1>Wanderlust
Most of the Lyrics to 'Wanderlust' came to me while sitting on my surfboard on the water in Malibu. The music came while picnicking in Griffith park here in LA. I wanted to create a journey into the mystical through the pulse of the sacred. An ode to the ocean and all of creation I'm tapping into Mother Nature's unmistakably adept ability to transport us into multi-dimensional realities. 'Wanderlust' Features the legendary Angelo Moore of Fishbone on Saxaphones as well as drummer Tobias Ralph recently on tour with Lauren Hill. In February 2010 Wanderlust also won in the last week of Playlist 7, a Windows/Reverbnation sponsored download contest.
2>Father's Daughter (2010)
I was fascinated by the idea of how most women’s first male encounter with love is through their relationship with their father. This song is simply about the passing of the crown from the ideal a woman may create from observing her father to the man she has chosen to be with. And while their may be differences among her and her lover it is really the child like part of them that interacts as friends to create a higher level of love. This rendition is an alternative to the previously released version on Catalyst, reworked and remixed this year.
3>Children
‘Children’ started out as a plea. In one way or another this country has been tuning out the rest of the world. I believe boundaries can’t truly divide people and we have many more similarities than perceived differences. The concept of learning about other cultures is what I was trying to awaken through a simple lyric. I refer to the collective us as “Children” as we are all children of this world and students of its ways.
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4>Caught Inside
‘Caught Inside’ is a surfing term. The literal meaning is when one is paddling through a set of waves that is breaking before them and they have no choice but to eat it. The song is a basic metaphor for being in the trappings of one’s own mind set with a sense of having no way out. It is also a question: do we unconsciously set ourselves up to fall to see if the Universe is watching and wants us to learn something?
5>Valentine's Day (2010 remix)
This song was 80% improvised on the spot in between a break up on the phone and the ensuing conversation 2 hours later in person. Basically I was losing someone, felt devastated by it, pressed record and what you hear is what I sang in all the verses and part of the chorus. The breakup was on her end and came out of left field. I thought I was the less committed one yet I took it really hard. The Valentine’s Day reference came when I found out she had another date with a friend so that pretty much “un-sealed” the deal for me. Enjoy this 2010 remix which differs from the original version released on Catalyst.
6>Fading
Although the lyric appears to be a relationship story, it’s really about my relationship with myself. At the time Speed Of Life was on hiatus and I was playing guitar in two other bands that were spearheaded by others. I missed working on my own creative process and felt the connection to my art being lost. The song was a loud calling from within for me to gain a stronger commitment to my music, my voice and my art. It remains one of my favorite songs I’ve written and feels very personal to me every time I sing it.
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