A cover of the song’ Cone as you are’ by Nirvana

Recorded at Riverside Music College

Mixed by Kyle Duffy

Come as you are (COVER) KD MIX

Crom Cruach

A sci-fi concept about an interstellar cop that escapes a black hole as the last human being into a future where all the universe is ravaged by a horde of neuronoids, cybor zombies.

Purchase on Bandcamp:

https://theravened.bandcamp.com/track/the-wandering

Watch on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/LkNFDqIzY8E

Lyrics:

Fake light, gilded sight
Shining all the same
Lying to my eyes
through the night 

Eternal light
you long since died

Stuck in the wandering
Roaming til our final hour
Forever wandering
Neuronoids swarming the stars

Bright star up high
Is it you up there
Or just leftover light
Shot for light years
From the ash of your demise
Behind that fading shine

Eternal night
You long since died

Stuck in The Wandering
Roaming til our final hour
Forever wandering
Neuronoids swarming the stars

Cyber undead hoard, octillion and four,
Wired, nuke powered, 
Rotten, but undying cores.
From the ash of our demise you rise,
The universe devoured, before our eyes

Stuck in The Wandering
Sucked in, then escaped the black hole
Forever wandering
Million ages past, while I’m on patrol

The Wandering

ALL VOCALS RECORDED AND PRODUCED WITH NO AUTO-TUNE

“Go, hide!” you mouthed. “The wolves are out!
Scheming through their stinking snouts!
The bleeadting sheep demanding more recounts!”
Enough’s enough! Let’s call their bluff!
All they do is huff and puff through brittle teeth,
Worn-down and weak, they’re only talking tough…

…When they say: ‘Justice!,’
They say: ‘Reason!’
They say: ‘Losing!’
All are TREASON!
Watch your echos,
In this chamber,
beasts and boulders,
Whisper: ‘DANGER!”

Better stay wary, ‘cuz voices carry,
Yeah voices carry, yeah voices carry…

“Now hush!” you warned, 
“The hive-mind swarms!
Listen to the coming storm!
Wing-beats of war, like thunder roars,
And stingers like, electric strikes,
All aimed, in range, to change
that tune of yours…”

Quiet down! Quiet down! Make a sound,
And you might not be around…
Quiet down! Quiet down!
If you’re found, If you’re found, Any sound,
And you might not be around…
Quiet down! Quiet down!

Always be wary, that voices carry
that voices carry, yeah voices carry
Always be wary of voices…

…That say ‘Violence!’
That say ‘Hatred!’
That say ‘Cheating!’
All are ‘SACRED!’
That say: ‘Justice!,’
That say: ‘Reason!’
That say: ‘Losing!’
All are TREASON!
Watch your echos,
In this chamber,
beasts and boulders,
Snarling: ‘DANGER!’
If you’re found,
So quiet down…

Always be wary, that voices carry
that voices carry, yeah voices carry…

“Let’s run!” you scream. “We’re heard! We’re seen!
They’ve rewritten what truth means!
If they catch up, it’s either you or me!”
We held our tongues, and still their guns,
Sealed our lips and split our gums.
As round by round, They soak the ground,
With all the words, We swallowed down,
‘Till silence like, A flood surrounds,
And drowns us in their sound!

Better stay wary, cuz voices carry,
Yeah voices carry, yeah voices carry…

Don’t quiet down!

Voices Carry - GB Demo

A song about nothing in particular. Or maybe everything. Or overcoming tough times through friendship. Or battling robots. Whatever you want, I dunno.

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9/24/2023

Sojourn

MIXED by Jack Holston
https://soundbetter.com/profiles/368799-jack-holston

NOTE: I turned 60 at the end of November 2015. Thus began the "Sexagenarian" era! "My Last Song" is from summer 2019, after I had retired and moved from Los Angeles to north San Diego. Felt a bit at that time like my muse was...busy elsewhere? In a lull. I was not aware that I was about to enjoy a resurgence of my songwriting, leading to the multi-volume Sexagenarian series. Anyway, here is me exploring the world of bubble-gum pop! 

LYRIC
Far away
Long ago
I had the cheapest six string
Learned a few chords
and scribbled some words
Not much voice but I’d sing

Little shared
So few cared
But I continued writing
It was how I kept track as life rolled along
Now this might be
My last song

I’ve lost count
the amount
Never once paused to note it
Any one song can take me back to the time I wrote it
Every place
Every face
Once more appears at my will
And that is how it will be until
My last song

Why look at photos?
What do they show
Some old tune of mine captures the memory
I close my eyes and let it flow

Yesterday
Lost my way
Couldn’t find inspiration
Told myself it’ll be all right but
I might be wrong
Yes this could be
My last song   
Yes it may be
My last song

I’ve got a box full of
Old cassette tapes
A bit of life is stored up inside them
Choose one, hit play and - the past escapes

Long ago
Far away
Or was it just this morning
I added a few words to a new tune 
So here’s fair warning 
This won’t be my last song
No this won’t be - my last song

Sexagenarian 1

My Last Song

MIX: Jack Holston

LYRIC
Turn a blind eye to the world
It won’t be looking back
Find yourself a moment’s peace
Before the next attack

Meet me when tomorrow’s here
Today had to postpone
Yesterday came really near
But never made it home

We’ve got time to dance around the truth
There’s always time to dance around the truth

When the music starts to play
The mice all run outside
They’ll take their chances with the owls
Those mice still have their pride

Make way as we dance around the truth

Dance around, dance around the truth
Dance around,  dance around the truth
How time drags in our eternal youth
Dance around, dance around the truth

Refreshments may be running low
The punch bowl’s down to dregs
But we won’t ever have it said
We’re on our last legs

Excuse us while we dance around the truth

Dance around, dance around the truth
Dance around,  dance around the truth
Hosannah, verily and forsooth
Dance around, dance around the truth

The cemetery’s dark and cool
Perfect for a romp
If we see our own shadows
You know where we’ll stomp

Join in as we dance around the truth

Dance around, dance around the truth
Dance around, dance around the truth
Pour the gin, have a whiff of vermouth
Dance around, dance around the truth

Dance Around

Song written during the 2016 election cycle (!!!) and first recorded/released in demo version 2020.
This is the 2024 update
MIX: Jack Holston

LYRIC
Too much talk
Chitter chat
Idle thoughts
Falling flat
New remote 
Loud TV
Is there no one here to help me?

So they shout
And they screech
And they scold
And they preach
To a choir
That sings along
Everybody is free
To choose any old key

Where’s the mute on this thing?
What joy some silence would bring
Out words tumble
While I fumble
Where’s the mute on this thing

That’s not art
Just a stunt
And it’s dull
To be blunt
While they jeer at the past
Because they cannot compete
And they’ll never admit defeat

Where’s the mute on this thing?
The volume isn’t working
There might be some news
That I could maybe use
But
Where’s the mute on this thing

I think I’ve pushed every key
Is there no one to help me?

There you are, looking smug
As you go over and pull the plug

Sexagenarian I

Where's The Mute

DEMO!!! FIRST POSTED FEB 14, UPDATED FEB 17 WITH BRIDGE. INTEND TO RECORD A STUDIO VERSION SOON. WATCH THIS SPACE!


LYRIC
I’m a foolish mortal
Standing at the portal
Of a heavenly night with you
You’re the rarest creature
Fine in every feature
Divine - that word would do
In your description
But may I mention
I’m not as dumb as it may seem
I’m a foolish mortal
But I know this is a dream

This mortal fool here
Dropped out of school, dear
The hard knocks came too fast
Now my days I squander
As I roam and wander
trying to escape my past
Wave if you see me
You wouldn’t want to be me
Nor would anyone else
I’m a foolish mortal
I know enough to know myself

I’m a simple guy
With simple tastes
And I don’t expect a lot 
At the end we share similar fates
If you’ve figured out the plot 
We all rot!

I’m a foolish mortal
Good for a chortle
To gods and goddesses
That’s what we’re worth friends
As our earth spins
And what a mess this is
Clowns and jesters
Crocodile wrestlers
Guess we put on a show
But I’m just a foolish mortal
Good for a chortle 
Yeah a foolish mortal 
What do I know?

Crom Cruach

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