This is a cover of Tennessee Ernie Ford's classic tune, 16 Tons that I made on a dare. I hope you enjoy it!

16 Tons Cover

What's Real About Me

This is an acoustic song from last year's EP. I wrote it when I hit a writer's block.

10000 Leagues Under You

This is what happens when you write with all feeling and no thought. I love the way this sounds how it is. I don't want to wreck it. That's why it is going to stay with two guitar tracks.

Picture:
hawkea (permission requested)

I Remember You

You know that I'm going to fight
You keep stealing my life
You've always been
The bane of my existence
I fucking dreamed of
Bathing in your blood
This is going to end now
You won't stand in my way

No one sees I make it out, collapse the mine
Go where most miners spend their time
A drink at the bar, cards at the table
Dragging along this soldier in pazaak
Next thing I know I'm all in on the Idiots Array
The next card is up and I've got him
They corner me to fight so I slaughter em

I've got strength and rage
I will find my way
If I die I'll die as who I am
There's no other way
Darkness rises up, you can't stop the flow

Enlisted now I make it on the Ghost Squad
Too bad our Captain is a brass dog
I know we're at an ambush and he orders to our deaths
Mutiny is mine so we can outmaneuver
We make it past and get to our objective
Sneak to the tree line undetected 
A flash three pops the way is clear
We charge in
Victory is ours

Path Of Destruction

I give it everything
I'm dying anyway
It seems there's no perfect balance
Even the planet though poised perfectly
Gave rise to this toxic race called humanity

I'm imagining
Always giving everything 
Not just me, everybody
Truer selves would be seen
It would be the human dream
Places to let loose
Times to simply choose
I wonder where I'm gonna be 
When I've found the golden goose

Always vulnerable to another con
It feels so hopeless sometimes
Nothing seems to change
It's because you go back to the same
To evolve yourself you're gonna feel something else
Don't be afraid to let it in
Then make sure you feel it out
Compact it down

Every day
I do what I believe is right
Every day
I stray out of mind's sight

Every day is a wage day 
Whether it's the wage you're making 
Or the campaign you're waging
It makes the stage you are creating

Every Day

The wind blows
The thunder roars
I wonder why
I love the violent sky
Will it rip away the pain?
Can it wash away with the rain?

I accept the past
That it didn't last
Something about me now
Is wrongly placed
Can I fill this hole? 
Or use it for something more?

Now I know, it's only me
No matter what
God I have seen
There's one way
To make change
It must be happening
As I walk
Through this storm
No longer forlorn
I feel my heart rise
On my knees 
Hands to the sky
I scream I'm alive

I accept the past
That it didn't last
Something about me now
Is wrongly placed
I know I have this hole
And I know that it is nothing

The Stormy Sky

I want to control my inner demons
I need to know myself
Leave nowhere for them to hide
Cause they make the world seem too grey

Unknown release me
I've shown what's beneath me
Always told to follow my heart 
Now it's shrouded in this darkness

I daydream scenes of violence
When words have been over said
My mind gets sick without a fix
Afraid things will stay this way
More perspective is what I need
If I can ever do what's right

Let your ego go
Time may be slow
It takes lots to turn the tide

I gotta be alone
To meet my true self
When I am here
I put my way on the shelf
When it's like this
I can't find
The peace of mind
I need to survive

Didn't expect you'd need to leave me alone
Thought you knew best but it's your sickness that's grown
Justifying time just to see the size of despise for your mind

Circles of madness
This prescription
Distract with addiction
To take away my will
Spiritual prison
Don't ever stray
Become robotic
Do you think this is the way?

I can't see myself here any longer
If I stay then I will explode 
Into a ball of hate and anger
A destructive soul

Didn't expect you'd need to leave me alone
Thought you knew best but it's your sickness that's grown
Justifying time just to see the size of despise for your mind

Blink Twice

I've had chaos in my life
For as long as I remember
When I grew up it evolved
Instead of in my little brain
It invaded everything

Life is this experience
I'll tell you in a rhyme
What's happened to this heart of mine
Within my lifetime

I need something to help me out
A heavy rock, inescapable sound
Some static noise to drown it out
I don't have all the answers
I've got mine

CHORUS

Soldier on through all the pain
You'll be on your feet again
When it's time for what you need
Like the sound of the falling rain

Passion Pit

LYRICS:

I've heard a few things
That tell me I'm into you
No one smiles and dances like you
Nobody's got that great mood
Oh I see you
I'll do something so you see me too
Let some talent out
At the risk of looking a fool

Chorus
Yeah I'm gonna do what it takes
Cause I'm devoted to you
We are the stars up above
We are this flesh and blood
Leave this status quo
Journeys With a Travelling Mind

Let's dance together now
Move our feet on the floor
Making beauty in motion
My soul roars
A moment comes and our partners switch
A new person I'm dancing with
It's still you that I miss

Our troubles may come
They always do
We'll look out for each other
That's what we do

Travelling Minds

Listen to 'Under a Rock' now

I started my solo act in 2018. I have 10 years experience writing and recording guitar music with Intense Reality. Also recorded two albums in studio as the drummer. I started making my own music so I could begin to define myself. 

Taylor Elliott

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