Five Years Solitary
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Muse
Muse
A song about overcoming inner darkness and embracing something good regardless of the cost or consequences.
Wreckage
Wreckage
Song about getting older and regretting things done and people hurt along the way
Ashes and Dust
Ashes and Dust
Sound about a crazy ex who pulls off a murder-suicide using poison or drugs. The chorus is his dying brain trying to make sense of what is happening.
End Of A Shotgun
End Of A Shotgun
Song about domestic violence, and the victim finding her own way to end the abuse.
The Older I Grow
The Older I Grow
Song about trying to deal with anger, loss, regret and thoughts of suicide relating to PTSD related to combat service.
Until I Find My Way
Until I Find My Way
Song about internal struggle, and the power of learning from your own mistakes.
Nothing's The Same
Nothing's The Same
Song about dealing with the grief and loss of a close loved one.
Broken Pieces
Broken Pieces
A song about trying to cope after everything starts to come apart, most of it self-inflicted.
Innocence Dies
Innocence Dies
Song about escaping domestic violence by killing the abuser
No Way Back
No Way Back
Song about trying to make it though hard times and recognizing that I'm not the person I thought I was, but I can be who I want to be.
Glass Houses
Glass Houses
Upbeat rock song about the tendency of people to hide from their own flaws, and mask their true thoughts and intentions.
The Bad Ending
The Bad Ending
I got the bad ending after spending MONTHS playing The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, and that inspired the lyrics for this song. Musically, parts of it have been bouncing around my brain for at least 20 years.
