moving rushmore

Song writing is a constant process. Our attention span is too short to write ten songs and stick with them for a long period of time. So we’re constantly adding new ones. It’s a very colloborative effort with Jason writing the majority of the lyrics, Patrick comes up with a melody and reworks the lyrics slightly to fit the melody, and then the band fills in the rest of the song. Here’s the songs we have written so far starting with the three on the demo.

The Whole of You (lyrics by Jason, music by Patrick)

Part of you never wanted this
Part of you never thought of this
Until the way became unknown
You could do everything on your own

It’s all of you or nothing at all
You’re not in pieces you are whole
It’s the part of you that stays apart
That keeps the hurt inside your heart

We’ll take it all

Part of you always wanted this
Part of you never thought of this
The way you hoped you’d someday be
Became more real as you let them see

You don’t have to live in a daze
All of you can find a real place

We’ll take it all

All I Can Do (lyrics by Jason, music by Patrick)

It’s all I can do right now to survive
It’s all I can do to keep from breaking inside
It’s all I can do right now to live my life
It’s all I can do to give what’s left of my pride

All I can say doesn’t mean anything
Just being with you, just being with you

I want things to be alright, Inside I want to hide

Sometimes to survive I run, run and hide
Sometimes not to be alone I live on my own
When sometimes are gone I know my mistake
Run back to the place, Run back to where I’m safe

I want things to be alright, Inside I want to hide

Close My Eyes (lyrics by Jason, music by Patrick)

It’s been so long, so long
Since I’ve closed my eyes
It’s been so long, so long
Since I’ve taken time

Far too long I’ve been only trying to survive
Far too long I’ve been keeping all this hurt inside

Now it seems the time to close my eyes
Bring this light to shine through this heart of mine

Far too long I’ve been only trying to survive
Far too long I’ve been keeping all this hurt inside

When will hope be my home?

The storms have come and the wind has blown
The road grows long I long for home

Something in You (lyrics by Jason, music by Patrick)

Every time you speak you have to wonder
“Does someone feel the weight I’m under”
You just feel missed in all the hurry
Yet all you’re told is not to worry

Something in you hurts, something in you knows

It’s all just about to sink in sink in
It’s all just about to sink in sink in

Every time you listen your mind caves in
The things you hear bring it all back again
But what you’ve faced has brought a change
You see past the words, into a deeper place

Something in you hopes, something in you dreams

Life So Loud (lyrics by Jason, music by Patrick)

To you the noise is something you need
It keeps the questions from reaching too deep

If you get away from life so loud
Your heart will soon give way to being found

To you the silence is just deafening
You can’t even hear your own self think

The thoughts that swim around that head of yours
Go in and out around like a revolving door

It’s No Small Thing (lyrics by Jason, music by Patrick)

It’s the fear of losing all I know
When I’m who I am
Seeing change as disrupting my life
Makes me want to hide

I’m tied up I need free from these lies

It’s no small thing to let go and meet pain
It’s not easy to stand
It pulls on the most painful of strings
It’s the only way I’ll be seen
It’s the only way I’ll be free

It’s the feeling that I’m all alone
With forgotten scenes
Is it worth the road that I’m on
To self discovery

I’m tied up I need free from these lies
Yes I’m tied up I need feed from these lies
That define my life

Don’t Forget (lyrics by Jason, music by Patrick)

Who are you, when will you tell me the truth
For how long, will you act like nothing’s wrong

I cannot answer your biggest questions
Even with the best of intentions oh no no

Just don’t forget that there’s hope
Just don’t regret that your heart broke
Breaking is paving the path for your healing
And nothing will change unless you receive it
Change is slow and you’ve got to believe it
Just don’t forget that there’s hope

What will you say ,I want to listen to you
What have you faced, I want to hear the pain

I cannot answer your biggest questions
Even with the best of intentions

The World of Me (lyrics by Tim, music by Patrick)

Welcome to the world of me
Where things are broken, words unspoken
Not as they should be
Where lies become true, and there’s no room for you
La dee dah la dee dah

I just wanna be free
I just wanna breathe
I just wanna laugh and trust
and be me