A quick demo recorded directly to my phone -- just me, a ukulele, a wooden box doubling as drum, and ruminations on mortality.

Hold the hand
The man who gave my life to me
Lies upon the bed that is his last
So far gone
Beyond “Where do you hope to be?”
Now just looking forward through the past 

Inhale follows
Exhale follows
Until the number’s counted
When you’ve drawn the final one
What will you see before you?
I hope to God it’s

Love the time
The rhyme of all the days we shared
Living tandem lives upon the wind
Ever scared
The plans we’ve dared may end un-done
But better that than too scared to begin

Inhale follows
Exhale follows
Until the number’s counted
When you’ve drawn the final one
What will you see before you?
I hope to God it’s
Love

Hold the hand
The man who gave my life to me
Lies upon the bed that is his last

Hope to God (iphone demo)

Written upon my return from Armenia in the summer of 1989. The melody of the chorus section was significantly improved by Doug Anderson.

I'm Lonely

See the winter return and embrace in the company of strangers
Like the grey, windblown view from a tower, love would bring its own dangers
Couldn't live through the fall and the tangle of all the confusions we wear

Feel the bonds of a lengthy caress on a silent piano
How was something so good such a mess?
The recurrent "I don't know"
We say we want love, yet we can't pull above our unfocused desire

Can I never believe you again?
How can I step away as a friend?

A horizon that waits for the night as it stretches before you
Did you ever imagine I might rather trust than adore you?
We say we want love, yet we can't pull above our unfocused desire.

Can I never believe you again?
How can I step away as a friend?

See the winter return and embrace in the company of strangers
Like the grey, windblown view from a tower, love would bring its own dangers
Couldn't live through the fall and the tangle of all the confusions we wear

Harper West (Aug. 12, 1990)

First recording with Focusrite.  Two tracks.

Harper West (Aug. 12, 1990)

Doug's Old Cassette Demos

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