bell rope
And the dogs tipped the garbage pails over last night
And there's always construction work bothering you

In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood

Well, Friday's a funeral and Saturday's a bride
And Sey's got a pistol on the register side
And the goddamned delivery trucks, they make too much noise
And we don't get our butter delivered no more

In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood

Well, Big Mambo is kickin' his old greyhound
And the kids can't get ice cream 'cause the market burned down
And the newspaper sleeping bags blow down the lane
And that goddamn flatbed's got me pinned in again

In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood


There's a couple Filipino girls gigglin' by the church
And the window is busted and the landlord ain't home
And Butch joined the army, yeah, that's where he's been
And the jackhammer's digging up the sidewalks again

In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood

In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood
In the neighborhood

In the Neighborhood

IMP Saturn Drift

When traveling abroad in the continental style
It's my belief one must attempt to be discreet
And subsequently bear in mind your transient position
Allows you a perspective that's unique

And though you'll find your itinerary a blessing and a curse
Your wanderlust won't let you settle down
And you'll wonder how you ever fathomed that you'd be content
To stay within the city limits of a small mid western town

Most vagabonds I knowed don't ever want to find the culprit
That remains the object of their long relentless quest
The obsession's in the chasing and not the apprehending
The pursuit you see and never the arrest

Without fear of contradiction bon voyage is always hollered
In conjunction with a handkerchief from shore
By a girl who drives a Rambler and furthermore is overly concerned
That she won't see him anymore

Planes and trains and boats and buses characteristically
Evoke a common attitude of blue
Unless you have a suitcase and a ticket and a passport
And the cargo that they're carrying is you

A foreign affair juxtaposed with a stateside
And domestically approved romantic fantasy
Is mysteriously attractive due to circumstances
Knowing it will only be parlayed into a memory

Foreign Affair

I'm leavin' my family
And leavin' my friends
My body's at home
But my heart's in the wind
Where the clouds are like headlines
On a new front page sky
My tears are salt water
And the moon's full and high

And I know Martin Eden's
Gonna be proud of me
And many before me
Who've been called by the sea
To be up in the crow's nest
And singin' my say
Shiver me Timbers
I'm a-sailin' away

The fog's liftin'
And the sand's shiftin'
And I'm driftin' on out
And Ol' Captain Ahab
Ain't got nothin' on me
So come on and swallow me, don't follow me
I travel alone
Blue water's my daughter
And I'm gonna skippin' like a stone

And please call my missus
Tell her not to cry
My goodbye is written
By the moon in the sky
And nobody knows me
I can't fathom my stayin'
And shiver me timbers
I'm a-sailin' away

And the fog's liftin'
And the sand's shiftin'
And I'm driftin' on out
Ol' Captain Ahab
He ain't got nothin' on me
So come on and swallow me, don't follow me
I travel alone
Blue water's my daughter
And I'm skippin' like a stone

And I'm leavin' my family
And I'm leavin' my friends
My body's at home
But my heart's in the wind
Where the clouds are like headlines
On a new front page sky
And shiver me timbers
I'm a-sailin' away

Shiver Me Timbers

Abscission is the process by which plants shed their organs -- petals, flowers, leaves, and fruit.

Some say love, it is a river
That drowns the tender reed
Some say love, it is a razor
That leaves your soul to bleed
Some say love, it is a hunger
An endless aching need
I say love, it is a flower
And you, its only seed

It's the heart, afraid of breaking
That never learns to dance
It's the dream, afraid of waking
That never takes the chance
It's the one who won't be taken
Who cannot seem to give
And the soul, afraid of dying
That never learns to live

When the night has been too lonely
And the road has been too long
And you think that love is only
For the lucky and the strong
Just remember in the winter
Far beneath the bitter snows
Lies the seed that with the sun's love
In the spring becomes the rose

The Rose

From a distance the world looks blue and green
And the snow capped mountains white
From a distance the ocean meets the stream
And the eagle takes to flight

From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace
It's the voice of every man

From a distance we all have enough
And no one is in need
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease
No hungry mouths to feed

From a distance we are instruments
Marching in a common band
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace
They are the songs of every man

God is watching us, God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance

From a distance you look like my friend
Even though we are at war
From a distance, I just cannot comprehend
What all this fighting is for

From a distance there is harmony
And it echoes through the land
And it's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves
It's the heart of every man
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves
It's the song of every man

And God is watching us, God is watching us
God is watching us from a distance
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching
God is watching us from a distance

From a Distance

Down the way
Where the nights are gay
And the sun shines daily on the mountaintop
I took a trip on a sailing ship
And when I reached Jamaica I made a stop

But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

Down at the market you can hear
Ladies cry out while on their heads they bear
Ackee, rice, saltfish are nice
And the rum is fine any time of year

But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

Sounds of laughter everywhere
And the dancing girls swing to and fro
I must declare my heart is there
Though I've been from Maine to Mexico

But I'm sad to say I'm on my way
Won't be back for many a day
My heart is down
My head is turning around
I had to leave a little girl in Kingston town

Jamaica Farewell '23

separation anxiety excercise

Soap Girls cover

Liar WIP early demo

What′s wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

Never I, never I saw myself this way baby
Little lie, little lie and I ease your pain safely
Settle down, wear my crown, my subconscious hates me
Why am I the one that's the bad guy lately?
Hold my tongue, kick myself, I feel so held back, crazy

Up and down
Spinning in my head
Up and down
Feel like I've regressed

What′s wrong with me? I′m a liar
I couldn't see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know, yeah

I feel wrong though I′m right, it's complicated baby
In the cold, in my mind, I hear your heart crack strangely
Spill the tea, burn your skin, you know I don′t do maybes
Cut the cake, you love the taste, I think that you've gone crazy
Run my lips, enough of this, the truth starts to get hazy

Up and down
Spinning in my head
Up and down
Feel like I′ve regressed

What's wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

What′s happened to me? I'm a liar
How could this be? Swallowed fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know, yeah

I′ve got to let go, ya gotta let go
I need to be alone, I'm on my own now
Ya need to get away, I got to get out
I need to get away

What′s wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know

What's wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

What′s happened to me? I'm a liar
How could this be? Swallowed fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

6am 5.30.23 (take 2)

Liar (take 2)

Liar (take 3)

Liar (take 6)

What′s wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

Never I, never I saw myself this way baby
Little lie, little lie and I ease your pain safely
Settle down, wear my crown, my subconscious hates me
Why am I the one that's the bad guy lately?
Hold my tongue, kick myself, I feel so held back, crazy

Up and down
Spinning in my head
Up and down
Feel like I've regressed

What′s wrong with me? I′m a liar
I couldn't see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know, yeah

I feel wrong though I′m right, it's complicated baby
In the cold, in my mind, I hear your heart crack strangely
Spill the tea, burn your skin, you know I don′t do maybes
Cut the cake, you love the taste, I think that you've gone crazy
Run my lips, enough of this, the truth starts to get hazy

Up and down
Spinning in my head
Up and down
Feel like I′ve regressed

What's wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

What′s happened to me? I'm a liar
How could this be? Swallowed fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know, yeah

I′ve got to let go, ya gotta let go
I need to be alone, I'm on my own now
Ya need to get away, I got to get out
I need to get away

What′s wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know

What's wrong with me? I'm a liar
I couldn′t see, play with fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

What′s happened to me? I'm a liar
How could this be? Swallowed fire
Where did you go?
Little did I know, little did I know

5am 6.3.2023 take 7

Written and originally performed by the SoapGirls

Liar

Long years ago I fell in love with a lady proud and fair
So passionate we're she and I, we made fire in the air
I loved her more than life itself, she loved me just the same
And it broke my heart to think we'd part if she ended the affair

But I was brutal, I was ignorant, I was cruel, I was brash
I never gave a damn about the beauty that I smashed
No sadist I, I found delight in making my love cry
Now I'd pray for a single kiss from her
To be lashed and crucified

And now I fear this lady fair can never more be mine
Long gone are night in my lonely bed, all suffering and crying
And though I fear that through this life she'll only call me friend
'til I'm dead and buried in my grave, my love will never end

Song with No Name

IMP Something Out of Nothing_11.21.2018

capo 3rd fret___key of B-flat....I play this with my ex-girlfriend and her daughter (FREE THERAPY) and normally Jen sings it in G...here's my stab at lead vocals... :)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_in_My_Mind

G             C           D
In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
C                 D
Can't you see the sunshine
C                       D
Can't you just feel the moonshine
G                 Em
Ain’t it just like a friend of mine
   C           D
To hit me from behind
        G       D     C    D     G
Yes I'm gone to Carolina in my mind

G            F9
Karen she's a silver sun
         C                D
You best walk her way and watch it shining
Em        C                D
Watch her watch the morning come

  C           G                 Em D     C         D
A silver tear appearing now I'm cryin, ain't I?
G             C   D     G
Gone to Carolina in my mind

      G                F9
There ain't no doubt it no one's mind
     C                D
That love's the finest thing around
Em      C                  D
Whisper something warm and kind
    C            G                  Em D  C         D
And hey babe the sky's on fire, I'm dying, ain't I?
G            C    D     G
Gone to Carolina in my mind

G             C           D
In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
C                 D
Can't you see the sunshine
C                       D
Can't you just feel the moonshine
G                 Em
Ain’t it just like a friend of mine
   C           D
To hit me from behind
        G        D    C    D     G
Yes I'm going to Carolina in my mind


G                F9
Dark and silent late last night
          C                    D
I think I might have heard the highway calling
Em       C                    D
Geese in flight and dogs that bite
C                   G           Em D     C          D
Signs that might be omens say I’m going, I’m going
    G            C    D     G
I'm gone to Carolina in my mind


       C            D                 Em       
With a holy host of others standing round me
       Bm            Am                 C     D
Still I'm on the dark side of the moon

       F                  C             G
And it seems like it goes on like this forever
            Dsus4         D
You must forgive me
              G          C    D     G
If I'm up and gone to Carolina in my mind

G             C           D
In my mind I'm gone to Carolina
C                 D
Can't you see the sunshine
C                       D
Can't you just feel the moonshine
G                 Em
Ain’t it just like a friend of mine
   C           D
To hit me from behind
        G       D     C    D     G
Yes I'm gone to Carolina in my mind

Carolina in My Mind  1.26.2019  7am

Another original co-written with Ed Brubaker from the late 80s CAPTAIN HOWDY days

Naked 2.10.2018

played on my b-day in the key of D with a capo on the third fret on an Alhambra 2C...without a doubt one of the earliest songs I ever ever learned on acoustic...a staple in my set for decades...this version though...who knows why?  :)

I've seen love go by my door
It's never been this close before
Never been so easy or so slow
I've been shooting in the dark too long
When somethin's not right it's wrong
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Dragon clouds so high above
I've only known careless love
It always has hit me from below
But this time around it's more correct
Right on target, so direct
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Purple clover, Queen Anne lace
Crimson hair across your face
You could make me cry if you don't know
Can't remember what I was thinkin' of
You might be spoilin' me too much, love
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

Flowers on the hillside, bloomin' crazy
Crickets talkin' back and forth in rhyme
Blue river runnin' slow and lazy
I could stay with you forever
And never realize the time

Situations have ended sad
Relationships have all been bad
Mine have been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud
But there's no way I can compare
All them scenes to this affair
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

You're gonna make me wonder what I'm doin'
Stayin' far behind without you
You're gonna make me wonder what I'm sayin'
You're gonna make me give myself a good talkin' to

I'll look for you in old Honolul-a
San Francisco, Ashtabula
You're gonna have to leave me now, I know
But I'll see you in the sky above
In the tall grass, in the ones I love
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go

You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go 3.24.2019 1:45PM

I could do it again and again eventually w/o mistakes...it might not get more heartfelt though.  It could I guess... :)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v87-Kwkc_6Y

Got my mother's eyes and my father's hair
Does anybody really care?
It's gettin' cold out here

Well, I keep walkin' with my head held high
With my head to the sky
With my mother's eyes

And my mother's eyes are with me
In the darkness that's been paid for
I'm just a nameless stranger, don't know why
Have I seen all that I could?
Have I seen more than I should
With my mother's eyes?

And my mother's eyes are with me
In the chilly winds of autumn
If I ain't here by winter, she'll know why

I've seen all that I dare
I've seen more than my share
Forgive me if I stare with my mother's eyes

My Mother's Eyes 5.11.2019 12:30PM

(take 32)  resignation  

Turn me loose from your hands
Let me fly to distant lands
Over green fields, trees and mountains
Flowers and forest fountains
Home along the lanes of the skyway 

For this dark and lonely room
Projects a shadow cast in gloom
And my eyes are mirrors
Of the world outside
Thinking of the ways
That the wind can turn the tide
And these shadows turn
From purple into grey

For just a Skyline Pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
That he can spread his wings
And fly away again
Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind

Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind

Let me wake up in the morning
To the smell of new mown hay
To laugh and cry, to live and die
In the brightness of my day

I want to hear the pealing bells
Of distant churches sing
But most of all please free me from
This aching metal ring
And open out this cage towards the sun

For just a Skyline Pigeon
Dreaming of the open
Waiting for the day
That he can spread his wings
And fly away again
Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very far behind

Fly away, skyline pigeon fly
Towards the dreams
You've left so very, so very far behind

Skyline Pigeon - 6.17.2019

cap on 2nd fret...so key of A...played in open G configuration  :)

(take 4.6.18.2019)

I Don't Want to Live on The Moon

6.18.2019  

Eating at night
When the crows come out
Reach for your light
They're coming for your toes

You pick up your phone like a dependent drone, momentarily happy
I wanna dance with Exene 'cause she can lead, treat my ADD properly
Have a little meaning
No machines

Fake treats at night
Feed your cosmetic skull
Take oﬀ on sight
To take some else's role

You pick up your phone like a dependent drone, momentarily happy
I wanna dance with Exene 'cause she can lead, treat my ADD properly
Where's a human being?
No disease

And I'll keep fetching along, my dear
And you'll keep frying your head circles high tech gear
And I'll just be your mud rug, my dear
And I'll keep writing little headaches for your ears

Have a little meaning
No machine
Where's a human being?
No disease

And I'll keep fetching along, my dear
And you'll keep frying your head circles high tech gear
And I'll just be your mud rug, my dear
And I'll keep writing little headaches for your ears

Cosmetic Skull (take 6)

fever dream lyrics and lackadaisical songwriting.

There's a city in flames
It’s fantastic and Empty
It’s glowing and smoking
It’s been burning for years

There’s a city on fire 
And nobody sees it
Just this drink and my guitar
It’s a postcard from home

The light in the valley
is as eerie as ever
In the smoldering ashes
You can smell the defeat

There’s a fire between us
That’s best left untended 
To burn itself out
And to remain incomplete (just a dream)

But I don’t believe in metaphor wishes
Or symbolic gestures that’ll never come true
There’s a conflagration and I can’t take my eyes off
I just stand there fixated...it’s all I can do.

(instrumental)

Making no choice is the easiest answer
It’s still a decision that flows on its own
There’s a crystalline city raging with passion 
And the best I can do is to let it burn down

Just a Dream (first improv off lyrics) 9.19.2019

Heigh, ho, let's go
Heigh, ho, let's go
Hey, ho, let's go
Hey, ho, let's go

They're formin' in a straight line
They're goin' through a tight wind
The kids are losin' their minds
The Blitzkrieg Bop
They're pilin' in the back seat
They're generatin' steam heat
Pulsatin' to the back beat
The Blitzkrieg Bop

Hey, ho, let's go
Shoot 'em in the back now
What they want, I don't know
They're all revved up and ready to go

They're formin' in a straight line
They're goin' through a tight wind
The kids are losin' their minds
The Blitzkrieg Bop
They're pilin' in the back seat
They're generatin' steam heat
Pulsatin' to the back beat
The Blitzkrieg Bop

Hey, ho, let's go
Shoot 'em in the back now
What they want, I don't know
They're all revved up and ready to go

They're formin' in a straight line
They're goin' through a tight wind
The kids are losin' their minds
The Blitzkrieg Bop
They're pilin' in the back seat
They're generatin' steam heat
Pulsatin' to the back beat
The Blitzkrieg Bop

Hey, ho, let's go
Hey, ho, let's go
Hey, ho, let's go
Hey, ho, let's go

Blitzkrieg Pop (take 5) 2.3.2020 4pm

Urban Guerilla (take 5)

capo 2nd fret

      	  G                    C                  D         	  G
From a distance the world looks blue and green,
             C           	       D         	      G	          C  D
and the snow-capped mountains white.
             G                 C           D              G
From a distance the ocean meets the stream,
        	      C       D             G
and the eagle takes to flight.


           	C       	D       	   Em
From a distance, there is harmony,
       	   C       	 G           Dsus4  D  
and it echoes through the land.
               C           G             	    C          G
It's the voice of hope, it's the voice of peace,
         	     C       	 D      G    
it's the voice of every man.

 
      		 G       C        D        G
From a distance we all have enough,
       C         D         G        C D
and no one is in need.                                                                                        
                        G     	 C		       D      Em
And there are no guns, no bombs, and no disease,
	C          D          G
no hungry mouths to feed.

 
        		C        D         Em
From a distance we are instruments
        	       C          G        D
marching in a common band.
         		C        G              		 C      G
Playing songs of hope, playing songs of peace.
             	  C       	D     G
They're the songs of every man.
         		 C      D          	Bm       Em
God is watching us. God is watching us.
        	   Am          D    		G
God is watching us from a distance.

 
      		G         C          D          G
From a distance you look like my friend,
       	  C              D        	G        	C D
even though we are at war.
       		 G         C                 D     Em
From a distance I just cannot comprehend
  	  C               D           G      C
  what all this fighting is for.\

 
      	     C            D         Em
From a distance there is harmony,
       	  C            G               D
and it echoes through the land.
             	C            G
And it's the hope of hopes, 
              C        G
it's the love of loves,
              C           D      Em
it's the heart of every man.
         			C        G              C        G
It's the hope of hopes, it's the love of loves.
           	 C           D      G
This is the song of every man.
          	C             D          	    Bm          Em
And God is watching us, God is watching us,
            Am           D          	  G
God is watching us      from a distance.
           	C            D      Bm     Em
Oh, God is watching us, God is watching.
            Am          D              G
God is watching us from a distance.

From A Distance 4.16.2020

quick run through of an old standard

I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper and keep him company
I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper and live by the side of the sea
I'd polish his lamp by the light of day
So ships at night could find their way
I wanna marry a lighthouse keeper, won't that be okay?
We'll take walks along the moonlit shore, maybe find a treasure or two
I'd love livin' in a lighthouse... How 'bout you?
Dream of livin' in a lighthouse, baby, every single day
Dream of livin' in a lighthouse, a white one by the bay
So if you wanna make my dreams come true
You'll be a lighthouse keeper or two
We could live in a lighthouse
Won't that be oka-a-ay?
White one by the ba-a-ay--
La-da-de-da-da!

I Want To Marry A Lighthouse Keeper (take 1) 5.16.2020

Consider these rough sketches of demos...meant as a reference for future potential...a plain musical journal/sketchbook.
Also are a bunch of covers...some new...some old.
All songs played live and recorded in one take on an iPhone using an Alhambra 2C Cedro guitar unless otherwise noted.  Most songs recorded at the Rock Shop.
Solid Canadian Cedar top with Maple Binding, high gloss natural finish
Mahogany back & sides
Rosewood Fingerboard, Mahogany neck, 650mm radius.

* the tracks designated WIP and IMPROV are (works in progress and improvisations) generally one take stream of consciousness...and more often than not...never finished……so far  :)

SUNRAWB

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