Lyrics by @unbuiltboy
Vocals by @unbuiltboy and @fuzz-genesis

My reworking/cover of the song 'The Book of Love' by Peter Gabriel @peter-gabriel-official (originally by the Magnetic Fields @themagneticfields) but using my own lyrics instead, and also featuring the vocal talents of the always excellent Fuzz Genesis @fuzz-genesis.

If you like this track, also check out our previous collaboration 'Angel' https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel and her Soundcloud profiles at https://soundcloud.com/fuzz-genesis and https://soundcloud.com/rotary-encoder

Peter Gabriel's version that inspired this cover:
https://open.spotify.com/track/1FWb85YwO1Id4QTswEdTn6?si=1d8a542c8d824012

The original Magnetic Fields version:
https://open.spotify.com/track/62ZYyXIsHVX5xVUj80arVu?si=67369d9bbe354d23

LYRICS (ORIGINAL):
[Verse 1]
Your books of love have happy endings
and always leave you satisfied
They make you judge love by the cover
and make you want what's written inside

[Chorus 1]
But I
am no page turner that's for sure
I know
I always leave you wanting more

[Verse 2]
They say a book can take you places
But you've never been that far away
I want to be beside you on your journey
Whatever path you choose to take

[Chorus 2] 
'cause I
am not someone who turns the page
so easily
I'll stay with you if you're afraid

[Bridge]

[Verse 3]
This final chapter ends our story
it's time to put that book away
I hope it met your expectations
and it made you feel the way

[Chorus 3]
That I 
still feel each time I look at you
I want you
to say that you still feel it too
So I
know I was right to marry you
I want 
somebody who still feels it too
Somebody who feels it too

ARTWORK:
Photo by Aung Soe Min on Unsplash

Books of Love feat. Fuzz Genesis (Rework/Cover)

Short acoustic cover of Proud Mary recorded as a single take on my phone, then I added some backing vocals and reverb

Proud Mary (Acoustic Cover)

Work in progress!

LYRICS
[Verse 1]
Sometimes it's hard for me to understand
how all this madness could be part of a plan and
if I've a part what's the role I must play
Do I question or just follow and obey

[Verse 2]
For good reason 
I walk past
your temples and domes 
they're all houses made of glass where
you should not be throwing stones
Need to come down from your thrones
and say your last mass
'cause your time has passed away

[Verse 3]
Oh sweet religion
cleanse my sin
I sang my praises to you all 
to feel a rise within
But I got lost
here in the dark
without a light to guide me in

[Chorus 1]
Oh lord I know
where I should go
Somewhere far from here

[Verse 4]
When it seems
that all my dreams
are running down a corridor
that seems to stretch forever
through the long night
and has no end in sight

[Chorus 2]
Oh lord I know
Where I should go
to get far from here

[Bridge]
Back to a place
called my Imaginationland
The only world that I could
ever understand

Until you've seen it
I can't show you all the way
If you believe it
we could make it real today 
Follow me
Down through the garden
to the place we used to play
beside the river
on those long hot summer days
Our young flights of fancy
left the real world far away
Though it was years ago
still feels like yesterday

Follow me down
Follow me down
Follow me down
Follow me down
Follow me down

Imaginationland (WiP, Rough Demo)

Verse and chorus idea with guide vocals, built on a haunting guitar riff I wrote a few years ago

Needs fleshing out into full song + proper lyrics, a better or 2nd vocalist on the harmonies

Reflections (Rough Demo, WiP)

An early demo, one of the first songs I wrote and recorded. It's rough but I think it has a lot of potential

Fly Away (Old Demo)

A demo reel with highlights from my best tracks:
0:00 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson
0:13 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/time-for-lovers
0:30 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/alien
0:42 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/you-before-me
0:59 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/mistakes-feat-alto-jefferson
1:17 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/the-work-song
1:29 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/kamikaze-girl
1:44 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/nymeria
1:59 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/clouds
2:16 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/darkness-franc-rose-mix-master
2:34 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/this-is-war
2:51 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/people
3:06 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/upside-down-below-power-in-her-head
3:15 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/just-another-day
3:17 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel
3:44 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sympathy-feat-jek-franc-rose-kyle-krysa-franc-rose-mix

Demo Reel

A song that emerged from an attempt to write something in the style of The Divine Comedy (https://soundcloud.com/the-divine-comedy). Not sure I entirely succeeded but I still like the result! Completed with more than a little help from my friends @looseyleaf & @goat-screaming.

CREDITS:
Lyrics and main vocals by Unbuilt Boy and LooseyLeaf (@looseyleaf)
Music, piano, strings, guitar and drums by Unbuilt Boy
Mixing & additional vocals by GoatScreaming (@goatscreaming)

LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
This is a song for lovers 
whose tale is a story old as time 
Two souls meant to find each other
our destinies always intertwined

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Seems every road leads us to this place 
The choices we made, regrets and mistakes 
We’re circling round and round
and running out of space

[Verse 2]
This is a song for dreamers 
those who believed and dared to try
To get where the grass is greener
but found it was on on the other side

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Love is a drug, and life is a dance 
So never stand still or you'll waste your chance
'Cause if you wait too long you’ll miss
that moment a smile leads to a kiss 
So what are you thinking for
if there’s a spark we can’t ignore it 

[Chorus 1]
'Cause I’m someone who needs you 
who feels the same way you do
let me steal your heart 
It might last forever
if we can stick together
this is just the start
Or maybe we’ll break up
kiss and make up
Friends or enemies walking that line
'Cause this is our story
so help me write it line by line

[Verse 3]
This is a song for liars 
who feel the chill but won’t admit 
It's cold 'cause they lost the fire
when love burned to ashes in the pit 

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Memories are just the ghosts of the past 
like water and sand, they slip through the cracks 
Some things can never be replaced
the sound of a voice, the look on a face
So baby keep holding on
to what we have before it’s gone

[Chorus 2]
Now the tides are changing 
the stars are rearranging 
in the sky above 
Anchors lifting, drifting off
ships into the night
a life that never was 
But there was a moment 
for a blink of an eye 
I was yours, and my love, you were mine 
A potion so potent 
that we climbed to the top of the mountain
and jumped 
cause we knew in our hearts we could fly
But we’re out of time 
We’re out of time 

[Outro]
This is the song that lovers sing 
when they are running out of time

ARTWORK: Image by annca from Pixabay

Time (For Lovers) (feat. LooseyLeaf & GoatScreaming)

This was my attempt to write a piano-driven rock song in the style of @ben-folds-official/@ben-folds-five, who were a massive inspiration to me when I was growing up and learning to play the piano. Don't know if I succeeded, but I'm pretty pleased with the result !

CREDITS:
Music, lyrics, vocals, piano, guitar and bass by Unbuilt Boy
Drums by MusicByJayBee (@MusicByJayBee)
Mixing by Franc Rose (@francrose)

ARTWORK: Created by Unbuilt Boy using ransomnote.online - with thanks to Bart Kamski (Twitter: @Bart_Kamski)

LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
How can you not see we're coming undone
that things have to change before we become
Trapped in regret, stuck living a lie
I'm tired of pretending now don't act surprised
The distance between us has grown through the years 
but you've pulled me closer to hide from the fears
you can't face

[Chorus 1]
I need my own space
but you're smothering me
Tell me how can I grow 
if you won't let me breathe
I know while I'm with you
I will never be free
when I keep putting
you before me

[Verse 2]
Tell me what you want
if there's something that you need 
You can't expect me to guess
or do you think I can mind read? 
It's time that we talked about you and me
Oh!

[Chorus 2]
Keep spreading my wings
but you're holding me down
Tell me how can I fly
if I can't leave the ground
I'm all ready to go
but you need me around
So I keep putting
you before me

[Bridge]
Now our history is a catastrophe
just look at the mess that we've made
Sometimes you can be your own worst enemy
I'm tired of the games that you play
I've stopped listening
every time that you talk
I hear the same shit every day
Might look like myself
but my mind's somewhere else
not hearing a word that you say
How did we let things get like this
This isn't how they should be
So everything's going to change

[Chorus 3/Outro]
Now this is the way
things are going to be
When I put myself first
no more you before me
It's high time that you learned
to stand on your own feet
find out who you can be without me
Now this is the way
things are going to be
When I put myself first
no more you before me
It's high time that you learned
to stand on your own feet
find out who you can be without me

You Before Me (feat. MusicByJayBee) (Franc Rose Mix)

Sexy piano rock fun - rough demo I'm messing around with, still a work in progress

(I Know) You Want It (Rough Demo, WiP)

Old acoustic demo from my teenage years with (I think) a pretty strong chorus/bridge - hopefully one day I'll record a proper version that does it justice

Beautiful Girl / Shower Your Love (Old Demo)

Acoustic love song with a heavy chorus. Tracking and arrangement complete but still needs mixing, mastering and possibly some re-recording of some parts. 

This is another old song I've finally got around to finishing and recording, and the first project I've worked on since switching my DAW back to Reaper.


LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
It's just me and you
in this ship for two
that we'll launch tonight
Don't need a countdown
we will leave the ground
when the time is right

[Pre-Chorus 1]
All systems are go
and our course is set
The destination known
since the day we met
We'll leave the world behind
when we fly tonight
Climb into the sky
on a tail of light

[Chorus 1]
On our way to the moon
Won't be coming back soon
Cause we're over the moon
We're over the moon

[Whistle]

[Verse 2]
Stars put on a show
Let their midnight glow
light our way tonight
Through the empty space
that surrounds the place
where we want to go

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Coming into land
and the flames ignite
Gently touching down
carefully alight
I'm on a trip with you
to another world
We're travellers from afar
just a boy and girl 

[Chorus 2]
And we're over the moon
We won't be coming back soon
Cause we're over the moon
Oh!

[Chorus 3 / Outro]
Fly!
up through the sky
We're not coming back to earth
it's time to say our goodbyes
Goodbye!
Through the atmosphere
Leave our problems far behind and
they will all disappear
Fly!
Over land and sea
Oh the people down below us
they can hardly believe
That we're over the moon
We'll be over the moon
The moon!

Fly!
up through the sky
We're not coming back to earth
it's time to say our goodbyes
Goodbye!
Through the atmosphere
Leave our problems far behind and
they will all disappear
Fly!
Over land and sea
Oh the people down below us
they can hardly believe
That we're over the moon
We'll be over the moon
That we're over the moon
We'll be over the moon (and we'll never come back from the moon)
The moon!

Fly!
up through the sky
We're not coming back to earth
it's time to say our goodbyes
Goodbye!
Through the atmosphere
Leave our problems far behind and
they will all disappear
Fly!
Over land and sea
Oh the people down below us
they can hardly believe

Over The Moon (Demo, WiP)

New version of a collaboration I originally worked on back in 2019 (https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson), featuring the awesome Alto Jefferson (@alto-jefferson) and Franc Rose (@francrose). Massive thanks to both of them for helping to pull this together!

CREDITS:
Guitars & original instrumental by @alto-jefferson
Bass & drums by @alto-jefferson and @francrose
Vocals & lyrics by @unbuiltboy
Mixing & mastering by @francrose
Artwork by @unbuiltboy

LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
My time
Has run out
The day has ended
And there's no colour left in me
Like a shroud
The silence wraps around me
What makes the quiet sound so loud

[Chorus 1]
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

[Verse 2]
I've had my time
And I hope I'll be remembered 
Now take me where I have to go
(I have to go)
When nothing's left
And the flames leave only embers
then will I wake up from this dream
(Wake up from this dream)

[Chorus 2]
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

[Chorus 3]
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

What Comes After

What Comes After feat. Alto Jefferson & Franc Rose (Franc Rose Mix & Master)

It’s just a cloud...

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/XtIdDhIlFVU

LYRICS:
Let me 
Tell you all this story
Full of hubris and greed
Though perhaps it didn’t happen
Quite so literally
It’s a cautionary tale
We all know who’s to blame
As our hero is the villain
Always there when it rains

It’s just a cloud
As harmless as can be
A cloud
Until he’s over me
A cloud
A cloud

Can't get no sleep
All this thinking’s
Crucifying my brain
So I wrote myself a letter
Where I tried explain
That it's all part of the cycle
Round again and again
Evaporate, precipitate condense into rain

Inside the clouds
They’re floating in the breeze
The clouds
High up above the trees

Start running away
From where the monster lives in me

When you should have stayed in bed
This is just not your day
And they’re holding you to ransom
‘Cause your patch was too late
And ‘cause no-one ever cared
When you had other plans
It's like trying to tell your fortune
From the back of your hand

And
I’m floating in a world 
Of my own make-believe 
That's abstracted 
From the distractions
Of reality
But now I understand things
That are normally far beyond me
I'm the silicone Jesus 
Hear them praying to me

Up in the clouds

And no-one wanted this to happen
They promised we'd all be ok 
And stronger if we stood together
And all behaved the same
And now they've got us here
There's no way to get out
Before this all burns down

I am 
Blinded stuck
In total disarray
It’s like sleeping with a stranger 
Who's forgotten your name 
You’d better start making excuses
When it’s your turn to pay
Who will be your next shepherd
What will lead you astray
To the next big thing
Never live for today 
When there’s always something better
Just a phone call away
But soon you will have to answer
On your reckoning day
You sold us all a promise
That was too big to fail
And called it cloud

Unbuilt Boy Demos

Clouds

One of my oldest songs, but also one of my favourites

The Day Nothing Changed (Old Demo)

The instrumental version of 'Ashes in the Water' at the original pitch. 

After recording I realised I'd need to transpose it down half an octave to add my vocals (due to my limited range), but ideally one day I'll get someone to add some proper vocals to this original version. Check my profile for the version of this track with my demo vocals.

Ashes in the Water (Original Instrumental Version)

The final part of my song 'Ashes in the Water' - check my profile for the full track & an instrumental version.

LYRICS
You were my greatest mistake
How quick this love turned to hate
And we both learned to fake 
The emotion

You've made it perfectly clear
I'm no longer welcome here
We're just two very
Different people

I
Must have lost my mind
To wake up and find myself
Beside you again 
Is this all a dream
As it seems
That our flame will not die
And it's burning up

Everything 
That you had from me
Which I gave to you
Now just ashes in the water

Our memories
All lost to flame
Now washed away

They're just 
Ashes in the water
So they can't disappoint you
You've destroyed
Every last piece of me

Ashes in the Water (Part 3)

A song about... people. 

Guitar by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345)

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/V2gw6CQ1OyE

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
Lost in the crowd
In a sea of people 
So many of them
But only one of me 

I get so tired
When I talk to people 
It's like every word 
Drains me of energy

CHORUS 1
'Cause people
Love to argue and fight
They follow and like but
Can't think for themselves
Are they sheep or
People
They're just people
Just people

VERSE 2
I cannot break free
Can't get away from people 
A prisoner here
Inside society 

I don't know why 
I am scared of people 
Perhaps I'm afraid 
That they're just like me 

CHORUS 2
'Cause people
Love to argue and fight
They follow and like but
Can't think for themselves
Are they sheep or
People
They're just people

INTERLUDE
So much violence and hate 
But if they learned to create 
Then together we could make something 
New and even better if we choose

CHORUS 3
'Cause people
Love to argue and fight
They follow and like but
Can't think for themselves
Are they sheep or
People
Just people
They're just people

OUTRO
Just people 
They're just people 
Just people
They're just people
Just people
(People) 
People
(People) 
People
(People) 
People
People
People

People

Collaboration with E for Extinction (@eforextinction), adding my vocals to his excellent track 'Detroit' (https://soundcloud.com/eforextinction/detroit-instrument-mix)

LYRICS (by E for Extinction):

Hello
Why don't we talk anymore?
Things are different baby
I can see that too
How long?
How much longer will this thing go on? 
There's no point to crying
Liars only lose

When I stop and think
About the way we abuse

There's no point in trying
Liars always lose

Everything that has changed never changed
Everyone who remained stayed the same
And everything that has changed never changed
And everyone who remained stayed the same
Stayed the same

Hello
Why don't we talk anymore? 
Things are different baby
I can see that too
How long?
How much longer will this thing go on? 
There's no point to crying
Liars only lose

When I stop and think
About the way we abuse

There's no point in trying
Liars always lose

And everything that has changed never changed
And everyone who remained stayed the same
And everything that has changed never changed
And everyone who remained stayed the same
Stayed the same

Like we used to
Like we used to
Like we used to from the start
Like we used to
Like we used to
Like we used to from the start
Like we used to
Like we used to
Like we used to from the start
Like we used to
Like we used to
Like we used to from the start

E For Extinction - Detroit (feat. Unbuilt Boy)

For the best bear in the world!

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/QWHRChUFaG0

ARTWORK: https://www.midjourney.com/

LYRICS:
INTRO / CHORUS 1
Pooh girl
I want you to know 
You're my pooh girl
Whenever you go
It don't feel right
Keep telling me so
I don't need to know 
But I want to

You're my pooh girl
You don't want to go
You must pooh girl
It's starting to show 
So please pooh girl
I'll wait just outside 
Or stay by your side
If you want me to

VERSE 1
Everything is gonna be OK
You'll be alright like every other day
I'll tell you that you're gonna be just fine
When you next ask me for the hundredth time today

Now you're asking me if I will stay
Don't want me leaving because you're afraid
And we both know that your problems are all in your head
So please listen to me instead

You are my

CHORUS 2
Pooh girl
I want you to know 
You're my pooh girl
Whenever you go
It don't feel right
Keep telling me so
I don't need to know 
But I want to

You're my pooh girl
You don't want to go
You must pooh girl
It's starting to show 
So please pooh girl
I'll wait just outside 
Or stay by your side
If you want me

INTERLUDE
Pooh girl
My pooh girl

CHORUS 3
My pooh girl
I want you to know 
You're my pooh girl
Whenever you go
It don't feel right
Keep telling me so
I don't need to know 
But you want to

OUTRO
You're my pooh girl
My pooh girl
My pooh girl 
I want you to know 
You're my pooh girl 
Whenever you go it don't...

Pooh Girl

Drums & mastering by Dammit Eugene (@dammit-eugene)

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0m2rJAUMKs4

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
In 
Your world it never rains
So please don't ever change
Wish we could all be
More like you

VERSE 2
Only you can give
Me memories like this
I'll never forget you
Or the day that I met you
Saw your

CHORUS 1
Smile
'Cause you have got the sunshine in you
Smile
There's no clouds in your sky it's all blue

VERSE 3
Like you
You're too bright to fade
So sweet like lemonade
I wish I could taste you
Try to imitate you
When you

CHORUS 2
Smile
'Cause you have got the sunshine in you
Smile
There's no clouds in your sky it's all blue for you
(I know, that I,  I am so lucky)

INTERLUDE 1
Just your smile
Is all it takes to light up the room
And when you leave it's always too soon
'Cause all I need to see at the end of every day

VERSE 4
Is you
Waiting with a smile
For me to arrive

CHORUS 3
Smile
'Cause you have got the sunshine in you
(I pinch, myself, what's really going on?) 
Smile
There's no clouds in your sky it's all blue
(Don't know, how I, have been so lucky)

INTERLUDE 2
Just your smile
Is all it takes to light up the room
And when you leave it's always too soon
'Cause all I need to see at the end of every day

OUTRO
Is your smile
Your smile
Smile
It's your smile
Is your smile
Smile
Smile
It's your smile

ARTWORK: 'Slightly smiling face emoji' by Twitter, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59974574

Smile (feat. Dammit Eugene)

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
I spend all my days
In this hospital bed
As they try to change
What goes on in my head

I can't get to sleep
So I lie here awake
I'm starting to think 
But that could be a mistake

CHORUS 1
I've been here so long
It must be time to release me
I'm starting to feel trapped in here
So now I want to get out
I just wanna get out

VERSE 2
Could you please repeat
I didn't hear what you said
'Cause there's too much noise
Going on in my head

I can't find my voice
It got lost in a crowd
They're all trying to speak
And now it's getting too loud

CHORUS 2
I've been here so long
It must be time to release me
I'm starting to feel trapped in here
So now I wanna to get out
I just wanna get out

INTERLUDE 
I never wanted this
You think I wanted this
I never wanted this
You think I wanted this

VERSE 3
I don't know your name
Because they make me forget
I apologise
If we have already met

I don't know what's real
Is it too much to share
I keep seeing things
that are not really there

CHORUS 3
I've been here so long
It must be time to release me
I'm starting to feel trapped in here
So now I want to get out
I just want to get out
But they won't let me out

Get Out

A collaboration with the very talented Alto Jefferson from the Bedroom Bands subreddit.

Guitar, bass, drums and mixing by @alto-jefferson
Vocals & lyrics written and performed by @unbuiltboy
Additional mixing & mastering by @unbuiltboy

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Mi9pru0Ej0g

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
My time
Has run out
The day has ended
And there's no colour left in me
Like a shroud
The silence wraps around me
What makes the quiet sound so loud

CHORUS 1
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

VERSE 2
I've had my time
And I hope I'll be remembered 
Now take me where I have to go
(I have to go)
When nothing's left
And the flames are only embers
When will I wake up from this dream
(Wake up from this dream)

CHORUS 2
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

CHORUS 3
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

ARTWORK: https://pixabay.com/en/candle-flame-water-deleted-delete-1042087/

What Comes After (feat. Alto Jefferson)

Guitar, bass and drums written and performed by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345)
Vocals & lyrics written and performed by Unbuilt Boy 
Mixing & mastering by Nick Pellicano 

ARTWORK: 'Arya Stark and Nymeria' by monsterling on DeviantArt (https://www.deviantart.com/monsterling/art/Arya-Stark-and-Nymeria-373086996)

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Wzzy6kveeWQ

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
Winter's cold
Can't get beneath my skin 
As daylight fades
And night is drawing in 
I sound the call 
That brings my pack to me 
By tooth and claw
They've chosen me to lead 

PRE-CHORUS 1
I've been alone since you left me
And I have grown now I am free
But I have changed so much
You might not recognise me

CHORUS 1
We are the same
There's more to family than blood
Though we were born apart
Together we grew up
Yet
I'm still an animal
I hunt and you're my prey
I've waited here for you
Since you sent me away
That day

VERSE 2
Your needle's kiss
May cut them to the bone
As ice and fire
Keep fighting for your throne 
Though my kingdom
Is where the wild things roam
Behind your walls
Will always be my home

PRE-CHORUS 2
I've been alone since you left me
And I have grown now I am free
But I have changed so much
You might not recognise me

CHORUS 2
We are the same
There's more to family than blood
Though we were born apart
Together we grew up
Yet
I'm still an animal
I hunt and you're my prey
I've waited here for you
Since you sent me away
That day

INTERLUDE 1
There's more to family than blood 
There's more to family than blood 
There's more to family than blood
Just look at the two of us
Oh
There's more to family
There's more to family
There's more to family
There's more to family than blood
Oooo

VERSE 3 (SPOKEN)
When the snows fall
And the white winds blow
The lone wolf dies
But the pack survives

INTERLUDE 2
Oooo
Survives
The pack always survives
Oooo
Yeah
Your revenge will be so sweet
Changing faces until
Your list is complete
Oh
Once a girl 
And now no-one
You've returned again
To where you first came from
Like me
I am 
Nymeria
I am 
Nymeria

Nymeria (Nick Pellicano feat. Unbuilt Boy)

Guitar, bass and drums written and performed by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345)
Vocals & lyrics written and performed by Unbuilt Boy 
Mixing & mastering by Nick Pellicano

ARTWORK: Fame by Nadavdov on DeviantArt (https://www.deviantart.com/nadavdov/art/Fame-18662707)

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/3CjHU_VdVo8

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
You're wasted on 
The absent crowd
A lonely voice 
Yet to be found 
But still you play
The numbers grow
You make a name
Everyone knows

BRIDGE 1
Come a long way
Now it's your day 
Time to go
Hear the crowd call
They all came here 
For your show
 
VERSE 2
Pack up your gear
Take to the road
In the footsteps 
Of your heroes
You've earned your place
And own the stage
Built yourself up
'Cause you were born not made

CHORUS 1
No-one owns you
Or controls you 
What's it like to be free? 
Don't forget you're
Only human 
If you're cut you still bleed

BRIDGE 2
Waiting for you 
Wants your number
At the end
It's not for her
She's just asking
For a friend

VERSE 3
You take her out 
And treat her right 
But she wants more 
Than just one night 
Could be a while 
That you are gone 
She'll wait for you
But is your love that strong?

CHORUS 2
No-one owns you
Or controls you 
What's it like to be free? 
Don't forget you're
Only human 
If you're cut you still bleed

INTERLUDE
New so-called friends
Who invite you 
To all their parties
Chemical trends
That you can't stop now
You have started
Slowly kill you 
Fun until you
Tried to fill the 
Emptiness inside
Looking back you
Can see how far you've climbed 

VERSE 4 
To get this high 
But don't forget 
To come back down 

CHORUS 3
No-one owns you
Or controls you 
What's it like to be free? 
Don't forget you're
Only human 
If you're cut you still bleed

OUTRO
Came a long way
You've had your day 
Time to go
Your moment's past
Living in the
Afterglow

Afterglow (Nick Pellicano feat. Unbuilt Boy)

Guitar, bass and drums written and performed by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345)
Vocals & lyrics written and performed by Unbuilt Boy 
Mixing & mastering by Nick Pellicano 

ARTWORK: war by masacrar on Deviant Art (https://www.deviantart.com/masacrar/art/war-65439544)

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Fnx9datwfV4

LYRICS:
INTRO
Do do
Ba bah
Na na na na nah
Do do
Ba bah
Na na na na nah
Do do
Ba bah
Na na na na nah
War
War
War
War

CHORUS 1
A soldier's life can be replaced
No-one will remember his face
He's just another casualty of war 
I stand accused but did no crime
And I'm already doing time
It feels like i'm a prisoner of war

VERSE 1
You
You are an army of your own
Keep marching on alone
Don't need my company
I wanted to prove myself to you
To show what I could do
I didn't have a clue

I never questioned what was right
I couldn't wait to join the fight
So I'm not looking for your
Sympathy
They took this boy and made a man
Was I too young to understand 
Exactly what I was supposed to be 

CHORUS 2
And still we run this endless race
When too afraid of losing face
We settle all our differences with war
We long for peace but can't embrace
An enemy that has no face
I don't who we're fighting anymore

VERSE 2
You
You were afraid to see me go
Asked me how I could know
I'd come back for you
I promised you I'd write each day
From somewhere far away
And come back for you
You know I like you 
So damn much
But it's too soon
To call this love
And we're not living in a
Fantasy
If I've returned an empty shell
Cause I've seen things
I've been to hell
I'm not the man you once knew
Anymore

CHORUS 3
A soldier's life can be replaced
No-one will remember his face
He's just another casualty of war 
I stand accused but did no crime
And I'm already doing time
It feels like I'm a prisoner of war

INTERLUDE
Now it's war
They tell me it's war
You tell me it's war
I know this means war
Don't tell me it's war
I don't need this war
I can't fight this war
We can't win this war

VERSE 3
Though maybe we will change someday
For now we'll continue to play
The game that has no winners and no score

CHORUS 4
And still we run this endless race
When too  afraid of losing face
We settle all our differences with war
We long for peace but can't embrace
An enemy that has no face
I don't who we're fighting anymore

OUTRO
This is war
This is war
This is war
This is war
So it's war
Now it's war
This means war

This Is War (Nick Pellicano feat. Unbuilt Boy)

A song about the darkness inside...

Cello by Randall S. Clopton (https://www.facebook.com/randall.s.clopton.music)

YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/AQ9Gf69P2dk

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
There's a darkness
underneath my skin
So deep inside me
no light can get in

PRE-CHORUS 1
When living is the hardest part
of every day
Don't want to wake up
I can't face it all again

VERSE 2
I'm running empty
you can't fill this hole
I jumped I'm falling
to be in control

PRE-CHORUS 2
Now I can't find myself
don't know where to begin
I lost what I once was
and what I could have been

I try to open up
to you when I'm in pain
But I can't find the words
don't know how to explain
that

CHORUS
There's a darkness in me
hidden from your eyes
You can't see because
I've buried it inside
I still wear a smile
pretend to be alright, but
There's a darkness
behind my light

OUTRO
There's a darkness
behind my light
There's a darkness
behind my light
There's a darkness 
behind my light 
There's a darkness
behind my light
There's a darkness
behind my light

Darkness (feat. Randall S. Clopton)

A song about the state of our world today...

Composed by Unbuilt Boy (@unbuiltboy)
Lyrics & vocals written and performed by Unbuilt Boy and Fuzz Genesis (@fuzz-genesis) 
Guitars performed by Tim Mattsing (@timmattsing) and Unbuilt Boy
Bass written and performed by /u/MyDadsUsername
Drums written and performed by /u/mrtrent
Mixing and mastering by /u/mrtrent

Alternative 'electronic' version: https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel-electronic

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
Top floor’s gonna lock the doors
when the tide comes rushing in
Fishing in the street 
‘cause you need to eat
but they tell you it’s a sin
Cutthroat, gonna sink the boat
when they get that higher ground
Pull up the ladder then tell you
it’s your own fault when you drown

Oceans rise
can’t turn the tide back
Build a wall they’ll still come
Truth is dead
to the blind we choose to lead
Please

PRE-CHORUS 1
Fly by my sweet angel
nothing here for you
Worth saving and even
if you wanted to
You won’t change our ways
it just can’t be done
We’ve run out of chances
it’s time you moved on

VERSE 2
None too wise
they’ll believe those lies
But they won’t be pushed around
Heads in the sand
of the hourglass
Speeding up but counting down
The cowards we
give power are
His image realised
So who’s to blame
when you call his name
And you don’t get no reply?

The words of liars
fuel the fires
You can't trust all 
that you read
As far apart
as we’re ever going to be
So

PRE-CHORUS 2
Fly by my sweet angel
nothing here for you
Worth saving and even
if you wanted to
You won’t change our ways
it just can’t be done
We’ve wasted our chances
it’s time you moved on

CHORUS 1
Fly by my sweet angel
and do not forgive
Have no mercy angel
you've seen how we live
We treated our world
like it was a toy
And all we are given
we destroy

BRIDGE
Picture perfect lives
that hide the unseen
Following each other
from behind our screens
It's the wealthy
young and healthy
that we chose to deify 
So it’s time for you to go
say goodbye
You know there's no place for us
in your sky
So fly!

CHORUS 2
Fly by my sweet angel
and do not forgive
Have no mercy angel
you've seen how we live
We treated our world
like it was a toy
And all we were given
we have destroyed
Now we’re out of chances
it’s time you moved on
Don't cry for us angel
‘cause our time is done
We’re at the beginning
our end has begun


YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/87SfTk779Pw

Angel (feat. Fuzz Genesis, Tim Mattsing, /u/mMyDadsUsername & /u/mrtrent)

An electronic version of https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel by /u/FXHNT_Steve
 
Composed by Unbuilt Boy (@unbuiltboy)
Lyrics & vocals written and performed by Unbuilt Boy and Fuzz Genesis (@fuzz-genesis) 
Guitars performed by Tim Mattsing (@timmattsing) and Unbuilt Boy
Bass written and performed by /u/MyDadsUsername
Bass & drums by /u/FXHNT_Steve

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
Top floor’s gonna lock the doors
when the tide comes rushing in
Fishing in the street 
‘cause you need to eat
but they tell you it’s a sin
Cutthroat, gonna sink the boat
when they get that higher ground
Pull up the ladder then tell you
it’s your own fault when you drown

Oceans rise
can’t turn the tide back
Build a wall they’ll still come
Truth is dead
to the blind we choose to lead
Please

PRE-CHORUS 1
Fly by my sweet angel
nothing here for you
Worth saving and even
if you wanted to
You won’t change our ways
it just can’t be done
We’ve run out of chances
it’s time you moved on

VERSE 2
None too wise
they’ll believe those lies
But they won’t be pushed around
Heads in the sand
of the hourglass
Speeding up but counting down
The cowards we
give power are
His image realised
So who’s to blame
when you call his name
And you don’t get no reply?

The words of liars
fuel the fires
You can't trust all 
that you read
As far apart
as we’re ever going to be
So

PRE-CHORUS 2
Fly by my sweet angel
nothing here for you
Worth saving and even
if you wanted to
You won’t change our ways
it just can’t be done
We’ve wasted our chances
it’s time you moved on

CHORUS 1
Fly by my sweet angel
and do not forgive
Have no mercy angel
you've seen how we live
We treated our world
like it was a toy
And all we are given
we destroy

BRIDGE
Picture perfect lives
that hide the unseen
Following each other
from behind our screens
It's the wealthy
young and healthy
that we chose to deify 
So it’s time for you to go
say goodbye
You know there's no place for us
in your sky
So fly!

CHORUS 2
Fly by my sweet angel
and do not forgive
Have no mercy angel
you've seen how we live
We treated our world
like it was a toy
And all we were given
we have destroyed
Now we’re out of chances
it’s time you moved on
Don't cry for us angel
‘cause our time is done
We’re at the beginning
our end has begun

Angel (Electronic Version) (feat. Fuzz Genesis, Tim Mattsing & /u/FXHNT_Steve)

An angry breakup song! This is my second collaboration with the very talented Alto Jefferson from the Bedroom Bands subreddit, and started life as his instrumental demo 'Dingly': https://soundcloud.com/alto-jefferson/dingly-demo-alt-mix. If you like this track, also check out our first collaboration 'What Comes After': https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson


CREDITS:
Guitar, bass, drums and mixing by @alto-jefferson
Vocals & lyrics written and performed by @unbuiltboy
Mastering by @unbuiltboy


YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/EzTQZE3RfAA


LYRICS:
VERSE 1
I try to make things right
but you just want to fight
Please try to use your words
if you want to be 
heard to get 
through to me

CHORUS 1
This is our end
We're too broken to pretend
So go on and try
Won't find a better man than I

VERSE 2
I have tried to make this work
but you just want to hurt me
To forgive is all it takes
'cause we all make 
mistakes and my one was you

CHORUS 2
This is our end
We're too broken to pretend
So go on and try
To find a better man than I
have been to you

INTERLUDE/OUTRO
I wish that I could see inside you
what goes on inside your head
You're so full of paranoia
don't trust anything I've said
When you think the world's against you
twisting everything I said
and I mean every word I said to you

ARTWORK:
Image by 412designs on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/dark-black-background-glass-3061610/

Mistakes (feat. Alto Jefferson)

What Is Love (Demo)

A suitably cynical Christmas song for 2020! Produced with help from the excellent folks in the Bedroom Bands subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/BedroomBands/).


YOUTUBE (Lyric Video): https://youtu.be/5RSfUk3gbKg


CREDITS:
Music & Lyrics - Unbuilt Boy
Lead Vocals - Ky Fifer
Additional Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals & Harmonies - Brandon Garate
Drums - Kyle Krysa
Electric Guitar & Additional Lead Vocals - Chihlidog
Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Lead Vocals & all other instruments - Unbuilt Boy

Mixing and Mastering - Nick Davis (nickdavisaudio@gmail.com)


LYRICS:
VERSE 1
Used to be my favourite time of year
I'd count the days as it drew near
Couldn't wait to do it all again

But all good things come to an end
The magic's gone, I can't pretend
Why can't things be like they were back then?

PRE-CHORUS 1
I remember when
I couldn't sleep the night before 
anticipating
'Cause I'd spent the whole year waiting

CHORUS 1
Christmas is the time each year
that used to bring me so much cheer
Now it's the only holiday
that makes me want to run away
Because when the magic fades
it's just another day

VERSE 2
Now they play the same songs every year
so everywhere I go I hear
'All I Want For Christmas' and Bublé

We exchange gifts and act surprised
How did you know, it's just my size
'Cause we told each other what to buy

PRE-CHORUS 2
I remember when
I'd run down to the tree
and see
my presents waiting
and it felt worth celebrating

CHORUS 2
Christmas is the time each year
that used to bring me so much cheer
Now it's the only holiday
that makes me want to run away
Because when the magic fades
it's just another day
It's a cynical refrain
but I know you feel the same
It's just another day

INTERLUDE
I don't think I'll be going home this Christmas
There isn't much to celebrate this year
(Let's forget this year)
We'll make it through but at what cost
Raise a glass to those we've lost
who can not be here
Yeah!

CHORUS 3
Christmas is the time each year
that used to bring me so much cheer
Now it's the only holiday
that makes me want to run away
Because when the magic fades
it's just another

OUTRO
day that comes just once a year
that used to bring me so much cheer
Now it's the only holiday
that makes me want to run away 
because

(Ooooh, it's the only holiday)
Christmas is the time each year 
that used to bring me so much cheer
Now it's the only holiday
that makes me want to run away
(That makes me want to run away)
because

Christmas is the time each year
(Ooooh, it's the only holiday)
that used to bring me so much cheer
Now it's the only holiday
that makes me want to run away
(That makes me want to run away)

Christmas is the time each year
that used to bring me so much cheer
(That makes me want to run away)
Now it's the only holiday
that makes me want to run away
(That makes me want to run away)


ARTWORK:
'Santa Hat' image by MINTiKi on Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/photos/santa-hat-christmas-cap-red-fabric-3050377/)

Just Another Day (a song for Christmas 2020)(feat. Ky Fifer, Brandon Garate, Kyle Krysa & Chihlidog)

Alternative mix of my track 'Sympathy' by Franc Rose (@southbay-sounds). Original version at: https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sympathy

Featured on https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/introducing-the-mixtape-hot-music-from-radio-free-fedi/

This was another track I produced with help from the excellent folks in the Bedroom Bands subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/BedroomBands/).


CREDITS:
Unbuilt Boy - Composer, Lyrics, Vocals
Franc Rose - Bass & Mixing (@southbay-sounds)
jek - Guitars
Kyle Krysa - Drums


LYRICS:
VERSE 1
So your life's a drag
Didn't meet your expectations
Well that's too bad
You have my commiserations

PRE-CHORUS 1
But I do not want your life story
I've got no sympathy

VERSE 2
It drives you mad (so goddamn mad)
when no one's listening to you
So you should be glad
that I am here to talk to

PRE-CHORUS 2
But if I try you ignore me
I get no sympathy

CHORUS 1
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Every problem you make
So I'm all out of sympathy for you
'til you own your mistakes

VERSE 3
You hate your job
Feel underappreciated
But it's all you've got
Know your best years have been wasted

PRE-CHORUS 3
Look to me to reassure you
but get no sympathy
I have had enough of listening to you

CHORUS 2
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Every problem you make
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Can't forgive your mistakes

INTERLUDE
When there's trouble it finds you
Look out it's behind you
Coming for you and there's nowhere to hide
It's something inside you
A devil that guides you
Why'd you
let him in?

BRIDGE
So I'm all out of sympathy
Now I'm all out of sympathy
for you

CHORUS 3
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Every problem you make
So I'm all out of sympathy for you
Can't forgive your mistakes

OUTRO
I'm all out of sympathy 
I'm all out of sympathy for you
I'm all out of sympathy for you

I'm all out of sympathy
I'm all out of sympathy for you

Sympathy (feat. jek, Franc Rose & Kyle Krysa) (Franc Rose Mix)

"a delicious combination of low-fi grunge, mixed with angsty alternative and pop rock" - wedistribute.org Mixtape #1

I'm an amateur songwriter/lyricist and bedroom musician from the UK.

This profile has all of my completed tracks, works in progress and various other random ideas that will probably never go anywhere but I like to keep around...

My main instruments are piano/keyboard and vocals, plus some occasional guitar when I can't find anyone else to play it for me!

I do a lot of online collaboration with other musicians (mainly through Bedroom Bands on Reddit), which is always fun - it's a great way of finishing songs of my own and I also sometimes contribute vocals and lyrics to other people's projects. I'm always open to new collaborations, so if you like what you hear here and fancy working on something together, let me know!

Stuff I've featured on: https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sets/featuring

Works in progress: https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sets/work-in-progress/s-stwZa

Current likes: Louis Cole, KNOWER, Lawrence, The Last Dinner Party, Divorce, Greta Isaac, Orla Gartland

Influences: Eels, Mansun, Ben Folds/Ben Folds Five, Spacehog/Royston Langdon, Supergrass, The Divine Comedy, David Bowie, Radiohead, Weezer & Tenacious D

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