I love it!! Tamora, your voice sounds awesome on this track!! You and Cristhopper really knocked this out the park!!

I like the storytelling in the lyrics - that doubt many of us can relate to deeply, particularly those of us who create and wonder if our art & work will resonate with anyone else. Really well done, you two.

Cool drum arrangements. The lyrics capture the tension and emotion of different anxiety-inducing situations. Your singing really takes off nicely in the culmination/ending.

This is definitely a Tamora song with skillful backing from Mr C. I really like the line "The butterflies have nowhere to go". Neat pause on the dialogue lines.

Wow! This is awesome you two! Such an original track, with a killer chorus!

wow i really enjoyed this one, what a great collaboration!

"House Of Glass" (#574, 220529)

I decided love was like a garden
I decided that I would tend to ours
I decided you were more than worth it
By far the sweetest of all the flowers

I decided I would give you water
I decided your place was in the sun
I decided that I'd protect your petals
From anything I could protect them from

I built a house of glass
Around you where you stood
I never thought to ask
Anybody if I should

I decided when the thunder clapped above us
I decided when the lightning split the sky
I decided when the greenhouse started leaking
That I need a place to hide

I decided that I would run for cover
I decided I'd be better off alone
I decided we should have seen this coming
So I started throwing stones

I broke that house of glass
Around you where you stood
I never thought to ask
Anybody if I should

I decided when the storm was over
I decided I'd clean the mess I made
I decided that I would try to find you
But the storm washed you away

Week 22 - House Of Glass (220529)

"Side By Side" (#576, 220617)

Swore I'd never leave your side
Through good and bad thick and thin
Love can outlast any fight
I'm no fairweather friend

Forget about who's right who's wrong
Just let those brilliant blue eyes cry
'Cause like a thief the moment's gone
But I'm still standing by your side


Love me or hate me
Build me up or break me
Pretend it's all so black and white

I know you're hurtin'
But one thing's for certain
After we turn out the lights

I'll be yours night after night
Side by side

Yes honey we're gonna' fight the good fight
Side by side


It's hard enough to be a man
Modern world ain't got a clue
So I can't begin to understand
What it must be like for you

We don't pick the cards we're dealt
Don't even pick who's dealin'
A little time beneath this belt
Tells me pain is made for healin'

Week 24 - Side By Side (220617)

Verse1
Taking out the sadness
Screaming out the madness
Iridescent glasses
Shimmer like a castle
On and on and side by side
Swan and the fawn, glide by night
Climbing up, side by side

Chorus: 
Ooooo ooo ooooo

Verse 2
Side by side, 
 the vultures abide
With pride they glide
Floating on thermal waves
The prophecy it says
Take a walk with me
Side by side
Side by side

Chorus
Ooooo ooooo

Verse 3
Intrinsic vibrations
Resonate the station
Can’t believe our eyes
The condor as it flies
Side by side 
With the momentary transition
Between one life’s end 
And the decomposition into new life
Side by side

Side By Side (Song A Week)

No Where To Go
Co-write with Cristhopper Armenta & Tamora Wilson, New York, NY © July 1, 2022

I enjoyed the process of working with Cristhopper to write and put this together.  He has so many great musical ideas!

To SAW:  Yes, this did take more than one week!  It was a lot of fun. :) 


No Where To Go

I take mine with sugar no cream
Half an hour away from my dream
Spun around and coffee flew on his bright blue coat
With a smile he said, “Don’t worry, it’s okay.”
I said, “I’d love to stop and chat,
But I don’t have time for that.
Here’s some napkins to help clean.
I gotta head out to my dream.”

What if all my hard work doesn’t pay off?
This idea better be good enough to impress them

Fluttering in my stomach
So many doubts start to come up
Tried to stop this feeling, but oh!
The butterflies have nowhere to go

Standing tall in front of the room
This is the moment of truth
Open the portfolio looking for the designs
Somehow I left them behind
Heard her say, “This better be good.”
I improvised the best I could.
The last thing I remember were those words,
“We’ll call you.”

What if all my hard work doesn’t pay off?
This idea better be good enough to impress them

Fluttering in my stomach
So many doubts start to come up
Tried to stop this feeling, but oh!
The butterflies have nowhere to go

Walking down the street to the train
Wondering why I even came
Unfamiliar houses on an unfamiliar road
“Excuse me,” said a man in a bright blue coat
“Did you leave these at the cafe?”
I said, “Don’t worry, it’s okay.”
He liked my designs, he wants to see more
He thinks I’m what he’s looking for

What if all my hard work finally pays off?
Are these ideas good enough to impress him?

Fluttering in my stomach
So many doubts start to come up
Tried to stop this feeling, but oh!
The butterflies have nowhere to go

Nowhere To Go (with Cristhopper)

"Under Where" (#580, 220711)

I heard a joke on NPR
Must a been a week ago
I can't recall the way it starts
But the end that much I know

It started with a simple phrase
When Person A says, "under there"
And Person B not one bit phased
Takes the bait saying, "under where?"

And then we laugh until we cry
And finally we're young again
That's all it takes to press rewind
On the clock my friend

Now every day I tell a joke
To someone in my life
It's not world peace but even so
Seems to make me feel alright
I feel alright

Week 28 - Under Where (220711)

Here we go out the barrel of a gun again
Breaking out into the sun again
Out to get the job done
but do you know….  who pulled the trigger made you run again?
made you do (do) what you've done done again?
where'd the idea come from?

Pullled about,  eternally
all we are, is what they made us
torn apart, but glad to be
all we are - we're flesh and bone

And here we go, out for another round of fun and games
outnumbered 46 to one again
but never tell me the odds
but as we grow, you’ll end up how they wanted anyway
til what you want is only what they say - you’re in the lap of the gods

The price to pay, for being cor…poreal, is selfish genes. 
Sic transit… gloria… mundae
They pull us away
So here we go - and here we go…

Here we go out the barrel of a gun again
Breaking out into the sun again
Out to get the job done
but do you know… who pulled the trigger made you run again?
made you do (do) what you've done done again?
where'd the idea come from?

The price to pay, for being cor…poreal, is selfish genes. 
Sic transit… gloria… mundae
They pull us away
And here we go - so here we go…

Flesh And Bone

v1
You like to talk the talk
Just like you've got something for me
But I've seen this play before
It's just the same old story
And this time
Might just be the last time
For you and me
 
Chorus:
How can you stand back
Acting like it's all ok?
Why don't you, won't you
Show me what you're made of?

v2
I wanna love you more
And you act like you'd like that
What are we waiting for
When you say you'll be right back?
you keep me waiting
It’s like I’m just a plaything…
for you to toy with

Chorus

m8
Dude is something up?
Cause for me I miss the love
Is it brother and sister love
That you want from me?
Well sister listen up
I think we've talked and kissed enough
I think I'm finally pissed enough
To do my talking...with my feet...

v3
I’m need to walk the walk
I'm ready to quit this
I take my power back
I can handle my business
So so long
Time for me to  move on
From this little dance here

Chorus

Show

I don't usually do covers but I started experimenting with it and decided to record it since I was practicing it for another class.

Where Did You Sleep Last Night (cover demo)

Just get stoned
(Mark I. Anderson)

[1st Verse]
The papers lie there / Waiting on me
Waiting for me / to sign my name
When I sign them / then it’s all over
If it’s over / that’s a shame
I don’t wanna walk away
I don’t wanna walk alone
I don’t wanna / sign the papers
Think I’d rather / just get stoned 

[2nd Verse]
The papers lie there / looking at me
Looking at me / fall apart
When it’s over / love’s a dagger
Like a dagger / to the heart
I don’t really wanna cry 
If I do, I’ll cry alone
I don’t wanna / sign the papers
Think I’d rather / just get stoned

[Bridge]
The lawyers looked at every word
Then the lawyers cashed the checks
I think lawyers are absurd
Sittin’ here with my regrets

[3rd Verse]
The papers lie there / like they see me
Like they see me / at the end
I will sign them / as you’re walkin’
If your walking / out my friend
If you’re gonna walk away
Guess I’m gonna walk alone
I don’t wanna / sign the papers
Think I’d rather / just get stoned

Just get stoned

Copyright Erin Wolf 2022
SAW - Week 28

Song note: When feeling sleepy with a guitar in hand, rambling songs sometimes happen... like this one. Ope.

--

funny dreams
keep coming to me
these days
which is funny 'cuz
sleep is elusive
like a lady in the night

and i can't place a single
little tune
to save my soul now
perhaps the stars can
sing it back to me
one of these days

isn't it funny how rumors 
can become true
suddenly all these dreams 
that you had
in front of you
in the night by yourself
whispers to no one else
for fear they won't come true

suddenly they're in front of you
real and tangible 
in a way
they haven't before
and you're still wondering
if you sing the 
right songs
well it's hard to tell now

sing a bunch of these prosy pages
make us think that you know
what you're saying
none of this thing makes sense
and that's all that you know to be true
late at night as the candle glows
and burning down to the last dregs
of this morning

how will we get it through
and 
i don't know
i don't know

None of This Makes Sense, but I'll Keep Going Anyway

This incredibly exciting track was born from collaboration with my dear friend Kyle Walz. I'm still in the state of awe with the final product. He magically transformed an 8 bar piano progression into this track full of energy and excitement. Thank you, Kyle. I'm looking forward to more collaborations in the near future. I wanna learn as much as I can from you. Particularly, the amazing box you make musical magic with. I wanna learn more of that, jaja! 

C

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