A song I wrote inspired by Boone Cutler's "Spartan Pledge". 

"I will not take my own life by my own hand without talking to my battle buddy first.  My mission is to find a mission to help my warfighter family."

The two verse song is intended as a duet to be sung by brothers Don and Zak Zuzula of The Tosspints where the verses alternate between the two voices.

Spartan Pledge

Pirates Life

Live track from Moonrunners Music Festival @ Reggies, CHicago, IL

4. Whiskey Be My Savior

Your Name

This was a track that we collaborated on during a clinic put on by Andy Reed at Reed Recording Company in July 2014. 

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds

11 Empty Bottles, title track from the 2008 album by The Tosspints recorded live at Moonrunners Music Festival at Reggies in Chicago Illinois. 

11 Empty Bottles Live

From The Tosspints upcoming album "The Privateer"

This song was written by a war veteran about the "hollow" feeling he has in his post military years, dealing with the desire to try to forget and the shared bond that he will always feel for his comrades as they all struggle with the task of healing themselves. 

Lyrics:

There won’t be a reprise this time
an empty man whose empty eyes 
give away no secrets that they hide
they’re left unfound

the story isn’t broken it’s untold
no one listens to tales of hollow men
no mystery of their lives 
here to unfold


This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang not with a song

Not a chance for us to say
The things we wished we'd say
no words or notes to carry on
 
	Don’t say good bye
	Don’t say hello
	I never wanted this here life
	I just want to be alone

	Don’t break me down
	Don’t take my hand
	I am not strong enough to hold
	I do not think you understand

	I am not a hero
	I’m just a hollow man


We lean on each other
because their history it’s mine
they’re all my brothers
all locked together in our time

Remember us if at all 
not as lost and Violent souls
just the men who stood together
shed our blood and paid our tolls

This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang not with a song

standing alone like brothers
estranged by memories and pain
we live our lonely lives we’re not the same

	Don’t say good bye
	Don’t say hello
	I never wanted this here life
	I just want to be alone

	Don’t break me down
	Don’t take my hand
	I am not strong enough to hold
	I do not think you understand

	I am not a hero
	I’m just a hollow man


This is the way the world ends
This is the way the world ends
Not with a bang not with a song

Not a chance for us to say
The things we wished we'd say
no words or notes to carry on
 
Don’t say good bye
Don’t say hello
I never wanted this here life
I just want to be alone

Don’t break me down
Don’t take my hand
I am not strong enough to hold
I do not think you understand

I am not a hero
I’m just a hollow man


Hollow Man

Acoustic version of The Tosspints song "Your Name" from their album "Have You Been Drinking?"

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