A Tonal Melee

 

Melee (pronounced /ˈmɛleɪ, ˈmeɪleɪ/), or sometimes referred to as "brawl", generally refers to disorganized close combat involving a group of fighters, as in: 

"...a melee of tones"

Songs and Lyrics


Catalog:

Art of Emotion

1 - Regrettable

2 - Small Town Girl

3 - Balcony to the World

4 - All for Her

5 - Wildrose

 

Fatalistic Tone Poetry

1 - Reincarnation Song

-Daisy Chains

-Pointless

-Dream Tree

-For Pete's Sake

-Frilly Chaps

 

Magnum Opus

1 - Calypso

2 - Vision Quest

3 - Descent from Mountain

 

Slack Demo

1 - Please Stay

2 - Back Home

3 - Gunshot

4 - Wildrose

 

007 in New York Single

1 - 007 in New York

 

Art of Emotion

Regrettable

I've got a bad feeling, like my luck's about to run out

It's been a while since I had a place to be

And you're frightened, I can see it in your eyes

You've got something to say and it's gonna break me.

But wait, I'm not ready yet,

Just give me a chance, before you make me leave

 

I want to know

Why you can't see you and me?

You're so wrapped up are you still waiting

For, something more? I can't ignore

That nothing this good will ever be for sure.

 

It's so wrong, I couldn't hide my feelings

Before you came along life didn't have the same appeal.

But it's not your fault, you can't help but be so beautiful

I'm just thinking about what it meant to feel

 

Your smile and your waist, don't take haste

I guess I couldn't explain how I'd been waiting

For, something more, you can't ignore

We just got started on something regrettable.

 

And you're gone now, I don't know where this went wrong

I'm starting to think I'll never get to see.

And you were right, you really broke me down

I didn't quite know what you meant to me

But please just give me one more chance

I can't go it alone, I don't remember how to feel

 

Please come back to me, I can't believe

You left me on my own with no home I'm begging you

Don't run away, to find someday

We just got started on something regrettable.


Small Town Girl


She's a small town girl with a small town style

She's got a hold on me with her pretty little smile

And I'm lovin' it, and she's lovin' it

 

On a Friday night she's planning for the weekend

She loves the sound of bluegrass and Rocky Mountain living

She's lovin' it, whoa she's lovin' it

 

Can she see how I need her in my life?

Could it be that she'll never see that I'm right for her?

Either way, I think today I've fallen for her.

 

She dances like an angel in bluejeans and flanel

She dreams of a life of freedom and open road adventure

She's lovin' it, oh she's lovin' it.

In the front seat of her car we kiss and talk softly as the sun goes down

Can I make it last just long enough to make it back home

make it back home with you in my hand?

 

Small town girl with a small town style

She's living it up 'cause she's living on a mile high

My, my, my

 

Small town girl with a small town style

I think I'm in love, I think I'm in denial

Either way, I think I'll stay for the small town girl.

 

Balcony to the World

Come dance with me tonight, I'll show you all I know

Can you trust me? Can you take my hand elay?

If you're frightened it's okay, come on girl I'll show you the way

 

The snow on the ground, lights our path tonight

The moon it burns so bright, the mountian winds and climbs

Your eyes they flicker and shine, your shadow's next to mine

As we happen upon this place, our balcony to the world

 

The stage is set for the show, against a backdrop that's aglow

With stars and city lights

I'm waiting for your sign, I give you my best line

You turn and close your eyes

 

And oh! I breath you in!

And oh! You breath me in!

This mountaintop, where we begin!

You hold me tight, as we start to spin!

And your lips start to part, the fear in my heart

And the stars through the trees, your hair in the breeze

It's the moment were after, I'm falling much faster with you!

 

And I'm in heaven right now, as we walk back to your car

Scrapping the small rocks on the ground

You say (this is the most romantic thing I've ever done)

The soft dashboard light, brings us home tonight

This is the most romantic thing I've ever done.

 

All for Her

Give me a sign!

 

Memory fading, captivating me

She is waiting there, I'm standing still

Give me a sign!

 

It's time for coming recompense, she strained her neck to see through my defense

But now I want what's best for us now I want to tell her how I feel

 

So I say read to me

Read into me

 

Oh and you are my one!

Can she see how I come undone!

Give me a sign!

 

Now that I've been comprimized, I hope she wont be so unwise to leave

She's everything and evermore, I'll always share I'll always adore her grace.

 

Her words emerge dripping from a pool of fire

Breeding madness, breathing true desire

 

So I say read to me

Read into me

 

Oh and you are my one!

Can she see how I come undone!

Oh if she knew of a way to tell!

Oh if she knew that it's all for her!

Give me a sign!

 

Wildrose

I’m scared, so unprepared for the feeling, I get from seeing your eyes

You don’t realize, I’ve fallen for you!

 

It was a stone cold morning, The sky was raging blue

Under the moon, I lay there waiting for you

And then it came, the time I knew you’d be there

Determined and bright, I recognized your hair!

You said I’m sorry, I know just how you feel

It’s alright, I can’t believe it’s real

I rested under a tree

The light, it burned inside of me!

 

This is the best thing to ever happen!

This is the best thing to ever happen!

 

Love! Pulling myself in! I can never win! I have a new direction

Wake! To the sunlight of the night, I'll never hold you tight, you are my inspiration

You can't see that it’s meant to be, I’ll perish and I’ll fall

I am dying and I feel so fine! I haven’t eaten in days

Wildrose, You are the best thing to ever happen

Wildrose, You are the best thing to ever happen

Wildrose….Wildrose!

Wildrose....Wildrose!

 

You are the best thing to ever happe'nd I love a Rose!

You are the best thing to to ever happen

 

Fatalistic Tone Poetry

Reincarnation Song

The supernatural place beyond the edge of space relaxes your joints

And as the satellites spin, and though you can't ignore the din

You reach the neutral point, So you sleep

 

Now there's no turning back as your mind starts to crack

As the heavens engulf you

All you left behind on earth has lost all of its worth and there's nothing more to acrue

Your aesthetic to an extreme, so you walk right into a dream

 

And all you see arise confines you everytime you close your eyes

(Every time you close your eyes)

And all you feel tricks you into thinking it's real

(Thinking that it's real)

And all you find floats away as your left behind

 

But the thoughts inside your mind destract you as you climb

Onto a massive plane

And the stars above your head make you wonder if you're dead

Though you almost feel the same

But your reminded of the truth, As you gaze back into your youth

 

And all you taste is something that your mouth can't quite place

(Something you can't place)

And all you smell seems like memories bidding farewell

(Bidding you farewell)

And all you find is really only made up in your mind

 

Try to speak but you've lost all context

Whoa, and now there's no tuning back.

 

It starts to dawn you don't know where your limbs have gone

(Don't know where they've gone no!)

You've forgotten all along, a sense of where you are and where you gone

(Sense of where you've gone no!)

And all you dream is a loss of absolutely everything

 

The halo around your head is more than half of your life

The horn on your head is what you never leave behind you.

(What is this life anew?)

(In the end you have nothing)

 

 

 

Please Stay

Everything I love I lost today

The girl that I first saw has slipped away

She left me with a smile and a kiss goodbye

And then she dissapeared into the night

 

And I know it's gone, but still here in song

And your mouth is near, soft breath I hear

 

It took me so long just to find you

I've waited so long I'll never be happy

And you're all I want but it's not the same

When we're miles apart I won't call your name

 

I am overwhelmed to my surprise

There is something more I love your eyes

I have lost before but not in vain

There is something more I want the pain

 

And I know it's gone, but still here in song

And your mouth is near, soft breath I hear

It's too much for words

Too perfect for two

And I'm trying so hard to keep you in mind yeah!

 

I am overwhelmed to my surprise

There is something more I love your eyes

I have lost before but not in vain

There is something more I want the pain!

 

Please stay yeah whoa-oh!

Stay yeah whoa-oh!

Stay yeah! Whoa-whoa!

Stay yeah! Whoa-whoa!

 

Back Home

I'm not a perfect man, But I do what I can

I let the moment set me free, From my bad memory

 

Don't live in the past, Yeah I enjoy things while they last

But I may never let go, Of that girl I used to know

 

Life was just a game, We crossed bridges as they came

I never felt this way before, My home was with her

 

We took life day to day, was the only way to be free

 

So the future is today, And don't you ever start to stray

From the moment you are in, Or the places you been

 

And when life comes to you, Follow your heart

Back Home!

Home! Back Home!

Home! Back Home!

Home! Back Home-oh oh-wee-oh

Whoa-ho-ho

 


Always

There was a little girl, Her heart was in the right place

And when she came to you, She only asked for one thing

 

And she said

Always, Give me what I want, Give me just that one thing, You know

The words that go unspoken, The touch that tells me something

 

And she said

You give me only that, I’ll give you back the whole world

 

I found my way to her, I knew it’d cost me something

Something that I have, Something that I know, That I know!

 

And I said

Baby! Take me I’m all yours, Yours to keep inside

I’ve given all I have, All I’ve ever owned,

I fell right in your eyes, You caught me in your arms

 

Gunshot

He wasn’t sure, There’s no way to tell!

And how could he’ve expected this? So soon….

 

I ran right in to you I could have sworn you stole my breath

I knew, I knew

Was it really hard to see? Two young lovers feet to feet,

They knew, They knew

She was taken aback, How could she feel the same as that?

She knew, She knew

You could see me standing there, No reason all beyond compare

I knew, I knew

 

I caught a sideways glance of your eye, I held my breath, Inside!

This is really so much more than it seems but we knew, We knew! Ya Ya Ya

 

I ran right in to you I could have sworn you stole my breath

I knew, I knew

Was it really hard to see? Two young lovers feet to feet,

They knew, They knew

She was taken aback, How could she feel the same as that?

She knew, She knew

You could see me standing there, No reason all beyond compare

I knew, I knew

 

I ran right in to you I could have sworn you stole my breath

I knew, I knew

Was it really hard to see? Two young lovers feet to feet,

They knew, They knew Ya Ya Ya Ya

 

Dream Tree

Feel the wind, Blowing cold on my face

And the sun's blinding wall

In the shade I feel your embrace

As the leaves begin to fall

 

Stop! Smell the rose

And take life slow

Let's catch fruits as they drop

And watch the fire glow

 

And the light shines on me

And the burning sea

And the world is next to me

Set my spirit free

 

Under this perfect tree

I'll have to climb and see

The world in front of me

Set my spirit free

 

Look at me, I am living life again!

Every minute from day one

I can look into the sun

With you my only friend

 

And the light shines on me

And the burning sea

And the world is next to me

Set my spirit free

 

Under this perfect tree

I'll have to climb and see

The world in front of me

Set my spirit free

 

And the light shines on me

And the burning sea

And the world is next to me

Set our spirit free

 

Under this perfect tree

I'll have to climb and see

The world in front of me

 

Daisy Chains

I see you dancing in circles of light

Star gazing sun blazing holes in my heart

Open your eyes when I kiss you goodnight

Wherefore art Romeo? He wants to hold you tight!

 

I want to lie in a field of flowers

Close to your home

Where we can take it all for granted

Holding each other alone

 

She was lost and he was found

Her heart was pure his notion sound

The music played he took her in

It was love at first sight as the world did spin

 

And now I know I am free and I know it’s a brand new day

Take my hand, I promise I'll show you the way!!

 

You’re my first love, My last hope

I’m on the edge, Don’t let me go

Show me your heart, Hear me cry

Don’t ever let this die!

 

She was lost and he was found

Her heart was pure his notion sound

The music played he took her in

It was love at first sight

 

Pointless

So what's the point?

Is there nothing left but my empty dreams?

I thought I knew it all

 

I am lost!

I have no idea what's become of me

I feel it knows my every weakness

 

I am cursed

I have lost it all never to be found

This isn't happening

 

And what went wrong?

Is there nothing left but my empty dreams

But could it be this real?

 

Listen to the sound of my heart

Beating, believing in love

Can you hear it? It's about to explode

 

So what's the point?

I have nothing left but my empty dreams

I thought I knew it all

 

I am done for

There is nothing left, nothing left of me

Please forget me not

 

Can this be what I had wished for

Endless torture until the end

 

I am meant for hopeless wandering 

I've always wondered where you hide

 

But what's the point?

I have nothing left but my empty dreams

This isn't happening

 

I am done for

I have lost it all never to be found

Please forget me not

 

And I'm in Love!

With a made up thing

A true disease

Forgive me please

 

You and I

Were never meant to be

There'll be no true love

No happy end

I have lost!


Calypso

We left the comfort of the sand 

Searching for a firmer place to land

Men to test hypotheses 

And subjects to follow our decrees I wonder why

I see no birds in the sky

As they rise over the edge

To bring with them Calypso's pledge

 

Stranded in the stormy seas

We spoke of life's mysteries

The answers lay amongst the waves

And the dark of ocean caves I wonder why

I only let out a sigh

As we rise over the ocean pit

To conquer islands that we saw fit

 

Waves crash in time

To the beat of a marching drum

No need to discuss an armisitce

As we sink into the great abyss

 


Vision Quest

Are you really on your own?

And so far away from home?

 

Visions of the light are blinding

Underneath the sky all is winding

 

This can't be my life I am done for

In the end of time wrapped in silence

I am forced to wander the desert

...Forced to wander the desert


007 in New York

A man on the run

A Russian spy with a gun

 

Trapped in a foreign place

But you know my name


Reincarnation Song

For Pete's Sake

She's the kind of girl who wants to give you heartbreak

Who wants to make you see how all us guys are stupid

She's nothing but some trouble

But I am seeing double

I can hardly breathe I say

 

Can you believe, this is for real? 

We've given up everything that we are

This is insane, She knows my name

Where can we go after coming so far?

 

I went in the other day to try and get some tacos

The promise and the lie: She's only into me

'Cause I give her all I got, I know she'll never see

She's everything to me I say

 

Can you believe, this is for real? 

We've given up everything that we are

This is insane, She knows my name

Where can we go after coming so far?

 

She's only into me 'cause I give here all I got

I know she'll never see she's everything to me

And I give here all I got, I know she'll never see

She's everything to me I say

 

Can you believe, this is for real? 

We've given up everything that we are

This is insane, I know her name name

I've given you everything in my heart.


All For Her


Frilly Chaps

Heading down to Raton, Riding like the wind

He got his pretty hat on, Giddy on up and kick it on in

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on

 

See him mosey on down the road, Shaking his leg to the beat

I bet you that cowboy can Rock ‘n Roll, Gonna rock the boot right of his feet

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on

 

Well my frilly jeans is all my means, and damn I gone and popped a seam

My Les Paul queen’s a dime machine, she makin’ me move I’m makin’ her scream

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on

 

Baby, Baby, I ‘aint joking around, I’m getting out I’m getting right out of town

Woman you know I ‘aint messing around, I got my chaps I’ll get the hell out of town

 

‘Cause I’m (He) ready

I (He) got my (His) Frilly Chaps on


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