Christmastime Is Here

Power Pop

FEVERDREAMER

Torches and Pitchforks

Sounds by Zac and Kate

When Gus first met June it was under the moon
It was the warmest of nights, he'd never seen such a sight
On a night full of lights, it was Junie's green eyes
They made the grand finale seem like fireflies 
The bolt, it had struck, you could see it for miles
When Gus told sweet June that he liked her smile
And soon those two kids were attached at the hand
And he thought to himself, my god, this is grand
You see, life is a dream for the luckiest few
So if you count yourself blessed here's what you should do
Just drink it in
Do it again
Savor the taste
Before it's too late
And so, Gus and June, if their love were a cup
Well, it did overflow, yeah, two ain't enough
So two became three, a new branch on the tree
A lovely newborn, her name was Simone 
And their little crew, so full of mirth 
Did bask in the glow of summertime's warmth
And so, Gus and June, they got to that part
Where their days spent together outnumbered apart
You see, life is a dream for the luckiest few
So if you count yourself blessed here's what you should do
Just drink it in
Do it again
Savor the taste
Before it's too late
But everything ends, the longest of tomes
Mountains and kings, the brightest of suns
The wonders of worlds do one day dissolve
Like canyon echoes, like the greatest of loves
Gus did miss June, she left him too soon
Her death put a scar on the face of his heart
It was the sheerest of grief, a hillside too steep
He knew in his heart he wasn't long for the Earth
So Gus did look up, he said, Junie, wait up
I'll be there real soon but I got one thing to do
He went to the home of their daughter, Simone
And he told her something that he learned long ago
He said, life is a dream for the luckiest few
So if you count yourself blessed here's what you should do
Just drink it in
Do it again
Savor the taste
Before it's too late
When Gus next saw June it was under the moon
It was the warmest of nights, he'd never seen such a sight

The Ballad of August and June

Sounds by Zac, Dave, and Kate

This Christmas
There's one thing on my wishlist
There's one thing that I wish
One thing at the top of my list
One thing I want to do
Share mistletoe kisses with you
I love you 
I love you
I'm so grateful for you
I'm so grateful for you
You make me so happy
So merry, yeah you do
There's one thing that I wish
One thing at the top of my list
One thing I want to do
Share mistletoe kisses with you

Mistletoe Kisses

Drums, organ, piano, synths by https://soundcloud.com/shaemoseley
Bass by Dave Lowell
Backing vocals by Kate DeToye
Photograph by Adalbert Defner

In the square of an old French town there was a wishing well
And the lovers and the lepers were drawn to its magic tale
They cast their fortunes and they blindly hoped away
And their lives were changed by some loving hand of fate
Oh, and the sick were cured on sight
And the estranged, they reunite
And the barren vine, they all grew ripe
And everything was alright
Everything was alright
Everything in this great, big world, it was alright
It was all, It was all, it was all, it was alright
Everything in the world, it was alright
Enter Nathaniel, who was more monster than boy
And he eyed the fountain's treasures like the toddler eyes the toy
He reached his hand into the blue and he filled his pockets full of gold
Oh, and what happens next could have never been foretold
Oh, the remission, well, it subsides
And the lovers, they all divide
And the fruit died on the vine
And everything was not alright
Everything in the world was not alright
We were far, we were far, we were far away from alright
Everything in the world was not alright
Oh, Nathan, what did you do?
How could someone so young be so cruel?
How do we fix this, what do we do?
Can we wish it away and make it all new?
That's it, that's just what we'll do
I've got a coin and I'll give to you
You could make everything alright
With just one wish you could make everything alright
Throw the coin in the fountain and make everything alright
You could make it alright

The Thief of Wishes

Sounds by Zac, Shae, and Kate

My Friend
Though our time together is coming to an end
There's one thing that I know for sure
I'll see you again
Down the road
This I promise you
I'll see you soon my friend
My Dear
Though we took this trip together
Sooner or later that driver's gonna call my stop
But you'll go on
Down the road
This I promise you
Our paths will cross again
My Love
Though I promised you forever
You never know what that hand of fate will bring
Down the road
This I promise you
It's you and me in the end

Down The Road

Sounds by Zac, Dave, and Kate

On this night
This silent night
This Holy night
We'll be together on this Christmas night
So take my hand
And hold it tight
We'll pray for peace on this Christmas night
Oh my love
Oh my love
Oh my love
Oh my love
We'll be together
Oh my love
We'll last forever
Oh my love
Oh my love
We'll be together on this Christmas night
We'll pray for peace on this Christmas night
We'll be together on this Christmas night
Oh my love
Oh my love
Oh my love
Oh my love
We'll be together
Oh my love
We'll last forever
Oh my love
Oh my love
We'll be together on this Christmas
On this Christmas
On this Christmas
On this Christmas night
On this night
This silent night
This Holy night
We'll pray for peace on this Christmas night

Pray For Peace (On This Christmas Night)

Based on the characters in the Hawthorne short story, Rappaccini's Daughter.

Percussion, bass, and piano by http://soundcloud.com/shaemoseley
Backing vocals by Kate DeToye
Art by Raquel Kidd

I'm gonna tell you about the girl with the poison skin
She was born the only daughter of an eccentric botanist
The one with the villa at the end of town
With those Godless gardens on the grounds
He grew poison plants under the guise of medicine
All just a ruse to continue his experiments
Of which his daughter was the grandest one
She was the reddest rose in a crown of thorns
You see, he was the victim of a terrible heartbreak
And he swore from then on that he would spare her from that fate
So in the garden is where she grew
Until them poisons were imbued
As the years went by, tales of her beauty, they did grow
As every man longed to see the blooming of her rose
But that's as close as they would get
Because the smallest kiss would sure mean death
So he just keeps her, with her sisters, Ivy and Mistletoe
And their kisses carve the names on the gravestones
Well, she done grew wild, as the teenage heart will do
But as the leaf that's starved from light, it soon will meet its doom
And so those shadows took her heart
Till the night only wished it were that dark
No longer could she bear to hide the sadness on her face
Well, this caused the father to see the error of his ways
And he said, "Oh my, what have I done?"
"What monster have I become?"
He begged his daughter, "Oh my darling, please forgive?"
Well, she looked him dead in the eye as she absolved him from his sin
And the two, they shared an embrace
And he died in that very place
It was there he was buried in a garden tomb
And when the spring rolled round it's where he was born anew 
But now in a truer form
Amongst the petal and the thorn
So she just keeps him, with her sisters, Ivy and Mistletoe
And their kisses carve the names on the gravestones

The Girl With The Poison Skin

Seven Sisters Of Sleep

Do You Feel It?

Her name was Norma Jeane
I met her in a dream
Her name was Cleopatra
Even the asp had to have her
I've been in love once or twice
Or maybe a thousand times
I've been in love once or twice
Or maybe a thousand times
Every time she's going going gone
She's going going gone
She's going going gone
I'm sure you know the song
A white dress on a train
Charles Foster Kane
I've been in love a thousand times
Or maybe just once or twice
I've been in love a thousand times
Or maybe just once or twice
Every time she's going going gone
She's going going gone
She's going going gone
Oh, we never stood a chance
Love at first sight
Ne'er a second glance
Her name was Norma Jeane
I met her in a dream

Going Going Gone

Sounds by Zac and Dave

Since time ago long
Some kid been done wrong
Singing a song
I can't live without you
I'm crossing my heart
I'm hoping to die
Why oh why can't I live without you
Without you
It's just some leap of fate
Off the Empire State
Or the Golden Gate
I can't live without you
A spike in my vein
Or some pills and champagne
On the tracks of a train
I can't live without you
Without you
A bath and a blade
A rope and a glade
A bullet with my name
I can't live without you
Drive my car off the road
A telephone pole
Or maybe just my car and a closed garage door
I can't live without you
Without you

Hyperbolic Teenage Lovesong

Sounds by Zac and Dave 

Lyrics published in Empyrean Literary Magazine 
https://www.empyreanliterarymagazine.com/friederich-con-game.html

Con Game

Bodies lying in the desert sun
The sequel to evil if there ever was one
In the land of an eye for an eye
They call that "justified" genocide
"Justified" genocide
The children of darkness, the children of light
Hey man, they're your words, they ain't mine
I see children on both sides
Not some tragedy to monopolize
For some "justified" genocide
"Justified" genocide
Fast forward to a week gone by
The body count is no longer tied
Two things true at one time
A righteous army commits war crimes
In some "justified" genocide
"Justified" genocide
I know I got no leg to stand
Just a white man on stolen land
In America, we worship the kill
We'll put your face on a twenty dollar bill
For some "justified" genocide
"Justified" genocide
I fear every coffin you lay in the sand
Is just the seed to some poison plant
Maybe you reap what you sow
Maybe just another lawn to mow
In some "justified" genocide
"Justified" genocide

Justified Genocide

Sounds by Zac and Kate

Touch me like you would yourself
In a dream or in a spell
Only take what you want 
And if we ever part
Just know this by heart
I'll see you in my dreams
All I ever do is fall in love with you
Steal my tongue right from my mouth
It's all you'll ever get from me
Put it on your favorite shelf
Cause all it really is
Is just a memory
Of some boy that you once kissed
All I ever do is fall in love with you
Touch me, won't you touch me

Dying To Feel Alive

Homegirl

Don't break my heart
Don't turn me blue
My cracked and put back together heart just can't take it
I beg of you
And you know this to be true
And you know this
Please, don't turn me blue
I've seen such great heights
And I've had a great fall
And all those King's men can't put me back together
At all
And you know this to be true
And you know this
Please, don't turn me blue
Don't break my heart
Don't turn me blue
My cracked and put back together heart just can't take it
I beg of you
Baby, don't you break my heart 
Baby, don't you turn me blue
My cracked and put back together heart just can't take it
I beg of you

Don't Turn Me Blue

Sounds by Zac, Dave, and Kate

Oh my love, I live to worship thee, to worship thee
Oh my love, I live to worship thee
Oh my love, pour the perfume on your feet, on your feet
Oh my love, pour the perfume onto thee
My hands, they are tied
My body, it is bound
My eyes are folded blindly
I'm begging you please
Oh my love, what you see is not all me, is not all me
Oh my love, it's just the tip of me
Oh my love, there are mountains underneath, underneath
Oh my love, to see the ships I sink
My hands, they are tied
My body, it is bound
My eyes are folded blindly
I'm begging you please
Oh my love, please end my suffering, my suffering
Oh my love, won't you have some mercy on me
Oh my love, you promised an ending, an ending
Oh my love, now won't you finish me
My hands, they are tied
My body, it is bound
My eyes are folded blindly
I'm begging you please

Finish Me

Sounds by Zac and Shae

The Last Song

Darling, there’s a poetry to every day
Sunday morning, our bodies as we lay
Dovetailed like fingers on praying hands
As close to perfect as God lets man
Darling, I’ve never been more in love
Treetop tall, to the stars above
It’s how I feel when I see you smile
Stay in orbit for awhile
Darling, I need you to know
Oh baby, I need you to know
Oh Katie, I need you to know
Oh baby, I need you to know
Darling, there’s one thing that I know
This song here is the sound of my soul
Every chord I hit is a fingerprint
Every note I wrote is a ring of oak
And the words, side by side as they lay
They make a map that leads right to my grave
I spent my whole life looking for the truth
It was all right there in you
Darling, I need you to know
Oh baby, I need you to know
Oh Katie, I need you to know
Oh baby, I need you to know
Darling, if this is my last song
Let me pray I get it more right than wrong
Let me capture the scope, the depth
That I need you like I need breath
Darling, look at the music that we made
The melody is the smile on her face
Our greatest work, our greatest piece of art
Is her loving heart
Darling, I need you to know
Oh baby, I need you to know
Oh Katie, I need you to know
Forever, I need you to know

The Last Song

Sounds by Zac and Kate

Elsa Rae had a great sadness
She set a world record, Guinness
For the most tears one may cry
She held her head over
The well, till it runneth over
The rivers crest and the sea levels rise
And the loss of some tiny islands made her cry even more
The cause of her melancholy
Was the man who long ago she married
He seldom spoke a loving word
He worked as a vegetable pickler
And as a distiller of vinegar
He was a master of all things bottled up
And in his spare time he built tiny ships that never sailed the seas
Her sadness came to an impasse
She decided to take actions drastic
She hatched a plan to change her lot
She went to the local glassblower
And requested the largest of holders
A gift so grand to crack his cocoon
But I've come to find that sometimes some folks just favor the caterpillar
She presented it to him on a Sunday
The same day that was his birthday
At first glance his soul welled with awe
As his glacier heart stood dripping
A "thank you" passed his lips a leaving
He grasped her hand and he squeezed it tight
He then went to work shipbuilding
And soon, the two, they set off sailing
Inside of glass, sealed so tight
And Elsa, she kept on crying
And the water, well it kept on rising
But now the tears were of joy
And Elsa cried and cried and cried till she never cried anymore
Don't you cry for Elsa Rae
Please don't cry for Elsa Rae

Elsa Rae And The Great Sadness

For Matt

On a warm day in July
Just weeks after fireworks fly
It's too late to say hello
It's too soon to say goodbye
And it's you who lit the room
And it's you who left too soon
And it's we who go on
Sing to keep from crying
Cause it's you who bruise so blue
Baby blue
When they pulled you from the bath
It had been years since you felt so clean
All your troubles washed away
All your wars, they are at peace
And it's you who lit the room
And it's you who left too soon
And it's we who go on
Sing to keep from crying
Cause it's you who bruise so blue
Baby blue
When you hear these wounded words
Sent skyward to your ears
Just know that you were loved
Know that you were held dear
And it's you who lit the room
And it's you who left too soon
And it's we who go on
Sing to keep from crying
Cause it's you who bruise so blue
Baby blue

Bruise So Blue

Sounds by Zac, Kate, and Dave

Well, it's getting near December
The air is getting crisper
The leaves are all but gone
Those kids are making lists for Santa
You should see those smiles beaming
They outshine the sun
Oh, the freshly fallen snow
Bing Crosby on the radio 
My favorite time of year
Christmastime is here
Downtown they've got a tree up
The street is closed for sleigh rides
A stand sells cocoa
Oh darling, isn't it romantic?
Those lights brightly shining
Oh, how they glow
Oh, the freshly fallen snow
Dean Martin on the radio 
My favorite time of year
Christmastime is here
Oh darling, aren't we lucky?
To spend this time together
Oh, so much in love
Sometimes it's nice to be reminded
The world can be so lovely
Thank the stars above
Oh, the freshly fallen snow
Sinatra on the radio 
My favorite time of year
Christmastime is here

Whistleblower Songs Volume Four

Foolproof

'You Can Only Live When You Die' is a dream pop epic written by UK based Singer-Songwriter Poggy and produced by Zachary Friederich.

You Can Only Live When You Die

Zeppelin Against The Machine

Sounds by Zac, Dave, and Kate

Check out this review of my new EP, "Torches and Pitchforks"
https://www.thomathyentertainment.com/2025/05/zachary-friederichs-torches-and.html

All your jackboot walking
It's about enough to make me sick
And you know it's coming
Ominous, foreboding
Third Reich, second coming
I think the books will burn
As the sheep do flock
The Doomsday Clock goes politic tick tock
As the hourglass empties
Like some hurricane sandy
Down the throat of some detainee
I think the books will burn
I know, I think, it might
I think the books the will burn
The crowd they warm their hands on
On the aforementioned flame
But the heat it giveth
They'll find it reminiscent
Of some Smallpox blankets
They'll find it's a cold, cold flame
I know, I think, it might
I think the books will burn

Politik Tok

Sounds by Zac and Dave

I just want to trade my place
Just for once, for just one day
One day
To have your voice, to have your face
To have your strength, to have your grace
Your grace
To see myself through your eyes
To see what I just can't find
Can't find
To have your love deep inside
All your love deep inside
Inside

Trade My Place

Feel Ya

Sounds by Zac and Dave

I have this dream, that when I die
I'll join the Earth, I'll reflect in the sky
I'll be the trees, I'll be the birds when they sing
You might hear my song on the warm winds of spring
Will my dream come true?
I just don't know
Some folks believe that you go up in the sky
You see all your loved ones, that sure seems nice
Those same folks believe that the bad people burn
Those folks and their vengeful God, I never could learn
Will their dream come true?
I just don't know
Some folks believe that the light just goes out
Right now is all you got, all you got is right now
They ain't got no church, ain't got no God above
They just believe in one thing and that one thing is love
Will their dream come true?
I just don't know
I have this dream, that when I die
I'll join the Earth, I'll reflect in the sky
Maybe some day you could join me too
We'll be the whole world, the whole world in you
Will our dream come true?
I sure hope so

When I Die

Happy Holidays!
Sounds by Zac, Dave, and Kate

Just close your eyes
When you wake up you’ll find
All your dreams have come true
The greatest surprise
Will be waiting for you
Under that tree so bright
Light of my life
I can’t wait for your smile
They say that the heart can grow
One two three times
Because magic is real
And the magic comes tonight
On Christmas Eve night

Just close your eyes
And the sandman will come
with his sprinkles sublime
I bid you goodnight
Fairies of sugar plum
Help you sleep sound tonight
You'll travel through time
From the moon to the sun
And you'll wake up to find
The best day of your life
Because magic is real
And that magic comes tonight
On Christmas Eve night
Tonight, tonight
On Christmas Eve night
Magic is real
Magic is real my love
Magic is real tonight
On Christmas Eve night
On Christmas Eve night

Magic is Real (On Christmas Eve Night)

Bass by Dave Lowell

When Ed and Mary met they were kids
And from that moment on she was his
Any other way, she wouldn't have any of it
They spent the thirties in love, it was bliss
And at night she said a grace of thanks for such a love so grand
But that all changed on a day infamous
To the European theater he was sent
With a strand of hair in the pocket on his breast
A small reminder of what he had left
The ocean, a stream of epistolets
They tell each other of a wait, to bear they just can't
So she spent the days with her hands in the dirt
Sewing seeds of hope for the war effort
And at night she fell asleep to the sound of her own prayers for his safe return
On the eighth of May her prayers were met
And summer's end brought the far east frith
How sweet is the taste on your lips
Strawberries from the victory garden she had kept
How sweet is a post war kiss

Strawberries from the victory garden she had kept

Sounds by Zac, Dave, Kate, and Olive

Sometimes I just can't believe my own eyes
Who's the man in the mirror in disguise
I know it can't be me
How'd I get so lucky
Maybe it's just a fountain full of pennies
Or maybe it's the stars when they're shooting
Or maybe it's cause I spend my time
Just blowing dandelions
Never before have I known this more than now
That home is not a place
It's wherever I'm with you
Should I count my blessings, the number is too high
You would have to be an Einstein
To solve this mystery
You'll need a smarter man than me
How'd I end up with her, she's so fine
She's sweeter than the whites from the river Rhine
I feel as if it's Christmas eve
And I just won the lottery
Never before have I known this more than now
That home is not a place
It's wherever I'm with you
Sometimes I just can't believe my own eyes
Who's the man in the mirror in disguise
I know it can't be me
How'd I get so lucky
Maybe it's just a fountain full of pennies
Or maybe it's the stars when they're shooting
Or maybe it's cause I spend my time
Just blowing dandelions
Maybe it's cause I spend my time
Just blowing dandelions
Maybe it's cause I spend my time
Just blowing dandelions

Blowing Dandelions

Sounds by Zac, Kate, Olive, and Dave

I've waited all year just to go for a drive
To see all those lights reflect in your eyes
Old Candy Cane Lane has never looked quite so bright
What a sight to behold on this Christmas night
On Christmas night
I've waited all year to hear those old songs
To hear Nat King Cole sing "O Tannenbaum"
But the prettiest sound that I've heard all night
Is when you harmonize to "O Holy Night"
On Christmas night
So after the little ones have had their bedtime
You and I will share a toast over a cup of mulled wine
To another year together, with your hand in mine
There's no place I'd rather be on this Christmas night
On Christmas night
But this time of year, it goes by so quick
So let's you and I dash, let's lickety-split
Before it's too late darling, grant me one last wish
You and I together sharing a mistletoe kiss
On Christmas night

On Christmas Night

Sounds by Zac, Dave, and Kate

Montjoie! Saint Denis!
With his head in his hands, with his head in his hands
As he walked to the Seine, as he walked to the Seine
Saying you must repent, penitence
Montjoie! Saint Denis!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denis

Montjoie! Saint Denis!

Sounds by Zac, Dave, Kate, and Olive

I'm gonna ask my love to marry me on Christmas day this year
I've got a plan, it's gonna be so lovely on Christmas day, my dear
I'm gonna get down on one knee on Christmas day this year
I'm gonna give my love a golden ring on Christmas day, my dear
On Christmas day this year
I'm gonna ask my love to marry me on Christmas day this year
All I want is for my love to say yes to me on Christmas day, my dear
Oh love, I can't hardly wait for Christmas day this year
Our together forever begins on Christmas day, my dear
I'm gonna love you on Christmas day
Forever and a day, my dear
On Christmas day this year
And all the carolers sing
Fa la la la la la la la
Fa la la la la

iTunes

On Christmas Day This Year

Sounds by Zac and Dave

Based on alternate universe Nirvana song from the book,"Ex Machina"

Yeah, the stars
The stars are down
Yeah, the stars and the stars and the stars
They're all down
Yeah, the kids in the park are all yeah yeah
With the broken beer bottles all yeah yeah
And the cigarette ash all yeah yeah
They're all down
Yeah, they just want to kill some time, oh yeah
Yeah, they just want to shout from the mountain tops, oh yeah
She said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
To the ground
To the ground
Burn it down burn it down burn it down
Yeah, to the ground
Yeah, the priest and the choir are all yeah yeah
With the cop car on fire all yeah yeah
And the thief and the liar all yeah yeah
Burn it down
Yeah, they just want to kill some time, oh yeah
Yeah, they just want to shout from the mountain tops, oh yeah
She said yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

Zachary Friederich

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