One In The Same (live demo with vocal track)

Tight-lipped, tight-haired woman, don’t give me your views.  Tight-lipped, tight-haired woman, you don’t have a clue. Yeah… I can’t hear your talking; you’re driving me insane. Left-right point you’re making - you don’t know what to do. Tight-lipped, tight-haired woman, you’re driving me insane. Tight-lipped, tight-haired woman, you don’t have a brain. Oooooo… I… know… Blind, emotive, shocking - you’re swimming in your mind. Now it’s clear you’re balking. Now we’re out of time. Tight-lipped, tight-haired woman, you’re driving me insane. Tight-lipped, tight-haired woman, you don’t have a brain. Oooooo… I… know… Oooooo… I… know…

Herspective (demo with vocals)

- Fall Low - 
By Ryan Douglas Brown

Played the game, you would not follow
Played the game, you would not fall…

You woke me up one night, and you said you had to go
You offered me your hand (I didn’t notice that)
You tried to wake me up (as if I didn't know)
You put on your coat, you said…
”I still love you then”

You played the game, the deal was dealt (you felt)
I can’t deny why I was blind (for you, for this)
I can’t figure out what I missed for this…

Through all the insight shared and still you went away
Fully trapped but still a word you didn’t say
Hung from life, you made the best day-by-day
Awaken to yourself, and then I heard you say…
“I’ll still love you then”

You woke me up one night, and you said you had to go
You offered me your hand (I didn’t notice that)
You tried to wake me up (as if I didn't know)
You put out the note that read…
”I still love you then”

Played the game you would not follow
Played the game, you would not fall low

Fall Low (demo w-vocals)

I never ended up finishing or editing this song.I ran out of money, then Joe (my singing teacher and the guy playing piano and bass) died suddenly of fast cancer.I wrote this a few months after my grandpa died; it was a weird time in my life in general...then he visited me one night, so I wrote this song.  It is kind of about me, and kind of about him.  Maybe one day, I'll finish it...


Love Sifts Through (Studio Demo 2)

While in college, my cousin Christian Knight offered me a chance to bring some friends to LA and record for one day for free at the studio he was studying at.  I grabbed 3 friends, a few instruments, and we headed down to LA from Chico for a weekend road trip.  We chose this song I was working on since it was the easiest for everyone to learn and write a piece to on short notice - we practiced a dozen times the day before, I wrote the rest of the lyrics the morning of, and we each got one or two takes to record for the next couple hours.  Christian sent this demo to us a month later - I think he did a great job.

Strangely Wise (LA demo)

Run (intro - acoustic demo) - 2012
R.Brown

On your own
Can't bill your time to those who have gone
One more station left before I can run...
Run

Run (intro) - 2012

We’ll Waste
R.Brown

One more wasted, lonely night (tonight)
Primary feelings now black and white (out of sight)

One more wasted, lonely night (no more waiting tonight)
Primary feelings now black and white - dissolving patience in time

One more wasted, lonely night 
No more waiting tonight

You know that I’m right 
(We know you’re right)

And we’ll waste		until it’s gone
We will waste 		for far too long
We will waste 		despite what’s wrong
We will waste 		until it’s gone

We'll Waste (live laptop demo) - 2010

Song #3 from the demo we recorded in our apartment in Chico back in the day.  Eric wrote the song, lyrics, sang back-up, and played lead guitar.  I sang and played rhythm guitar.

Taco Stomps