Unbuilt Boy

Test recording from my new Reaper on Ubuntu studio setup; an acoustic cover of one of my favourite songs: It Happens To Me All The Time by Christian Langdon & Cube, from their 1999 album Fast Food.

New version of a collaboration I originally worked on back in 2019 (https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson), featuring the awesome Alto Jefferson (@alto-jefferson) and Franc Rose (@francrose). Massive thanks to both of them for helping to pull this together! CREDITS: Guitars & original instrumental by @alto-jefferson Bass & drums by @alto-jefferson and @francrose Vocals & lyrics by @unbuiltboy Mixing & mastering by @francrose Artwork by @unbuiltboy LYRICS: [Verse 1] My time Has run out The day has ended And there's no colour left in me Like a shroud The silence wraps around me What makes the quiet sound so loud [Chorus 1] I know that I Am not afraid Of what comes after Don't fear the darkness Washing over me So shine a light Shine a light And give me answers Don't know if I Am ready to believe [Verse 2] I've had my time And I hope I'll be remembered Now take me where I have to go (I have to go) When nothing's left And the flames leave only embers then will I wake up from this dream (Wake up from this dream) [Chorus 2] I know that I Am not afraid Of what comes after Don't fear the darkness Washing over me So shine a light Shine a light And give me answers Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe [Chorus 3] I know that I Am not afraid Of what comes after Don't fear the darkness Washing over me So shine a light Shine a light And give me answers Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe

Acoustic love song with a heavy chorus. Tracking and arrangement complete but still needs mixing, mastering and possibly some re-recording of some parts. This is another old song I've finally got around to finishing and recording, and the first project I've worked on since switching my DAW back to Reaper. LYRICS: [Verse 1] It's just me and you in this ship for two that we'll launch tonight Don't need a countdown we will leave the ground when the time is right [Pre-Chorus 1] All systems are go and our course is set The destination known since the day we met We'll leave the world behind when we fly tonight Climb into the sky on a tail of light [Chorus 1] On our way to the moon Won't be coming back soon Cause we're over the moon We're over the moon [Whistle] [Verse 2] Stars put on a show Let their midnight glow light our way tonight Through the empty space that surrounds the place where we want to go [Pre-Chorus 2] Coming into land and the flames ignite Gently touching down carefully alight I'm on a trip with you to another world We're travellers from afar just a boy and girl [Chorus 2] And we're over the moon We won't be coming back soon Cause we're over the moon Oh! [Chorus 3 / Outro] Fly! up through the sky We're not coming back to earth it's time to say our goodbyes Goodbye! Through the atmosphere Leave our problems far behind and they will all disappear Fly! Over land and sea Oh the people down below us they can hardly believe That we're over the moon We'll be over the moon The moon! Fly! up through the sky We're not coming back to earth it's time to say our goodbyes Goodbye! Through the atmosphere Leave our problems far behind and they will all disappear Fly! Over land and sea Oh the people down below us they can hardly believe That we're over the moon We'll be over the moon That we're over the moon We'll be over the moon (and we'll never come back from the moon) The moon! Fly! up through the sky We're not coming back to earth it's time to say our goodbyes Goodbye! Through the atmosphere Leave our problems far behind and they will all disappear Fly! Over land and sea Oh the people down below us they can hardly believe

Old acoustic demo from my teenage years with (I think) a pretty strong chorus/bridge - hopefully one day I'll record a proper version that does it justice

Sexy piano rock fun - rough demo I'm messing around with, still a work in progress

This was my attempt to write a piano-driven rock song in the style of @ben-folds-official/@ben-folds-five, who were a massive inspiration to me when I was growing up and learning to play the piano. Don't know if I succeeded, but I'm pretty pleased with the result ! CREDITS: Music, lyrics, vocals, piano, guitar and bass by Unbuilt Boy Drums by MusicByJayBee (@MusicByJayBee) Mixing by Franc Rose (@francrose) ARTWORK: Created by Unbuilt Boy using ransomnote.online - with thanks to Bart Kamski (Twitter: @Bart_Kamski) LYRICS: [Verse 1] How can you not see we're coming undone that things have to change before we become Trapped in regret, stuck living a lie I'm tired of pretending now don't act surprised The distance between us has grown through the years but you've pulled me closer to hide from the fears you can't face [Chorus 1] I need my own space but you're smothering me Tell me how can I grow if you won't let me breathe I know while I'm with you I will never be free when I keep putting you before me [Verse 2] Tell me what you want if there's something that you need You can't expect me to guess or do you think I can mind read? It's time that we talked about you and me Oh! [Chorus 2] Keep spreading my wings but you're holding me down Tell me how can I fly if I can't leave the ground I'm all ready to go but you need me around So I keep putting you before me [Bridge] Now our history is a catastrophe just look at the mess that we've made Sometimes you can be your own worst enemy I'm tired of the games that you play I've stopped listening every time that you talk I hear the same shit every day Might look like myself but my mind's somewhere else not hearing a word that you say How did we let things get like this This isn't how they should be So everything's going to change [Chorus 3/Outro] Now this is the way things are going to be When I put myself first no more you before me It's high time that you learned to stand on your own feet find out who you can be without me Now this is the way things are going to be When I put myself first no more you before me It's high time that you learned to stand on your own feet find out who you can be without me

A song that emerged from an attempt to write something in the style of The Divine Comedy (https://soundcloud.com/the-divine-comedy). Not sure I entirely succeeded but I still like the result! Completed with more than a little help from my friends @looseyleaf & @goat-screaming. CREDITS: Lyrics and main vocals by Unbuilt Boy and LooseyLeaf (@looseyleaf) Music, piano, strings, guitar and drums by Unbuilt Boy Mixing & additional vocals by GoatScreaming (@goatscreaming) LYRICS: [Verse 1] This is a song for lovers whose tale is a story old as time Two souls meant to find each other our destinies always intertwined [Pre-Chorus 1] Seems every road leads us to this place The choices we made, regrets and mistakes We’re circling round and round and running out of space [Verse 2] This is a song for dreamers those who believed and dared to try To get where the grass is greener but found it was on on the other side [Pre-Chorus 2] Love is a drug, and life is a dance So never stand still or you'll waste your chance 'Cause if you wait too long you’ll miss that moment a smile leads to a kiss So what are you thinking for if there’s a spark we can’t ignore it [Chorus 1] 'Cause I’m someone who needs you who feels the same way you do let me steal your heart It might last forever if we can stick together this is just the start Or maybe we’ll break up kiss and make up Friends or enemies walking that line 'Cause this is our story so help me write it line by line [Verse 3] This is a song for liars who feel the chill but won’t admit It's cold 'cause they lost the fire when love burned to ashes in the pit [Pre-Chorus 3] Memories are just the ghosts of the past like water and sand, they slip through the cracks Some things can never be replaced the sound of a voice, the look on a face So baby keep holding on to what we have before it’s gone [Chorus 2] Now the tides are changing the stars are rearranging in the sky above Anchors lifting, drifting off ships into the night a life that never was But there was a moment for a blink of an eye I was yours, and my love, you were mine A potion so potent that we climbed to the top of the mountain and jumped cause we knew in our hearts we could fly But we’re out of time We’re out of time [Outro] This is the song that lovers sing when they are running out of time ARTWORK: Image by annca from Pixabay

A demo reel with highlights from my best tracks: 0:00 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson 0:13 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/time-for-lovers 0:30 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/alien 0:42 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/you-before-me 0:59 0:59 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/mistakes-feat-alto-jefferson 1:17 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/the-work-song 1:29 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/kamikaze-girl 1:44 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/nymeria 1:59 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/clouds 2:16 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/darkness-franc-rose-mix-master 2:34 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/this-is-war 2:51 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/people 3:06 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/upside-down-below-power-in-her-head 3:15 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/just-another-day 3:17 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel 3:44 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sympathy-feat-jek-franc-rose-kyle-krysa-franc-rose-mix

An early demo, one of the first songs I wrote and recorded. It's rough but I think it has a lot of potential

Work in progress! LYRICS [Verse 1] Sometimes it's hard for me to understand how all this madness could be part of a plan and if I've a part what's the role I must play Do I question or just follow and obey [Verse 2] For good reason I walk past your temples and domes they're all houses made of glass where you should not be throwing stones Need to come down from your thrones and say your last mass 'cause your time has passed away [Verse 3] Oh sweet religion cleanse my sin I sang my praises to you all to feel a rise within But I got lost here in the dark without a light to guide me in [Chorus 1] Oh lord I know where I should go Somewhere far from here [Verse 4] When it seems that all my dreams are running down a corridor that seems to stretch forever through the long night and has no end in sight [Chorus 2] Oh lord I know Where I should go to get far from here [Bridge] Back to a place called my Imaginationland The only world that I could ever understand Until you've seen it I can't show you all the way If you believe it we could make it real today Follow me Down through the garden to the place we used to play beside the river on those long hot summer days Our young flights of fancy left the real world far away Though it was years ago still feels like yesterday Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down Follow me down

CREDITS: Music, Lyrics, Vocals, Piano & Additional Guitars by Unbuilt Boy Guitars & Drums by Alto Jefferson (@alto-jefferson) Bass, Mixing & Mastering by Franc Rose (@francrose) Additional Vocals by EG LYRICS: [Verse 1] You might want to hit the brakes You never learn from your mistakes [Pre-Chorus 1] Don't ask permission that's not your style No inhibitions that drives me wild I can't think clearly you're in my head In my head [Verse 2] You turned my life so far around that I went spinning crashed back down [Pre-Chorus 2] Don't ask permission that's not your style No inhibitions that drives me wild I can't think clearly you're in my head In my head [Chorus 1] You're out of control like everybody warned me but for me it's too late Don't need to close my eyes 'cause I'm enjoying the ride so let's see where you take me You crashed into my life baby just like a kamikaze girl [Verse 3] If you think you can change the world the only crazy one is you girl [Pre-Chorus 3] Don't ask permission that's not your style No inhibitions that drives me wild I can't think clearly you're in my head In my head [Solo] [Chorus 2] You're out of control like everybody warned me but for me it's too late Don't need to close my eyes 'cause I'm enjoying the ride so let's see where you take me You crashed into my life baby just like a kamikaze girl [Outro] My girl My girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl Girl My girl ARTWORK: Unbuilt Boy

Music and structure basically done on this one but vocals & lyrics still a work in progress... LYRICS(WORKING): [Intro] Music! My music! [Verse 1] Music gets me high and when it is inside me I don't need no other drugs to make me feel alive, no [Verse 2] Music makes me whole it's given me a soul It fills me with an energy and I lose all control [Chorus 1] And I feel The touch of love [Verse 3] Music makes me whole it's given me a soul It fills me with an energy and I lose all control [Bridge] Love! Love! Feel that music in your soul Taking over lose control Feel that music in your soul Taking over lose control Feel that music in your soul

Short acoustic cover of Proud Mary recorded as a single take on my phone, then I added some backing vocals and reverb

Lyrics by @unbuiltboy Vocals by @unbuiltboy and @fuzz-genesis My reworking/cover of the song 'The Book of Love' by Peter Gabriel @peter-gabriel-official (originally by the Magnetic Fields @themagneticfields) but using my own lyrics instead, and also featuring the vocal talents of the always excellent Fuzz Genesis @fuzz-genesis. If you like this track, also check out our previous collaboration 'Angel' https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel and her Soundcloud profiles at https://soundcloud.com/fuzz-genesis and https://soundcloud.com/rotary-encoder Peter Gabriel's version that inspired this cover: https://open.spotify.com/track/1FWb85YwO1Id4QTswEdTn6?si=1d8a542c8d824012 The original Magnetic Fields version: https://open.spotify.com/track/62ZYyXIsHVX5xVUj80arVu?si=67369d9bbe354d23 LYRICS (ORIGINAL): [Verse 1] Your books of love have happy endings and always leave you satisfied They make you judge love by the cover and make you want what's written inside [Chorus 1] But I am no page turner that's for sure I know I always leave you wanting more [Verse 2] They say a book can take you places But you've never been that far away I want to be beside you on your journey Whatever path you choose to take [Chorus 2] 'cause I am not someone who turns the page so easily I'll stay with you if you're afraid [Bridge] [Verse 3] This final chapter ends our story it's time to put that book away I hope it met your expectations and it made you feel the way [Chorus 3] That I still feel each time I look at you I want you to say that you still feel it too So I know I was right to marry you I want somebody who still feels it too Somebody who feels it too ARTWORK: Photo by Aung Soe Min on Unsplash

Rough demo of an idea I've been playing around with for a couple of years

Work in progress - a tribute to rock and roll LYRICS: [Intro] Ready? 1,2,3,4! Yeah? Woah! [Verse 1] First let's play these chords for a couple of bars on bass, keys, drums and electric guitar Then it just needs me to drop the melody and sing these words like they come from the heart [Chorus 1] I feel it building in me this musical energy now I got so much power its time to release So I came here to rock to commit to the role with my heart and my soul [Fill] Wooooooooooooooah, yeah! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! [Verse 2] I'll lay this riff over what you give me on the rhythm Dave I got that sweet refrain hooked right into my brain so keep on playing on on and on and on [Chorus 2] I feel it building in me this musical energy now I got so much power its time to release So I came here to rock to commit to the role with my heart and my soul My soul

Inspired by/uses sounds from the Alien 303 Bass Synthesiser VST. LYRICS: VERSE 1 Have you noticed that you're missing time and you can't remember what you did last night? Not from your planet but for you on sight I'm forever falling like a satellite for you CHORUS 1 I'm your alien tonight and now you're standing in my beam of light I can see into your mind I'll probe your body see what I can find in you VERSE 2 Outside your window and now at your door You've been sending signals that I can't ignore I'm here for science we've got chemistry So let's experiment combining you and me tonight CHORUS 2 I'm your alien tonight and now you're standing in my beam of light I can see into your mind I'll probe your body see what I can find A close encounter of the human kind with you RAP VERSE CHORUS 3 I'm your alien tonight I'm coming for you at the speed of light I can see into your mind So I'll probe your body see what I can find I'm your alien tonight And now you're standing in my beam of light I can see into your mind I'll probe your body see what I can find A close encounter of the human kind Come with me and leave this world behind tonight ARTWORK: Based on an image by OpenClipart-Vectors on Pixabay

Idea for a spooky/eerie/sinister sounding theme song for a TV show. Worked it up today with some strings and various effects and I think it sounds pretty good. ARTWORK: Based on 'Darling Branches Dry' by PortalJardin on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/darling-branches-dry-trees-winter-1126301/

My attempt at the 'Grace Kelly Challenge' on TikTok, relying heavily on AutoTune for the high notes!

Instrumental of a song I wrote about the morning. Lyrics to follow...

Work in progress but starting to take shape. Vocal melody written, just working on the lyrics now which might take a while then I can get those recorded

This is a new and improved mix & master of my track 'Darkness' by the awesome Franc Rose (@southbay-sounds). Cello by Randall S. Clopton (https://www.facebook.com/randall.s.clopton.music) LYRICS: VERSE 1 There's a darkness underneath my skin So deep inside me no light can get in PRE-CHORUS 1 When living is the hardest part of every day Don't want to wake up I can't face it all again VERSE 2 I'm running empty you can't fill this hole I jumped I'm falling to be in control PRE-CHORUS 2 Now I can't find myself don't know where to begin I lost what I once was and what I could have been I try to open up to you when I'm in pain But I can't find the words don't know how to explain that CHORUS There's a darkness in me hidden from your eyes You can't see because I've buried it inside I still wear a smile pretend to be alright, but There's a darkness behind my light OUTRO There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light

Alternative mix of my track 'Sympathy' by Franc Rose (@southbay-sounds). Original version at: https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sympathy Featured on https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/introducing-the-mixtape-hot-music-from-radio-free-fedi/ This was another track I produced with help from the excellent folks in the Bedroom Bands subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/BedroomBands/). CREDITS: Unbuilt Boy - Composer, Lyrics, Vocals Franc Rose - Bass & Mixing (@southbay-sounds) jek - Guitars Kyle Krysa - Drums LYRICS: VERSE 1 So your life's a drag Didn't meet your expectations Well that's too bad You have my commiserations PRE-CHORUS 1 But I do not want your life story I've got no sympathy VERSE 2 It drives you mad (so goddamn mad) when no one's listening to you So you should be glad that I am here to talk to PRE-CHORUS 2 But if I try you ignore me I get no sympathy CHORUS 1 I'm all out of sympathy for you Every problem you make So I'm all out of sympathy for you 'til you own your mistakes VERSE 3 You hate your job Feel underappreciated But it's all you've got Know your best years have been wasted PRE-CHORUS 3 Look to me to reassure you but get no sympathy I have had enough of listening to you CHORUS 2 I'm all out of sympathy for you Every problem you make I'm all out of sympathy for you Can't forgive your mistakes INTERLUDE When there's trouble it finds you Look out it's behind you Coming for you and there's nowhere to hide It's something inside you A devil that guides you Why'd you let him in? BRIDGE So I'm all out of sympathy Now I'm all out of sympathy for you CHORUS 3 I'm all out of sympathy for you Every problem you make So I'm all out of sympathy for you Can't forgive your mistakes OUTRO I'm all out of sympathy I'm all out of sympathy for you I'm all out of sympathy for you I'm all out of sympathy I'm all out of sympathy for you

Another track I've produced with help from the excellent folks in the Bedroom Bands subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/BedroomBands/). YOUTUBE (Lyric Video): https://youtu.be/WzPSgw9bMmI CREDITS: Unbuilt Boy - Composer, Lyrics, Vocals Franc Rose - Bass (@southbay-sounds) jek - Guitars Kyle Krysa - Drums Cameron Forbes - Mixing (Instagram: cam_d_forbes) LYRICS: VERSE 1 So your life's a drag Didn't meet your expectations Well that's too bad You have my commiserations PRE-CHORUS 1 But I do not want your life story I've got no sympathy VERSE 2 It drives you mad (so goddamn mad) when no one's listening to you So you should be glad that I am here to talk to PRE-CHORUS 2 But if I try you ignore me I get no sympathy CHORUS 1 I'm all out of sympathy for you Every problem you make So I'm all out of sympathy for you 'til you own your mistakes VERSE 3 You hate your job Feel underappreciated But it's all you've got Know your best years have been wasted PRE-CHORUS 3 Look to me to reassure you but get no sympathy I have had enough of listening to you CHORUS 2 I'm all out of sympathy for you Every problem you make I'm all out of sympathy for you Can't forgive your mistakes INTERLUDE When there's trouble it finds you Look out it's behind you Coming for you and there's nowhere to hide It's something inside you A devil that guides you Why'd you let him in? BRIDGE So I'm all out of sympathy Now I'm all out of sympathy for you CHORUS 3 I'm all out of sympathy for you Every problem you make So I'm all out of sympathy for you Can't forgive your mistakes OUTRO I'm all out of sympathy I'm all out of sympathy for you I'm all out of sympathy for you I'm all out of sympathy I'm all out of sympathy for you

A suitably cynical Christmas song for 2020! Produced with help from the excellent folks in the Bedroom Bands subreddit (https://www.reddit.com/r/BedroomBands/). YOUTUBE (Lyric Video): https://youtu.be/5RSfUk3gbKg CREDITS: Music & Lyrics - Unbuilt Boy Lead Vocals - Ky Fifer Additional Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals & Harmonies - Brandon Garate Drums - Kyle Krysa Electric Guitar & Additional Lead Vocals - Chihlidog Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Additional Lead Vocals & all other instruments - Unbuilt Boy Mixing and Mastering - Nick Davis ([email protected]) LYRICS: VERSE 1 Used to be my favourite time of year I'd count the days as it drew near Couldn't wait to do it all again But all good things come to an end The magic's gone, I can't pretend Why can't things be like they were back then? PRE-CHORUS 1 I remember when I couldn't sleep the night before anticipating 'Cause I'd spent the whole year waiting CHORUS 1 Christmas is the time each year that used to bring me so much cheer Now it's the only holiday that makes me want to run away Because when the magic fades it's just another day VERSE 2 Now they play the same songs every year so everywhere I go I hear 'All I Want For Christmas' and Bublé We exchange gifts and act surprised How did you know, it's just my size 'Cause we told each other what to buy PRE-CHORUS 2 I remember when I'd run down to the tree and see my presents waiting and it felt worth celebrating CHORUS 2 Christmas is the time each year that used to bring me so much cheer Now it's the only holiday that makes me want to run away Because when the magic fades it's just another day It's a cynical refrain but I know you feel the same It's just another day INTERLUDE I don't think I'll be going home this Christmas There isn't much to celebrate this year (Let's forget this year) We'll make it through but at what cost Raise a glass to those we've lost who can not be here Yeah! CHORUS 3 Christmas is the time each year that used to bring me so much cheer Now it's the only holiday that makes me want to run away Because when the magic fades it's just another OUTRO day that comes just once a year that used to bring me so much cheer Now it's the only holiday that makes me want to run away because (Ooooh, it's the only holiday) Christmas is the time each year that used to bring me so much cheer Now it's the only holiday that makes me want to run away (That makes me want to run away) because Christmas is the time each year (Ooooh, it's the only holiday) that used to bring me so much cheer Now it's the only holiday that makes me want to run away (That makes me want to run away) Christmas is the time each year that used to bring me so much cheer (That makes me want to run away) Now it's the only holiday that makes me want to run away (That makes me want to run away) ARTWORK: 'Santa Hat' image by MINTiKi on Pixabay (https://pixabay.com/photos/santa-hat-christmas-cap-red-fabric-3050377/)

An angry breakup song! This is my second collaboration with the very talented Alto Jefferson from the Bedroom Bands subreddit, and started life as his instrumental demo 'Dingly': https://soundcloud.com/alto-jefferson/dingly-demo-alt-mix. If you like this track, also check out our first collaboration 'What Comes After': https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson CREDITS: Guitar, bass, drums and mixing by @alto-jefferson Vocals & lyrics written and performed by @unbuiltboy Mastering by @unbuiltboy YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/EzTQZE3RfAA LYRICS: VERSE 1 I try to make things right but you just want to fight Please try to use your words if you want to be heard to get through to me CHORUS 1 This is our end We're too broken to pretend So go on and try Won't find a better man than I VERSE 2 I have tried to make this work but you just want to hurt me To forgive is all it takes 'cause we all make mistakes and my one was you CHORUS 2 This is our end We're too broken to pretend So go on and try To find a better man than I have been to you INTERLUDE/OUTRO I wish that I could see inside you what goes on inside your head You're so full of paranoia don't trust anything I've said When you think the world's against you twisting everything I said and I mean every word I said to you ARTWORK: Image by 412designs on Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/photos/dark-black-background-glass-3061610/

A song about the state of our world today... Composed by Unbuilt Boy (@unbuiltboy) Lyrics & vocals written and performed by Unbuilt Boy and Fuzz Genesis (@fuzz-genesis) Guitars performed by Tim Mattsing (@timmattsing) and Unbuilt Boy Bass written and performed by /u/MyDadsUsername Drums written and performed by /u/mrtrent Mixing and mastering by /u/mrtrent Alternative 'electronic' version: https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel-electronic LYRICS: VERSE 1 Top floor’s gonna lock the doors when the tide comes rushing in Fishing in the street ‘cause you need to eat but they tell you it’s a sin Cutthroat, gonna sink the boat when they get that higher ground Pull up the ladder then tell you it’s your own fault when you drown Oceans rise can’t turn the tide back Build a wall they’ll still come Truth is dead to the blind we choose to lead Please PRE-CHORUS 1 Fly by my sweet angel nothing here for you Worth saving and even if you wanted to You won’t change our ways it just can’t be done We’ve run out of chances it’s time you moved on VERSE 2 None too wise they’ll believe those lies But they won’t be pushed around Heads in the sand of the hourglass Speeding up but counting down The cowards we give power are His image realised So who’s to blame when you call his name And you don’t get no reply? The words of liars fuel the fires You can't trust all that you read As far apart as we’re ever going to be So PRE-CHORUS 2 Fly by my sweet angel nothing here for you Worth saving and even if you wanted to You won’t change our ways it just can’t be done We’ve wasted our chances it’s time you moved on CHORUS 1 Fly by my sweet angel and do not forgive Have no mercy angel you've seen how we live We treated our world like it was a toy And all we are given we destroy BRIDGE Picture perfect lives that hide the unseen Following each other from behind our screens It's the wealthy young and healthy that we chose to deify So it’s time for you to go say goodbye You know there's no place for us in your sky So fly! CHORUS 2 Fly by my sweet angel and do not forgive Have no mercy angel you've seen how we live We treated our world like it was a toy And all we were given we have destroyed Now we’re out of chances it’s time you moved on Don't cry for us angel ‘cause our time is done We’re at the beginning our end has begun YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/87SfTk779Pw

An electronic version of https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel by /u/FXHNT_Steve Composed by Unbuilt Boy (@unbuiltboy) Lyrics & vocals written and performed by Unbuilt Boy and Fuzz Genesis (@fuzz-genesis) Guitars performed by Tim Mattsing (@timmattsing) and Unbuilt Boy Bass written and performed by /u/MyDadsUsername Bass & drums by /u/FXHNT_Steve LYRICS: VERSE 1 Top floor’s gonna lock the doors when the tide comes rushing in Fishing in the street ‘cause you need to eat but they tell you it’s a sin Cutthroat, gonna sink the boat when they get that higher ground Pull up the ladder then tell you it’s your own fault when you drown Oceans rise can’t turn the tide back Build a wall they’ll still come Truth is dead to the blind we choose to lead Please PRE-CHORUS 1 Fly by my sweet angel nothing here for you Worth saving and even if you wanted to You won’t change our ways it just can’t be done We’ve run out of chances it’s time you moved on VERSE 2 None too wise they’ll believe those lies But they won’t be pushed around Heads in the sand of the hourglass Speeding up but counting down The cowards we give power are His image realised So who’s to blame when you call his name And you don’t get no reply? The words of liars fuel the fires You can't trust all that you read As far apart as we’re ever going to be So PRE-CHORUS 2 Fly by my sweet angel nothing here for you Worth saving and even if you wanted to You won’t change our ways it just can’t be done We’ve wasted our chances it’s time you moved on CHORUS 1 Fly by my sweet angel and do not forgive Have no mercy angel you've seen how we live We treated our world like it was a toy And all we are given we destroy BRIDGE Picture perfect lives that hide the unseen Following each other from behind our screens It's the wealthy young and healthy that we chose to deify So it’s time for you to go say goodbye You know there's no place for us in your sky So fly! CHORUS 2 Fly by my sweet angel and do not forgive Have no mercy angel you've seen how we live We treated our world like it was a toy And all we were given we have destroyed Now we’re out of chances it’s time you moved on Don't cry for us angel ‘cause our time is done We’re at the beginning our end has begun

A song about the darkness inside... Cello by Randall S. Clopton (https://www.facebook.com/randall.s.clopton.music) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/AQ9Gf69P2dk LYRICS: VERSE 1 There's a darkness underneath my skin So deep inside me no light can get in PRE-CHORUS 1 When living is the hardest part of every day Don't want to wake up I can't face it all again VERSE 2 I'm running empty you can't fill this hole I jumped I'm falling to be in control PRE-CHORUS 2 Now I can't find myself don't know where to begin I lost what I once was and what I could have been I try to open up to you when I'm in pain But I can't find the words don't know how to explain that CHORUS There's a darkness in me hidden from your eyes You can't see because I've buried it inside I still wear a smile pretend to be alright, but There's a darkness behind my light OUTRO There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light There's a darkness behind my light

A collaboration with the very talented Alto Jefferson from the Bedroom Bands subreddit. Guitar, bass, drums and mixing by @alto-jefferson Vocals & lyrics written and performed by @unbuiltboy Additional mixing & mastering by @unbuiltboy YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Mi9pru0Ej0g LYRICS: VERSE 1 My time Has run out The day has ended And there's no colour left in me Like a shroud The silence wraps around me What makes the quiet sound so loud CHORUS 1 I know that I Am not afraid Of what comes after Don't fear the darkness Washing over me So shine a light Shine a light And give me answers Don't know if I Am ready to believe VERSE 2 I've had my time And I hope I'll be remembered Now take me where I have to go (I have to go) When nothing's left And the flames are only embers When will I wake up from this dream (Wake up from this dream) CHORUS 2 I know that I Am not afraid Of what comes after Don't fear the darkness Washing over me So shine a light Shine a light And give me answers Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe CHORUS 3 I know that I Am not afraid Of what comes after Don't fear the darkness Washing over me So shine a light Shine a light And give me answers Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe Don't know if I Am ready to believe ARTWORK: https://pixabay.com/en/candle-flame-water-deleted-delete-1042087/

A song about taking back control. Drums by /u/nexus_collapse Guitar solo at 2:41 by William Battline (@user-91833216) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/MiOqd1yGohc LYRICS: VERSE 1 You're never right But that's alright 'Cause I don't like it When we fight You've never heard Of compromise You get your own way All the time You've always been So hard to please But you found what you Like in me PRE-CHORUS 1 You can't leave me alone I don't think that you have Ever been on your own CHORUS 1 A sense that something was wrong I couldn't shake it How could I know what was real When you could fake it No-one has nothing to hide And you're no better I should have seen through your lies The day I met you Somehow I gave you control It’s time I take it So now I’m standing my ground I’m going to face you VERSE 2 Opinions on What's wrong and right Where everything’s so Black and white Help you to Make sense of it all When there is no sense None at all But I don't care What you believe We see the world So differently PRE-CHORUS 2 You can't leave me alone I don't think that you have Ever been on your own CHORUS 2 A sense that something was wrong I couldn't shake it How could I know what was real When you could fake it No-one has nothing to hide And you're no better I should have seen through your lies The day I met you Somehow I gave you control It’s time I take it So now I’m standing my ground I’m going to face you INTERLUDE It’s time To leave me alone You’ve got everything that you wanted But now I’m Standing in your way To say everything that I came to say To you CHORUS 3/OUTRO That sense that something was wrong I couldn't shake it I knew that you were not right But hesitated Somehow I gave you control It’s time I take it So now I’m standing my ground I’m here to face you down Face you down Yes me Down Face you down Yes me Yes me Yes me

LYRICS: VERSE 1 I spend all my days In this hospital bed As they try to change What goes on in my head I can't get to sleep So I lie here awake I'm starting to think But that could be a mistake CHORUS 1 I've been here so long It must be time to release me I'm starting to feel trapped in here So now I want to get out I just wanna get out VERSE 2 Could you please repeat I didn't hear what you said 'Cause there's too much noise Going on in my head I can't find my voice It got lost in a crowd They're all trying to speak And now it's getting too loud CHORUS 2 I've been here so long It must be time to release me I'm starting to feel trapped in here So now I wanna to get out I just wanna get out INTERLUDE I never wanted this You think I wanted this I never wanted this You think I wanted this VERSE 3 I don't know your name Because they make me forget I apologise If we have already met I don't know what's real Is it too much to share I keep seeing things that are not really there CHORUS 3 I've been here so long It must be time to release me I'm starting to feel trapped in here So now I want to get out I just want to get out But they won't let me out

Drums & mastering by Dammit Eugene (@dammit-eugene) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0m2rJAUMKs4 LYRICS: VERSE 1 In Your world it never rains So please don't ever change Wish we could all be More like you VERSE 2 Only you can give Me memories like this I'll never forget you Or the day that I met you Saw your CHORUS 1 Smile 'Cause you have got the sunshine in you Smile There's no clouds in your sky it's all blue VERSE 3 Like you You're too bright to fade So sweet like lemonade I wish I could taste you Try to imitate you When you CHORUS 2 Smile 'Cause you have got the sunshine in you Smile There's no clouds in your sky it's all blue for you (I know, that I, I am so lucky) INTERLUDE 1 Just your smile Is all it takes to light up the room And when you leave it's always too soon 'Cause all I need to see at the end of every day VERSE 4 Is you Waiting with a smile For me to arrive CHORUS 3 Smile 'Cause you have got the sunshine in you (I pinch, myself, what's really going on?) Smile There's no clouds in your sky it's all blue (Don't know, how I, have been so lucky) INTERLUDE 2 Just your smile Is all it takes to light up the room And when you leave it's always too soon 'Cause all I need to see at the end of every day OUTRO Is your smile Your smile Smile It's your smile Is your smile Smile Smile It's your smile ARTWORK: 'Slightly smiling face emoji' by Twitter, CC BY 4.0, commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59974574

For the best bear in the world! YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/QWHRChUFaG0 ARTWORK: https://www.midjourney.com/ LYRICS: INTRO / CHORUS 1 Pooh girl I want you to know You're my pooh girl Whenever you go It don't feel right Keep telling me so I don't need to know But I want to You're my pooh girl You don't want to go You must pooh girl It's starting to show So please pooh girl I'll wait just outside Or stay by your side If you want me to VERSE 1 Everything is gonna be OK You'll be alright like every other day I'll tell you that you're gonna be just fine When you next ask me for the hundredth time today Now you're asking me if I will stay Don't want me leaving because you're afraid And we both know that your problems are all in your head So please listen to me instead You are my CHORUS 2 Pooh girl I want you to know You're my pooh girl Whenever you go It don't feel right Keep telling me so I don't need to know But I want to You're my pooh girl You don't want to go You must pooh girl It's starting to show So please pooh girl I'll wait just outside Or stay by your side If you want me INTERLUDE Pooh girl My pooh girl CHORUS 3 My pooh girl I want you to know You're my pooh girl Whenever you go It don't feel right Keep telling me so I don't need to know But you want to OUTRO You're my pooh girl My pooh girl My pooh girl I want you to know You're my pooh girl Whenever you go it don't...

Collaboration with E for Extinction (@eforextinction), adding my vocals to his excellent track 'Detroit' (https://soundcloud.com/eforextinction/detroit-instrument-mix) LYRICS (by E for Extinction): Hello Why don't we talk anymore? Things are different baby I can see that too How long? How much longer will this thing go on? There's no point to crying Liars only lose When I stop and think About the way we abuse There's no point in trying Liars always lose Everything that has changed never changed Everyone who remained stayed the same And everything that has changed never changed And everyone who remained stayed the same Stayed the same Hello Why don't we talk anymore? Things are different baby I can see that too How long? How much longer will this thing go on? There's no point to crying Liars only lose When I stop and think About the way we abuse There's no point in trying Liars always lose And everything that has changed never changed And everyone who remained stayed the same And everything that has changed never changed And everyone who remained stayed the same Stayed the same Like we used to Like we used to Like we used to from the start Like we used to Like we used to Like we used to from the start Like we used to Like we used to Like we used to from the start Like we used to Like we used to Like we used to from the start

A song about... people. Guitar by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/V2gw6CQ1OyE LYRICS: VERSE 1 Lost in the crowd In a sea of people So many of them But only one of me I get so tired When I talk to people It's like every word Drains me of energy CHORUS 1 'Cause people Love to argue and fight They follow and like but Can't think for themselves Are they sheep or People They're just people Just people VERSE 2 I cannot break free Can't get away from people A prisoner here Inside society I don't know why I am scared of people Perhaps I'm afraid That they're just like me CHORUS 2 'Cause people Love to argue and fight They follow and like but Can't think for themselves Are they sheep or People They're just people INTERLUDE So much violence and hate But if they learned to create Then together we could make something New and even better if we choose CHORUS 3 'Cause people Love to argue and fight They follow and like but Can't think for themselves Are they sheep or People Just people They're just people OUTRO Just people They're just people Just people They're just people Just people (People) People (People) People (People) People People People

Guitar, bass and drums written and performed by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345) Vocals & lyrics written and performed by Unbuilt Boy Mixing & mastering by Nick Pellicano ARTWORK: war by masacrar on Deviant Art (https://www.deviantart.com/masacrar/art/war-65439544) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Fnx9datwfV4 LYRICS: INTRO Do do Ba bah Na na na na nah Do do Ba bah Na na na na nah Do do Ba bah Na na na na nah War War War War CHORUS 1 A soldier's life can be replaced No-one will remember his face He's just another casualty of war I stand accused but did no crime And I'm already doing time It feels like i'm a prisoner of war VERSE 1 You You are an army of your own Keep marching on alone Don't need my company I wanted to prove myself to you To show what I could do I didn't have a clue I never questioned what was right I couldn't wait to join the fight So I'm not looking for your Sympathy They took this boy and made a man Was I too young to understand Exactly what I was supposed to be CHORUS 2 And still we run this endless race When too afraid of losing face We settle all our differences with war We long for peace but can't embrace An enemy that has no face I don't who we're fighting anymore VERSE 2 You You were afraid to see me go Asked me how I could know I'd come back for you I promised you I'd write each day From somewhere far away And come back for you You know I like you So damn much But it's too soon To call this love And we're not living in a Fantasy If I've returned an empty shell Cause I've seen things I've been to hell I'm not the man you once knew Anymore CHORUS 3 A soldier's life can be replaced No-one will remember his face He's just another casualty of war I stand accused but did no crime And I'm already doing time It feels like I'm a prisoner of war INTERLUDE Now it's war They tell me it's war You tell me it's war I know this means war Don't tell me it's war I don't need this war I can't fight this war We can't win this war VERSE 3 Though maybe we will change someday For now we'll continue to play The game that has no winners and no score CHORUS 4 And still we run this endless race When too afraid of losing face We settle all our differences with war We long for peace but can't embrace An enemy that has no face I don't who we're fighting anymore OUTRO This is war This is war This is war This is war So it's war Now it's war This means war

Guitar, bass and drums written and performed by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345) Vocals & lyrics written and performed by Unbuilt Boy Mixing & mastering by Nick Pellicano ARTWORK: Drowning by ZarinaSitumorang on DeviantArt (https://www.deviantart.com/zarinasitumorang/art/Drowning-571791162) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/_v9Tv-_ZNZA LYRICS: VERSE 1 Some kind of nightmare Not the dream that I was sold Where you're the villain In a story still untold PRE-CHORUS 1 And I'm the wonder That you thought you'd never see All the places that you know But haven't been VERSE 2 Now there's a monster Living beyond your control A different creature Still a part of the same soul PRE-CHORUS 2 The flesh becomes rotten When fruit falls from the tree Or had you forgotten CHORUS 1 This feels like I'm in well over my head So please pull me from the water Or else I will soon be dead I should have learned to swim But I just ran instead Now it feels like I'm drowning But I I'm not even wet VERSE 3 We'd made our plans But then your life got in the way A different journey Not the path you meant to take PRE-CHORUS 3 Ran out of reasons Only needed one to stay You came up empty But still have one card to play CHORUS 2 This feels like I'm in well over my head So please pull me from the water Or else I will soon be dead I should have learned to swim But I just ran instead Now it feels like I'm drowning But I I have no regrets INTERLUDE No regrets I learned from life instead So I have no regrets Forgotten but not dead CHORUS 3 This feels like I'm in well over my head So please pull me from the water Or else I will soon be dead I should have learned to swim But I just ran instead Now it feels like I'm drowning But I I have no regrets VERSE 4/OUTRO Feels like I got in over my head Please pull me from the water Or I will soon be dead And I should have learned to swim But I just ran instead It feels like I'm drowning But I I have no regrets

Guitar, bass and drums written and performed by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345) Vocals & lyrics written and performed by Unbuilt Boy Mixing & mastering by Nick Pellicano ARTWORK: 'Arya Stark and Nymeria' by monsterling on DeviantArt (https://www.deviantart.com/monsterling/art/Arya-Stark-and-Nymeria-373086996) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Wzzy6kveeWQ LYRICS: VERSE 1 Winter's cold Can't get beneath my skin As daylight fades And night is drawing in I sound the call That brings my pack to me By tooth and claw They've chosen me to lead PRE-CHORUS 1 I've been alone since you left me And I have grown now I am free But I have changed so much You might not recognise me CHORUS 1 We are the same There's more to family than blood Though we were born apart Together we grew up Yet I'm still an animal I hunt and you're my prey I've waited here for you Since you sent me away That day VERSE 2 Your needle's kiss May cut them to the bone As ice and fire Keep fighting for your throne Though my kingdom Is where the wild things roam Behind your walls Will always be my home PRE-CHORUS 2 I've been alone since you left me And I have grown now I am free But I have changed so much You might not recognise me CHORUS 2 We are the same There's more to family than blood Though we were born apart Together we grew up Yet I'm still an animal I hunt and you're my prey I've waited here for you Since you sent me away That day INTERLUDE 1 There's more to family than blood There's more to family than blood There's more to family than blood Just look at the two of us Oh There's more to family There's more to family There's more to family There's more to family than blood Oooo VERSE 3 (SPOKEN) When the snows fall And the white winds blow The lone wolf dies But the pack survives INTERLUDE 2 Oooo Survives The pack always survives Oooo Yeah Your revenge will be so sweet Changing faces until Your list is complete Oh Once a girl And now no-one You've returned again To where you first came from Like me I am Nymeria I am Nymeria

Guitar, bass and drums written and performed by Nick Pellicano (@nickishere12345) Vocals & lyrics written and performed by Unbuilt Boy Mixing & mastering by Nick Pellicano ARTWORK: Fame by Nadavdov on DeviantArt (https://www.deviantart.com/nadavdov/art/Fame-18662707) YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/3CjHU_VdVo8 LYRICS: VERSE 1 You're wasted on The absent crowd A lonely voice Yet to be found But still you play The numbers grow You make a name Everyone knows BRIDGE 1 Come a long way Now it's your day Time to go Hear the crowd call They all came here For your show VERSE 2 Pack up your gear Take to the road In the footsteps Of your heroes You've earned your place And own the stage Built yourself up 'Cause you were born not made CHORUS 1 No-one owns you Or controls you What's it like to be free? Don't forget you're Only human If you're cut you still bleed BRIDGE 2 Waiting for you Wants your number At the end It's not for her She's just asking For a friend VERSE 3 You take her out And treat her right But she wants more Than just one night Could be a while That you are gone She'll wait for you But is your love that strong? CHORUS 2 No-one owns you Or controls you What's it like to be free? Don't forget you're Only human If you're cut you still bleed INTERLUDE New so-called friends Who invite you To all their parties Chemical trends That you can't stop now You have started Slowly kill you Fun until you Tried to fill the Emptiness inside Looking back you Can see how far you've climbed VERSE 4 To get this high But don't forget To come back down CHORUS 3 No-one owns you Or controls you What's it like to be free? Don't forget you're Only human If you're cut you still bleed OUTRO Came a long way You've had your day Time to go Your moment's past Living in the Afterglow

I Do (Original Demo, Remastered) by Unbuilt Boy

Collaboration with GU (https://soundcloud.com/imamysticbeing), adding my own lyrics and vocals over an instrumental original (https://soundcloud.com/imamysticbeing/you-can-sing-over-this-if-you-want-to) LYRICS Sitting here As time goes past And I'm looking at photographs Want to find the one I took of you On that day We made plans Wrote our names In the sand And lay under the stars In the dunes But now it's just me and the silence With a box full of old memories Though our time didn't last We burned bright but too fast Now you've somewhere better to be Memories Memories Foolish to think That it could last When everything Happened so fast I shouldn't have made plans With you Did I drive you away When I asked you to stay Was I still stuck living In that day But now it's just me and the silence With a box full of old memories Though our time didn't last We burned bright but too fast Now you've somewhere better to be

The final part of my song 'Ashes in the Water' - check my profile for the full track & an instrumental version. LYRICS You were my greatest mistake How quick this love turned to hate And we both learned to fake The emotion You've made it perfectly clear I'm no longer welcome here We're just two very Different people I Must have lost my mind To wake up and find myself Beside you again Is this all a dream As it seems That our flame will not die And it's burning up Everything That you had from me Which I gave to you Now just ashes in the water Our memories All lost to flame Now washed away They're just Ashes in the water So they can't disappoint you You've destroyed Every last piece of me

The vocal demo version of 'Ashes in the Water', pitched down half an octave from the original recording to accommodate my limited vocal range. If you like this track and want to try adding your own vocals, please check my profile for the instrumental version in the original key. LYRICS Promise me this Don't regret it If we take a shot And miss Can't say we haven't lived Be proud of what we did In here Some chose to run We watch them fall down As they're quickly overcome Imagine their surprise 'Cause who would want to die So young Lost without direction I'm surrounded by the flames The smoke is all around me I keep calling out your name But I can't find You in the darkness Suddenly I have to choose But I can't bear to lose you because You're my all and everything Of you there's only one That I can see Now I see Now I see That Holding on to you Was never easy But now it's time I have to let you go Loving you was hard And that will teach me Don't hold on to the end Next time I'll know Too late I realise that We were Broken from the start Now I can only watch us Start to tear ourselves apart This can't go on I called time 'Cause life's too short to Waste it On your kind You, you're so Hard to forget Best forgotten Sweet to the taste But your flesh has Turned rotten better Men have turned to stone When they looked into your eyes Don't let that be me I think I always knew that We were Broken from the start As everything I mended Would be quickly torn apart But not by me You were my greatest mistake How quick this love turned to hate And we both learned to fake The emotion You've made it perfectly clear I'm no longer welcome here We're just two very Different people I Must have lost my mind To wake up and find myself Beside you again Is this all a dream As it seems That our flame will not die And it's burning up Everything That you had from me Which I gave to you Now just ashes in the water Our memories All lost to flame Now washed away They're just Ashes in the water So they can't disappoint you You've destroyed Every last piece of me

The instrumental version of 'Ashes in the Water' at the original pitch. After recording I realised I'd need to transpose it down half an octave to add my vocals (due to my limited range), but ideally one day I'll get someone to add some proper vocals to this original version. Check my profile for the version of this track with my demo vocals.

One of my oldest songs, but also one of my favourites

My tribute to 'Stranger Things', written whilst I was waiting for Season 2! YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/Wts-T-wBIqc LYRICS: Stranger things Beneath Hawkins The Upside Down Below A Shadow of our world Where monsters roam Illuminated lights That spell a message with their glow From a lost boy Trying to get home And when it rings She can hear him on the phone But when he calls He can't speak He's not alone See this girl Just a number Doesn't even have a name She meets three boys Out searching for their friend And she's run- -ning from something And she's tired and alone They feed her, clothe her Hide her in their home There's power in her head and She's learned how to make them fly They've dressed her up She's safer when disguised Helping them to search By reaching out on radio When they all think he's dead Only she knows That he's alive So they fight She's on her own But friends don't lie She'll still help them Bring him home There are those Who would use her And abuse her powers to Strike distant men Stood silent in the gloom But there's more In the darkness Now it's here in our world too As drawn to blood It followed her back through It all makes me feel nostalgic For 1983 But I'm stuck here Waiting for Season 2 Mourning Barb Because somebody has to And oh My god They shot Benny in the head And that's Too bad It seems burger's off So we'll have Eggos instead The power's in her head She'll fight them all She'll kill them all With the power in her head She'll fight them all She'll kill them all With the power in her head She'll fight them all She'll kill them all With the power in her head She'll fight them all She'll kill them all With the power in her head ARTWORK: 'Stranger Things' by Matt Ferguson (https://www.cakesandcomics.com/stranger-things/)

It’s just a cloud... YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/XtIdDhIlFVU LYRICS: Let me Tell you all this story Full of hubris and greed Though perhaps it didn’t happen Quite so literally It’s a cautionary tale We all know who’s to blame As our hero is the villain Always there when it rains It’s just a cloud As harmless as can be A cloud Until he’s over me A cloud A cloud Can't get no sleep All this thinking’s Crucifying my brain So I wrote myself a letter Where I tried explain That it's all part of the cycle Round again and again Evaporate, precipitate condense into rain Inside the clouds They’re floating in the breeze The clouds High up above the trees Start running away From where the monster lives in me When you should have stayed in bed This is just not your day And they’re holding you to ransom ‘Cause your patch was too late And ‘cause no-one ever cared When you had other plans It's like trying to tell your fortune From the back of your hand And I’m floating in a world Of my own make-believe That's abstracted From the distractions Of reality But now I understand things That are normally far beyond me I'm the silicone Jesus Hear them praying to me Up in the clouds And no-one wanted this to happen They promised we'd all be ok And stronger if we stood together And all behaved the same And now they've got us here There's no way to get out Before this all burns down I am Blinded stuck In total disarray It’s like sleeping with a stranger Who's forgotten your name You’d better start making excuses When it’s your turn to pay Who will be your next shepherd What will lead you astray To the next big thing Never live for today When there’s always something better Just a phone call away But soon you will have to answer On your reckoning day You sold us all a promise That was too big to fail And called it cloud