This song is about how awesome it is to have a family even when you're totally broke. 

Years ago, we lost almost everything when my wife had cancer. We were completely broke at the time. As we were walking into Walmart with what little money we had, I looked down to see my kids laughing, and my daughter skipping into the store. At that moment, I just thought, "I'm the richest man alive." That was the basis for this song.

*Scheduled for release on November 22nd, 2022

Lyrics:
No money scraping by, just make do,
jimmy rig it, I don't mind,
cause it's with you.

Don't got much, no shock there
Just having you with me here,
have the rest of the stuff, I don't care.
I'm the richest man alive

We lost everything, 
Then I see you, looking at me smiling.
It's all I need.
Got all I need.

Don't got much, no shock there
Just having you with me here,
Have the rest of the stuff, I don't care.
I'm the richest man alive

Always chasing that pipe dream,
To be fulfilled in the next big thing.
I had to lose it all to finally see, 
Without it all how good life,
How good life could be.

Don't got much, no shock there
Just having you with me here,
Have the rest of the stuff, I don't care.

I'm the richest man alive
Just having you here,
I'm the richest man alive

Richest Man Alive

I've had my share of beat downs, but I found that as long you keep getting back up, it's impossible to fail. We're also putting this song out in January to give people an extra kick in the pants for their New Year's resolutions. A lot of times, people throw in the towel when they are so much closer to a breakthrough than they realize. This song is about never backing down.

We Can't Fail

This is the opening track on the Won't Stop EP

Won't Stop Lyrics

You thought I was beat
Don't you wish it were only that easy
Now I'm just peeved
Still cleaning up all the damage you've done
So you want a fight
Promise you then it's gonna get ugly

The harder you try
To beat down and break me
The harder, the harder I'll fight
You won't beat me

You can't break me.
Can't stop me cause I will never
Quit fighting you
Can't break me
Can't stop me cause I will never
Stop fighting you

I'm ready to play
Though I know you will pull all you can just to stop me
Now I can see
How to thwart all your tactics to crush me

The harder you try
To beat down and break me
The harder, the harder I'll fight
You won't beat me

You can't break me
Can't stop me cause I will never
Quit fighting you
Can't break me
Can't stop me cause I will never
Stop fighting you

Now I can see
I've always had legions behind me
You can still try
But you know with them
You cannot stop me

You can't break me
Can't stop me cause I will never
Quit fighting you
Can't break me
Can't stop me cause I will never
Quit fighting you
Stop fighting you

Won't stop till we've won

Wont Stop

Broken is about crashing hard and hitting bottom. This will be part of an upcoming concept album about crushing addiction. 
Release date 2/28/2023

Broken Lyrics:

Don't know what to say
I have no excuse
What more could I do? 
What more can I do?
I've never quite won
It's never enough

I've been here a thousand times before
So what's going to change this time?
All that I know is I still can't let go 
Even though it's the one thing 
that's holding me down

Lift this from me
Please fix me from the inside

Lift this from me
Please fix me from the inside

You know it's more than I could fathom
So much harder than I imagined
If only there'd been some way 
I could have felt
could have seen, could have known 
what this'd taken me through.

Lift this from me
It's all I'm asking

Lift this from me
It's all I'm asking

I've been here a thousand times before
What's going to change this time?
I'm still scarred and broken at the core
So all this remains

I need this to change
I need this to change

Lift this from me
Fix me from the inside
Lift this, lift this
Lift this from me

Please fix me, fix me
There's nothing else I can say
Just will you take me?

Here I am now
Exposed before you
All that I am
here before you
Will you please
Just take me as I am?

Broken

Half Life about not getting preoccupied with life's distractions and vanity.

Half Life Lyrics:
Just go with the flow
It's one big circus we know
Life
No rush can satisfy
Drowning in thrills, fads and fashions
Lost in the lust and obsessions
Filling the void with more void
It's insanity

Ooh, ooh, won't live no half life

We all know there's more
Beyond the bright lights and strobes
Real life
No rush can satisfy
Drowning in thrills, fads and fashions
Lost in the lust and obsessions
Filling the void with more void
It's insanity

Ooh, won't live no half life
Ooh, won't live no half life

We know there's so much more
So much more
Won't live no half life
Won't live no half life

Drowning in thrills, fads and fashions
Lost in the lust and obsessions
Filling the void with more void
It's insanity

Don't even know what we're missing
Til we give up this selfish living
There is no plateau
To this high

Ooh, won't live no half life
We know there's so much more
Won't live no half life
Won't live no half life
Won't life no half life
Won't live no half life

Half Life

Sometimes you have to lose it all, just to realize how rich you already are. This song is about how awesome it is to have your family even when you're totally broke.

Richest Man Alive [Acoustic]

Finding freedom from addiction through giving it all to God. Set to be released on August 2nd, 2023

Found My Soul

If you've ever felt like you're not good enough and keep messing up over and over, you'll appreciate this song. It's an electro-pop ballad called "Surrender", coming out on September 30th, for National Recovery Day.

Surrender

This song is about taking the leap of faith when you know what you've got to do but have no idea how it's all going to work out.

As I Fall

Before my daughter was born, I recorded her heartbeat during the ultrasound. I thought it would be cool to put it in a song, so used it for the rhythm, then built the song around it.
It became an instrumental lullaby for my daughter.

Prelude To Sunshine

Social media, news, politics, and all the shiny objects getting pitched to us non-stop make it nearly impossible not to get sucked into the vortex of distraction. This song about sticking it to the status quo to focus on what's most important.

Not Gonna Waste It

This alt rock track is about looking for satisfaction in the thrills, hype, money, and fame, only to find something's still missing. This is the opening track for an upcoming concept album about breaking those chains.

Missing

"Make Me Whole" is about escaping our innermost demons in pursuit of inevitable redemption.

Make Me Whole

The One Tonic is an anthemic, electro-alt rock project started by musician Matt Soren. Blending the sonic flavor of Muse or Imagine Dragons with a dad who has A.D.D., The One Tonic is about making the most of this cool chaotic life.

A portion of all net proceeds from ticket, product and merchandise sales will go directly to support organizations that strive to strengthen families and lift individuals out of addiction, mental illness and brokenness. Get more info at: https://theonetonic.com/

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