Zelena Hull

Whispers In The Dark

 
This is one of the first all electronic backgrounds I made when preparing for the single of the week project (although it isn’t one of the first released). I had originally created the track for bedding on live streams, but realized it might be better to officially release it first. Whispers In The Dark is a comically dark song about the social decline of a mostly unlikable person. It’s a diss-track without someone to diss specifically. I do a lot of experimental vocal work in this piece. This was really fun to create and I hope you enjoy. The drum loop used was provided by the Ableton Live Library if you would like to use that for your own productions. :) The whole song was created ab-lib/ free-style without any prewritten lyrics. 

			

				
Lyrics...
Nothing is what it ever seems 
reality peaking through my dreams
Oh it's just an illusion of the mind
if it's really true why would I want you?
say what whatever comes across your mind
can manipulate if you want to
Say your prayers before you go to bed
next day you tear your promises to shred
There's no way I could trust you
Ran all of us away 
back against the wall
all your allies are gone...gone...gone...

more questions than answers
Whispers in the dark
unraveling all of the illusions
now...

always were a momma's boy, cat with a toy
all you ever did for me , was make me bleed
secrets you buried oh so easily 
doesn’t it haunt you at night?
your inner demon hiding from the light?

Do you really feel?
or are you hiding it?
lying to yourself like you did me?


more questions than answers
Whispers in the dark
unraveling all of the illusions
now...

more questions than answers
Whispers in the dark
unraveling all of the illusions
now...
			
		

7 Deadly Sins

			
Hypocrisy and blind rage go hand in hand. It’s easier to blame someone else for their shortfalls or what is perceived as such than to look inward. 7 Deadly Sins is a song that pokes fun at hypocrisy and those who chose to be non-empathetic to others. It is constructed and performed in a Broadway-esque styling with an infusion of small band light jazz.
			

				
Lyrics...
We all sin in word thought and deed,
always gonna take way more than we need
oh you can chalk it up to greed or gluttony
oh don't worry come sit in my lap honey
OH It's the 7 deadly sins

Oh it's it great! Oh I'll sit here and vegetate!
Oh but I do put a lot of work into making myself
Always gonna want what you can't get,
but there's no reason to get mad about it!
OH It's the 7 deadly sins

Anything can be positive if you spin it in the right direction!
oh isn't it great to be human!
Feel my skin it feels so soft!


There's no reason why you should be a snob!
You say your holier than thou
No one's gonna be high enough in heaven
to stop smelling your bull shit honey!

The 7 deadly sins! You can say it's were evil begins!
But I would say there's evil in being a hypocrite!
You always tear me up about the littlest things
chop it all up and try to feed me broken strings
You take from here and there

We all sin in word thought and deed,
always gonna take way more than we need
Always gonna want what you can't get,
but there's no reason to get mad about it!

OH It's the 7 deadly sins
			
		

Lying S​.​O​.​B.

			
Sometimes people really don’t care in the worst way possible. This song pokes fun at people that are jerks. It’s upbeat and more charismatic then your friend-enemy’s friend-enemy.
			

				
Lyrics...

A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me
I could be dying in the street, he’d walk all over me with his feet
No respect for anything less than perfect
A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me

The men he’s burned for far less
Is no lesser than treacherous
Go to church ain’t nothing he’ll ever confess
He’d keep a secret from God if he could

A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me
I could be dying in the street, he’d walk all over me with his feet
No respect for anything less than perfect
A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me

Keeps a tight lip and a keen eye
Ain’t no way in hell you could spot his lie
When he’s gone and his work done
All is left is ruin
Nobody knows why he’s like this
His mama’s in the ground, and his daddy hasn’t been found
The cops have been looking around.

A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me
I could be dying in the street, he’d walk all over me with his feet
No respect for anything less than perfect
A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me

A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me
I could be dying in the street, he’d walk all over me with his feet
No respect for anything less than perfect
A lying knifing S.O.B. doesn’t care about you or me
			
		

Whispers And Lies

			
This song is a soft pop rock song with a dark undertone. It’s about lies and half-truths overtaking a relationship. The line “Drown me in the water, or I’ll float” is a reference to one of the inhumane ways people used a long time ago to determine whether innocent women were witches. During these horrid trials if the accused floated up (which almost always happened because of buoyancy) they were a witch and if they drowned they were deemed innocent. I wanted to get a point across about how people think of others they don’t understand. Finally after years of heartache and struggle you get above water, no one wants you to float up top.
			

				
Lyrics...
Every time you spoke, like a knife on my throat
Drown me in the water, or I’ll float
Whispers and lies, the truth the blind denies
What we see through others eyes

I prayed for years against my fears, But I could never seem to overcome them
My hand close to the wick, on the spindle I might prick, Don’t look for the cure from the sick
As the credits roll, and the last bells toll, what is left of my soul?
A personal hell, lost in my shell, All I can say is fair the well.

Every time you spoke, like a knife on my throat
Drown me in the water, or I’ll float
Whispers and lies, the truth the blind denies
What we see through others eyes

No one understands, the key isn’t in their hands, shadows under my eyes, to my surprise
I saw your face, It cast a shadow of doubt, your all I can think about
The sun has set, and the moon has risen, more or less, a half true lesson
And why do you tell little lies, through your crooked smile

Every time you spoke, like a knife on my throat
Drown me in the water, or I’ll float
Whispers and lies, the truth the blind denies
What we see through others eyes

Every time you spoke, like a knife on my throat
Drown me in the water, or I’ll float
Whispers and lies, the truth the blind denies
What we see through others eyes

			
		

Waiting For You

			
Sometimes you have to take the chance in a relationship and make a move. Feelings can fade with time if you aren't careful. There's a saying "It's Now or Never". There was a chance at something more, but since the move was never made there was never a chance to explore that side of your relationship.
			

				
Lyrics...
I knew it wasn't worth it, you had never even called
So I just stopped Cause I knew I could get over you

I've been waiting for you oh way to long
By now I could comprehend, that you are only my friend
I've been waiting for you, by now you never knew
That I'm tired of waiting, waiting for you.

It seems like you did love me, but you got wrapped up in life's little chores
you did the best years long ago, that's waiting for you

I've been waiting for you oh way to long
By now I could comprehend, that you are only my friend
I've been waiting for you, by now you never knew
That I'm tired of waiting, waiting for you.

Waiting so long, so I stopped along the way
But I only realized it today,
It happened again and I'm saying this as your friend,
Waiting for you, I'm no longer waiting for you

I've been waiting for you oh way to long
By now I could comprehend, that you are only my friend
I've been waiting for you, by now you never knew
That I'm tired of waiting, waiting for you.

Way to long,
Way to long.

			
		

Keep On Keepin’ On

 
Struggles of power mark everyday life. Some people are comfortable in the status quo while their neighbors suffer. Most are struggling to keep their head above water. Things will always go wrong, but the one thing you can control is how you act towards it.

This track is a mix between pop, synth, and country. It is very much in line of “Doomed Duck” criticizing those in power while understanding not everything can be determined in advance. 
			

				
Lyrics...
Oh everyday it's blending together
cause nothing ever gets better
everything they want, takes a piece of me away

I just keep on keepin' on
Just trying to keep the lights on
Trying not to dwell on it
feelin so powerless keep on keepin on

Is there a point to this madness
a race to the edge no one's winning
is there a place I could stay awake
without feeling like a nightmare
Is it only me who feels so afraid

I just keep on keepin' on
Just trying to keep the lights on
Trying not to dwell on it
feelin so powerless keep on keepin on

No one questions power enough, everyone is so jaded
everyone wants a savior, but they want it on their terms

I just keep on keepin' on
Just trying to keep the lights on
Trying not to dwell on it
feelin so powerless keep on keepin on
			
		

Grandfather Clock

			
A stripped down acoustic song with a haunting melody. Grandfather Clock takes place in the dead of winter. A void overcomes the listener. The stripped back nature of this track emphasizes the meaning of the lyrics. Throughout the song there’s a yearning for someone to finally notice, but no body ever does. It's a whole that cannot ever be filled. 
			

				
Lyrics...
Grandfather clock is ticking quite a lot, the slow chiming tick and tocking
Summer is gone, winter is long long long, I close the door like so many times before

I’m here alone looking at the snowfall
I’m with myself on a bench looking at the grey sky
I’m here

Touch my skin, make feel human, a game I’ve playing again and again
Looking for something, that can’t win. Trying to make to make it happen
But it seems, that he never notices me at all, all my friends have come and gone
Now it’s just me singing my lonesome song

I’m here alone looking at the snowfall
I’m with myself on a bench looking at the grey sky
I’m here

Everyone looks right through me, I can’t say why exactly
I ask myself, is it me?
On my own, waiting for anything to take my mind of it
To wonder away, to fall in love again
I’m done with searching

I’m here alone looking at the snowfall
I’m with myself on a bench looking at the grey sky
I’m here
I’m here alone looking at the snowfall
I’m with myself on a bench looking at the grey sky
I’m here
			
		

Love Is a Fickle Thing

			
A contemporary love song in the style of pop, country, and influenced by 80's synth. This song is about a love story slowly blossoming into a greater relationship. Both lovers shed their immaturity and can finally see the greater picture of their relationship. It has a dreamy surreal feeling to the track.
			

				
Lyrics...
Lying here alone with you, every moment every day, I wish it could stay this way. 
He had our fights, our tender nights, are moments of shame and doubt.
As young kids took us a long time to figure out, I never gave up and we never gave in.

Love is a fragile thing, can be cut like a thread or string. 
Can patch things up with needle and thread. We’re not always right, 
but not always wrong. Love is fragile, easy or hard to get. Love is crazy and all of it. 

Young fools, who just made you our own rules. 
We knew what we needed, what could and wasn’t fulfilled. 
Sometimes you gotta forgive, other times you pour your heart don’t really have the words figured out.

Love is a fragile thing, can be cut like a thread or string. 
Can patch things up with needle and thread. We’re not always right, 
but not always wrong. Love is fragile, easy or hard to get. Love is crazy and all of it. 

It took a little while, but when we held each other tight. 
Couldn’t sleep alone, with out you a sleepless night. 
Making mistakes learning one step at a time learning not to turn on a dime, tempering our youth.

Love is a fragile thing, can be cut like a thread or string. Can patch things up with needle and thread. We’re not always right, but not always wrong. Love is fragile, easy or hard to get. Love is crazy and all of it.
			
		

All It Ever Was

	

This song is a song about a relationship slowly falling apart. Sometimes people won't listen to what you have to say until your gone. Errors in communication and different ideas of what it should be, can lead to devastating consequences. It also addresses the fact that people do grow out from each-other as time moves on. Nothing stays the same.
            

                
Lyrics...
I might be wrong, but you’re not always right
The bond we shared is no longer tight
I’m tired of thinking of what we could be
What fools we were for thinking it was destiny

It might be selfish to say, but there’s no time in the day
I once bended to your will, but you never listened till
I was gone, and I no longer have the will for this to go on
Tired of being the only one who was strong

I might be wrong, but you’re not always right
The bond we shared is no longer tight
I’m tired of thinking of what we could be
What fools we were for thinking it was destiny

All it ever was, was hollow pleasantries
All I need now is just to end it please
This is the last time, no begging on my knees
I’ll ask you once isn’t it obvious?

I might be wrong, but you’re not always right
The bond we shared is no longer tight
I’m tired of thinking of what we could be
What fools we were for thinking it was destiny

Wicked thoughts keep on haunting me
Echoes of a past painted rose
Only you and I know the truth
All it ever was, was nativity of youth

I might be wrong, but you’re not always right
The bond we shared is no longer tight
I’m tired of thinking of what we could be
What fools we were for thinking it was destiny

I might be wrong, but you’re not always right
The bond we shared is no longer tight
I’m tired of thinking of what we could be
What fools we were for thinking it was destiny
            
        

Just Like A Song

	

This song is about the cliche's in different genres and the slow erosion of certain aspects of music. It's meant to be at a fun poke at the modern music industry through the lens of different genre stereotypes. It also makes fun of songwriting conventions that most artists use as a fun little nod.
            

                
Lyrics...
It's either so n' so's drunk again
Or so n' so's been dumped or died
It's the same old story we hear over and over again

Only so many words you can write
Only so many notes you can sing
It's the same old thing again
Just Like A Song Just Like A Song

Dancing on tables making words up
People in slits making a living off gulits
singing this singing that but for a matter of fact
we've had enough of that, enought of that

Only so many words you can write
Only so many notes you can sing
It's the same old thing again
Just Like A Song Just Like A Song

So n' So's drunk, so n' so's died
so n' so's clubbing, some are trying to get by
some songs about a girl and a bottle of beer
It's the words we hear in every song

country's meaning your drunk or loving
rock is meaning your cutting and running
rap and pop all about that clubbing
this and that, but for a matter of fact
the words might be rearranged but the words are all the same

Only so many words you can write
Only so many notes you can sing
It's the same old thing again
Just Like A Song Just Like A Song

Only so many words you can write
Only so many notes you can sing
It's the same old thing again
Just Like A Song Just Like A Song
            
        

Take Me As I Am

	

This song was inspired by a saying I heard when I was growing up: "Take me as I am by God or don't take me at all." It's something that stook with me after all these years. People will not be perfect and they will not live up to your expectations. There are things perfectly fine about a person one needs to accept. This song is a story about a young musician kicked out of his home by his family at 16 and the consequences that spur from that. Sometimes running away and being kicked out mean the same thing.
            

                
Lyrics...
As a young man played at a bar, putting all his hopes in a jar
Didn't think anything would go this far, putting all his faith in his guitar

Ran away from home at the age of 16, Tried to make a living but he never made it clean.
Now he's down at a bar playing his 6 string

He's singing
Take me as I am by God, or don't take me at all.
I've made some mistakes, but so have we all.
I remember my brother cursing my name, but am I the one to blame?

Before he had all his dreams on a case on his back,
We was in a home that never gave him any slack
It drove him mad and decided to fight back
Teeth chattered all around in this one horse town

Take me as I am by God, or don't take me at all.
I've made some mistakes, but so have we all.
I remember my brother cursing my name, but am I the one to blame?

Kicked out with no one around his clothes on the lawn
And only a six string strong, He decided to try and go along
Years later he's still singing at a whole in the wall

Take me as I am by God, or don't take me at all.
I've made some mistakes, but so have we all.
I remember my brother cursing my name, but am I the one to blame?

Take me as I am by God, or don't take me at all.
I've made some mistakes, but so have we all.
I remember my brother cursing my name, but am I the one to blame?
            
        

Last Rope

	

An intense New-age rock song with bombastic synths, drums, and sample manipulation. This song is about how society has created distrust among it’s own members and that often people are afraid to go out of their comfort zone. There’s problems we want addressed but we refused to do it our selves.
            

                
Lyrics...
I’ve been blind sighted by the light again
There’s only so many people you can call friend
You can argue that we were conditioned to this end
Toxicity embraced that should offend.

We are all on our last rope, don’t you dare to hope
All of this vanity has led to humanity’s insanity

It’s been crystal clear, every thought trained to fear
You want to hold them dear, but push you away so no one is near

We are all on our last rope, don’t you dare to hope
All of this vanity has led to humanity’s insanity

If only we could have changed all of this, not every action is subject to risk
All we ever really needed was to hold close those who need it most

We are all on our last rope, don’t you dare to hope
All of this vanity has led to humanity’s insanity
We are all on our last rope, don’t you dare to hope
All of this vanity has led to humanity’s insanity
            
        

Amnesia

	

It's hard to say no to someone you love, and it's even worse if they are taking advantage of you. This song is about being taken advantage of time and again, and finally breaking the cycle. Being a door mat is never good for you.
            

                
Lyrics...
Loving you is like waking up with amnesia, forget about every bad thing you've done
I wipe the slate clean even if you've been mean, oh yeah
Your my friend love you to the end, but hold you too dear,
let the lies on in and out the other ear. let me explain time for you to refrain,
from your actions here..

I'm tired of waking up with amnesia I'll cut it off right here and right for ya
read it and weep before I lay my head to sleep rest and weep 2x

I get pulled and I'm tired of being in the middle, I feel like my heart is played like a fiddle,
let me save you the trouble, let me now. I tired of it all any how...

I'm tired of waking up with amnesia I'll cut it off right here and right for ya
read it and weep before I lay my head to sleep rest and weep 2x

I'm tired of waking up with amnesia I'll cut it off right here and right for ya
read it and weep before I lay my head to sleep rest and weep 2x
            
        

I Wonder Who’s Loving You Now

	

Two ex-lovers went their separate ways because one half's inability to commit. When you let something good go there's a lot of regret. What could I have done differently? Maybe I should of done this
or that... 
This song is about the feeling of looking back and feeling weighted down by your past. It's much more than a break up song, it's about moving on. There has to be change in live otherwise everything would stay stagnate. A look back of nostalgia here and there is harmless, however wallowing in what could of been is. The main message of this song is to move on. It's alright to visit the past here and there because it is part of you, but you as a person are much more than just that. You are your dreams and aspirations, the here and now, the future and the past, your passion, and your knowledge. You deserve more than just to put yourself in a box, you deserve to grow.
Lyrics...
It's not so simple anymore, It's been a long road I don't wanna travel more
We had dreams, we had visions, like we were the only ones
I wonder who's loving you now, You can only wish to turn back time
you can't get me out of your mind

I wonder who's loving you now, do you miss me when I'm not around
Cause you did this to yourself, I wonder who's loving you now
I wonder who's loving you now, do you miss me when I'm not around
Cause you did this to yourself, I wonder who's loving you now

You weren't ready, I didn't wanna wait
It'd be your time, when it was too late
when you look in her eyes do you see me?
when you touch her skin do you feel me?
I think about my own life, you think of what you missed
I about my future, You think about your past

I wonder who's loving you now, do you miss me when I'm not around
Cause you did this to yourself, I wonder who's loving you now
I wonder who's loving you now, do you miss me when I'm not around
Cause you did this to yourself, I wonder who's loving you now
            
        

Vampire

No one wants to be caught in the middle of something, however when their friend is at stake sometimes drastic measures have to be taken.

This song is about someone watching their best friend slowly go down a spiral of destruction because they can’t let go of their boyfriend. No matter how bad it gets she keeps letting him come back. I think many people can relate to that feeling of helplessness.
            

                
Lyrics...
I feel like you keep running in circles over and over again
You keep repeating the cycle that keeps getting your heart broken
I deeply care about you I keep trying to help you through
No matter what I say, It never helps you anyway

You should be done, It's no longer fun
No matter how much he will drain you keep actin' in vain
Keep on giving in like something will change

You keep saying
Just keep saying I will, I will Don't worry just chill
Just keep saying I will, I will Don't worry just chill
But the only thing a Vampire feels is the thrill

He's a vampire out for blood, Keeps dragging you through the mud
Keeps draining you dry, But you act like you don't know why
Every time you talk to him a part of you dies
It's about time for you to realize

You should be done, It's no longer fun
No matter how much he will drain you keep actin' in vain
Keep on giving in like something will change

You keep saying
Just keep saying I will, I will Don't worry just chill
Just keep saying I will, I will Don't worry just chill
But the only thing a Vampire feels is the thrill

You should be done, It's no longer fun
No matter how much he will drain you keep actin' in vain
Keep on giving in like something will change

You keep saying
Just keep saying I will, I will Don't worry just chill
Just keep saying I will, I will Don't worry just chill
But the only thing a Vampire feels is the thrill
            
        

Living In The Dark

This is in the same vein as my song “Serious”. People can be horrid and oblivious to it. It’s a like diss-track against toxic relationships and people. The ex was cold and full of themselves. I wanted to create something really different song. I hope you enjoy.
            

                
Lyrics...
like an animal, be actin' like Hannibal
so damn radical a starving cannibal
sorry is what you should be, not only for what you've done to me
keep on repeating the same old prophecy

Thought you had a perfect heart, but you were delusional from the start
Born in the dark, you always were a shark
living lili living living lili living
living in the dark

your world so physical, your love is fake mechanical
Cold as you've ever been, how could I of seen something
love like your's is terminal, it's an illness that spreads
lost your principal, your presence everyone dreads

Thought you had a perfect heart, but you were delusional from the start
Born in the dark, you always were a shark
living lili living living lili living
living in the dark
You always were a shark

Thought you had a perfect heart, but you were delusional from the start
Born in the dark, you always were a shark
living lili living living lili living
living in the dark
You always were a shark
            
        

Skeletons

An upbeat and bubbly song about people running from the skeletons hiding in their closets. :) It reminds me of the horror for kids genre. This was one of my first songs I ever wrote. I used to read a lot of the Goosebumps series as a kid and loved Halloween. This draws heavily from those experiences. It is neo-classical pop infusion.
            

                
Lyrics...
There's a gun by the door, there's a woman on the floor
Who do you think did it, cause I haven't got a clue
There's someone at the door, knock knock want some more?
Watch out there's something more!

Knock Knock, where do you go?
How do you hide from your skeletons?
There's something here I don't know...
Empty halls and promises.

Creepin' crawlin' in the walls, evil voices in the halls
I think I can get outta here, while your frozen with fear

Knock Knock, where do you go?
How do you hide from your skeletons?
There's something here I don't know...
Empty halls and promises.

for you it's time to rest, I'm gonna try my best
To get outta here, before I feel the fear

Knock Knock, where do you go?
How do you hide from your skeletons?
There's something here I don't know...
Empty halls and promises.

Run Run Run Run Run Run

Run run away the closet's opening
Quite a fearful feel
How do you hide from your skeletons?

Knock Knock, where do you go?
How do you hide from your skeletons?
There's something here I don't know...
Empty halls and promises.

Knock Knock, where do you go?
How do you hide from your skeletons?
There's something here I don't know...
Empty halls and promises.

Knock Knock Knock Knock
            
        

Blood On The River Tonight

This song was inspired by rumors I heard as a child. I would hear of stories of people finally having enough and snapping. Jenny always loved this young man, but he always just thought of her as a friend. He didn’t know that she was obsessed with him. However when he got a serious girl friend she snapped. She first went after his love and then drove him to the spot were she did the deed. It’s up to you to figure out if he gets out alive.
            

                
Lyrics...
Blood on the river tonight
Birds fly on over and outta sight
Moonlight sonata in the middle of September
Leading into a red October
Blood on the river tonight

She loved him a little too much, Couldn't tell she was losing touch
He didn't know cause she never said much, Oh he loved a girl she didn't care for

He didn't know he was the one she adored, he moved on and fell in love
Jenny didn't like it one bit, she got a gun and case of bullets

Blood on the river tonight
Birds fly on over and outta sight
Moonlight sonata in the middle of September
Leading into a red October
Blood on the river tonight

Bad intentions he didn't know, blood on her bow, he didn't know where it came from though
He thought they were just friends, didn't know she was frayed at the ends

She came over to give him a ride, he said yes and she drove him outta town
He didn't think much, he was naive and oblivious, and she took him to a shed

Blood on the river tonight
Birds fly on over and outta sight
Moonlight sonata in the middle of September
Leading into a red October
Blood on the river tonight

Blood on the river tonight
Birds fly on over and outta sight
Moonlight sonata in the middle of September
Leading into a red October
Blood on the river tonight
            
        

Voodoo

Voodoo is about a woman escaping her abusive husband using magic, however her plan goes off the rails when the cops are called. Find out if she can escape her fate.
            

                
Lyrics...
In the middle of the night, there was screaming and fright
Word got around that woman's had enough
Cop walked in expecting to find something
But what lawman didn't know was behind her back

Oh Voodoo She had enough
Oh Voodoo treated her too tough
If lawman finds out she's as good as dead
Oh Voodoo

Past love flashed before her eyes
She remebered that weapon in disguse
Lawman at the door, the cop was looking at the floor
She knew what was in store

Oh Voodoo She had enough
Oh Voodoo treated her too tough
If lawman finds out she's as good as dead
Oh Voodoo

Lawman turned his back and she got worried
To her delight their guns tucked tight
Her thread ready and her needle tucked
Let's say that doll put an end to it all

Oh Voodoo She had enough
Oh Voodoo treated her too tough
If lawman finds out she's as good as dead
Oh Voodoo

Oh Voodoo She had enough
Oh Voodoo treated her too tough
If lawman finds out she's as good as dead
Oh Voodoo
            
        

Endless Road

No one knows who's really telling the truth. Is it an urban legend? What happened to this man's family? This song is a song about concealment, revenge, and the uncovering of what really happened down that endless road.
This single was inspired by the dark atmosphere of horror and true crime. I wanted to use norms of movie orchestration and turn it on it's head. It's up to you to find out what truly happens at the end.
            

                
Lyrics...
Long time ago on an endless road
That went on for miles and miles
There used to be a carpenter’s house made of red brick
Nobody really thought much of it

Nobody knows if it’s a lie or the truth
Went down long ago before my youth
Some people say he’s still there to this day
Below his house the remanence of his sins

He’d always go to church on Sundays
He would always sit alone
The look on his face said he was in another place
Where it was, they never found out

Nobody knows if it’s a lie or the truth
Went down long ago before my youth
Some people say he’s still there to this day
Below his house the remanence of his sins

One day the pastor asked if he could stay
The man simply walked out of service that day
Later on, they said was a bullet in his head
And a letter written in red

Nobody knows if it’s a lie or the truth
Went down long ago before my youth
Some people say he’s still there to this day
Below his house the remanence of his sins

Nobody knows if it’s a lie or the truth
Went down long ago before my youth
Some people say he’s still there to this day
Below his house the remanence of his sins
            
        

Black Train

This song is inspired by the old west and the common struggles that characterized the frontier. Who we follow in the song is a troubled man marked by pain and suffering. In this formative years his father died, leaving behind a large sum of debt due to his gambling addiction. Sadly are protagonist was left with the responsibility to pay back all the debt collectors. He tries whatever he can, however he eventually settles on being a bounty hunter. Overtime is morality is chipped away over the impending debt leading to him operating outside the law to survive. He soon takes personal bounties and hit jobs as he’s still being haunted by the death of his father, decisions, and lot in life.
	

Black train coming, coming around the bend, ready for your soul because you’ve already sinned
Black train coming, coming around the bend, ready for your soul because you’ve already sinned

All your daddy left was a debt to be paid, when he laid himself to rest in any early grave
All the money you’d try to save, no matter how much it was never enough
Shackled to a life of misery, no one could save you, you were history
Left with nothing else, but a demon on your back

Black train coming, coming around the bend, ready for your soul because you’ve already sinned
Black train coming, coming around the bend, ready for your soul because you’ve already sinned

You had nothing else, so desperate to get out, you signed deal, to pay a little bit back
A Bounty was laid, you were paid, you weren’t no law man, but you put it in your hands
You didn’t care who it was, just as long as it paid enough
Didn’t care about the cost, hunting the innocent and lost

Black train coming, coming around the bend, ready for your soul because you’ve already sinned
Black train coming, coming around the bend, ready for your soul because you’ve already sinned

Hello EP

		
Doomed Duck~ Highly inspired by the corruption that leads to recessions or depressions, this song has a bleeding edge cutting deep into the hearts of the unaware. People are forced to participate in a system they actively despise. Greed actively works against the communal nature of humanity. This song is a critique of the system that is used to fill the void. We constantly set ourselves up for collapse constantly, to the point were it’s a given. This hard-rock song is dynamic yet consistent, dark and yet hopeful, gritty and yet graceful. I have many references sprinkled in the lyrics I hope you enjoy.


Hey Girls~ This song is about taking revenge and control of the situation. Don’t let yourself be walked on over by other people, you have to take a stand for yourself. Hey Girls addresses sexism and basis. Our protagonist goes from taking it to dishing it out to those who deserve it. It’s a girl power southern rock song to put on after a nasty break up.
	

Doomed Duck
Doomed Duck sitting on the concrete
Sound of a Gun shot going on Wall St
Side line picking up going on Friday
Limit it all till the sun, till the sun don't come

Lady lace tripping on a phone chord
water funnels up and down again
Double standard everything up and down again, again
lucky duck run away come back another day, day

Hello it's starring at you, but you don't wanna see it cause it hurts
Hello but it'll hurt everyone else if you don't look it up
Sound of the Gunshot, duck on the concrete 
Just another day on wall st
Sound of the Gunshot, duck on the concrete 
Just another day on wall st

Innocent, No wait it isn't, law and order renamed. 
The guilty ones aren't the ones who are blamed. 
Nothing is true anymore, money gets you the higher score
Stop lying it's tearing you up more and more and more

Hello it's starring at you, but you don't wanna see it cause it hurts
Hello but it'll hurt everyone else if you don't look it up
Sound of the Gunshot, duck on the concrete 
Just another day on wall st
Sound of the Gunshot, duck on the concrete 
Just another day on wall st

I tried can't be denied, this fire inside
My heart is burning into a ball of fire
Judgement on those who don't deserve it
The 1% gets all of it!

Hello it's starring at you, but you don't wanna see it cause it hurts
Hello but it'll hurt everyone else if you don't look it up
Sound of the Gunshot, duck on the concrete 
Just another day on wall st
Sound of the Gunshot, duck on the concrete 
Just another day on wall st
Hey Girls
Hey girls were gonna get them back
for running around talking smack
you see them grinning they think there winning
but the ladies have stopped forgiving

you never know if there fake or real or how many hearts they have to steal
don't know how much more I can take when they drive in that stake...

I've had men lie straight to my face
then spit in it and call me a disgrace
say no woman should go around hunting 
that's for men, that's for men...

you never know if there fake or real or how many hearts they have to steal
don't know how much more I can take when they drive in that stake...

I'm gonna prove that a woman can break a heart just like a man can
I'll find them anywhere stab them in the back
I'll do whatever I have to, to get this broken heart back
I'll glue together pieces and make it fit some how...

you never know if I'm fake or real or how many hearts I have to steal
don't know how much more they can take when I drive in that stake...

you never know if I'm fake or real or how many hearts I have to steal
don't know how much more They can take when I drive in that stake...

Just A Cinderella Story

Just a Cinderella Story~ If your naive you can be easily taken advantage of. This song is about a young woman being fooled into a relationship by a slick boy toy. Looks can fool and going head first into something without taking the time for yourself is a bad idea. Life isn’t a fairly tale ending and your going to set yourself up for failure if that is what you expect. You shouldn’t project your expectations onto others, because that is a recipe for toxicity. Pop country.

Joyride~ Sometimes things don’t go anywhere and that is true for relationships too. It’s easier to drown our sorrows than to confront them head on. Joyride is about a woman not being able to let go her past. She would rather pretend her relationship is going great than to actually address the underlining issues. This is a classic country song with track contributions from Mike Schrimpf, Mr. Steve Hinson, Grammy players, and some house band members for the Grand Ole Opry.

Just A Cinderella Story
Just another cookie cutter Cinderella barbie, thinking some little magic will happen
that beautiful prince charming, will come save me oh baby...

She feel in love too young... her innocence was gone... does she not know
that the cold will make her heart blue.

Just a Cinderella story have the prince come save me...
oh well he didn't come. you though it would a fairy book ending
were the queen meets her king... well guess what your endings all wrong

The pretty pretty prince has no common sense, only picks those he walk over
you might be a little naive, but its not that hard to conceive

He will cheat, he will lie, that you can't deny
there ain't no reason other than his ego
He'll off your stock if you get what I mean

Just a Cinderella story have the prince come save me...
oh well he didn't come. you though it would a fairy book ending
were the queen meets her king... well guess what your endings all wrong

Just a Cinderella story have the prince come save me...
oh well he didn't come. you though it would a fairy book ending
were the queen meets her king... well guess what your endings all wrong
Joyride
They say you have eyes that you’ve been battin’
One for one tit for tat, none of the love is coming back

Take em’ for a joy ride, promise them a good time every Saturday night
But the feeling ain’t right, feeling alone tonight

Take a lot of care, wait somewhere, Thinking he might come, 
when he’s gone, you don’t belong, but you don’t love him

Take em’ for a joy ride, promise them a good time every Saturday night
But the feeling ain’t right, feeling alone tonight

You hope one day, your sadness will go away
By drowning in false hopes and piecing together broken dreams

Take em’ for a joy ride, promise them a good time every Saturday night
But the feeling ain’t right, feeling alone tonight
Take em’ for a joy ride, promise them a good time every Saturday night
But the feeling ain’t right, Still feeling alone tonight
Take em’ for a joy ride, promise them a good time every Saturday night

In Love With You

These are both fun country love songs. In Love With You talks about how the simple pleasures make live amazing. If it’s the love poem then Country Boy is the meet cute/flirt that started it all. It makes puns about American culture and norms in a fun a light heart-ed way.

In Love With You
Nothing else has gone my way until you came here to stay
I love life and don't be surprised to hear me say. 

The sweet smell of hickory, your hand oh touching my knee
I can do this all the time, it's all up to you baby

Only live one life, so don't think too hard 
All I wanna do is be in love with you
In love with you

Only live one life, so don't think too hard 
All I wanna do is be in love with you
In love with you

Give me some of that and I could pretend 
I hadn't had it yet and we could do it again
At the lake nothing else to do, all I wanna do is have some fun with you
All you wanna do is stay here with me
We'll watch the fire flys, in the back of your truck
Don't be surprised to hear me say 

Only live one life, so don't think too hard 
All I wanna do is be in love with you
In love with you

Only live one life, so don't think too hard 
All I wanna do is be in love with you
In love with you
Country Boy
Hey I see them boots you got on, I see they from China
I see that they are plether, I wanna man with real leather
pick me up and toss me around, slap them boots on the ground

I wanna country boy, someone I can enjoy
Don't wanna chillized boy toy, I wanna real man
I wanna country boy, someone I can enjoy
No No chillized boy toy, I wanna real man

I wanna strong back, not wearing a straw hat
I'm not into that, into that
I wanna man who can pick me up and rock me in a country world
Cause I'm a read hot USDA American Girl

I wanna country boy, someone I can enjoy
Don't wanna chillized boy toy, I wanna real man
I wanna country boy, someone I can enjoy
No No chillized boy toy, I wanna real man

Six Feet Under EP

		
My parent’s and I call this the sin album. I talk about many issues including unfair treatment, the inability to live up to expectations, and the inner nature of people. The best stories have a moral lesson to them and I wanted to incorporate that lesson here.	
	

6ftunder~ People unfairly judge others. 6Ft under is about trying to claw your way out of a bad situation. This song addresses the fact that people will find a reason to dislike you and no matter what you do there’s some people you will never please. “Run like hell it ain’t a spell Warlock’s thumb, oh don’t be dumb” This line references the Salem witch trails. Often when someone was born with two thumbs they were considered a witch. You have to embrace the fact that there’s no way to be universally liked by everyone. There’s no way to control someone else’s thoughts or words, but you can control your own. 6Ftunder also points out the hypocrisy that unpins the morality of judgmental people. True for me, but not for thee.

Born and Raised~ This song is about struggle between the darkest and lightest part of ourselves. The inner demons we wrestle with at night, the dark thoughts that creep into the back of our minds, and the inability to live up to other people’s expectations. No matter how much you try sometimes things don’t work out. This song also addresses the larger societal issue of the lack of care others take. Most people stay in their own little world and don’t care about yours. Something might seem huge to you, but other people wouldn’t even notice it.

Fire~ If you judge solely on looks, you’ll be solely disappointed. Deceit, loneliness, innocence, and desperation can lead anyone into making a bad choice. In Fire a young man is enamored by a beauty, while his best friend is trying to talk him out of it. Even if she looks nice, it can be too good to be true. In this case it is. She is known to hurt you in any possible way, however it does not deter him. He falls deeply in love and she starts to take advantage of him, because he is unable to see the true monster underneath. This song represents his friend’s last attempt to reason with him. Don’t judge a book by it’s cover.

Time~ Timing something can be hard. It never know if your late or it’s too soon. This song is about how often people can have remorse to things they say yes to in the moment. When there’s a big decision to be made you need to contemplate it. Don’t rush and don’t be emotional when making your mind up. There needs to be objectivity when planing the future. It’s a hard thing to do but you need to keep your heart out of decisions and learn to take rejection. This song also tackles the subject of not knowing whether someone likes you, or if you’ve made them uncomfortable.

Walk On By~ This song is about feeling left behind by other people. Live moves on whether you want it to or not. You have to understand how to live for you in a compassionate way. Even if everyone else does not care, that does not mean you shouldn’t either. Sometimes you got to cut off your darker emotions and look at yourself objectively. Walk On By means to understand that if someone isn’t with you, don’t dwell on it or take it as a personal attack. You need to live for you, help others, and if someone else doesn’t like you, so be it.

6ft under
I was born six feet under
Now I’m running for cover
I’ve been digging forever
Before I’m a goner

Tow down into the ground
They say missy you’ve been messing around
But I’m not doing anything
Boy words can sting

Run like hell it ain’t a spell
Warlock’s thumb, oh don’t be dumb
Messing some place, I haven’t been
When you’re the one who’s sinned

I was born six feet under
Now I’m running for cover
I’ve been digging forever
Before I’m a goner

They call me bad news
But all I’ve doing is singing the blues
And boy I ain’t gonna lose
There ain’t no point in going back
There ain’t no return
There’s no redemption here
I’m not going down 

I was born six feet under
Now I’m running for cover
I’ve been digging forever
Before I’m a goner

I was born six feet under
Now I’m running for cover
I’ve been digging forever
Before I’m a goner
Born and Raised
I was born and I was raised to be good always
But where oh where did I go so wrong

Save my brother, love my mother 
That’s what it’s always been
But it’s hard to do good 
When everyone else surrenders to their sins

I was born and I was raised to be good always
But where oh where did I go so wrong

Oh life my sympathies for I’ve made many enemies
I’ve tried to do better, even though most will never care
It’s worth it’s weight in gold

I was born and I was raised to be good always
But where oh where did I go so wrong

Crumbling at the seams, my darkest sins deep in my dreams
It’s hard to be good even though you know you should

Save my brother, love my mother 
That’s what it’s always been
But it’s hard to do good 
When everyone else surrenders to their sins

I was born and I was raised to be good always
But where oh where did I go so wrong
Fire
Face like an angel, Tricks like a demon
Gonna leave you dreaming
Gonna start screaming and aching, thinking about her
Boy playing with fire 
Fire fire fire

She’ll sweep off your feet, but she ain’t an angel
Everyone has bad and good but she ain’t doing what she should
Boy she’ll sweep you off your feet, but your bound to hit the ground.
Don’t matter how much you love her, boy your playing with fire.

Face like an angel, Tricks like a demon
Gonna leave you dreaming
Gonna start screaming and aching, thinking about her
Boy playing with fire

She’ll make you feel special, then break you in two
You have no idea what she has in store for you
You don’t know her, the best I can tell you now
Is don’t love her she’s playing with fire!

Face like an angel, Tricks like a demon
Gonna leave you dreaming
Gonna start screaming and aching, thinking about her
Face like an angel, Tricks like a demon
Gonna leave you dreaming
Gonna start screaming and aching, thinking about her
Boy playing with fire
Fire fire fire fire

Burn Burn
Time
Take it easy, one step at a time he says to me
Bad intentions accidental romance
I can see it now, won’t leave me alone
Could I be wrong time’s funny that way
Confused or spinning on the top of my head
Gonna say he’s gonna regret it
Time will take it’s course 
And we will all have remorse

There’s a time for love and a time for hate
But you never know when it’s too late
Or when you passed the line
It gets harder every time. 
Going oh… not another…oh
No no no… not another one

Don’t blow it, control it
Keep saying that
Bad relations 
Same thing over and over

There’s a time for love and a time for hate
But you never know when it’s too late
Or when you passed the line
It gets harder every time.

I can see it now
Won’t let me go
Hard to get
Maybe time will regret it

There’s a time for love and a time for hate
But you never know when it’s too late
Or when you passed the line
It gets harder every time.
There’s a time for love and a time for hate
But you never know when it’s too late
Or when you passed the line
It gets harder every time.
Hummm….
Oh…..
No…
Walk On By
For a long while I was stranger
Then I stumbled again and now your my friend
But now I’ve fallen flat on my face again
I hope this failure will end

I’m tired of every waking moment destroying my life. 
I’m tired of every heart break got to go through, cuts me like a knife
Then forget me again, how could this be
Maybe this is my destiny to walk on by

Good things bad things what’s the difference
Cause I’m always the bad one
Even if I’m not the one who shot the gun
I’m falling flat on my face

I’m tired of every waking moment destroying my life. 
I’m tired of every heart break got to go through, cuts me like a knife
Then forget me again, how could this be
Maybe this is my destiny to walk on by

Friends enemies can you give me room please
Hurt bleeding nobody cares
Unless they’ve fallen flat on their face
No matter what I do, there’s always people that’ll hate you
Oh
I’m tired of every waking moment destroying my life. 
I’m tired of every heart break got to go through, cuts me like a knife
Then forget me again, how could this be
Maybe this is my destiny to walk on by
walk on by
walk on by
walk on by

I Believe

Inspired by history, I Believe is about the world war 1 soccer game between the British and Germans. It is somber, dark, and yet hopeful. Even with all the suffering both sides went through they could lay down their weapons in the spirit of giving. In any bad situation there is always a sliver lining. Imagine how beautiful this world could be if the powers that be could allow us to embrace our humanity. This song has a haunting atmosphere and pumps it into high gear with the addition of a clear and crisp acoustic guitar. Silent night can be distantly heard in the background. This song carries a sense of strength and fragility.

This song is about the Christmas Truce of 1914. In 1914 during World War 1 the Pope sought a truce on Christmas day but the waring nations refused to give in. Soldiers were trained that fraternization with the enemy was an act of treason. On Christmas Eve the British and Germans over heard one another singing “Silent Night.” They started singing louder and louder which lead to a cease fire. The song is based on this true story of the German and British troops on the front lines in Europe. Afterward they began giving each other small gifts, sharing supplies, food, medical supplies, and even had a good will soccer game.
The backdrop is a beautiful haunting melody that sets the stage. As the song starts it describes the wars horrific conditions. Then it transforms into a mesmerizing song of hope as it describes “two arcs drawn in Deadman’s land” symbolizing each solider telling the opposing forces I am a Christian, Merry Christmas. An early secret code of Christianity, the fish symbol was used as two people would greet each in ancient Rome by drawing the arc of the one side of the fish to be finished by the other so both would know they were Christian. They did this as Christians were heavily persecuted. This is symbolic of each other’s faith that became the Christmas Truce of 1914 and ends in restored faith in humanity.

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Many of my family members served in the Armed forces including my father. I’m super interested in historical events because I have many relatives deeply entrenched in them.

My Great grandfather Edward Wicks was a luthier who restored the infamous violin belonging to Joshua Bell.

My 3 times Great Grandfather William Wicks served on President Roosevelt’s wartime production board and was a major part of the production of arms in WW2 for the Americans.

His sister in law was related to Robert the Bosh who helped Jews escape Germany during WW2. I actually have Jewish ancestry, because my twice Great grandfather on my father’s father side was actually adopted out of Germany before WW2. He was full blooded Ashkenazi and interestingly enough was adopted into the home of a German couple who at the time recently moved to the U.S. It’s amazing how worlds collide.

Check out Platinum Z Records if you would like to know more about the amazing history that inspires my work.

More about the production of I believe:

“On November 12th we finished mastering the song in Nashville”, said Edward Hull, president of Platinum Z Records. “ We had just finished up our finalizing for Zelena’s new EP titled ‘6 Feet Under’ when we decided we also needed to push for the release of her new Christmas song ‘I Believe’. Once we heard the preliminary drafts we knew we had to move quickly. We called Kenny Lee, who is a good friend of ours in Nashville and I asked if he could immediately fit us in for a recording session” said Hull.

Zelena wrote the song because she remembered her father telling her of the Christmas story when she was young and it made an impression on her. One day when she wanted to start working on a new song and the memories of the Christmas Truce story was on her mind. Zelena said “why don’t I write something about it and come back again later, if I get stuck.” Two days later it was finished.
Edward said “When soldiers who are facing chemical weapons attacks, frostbite, starvation, and unimaginable horrors can stop fighting and respect each other it makes you wonder how different the world would be if we could follow their example.

Christmas music, Historical, Indie rock, singer-songwriter, Story driven, synth 

I Believe
Ice and fire and acid rain
Guns fire and bombs burst
Young men die of hunger and thirst
Innocence is now waning
Oh could it be a silent night 
Angels weep in heaven's light
Praying for all on either side
Waiting to see if the tide will subside

Unlike a fool you know I believe
Hope’s not lost so I cannot leave
Oh I can hear a silent night.
Unlike a fool you know I believe

Oh two arcs drawn on dead man’s land
Brother’s keeper take my hand
Maybe we can call each other friend
Maybe one day this war will end
You can only learn from past mistakes
There’s no way you can change the past

Unlike a fool you know I believe
Hope’s not lost so I cannot leave
Oh I can hear a silent night.
Unlike a fool you know I believe

Serious

Relationships can be tendentious at best. Sometimes you gotta leave some people behind if they bring you down. No wonder most marriages end in divorce. 🙂 Serious is Serious, evidently not everyone is about relationships. It takes two to make it work, not just one. This is a shredding rock song, in the vain of classic rock. It continually pumps you up, (I guess it makes you ready for that break up you’ve been dreading).

Hard to the core don’t care anymore
Then what are you coming here for?
Call me and apologize
Why can’t you realize
I try to reel it in
Try to fit in so n’ so’s skin
Even though you try to win
I’m gonna to do it again

I’m serious Like a heart attack
Yes, I’m serious Like a heart attack

There’s a long wait in the line, 
But you sadly out of time
Waiting on the road for you
Makes me wish a I never knew you
There’s a beating and it’s hurting
You’ve been flirting with fear
You think me mad well it’s so sad
I’m serious Like a heart attack
Yes, I’m serious Like a heart attack

I’m serious Like a heart attack
Yes, I’m serious 
I’m not turning back