Man down in the river
fightin like a dog...
but all that pluck went to hell
when he got kicked by the river god
and now he's just rolling in the current
gettin pulled beneath the surface
cold and ugly waters on the rise
and there's no way of telling
if he lives or dies
yea
and in the water the waves crash and 
drown...the dying man's cries
O man down in the river
fightin like a dog
and should the waters be his grave
he'll take it with the river god
yea...he don't need wings in the water
and a halo shines too bright
so the river god just walks the surface
cause he's the river
and he's the fight
and now he's just rolling in the current
gettin pulled beneath the surface
cold and ugly waters on the rise
and there's no way of telling
if he lives or dies

River God

I've been feelin like a hoarder
cause my mind's been outta order
and there's so much pressure on me
I truly...wish I could get off
but the kids are lookin to me
and the press wants opportunities
hoping I will fall...'fore I get off
and Sherlock's in my foyer...shootin up with
my ex-lawyer
while Watson twists my arm until I cough
yea...tell me, how do I get off
O proud boys in their cruisers
flashin lights cause they're all losers
trynna look tough when they're all soft
wish you'd stifle that last 'heil'
and finally learn what it means to be a boss
yea cause
I've been feelin like a hoarder
cause my mind's been outta order
and there's so much pressure on me
I truly...wish I could get off

To Be A Boss

OOOO it was late in the evening
...creepin past ten
and all the babies fed and cleaned...yea
leaving me all alone
cause they're tucked in their beds
and I find myself dancing like I'm floating
like a honey bee...yea
and I can see yea ye
all different patterns in motion
swirls and curls like tendrils of time
and I could get lost in the spaces
between the days..
cause I'm swinging on a honey vine
just above the waves
and I can see yea ye
all different patterns in motion
swirls and curls like tendrils of time

Like Tendrils Of Time

I don't bother fixing holes when the spotlight's on
and there's only a few souls hanging round
when it's done and gone
and I don't guess I'll be remembered
for the assist today...and that's ok
cause I'm here on purpose
not for the accolades but if it's anger and razorblades - gonna be the sway
I just gotta ask U...are U ok?
yea
cause I know the kind of pressure
you've been facing...I can see it in the 
corners of ur eyes
and everytime U smile...there's another part 
of U that drifts away and dies
and I'm trying to be patient
look away when I need to cry
cause damn you've gone the distance
and now ur just drifting away
on a dead tide...yea and
 I don't bother fixing holes when the spotlight's on
and there's only a few souls hanging round
when it's done and gone

Dead Tide

I wanna be ur synchronicity...say the words
ur meant to hear, be the ears...waiting thru
ur fear...
cause in the rooms I most adore...I find U
more and more
and my soul keeps the doorway open
waitin on the many chosen
to step up yea...baby
to step thru that door un huh yea
and in ur timeless wisdom
ur like a horse charging on it's pistons
stampedes and the rising distance
choking on the dust and storm
yea...hang out with me and
folks soon can see
every lil synchronicity...
I wanna be ur synchronicity...say the words
ur meant to hear, be the ears...waiting thru
ur fear...
cause in the rooms I most adore...I find U
more and more

The Dust And Storm



mmmmmmmm
you said forever but you can't last a year
and when U come back, babe
don't expect me to cheer
O ooohh Nooo
and why???...
should I wait for U??
when I got all I need
over here...
cause I'm way past half-way
not gonna meet U there...
better catch up babe...
cause I ain't payin ur fare...
OOOO oh noooo
mmmmmmmm
you said forever but you can't last a year
and when U come back, babe
don't expect me to cheer
O ooohh Nooo

U Said Forever

I used to be all by myself...and I liked it yea
and you'd never know the places that I've
been the sorrow I have lived
the beauty I hold within
and there are miles and miles of desert 
sand stretched out before us
so you'd better take my hand
for I will not leave you
nor will I let you down
mmmmm yea
I will carry you should you falter
but best believe I'm the author
...of this page
and where I dream the sands drift
and where I lean....the weight lifts
and all the stars align
to sing...sing a song and they sing so 
sweetly...callin out to me
yea
and you'd never know the places that I've
been the sorrow I have lived
the beauty I hold within

The Beauty I Hold

I'm packing up the car today
got everything I own...but it feels like a
holiday...o yea
and it don't matter anyway
cause it seems like the wheel keeps turning
while the rubber on the road
just keeps burning...yea
and I don't have a destination
but I've been told that paradise is south
yea
and baby
I'm gonna warm my soul 'neath a southern sky
O yea...a southern sky
now U may be asking...
what's that I've been maskin
that has me so lovely...after baskin
'neath a southern sky...O yea
a southern sky
and it don't matter anyway
cause it seems like the wheel keeps turning
while the rubber on the road
just keeps burning


A Southern Sky

Well I've been ramblin'
like I'm owned yea
waitin for the moment when I run free
O yea
and I understand that I'm the root
yea
and folks will always be standin on me
yea
and don't U know that as the root
I carve life from darkness
and I send love to the light above
but my reach is far and deep
so if the weight I bear
from someone up there...brings misery
so I weep
then the earth will become salted
where my heart was weak
and faltered...driving me to my knees
yea
and as the root dies...so does the tree

As The Root

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🤟🏼Working on new patterns and techniques in composition, production, and performance of both instrumental(classical/acoustic guitar) and voice- pieces are built (loops and beats)..on BandLab @nyla_k00  and Soundtrap (new)

I have removed the (amp) tag for consistency in distribution- acoustic pieces I perform will be tagged as ‘acoustic’ (apologies for page reorganization)

TBH, I aspire to be a guitar 🎸 but I’ll settle for being able to play competently what I hear when I write...(one day, Alice...to the moon)

I study under Duncan L. Wood and am grateful for his guidance and patience. Most of my influences are Folk/Blues/Indie, but inspiration arrives in many forms so HT to Hip Hop, Rap, Classical, especially Chamber trios. Current tracks are first cuts and I may update them in the future with cleaner versions, thank you for listening as I learn.

As The Root

Nyla K

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