Frisson
Verse 1:
My life is a series of events
I pay with minutes and dollars and cents
That are with me, what I carry
Some magnificent, and some quite scarry

Chorus:
When I see her I am so aflutter
A frisson of excitement overcomes me

Verse 2:
Each affecting me in its own way
Mostly spent with the others, the they
Each day is unique full of surprises and wonder
I mostly look for the events that pack thunder

Bridge:
Titillated beyond my expectations

Verse 3:
My body feels the tingle
My words turn into a jingle
The stirring in my loins is so arousing
I would never dream of carousing

Unused lyrical idea:
I feel it and I must hide it
I can’t get up and ride it

Frisson

The verses of this song are in 4/4 time and the choruses are in 7/4 time.  The verses are broke into two parts the second part is a little faster than the first part.  The song gradually speeds up as it goes on.  It begins at 110 BPM.  In the middle of the first verse it picks up to 126 BPM.  The second verse begins at the 131 BPM, in the middle it picks up to 137 BPM.  The third verse begins at the 141 BPM, in the middle it picks up to 143 BPM. The beginning of the final chorus picks up to 147 BPM.

Self Criticism
Verse 1:
Yes I fall guilty of this
Way too much
I messed this up

Chorus:
You are 
Only human
A creature with fallacy
Learn, forgive yourself and move on

Verse 2:
I say to myself
I didn’t do this right
I didn’t do that right
Don’t do as I do

Verse 4:
Don’t beat yourself up
Don’t dwell on your failures
Find success
Reward yourself

Chorus:
You are 
Only human
A creature with fallacy
Learn, forgive (yourself) and move on

Unused lyric ideas:
But the research says that self criticism is a path to failure
Forgive yourself, learn a lesson and move on

References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-criticism
https://www.goodtherapy.org/learn-about-therapy/issues/self-criticism
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/what-mentally-strong-people-dont-do/201801/7-ways-overcome-toxic-self-criticism

Self Criticism

Verses are in 4/4 time and choruses are in ¾ time.

Hindenberg

Verse 1:
The year was 1936
Germany was leading a great air race
The lighter than air craft were buzzing

Chorus 1, 2, & 4:
Luftschiff Feuer (German for Airship fire)
The Hindenberg is aflame
Passengers and crew
Crying and dying

Verse 2:
The zeppelin industry is flying
But they were behind schedule
passengers waiting 
pressure’s on

Verse 3:
A leak in the back and the tail was heavy
Shifting weight forward to compensate
Crew forward dropping water

Chorus 3:
4 minutes from contact
4 minutes for all to go wrong
4 minutes to fire
4 minutes to death

Verse 4:
The rope goes down
The rain comes down
Up goes the spark
Hydrogen so flammable

Chorus 4:

Hindenberg

This is my fifth song using the Locrian mode.

Halloween lyrics

Verse 1:
It is getting dark
And the eyes do spark
On this night
This special night


Chorus:
Halloween
Is tonight
All the world is a fright

Verse 2:
All sorts of costumes abound
Some win awards and get crowned
When ghosts appear 
and children cheer
and all is not what it seems


Verse 3:
children strolling in teams
costumes sewed at the seams
Youngsters may have crazy dreams
Some will swim in streams

Halloween

This is my remake of this classic.  The music has no resemblance to the music written by Burt Bachrach.  The lyrics are based on thise by Hal David.  I have made a few modest changes to fit my new music.

REACH OUT FOR ME  (Lyrics by Hal David)
(Original music by Burt Bacharach / Hal David)

When you go through a day
And the things that people say
They make you feel so small
They make you feel that 
Your heart will just never stop aching
And when you just can't accept the abuse you are taking
Darlin' reach out for me

Don't you worry I'll see you through
You just have to reach out for me
I'll be there and I'll confort you
Oh yes I will
Comfort you and love you
How I'm gonna love you

When good friends prove untrue
And the things they do to you
They make you feel so bad
They make you feel that
You haven't a reason for living
So when you feel you
Could throw in the towel and just given in
Darlin' reach out for me


Dionne Warwick - 1964
Michael Henderson - 1980
Also recorded by: Roy Hamilton; Jerrry Butler; Nancy Wilson; Universal Mind; Burt Bacharach Orch.

Reach Out For Me

Do You Love Me
I wrote this song back in early December.  I have sat on it since then trying to decide if I liked it enough to publish it.  I am still not sure if it deserves the light of day.  I like the chorus.  But the verse doesn't have the quality feel I desire.  Let me know.  Should I have tossed this song?

Lyrics:  Do You Love Me

Intro:
Do You Love Me

Verse 1:
You loved me once
I was not a dunce
And I still love you
And I am not blue

Sometimes I have my doubts
Days with ins and out
But maybe it’s all me
Trying not to flee

Chorus:
I am a small man
And I have my clan

Verse 2:
I am not a leader
But I am a good breeder
Just a regular guy
Who will look you in the eye

Living a normal life
With you I hope my wife
Full of insecurity
Nothing is a surety

Verse 3:
I have some confidence 
I can hold a conference
All mixed together
Sometimes light like a feather

Not sure where I stand
But when called, I can command
I can lead those in need
and help those who need freed

Outro:
Do You Love Me

Do You Love Me

Guardian

Yes there is an angel guarding me
Watching over without a fee
Observing all of my mistakes
Protecting and giving me some breaks

I didn’t deserve it 
but I was protected nonetheless
Through all the grime and grit
I got a break here and there I guess

Helping me through the hard times
When I would commit some crimes
I didn’t deserve the protection
I guess the angel looked at me with affection

Forgiving me when I was a child
I was often gone and oh so wild

Then those years of wild abandon
It was as though they called a stand-in
Early on I said my penance
I left and I asserted my independence

In the booth I told what I did
But then I was just a kid

The nasty things of which I am ashamed
I committed each of those sins
No one came for me I was not blamed
For some I reason I came out with wins

There was a bit of guarding I received
But I look back and now I am relieved

Guardian

This song features Dave Cooper on vocals and rhythm guitar.  This is a variation on a song I wrote a little while back and placed on YouTube.  I play mandolin and fiddle on this version.  Dave Cooper added new music and melody for the original lyrics.

Here is a link to the original version of this song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJSVW4EBZaQ

Here is a link to the music of Dave Cooper (warfydave):
https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

Do Right, Do Wrong

Verse 1:
Way back in the 1500’s
In Stratford upon Avon
The Merchant of Venice 
Shylock is good and a menace

Chorus 1:
To do a great right 
Do a little wrong
That is what
Shakespeare said

Verse 2:
What does it mean
To the play’s scene
Why must one do wrong to do right?
That is the situation Portia had to fight
How can this possibly be
Why would he make this plea

Verse 3:
When Bassanio urges Portia to break the law in order to thwart Shylock

Final Double Chorus:
Sometimes it is necessary
To do a little wrong
To create a situation for a great right

References:
https://livewireaz.com/where-did-shakespeare-write
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Merchant_of_Venice
https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/2682703-the-merchant-of-venice

Do Right Do Wrong (with warfydave)

Another forgotten song that has been hanging around in my files for some time.  I finally decided to share it with the public.

Sparkling Eyes

Intro:
Since I first saw them
Those eye had me at first glance

Verse 1:
Yes I love those Sparkling eyes
Those deep intense eyes of yours
They send me on wonderful highs
That take everything with no cures

Chorus:
Sparkling eyes
Shining so bright
Helps me realize
Everything’s all right

Verse 2:
I look at them in wonder
They shoot those beams like thunder
When the sun shines 
There are so many signs

Verse 3:
It is their wonderful duty
To make you a beauty
They are what make you 
such a fabulous brew

Sparkling Eyes

A song I wrote several months ago and forgot about.  I'm not sure it is worthy.  Let me know if you think I should bury it again.  It is intended t be a soft rock song in the spirit of Chad & Jeremy and Peter & Gordon.

Swinging

Verse 1:
Oh Yes I like to swing
Back and forth up and down
Never done with a frown
Watching the world go by
As you fly so high

Chorus:
Dip down and up like a king
It is the most pleasant thing
In the air as if with a wing

Verse 2:
Oh yes I like to swing
It has that special zing
It brings back childhood
And some times that were of so good
You come down and pump your feet
While watching other people meet

Unused Lyrical Ideas:
Pull your hand back 
The chains never have any slack
Give it some thrust
Sometimes your feet make dust

You can even do it in a gown
Or maybe someone with a crown

Swing

Watched and I Did

How does it happen
A child learns to talk
You ask the child how
The child says I don’t know
I just heard sounds and I imitated them
You ask a bird how to fly
The bird will say I watched other birds
I did what I saw and the next thing I know I was flying
You ask a wolf how it hunts
The wolf will say I don’t know
I just watched and did

Watched and did, watched and did
That is what I did
I watched and did

You can find Dave Cooper's music here:
https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

Watched And I Did (with Dave Cooper)

Yes, another of my songs using 7/4.  The verse pattern is 2-2-3.  I am using the higher ranges of my voice on this song.  I sing and play lead guitar on this song.  All other instruments and effects are those available in Cubase.  The guitar is a Squire Strat with David Gilmour EMG pickups.  The guitar effect is called The Wall.

Photosynthesis

Verse 1:
The sun is shining down
No one has a frown
On the many fine plants
Nor the friendly ants
They love the warmth
Even those in the North

Chorus:
Yes photosynthesis
That is the wonder
A long word in sentences
But it has thunder
It’s not a blunder
From way down under

Verse 2:
Turning the sun’s energy to life
Just like a man who loves his wife
Bringing water and gas together
Stringing molecules in a tether
Making oxygen out of thin air
Just an expression that is so fair

Chorus

Bridge:
Photosynthesis
Life Giving Force
Keeping mankind alive

Verse 3:
The energy stored in carbohydrates
That savor on our plates
Those little sugars that taste so good
Even when they seem like wood
Are at the core of life on Earth
Even traveling from Sydney to Perth

Final Chorus:

Outro:
Thank you, plants

Photosynthesis 2

This is a song I did and put on YouTube.  My friend Dave Cooper heard it and wanted to do his own version of the song.  This is that song.

Lyrics:
The feeling was so clear 
Oh you were so near 
On the high beams 
In my dreams 

It had that feeling 
it seemed so real and
It was true 
I was right for you 

Chorus: 
But when I saw you 
I knew you were the one 
The one in my dreams 
I loved you 
And I didn’t know
You were there in my dreams

Bridge to solo
But I did not understand them 
Brought to me in the night 
By angels who knew you were there 
But they knew you were so right

I was standing there  
So high in the air  
On top of the earth  
Giving out love birth  
 
Little did I know  
That all is not woe  
My dreams came true  
As I sit here with you

Chorus
Outro: Angel of my Dreams  - Angel of my Dreams

You can find the original here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_H-WW4mBI3k

You can find Dave Cooper's music here:
https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

Angel Of My Dreams Featuring Dave Cooper

Green Grass

Yes the green grass is so nice  
A good place to sit once or twice  
Hanging out with your all friends  
A fine place it fills your senses

Chorus
You can walk on it  - It doesn’t mind  
Or you can take a seat  - It’s so well designed
I’m so glad to have this green  
It makes my world look so clean  

A nice look of freshly mown grass  
Smooth and even with a touch of class  
The shade of green is so flawless  
So natural it pulls and calls us  

Bridge
It’s magic – It’s magic
 
Solo

Green grass brings a touch of nature  
When taken care of with labour  
A touch of nature in the sun  
It surely can’t be outdone

You can find Dave Cooper's music here:  https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

Green Grass with David Cooper

Dave Cooper wrote the song based on lyrics from Dan Lockhart.  Dave Cooper sings and plays acoustic guitar.  Dan Lockhart provided the backup instrumentation (Steel drums, percussion, flute).

Spring is so beautiful  
The weather is so suitable  
A little warmth after Winter’s cold  
The sun is shining oh so bold  
 
Everything is turning green  
Maybe I should plant a bean  
Little flowers everywhere  
Pleasant fragrance in the air  
 
Chorus
Yes, I love Spring  
I put on lighter clothes and things 
It makes me want to dance and sing  
Play with water in the springs

Bridge:  
Everyone is outside  
Soaking up some sun  
Some are quite wild-eyed  
Some just want to have fun  

Solo (Using verse chords)

Birds are flying all about  
Sometimes they send a scout  
Making nests for their little ones  
Getting twigs on their runs

You can find music by Dave Cooper here:  https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

I Love Spring (Cooper/Lockhart Collaboration)

Lyrics

Hey Dave/Dan - Do wanna make some music  
Making music can be so much fun
Just hit a chord and away we go

Pound out a beat and it gets a little better  
Add some bass and we start a little groove
Add a second chord and the song begins to move
 
Then play a note for the melody  
You may even want it to be in key  
Or maybe take a chance and do something a little different  
 
Chorus
 
Bridge
Can you feel the music?
Can you feel the music?
Can you feel the music?
In your soul
 
Oh did I hit that note quite right  
Lets try and make it a little more bright  
Or maybe make it a little more free

You can find more music by Dave Coooper here:  https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

Making Music (Cooper/Lockhart Collaboration)

She was a widow South of Memphis way  
In a small town in an outback bay  
She minded her own business  
She asked for no forgiveness  
 
Her husband left his brother’s house  
He left as quiet as a mouse  
One night around midnight  
With the stars shining bright  

Chorus

He was never seen again  
Though he had committed no sin  
He was never seen again  
Seen again
 
Many suspected a dark man in an alley  
Who did not belong in that valley  
Others thought the wife surely was involved  
But the crime was never resolved  
 
There was not proof nor charges pressed  
Though police searched and did their best  
Many said the dark man guilty  
And showed him no pity

Chorus
 
Bridge

Went out West to start a new life  
Lived a life full of worry and strife  
Changed his name and his identity  
Tried to become a nonentity  
  
Thirty years later the body was found  
Laying in some forest ground  
The evidence was irrefutable  
None could argue it was inscrutable  
 
They all knew the wife did the deed  
She hid the body and did it with speed  
But those in the know would not give up  
They were convinced that she was culprit 



Went home and drink some mead  
Forgot about it as she was freed  

Someone many suspected was the culprit  
Was sent to prison because she was it

This song is loosely based on this story:
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/widow-charged-three-decades-after-husbands-body-found-beheaded/ar-AAZ6s5e

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/french-authorities-charge-widow-30-years-husband's-body

You can find music by Dave Cooper here:  https://soundcloud.com/warfydave

Never Seen Again (Cooper/Lockhart Collaboration)

Live and Die


Verse 1:
So many changes come after your life begins
You’ve heard it before and you’ll hear it again
You are born alone and you will die alone
It’s no secret and it seems to be widely known

In between you will come across many people
Some are oh so good and others oh so evil
Some will be friends other’s will not
They will get your skin so sweaty and hot

Your body start so little and gradually get bigger
At first you will have milk and later strong liquor
Your mind does the same as it fills with knowledge
Some of it will come from the books in college

But regardless you and I know what is to come
Regardless of what you think or if it make you numb
In the end your body will give and leave this Earth
It doesn’t matter if you have a ton or worth





Notes:
These lyrics came to me while listening Carl “Buffalo” Nicole.  You can listen to his music here:
https://www.youtube.com/@BuffaloNichols/videos

This song started with me trying to learn how to use the strumming guitar feature in Kontakt,  I have tried before but failed several times.  I found playing my guitar so much easier.  This time was different, there were people nearby and I had to be quiet.  The only option was using a virtual guitarist that I could listen to on my headphones.  I eventually figured out how to use it.  You will hear me change the strumming from verse to chorus and within the last two choruses. How do you think I did? I might use it again sometime.

This is my first upload to SoundCloud in over a year.  I became frustrated with SoundClouds marketing policies.  They deleted two of my accounts.  I do not know why.  That means all of the music on those accounts is now lost.  Lately I have been using YouTube to upload my music.

Live And Die

Diarrhea

Once when I was in Tanzania
I had this case of diarrhea
I drink some water from the fountains
Then I climbed the lupanga mountains

I was out with a large Group
They were like a big scout troop
I didn’t know what to do
But my stomach was turning a screw

I said I’ve got to go
And headed off behind some small trees
It was my time of oh so much woe
Because there was a small breeze

Other people smelled it and they gagged
Some looked at me with disdain
Others had pity as I lagged
So this event has never left my brain

I thought of recorded all of the parts to this song in about 4 hours.

You can find the video of this song here:
https://youtu.be/iWSgJU95vpI?si=p4POY3HMhaqQ7PK9

Diarrhea

This song is in honor of my Aunt Pat Brnadstetter.  This is music I wrote based on her poetry.

A Delightful Treat
(February 2008)

Oh! What a Delightful Treat
To hear the Chatter of the Parakeet!

When nestling in trees with Leaves of Green,
The Parakeets are not likely to be Seen.

Their constant Chattering causes such a Commotion,
Passers-by look-on with Joyful Emotion!

A Cluster of Green Catches everyone’s Eye
As the Parakeets Fly in Mass Across The Sky.

Indeed these, not so Little, Birds of Green,
Make their presence known with quite a Scene.

Oh! What a Delightful Treat
To hear the Chatter of the Parakeet!

A Delightful Treat

Song based on my Aunt Pat Brandstetters poetry.  This song is based on part of the poem My Sister Laura Ann.  Only part was used because the poems is longer than fits in a normal song length.

Here is the full pom:

My Sister Laura Ann
(November 2013)

Certainly, I was the biggest fan
Of my sister, Laura Ann.
Dark and curly was her hair
Her skin was so lovely and so fair.
Her eyes were as blue as blue can be
They were as colorful as the sea.

When we were little
We did quibble.
Our parents appointed me her ward.
She took that very hard.
She did protest and said,
“Little sisters are brats and pests.”
I definitely put her to test after test.

When Laura Ann was fifteen
And I was nine our mom
Became very ill.
For the next two years our
Communication was next to nil.

Then when Laura Anne was one month shy
Of eighteen and I was eleven,
We moved in together.
It felt like a gift from Heaven!!
Mom and Eddie were with us at first
But did not stay.
Very soon they each moved away.

Six baseball fields were across the street
For Laura Ann and me that was a great treat.
We played ball with the neighborhood kids.
I could not hit the ball at all.
Laura Ann was great.
She always made it to home plate.
Jones Park was a short walk away.
Summer Sundays we would go swim for the day.

Riding a bus across the Mississippi was 
Always a thrill.
Then shopping in St. Louis was 
Its own kind of funny day to fill.

We would find expensive dresses and 
        certainly try them on and not just one.
We made it a day for fun.

A favorite thing for us two
Was to walk up and down our street, Lynch Avenue.
We walked in a land of pretend
That for us would never end.
Sometimes we pretended we were in China wearing
Kimonos with an obi around our waist.
Other times we were in Italy eating delicious Spaghetti.

We rode on camels backs in Africa
And sauntered awhile
Along the Nile.
Paris, the Swiss Alps, Greece,
Oh! The fabulous places we traveled
And had seen
In that wonderful land of our great
Big dream.

We both worked hard
We played hard
When twenty-one and fourteen
Laura Ann left for Durham
And I left for Detroit
That time we cried very hard.
We have always felt our life together 
Was a Great Reward,
And definitely a time to treasure!

My Sister Laura Ann

A song based on a poem by my Aunt Pat Brandstetter.  Here is the original poem:

Run, Run, Run
(1999)

Run, Run, Run
The race has just begun.
The starting bang has sounded.
All racers are forward bounded.

Miles, one, two, and three,
Like a bird and feeling free.
The pace is there,
Excitement fills the air!

With miles eight, nine, and ten behind,
This run is one of a kind.
Halfway there at mile thirteen,
A brand new sensation fills the mind.

Run, run, run,
This race is definitely fun.
Miles eighteen, nineteen, and twenty,
Legs are tired and you are feeling funny.

The goal is near at hand.
And you can do it, you can, you can,
Know that feeling that is so grand

This Marathon is done!
You’ve won, You’ve won, You’ve won!
Your goal was set and it’s done!

Run Run Run

A song based on a poem by my Aunt:  Pat Brandstetter.

City Kitty
(1996)

I am a little kitty.
I live in a great big city.
My friends call me Itty Bitty.
They say I’m very pretty.

My fur is a light fluffy gray.
My eyes are deep blue, they say.

All through the bright, sunny day
I like to run and jump and play.

City Kitty

Lyrics and chords:
Pat
 Am- F-C-G
Verse 1:
Her name is Theresa but everyone knows her as Pat
Her big sister wanted a little sister
The new baby would be known as Pat
And she would be the best little sister a girl could have

Am Em Bm F#m
Chorus:
So sweet
So cute
So kind
That is Pat indeed

Verse 2:
Alas her parents named her Theresa
But to her sister she was Pat
Her sister called her Pat from day one
Everyone else followed suit and she became known as Pat

Chorus

Bm-G-D-A
Verse 3:
She grew up into a wonderful woman
With six fine children
Each so special 
The best mother, sister, and Aunt one could have

Verse 4:
From California to New Jersey
You moved a because 
From Chicago to Texas
What a life you lived

Gm F#m Gm F#m
Bridge:
Pat
Pat I miss you

Bm F#m C#m G#m
Chorus
Chorus

This song is based on a poem written by my Aunt Pat.  Here is the original poem:

Courage
(1998)

The room is bright and cheery.
The people inside seem a little weary.
Conversations are soft and low.
Each new person enters anxious, yet slow.
They sit waiting, dreading, and still
Wanting to hear the nurse call their name and, “Next”
Then with Hope in their Hearts
And Courage in their Walk
They encounter one more treatment.
They leave with a smile
And as sense of contentment
For one more day they’ve run that long mile and Won!

The verses in this song are in 7/4
The chorus are in 4/4

Courage

This song is based on poetry by my aunt Pat.  Here is her original poem:

Pleasing Breeze
(2014)

A gentle breeze
Is blowing by just to please.

It seems to tickle the leaves
In the trees.
They seem to be dancing
In this gentle breeze.

Just peeking over the horizon
Was the bright shining sun.

The birds in the air are joyfully
Chirping and having such fun.

The grass is deep green
And the colorful flowers
Add a special beauty
To the serene scene.

As the gentle breeze
Is blowing by just to please.

Notes:
Pat Brandstetter is my aunt.

This is the first song I have ever written that uses only one chord G7.  In different places I emphasize different notes in the G7 chord.  But all chords use one or more of these notes G B D and F.  In the chorus I emphasize the F (7th) and the D (5th).  The verse [place more emphasis on the root (G) and the third (B).

I did a song using two chords a while back:  Dreaming of Flying.
https://youtu.be/Vrh7jPVDuGo?si=4PaM9etJd0BmA_UJ

When I did it I thought I should do a song with one chord.  It seemed like a daunting task.  I thought there is no way song with one chord can be any good.  Then I played “Chain of Fools” by Aretha Franklin.  It is basically a one chord song.  I thought this can be done.  Here it is.  What do you think?+

Lou Reed once said:  “One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you're into jazz.”

Pleasing Breeze

This song is based on a poem by my late Aunt Pat Brandstetter.  Here is the original poem:

A Lovely Lady
(June 17, 2015)

Virginia is a very lovely lady.
She sings beautifully,
She leads others in song gracefully.
She exercises thoroughly.
She guides others gently.
She is on the go constantly.
She plays many games happily.
She always smiles beautifully.
She spreads her love of life joyfully.
If you know Virginia, you lover her truly.

Happy Birthday, Virginia

A Lovely Lady

This is a song on which I sing and play pedal steel guitar.  The song is based on a poem by my late aunt:  Pat Brandstetter.  Here is here original poem:

Riding Along
(1994)

Riding along in the car,
Beauty abounds
Wherever you are.
A kaleidoscope of trees 
Tall and green,
A patchwork of 
Lakes large and serene.
The animals look so strong 
And proud from afar.
All this beauty you take in
Riding along in a car.


Riding Along

Fideo

Verse 1:
The excellent Mexican spaghetti 
While cooking you can get sweaty
It Is a meal so special
Cooking in an iron vessel

In the kitchen I come looking
when I smell those spices cooking 
Not known by everyone it’s true
It brings me home when I come to you 

Chorus:
Pasta, tomato, onions, peppers, chili powder, and cumin
Add a little garlic, and ground beef
Now you have Fideo 

Verse 2:
Warm meals together and sharing our life
It makes me glad that you are my wife
Together through the trials and glory
One of the special; things in our life story


Unused lyrical ideas:, onions, peppers, , 

Coming from Oaxaca (WaaHAAkuh)
Some add onions and peppers

All of those times we shared together 
A bottle of Modello next to the plate 

Gathering together for a meal
It can be part of the big deal
Family and friends enjoying each other
Especially the girl with her mother

Verse 3:
It doesn’t matter what is your persuasion
It is nice on a special occasion
iI can make a day exceptional
Good for casual or professional

A warm meal for young and old
It can be good with something cold
And especially so with tenderness
Because what counts is togetherness

Background:
I sing and play PRS LE Tremor (lead guitar) on this song.

I got the idea for this song from an interview with Jason Isbell. He talked about writing songs about food that can go in many directions. 

https://youtu.be/4DWp34P28Hs?si=OlwkxxT3QX3GN-o_


I record using Cubase 
The images are from Pixabay 
I create my videos using iMovie

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I play viola and violin on this song.  I do all of the vocals.  Other instruments are those available in Cubase.

That is the Question
Verse 1:
Do I delete you?
That is the question
You say some things I don’t like
They offend me
Do I delete you

Chorus 1 & 2:
Perhaps my view is so wrong
How would I know
Without  perspective

Verse 2:	
Different views
Widen my vista
Enable me to see the world
Better with new colors
See more of what is there
A narrow view blinds me to so much

Chorus 2:

Bridge:
Violin Instrumental

Verse 3:
Knowing them causes me pain
Do I want this pain
Am I unwilling to hear those things I don’t like?
That is the question
Do I not want to understand things better

Chorus 3:
I am not perfect
Sometimes I am wrong
How can I know
Without other views

That Is The Question

Leo Tolstoy Autumn

Verse 1:
So Many nominations 
Nobel Peace Prize
Nobel Prize in Literature
Such great books


Chorus 1:
Dizzy, whirling yellow leaves fill the windswept air

Verse 2:
Such excellent poetry
Everyone is unhappy in their own unique way
Art is good but incomprehensible


Chorus 2:
Dizzy, whirling yellow leaves fill the windswept air
rapture and with pain Throbbing in my breast,


Verse 3:
My guitar invites, come out my dear
Such an influence on Gandhi
He did so very calmly
Such an unhappy marriage
carriage

Chorus 3:
Our garden stands Flowerless and bare,
Dizzy, whirling yellow leaves fill the windswept air
rapture and with pain Throbbing in my breast,


Unused Lyric Ideas:
Such is the life of this great
So deeply spiritual
Nonresistance to evil
War and Peace
Anna Karenina

References:
Leo Tolstoy - Wikipedia
Leo Tolstoy | Russian writer | Britannica
Leo Tolstoy - Wikipedia
Leo Tolstoy - Books, Quotes & War and Peace - Biography
5 Things You May Not Know About Leo Tolstoy - HISTORY
Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy - Poems by the Famous Poet - All Poetry
https://allpoetry.com/Aleksey-Konstantinovich-Tolstoy

Autumn:
Autumn 'tis! Our garden stands
  Flowerless and bare,
Dizzy whirling yellow leaves
  Fill the wind swept air.
Yet the distant mountain ash
  In the vale below,
With our favorite berries red
  Now begins to glow.
While with rapture and with pain
  Throbbing in my breast,
Pressing hot thy hands in mine,
  Silent, unexpressed--
Fondly gazing in thine eyes,
  Through my tears I see--
That I can never tell thee
  How dear thou art to me!

I sing and play PRS LE Tremonti electric guitar on this song.  All other instruments are those available in Cubase or from East-West.

Leo Tolstoy Autumn

Similar to my last song, this song is also in 7/4 time.  It uses a pattern 3-1-3 for the versus.  I currently plan to have a series of songs using the 7/4 meter.  I have written 6 songs at this time and I am slowly releasing them.  They will all be on this playlist as they are released:
https://soundcloud.com/user-276716031/sets/7-4-time-1

You can also find my previous sets of songs in 5/4 here:
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1/sets/5-4-time
 
Mysteries in the Garden


Verse 1:
There are many mysteries in my garden
I look at the plants that are growing
I don’t know what this is and that is
Do I pull them or is there a pardon
Might it be something I love so glowing
Something with lots of pop and fizz

I want my vegetables to be free to grow
They give me such a wondrous glow
I want them to spread their yield
I feel like a farmer in a great field
Eating their bounty is my great pleasure
It is something that I so treasure

Chorus:
I don’t know all of these little plants
Growing there in the dirt with ants
There are only a few I recognize
When they are tall they don’t tell lies
The tomato and carrot look so familiar 
I don’t need a book or special filter

Verse 2:
The books show examples of different plants
Like other books tell about how to dance
I wish I could separate all of the things growing
It would give me a sense that I am glowing

Is the plant something I want to later eat
Perhaps cook in a stew with some fine meat
I don’t want them killing the plants I love
Smothering them with their in grip of glove

Chorus (at half speed):

Mysteries In The Garden

I am Dan Lockhart/ProgRockDan.  I am half of the duo Dan X2.  I enjoy making music with my partner Dan Blackard.  I was born in East St. Louis, Illinois.  I was raised in a rural area near Edwardsville, Illinois.  I have lived in San Antonio, Texas; Bad, Kreuznach, Germany;  Kansas City, Missouri; Columbus, Georgia; Haverhill Massachusetts;  St, Louis, Missouri, and Indianapolis, Indiana.  I have resided in Carmel Indiana for the past 20 + years.  I consider this home.  I have a small studio in my home.  I go to it everyday and work on creating (writing) songs.  I play bass, guitar, banjo, mandolin, pedal steel, piano, violin, and viola.  I use Cubase for my DAW.  I master using Izotope, Ozone.

You can find my other music on these sites:
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan1
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
https://soundcloud.com/progrockdan-instrumentals

https://www.reverbnation.com/prdvocals
https://www.reverbnation.com/progrockdan1
https://www.reverbnation.com/daniellockhart4

My songs with Dan Blackard can be found here:
https://soundcloud.com/user-106484228
https://soundcloud.com/user-590884876

https://www.reverbnation.com/dananddan5
https://www.reverbnation.com/danx2


I also have a collection Chistmas songs here:
https://soundcloud.com/prd-holiday

Here is a link to my Patreon Page.  You can find music that is only available to my patreon supporters on this page.

https://www.patreon.com/user?u=59878068

Daniel Lockhart

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