This was a love poem-turned-song I wrote in late 2016. 'Nuff said. :)

Earth in Your Eyes
Published in The Unrest

Can’t imagine rings without their shine,
garnet birthstones emanating on their own.
Can’t imagine materialism turning crystalline,
obsession with possessions leaves a common tone.
And I can’t imagine a life without the feline,
Egyptian goddess resurrected in the home.

Follow the cat’s smile.
Follow the cat’s smile.
Crescent moon,
laughing trick.
Follow the cat’s smile.
Follow the cat’s smile…home.

Ebon dress absorbs the Sun,
violet hair in its rightful place.
As the sunset closes its red eye for the night,
we speak with silent hush tone thoughts.
Should I be the one to confess?
Breathe deeply, stay taciturn, never overwrought.

Silhouettes tease the Anxious Ones.
Shadows seize the opportunity.
Under the sunlit guardian,
may the wind guide them towards unity.
Think we’ll just stick with the anonymous community.

You hold the world inside your mind.
No other possible way to be tantalized.
From one glimpse to a hypnosis gaze,
could have sworn I’ve seen the Earth in your eyes.

Blue-green tinted fusion,
blue-green aura vision…
what are you doing for yourself?

Walking like the woman of liberation,
stand like a Greek statue…
essence of your being,
seeing all that was seen.

A glistening shower of glitter,
making its home in the comforting strands of your hair.
Spirit of the lioness,
overlooking the animal kingdom in a game of heated stares.

You’re the elemental lady,
blazing the trail of her own path.
Never mind the interrupters of progression,
for they will surely taste your wrath.

Let us drink to the faith of sincerity!
Raise your goblet in an all time high!
Toast us twice for clarity,
with wings of flamingos attempting to fly.

Torn to pieces and reassembled,
puzzles of your mystery make sense.
I have seen the beauty, I have seen the power.
Light and darkness: the mirror shades of night.

You hold the universe in your palm.
Haunting images, made to be internalized.
Shut them all out with two blinks and a wink.
Could have sworn I’ve seen the Earth in your eyes.

June 27, 2016

Copyright © Z.M. Wise 2016

Earth In Your Eyes (a cappella)

"Hoves" is now available on cassette.
fyyy.bandcamp.com/album/hoves-1st-album

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Lyrics:

Just keep walking slowly down the same road
I think you know exactly where it would go
Who you think you are
stands before the mirror
Just target practice for the real thing

Never thought I'd run into you out here
Lucky if the rain falls once a year
Get back in your car
Get away from here
They don't know that she did nothing wrong

Just don't make it easy
This time
How can you stand it
We love to reach and come back
So we can push away
I run straight through your head
How you did the same to me
You keep showing up
And why not? I would do the same to you

Witness Protection

I woke up and saw the light

never remember me

Been Listening

The Water

"Jungle Youth" by Young the Giant at the end
Day 26 by Ta-ku

jungle

Written by Travis Hayes 
Arranged by Brent Curriden 
Produced by Sean Beresford
Recorded by Sean Beresford
Mastered by Piper Payne  
Photography by Julian Velazquez
Layout and Design by Joseph Casey

Travis Hayes: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Cade Weidenhaft: Drums, Percussion
Elliott Peltzman: Piano, Organ
Brent Curriden: Guitar, Piano
Emily Whitehurst: Vocals
Travis Pacheco: Bass
Helen Newby: Cello

Recorded in California at All Kinds Of Noise, 
Studio Discrete, and Laughing Tiger Studios

www.iamtravishayes.com

sick and tired of writing sad songs but no one really loves a love song
too busy lying through your teeth to realize you’re unhappy
cigarette smoke cleanses but does nothing for the drinking
you spend your late nights driving to keep yourself from over thinking
oh you can’t go home when you’re all alone and lying to yourself
no you can’t go home when you’re on your own
you can make all them plans about buying up some land
and finally building a home with your very best friend
well damn that would be grand

Sleepless

Sad Songs

Written by Travis Hayes 
Arranged by Brent Curriden 
Produced by Sean Beresford
Recorded by Sean Beresford
Mastered by Piper Payne  
Photography by Julian Velazquez
Layout and Design by Joseph Casey

Travis Hayes: Vocals, Guitar, Harmonica
Cade Weidenhaft: Drums, Percussion
Elliott Peltzman: Piano, Organ
Brent Curriden: Guitar, Piano
Emily Whitehurst: Vocals
Travis Pacheco: Bass
Helen Newby: Cello

Recorded in California at All Kinds Of Noise, 
Studio Discrete, and Laughing Tiger Studios

www.iamtravishayes.com

once I was told son you’ll grow old
the years will fly by then one day you’ll die
well I refuse to lie in wait for fate
don’t let the world warrant your worth
my brothers and sisters you’ve known who you are since birth
don’t lie in wait don't lie in wait for fate
you and I we were meant for something great
these are our life stories to keep and I’m not ready to leave
take that harrowed heart and run 
to the sidewalks end or toss it from the highest rung
so easy to please are the depths that we recede
keep on swimming you’ll get their soon just breathe

Harrowed Hearts

breathe fire

Cherry Blossom

A place for my demos.

Some unreleased, unfinished songs. Here are my official releases: https://soundcloud.com/starshipgazelle

other demos: thewindinthetrees.bandcamp.com

never remember me

The Wind In the Trees

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