Song List

 

 

Here is a not-too-comprehensive list of songs I have started, stopped, or completed work on.  These

span the last eleven years of my life, from when I first picked up a bass guitar until now.

They are in almost-chronological order.  Click on the active ones for lyrics/music.

Song Name	Lyrics	Date Written	Details	Sample
My Dying Heart		High School, 1997	Love Song
Everyone		High School, 1998
Master of Memories	Yes	High School, 1998	First Bass-driven song, brought back in the Dalerun days.
Quietly Beautiful		High School, 1998	Bad poem became a bad song.
Rain Nor Shine		High School, 1998	another never-completed attempt at a good song
I Drive Alone	Yes	College, 1999	First religious song. Written in response to my friend Jared's tune, 'Jesus Drives My Car.'
Free
#3 (w/Pablo)		College, 2000
New Leaf		College, 2000	Later became 'Vanity's Shield'
Vanity's Shield	Yes	College, 2001		Listen
Bright Side		College, 2001	Jenny's Song	Listen
Dragonfly	Yes	College, 2001	My first pop song.	Listen
Intro (Mistaken)	None	With Matty G, 2002
To Fly		College, 2002	Written about Kias, high school buddy. A direct product of learning Intervals in Music Theory.	Listen
Believe In Love		College, 2002	Jenny's Song #2. A direct product of learning Intervals in Music Theory.	Listen
Goodbye To Love		College, 2002	Another breakup song
Merciful Wishes		College, 2002	Breakup-ish song
Who I Am		Written at home, 2002	Beginnings of Empty Orchard. First vocal harmony.
Madness (in D Minor)		mid-2002	Mainly jam with band, first use of delay pedal. Tim Reynolds influence.
Pure	Yes	early 2003?	Second, more pointed Religious song. Songwriting becomes 3-dimensional.
Down the Hatch	Yes	College, 2001/2002	About drinkers, both in college, and in family	Listen
Learn (bass tap)		2002-2003	First attempt at showing off on Bass.	Listen
Farmer's Daughter	Yes	2002-2003	Acoustic song about a girl too young to know what she wants. This song brought Keith and Chris into EO.
To The Sun		late 2002	Written while at home, a college drop out. In response to co-workers and relatives that doubted anything and everything.
Penance (piano)		At home, 2002	First song written on Piano	Listen
Saving Grace (William)		early 2003	My uncle was a good guy, but he had a temper. John Mayer funk chords make first appearance.
She Runs Away		2004	Old song kicking around for a while. Pretty.
Blue Autumn			First Fingerpicking instrumental that actually flowed. Tried to write with girlfriend at the time.	Listen
Jabberwocky			Jam played with the band on bass.
495			Mainly a jam tune, but some lyrics are growing. Good jam, but repetitive.
Silence (folk)		Salem 2002	A folk-ish tune written about my relationship in 2002.
Need You Here (Piano)		Late 2002	Another piano tune.	Listen
Years Ago	Yes	?	Another breakup song
Good Man Dies			Written around the time of my grandfather's passing.
Alive (D major, mode changes)			A great jam, written on guitar, played with Ivy Street.
Traffic Jam			A great jam, 5/4 with stops for the first time...played with Ivy Street.	Listen
Irish #2		Way back, 2003	Mandolin/guitar riff written with Al
Irish #3		Way back, 2003	second Mandolin/guitar riff written with Al
Away	Yes		Written about a breakup, and also my uncle's wife and her debilitating illness.	Listen
She Says	Yes	August 2003	Breakup song, trying to rationalize what a crazy ex was doing to me.
Are We	Yes	August 2003	Another breakup tune trying to rationalize a crazy ex. Modelled a bit after John Mayer's Daughters.
Cheryl's Sunrise		Fall 2003	A great fingerpicking riff.
Johnny Went To the Darkside		2005?	Hoe-down written parodying Johnny Damon's move to the Yankees.
Of Saints and Crosses	Yes	Mid 2005	Religious tones, obviously. Written while commuting to Florida and surrounded by churches and religious programming.	Listen
Biodegradable Life		2004-2005	Nonsensical, catchy tune on bass.
Got All The Wrong Ideas	Yes	?	Another ex-song.	Listen
Lend A Hand	Yes	Early 2005	A nice, heavy riff in 5/4 timing.	Listen
Mi Chula	Instrumental	Spring 2005	Love song, spanish influence.	Listen
How Does It Feel/Wish you Could Be Here	Yes	2005-2008	reflection on past relationships.
Melanie	Halfway!	Early 2006	A song about a girl I met.
More Than Before	Yes	2006	Reflection on a failed relationship.
I Don't Wanna Say		2006-2007	Just a simple song I play on my patio.
Shiva		2006	Not sure, pining for someone?
Sturdy	Sort of.	summer 2007	Reflection on a failed relationship.
Holding On		Winter 2007	minor epic, about hoping and hoping and hoping until you just can't hope anymore.
She Listens To NPR	Yes, incomplete	August 2007	Writing about my ideal dream girl.
We Share		Summer 2007	Thinking about love
LA (Taking Losses)	yes	September 2007	Written about my impending move. Very catchy.	Listen
Get Well Soon	getting there	November 2007	Ah, lamenting the exes.
A Bad Thing		March 2008	leavin' song
Talkin to my Crab		May 2008	just an idea, really
Fade Away		July 2008	sad song about changes, death, the ultimate end of all things
Satori		Fall 2008	What if all mankind shared the same sudden enlightenment - a Satori?
I Do		Dec 2008	another key change piece, piano
After All		Dec 2008	attempt at a manufactured, simple pop song
The Dance		Somewhere in 2006?	Irish, part of the Irish trilogy
Cross The Line		Feb 2009	With Infrared Audio
Insulation		April/May 2009	With Infrared Audio
Old House		Oct 2009	Tribute to West St
Flame of Calcutta		Nov 2009	mid eastern, storytelling
Warning Shot		Jan 2010	World is Ending, haha	Listen
Call It News		Feb 2010	Rock, very Pearl Jam-ish riff on Faux News
Your Nose		Mar 2010	Quiet love/folk song	Listen
How Can It Be (Just Another Love Song)		Late Mar 2010	poppy...
Reason To Exist (Breathe In)		October-November 2010	13 beat craziness	Listen
Moment In Time		Oct 2010	poppy...