This is a playlist of all of my non-album singles featuring vocals (my own or otherwise) in chronological order of release.

The Twilight (Vocal Tracks)

Here's a playlist of all the tracks I've done in collaboration with friends, in chronological order of release!

Annotations:
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"I Don't Know Why" (2017)
-produced by The Twilight
-original song by Alyssa Sturzl and Walter Mongin (Loudmaus)

"If It Means a Lot to You" (2017)
-original song by A Day To Remember ft. Sierra Kay
-covered by Alex Carroll (Syndroversion), Andrew Wagner (The Twilight), Belle Carroll, Dominic Tran, and Luke Sebentsfeldt
-created by Alex Carroll (Syndroversion)
-additional mixing and master by The Twilight

"Bad Decisions (The Twilight Remix)" (2020)
-original song by Beti Zet (LeeAnn Severson)
-remixed by The Twilight

"Crepuscular" (2021)
-original song by Alex Carroll (Syndroversion)
-guest vocals and additional lyrics by The Twilight

"Evil World", "This That "Fuck" Song", and "On The Ropes" (2021)
-original songs by ILyric
-production and additional lyrics by The Twilight

The Twilight (Collaborations)

A track myself and Alex Carroll worked on for Christmas this year. It's a bit late making it onto the web, but... better late than never, right?

"Winter's Eve Lullaby" is a song about finding peace in yourself even if you're lost on the outside.

(guest vocals and additional composition - Alex Carroll, a.k.a. Syndroversion)
https://soundcloud.com/alex-carroll-36

Lyrics
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Boots in the snow,
my destination unknown.
The world is at my feet.
I don't know where I'm going.

Walking under snowy skies, I've come...
come to realize
that my life is passing by
in time with my stride.

So I pause, stop to catch my breath (catch my breath)
and it gives me a chance to admire (I pause, catch my breath)
the way the snowflakes glow beneath streetlights. (then I hear)
On this winter's eve (a melody)
I only hear my heartbeat (I feel at peace)

And it sings me to sleep (Life is passing by)
It's the lullaby (with my stride)
for the times I'm lost and tired (I know)
I know I'll be fine (I'll be fine)

Winter's Eve Lullaby (ft. Syndroversion)

Track 2 from my and Brandon's debut album, "Stargazer". Check out the full playlist here:
https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight/sets/stargazer

"Stargazer" is a project Brandon Haut and I have been working on since November. It is a song about how love can change your life. Please enjoy.

(read Brandon's poetry and other writing here: http://thesethingsblog.blogspot.com/)

(Lyrics)
"We are the cast of the opening act
in a theatre tightly packed.
Together we dance,
unchoreographed, yet
inexplicably graceful in step.
No art is wider in breadth
than that which we create
with every breath.
A collage of experiences."


Do you remember that night,
standing in the dark being blinded by the lights?
Cars pass, shadow cast,
gravel under feet.
Where the sky and ground meet
is where we want to be.
Walking with a steady beat,
you know that we were tryin'
searching for Orion
hidin' somewhere in the east.
Here's to hoping that at least
we find some consolation
Waiting in the atmosphere
among the constellations.

Breaking our necks
as we're straining to see,
distracted by the shivers
of the rustling trees.
Is it what we fear,
or is it just the breeze
that is whispering a warning
we should hear? (Just listen.)
But wait--see that?
There's something up there.
I can't quite see;
the leaves are blocking out the view.
Let's leave for the heavens,
just me and you.


Beacon in my sky.
Sparks catch my eye.
You are my meteorite.

We are falling
through the cold milky way.
Stars say what
we can't convey.

I feel the gravity
a blank tapestry
Let's put our needles to the fabric
and sew memories with our heartstrings.
That streak in the sky
is the stitching of a new day.
Let's try to reach
the horizon
of space and time.
Soaring high, we rise
over walls built inside.

This is not the time or place
that I envisioned I would get
a taste of what it's like to feel
alive again,
but you and I both know
that nothing goes
quite as we plan.
Everything is never as it seems.

Now I see that they're out in space,
your diamond eyes,
immaculately recognized.
They permeate the galaxy
between our lips before we kiss--

"Some stars shine brightly--
blurring the chasm of the sky 
with their intimate coldness--
while others are hardly seen,
smearing the night with alacrity. I
wonder if they see me at all.
I observe and admire from a distance I feel I cannot overcome.
I am a stargazer, but I'd rather be
an astronaut."

Beacon in my sky.
Sparks catch my eye.
You are my meteorite.

We are floating
through our own galaxy.
I say that we drift away.

Bandcamp

Stargazer (ft. Brandon Haut)

If this song is dedicated to you, you know who you are.
Happy Anniversary.

Lyrics
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The night grows old.
It's half past four,
but I find I can sleep no more.
Instead, I sit up late
and contemplate
all the things I cannot change.
I write all these songs--
melodic marathons,
but their notes won't keep me going.
We grew apart.
I should restart;
instead I've fallen at the gunshot.

The company
I keep tonight
are memories of better times.
I'm lying here
alone tonight,
but now you're gone
and I can't move on.
The diary in my mind
of you and I...
it's all that's left
after "we" died.
I know you're gone,
but I still hold on.

And so it goes
night after night.
I can't get out of my head.
I know I need to start the race,
but I can't leave this place.
Your face fills my empty spaces.
How can I let go
just to watch my hopes
run away
further and further each day?
I walk outside
into the full moonlight.
I wonder if you think about me at all.

The winter air
forces me inside.
The tears that coat my face
are bleeding from my eyes.
I caused my own demise
when I broke your heart.
Our phoenix burnt out bright
the day our knot untied.

The company
I keep tonight
are memories of better times.
I'm lying here
alone tonight,
but now you're gone
I've got to move on.
The diary in my mind
of you and I...
I'll hold it close,
use it to grow.
I hope you know
I won't forget you. (I'll always love you)

Alone Tonight

Listen to the whole Exo-Shield saga in this compilation playlist:
https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight/sets/exo-shield-saga

LYRICS
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Please answer
as I speak
through the static.
Just hear me.
You're the one
that I seek,
but the one that I can't reach.
I swear you're all I need,
so dial me.
You're all I need.

The line is ringing,
but it can't find a connection.
There must be something in the airwaves
that's stopping the call from completing.
We're experiencing interference.
...or perhaps it's simpler than that.
You can't hang up having never answered.
Maybe you don't want to hurt me.
I fear the silence,
but I'm still going to listen
with the receiver to my ear.

Say something.
Oh, let me know you're there.
If you will not respond,
I feel it's all too clear
that, at least for you,
our time's run out,
but I'll wait on the line
until my battery dies.
Tell me, dear,
how did I do you wrong?
I'll do whatever it takes
to get you back in my arms.
If I can just repent
for what I've done,
the frequencies of our hearts
could harmonize again.

This was not how I thought we would part.
It's so impersonal.
Voicemail's how we talk.
You're all I need,
so dial me.
Oh yeah, yeah. Girl, just dial me.

You won't say a word.
It's like we never were.
Why won't you answer me,
acknowledge words I speak?
Your silence is deafening,
completely fills my ears,
and now it's all I hear.
I'll go to sleep tonight
with no one by my side.
I've made so many mistakes,
but you will always be my
deepest regret.
I wish I'd never let you go,
but you don't want to know.

This was not how I thought this would go.
I can't make you come home
talking on the phone.
You're all I need,
my lungs to breathe.

(The images on my artwork are from Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Credit goes to Activision and Sledgehammer Games. Thanks for making a sweet game!)

Exo-Shield

Brandon and I are back again with another track--this time, a cover of Twenty One Pilots' amazing track, "Truce". No matter how bad things get... don't give up.

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Lyrics:
Now the night is coming to an end.
The sun will rise and we will try again.

Stay alive, stay alive for me.
You will die, but now your life is free.
Take pride in what is sure to die.

I will fear the night again.
I hope I'm not my only friend.

Stay alive, stay alive for me.
You will die, but now your life is free.
Take pride in what is sure to die.

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Links:
Original "Truce" music video by Twenty One Pilots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCeBNwBUkcI
Twenty One Pilots' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/twentyonepilots
Brandon's blog of poetry and other artistic writing: http://thesethingsblog.blogspot.com/

Truce (Twenty One Pilots Cover) (ft. Brandon Haut)

My remix of "I'm Gonna Show You Crazy", originally by Bebe Rexha. Find her version here!
https://youtu.be/kEDZZin4_eM

Lyrics:
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(verse 1)
There's a war inside my head.
Sometimes I wish that I was dead.
I'm broken.
So I call this therapist,
and she said, "Girl, you can't be fixed.
Just take this."

(pre-chorus)
I'm tired of trying to be normal.
I'm always overthinking.
I'm driving myself crazy.
So what if I'm fucking crazy?
And I don't need your quick fix.
I don't want your prescriptions
just 'cause you say I'm crazy.
So what if I'm fucking crazy?
Yeah, I'm gonna show you.

(chorus)
Loco, maniac, sick bitch, psychopath.
Yeah, I'm gonna show you,
I'm gonna show you.
I'm gonna show you
mental, out my brain,
bat-shit, go insane.
Yeah, I'm gonna show you,
I'm gonna show you.
I'm gonna show you.

(verse 2)
I've been searching city streets
trying to find the missing piece
like you said,
and I searched hard only to find
there's not a single thing that's wrong
with my mind.

(pre-chorus)
(chorus) x2

Links
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http://facebook.com/TheTwilightMusicProduction
Find the video at http://youtu.be/zkFLvRvdXd4


Bebe Rexha - I'm Gonna Show You Crazy (The Twilight Remix)

(Check out the video here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ecpd8TTk00)

Alex and I are back with another new track, and it is a loving tip of the hat to a game we both played and enjoyed growing up: the one and only Sonic the Hedgehog on Sega Genesis!

Back in the day (a.k.a. before we were even in the double digits), Alex and I were pretty awful at video games. We were never able to make it past Marble Zone (which is sad, as it's only the second stage in the game!), so we got to know its music quite well! That's why we decided to remix it for you all!

We hope you enjoy :)

Sonic is owned by SEGA and Sonic Team. Marble Zone was originally composed by Masato Nakamura.

(Originally released 19 July 2015)

Links
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The Twilight
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNU01FkNFVWjnyeY4BbTsbg
http://facebook.com/TheTwilightMusicProduction

Alex Carroll (Syndroversion)
https://soundcloud.com/alex-carroll-36
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ebQLWFdV0GzxqBtlObtVA

Marble Zone (The Twilight and Syndroversion Remix)

Track 3 from my and Brandon's debut album, "Stargazer". Check out the full playlist here:
https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight/sets/stargazer

Brandon and I have been working on Cinnamon for a very long time, and we're both extremely excited to bring it to all of you! We sincerely hope you enjoy.

Special thanks to:
-Hannah Farajpanahi (photographer -- find her at http://farajpanahiphotography.com/)
-Brittany Meister (make-up design, as well as additional vocals)
-Kelsey Smyth (model)



Lyrics:
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(Verse 1)
You're such a hot mess,
fire in my chest.
See you across the room so
out of touch. You won't say much.
Ice cold, but underneath
your cool facade I know you're cinnamon.

(Build)
Quit playing around with me.
I'll have you know I won't be beat.
You won't make me melt,
but we are stuck in the moment.
Quit playing around with me.
I'll have you know I won't be beat.
You won't make me melt,
so why stay frozen? Let's heat things up.

(Chorus)
Under the flashing lights,
you light my dynamite.
The fire in your stride
to keep me up all night.
If only I could face
the flames of your embrace,
but I know in the end you'll burn me.
I know you're cinnamon.
You light my dynamite.
The fire in your stride.
The flames of your embrace,
but I know in the end you'll burn me.
I know you're cinnamon.

(Verse 2)
The games you're playing
have got me spinnin' 'round.
Won't bother askin' 'boutcha
if you're messin' me around.
So hard to keep this pace
when I wanna replace this dance floor with your place.

-Chorus-

(Rap)
Yeah girl, I know your game:
hard to get, makes me insane!
Looking for attention and a moment of fame,
you're just lightin' up the club tryna make some gains.
You can look elsewhere though,
cuz I ain't got the time to stop, drop, and roll.
Twerk that ass in the other direction. (Oh yeah!)
I know you're cinnamon.

-Chorus-

(Outro)
You light my dynamite.
You keep me up all night.
The flames of your embrace,
but I know in the end you'll burn me.
I know you're cinnamon.



Links
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https://facebook.com/TheTwilightMusicProduction
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNU01FkNFVWjnyeY4BbTsbg

Cinnamon (ft. Brandon Haut)

A cover of "If It Means a Lot to You" by A Day To Remember, performed by Alex and Belle. Thanks to Andy Wagner (https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight) for helping us produce this EP.

Featuring:
Andy Wagner (https://soundcloud.com/the-twilight): Guest vocals
Dominic Tran (https://soundcloud.com/ifwecouldfly-music): Guest vocals
Luke Sebentsfeldt: Guitar and guest vocals

Forever Humans EP

If It Means a Lot to You

Syndroversion is a one man musical project by Alex Carroll. I started teaching myself guitar in 2011, and I have also been experimenting with writing my own original tracks. Thanks to some encouragement from friends, I have finally decided to put some of these tracks out there for everyone to hear.