Nice voice and some thought provoking lyrics and songwriting. Enjoy the BGV's when they come in too. Keep it up !

Hey Toren, this is pretty good, I like it quite a bit. It would be cool to hear a little more reverb in your voice part through the entire song. It would give it a bit more of an atmospheric feel the entire time, rather than just using reverb for chorus-like sections.

Great piece .  Added to my Feb 21 Freak Radio playlist

Very nice vibe in a simple recording. Would love to hear the song with a bit more production to showcase it.

Great song. I hear Jeff Buckley influences all over this. fantastic

love the stripped arrangement and the emotional vocals

Nice organic guitar tone, excellent vocals

Really interesting track. Love the gunfighter ballad style.

you change course to alter the machine! yes what does this mean

I wanted to create the sound of an old western standoff. Ennio Morricone was the best at this during the Spaghetti Western era. This was my take of a standoff with a system you realize is wrong and needs to change. I tried to capture that standoff feeling using my guitar and a 3 way split harmony on the chorus. Hope you enjoy. 

“Stand-off” 

There comes a time you realize, 
The truths you’re taught are someone else’s lies, 

Those you thought were the ones to follow, 
Are nothing more than puppets, fake and hollow, 

But you worked so hard, you spent so long, 
Do you keep down this road knowing that it’s wrong? 

Or With this new truth you’ve seen, 
Do you change course to alter the machine? 

Stand off x3
Stand off with the false regime 

In that time you realize, 
You will not live for someone else’s lies, 

Those who one time praised your name, 
become the first to shower you in blame, 

You called them out, you said they’re wrong, 
Now the puppet master’s anger rages strong, 

And with Every new punch that they throw,  
You plant new seeds of change and pray they grow

Pray they grow x3

Standoff

A family physician who uses writing and playing to reflect and decompress. My brother and I are part of the band Alpaca De Beats in AZ. Currently writing and playing in Vancouver, WA, where I’ve been since 2021. 

I’ve been writing lyrics for over a decade now. The ones that make it through are from the heart and stem from life experiences. The songs mean more that way. The songs also evolve over time as I continue to grow and learn. I try to keep it stripped down to let the lyrics and voice tell each story. 

I hope you enjoy them.

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