This is detailing the cave scene from the first book.  

Lyrics:

Well it's cold and dark in this small cave
but the world outside is much too grey
How glad I am to have you near
with me here

And I've heard it said this life is hard
but these past few nights have been so dark
How glad I am to feel you near
with me here

Well I told the world I loved you so
and I've always watched you come and go
How glad I am to see you near
with me here

And anytime your heart aches,
anytime your fear wakes
and anytime your cries shake
my arms are yours
my arms are yours

I remember that old song you sang
and the day I found you in the rain
I would gladly take all of your pain
to be with you here

And anytime you need sleep,
anytime you need peace
from hunger, thirst, or bad dreams, 
my arms are yours
my arms are yours

Come And Go

Together

This was written for the beginning of book 2.  


Hold my breath 
Freeze my lungs
The cold reminds me that I have won
but what have I to show for it
except a fragile mind?
Like fractured glass
I can feel the cracks
dressing my heart and my head
I hate that 
I can barely sleep alone these days

If there's a fire inside me
it's been smothered by the cold
Don't look for me, I'm hiding
though I hate being alone..

What's never said
What's never said

Round and round 
in circles we go 
The looks we trade
colder than snow
Both of us always at the mercy of all of our ghosts
And I can't erase or separate
the nightmare from the dream
I hate this
We talk but we don't speak
We look but we don't seek

Cold

"Grow Back"

What innocence is left among this place? 
Oh, what a state I'm in 
So little left among the flames 
Where do we begin? 
I feel it breaking up my heart

The days are just something I cannot face
the fogs I stumble through
till nighttime comes to take its place
where my fears are all renewed
I fear I’m coming all apart

And I know you’re gone
but if you’re listening at all,
please come home to help me up
Come home to help me up

And home is just a place I rest my head
it’s nothing without you
and all the things I wish I'd said
are echoed through the room
I cannot do this on my own

But then you saw me standing out upon the ledge,
you then fought so hard to get back to me again
And every night I thought my grief would drive me mad
In the dark you laid with me as we grew back 
together, we grew back

You're the flower in the Spring
to bring me back to life again
You're the love that I seek
that makes me feel whole again
Though it's hard to face the truth
of all the losses that we feel,
should you ask if I love you
know the answer’s always "real"
Forever "real"

Grow Back

Instrumental post-rock track.

This was written for the part in book 1 where she spends the night in the arena and then wakes up and sees a giant fire blazing towards her.

Wall Of Fire

Hello.  I play guitar/write/sing in a band called Fall Like Rockets, but I also have this side project..The Exile.  

The premise of this band is to create my own personal soundtracks to my favorite books/shows/movies.  These different mediums inspire us all in different ways, and they so happen to make me want to write music. 

 My influences for this band will range anywhere from post-rock/post-hardcore/prog-rock bands like Thrice, Moving Mountains, Caspian, and This Will Destroy You.  Folk artists like Noah Gunderson and Dustin Kensrue.  Indie bands like The National and Daughter.  And even some of the more thematic elements of bands like Coldplay.  With these influences, I hope to craft songs that capture the mood and tone of the mediums these songs are rooted in.  

My first album will be a collection of songs about The Hunger Games series, a personal favorite of mine.  I have in the works about 5-6 songs for each book.  Any questions?  Feel free to message!  I'd love to elaborate.  