Timothy P.

Was it summer when the river ran dry,
Or was it just another dam?
When the evil of a snowflake in June
Could still be a source of relief.
Oh, how I love you, I once cried long ago,
But I was the one who decided to go.
To search beyond the final crest,
Though I'd heard it said just birds could dwell so high.

So I pretended to have wings for my arms
And took off in the air.
I flew to places which the clouds never see,
Too close to the deserts of sand,
Where a thousand mirages, the shepherds of lies
Forced me to land and take a disguise.
I would welcome a horses kick to send me back
If I could find a horse not made of sand.

If this deserts all there'll ever be
Then tell me what becomes of me.
A fall of rain?
That must have been another of your dreams,
A dream of mad man moon.

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I'm drowning
Far out at sea
To far to chase the waves home
To deep to really see

I'm sending
My thoughts to you
A message in a waveform
I hope that it get's through

And I'll be fine
Don't worry

I'm drifting
Human debris
Just one drop in the ocean
It's all I'll ever be

And I'll be fine
Don't worry

Remember me
Remember me

I'm falling
Beneath the sea
The tide of these emotions
Washing over me

I'm fading
Into the deep
The pressure equalizing
Rocking me to sleep

And I'll be fine
Don't worry

Remember me

I've had synths and keyboards for years, and the rock band at my high school really sort of fell apart before it got off the ground. I've really been looking for an opportunity to play WITH people, since I do most of my work solo. I also think a bit of collaboration would help me COMPLETE stuff, because on my own i think up catchy riffs and stuff but then they always fall to the back of my hard drive unfinished.

I work very melodically, usually. My style has changed a lot, but I usually base things off an initial simple idea. When I work alone I usually build things up from one part, adding and deriving the rest of the parts. It works pretty well but lately I've been trying to keep my music from sounding overly looped/copy & pasted. Sometimes, though, I also work up from a chord progression. So my technique is varied, and it's just really on a "whatever works" basis.

8 years piano lessons, lots of playing on my own. I've been trying to get better at improvising, too, and collaborating will help that. Now I've been playing in a band for about 5 or 6 months now as well.

Hardware, I use a Korg M3, Korg EMX-1, Korg NX5R, and a Minimoog Voyager. I also have the Korg Legacy Collection softsynths as well. I record with Mackie Tracktion 2.