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Old Soul
It’s something I’ve been referred to as many times. I don’t argue it, and few who know will either, so that leaves what the song is about to be pretty self explanatory. But there’s a story about writing it. It was actually some silly thing on Facebook (imagine: Facebook having something silly on it!), back…
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Live That Way
The best songs are always the ones that come naturally, and this song was no exception. I may not be sure how I’m planning on living the rest of my life, but I at least know how I don’t want to live it. So, yeah, process of elimination I guess. The song definitely same with…
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Funny Business
“Funny Business” was written when the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ movement was still at large. While I agree (more so now than then) that the issue of poverty and wealth distribution in our country is in dire need of repair, I was not a fan of the ‘Occupy’ movement. While I commend those involved for taking…
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Hey Rain Keep Falling
I once got caught in a rainstorm while I was out riding my bike. It was magnificent.
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Unimaginary Friend
Growing up, Calvin and Hobbes was my favorite comic strip. Between then and now there’s been some good ones, but Bill Watterson still stands alone when it comes to insightful humor and heart warming associations to childhood. This song was a stand against the war on imagination. I’m not in any position to tell anyone…
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The World Ahead The World Behind
One of the newest songs I have written, it’s a different style to an old adage. Bob Dylan said “the times are a changing”, and plenty of other people echoed the message after him. I’m also sure plenty of songwriter before him had that to say as well. What’s interesting about the journey from “what…
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I Never Asked the World to Wait
“The world stops for no one” That always seemed a little dramatic to me. The message or metaphor is easy enough to get. Yes, my singular problems are not enough to warrant the rest of humanity taking a day to acknowledge me. It’s supposed to make the world sound unforgiving in a sort of realist’s…
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Here’s to Next Time
There’s only so many things you pay to have repaired in car before you give up on it. It can be hard to give up on a long time vehicle, but once you’ve changed the brakes, the tires, the power steering unit, the radiator, the upholstery and half of the engine, when does it become…
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The Old Beach Road
I realize I did a post with a beach side theme to it not but a few weeks ago. But with this gloriousness of the recent weather, I couldn’t help but throw another one out there. You have a job here listener. You’ll notice a very repetitive theme to this song. Should it ever be…
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Letters
Originally title “Letters We Don’t Care to Write”, it was shortened to just “Letters” after finding new life as a Strangers and Liars song. Pretty cut and dry, this song came from a darker place. I was hitting a lot of the frustrations one runs into while starting out as a live performing. “People sit there…
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