very good song. i'm sorry if you're feeling like this, and i hope you feel better soon. of course, it's probably rude to assume that a songwriter's feeling like their most recent song, but best of luck either way.

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Star Trek fansong! Inspired by Star Trek: Into Darkness bc it was a fun movie with a cool villain. Listen with headphones for the best sound!
•••
I don’t sleep, because when I do I dream
about darkness and death, and each final breath
and all the other things I’ve seen. 

Perhaps that’s why I never shut my eyes
because staying awake is all that it takes
to make you feel like you can’t die. 

Cold, so cold; nothing left to hold
as I fell and I fell, trapped in the cell
of my mind, now centuries old. 

Don’t dare weep for the secrets they keep
into darkness with your friends, if you didn’t want this to end
then you should have let me sleep. 

So listen closely, pay attention
because you’re not safe anymore.
I’m here to tell you your own story
I’m here to settle older scores. 

What would you do for your family?
Would you let them set fire to the sky?
Now that they’re weapons for the enemy
I’ve got seventy-two reasons to die.
So hurt them, and I promise,
I’ll make things go awry. 

I’ve loved and lost, these paths that cross
aren’t destiny or fate, but justice come too late
I’ve won this game, and at such cost. 

Don’t you see there’s so much more to be
than killers and killed, you know you’ll lose the thrill
when death becomes your final plea. 

I listened closely, paid attention
and I’ve been quiet, patient, sly
this is the ending to my story
no bang, no death and no goodbye.


What did you do for your family?
You let them set fire to the sky.
You’ve made yourself become the enemy
now which of us deserves to die?
Congratulations, captain
you made things go awry. 

So here we are, bearing each other’s scars
this precipice is more than just two sides at war
it’s life against life, the sky against stars.

Awry

A simple little Dr. Who song I wrote yesterday... the recording's not too great, but I had fun!

People focus so much on the Doctor's human companions that we tend to forget that he has (or had) a very extensive timelord family. Most, if not all of them, are dead and lost. This is a song to the Doctor from his family.

My little Lord, you’ve run so far
so far from silver leaves and two bright golden stars
into the unknown and the black
although I know that you are never coming back
I’m sure you’ve changed, my dear, I’m sure you would astound
if only I could see you now.

My little Lord, you’ve up and gone
to other worlds and other times and other dawns
within those walls of wooden blue
I thought I’d spend my days forever there with you
but things will change, my dear, as time will allow
and you travel without me now.

My little Lord, it’s been so long
since clockwork language ticked and tocked our family song
perhaps I knew you, maybe not
in either case, there’s just one small thing you forgot:
that though things change, my dear, and you know best just how
I’m still somewhere and with you now.

Let’s raise a glass to our physician
to our grandfather, father, brother, husband, son, (cousin, great-grandfather)
to one who’s lost far too many (and too much)
one who burns brighter than the sun.

Our little Lord, you’ve come so far
one thousand years of time and space and here you are
so when you’ve lost another friend (oh, you’ve lost so many friends, too many friends)
just one of many who you thought could never end
I hope you know, my dear, I’m sure I would be proud
if only I could see you now.

Our Physician

A song commissioned by flat-san. She wanted a song written about her story, "The Midnight Children." And here it is!

Please try headphones for the best sound. :)
•••
It was a January day
unlucky numbers clouded visions full of gray
but I opened up my eyes for the first the first time, in a way
and I screamed, and I screamed, and screamed.

It was a bright August-ian face
that smiled at me and brought me out of my disgrace
and laughed a little bit and said that she’d join in the chase
so we dreamed, and we dreamed, and dreamed.

He had a warm September death
just slipped away upon the wisp of final breath
and I found him in a haze of those we cannot forget
who left but never moved on.

And in July I tripped and fell
I heard a crack and felt a pain and gave a yell
and now I stumble sideways, and I do it pretty well
and I may be broken, but at least the pain is gone.

I’m about as special as a glass of water
but I can see the faces of the after-slaughter
and I’m covered in the scars of the things that no one sees
and I could have the whole world down on its knees
and the end.

It was a January sky
looming overhead when I first wished I could die
but I opened up my eyes and I let them cry
and I cried and I cried and I cried.

And on a fateful April day
an April girl and I stood on a world that went astray
and I saw my own fate and threw my life away
and I died, how I died, how I died.

I’m about as special as a glass of water
but I can see the faces of the after-slaughter
and I’ll never grow up but I’ve already grown old
and mine is the story that will never be told
the story of the boy and his midnight friends
and the end.

January Day

Commissioned by Adam.

Dear diary, my pen is fiery quick ‘cross your faded pages
you’re my secret friend that I hide under my pillowcase
dear diary, why is it so hard to force words out of my mouth?
so hard to hold eye contact when we’re speaking face to face
listen to the pitter-Patter
of the rain outside
maybe I should sleep on this.
Listen to the awful chatter
from the outskirts of the dance
maybe, we could have a chance.

Life can turn on a Dime
happens all the time
I know I’ll be fine
but it turned on a Dime.

Dear diary, one short inqui-ery: will I ever fit in?
I’m perfect but nobody sees it, and no one should judge me
dear diary, I’m such a lucky girl to be here with all the rest
I’m perfect, but nowhere near the best.
Listen to the quiet songs
of the Robins in the trees
joy and a bit of regret.
Separate, eliminate 
the privilege of the unworthy
and this is what we get?

Life can turn on a Dime
happens all the time
I know I’ll be fine
but it turned on a Dime.



Dear Diary

My A Cappella cover of Chameleon Circuit's Blink. Recorded in 2011.

Blink (Chameleon Circuit cover)

My medley of Chameleon Circuit songs including Knock Four Times, Awful Lot of Running, Big Bang Two, The Sound of Drums, Nightmares, and Exterminate Regenerate. Recorded in 2011. 

Chameleon Circuit Medley

Stand by your easel, paintbrush in hand
and stare into the deep sea of white
the greenhouse is cluttered, there’s nowhere to stand
and the colors are dripping, and growing to plants
and the windows are fogged with the heat of the moment
so don’t hesitate – if you do, you will lose it
and you stare, and you stare, and you stare, and you stare
to the beat of the clock that is ticking there.

Paint with the blood of the days gone by, paint with the blood of the days.

Stare at your notebook, a page new and crisp
and as blank as a stagnating mind.
Your pen is a fairy to grant you one wish
but the words keep repeating, “You’re better than this,”
and your hand is shaking with unrested eyesight
and you’re bending the spine that you use to stay upright
and you care and you care and you care and you care
too much to see the words that are written there.

Write with the tears of the time you’ve lost, write with the tears of the time.

Hold your guitar like a promise to keep
and wait for the strings to break.
A sweet lullaby – now you’re falling asleep
which is not all that different from staying awake
and you’re soon woken up by the dream of the moment
but you hesitated and now you have lost it
and you stare and you stare and you stare and you stare
into the past to see what you’re missing there.

Play with the guilt of a wistful sigh, play with the guilt of a sigh…
and watch your inkwell run dry.

Dream Of The Moment

Finally, new song! I've been gone for way too long, I know.
This one was commissioned by terezi-shmerezi for her story. It takes place in a futuristic but steampunk world and centers around a young woman named Rosa who can communicate with ghosts and see the inevitable death of anyone she touches. 
•••
She walks like no woman that I’ve ever seen before
like dancing on the air instead of dancing on the floor
and each step she takes just fills you with such grace
that you’re always left wanting more.

I’ve heard but some whispers that I cannot quite believe
I’ve heard that she keeps men and women hanging to her sleeve
and begging for some scraps of her voice of golden silk
which they will, gratefully, receive.

But they say, oh they say, that her skin is a spell
and they see, oh they see, the sadness in her eyes when she wishes them farewell

Oh dancing girl, let’s see you twirl, we will watch you through the night
and when you feel us, you will know us, you will see a horrid sight
they tell me you can foretell the doom of every hand within your clutch
and all the mortals will cower before your touch.

She seems to reach the sky with her gloves of woven milk
and every star she touches falls into her palm of silk
and every time she pulls off them off and leaves her fingers cold
her smile turns sad and wise and so old.

But they tell of some darkness that haunts behind her eyes
They say that she hears whispers, they say that she is wise
they say that they have heard her saying in her sleep
that everyone eventually dies.

And she cries, oh she cries, and never answers why
but there are whispers that she knows endings and she knows how we will die.

Oh cursed child, let’s see you smile, at the people you have doomed
and paint the patterns on the floor when you dance across the room
oh young companion, let’s see your gold skin, it is nearly too much
and you will grow up learning to fear your touch.

Touch

【Homestuck】 Three In The Morning 「  Original Vocals &amp; Lyrics」 【horizon】

An Idiot( PhemieC Cover )

A little something I improvised on the piano. It's the sherlock theme as a ballad.

If the soundcloud download doesn't work, download it via a downloader from my youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftIQtWnhn8U

BBC Sherlock Ballad

For those of you who've been around for a while, you might recognize this as the very first song I ever uploaded to SoundCloud. That version of the song now lives only on my hard drive. I deleted it due to poor recording quality. 

I've got a few songs like that, where the quality was poor so I took it down, or it's only ever been uploaded to Tumblr because it was my pre - SoundCloud days. I've decided that I want to go back and "remaster" some of those older songs because some of them, like this one, are still very special to me. 

Now about this song. This too shall pass. It's really such a weighted sentence. It's typically used as a calming phrase. 4 words that attempt to relieve your anxieties and remind you that the thing making you upset will soon pass. 

But I like to remember that it's also a warning. A reminder that the good things in life, the things you want, the things you desire, will just as quickly pass if you don't reach out and grab them when you get the chance. So carpe diem. Seize the day. Seize the moment. Live in the now. 

And don't forget that there are so many good things in life. We don't have to always live in the negative. 

Lyrics:
When life gives you heartache,
And struggle, and strife,
And knocks you to the ground,
With a twist of the knife, 
When you're feeling mighty lonely,
And troubled, and blue,
Just listen to these words,
That I'm singing to you,

Every day’s a new one,
With yellow sun, blue skies,
Happy birds singing songs,
And laughing ’til you cry. 
It's a melody unspoken,
A summer field of grass, 
Just remember this, my dear,
This too shall pass. 

Sometimes when you're down,
And out of the race,
Life can be a real big jerk,
And kick dirt in your face,
But whenever you have given up,
That's when you've let life win,
So get up off the ground my friend,
And just lift up that chin,

Because every day’s a new one,
With yellow stars, deep skies,
Singing under moonlight,
And laughing ’til you cry. 
It's a foaming ocean tide,
A piece of pink sea glass,
Don't forget these words my love,
This too shall pass. 

And who knows how much time we have?
Will life be short or long? 
Will I ever quit stalling,
Or finish this silly song? 
We don't know where we're going,
As we move through the atmosphere
Any day could be the last.  
But we shouldn't fear. 

Since every day's a new one,
Filled with so much joy inside,
Nothing lasts forever,
But we certainly can try. 
We should live and love each day,
As if it were our last,
Since one thing is for certain, Love, 
This too shall pass.

This Too Shall Pass

Sweet(Cover)

someone on tumblr suggested mituna so here is mituna! i'm not sure i have a complete grasp of his character yet but i tried my best!

red&blue [a mituna captor fansong]

requested by someone on tumblr i can't remember who at the moment
but damn does this song need like a rock band in the background or something

other half [a gamzee<>karkat fansong]

I am a fan of Star Trek (1966!), Doctor Who, Tolkien's works, and Sherlock. I love to read, listen to music (Obviously), and watch my shows. I also love cats.

~Rest in peace, Leonard~


Hello there, I'm Rosie!  I write songs about stuff. Download my songs on bandcamp:  https://therosielord.bandcamp.com/
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