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::surely i do:: (The Saddest Love Song You’ll Ever Hear)

by robby on 15. Jan, 2010 in audio, lyrics, music

Well, probably the saddest I’ll ever write.  This is the song I alluded to in this tweet.  I wrote the words while driving to Charleston two weekend ago and the music while I was on the phone with a friend. A true multi-tasker at hand. This is about a pretty specific situation and there’s not [...]

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A New Day, A New Year (*trail of tears*)

by robby on 01. Jan, 2010 in audio, lyrics, music, reflections

Janauary was named for Janus, the Roman god of two faces, one looking forward and one looking backward.  This should be a time to reflect, but to keep moving forward. “New Year’s Project” by Further Seems Forever (the best incarnation of the band with Chris Carrabba on vocals) is a powerful song, especially at this [...]

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Worship Stone (A Christmas Song)

by robby on 25. Dec, 2009 in lyrics

I wanted to do something special for the 10th anniversary of writing this song. I wanted to record with a friend of mine singing it to share with you guys for Christmas, but I wasn’t able to get that done. I spent some time over the past few days rewriting the music to make it [...]

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::transcending 47 (a celebratory hymn)::

by robby on 17. Nov, 2009 in audio, lyrics, music

Yesterday my uncle passed away after a short bout with cancer. I hadn’t really seen him much over the past few years, but I’ll always remember fondly our shared bond of professional wrestling. Back then one had to use a satellite dish with a descrambler to watch the pay-for-view’s for free. Immediately I was reminded [...]

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::ante meridian::

by robby on 18. Oct, 2009 in lyrics, music

maybe one day soon, i’ll be able to record this song with vocals even i can stand.  the vocals are too low for me. i wrote this after my d-string broke and took some getting used to muting that string during the rest of the song. the end of this song morphs into “i surrender [...]

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