Lyrics:
Unless I'm guessing wrong
She walking out the door
She's getting in her car
She doesn't want to see me no more

And I could get up
In hope of changing her mind
Ask her to to please turn around
And not to leave me behind

Unless I'm guessing wrong
She wouldn't look my way
She'll turn and slowly back out
To let me know she has nothing to say

And all I'd do is watch her go
And I would try to stay strong
And I would pray that she'd come back
Unless I'm guessing wrong

Unless I'm guessing wrong
My nights will feel so cold
The days are gonna be so long
All alone with no one to hold

I tried make a happy life
Working hard to make everything good
I asked for her to be my wife
And she told me that she never could

Unless I'm guessing wrong
She has found
someone better than me
Someone else that she wants more
Someone else with whom she'd rather be

Unless I'm guessing wrong
This is when the world spins away
And all the stars start going dark
And all the colors all turn to gray
Unless I'm guessing wrong

Thanks again for another cool 



Unless I'm Guessing Wrong

A song about people and life.  This is about all of those people you pass in a city cross walk.  You pass a bunch of people each has their own story.  You catch a glimpse of each of those stories as you walk by them.  A brief second for each person's story.

Lyrics:  Seven Second to Go Lyrics

Seven seconds to go
Some starting to run
Like there's not enough time
before it counts down to one

People in cars
burn fuel to the sky
behind the white lines
Watching people walk by

The seconds go by
But Some never care
They're not in a hurry
To get anywhere

Con men out scouting
Kids cutting school
Pick pocket criminals
A dance of the fools

As Cops on the the corner
Walking the beat
Watch for the bad guys
Out on the street

Seven seconds to go
Flashing in red
Before it will change
And the cars move ahead

To the next traffic light
And again starts the flow
So many stories
seven seconds to go..

Seven seconds to go....


Seven Seconds To Go

Dan Blackard finished this once then decided to rework it. He went back to the drawing room and came up with something that certainly qualifies as an atypical country subject.  He called it "The Soul Of The Earth"  basically a song that recognizes that the soul of the earth  has always been there. And always will be..... until the sun gobbles it up.

This is our contribution to:  https://soundcloud.com/silent-zen/sets/climate-change

As I listen to it I think it reminds me of Marshall Tucker.

Here are the lyrics:  The Soul Of The Earth
Lyrics;

The soul of earth in orbit
Around a blazing sun
Spinning as it travels
When something new had just begun 

Oceans waves were rising
And collapsing with a roar
From the water comes new life
And it crawled upon the shore

Way off in the distance
planes fly across the sky
The world is getting smaller
With each day  passing by

The fields that once ran wild
Became cement and steel
The old world overtaken
Replaced by the surreal 

Trees that stood so mighty
Cut and dragged away
Bright lights from the city
Turn the nighttime into day

The world as it had been
Began to disappear 
And seemed to lose the focus
Of what had been so clear 

There before the time
The creatures left the sea
Shaking as the whole world shook
To bring new masters down from trees

There from the beginning 
until all life will cease
The soul of earth has been there
Waiting for release

The Soul Of The Earth

It has been noted often of Dan and Dan that some of the music we make is not quite Identifiable with any typical genre.  This is something with which we take a bit of pride.  This song is an example of one of those atypical tracks. Just a bit out of the norm, with the hope that you will enjoy the difference! And we do hope that you enjoy;
When It's With You
Lyrics:

Like the wind you can't see it
But you know when it is there
brings you to life when you feel it
It's where you are it's everywhere 

You're never alone when it's with you
Be it the day or the night

Blue is the sky up above you
Clouds float high a misty white
You're feelin' it now and it surrounds you
And the yellow sun is shining bright 

You are never alone it stays with you
It cant be wrong it feels so right
You'll overcome all that confront you 
It gives you strength and will to fight

Looking out across an ocean
waves are crashing on the shore
A steady beat in rhythmic motion
Your spirit lifts and you feel it soar

You're never alone when it's with you
Be it the day or the night

Face the challenge and resistance 
What you need to rise above
The courage to go the distance 
All you need is found in love

Like the wind you can't see it
But you know when it is there
brings you to life when you feel it
It's where you are it's everywhere

When It's With You

This song started with Dan Ls exploration of "The Devil's Interval".  The flatted fifth creates dissonance and is not often used in music.  I associate it with the song "Black Sabbath" by "Black Sabbath".  You can find it in other "evil" sounding songs.

You can read a little about this interval here:
https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,,-1767,00.html


Because of the dissonance I contacted DanB and asked him if he was interested in writing a song with me using this musical element.  He agreed and we wrote this song.

DanB writes:
Well this is something quite different for certain!!  It is something very unusual. I have titled it "An Ode To Edgar"
Of course I mean Edgar Allen Poe.  A master at the macabre.  This is a story of a most likely, very disturbed man. Obsessed with Edgar Allen Poe.  He may or may not have committed a murder. 

It can be determined that he is delusional and quite unbalanced. Therein lies the, um... fun. 

Lyrics;

The night so bleak 
A final shriek 
As cold fog blankets my little town

Now still the air
sit in my chair
And think how lovely she looked in her gown 

No need to fear
from what you hear
An ode to Edgar
An homage to a broken man

It's nothing more
No lost Lenore 
Just a little tome from a lifelong fan

The chandelier 
Burns bright and clear
Illuminating the dining room

A well swept floor
And basement door 
That leads to a hidden tomb

No need to fear
from what you hear
An ode to Edgar 
An homage to a broken man

It's nothing more
No lost Lenore 
Just a little tome from a lifelong fan

Where she is bound
Never to be found
Her pale blue eyes forever will stare

So quiet now
And yet somehow 
I fear she may walk from out of there

No need to fear
from what you hear
An ode to Edgar
An homage to a broken man

It's nothing more
No lost Lenore 
Just a little tome from a lifelong fan

News flies around 
Throughout my little town 
She has gone to see her family

So no one will know
Where she really did go
A secret known to only me

No need to fear
from what you hear
An ode to Edgar
An homage to a broken man

It's nothing more
No lost Lenore 
Just a little tome from a lifelong fan

An Ode To Edgar

It seems to me always enjoy our songs that have an R&B flavor to them.  DanB does a great job singing them.  They just feel right to me.  

It seems that all of the weather drama, flooding and heavy snow are over for a little bit!  It's about saying the words. You know the 3 big words that can begin... or end a relationship. Your whole world is "up in the air" until you know that they know... but letting the one you love know that you love 'em is one big leap of faith!   I hope you enjoy it! 

Lyrics;
I'm up in the air 
And the plane's in the sky
The world's getting smaller
And it reflects in my eyes

Taking that leap
Before I turn around 
To yell to the pilot
To put the plane down

I've known her so long
I've loved her since when
The first time we met
Yeah, I've loved her since then 

I was trying to tell her
Of the feelings I felt
But the fear of the words
Caused my mind to just melt

she turned and she saw 
What a sight it had been
She'd caught me just staring 
With a big dopey grin

It took but a second
How bad did this look
I stuttered and stammered 
My goose was sure cooked

It left me up in the air
Up in the air

A drink in my hand
And I dropped the glass
She was laughing so hard
And the moment just passed

We could talk all night long
Should the occasion arise
But it's the falling that scares me
When I look in her eyes

Up in the air 
My heart in the sky
I just need to tell her 
Just one more try

I'm taking that leap
Before I turn around 
And leave without ever
Touching back down

I'm up in the air
I'm up in the air

Up In The Air

This song has been rejected by a few people.  So DanL sent it to DanB.  It seems DanB can make almost anything work.  Sure enough.  He created this song about Relativity and the Speed of Light traveling across space.  I thought this music was worth something and I am so happy that DanB could help it find it's place in the Universe.

DanB writes:
This is "What Was Will Be"  I was watching a show about the universe, not paying much attention. When the discussion went to the distance ant time that light took to reach our eyes here on Earth.  They mentioned that some of what we see is really millions and even billions of year old. It struck me that if there are eyes out there looking at us from a great distance, and could actually observe the planet, they could see things long dead to us. I found that thought quite pleasing. Plants, animals, people are still doing what they did... or they are going to do what they did. So many things in our history haven't happened yet in the eyes of whatever might be out there. What was here, will be there. I think that's pretty cool..

We hope that you like it!

Lyrics;

Looking back through time
More than a billion years ago
Filtered to my eye
From a distant cosmic flow

A flash into the past
a future memory 
Traveling through time and space
What was will be

A moment lost forever
Found again in time
A light that passes through me
pauses in my mind

So vast the universe 
Each world seems so very far
Every life that that ended here
Still live beyond the stars

The histories of all we know
And all we'll ever see
Are flying through the heavens 
And forever they will be
What was will be
 What was will be...

What Was Will Be

This song started with a C to Ab change.  This was a fun song to do!  People are funny creatures.  We think what we want, and we think of how things are or should be. But so many things prevent us from doing what we think we want to do.  Or maybe we really don't want to do them.... anyway, this is a song about a regular Joe.  With his own peculiar hangups....  and at the end he changes the words into lyrics and like magic, he has a song!  

We hope you enjoy hearing it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Lyrics;

I want to be famous
But don't like all that attention 
I got a million stories 
And thats way too much to mention
I'd rather have a gallon
Than just an ounce of prevention 
made up a dirty habit 
Now I need an  intervention 

I had a dream last night
I was a millionaire 
All my family and my friends
Gathered at my castle there
Then I woke up 
Inside the mess that I call my home
My little empty shell
Where I live my life alone

And I dont like to be alone
But I really don't like crowds
I love that rock and roll 
But they play it way too loud 
I am strong and independent 
I need to make my momma proud 

Put the peddle to the metal 
But keep your foot upon the brake
Slow and steady wins the race
Another dumb cliche that takes the cake
Yes I heard it on the news
But the king said it's all fake
So now I'm talking to myself
And I've heard all I can take

And it's all inside your mind 
Yeah, It is only fantasy
But sometimes it takes a dream
To become a real reality
Illusions to us now 
Until the day that they will be
Something we can't live without
To taste to touch to see

Hit a homerun in the series
Heard the cheering of the crowd  
Neighbors pounding on my wall
Cause I played the game too loud
Lost my mind inside a hard drive 
couldn't find it in the cloud

Lemme catch my breath
Re collect my thoughts
Thought I had some more to say
But I shoulda should thought not

Tomorrow is a long way off
And yesterday's long gone
And I have a strong suspicion 
That they'll never get along
I almost got it figured out
Which means I got it wrong
So then I changed these words to lyrics
So that I could write this song!

Changed The Words Into Lyrics

This is about  being with people you know.  Where you can be yourself and just kick back with friends. ... just because...  

Lyrics;
The daily grind can really wear you down
And make you feel lost in this big  old dirty town
But you have friends that really care
And understand cause just like you they've all been there

In any season 
You need some time to just let go
Don't need a reason
Hanging out with people that you know

We are gathered together
to have a good time
Got a mountain of good feelings 
Let's see how high we climb

So many things you might like to do
We've even got the music  
You can dance away the blues

Welcome to the party.
So glad that you could come
leave the day behind 
And have a little fun

The daily grind can really wear you down
And make you feel lost in this big  old dirty town
But you have friends that really care
And understand cause just like you they've all been there

Whatever the  season 
You need some time to just let go
Don't need a reason
Just kicking back with people that you know

Welcome to the party 
Let your troubles fly away 
No need for worries
Give yourself a holiday

We had this all together and I thought it needed one thing.  So I added the background vocals.  I hope they are a good addition.

Don't Need A Reason

A song about the end of the world as we know it. This is a song of the end. When mad men, hungry for power and glory, let their insanity overtake all reason. ... 😁 

Lyrics;
The world is tilting
bending the sky
The hero returns
To the place where we die

The moonlight is breaking 
Like waves upon sand
Nothing remains
Where once stood a man
Where once stood a man 

The world is twisting 
Rocks shatter like glass
The hero stands ready
Where no one shall pass

Frozen in shadow we're blind
Flying away in a dream of mankind
Melting the thoughts that pour from your mind
Capture in moment
Lost for all time

The world is tilting

The World Is Tilting

This is a song about inmates on psychotropic meds.  The inmates would be at their doors eagerly waiting for their daily dose. Without the meds, they would be totally different people and do some very bad things to themselves and sometimes others.

Lyrics;
Saw the smiling man today
He wears a clock upon his back
He's a always
ahead of his time

And I imagined a song
Imagined years before
And everything is yours
And also mine

Another morning in the home 
Here come the Candy man 
Bringing me some bitter sweets
Put those goodies in my hand 

Took a leap of faith
Without moving at all
Put a pillow on the floor 
In case I might fall

Sometimes your eyes
Float above your shoulders 
But I can still hear your voice

Another morning in the home 
And here comes Candy man
Handing out some tasty treats
See how happy I am
Making that sun to rise
Turn the world to monochrome
Take the color from my eyes
Another morning in the home

Saw a dog  barking
Through a picket fence 
Cause a cat had questioned
His intelligence 
And I began to think to myself 
Something's finally making 
sense

Another morning in the home 
And here comes candy man
Bringing sweets to start my day
And waking up is fun again 

Let the record show
Said the TV to the jury
Lies move at the speed of sound
Truth is never in a hurry

The men in white are watching
The lights are growing bright
It's morning at the home
Although it could be night

Another morning in the home

Oh, By the way, it is in 3/4 time.  Might you say it is a modern waltz?

Another Morning In The Home

Ok, now this is certainly one for the macabre!  It was inspired by a two story house I saw when I was a very young boy in Hawaii.  The roof of the house had been burned off and I could see the inside. There was a stairway that had been burned halfway. The word I had heard was that a father and child had died trying to get out. I never forgot the smell or the scene.  And from that scene comes this tale.... 

 I hope that you can have some fun with this spooky song!

.....and more from Dan B. ;
The envelope nears the edge after another awesome track from Dan L. brings me to the brink of lyrical madness... ;-).... so dark a memory from my childhood summons forth this tale of mischief, mayhem, malfeasance, mystery, (murder?) and perhaps at the very least malpractice.. . This song is best listened to in black and white ;-)

Here are the lyrics:
The doctor is making the rounds

He walks past the house
So close to the others
Once filled with the laughter
Of sisters and brothers

Ha!

And mother and father
And friends near and far
That will never come back
They will stay where they are

Ha!

The door at the front
Locked and closed tightly
A rear window broken 
And opened so slightly

The gawkers have left
With no answers for questions
Of who could commit
Such evil transgressions 

Ha!

The roof of this home
So much burned away
Exposing the inside
To the light of the day

Ha!

And a story of terror
From not long ago
Who could have done this
Nobody knows
Nobody knows

(And how are we feeling today?)

Nobody knows..

But perhaps there is one
From this street in this town
That happened to witness 
The roof burning down..

AAAAAHHH!!

He knows if he talks 
he will never be found

The doctor is making the rounds

Yes, we are using those strange sounding augmented chords.

House Calls

You Flew Away is in the Lydian mode.  Sometimes the hardest part of a relationship is knowing and understanding that for whatever reason, someone you care for has to go.

Here are the Lyrics:

Lyrics;
You said you'd always love me
But that you couldn't stay 
And I stood like just a statue
On the day you flew away

The car was in the parking lot
The boat moored to the pier
You were at the airport
And I was standing here
On the day you flew away 

The day was gray and cloudy
The air was cool and dry
And I could only watch you
Disappear into the sky
On the day you flew away

Roll back to the day
To the place where we first met
I keep my memories there 
Where I know I won't forget

I watch the planes roll by
I hear their engines roar
One by one they all take off
And I won't see you any more

New worlds wait for both of us
Worlds we cannot share
My world's over here
Your world's over there

And though it hurts to know
That we have parted ways
It helps to think of the time
Living In the good old days

I didn't want for us to part
But knew you couldn't stay
And I could only stand there
On the day you flew away

You Flew Away

This song has a Chinese theme, at least as far as the inspiration for the lyrics. There is a well known Chinese poet named Li Bai.  He wrote a poem, the title of which roughly translates to Thinking on a quiet night.  It is one of the earliest Chinese poems.  We hope you enjoy our song.

This music started out as a piece using Wood shop percussion and Koto  It utilizes the Ionian mode.

Here is a very basic translation of Li Bai's poem :  
Before my bed
there is bright moonlight
So that it seems
Like frost on the ground:

Lifting my head
I watch the bright moon,
Lowering my head
I dream that I'm home. 
 
And from this poem I came up with these lyrics;
The eyes of my mind 
Find you at peace 
In the home in the town
Where we used to live

The children are laughing 
And play in the yard
And bright is the future 
With so much to give

Cherry blossoms fly
Riding the wind
Fall to the water
Their journey begins

Day moves to night
I rest my eyes
Thoughts fill my memory 
Like blossoms 
from the sky

The eyes of my mind 
Find you at peace 
In the home in the town
Where we used to live

The children are laughing 
And play in the yard
And bright is the future 
With so much to give

Moon on the rise
Shadows recede
Dimly revealing
What darkness concedes 

A quiet descends
So still is the air
Though I remain here
My heart travels there

Thoughts on a quiet night 

And the eyes of my mind 
Find you at peace
In the home in the town
Where we used to live

And the children are laughing 
And play in the yard
And bright is the future
With so much to give

The night is so bright
It shines on the ground 
The grass is aglow 
as if covered in frost

I rise from my bed 
and I stare 
At the moon
A light in the dark
Where hope is not lost

And the eyes of my mind 
Find you at peace
In the home in the town
Where we used to live

And the children are laughing 
And play in the yard
And bright is the future
With so much to give

Thoughts on a quiet night...

Thoughts On A Quiet Night

This one is "My TV Knows What's Best".  It has a kind of a sci fi feel to it. Basically someone who literally watches too much TV.  It has become his sole source of companionship and information. He knows that it doesn't always make sense, but "the TV knows what's best". And unlike the vast majority of Television viewers, he really does believe everything he sees on TV.    Hope you enjoy!  


Lyrics;
My tv told me so...

Tonight at eleven
They're gonna tell me a story
About the end of everything
But I really shouldn't worry
Cause the late show is next 
Right after the message
Just give 'em 15 minutes 
And they handle any wreckage 

My TV knows what's best

Listen to the whispers
Over black and white pictures
It must be real important 
Cause it's all about perfume
And there's too many people
Earth is overpopulated 
Is the message from the mansion
With 40 empty rooms

And they only want
Everything you've got 
All your information 
Each and every thought
They  want an easy life
You need to be at their beck and call
They only want for you to pay 
for their perfect world that's all 

They say

Don't drive a car  
It's polluting the planet
As they fly around the globe in a private jet
It only takes a dime 
For you to make a difference 
Said the man who keeps nine 
for every ten he gets
You need to clear your conscience 
They will take away your guilt
It's worth every penny
For when their perfect world is built

My TV told me so
My TV knows what's best

Do what you're told
Listen to the T.V. 
It knows what you need
It knows what is best
And They wanna perfect world
Give everything you have
You can keep
your peace of mind
They'll only take the rest

My TV told me so
My TV knows what's best

My TV told me so
My TV knows what's best...

My TV Knows What's Best

This is called An Angel Walking With Me.  In life, you can have pretty much nothing to your name. But you have all you need if you have an Angel to walk with you. I was lucky enough to be one of those guys.

We hope you like it!! 

Lyrics;
Just an ordinary guy
With an Angel walking with me
I can't tell you why
An Angel is walking with me

No money to my name
Nothing much to call my own
But I've got everything I need 
There's an Angel in my home

Days unwind to years
Like the ocean's waves that fall 
Each one all it's own
To fall upon the shore

Memories grow
From every wave that was
They slowly disappear
Never seen forever more

Never dreamed there be a day
Of an Angel walking with me
I'd walk alone with feet of clay
But now an Angel's walking with me 

The challenges of life
Seemed more than I could stand 
But now nothing brings me down
When my Angel holds my hand

For every day I've spent
With an Angel walking with me 
I thank God because he sent
This Angel walking with me

An Angel Walking With Me

This is  "The Center Of It All"   Sooo.. again, this is very different. When we first had the idea we thought of the stars and outer space. And then there was the amazing solar eclipse.   I thought of Copernicus studying the stars and trying to figure why Ptolemy's conclusions just didn't work. I thought of this while watching a show about Copernicus trying to figure out why Ptolemy's conclusions didn't work.   But, that is when I put the words onto the track. Again, this is very different. But different is what Dan and Dan does!! We hope that you like this.

Lyrics;
Aren't we the center of it all?

At the center of it all
Believe and know what's real
Truth is found through faith
Respectfully they kneel

The night reveals the heavens
The light from stars will show
They circle round the earth
As all believe they know

Believe they know..

Before the days of Galileo 
When stars were magnified 
Certain of the certainties
That Ptolemy supplied 

At the center of it all
A canon of the church
A mind is filled with questions 
For answers he will search

Looking toward the heavens
Underneath dark skies
An answer to his question 
through unaided eyes

Capernicus observes the sky
A challenge to the Way
The universe is known to be
By the believers of the day

Aren't we the center of it all?

At the center of it all
New truth that will confound
Theologians and scholars 
For new findings have been found

Earth goes around the sun
The old beliefs would fall
When a faithful servant's search had found 
The center of it all 

Aren't we the center of it all?

Aren't we the center of it all?

Aren't we?

Aren't we..

See the video here:  https://www.facebook.com/DanandDanMusic/

Beware of changing timing.

The Center Of It All

Spyranoid

An Outlaws End

This is " An Outlaws End "  Like the title says, an outlaw is at the end of the line. Surrounded by officers of the law. He is down to his last six bullets.... 

lyrics;
Got a six gun and six bullets 
But that won't do no good
And I'd run so far away from here
if I only could
Some angry boys with badges 
Are keeping me pinned down
And It wont be very long 
before I'm not around

It's an outlaws end

I've always been the fastest gun, I've always been the best
But they can take a thousand shots
I've only got six left

There's no way I'll get out of here
Got a high price on my head
My face is on some paper
That says alive or dead

My six shooter's got six bullets
But that won't do no good
I'd run so far away from here
if I only could
Those angry boys with badges 
Are keeping me pinned down
And It wont be very long before I'm not around

It's an outlaws end

I'd be the last to tell you
I've lived life without sin
And now it's all caught up with me
What I've done has done me in

They tell me come on out
With your hands above your head
But I know when I show my face
I'll get a belly full of lead

Got a six gun and six bullets 
But that won't do no good
I'd run all the way to Mexico 
if I only could
There's bad old boys with badges 
They've got me hunkered down
And It wont be very long 
before I'm not around

It's an outlaws end

An Outlaw's End

This is the site for the music of Dan and Dan:  Dan Blackard and Dan Lockhart.  Our sites are here:
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart
https://soundcloud.com/dan-s-blackard

Due to the existence of other Dan and Dans we changed our name.  Our new name is Dan X2.  If you google Dan X2 you can see we show up right at the top of the search.  You can find our new songs here:
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