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Theme song for THE AWKWARD AGENDA by Beth Morton Book launches March 1 2026, pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/Awkward-Agenda-Beth-Morton-ebook/dp/B0FTK7BLZZ Vocals performed by Jess McAvoy, hear more at https://www.jessmcavoy.com MAGNIFICENT Music by Bayard Russell Lyrics by Bayard Russell and Beth Morton © Oct 2025 VERSE1 It's taken me so long To come out of my perfect shell, yeah I was living so far down, behind a mask and crown It's felt like it was living hell, well.. You know I’m PRE-CHORUS 1 Not just pretty Not just refined Not just the mask I hide behind You lit the spark Now I’m aflame I need you Zap I’m not the same CHORUS You are so magnificent And I'm so belligerent You’re declaring war on my heart I don't care if it's awkward I'm giving you my safe word You’re plundering all of my heart POST-CHORUS RAP The adventures of Mad and Zap Spelling bees to weak knees it'll be mad cap So whatcha think about that, but please Refrain from bad names cause we don't like that The adventures of Mad and Zap Dirty mind to spilled wine and a xiao long bao So whatcha think about now, I must express What’s on my chest but I don’t know how VERSE2 Life looked pretty perfect But it was never ever fun, no You made life chaotic, instead of just neurotic And now I’m coming all undone, hon, Come on PRECHORUS 2 Let’s make some plans Some mad escapes Throw wine around Don’t wanna wait My mask is off You know my name The secret’s out You’re mine to claim REPEAT CHORUS You are so magnificent And I'm so belligerent You’re declaring war on my heart I don't care if it's awkward I'm giving you my safe word You’re plundering all of my heart BRIDGE PART 1 This is our awkward agenda I offer my surrender To everything we'll bee You taste to me like honey Let's pirate all the money You know me magnificently BRIDGE PART 2 Spelling trophy in my hand I am rising up again Zap me out of misery Madness loves your company Why be so anonymous You let me be all of this Want to give you all I have Your spark's gonna drive me Mad ON REPEAT OF CHORUS You are so magnificent Now I'm so belligerent I'm declaring war on your heart I don't care if it's awkward You’re giving me your safe word I'm plundering all of your heart You are so magnificent Get ready for me

Bomb Shelter, (c) 2003 Bayard Russell Maybe the good life isn't out there Maybe there's nothing else around The times they are forever changing The sky's forever falling down I'm gonna build a sanctuary Because the outside world is scary Girls are breaking young boys' hearts Boys are breaking everything Nothing seems to matter No one gets what they deserve Climb inside my bomb shelter and I will keep you safe Climb inside my bomb shelter and together we'll wait Like Eve and Adam we will be with no one else around Just our little slice of heaven over one mile underground There's nothing wrong with solitary The prison that you build's your own But love can bring a transformation You'd make this jail cell a home We'd call this jail cell a home Climb inside my bomb shelter and I will keep you safe Climb inside my bomb shelter and together we'll wait Like Eve and Adam we will be with no one else around Just our little slice of heaven over one mile underground Climb inside my bomb shelter and I will keep you safe Climb inside my bomb shelter and together we'll wait Heaven is below us and Hell is up above Climb inside my bomb shelter and I will show you I will show you I will show you love I will show you I will show you I will show you Love

Hello friends! As you all know, rock bands and romance novelists often collaborate on audio songs for print media, it's all very normal and expected, and most of all, unsurprising. In that spirit, Social Robot and Beth Morton collaborated to compose a companion song to her novel, "Phantoms, Ghosts & Other Heartbreaks." Learn more about the novel at https://www.bethmortonauthor.com/ If Phantom of the Opera alternative universes are your cup of tea, you can preorder on Kindle here: https://a.co/d/2NOBLgR #### "Weirdo" music by Bayard Russell, lyrics by Bayard Russell and Beth Morton © July 2024 You’re too normal For a freak like me But I want you Desperately Let me know you See behind those eyes Your electricity has My tongue paralyzed Cause I’m weird and I’m strange But the world’s more deranged Love do you want to be a weirdo too You’re too cool For a man on fire Would I burn you Or would I inspire Well goodbye Miss O’Leary And the cows of this town Want to tip over your lantern Burn this barn to the ground Cause I’m weird and I’m strange But the world’s more deranged Love do you want to be a weirdo too Cause I'm weird and unsure What are you searching for Love do you want to be a weirdo too These fools are far worse to see And only you set me free We’ll clear the air of all the Smoke of high society We would be stranger than most Exorcize this holy ghost Coming together, coming to be A weirdo like me Rather than losing you Just be a loser too I could belong to you We could belong... Cause I’m weird and I’m strange But the world’s more deranged Love do you want to be a weirdo too Cause I'm weird and unsure What are you searching for Love do you want to be a weirdo too Love do you want to be my Weirdo too Love can I be your weirdo… Too

Hello friends! I wrote the theme song to gaming podcast "Stupid Little Games", hosted by Jess Pardue. Where to listen: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stupid-little-games-with-jess-pardue/id1776496543 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4AY8h3SGzWFAC2XiSBxvhL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrklrtciU2xCQXDg6KIja2LZxDX30NP_k Information on the Podcast: Hello friends old and new! Welcome to Stupid Little Games, a podcast where we talk abut all things gaming from the inside out. Each week, I (Jess Pardue) sit down with an insider from various parts of the gaming industry, from indie to AAA. We talk about our current gaming obsessions, tell stories from projects past and present, and then we’ll play a Stupid Little Game that I write especially for each guest, all with a splash of humor and whimsy. If you’re an industry veteran yearning to hear stories from fellow devs, new to the industry and looking to make your mark, or just someone who loves video games, then this is the show for you!

Here's a demo track, soon to be performed by rock group Cognitive Dissonance! See us at Connelly's NYC on Feb 28 2025! "Waiting For the Light To Change" Music and Lyrics © Bayard Russell, May 2015 VERSE1 G F# C B G F# C B D (x2) Stuck on the same road Heart’s gonna explode Trapped on the highway Nothing is going my way Bumper to bumper One mile an hour Stopped at a red light No Exit ramp in sight, no CHORUS C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G/B D Waiting for the light to change VERSE2 G F# C B G F# C B D (x2) Hot air is blowing Nobody’s going Radio's blaring Nobody’s really caring Smoke in the distance Roadside assistance Idling in place No one escapes LA CHORUS C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G/B D Waiting for the light to change MIDDLE8 Am Em Em D D Maybe I should walk instead C D Have a smoke and clear my head Am Em Em D D Comfort drives you crazy C D This SUV has leather and AC GUITAR SOLO C G F# (c d e f# g a g f# g– f# f#) C G F# (g a b c d c b c b– a# a#) C G F# (d c g a a# a g a g— f# f#) C G F# (ef#e ded cdc bcb aba gag f# f#) FINAL CHORUS C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G F# Waiting for the light to change C G/B D Waiting for the light to change C G D Waiting for the light to change C G D Waiting for the light to change C G D Waiting for the light to change C G/B D Waiting for the light to change G yeah!

A tribute to The Kinks "Strangers" - may this track bless all those who listen, you are never alone but always strange. For you metronome-heads out there, the song itself is rhythmically deceptive, it's mostly in 5/4 but shifts towards the end of choruses into 4/4. Haunting tune, like the witch decoration I took a pic of at a nearby mall!

I Believe Music and lyrics (C) Mar 2020 Bayard Russell I believe I believe I believe in an empty fate I believe I believe what you think is great is great I believe I believe I believe there are no mistakes But if you wait too long is it worth the wait Endless choices you got Endless voices you got Endless options but Time will never wait for you to choose I believe I believe I believe in an endless mind I believe I believe That the world gives endless signs I believe I believe I believe you can’t rewind You just might find you’re left behind Slow day I’ve been thinking bout my problems in my Own way Trying to come up with a plan but at my Own pace I’ve been cooking something big but I’m like No way am I do it Today This hesitation got me facing my mortality Only got so many years Balancing so many fears It appears need to take my eye to sky Ask the birds why won’t you let me fly I believe I believe I believe eventually I believe I believe you will not wait for me

Wake up in the morning already wired Check outside my window if the world is still on fire It’s my desire that we all feel safe again Drag and swipe the panels feeling the news Touch of red and yellow and a metric ton of blues And that’s my cue to give up and phone a friend These are just the things that cut us quick and make us slow These are just the things that make us stay and make us go Don’t know what to do my mind is blown I’ve got information overload Cause it’s typed it doesn’t make it so I’ve got information overload I just want to get us off ...This technology Work through my depression starting to sink Noticing the difference what I say and what I think I want a drink that makes this all go away Turn notifications off with the tube Snooze my closest buddies Sorry if you think I’m rude My attitude is I need my space today (photo credit: Eric Pickersgill)

JUST GET BETTER music and lyrics (C)Bayard Russell If you really want to get hired If you really want to shoot the moon If you really want to get fired Let me push you, let me squeeze you Let me make you swoon Just get better Manage this, manage this You need to get better Do you wanna find out what you're made of Do you wanna get put in your place Do you wanna have yourself some breakfast Have some egg on your face How's it taste? We're only worth as much As revenue we touch Just get better!

Fomo Music and lyrics (c)Dec 2017 Bayard Russell I have no fear of missing out Don’t really have a home But I don’t need one I just need a room in yours And as the world is turning And as the world is burning And as the people fearing What in the world is coming But you still stay here And I cannot say where this is going But I am unafraid of not really knowing I just won’t judge on how to feel And there’s no place to find a deeper meaning I just find my next meal And while the crowd is betting And consciously forgetting And I am reminiscing But also deep regretting But I still stay here I have no fear of missing out

Brave Face - Music and lyrics (c) 2017 Bayard Russell How do you stay strong When change is taking so long How do you stay strong When the right is feeling so wrong So I put on my brave face Though my heart is in a bad place How do I stay strong When change is taking so long What do you say We only listen to our own voice What do you choose We only care about our own choice I'm biting off my nails Watch in disbelief at our epic fails But take a look out there You're still here And I still care What do you fight Our leaders pay us no mind What do you write We only read the headline I'm pulling out my hair Asking myself why the world's not fair But take a look out there I'm still here And you still care! Change happens every day Nothing stays the same If we keep chipping away Nothing set in stone Just work it to the bone You are not Alone Come on let's stay strong Change will come before long Come on let's stay strong Dancing to our fight songs Put on your brave face Your heart is in the right place Come on let's stay strong Change will come before long Put on your brave face

Get Your Hands Up Music & Lyrics (c) 2015 Bayard Russell CHORUS So get your hands up And put them down Come on just stand up Drop to the ground Let's all go crazy Let's all be sane Let's all be different And stay the same VERSE You're giving me terrible advice You say something that sounds so sweet Then something not so nice I can't trust What you say You're certain what you think right now But you'll go the other way PRE-CHORUS Say it's a new beginning But then you never seem to change Say you are leaving me But then you never go away VERSE You're giving me terrible distress Say you just need one more thing Then say you need the rest I don't know What to give Anxiety is killing me this Is no way to live BRIDGE Believe in yourself Gotta get way better! Money doesn't matter Gotta get that cheddar Plan for the future You only live once! Drugs are bad Legalize those blunts! I'm popping my pill packs for longevity And I'm Lowering my carbs But I need energy Eating nothing but protein ketosis for me I'm feeling so dizzy my mind's in a tizzy Tried homeopathy don't trust my therapy Don't know should I purchase an iMac or PC Or Netflix or YouTube or Hulu or TV Or crossfit or fitbit or Just accept my body Do I go to Twitter for Insta company Or Tinder for booty or Snapchat my Wii Or delete my Facebook protect privacy Or live in a hole in the ground eating berries Better yet, just maybe, why don't we, Sit down on the carpet slowly Watch the world unfold and gently close our eyes and just breathe freely