Building a Hurricane

NEEDLE [WRITING SESSIONS, SAN DIEGO SPRING '08]

Out of infinite time Out of infinite place We are right now Out of infinite tongue Out of infinite soul We are right now It’s no accident that blood and love and oxygen and time Are ours tonight - Chorus - In this needle and haystack life It’s a miracle I’m still alive I see miracles there in your eyes In this needle and haystack life —————————————–
NEEDLE [JULY '08 - TAKE 7]

Out of infinite time Out of infinite place We are right now Out of infinite tongue Out of infinite soul We are right now No don’t let go, don’t give up hope All is forgiven You breathe it in, the highs and lows We call it living - Chorus - In this needle and haystack life I’ve seen miracles there in your eyes It’s a miracle I’m still alive In this needle and haystack life No don’t let go, don’t give up hope All is forgiven You breathe it in, the highs and lows We call it living Oh, don’t let go Don’t let go This once in a lifetime —————————————–
MESS OF ME [CHARLIE PEACOCK SESSIONS, AUG '07]

Let the dead men bury the dead men Let the dead men bury the dead men Blessed are the eyes that see what you see Blessed are the eyes that see what you see You’re standing in the shoes where they wanted to be Give it to the little children Alright The neighborhood is everybody The neighborhood is everybody Blessed are the eyes that see what you see Blessed are the eyes that see what you see You’re standing in the shoes where they wanted to be Give it to the little children Give it to the little children Hide it away from the old hands Give it to the little children Give it to the little children Alright I can almost taste it Fighting for my life I’ve been fighting for my life Oh won’t they be surprised I’ve made a mess of me I want to get back the rest of me I’ve made a mess of me I want to spend the rest of my life alive Alive, alive, alive Alright I saw satan fall like lightening I saw satan fall like lightening Blessed are the eyes that see what you see Blessed are the eyes that see what you see You’re standing in the shoes where they wanted to be Give it to the little children Give it to the little children Hide it away from the old hands Give it to the little children Suffer the little children —————————————–
RED EYES [JAN 12 2009 - TAKE 1]

What are you waiting for, The day is gone? I said I’m waiting for dawn What are you aiming for Out here alone? I said I’m aiming for home Holding on, holding on - Chorus - With red eyes What are you looking for? With red eyes Red eyes All of my days are spent Within this skin Within this cage that I’m in Nowhere feels safe to me Nowhere feels home Even in crowds I’m alone Holding on, holding on - Chorus - With red eyes What are you looking for? With red eyes Red eyes Every now and then I see you breathing Every now and then I see you cry Every now and then I feel you reaching, Reaching, the other side what are you waiting for? - Chorus - With red eyes What are you looking for? With red eyes Red eyes —————————————–
SING IT OUT [WRITING SESSION, RALEIGH, NC FALL '08]

I’m on the run I’m on the ropes this time Where is my song Where is the song of my soul tonight Sing it out Sing it out Take what is left of me —————————————–
SING IT OUT [DARK VERSION, NOV 22 '08 - TAKE 6]

I’m on the run I’m on the ropes this time Where is my song I’ve lost the song of my soul tonight Sing it out Sing it out Take what is left of me Make it a melody Sing it out Sing out loud I can’t find the words to sing You’d be my remedy My song, my song I’ll sing it with words left in me —————————————–
THE VOICE INSIDE YOUR HEAD INTERLUDE

Can the voice inside your head be yourself and it not be weird? —————————————–
YOUR LOVE IS A GUN [BULLET SOUL EARLY VERSION]

Ooh, I want to take you off the radio Ooh, I wanna take you to the sparks Ooh, I want to shut up the friction makers Ooh, we are the bleeding hearts Don’t care whoever you are - Chorus - We rise and fall together Our hearts still beat as one We fought this war forever But the heart is where the war is won and your love is a gun Yeah your love is a gun Ooh, I wanna turn down the radiation Ooh, I wanna glow in the dark, yeah Ooh, Love is the one true innovation Ooh, Love is the only art Dont let them blow it apart - Chorus - We rise and fall together Our hearts still beat as one We fought this war forever But the heart is where the war is won and your love is a gun Yeah your love is a gun Ooh, we are the children of the scar Ooh, I wanna start from the start - Chorus - We rise and fall together Our hearts still beat as one We fought this war forever But the heart is where the war is won and your love is a gun Yeah your love is a gun —————————————–
YET [DRESSING ROOM DEMO, FALL '07]

All attempts have failed All my heads are tails You’ve got teary eyes I’ve got my reasons why - Chorus - I’m losing ground I’m gaining speed I’ve lost myself I’m in too deep I’m headed for the final precipice But I haven’t lost you yet —————————————–
YET NOV 4 ’08 – TAKE 07]

All attempts have failed All my heads are tails She’s got teary eyes I’ve got reasons why - Chorus - I’m so confused What’s true or false What’s fact or fiction after all? I feel like I’m an appartition’s pet But you haven’t lost me yet No you haven’t lost me yet La la la No you haven’t lost me yet These days pass me by Dream with open eyes Nightmares haunt my days Visions blur my nights - Chorus - I’m losing ground and gaining speed I’ve lost myself or most of me I’m headed for the final precipice But you haven’t lost me yet No you havent lost me yet La la la But you haven’t lost me yet —————————————–
TAMBO-CAVE-AT-GMAIL-DOT-COM-INTERLUDE

The tambo cave at Gmail dot com When you get emails from me tomorrow You’re gonna remember this moment —————————————–
SING IT OUT [DEMO OCT '09, PROG DRUMS]

I’m on the run I’m on the ropes this time Where is my song Where is the song of my soul tonight - Chorus - Sing it out sing it out Take what is left of me Make it a melody Sing it out Sing out loud Can’t find the words to sing You’d be my remedy My song, my song I’ll sing it with words left in me Where is the sun I feel like a ghost tonight Where have you gone I need your breath in my lungs tonight - Chorus - Sing it out Sing it out Take what is left of me Make it a melody Sing it out Sing out loud I can’t find the words to sing You’ll be my remedy My song, my song I’ll sing it with words left in me I’m holding on I’m holing on to you My world is wrong My world is a lie thats come true And I fall in love With the ones that run me through When all along all I need is you - Chorus - Sing it out Sing it out Take what is left of me Make it a melody Sing it out Sing out loud I can’t find the words to sing You’ll be my remedy My song, my song I’ll sing it with words left in me —————————————–
RED EYES [DEMO, EARLY '05]

Oh, oh With a swollen ocean And the bright blue skies I read the news today With swollen eyes Why do we hurt ourselves Killing mother’s sons Close your eyes And hear them try - Chorus - With red eyes What are we looking for With red eyes Red eyes Alone together There’s our war forever Do we hope to change ourselves Well it’s now or never We watch the headlights fall but we wonder why We face our futures with a sigh - Chorus - With red eyes What are we looking for with red eyes Red eyes Red eyes What are we looking for With red eyes red eyes —————————————–
ALWAYS YOURS [NOV 13 '08 - TAKE 9]

This is the start This is your heart This is the day you were born This is the sun This is your tongue This is the day you were born - Chorus - And I am always Always Always yours And I am always Always Always yours These are the scars Deep in your heart This is the way you were born And this is the hole Where most of your soul Comes ripping out from the places you were torn - Chorus - And it is always Always Always yours And I am always Always Always yours. Ah ooh, ooh ooh Ah ooh, ooh ooh —————————————–
MESS OF ME [DEMO, AUGUST '08 TAKE 2, FULL BAND]

I am my own affliction I am my own disease There ain’t no cure that they could sell There ain’t no drug to make me well Ah, ah - Chorus - There ain’t no drug There ain’t no drug There ain’t no drug No drug to make me well There ain’t no drug It’s not enough I’m breaking up The sickness is myself The sickness is my We lock our souls in cages Inside these prison cells Its hard to free each other If we can’t forgive ourselves Ah, ah - Chorus - There ain’t no drug There ain’t no drug There ain’t no drug No drug to make me well There ain’t no drug It’s not enough I’m breaking up The sickness is myself The sickness is my I’ve made a mess of me I wanna get back the rest of me I’ve made a mess of me I wanna spend the rest of my life alive —————————————–
NICARAGUAN-MARACAS INTERLUDE

Calls from blocked IDs middle of my maracas session I ain’t taking that call No, Ryan that’s where you’re wrong They’re Nicaraguan maracas —————————————–
MESS OF ME [EARLY DEMOS]

I can almost taste it The blood is off my hands What was locked up in the basement Has now been born again I can almost taste it Fighting for my life I’ve been fighting for my life Oh won’t dad be suprised - Chorus - I’ve made a mess of me I wanna get back the rest of me I’ve made a mess of me I wanna spend the rest of my life alive Alive, alive, alive (switch) There ain’t no drug There ain’t no drug There ain’t no drug No drug to make me well (switch) I am my own affliction I am my own disease There ain’t no cure that they could sell There ain’t no drug to make me well There ain’t no drug - Chorus - I’ve made a mess of me I wanna get back the rest of me I’ve made a mess of me I wanna spend the rest of my life alive I’ve made a mess of me I wanna get back the rest of me I’ve made a mess of me I wanna spend the rest of my life alive We lock our souls in cages —————————————–
YOUR LOVE IS A GUN [BULLET SOUL LAPTOP DEMO]

Ooh, I want to take you off the radio Ooh, I wanna take you to the sparks Ooh, I want to shut up the friction makers Ooh, are you a broken heart? Thats where the unity starts - Chorus - We rise and fall together Our hearts still beat as one We fought this war forever But the heart is where the war is won and your love is a gun Yeah your love is a gun Ooh, I wanna turn down the radiation Ooh, I wanna glow in the dark Ooh, Love is the one true innovation Ooh, Love is the only art Dont let them blow it apart - Chorus - We rise and fall together Our hearts still beat as one We fought this war forever But the heart is where the war is won and your love is a oh! and your love is a oh! and your love is a gun (Jon scats) Oh! oh! Oh, we are the children of the scar Oh, we got a second start Yeah! - Chorus - We rise and fall together Our hearts still beat as one We fought this war forever But the heart is where the war is won and your love is a gun Yeah your love is a gun —————————————–
HELLO HURRICANE [EARLY DEMOS]

Oooh ohhh oooh I’ve been watching the skies They’ve been turning blood red Not a doubt in my mind anymore There’s a storm up ahead - Chorus - Hello hurricane sure enough Hello hurricane You can’t silence my love I’ve got doors and windows boarded up All your dead-bend fury’s not enough You can’t silence my love My regret for bags are packed with memories that fall between nightmares and dreams Oh, my word is life just birth and death Oh my soul, are we trapped in between You can’t silence my love. —————————————–
DISTORTION INTERLUDE

When I move, it’s going crazy —————————————–
NEEDLE [NOV 18 '08 - TAKE 12]

Out of infinite time Out of infinite space We are right now Out of infinite tongue Out of infinite soul We are right now You’re breathing in the highs and lows We call it living - Chorus - In this needle and haystack life I’ve found miracles there in your eyes Its no accident we’re here tonight We are once in a lifetime No don’t let go Don’t give up hope All is forgiven You’re breathing in You’re breathing in We call it living - Chorus - In this needle and haystack life I’ve found miracles there in your eyes Its no accident we’re here tonight We are once in a lifetime All is not lost All is not lost Become who you are We call it living - Chorus - In this needle and haystack life I’ve found miracles there in your eyes Its no accident we’re here tonight We are once in a lifetime Life, we are once in a lifetime —————————————–
SING IT OUT [MARCH 19 '09]

I’m on the run I’m on the ropes this time Where is my song I’ve lost the song of my soul tonight - Chorus - Sing it out sing it out Take what is left of me Make it a melody Sing it out Sing out loud I can’t find the words to sing You be my remedy My song, my song I’ll sing it with words left in me Where is the sun I feel like a ghost tonight Where have you gone I need your breath in my lungs tonight - Chorus - Sing it out Sing it out Take what is left of me Make it a melody Sing it out Sing out loud I can’t find the words to sing You’ll be my remedy My song, my song I’ll sing it with words left in me I’m holding on I’m holing on to you My world is wrong My world is a lie thats come true And I fall in love With the ones that run me through When all along all I need is you - Chorus - Sing it out Sing it out Take what is left of me Make it a melody Sing it out Sing out loud I can’t find the words to sing You’ll be my remedy My song, my song I’ll sing it with words left in me

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