Don "Zorro of Sorrow" McCarthy– electric guitars
David Partridge– vocals, keys, production
Nathan McCarthy– bass
Produced in Nova Scotia by David Partridge
Words and music by David Partridge
MELTING

      
My fingers struggle to open
Too busy forming a fist  
I  have an impulse to help but
My hands look small on the ends of my wrists
Thank heavens water nurtures the trees 
But when lightning strikes it puts a spark on the breeze
Makes me ill at ease.

CHORUS:
I’m melting, I’m melting, my heart’s on fire in my chest
I’m melting, I’m melting like the wicked witch 
The wicked witch of the west

My eyes aren’t easy to  open
My sleep’s important to me 
But when the light floods the windows
I do not like what I don’t want to see
Power glows– we all know what that brings– Just more
hungry men who want to rule us like kings
Poison’s what that brings.

CHORUS:
I’m melting, I’m melting, my heart’s on fire in my chest
I’m melting, I’m melting like the wicked witch 
The wicked witch of the west

BRIDGE:
Red is blood, not just the colour of your shoes,
(Those ruby shoes)
Run, come quick, there’s flying monkeys on the news.
 
CHORUS:
I’m melting, I’m melting, my heart’s on fire in my chest
I’m melting, I’m melting like the wicked witch 
The wicked witch of the west.

MELTING

Don McCarthy– lead guitar
Peter LeBlanc– electric bass
Jeff Burley– drums
David Partridge– vocal, keys
St. Margaret's Bay Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter LeBlanc
Recorded in Nova Scotia, Canada. 

Words and music by David Partridge

UNLOVED, UNDONE                                           
 See these pencil lines I've made?  A little light but mostly shade. 
It was simple at the start 
Then you add another part; It gets darker with each pass.
See this heart the scribbles make? 
That's the shape of my mistake.  
Pretty soon it's like a map 
My whole world sketched on a napkin from under my glass.

Unloved, undone, unravelling in the sorcery of the sun
Called by the sweet forgiving sea 
I'm  not who she expected I would be
Awake and numb, what's to become of me?
    
See the sun in front of me, falling slow into the sea?
Not so far back when I came 
To this paradise by plane I arrived from that same sky.
You know the glow that sunsets bring?  
I can't feel a blessed thing.
But the sun soon leaves you blind 
And the ocean's only brine at the edge of an eye.   

Unloved, undone, unravelling in the sorcery of the sun
Called by the sweet forgiving sea 
I've just betrayed her trust so easily
Awake and numb, what's to become of me?

BRIDGE:
This is not my dream, no, this is not my home.
The parts that aren't marble are certain to be chrome.
I tried to make amends but I've only made a mess.
I saw it as she stormed off, in her eyes, I confess
And in the flutter of her dress.  

Unloved, undone, unravelling in the sorcery of the sun
Called by the sweet forgiving sea 
I've fallen short of what I ought to be
Awake and numb, what's to become of me?

UNLOVED, UNDONE

Here’s my arrangement of Billy Joel’s classic song “She’s Always a Woman to Me”.  


Arrangement Copyright Dan Swanson 2025

She's Alway a Woman to Me (cover)

Billy Joel’s classic “In a New York State of Mind” in my arrangement for solo guitar.


Arrangement Copyright Dan Swanson 2025

New York State of Mind (cover)

I Will is one of my favorite melodies from Paul McCartney, it hearkens back to an earlier time in the Beatles musical journey.  Enjoy!

Arrangement Copyright Dan Swanson 2025

I Will (cover)

This may be the Beatles most haunting song, if not, at least one of them.  It actually lays quite nicely for solo guitar. Enjoy!

Arrangement Copyright Dan Swanson 2025

Because (cover)

Lennon & McCartney's classic from when their songwriting was really, IMO, starting to gel.  The original featured John on acoustic guitar and vocal as well as George on guitar plus an added 12-string, Paul on bass and Ringo on tambourine.  It's fun song to play.


You've Got to Hide Your Love Away (cover)

I Love’s You Porgy is George Gershwin’s haunting song from his opera, Porgy and Bess.  Here is my arrangement for solo guitar.  Enjoy!

Arrangement Copyright Dan Swanson 2025

I Loves You, Porgy (cover)

I’ve liked this song since I first heard it almost 40 year since ago (gulp) - it was a big hit for Cyndi Lauper.  It’s a fun song to play in guitar and one I hope you’ll enjoy listening to.



Arrangement Copyright Dan Swanson 2025

Time After Time (cover)

As seasons change, there is a desire to return to the long lazy days of summer, this song takes me there.  Here’s my cover of Mary Chapin-Carpenter’s lovely song, “What If We Went to Italy”.  I’ve always enjoyed her song writing and this is among my favorites that she’s written and performed.


Arrangement Copyright Dan Swanson 2025

UNLOVED, UNDONE

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