For months, I've been participating in a weekly songwriting challenge for /r/songaweek.  This is the collection of songs in order from newest to oldest.

Each of these songs was completely written and produced in one week (typically a Wednesday to Wednesday period).

Song a Week Challenge

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Submissions — Week 15 (Theme: Patience)

For the Song a Week Theme "Color."

Lyrics:

Hear you coming
Your feet are pounding
My ears against the floor
My head is aching
My mind is racing
I can't take any more

The door flies open
My heart is broken
I don't know what I see
The pain, the torture
Soon to be over
The ghost of what was me

I see your eyes
Turned black as night

I hear you move just one step away
I feel your breath just one inch away
I see your eyes
Turned black as night

My eyes grow wide, just one quick mistake
My hands to fists, just one move to make
I see your eyes
Go black to white

And I know I'm done

I know we're done
Why do we do this to ourselves?
Who have we become?
Where are we even going?

I see you fading
I see you fading

What do we even want?
Who are we becoming?
The dark places we have gone 
I don't know if we can come back

I see you fading 
I see you fading
I see you fading
Becoming something worse

From Black To White

For Song a Week Theme - "Sorry." - Updated Mix 10-18-18

The sorry came too late
It should have come before the bomb
It should have come before the kill
It should have come before I was gone
  
The sorry came  too  late
I could have told you before it was dead
I could have told you what's stuck in my head
I could have told you what all of this meant

The life that we used to dream about
The fears that we used to talk about
The hope that we used to want to share
The love that used to fill the air

It all comes apart
We all come apart
Nothing is forever
Words lost in the storm

The sorry came too late
I know I could have been better
You know you should have known better
But all we had was faith

The sorry came too late
I never had the strength to give
You never had the trust within
And now it's so far gone

It all comes apart
We all come apart
Nothing is forever
Words lost in the storm

Lost In The Storm

For /r/songaweek theme of "Fear."

A rock anthem about the moments when you fall down. Defiance in the moment of being beaten.  Triumph regardless of failure.  Choosing to live how you like.  

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Lyrics:

Shaking
I shake against the force
If the wind blows me down
How will I know if I get up again?

Bracing
I brace against a storm
Send your thunder and your lightning
You'll still see me here fighting

Swallow the pride
Keep fear inside
I'll drown if I have to
I'll live how I want to
Crawl past the line
Weaker with time
I'll drown if I have to
I'll live how I want to

Standing
My knees shake under me
If my legs just give way
I know I can't get up again

Racing
My heart ready to burst
Even when things get blurry
I still know my soul

Swallow the pride
Keep fear inside
I'll drown if I have to
I'll live how I want to
Crawl past the line
Weaker with time
I'll drown if I have to
I'll live how I want to

Live How I Want To

For /r/songaweek theme of "Kids."

Hugely distorted bass and raging guitars in a grunge and metal fusion.  I obviously didn't have a typical childhood.

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Lyrics:

On the outside looking in
Can't seem to keep from looking away
Lust after things that I'll never have
A person that I'll never be

Fortunate son - aren't you the treasured one?
But the apple of your eye has turned to stone
The years are building up, we can't ignore them
Become the person that you never dreamed

Nightmares
Awake
My name in vain
Arise
This rage
My soul to take

How could you take such poor care of your creation?
Watch his fear slowly grow into fixation?
We'd count mistakes but we'd be gone before we're done 
And the memories are all still the same

Now the monster in your closet's apathetic
And the devil's in your head - could you forget it?
The paths both back and forward are ablaze
Yet here you are cursing my name

Nightmares
Awake
My name in vain
Arise
This rage
My soul to take

God bless the child
God loves his children

My Name In Vain

Spacey rock song with a variety of wide vocal elements.

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Lyrics:

It comes to me in deepest dreams
It feels so real but so far it seems
The light it guides away from fear
The compass point that brought me here

In time I’ll learn to find my wings
Escape the shadows my mind brings
Until the darkness splits in half
And lets the light reveal a path

Sunlight
Creeping through the blinds
Make my eyes go wide
Reveal the secrets I have kept from myself 

Light
Breaking the façade
A frozen path now thawed
Reveal the mystery buried deep within me

I’m going for broke
Though my mind is broken
I’m digging for gold
Though my treasure is stolen
I’m lost on the path
Though I’ve been here before
Still hope is a stowaway
My heart is a stowaway yeah...

Predetermination’s not my thing
I’d rather be the cause of everything
So when I’m upside down
There’s no one but me to blame

I’m going for broke
Though my mind is broken
I’m digging for gold
Though my treasure is stolen
I’m lost on the path
Though I’ve been here before
Still hope is a stowaway
My heart is a stowaway yeah...

In Deepest Dreams

Electro-madness with shades of Depeche Mode and other 80s synth pop and some modern flair.

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Lyrics:

When everything feels hopeless
When all things fade to black
Your life's a curtain call
Slowed up to a crawl
And everything is darkness

When colors drain to grey
When hope just floats away
Your heart in overwhelm
Caught under a spell
Now everything is jaded

I'll give you all I can
I'll give you all I have
I don't know all the answers
All I have is faith

Your fire might be out
The winter may be frozen
Your spark against a stone
You're farther from your home
Stay strong, keep on

I know you're tired
I know you're weak
I know you're resigned to defeat
I know your anger
I know your grief
I know you'll overcome the fear
I know your fire
I've seen the flame
I know you'll find it once again
I know your depth
I know your dream
I know there's more here than it seems

Your fire might be out
The winter may be frozen
Your spark against a stone
You're far from home
Stay strong, keep on

Spark Against A Stone

A hypnotic and eerie orchestral rock song building to an epic climax.

For song a week theme of "Patience."

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Lyrics:

When he crashed down to earth 
He had a score to settle 
And all of them around us
Refused to let him fly

He couldn't wait for God
So he set out to find him
He couldn't wait for peace
So he set out to find war  

When he shook off the dirt
He hadn't found his mettle
And all of them surround him
Refused to let him fly

He wouldn't wait for God
And when he set out to find him
He didn't see his piece 
So he started up a war

Crashed Down To Earth

Demo

No Patience For Patience

In 2019 I'm doing the reddit song-a-week challenge. I'm going to be uploading a new song every week for 52 weeks, usually with a certain theme. 
See this post for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/songaweek/comments/2q89tr/everything_you_need_to_know_about_rsongaweek/

Week 15 Theme: Patience

Patience

2019w15 (Out of Pocket)

1915 Patience

A journey from a haunting church choir up into an anthemic and epic rock chorus.

For song a week theme of "Reverb."

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Lyrics:

It was in the rain
His fear washed away
While hope and ambition seemed to float

The tears of rage
Were wiped from his face
And destiny set on its course

In the face of such loss
It's easy to see
Why faith is now in short supply
The damning effect
Of a life we once led
Returned to the peace now of rest

Now grey
Soft rain
Purpose redefined
And the tragedy mine
Alone
There's nothing left to see

Heart beating slow
And thoughts now a blur
The opposites easy to feel

Splintering focus
So quick to pervade
Consciousness sharp razor blade

In the face of such loss
It's easy to see
Why faith is now in short supply
The damning effect
Of a life we once led
Returned to the peace now of rest

Be quiet 
Be still
Be quiet 
Be still
The storm will pass
Peace to the land
Be quiet 
Be still
Be quiet 
Be still
The storm will pass
Peace to the land

Faith In Short Supply

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Lyrics:

Took the trip to the cigar box
Shaking off the peace of mind
Comfort in the shame inhaled
The only bliss in a sordid tale

Checking in so my mind checks out
Flip the switch and the flame bursts now
I'm feeling safe, let the truth be told
But the danger waits in a burning roll

Check in...breathe deep...
To the cigar box hotel
Check in...breathe deep...
You can't get out
But you never want to leave 

The puff of smoke floats your pains away
Put fears off til the final days
When panic sets you don't have to fear
You might move on but you're always here

Check in...breathe deep...
To the cigar box hotel
Check in...breathe deep...
You can't get out
But you never want to leave

Take comfort in the place you come from
Take pleasure in the pleasures of home.
Be present for the calming sensation
Forget your hope - give it all to temptation

Cigar Box Hotel

An angsty anthem on betrayal, loss, and the impact on both sides.

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Lyrics:

Whispered soft betrayals at the start
Giving me the predilection
To open up beyond my heart
Let it in beyond all the shadows of my doubt

Have you never wondered why –
What you say spirals around in your face?
Trigger happy with all your pains and discontent
Firing at your target with your testament

I never wondered why
I never questioned why
I only wanted the best for you and I
I never opened my eyes

Living with a penetrating burden
My thoughts always keeping faith
That I can overcome my loss
Feel it choking me, feel it crushing me

Have you never wondered why –
The truth spirals around and it’s forced in my face?
Trigger happy with all my will to love
Firing at my feet, find my face back in the mud

I never wondered why
I never questioned why
I only wanted the best for you and I
I never opened my eyes

Whisper Soft Betrayals

The Silence Noise (n) - The moment before the music begins. The hushed moment of anticipation and build up of energy. The project features elements of various types of rock including progressive rock, ethereal rock, industrial, metal, classical, and electronic music.

The story of The Silence Noise seemed like it may have been over 10 years ago.

But the band roared back to life in 2018 in Boston, combining a signature alternative rock sound combining the heavy rock of Muse with the dramatic elements of Depeche Mode and the progressive inspiration of bands like The Dear Hunter and Coheed and Cambria. The project is the brainchild of one multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Ken Course.

Whether it's huge and epic moments featured in "Lost in the Storm," heavier rock like in "From Black to White," or the progressive atmosphere of "My Feet in the Mud," The Silence Noise has something for many different tastes.

The Silence Noise was Founded in 1999 by Ken Course.  The project evolved from using extremely basic elements such as basic Casio synths and tape recorders up through full fledged progressive rock.  The evolution of the sound throughout the years moved from more 80s and goth inspirations such as Depeche Mode, The Cure, and The Smiths to more industrial and rock influences such as Nine Inch Nails and Muse.

The Silence Noise seeks to challenge your musical frontiers with a variety of emotional and sensory palettes.  What will you discover?