Sorry it's been so long getting back on this... comp has been down and work has been consuming my soul and lifeblood...

The words are great man...

And I'll take on the challenge as soon as I get caught up with life in general...

As soon as I re-record a recent song, and finish the current song I'm writing for some friends and family who have been victimized in their lives... I'll take on yours...

I definitely get a strong vibe from them... I'll be able to come up with something with those words.

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"

Thanks for taking the time to check out some of my stuff.  Im really passionate about music and writing out my thoughts and expressing them through voice.  However, Ive never played an instrument and it makes it hard for me to actually write music, at the same time giving me a low level of confidence in actually meeting with a band looking for a singer and showing them what I got.  Id love to hear what you may come up with if you have some extra time.

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just finished the new one last week and have been trying to record it with little luck...

finally got it done earlier.. but the sound is off a bit because of some mic buzzing...

so mandirt...

that means i can devote some time to yours... i had a nice idea in mind as i was perusing the words...

i think i can have some fun with that, and go to my electric on it...

 

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"

ok... now to what i originally came on here to do...

the sound is a little buzzy.. but until i get it fixed... it will have to do

Hold Your Head Up High

What started off in innocence

Suddenly turned to something else

For all intents

It just doesn’t make any sense

He came into your life

With a clever disguise

He wore the devils grin

Tried to lure you

Into his web of lies

Took you by surprise

As he took away

A piece of your life

You freely gave your trust

Which he ground into dust

You’ve spent sleepless nights

Wondering why

You lie awake at night

Reliving all the lies

Inside a living hell

A shattered shell

Of yourself

Hold your head up high

Don’t run away or hide

Don’t be ashamed of the tears

Don’t give in to the fears

Don’t you succumb

To what has made you numb…

In your life…

Hold your head up high

Don’t you run away and hide

Don’t be ashamed of those tears

Don’t give in to your fears

Don’t you succumb

To what has made you

Numb…

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"

the link above doesnt work!!!!  I finnally made a couple shitty recordings with some new software I got and I put them up on my page if you're interested.  www.nextcat.com/passionrock.  They royally suck, but I think the original one I wrote shows some potential.  I actually cleaned out my harddrive a few days ago and lost all the poetry Ive written this year, besides a few I printed out.  Becuase I dont practice or play or create as much as I should, I cant remeber most of em. oh well.  Feeling the above lyrics, wish you lived nearby so id have someone to exhcnage ideas with.

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One can only receive and retain

ok... fixed the link... sorry about that.. must've had something missing when i copied it...

Hold Your Head Up High

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"

wow...

I was gone for quite awhile wasn't I?

Damn isp... shafted me for over a month...

Anyhoo....

Updated versions of songs coming (Another Memory, & Hold Your Head Up High), as I have spent some time with the arrangements and refining of them...

And also... a collaboration with fellow boardie mandirtexcuses... I have the song done, just haven't had the chance to record it yet... but should be up on Monday...

So all I really have to say is....

 

I'm baaaaack! 

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"

Welcome back, Randy!

Can't wait to hear your new stuff.....

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell

PunkyLunky:

Your songs are really good!  I liked them all, but "So Close, So Far Away" best...... beautiful.

How did I miss this thread?  Dude, you are so talented.  Just starting to catch up on the songs you posted, but I totally agree with Punky on "So Close, So Far Away" (Love the title as well ) 

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Are you like me, confused

rstone27:

wow...

I was gone for quite awhile wasn't I?

Damn isp... shafted me for over a month...

Anyhoo....

Updated versions of songs coming (Another Memory, & Hold Your Head Up High), as I have spent some time with the arrangements and refining of them...

And also... a collaboration with fellow boardie mandirtexcuses... I have the song done, just haven't had the chance to record it yet... but should be up on Monday...

So all I really have to say is....

I'm baaaaack! 

 

Great man, thanks again!!!  Cant wait to hear it!!

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One can only receive and retain

ok.... had trouble with my recording software... so did it on the fly with my cameras audio

completely stripped version me and my acoustic... much different from the final version that I'll post once i can get my software running correctly...

The Sky Is Falling

words by Mandirtexcuses

 

The sky is falling

I’m in the midst of the clouds
Falling and screaming
See what it means to fall free

Can’t justify the tainted love that be
Stolen from those who only choose what they want to see

The bodies are dying the children are crying to leave
More so in the sky than in the tides of the sea 

Lost Souls (those who don’t care to try)
Lost souls (take what’s yours leave my side)

In the end in the earth we're destined to die

The mind is set in highest gear
Those we chase both far and near

Religious relics dare to dream
I’d crucify myself before I’d resurrect their steam 

Lost Souls (those who don’t care to try)
Lost souls (take what’s yours leave my side)
In the end in the earth we’re destined to die 

Lost Souls know their own
Lost Souls that know their existence

Take me away, Bleed me away from here

The sky is falling

I’m in the midst of the clouds

Falling and screaming
See what it means to fall free 

Lost Souls (those who don’t care to try)
Lost souls (take what’s yours leave my side)

In the end in the earth we’re destined to die

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"

And yet again life has thrown a curve ball my family's way...

Sorry about not getting your song completed yet ManDirtExcuses... But my family is being torn apart by illnesses.

Since October last year, my father has had a heart attack, found out he has lung cancer, had part of his lung removed, and gone through torturous amounts of radiation, and chemo treatments...

My mom has been found to have a tumor on her stomach that if removed will take over half her stomach with it...

But my brothers baby girl has gone through numerous testing since her birth in November, to find out what has been ailing her. We have waited in frustration at what the doctors couldn't figure out. Other than the fact that she has a hole in her heart, she is 6 months old and is the weight of a 2 month old. Her development/growth has been slow, and until last week... no idea was known as to the true cause of her problems.

Turns out I think it was better not knowing what it was...

She has a disease called spinal muscular atrophy. In infants, it is usually type I, and is fatal.

So with that said, and before I lose my sanity again...

A new song dedicated to her...

 

She makes me smile

 

Another melancholy moment

I’m trapped against my will

The sky lifeless and gray

Happiness unfulfilled

 

Another melancholy thought

Everything seems so dismal

Colors seem washed away

I’m broken hearted, miserable

 

Contemplation brings a smile

I ache from the sadness

A thought of her makes me smile

At her unknowing innocence

 

Maybe I’m biased

Maybe I’m not thinking straight

Still it seems to be so wrong

That she may have less time on this earth than I

 

Another melancholy day

Despondency reigns

I feel my will has been taken away

And my strength has been drained

 

Consideration of how perfect she is

Of how short her time may be

A thought of her makes me smile

I wish I was as innocent as she

 

I look to the heavens, for the clouds to break

For something that might soothe the pain

Anything that might dull the ache

That resides inside my broken heart

 

Contemplation brings a smile

At her unknowing innocence

A thought of her makes me smile

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"

Aww, I'm so sorry Randy..... that's heartbreaking.

We're thinking about you!

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"We play so fine, don't you agree?" ~ Layne Staley

"We want to celebrate what we did and the memory of our friend." ~ Jerry Cantrell

Dare I say this...

Now that my life seems to be back in order...

Turns out my inspiration (my niece Jaelyn) for "She Makes Me Smile" won't have the dark ending that we had originally thought.

As callous as this may sound... We are happy that it seems to "only" be a tumor on her spine.

A much better outlook than was originally misdiagnosed as a terminal disease...

And with that much better outlook... my mind seems to be back in order, and focused on more healthier mental capacities (such as music).

And when I had that inclination to start doing the open mic thing again... I found out that the place I loved to play at  closed down and is an empty storefront...

So I had to do some hunting, and with the help of a fellow guitarists in the Portland area, I have found 3 places to ply my desired trade.

So this coming week... I'm starting up again. 2 open mics to warm up for the one that could land me a paying gig... 

The only bad thing... very short time frames, and my songs tend to be longer than the norm...

So I'll post shortened versions in the next couple o' days of...

Let Me

Another Memory

Hold Your Head Up High

So to all who showed a liking of my music... Thank you from the core of my soul. I hope to entertain you with new material again soon as I can... 

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Sometimes when it is too dark to see the light, you need to close your eyes to truly see

A.K.A. "Nimble"