Adam Patterson

Karaoke Version: https://youtu.be/0JvQn1ldOSA Older versions... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RY5G0fH1R88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQAp4LK5aSU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPiX_T1OeLg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dt13wAYSxwo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttLMdWS47OM [Verse 1] She flies like an angel Miles above the earth. And Behind her long wings Is a man whose been hurt With his hands holdin his head God only knows what he's thinking She held his heart in her hands And now it's breakin. [Chorus] When he thinks of here eyes, The cold looks from her face, She felt nothing for him. And destroyed his faith. Now he'll be forgotten: Out of site, out of mind. Oh Lord, there will never be A next time. [Verse 2] You see he needs a reason To wake up in the morn. He's too easily broken. Too easily torn. And without direction, He feels like he's drivin blind. Those who think they know him Think he's losin his mind. ...and maybe he is [Chorus]

I wrote the backing guitar part in my early twenties, sometime around 2003. I never really knew what to do with the song. I finally wrote lyrics to this and tried to make a song out of it. [Lyrics] It's been a long time since I've been well. My temperments changed until I'm downright ill. This world they're creat'in everything's already tak'in. Everybody's walk'in round fak'in. They're break'in. They're break'in. Got too much on my mind! Our future's on the line. It's not time for us to stand still. Take my hand! Let's make it better. Make a stand! Now! We'll do it together. There are those without wisdom. They're caus'in a schism, trying to make the world a prison for you and me. Don't listen to their lies. Guard your family ties. Though they try, gotta stay true. Truly! Don't assuage your rage. Leave the cage. Engage onstage. Go make a difference. Don't estrange. Make a change. Rearrange the world. Make it magnificent. Take my hand, let's make it better. Make a stand with me. We'll do it together.

Original Version : https://youtu.be/umVHr3H4QFE Karaoke Version : https://youtu.be/amR8TBATzYM I admit that it's true. I took nothin, nothin from you. I can't believe you think it was me. I take no relief, that you think it could be me. So put my ball and chain on. Tie me up to the wall. I'm the same man I've always been. Look at me in my soul and still you'd never know how high I can still hold my chin.

It's a pretty toon. Might feel a bit repetitive, though? I like to think this is a song about a father accepting that his children have grown up. Interpret how you will, though. It's just a simple piano song. I literally just pulled it from my list of improvisations I thought could work as a song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2ZYBAlEbSA

I broke this project open again to try and do something more than what I did in the past, This is "Version 2". It has a lot more going on than the previous version. The previous version is more similar to the live performance version. This one, however, is augmented with many various orchestral parts. The base line and drums are almost identical. I spliced them at the end to change the timing a bit, though. Everything else was redone. Karaoke Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W58AcyMDbTw Older Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpcHibAueIY [Lyrics] I need a voice other than mine to seek out the truth for my peace of mind I wanna hear in my ear your words of affection wipe clean my fears There are no signs for this lost soul. No roads to glory. No direction home. Point a finger where I need to go. There are no signs except for you. I need you to love me. Please tell me you do. When your in trouble, call out my name. You give me the courage, and the world seems tame. And when I stumble, you pull me from the ground. When I'm afraid that I'm lost, you make me found. There are no signs for this lost soul. No roads to glory. No direction home. Point a finger where I need to go. There are no signs except for you. I need you to love me. Please tell me you do. You give me the wisdom to admit my own faults. Your knowing smile lets me know when I'm caught. Your very presence puts me at my best. You make a weak man like me fight the blackness. There are no signs for this lost soul. No roads to glory. No direction home. Point a finger where I need to go. There are no signs except for you. I need you to love me. Please tell me you do.

I wrote this in high school originally. It's seems like a sad song. I remember I used to literally put myself to sleep when playing this on my keyboard. I would doze off and stop playing. Then the fact that the music would stop would wake me up. lol.

I wanted to write a nice, soothing waltz. So I did.

While writing another song, I had a little piano riff that I wrote for it. Well, when I tried to stitch it back into that song, I realized it didn't quite work. Anyway, I tucked it away because it still sounded really cool. That riff has become this song right here. It's need because it gets played over different chords and still works with minor tweaks. This song is really quite groovy. Funny story, in this song, I wrote another piano piece that "didn't quite fit". However, I just said screw it. I made it fit. lol. I guess it's a little, "out of key interlude/bridge" thing. Whatever. Karaoke Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uJq3GnuJtg [Lyrics] Your fingers run down my spine Like a jagged splinter in my mind The air around us is hard to find Our hands our bound, our bodies entwined Hold my hand. Kiss my lips. Understand. This is for keeps. Be with me. Just be with me. Your soft touch on my skin Your embrace where I have been is a place I dare to see again. Feverish intoxication sets in. Pull my hair. Breath me in. Feel your breath on my chin. Be with me.

I wanted to write an angry song that expressed encapsulated how I feel about the goings on of the world. I find myself feeling like am stuck in limbo, waiting for the other shoe to drop. When whatever happens, happens, it won't be pretty. However, that might be better than the uncertainty that I deal with now. I am very angry with the way the people making decisions on the top think and act. I am no rapper. However, it works well enough. Hope you enjoy. Karaoke Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-I0k5FhybQ Lyrics... This just gets worse. That's some certainty. There's still very fine layer of normalcy. Damn needy, greedy, beady eyed fools won't stop. All they wanna do is climb all the way to the top. Gotta tear it all down: get that bubble to pop. Atlas shrugged, mother fucker. Now, the worlds going to drop. I'm still waiting here as every day goes by. Anxiety's building, but I aint gonna cry. Fuck around and find out. That's what they say. Just admitting I'm sitting, unwittingly waiting for the day. Hold your fucking tongue boy. Don't say a damned word. They don't wanna hear how the world's grown absurd. Mind your ears, too! Forget what you heard. The pot's been boiled. Now, it's gonne get served. Lost another day. Got it out the way. Take that sweet deep bleak breath to clear the airway. We'll I'm tied of this You done pissed me off You broke this place Gonna break your face You think you got me scared You think you're big and bad? You think we'll take it lying down? Listen up comrade... We are legion! EXHALE!!! [RELEASE YOUR FURY!!!] EXHALE!!! [Hear our anthem!] EXHALE!!! [We are legion!]

As I was writing this tune, I felt like the meaning of this song is that there is an unbroken chain of responsibility that is being passed like a torch from one generation to the next. The songs repeats a similar tune over and over again over time. However, each time it repeats something changes slightly. Same background music, and the notes are similar, but it changes ever so slightly very time. History never repeats, but it rhymes. We are but simple people standing on the shoulders of giants, descending from a long lineage of giants. Each of us, at some point of our lives, must reach out and grab the torch being held out for us. Accept it from the hands of your forbearers. Keep it burning. Try to make the flame brighter. Your children, grandchildren, and the rest of those you may never meet will regard you as a giant, too.

My newest song. Karaoke Version: https://youtu.be/PoqRHBxD3B8 It's been a hard day but my day is done. Skies turnin vivid with the setting sun. I turn the key and swing open the door to my sweet lovin home with my kids on the floor. Then I realize as I close my eyes These are memories from before. I turn around the corner to the kitchen with a fragrant flavor oh Lord I've been missin. My wife says, "Hello! How was your day?" She hugs me real tight in her own soothing way. Then I realize as I close my eyes. We're far older than before. Time isn't still. It flew by until we became old.

I simple relaxing song that I recently wrote. No lyrics, no fluff. It's just pure piano through and through. I think it's about how time passes us by quickly. We have to learn to enjoy the moments we have doing what is important to us. Spending time with our family, or just doing what we are passionate about. We don't know how long we can live in the moment. In this crazy, chaotic world, it's important to appreciate what you have and enjoy it while it lasts.

Originally written circa 2001-2003. This is closest to the original version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRsrQL7nEa8 Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq0jWavEwl0&list=PLRUDqu5-AjSd_vt-B269fl74HXboJ-56w&index=5 [Verse 1] Lifting my head from sleep She takes my hand. Her trembling makes me weak but it helps me to stand. I brush back her hair With subtle loving care. Behind her wet green eyes Are sunlit trees, Panoramic skies, and visions such as these, But something's in the air. That beauty isn't there. [Chorus] I don't know What's in her dreams. I don't know How to fight this thing. I hold firm, I promise, I swear: I will fix it in turn With subtle loving care. [Verse 2] She tosses and turns ...mutters aloud. My Heart starts to burn. No dispelling this cloud. I grab her and pull her near With subtle loving care. Ami, don't you worry. I'll be by your side. Your dreams never vary, But neither do I. The future's looking bright for this angel in the night. [Chorus]

I sometimes muse about the consequences of the decisions we make today. Much of the time, I find myself feeling a great despair when experiencing these thoughts. It's important that people pay attention to the world around them and make informed decisions when the situation arises. To often, people allow meaningless daily distractions to grab their attention. This prevents them from fact checking things, or educating themselves on fields of knowledge that would be very useful to them. We need to do better. Study the world around you. Be curious Fact check things by reading and understanding as much as possible Fact check the fact checkers Be a good person Instrumental Version (Very pretty): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MddoQHfRDKA

I've been gone for far too long. Seen the world while I was gone. Met new people strange as they be. Glad to have met them. They were glad to be seen. People here and there are generally the same. We all cling to others, and we bleed the same way. I've seen so much, but I haven't seen it all. The world keeps on turning, but now it seems so small. Home bound. I'll find my way. Home bound. The world changes every day. What I've found is a larger family. Home bound. It's every where I see. Home bound. I keep on walking to this place in my dreams. This worlds made for watching, and when watched it gleams. I'll keep on stopping at what catches my eye. In the morning the sun says, "Hello", and in the evening, "Goodbye". Home bound. I'll find my way. Home bound. The world changes every day. What I've found is a larger family. Home bound. It's every where I see. Home bound.

I've combined a song with an old recording I did where I was jamming out with my old guitar pedal. When I first bought my GNX3, it had a built-in recording feature where you could lay down tracks. I made a little jam that I've always kind of liked. It is uploaded to this channel, too. Jam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFnU3JzgOw4 I've added a version of that jam onto the song I wrote called "Got a Hold on Me"... Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaVygJooxkk I feel they compliment each other well. The song is long, I suppose, but whatever. Recording this was very very enjoyable. Lyrics... I got feelins I just cant explain My arms are numb and my legs are lame Now tell what you see My blood is warm and my feet are cold Now tell me friend what do you behold Now what can it be? Help me lord I cant help myself I've fallen from my prior self Set me free I've snatched an itch that I just cant scratch Now tell me girl what kind of catch have you given me? Love's got a hold of me Symptoms of an aching heart plague my body in every part I'm a believer There's nothing here that a man can hold My good temperament is about to fold Under the pressure I can't stay in the same room with you My thoughts stray away alone with you So much allure I've snatched an itch that I just cant scratch Now tell me girl what kind of catch have you given me? Love's got a hold of me

Instrumental Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sil2yoH4z8s Older Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uen4gOWbSPc Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZuA4VfSbjI

This is a completely new recording of this song. The older versions all had problems with the instruments being tuned with each other causing everything to sound warbly. It was very challenging to layer my voice onto because of that. Hopefully, this ones voice is more gooderpated. I also really like the new organ part I've added.

This is the piano version of Never Be A Next Time. Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttLMdWS47OM

This is a song I wrote years ago. Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyn_DM7XXgw&list=PLRUDqu5-AjScgT4FMJTQSGLiJ-aW920pA&index=3 [Verse 1] I know there's something you'd like to hide Hold on baby for one more night I'll extend my arms if I'm near Hold on love I wish I knew how to bring you some cheer You bring peace whenever you are near Tell your pain. Tell it to your man Hold on love [Chorus] Oh, Wait for the dawn. To come! To come! Oh! Tell me what's wrong. Hold on! Hold on, Love! [Verse 2] Hope have everything that you need I love you and all the tears that you bleed I'm here with you now. I'm here Hold on love You small hands holding mine Your head resting very near mine I'm here for you just give me a sign Hold on Love [Chorus]

I wrote this song back in high school. I updated the MIDI and changed up the instrumentation before re-rendering. Some parts of the original were removed, too. It's about a dude sitting in a ballroom with no one to dance with. He is lonely n' stuff. He talks about he'll never find love. Then there is a part where the song gets all "jingly". After the jingly part of the song, the next verse is all upbeat because he catches a girls eye and starts to dance. The original recording is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4kqOKfH820&list=PLRUDqu5-AjScgT4FMJTQSGLiJ-aW920pA&index=11 A karaoke of this song is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r8e35XvSFdA&list=PLRUDqu5-AjScXEVkzjuFo6zpP4SB7ScgT&index=4 [Verse 1] Here I am again in a cold dark room. My heart's about to bend to the corner of gloom. Why am I alone? What about me? My heart's not stone. I have feelings and dreams. What will I do with the rest of my days? Will I live my life in loveless ways? [Chorus] Loveless ways, come for me. Loveless ways, can't you see? I don't need my heart. It only causes me grief. Come steal my soul away, please, you heartless thief. [Verse 2] Here I am again crying and cold. My heart's been pulled, gagged, and stole. I look across the room and all I see, is a lot of smiling faces, but I sure don't see me. Sometimes I feel like I've become old. Maybe I don't shine anymore. They've put me on hold. [Chorus] [Verse 3] Here I am again sitting the bench. A girl passes me by. I take a glimpse. She walks across the room, and then sits down. On the face in front of me is my copied frown. If she just looked at me, she'd feel so much better. When she's compared to me she still has it together. [Chorus] [Verse 4] Here I am again, that same dark room, but in this same corner, is a rose in bloom. She chokes up a smile as she notices me. Her eyes have a glimmer that I've never seen. There's something there within that beautiful smile. Maybe there's still something worth my while. [Last Chorus] Loveless ways, pass by me. Loveless ways, can't you see? I can't lose my heart. God allows better days. And I can't get away from her lovely gaze.

I'm really proud of this one. It's a sweet little song that I wrote to propose to my wife. That was ~18 years ago. It used to be just a simple "guitar only" piece. However, I am liking this version very much. Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8dBCMCZl9w&list=PLRUDqu5-AjScgT4FMJTQSGLiJ-aW920pA&index=6

Of all the songs I have written, this happens to have been my favorite over the years. This is a new arrangement of it. It is closest to the original. I just need Nick to add his soulful guitar solo on top. Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go11icTDq-o&list=PLRUDqu5-AjSd_vt-B269fl74HXboJ-56w&index=3