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Grow Fonder

His name was Chris, he was the tech guy
In a job that I did when I was 25
He taught me a little about web design
He was polite and we got on fine

He liked megadeth and watched anime
Had two little girls, talked about them most days
His folks were religious and lived by the sea
I think they were in the salvation army

My birthday came round, sent Chris an invite
For drinks and some food on a Saturday night
He turned up early, full of good cheer
Gave me a card then he bought me a beer 

I was anxious for my friends to like him
He was in a good mood and at first he fit in
But he drank very quickly and got very loud
And I felt bad I'd invited him out

One by one, my friends left for home
Till me, my friend Amy and Chris were alone
In a shit bar in the middle of town
Where we drank warm mojitos that cost us £6

Then all of a sudden, Chris burst into tears
Said his marriage was ending, he'd wasted those years
He was fighting for custody for both of his kids
Only saw them on weekends, said his wife was a bitch

Monday rolled by and we nodded to each other
I unfollowed his facebook, left my job for another
Sometimes I check in and see what he did
Think he remarried, now he has some step kids

Chris Ruined My Birthday (Week 29 - Benny)

I was in mourning
For nothing important
Except being broke and alone
And miles from home
As much as I head one

I reckoned I’d sleep in in the park
Make friends with the dark
But I walked past a bar
And you saw my guitar
And said “How ‘bout you play us a song?”

Without skipping a beat
I stepped of the street
Opened my case
And looked at your face
As inside my heart raced

I figured I’d play the one 
Where I play the hurt guy 
Missing the girl that he knew 
The one that I figured 
Might mean something 
To someone like you

And you found a pulse 
Where there had been none
But baby before we’d begun
We were done

Cause Love has a life of its own
Travels along and it’s gone

Twenty-four hours of love 
Is better than none
But losing it hurts every time
No matter how long
You had your run

As your head spins about
Try not to think about
Tomorrow morning
Without warning you find yourself 
Turning and walking away
At the break of the day
In the stillness of dawn

And you made a home
Where there had been none
But baby, we’re both on the board
Like two pawns

Cause Love has a life of its own
Makes its move and moves on

Love is like fire, it burns
We all get our turn
And whatever we earn
We hope that we’ve learned

But being afraid of the hurt
Is just no way to live
You love, you forgive
Be happy you did what you did
We love when we give

And you were my own
For only a moment
So I was still there 
Even though I’d flown home

Cause Love has a life of its own
Yeah Love keeps on moving along

You made a home 
Where there had been none
But honey, before we’d begun
We were done

Cause Love has a life of its own
Buries your heart and its gone

TRAVELER (DEMO)

I know it was winter 
It was probably Xmas
Think you were still Wiccan
And you called it Solstice
I burned myself cooking chicken
And you made a poultice
The snow was still falling
When we shared our first kiss

And the days were short
And the nights were so long
And the air was cold
And the earth was calm
And it all seemed like one ongoing song  
And I knew about love then
I knew about love

That was way back then when I first learned 
That the blazes keep you warm but sometimes the fire burns
And there ain’t no magic potion
That can cure a broken heart
Least there's no light in the cabin
Some things are easier in the dark 

And the days were short
And the nights were long
And the air could bite
And our bodies are warm
And I died inside on that late winter’s day
When you walked away
Yeah you went that day 

But wherever you’ve gone
Whatever your faith
Whoever you love
Whatever you celebrate
Wherever you are today
I hope that you’re OK
No, I hope you’re great
Happy Holiday

And the days were short
And the nights were long
And the hurt inside
Had no shape or form
Just a dull ache or maybe a heartstring torn
I knew about love then
I knew about love

But wherever you’ve gone
Whatever your faith
Whoever you love
Whatever you celebrate
Wherever you are today
I hope that you’re OK
No, I hope you’re great
Happy Holiday

SOLSTICE (original from reddit song a week)

I used to have to be so nice
When being naughty had a price.
But now that shame is so passé
I feel no guilt on Christmas Day.
I used to have humility and live my life in fear.
I only ever asked for things I thought he'd want to hear.
But now I'm letting Santa see
Each secret little fantasy
And now I'm saying what I really, really want this year.

I want a mansion with a whole lot of doors.
I want a supercar that's faster than yours.
I want a portrait of me twenty feet tall.
I want it all.

I want my dad to leave me all of his dough.
I want to use it all on strippers and blow.
I want it all.

I want a tower with my name on the front.
I want a rare, endangered species to hunt.
I want to keep the neighbours out with a wall.
I want it all.

I want an elevator made out of gold.
I want to date a little fourteen year old.
I want it all.

I want to rise to the top like the cream of the crop
While my friends and family fail and flop.
I want to rise to the top like the cream of the crop
While my friends and family fail and flop.
I want to rise to the top like the cream of the crop
While my friends and family fall.

I want it all.

I Want It All

some jazz in the style of Vince Guaraldi.

Falling Snow

This marks the start of a commitment to write a song every week for the next 10 weeks before I go back to school and my schedule gets weird again.

I went for a neo-soul kinda vibe on this one, and while I'm not sure I pulled it off, I had fun! I tried new stuff with pretty much all the instruments (rhythm, fancy chord voicings, singing both low and with a tiny bit of falsetto), and I think the result is a cool experiment.

Puzzle Games

Inside Outside (nananananana)

I was seventeen with roots so green
When the wind came tearing through
How it shook the trees in search for me
How there was little I could do

And when it finally found me
I was lying on my side
When the rocks cracked all around me
It was the first time that I died

Ohhhhh 
Now I hear that wail again
Ohhhhh
This mountain is my end

I was twenty-five with darker eyes
When I saw that struggling little bird
How she sang a cry with sharp surprise 
As the thunder shook her in a blur

And when it finally found her
I stepped away and turned aside
When it stole the wind inside her,
Was it her or me who died?

Ohhhh
I feel that trembling again 
Ohhhh
This mountain is my end


Now I hear it call for me, it calls for you, 
With a cold and strangled roar
Soon will it come for me, it comes for you, 
Through that breaking door

And when it finally finds us
Will we be standing side by side?
When we see the wreck behind us
It’ll be the last time that we cry

The Wind (original song)

Ahhhh it's been forever since I recorded anything. This is so rough but, hey, it's something new!

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Two kids wandering down an overgrown road
Both with sweaters on to ward off the evening cold
Oh the cold, do you feel it grow?
I don’t know, I don’t know, there’s not far to go

Ooooh what will we find down in the pines
Or will we say never mind

Tiny mushrooms springing from the rotting earth
Little whisperings as the leaves shake off the birds
Oh the birds, what have they heard?
I don’t know, I don’t know, but time will soon show

Ooooohhh what we will find down in the pines
Or will we say never mind

A clearing, some pines up ahead
Or should we turn back instead?
A sharp glint of silver in your hand
Wait oh wait I don’t understand 

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At the bottom of the hill, a thick patch of mud
Are these pine needles enough to cover the blood?

Oh the blood, why must it flood
I don’t know, I don’t know, where else can it go?

Ohhhhh don’t leave me behind down in the pines
Or will we say nevermind

Ohhhhh don't leave me behind down in the pines
I should have said nevermind

Chris Ruined My Birthday (Week 29 - Benny)

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