Last year seemed to accelerate the rise of stupidity across the land. And you know what they say: You can’t fix stupid. But you can write a song about it. (You should know, I don’t like or write or perform more »
Author: Thomas
It Ain’t Right (to be so wrong)
The Spider and the Ghost of the Fly
(a demo)
I have co-written my second song. After being unsuccessful at producing lyrics to fit a melody I had, I stumbled upon a solution. I had been reading this extraordinary early American poet, and was quite taken by more »
That Siren Whine
I originally wrote this song after the Blood Moon (spring) tides of the fall of 2015. You might have seen pictures of the causeway underwater. Nothing like a causeway being flooded to underscore the fact that you live on an more »
Through a Glass Darkly (a demo)
In this song, I’ve taken three real, though disparate situations and weaved them together to underscore the often inexplicable, serendipitous nature of life. Some see a hidden hand in some such occurrences, using such plain words as more »
Though I Might Have (a demo)
Most singer/songwriters venture into autobiography. Some more than others. Even if you are primarily a story-telling singer/songwriter, you will occasionally write the autobiographical song. This is one of mine. While I’ve never more »
What Goes Around (a demo)
This was written in response to yet another early death due to heroin. (I don’t use the term overdose, as that implies there is a standard dosage.) Seems these newsmakers’ deaths happen with some regularity, followed by the usual astonishment more »