Repeal

Once they sign it, we will never get out again

Sit forever on the shoulders of our children

Cast our health care in a pit of ruin

And once they've signed it, we will never get out again

They say it's in our interest and it will fix everything

Behind closed doors, they bribed it's passage while their lobbyists sing

Because they're winner today, but our day will come

When we cast them out and leave them all def, blind and dumb

Once they sign it, we will never get out again

Sit forever on the shoulders of our children

Cast our health care in a pit of ruin

And once they've signed it, we will never get out again

Here you have a bill that 70% of tax paying citizens hate

We want it repealed but they try to convince that it's too late

The fact that it's unconstitutional doesn't mean a fucking thing

To them, but to us it means suffocating our dreams

Once they sign it, we will never get out again

Sit forever on the shoulders of our children

Cast our health care in a pit of ruin

And once they've signed it, we will never get out again

**Recording Notes - I programmed the drums with my Zoom 234 drum machine and direct input recorded them.  For the distorted parts, I mic'd a Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 head and a generic cab with a Heil PR20 in Magix at my buddy Jeremy's.  I used a Schecter Diamond Series Damian 7-String.  I used the native distortion on the Warp 7 for one side, and Boss Metal Zone MT-2 for the other side.  Recorded vocals with a Heil PR20 in Pro Tools.  For bass, I direct input an Epiphone EB-0 into Pro-Tools. 

Everything (Never) Changes

It seems like everything I know

Is always changing

But if there's one thing I know for sure

Nothing really changes

Those with power want more

All their talk is cheap

But they live on the fools

They've convinced to believe

It seems like everyone I know

Has become jaded

But if there's one thing I think for sure

The truth is obfuscated

Those with power want more

All their talk is cheap

But they live on the fools

They've convinced to believe

You've been betrayed

By your allegiance

Open your eyes

You're manipulated

It seems like every place I go

Gets more complicated

But if there's one thing I want for sure

It's to be vindicated

Those with power want more

All their talk is cheap

But they live on the fools

They've convinced to believe

 

You've been betrayed

By your allegiance

Open your eyes

You're manipulated

It seems like everything I know

Is always changing

But if there's one thing I know for sure

Nothing really changes

Nothing changes

**Recording Notes - I programmed the drums with my Zoom 234 drum machine and direct input recorded them.  For the distorted parts, I mic'd a Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 head and a generic cab with a Heil PR20 in Magix at my buddy Jeremy's.  I used a Schecter Diamond Series Damian 7-String.  I used the native distortion on the Warp 7 for one side, and Boss Metal Zone MT-2 for the other side.  For the acoustic parts I used Dillon Acoustic, direct line input into Pro Tools.  Recorded vocals with a Heil PR20 in Pro Tools.  For bass, I direct input an Epiphone EB-0 into Pro-Tools. 

Being that this was an early song of mine and I'm going back and recording all the music I've ever written on guitar, I decided to use the opportunity to develop other instruments and my voice.  I've never really sung, only screamed.  So, I figured, since this music is very basic because I was just learning guitar, it would be fitting to also start developing my voice and skills at drums and whatever other instruments I bring in as well. 

2nd For A Reason

One look at the statistics

Drives home one simple fact

Our Fore Fathers gave us guns

So we could fucking fight back

The logic is extremely simple

Allow the people to arm themselves

The weapon acts as a deterrent

And allows them to protect their wealth

Banning assault weapons and tracking ammo

Is just a quiet, subversive first step

To door-to-door gun collection

And paves the way for dictatorship

State's Rights is one solution

Over federal government

And maintain control over an issue

Important enough to be the 2nd Amendment

Fight for our rights and freedoms

The Right to Bear Arms

Fight for our rights and freedoms

The Right to Bear Arms

The idea that taking guns away

From law abiding citizens

To stop crime and prevent violence

Is about as stupid as it can get

Criminals don't care about the law

They buy their guns on the streets

Not in stores with paper trails

And documented receipts

Fight for our rights and freedoms

The Right to Bear Arms

Fight for our rights and freedoms

The Right to Bear Arms

*This is the second song I ever wrote on guitar.  More punk-ish, and that was the direction I began heading early on because it's easier to play for a new guitarist. 

**Recording Notes - I purchased a midi keyboard from M-Audio that came with a cheap version of Pro-Tools that was locked down.  Not knowing much about Pro-Tools, I programmed the drums with my Zoom 234 drum machine and direct input recorded them.  Then I mic'd a Hughes & Kettner Warp 7 head and a generic cab with a Heil PR20 in Magix at my buddy Jeremy's.  I used a Schecter Diamond Series Damian 7-String.  I used the native distortion on the Warp 7 for one side, and Boss Metal Zone MT-2 for the other side.  Unfortunately, somehow I lost the doubles, so the guitars aren't as beefy as they probably could've been.  I used a doubler plugin to emulate a second guitar track on either side to make up the difference a little.  Recorded vocals with a Heil PR20 in Pro Tools.  I direct input an Epiphone EB-0 into Pro-Tools.