Thornysongs

This Man Built A Dungeon (Guitar Demo)

Blood Is Blue

Chipped Tooth Blues (Demo)

A wistful little song from Thorny's first demo. 1993. Jon Colton Barry and Whitney Wade: written by, produced by, all instruments.

All By Myself
words and music by Jon Colton Barry and Whitney Wade

I’m all by myself again
I’ve fallen inside my head
Wander unfamiliar lands
Forgetting how to make use of my hands
Or think of myself again
Like I’ve lost a limb 
It's as they sometimes say
You still can feel it ache

I’ve read every page today
In all of those books I’ve saved
For rainy days can misbehave
And things we loved, I’ll now admit I hate
I’m all by myself again
And it looks like spiders
Crawling from my face
Mascara running down

I’m all by myself again
So strange how the world didn’t end
Though I’m still tangled in the drapes
From every dream a little bird escapes
And flies off with small regrets
And I don’t remember
Getting over you
It’s so quiet now

All By Myself (Demo)

From our 1993 Acoustic 16 Track Demo.

                                           Southern Post
                           words and music by Jon Colton Barry


I'm writing ahead
I'll be there soon 'cause nothing works
I'm taking these things, the few I need, 'cause nothing works
The corduroy coat, a string of beads from New Orleans
I'm shaking my boots of dirt and stones like Christmas Day
Is it raining down there?
It's best to be prepared down there

In a vacuum, that sounds real good but nothing works
My only regret, I didn't know that nothing works
I remember you said that distance never means I'm far away
Though I'd be misled to think it doesn't work both ways
Who'll meet me and where, when I get down there?

And you can spend experience
But you can't earn common sense

And what has she done? 
How dare she make me act like a man
I'll bite my tongue, she'll lick her wounds, we'll meet again
Though I would go elsewhere, you happen to be down there

And I've forgotten how much it means to me
The Southern Post in Tennessee
For just a little while

Southern Post (Acoustic Demo)

Honeybeast
    words and music by Jon Colton Barry and Whitney Wade


I feel if I can still feel
At least, Honeybeast won't...
I feel if I can still feel
At least, Honeybeast
Won't find my bones so cold tonight

I sleep all spooned up and
At least, Honeybeast won't...
I sleep all spooned up and
At least, Honeybeast
Won't find my bones so cold tonight

I've learned you say "I'm sorry."
With a smile like a slit throat
I've learned you creak like an old house
Deserted and remote

I'm still here or are you?
(Brow creased) Honeybeast won't...
I'm still here or are you?
At least, Honeybeast
Won't find my bones so cold tonight

c1994

Honeybeast (Demo)

Red (Acoustic Demo)

Remind

Bubbles & Cigars

The first brand new Thorny song being written in real time. Just the start of a new era. A work in progress.

Thorny Songs

Nobody Told Me (Working Title)

Thorny is a musical collaboration between Jon Colton Barry and Whitney Wade. Their style can best be described as Jerome Jerome Jerome.