3HSW I host a 3 Hour Song Writing group with my friend Chris Winters (SickTransit), which meets once a week in my living room. Each night we write, practice and record a song, using drums loops. We write the music, chords and lyrics in three hours. I usually play bass and fill in whatever other insturments or lyrics that are needed on each track. Chris Winters plays the masterful electric guitar on most the songs, sings on quite a few and writes lyrics as well—he posts some solo stuff at SickTransit on MacJams. Everything is recorded in my modest living room studio and remixed by myself or sometimes Chris. Contributors to the project have included (Chris Winters, Barbara Burgio, Mike Northcutt, Greg Ryan, Anna Huckabay, Korey Foss, Aditi Viyasgar, Nick Barrett, Meagin Donavan and Steve Craig, echoroom on Macjams.

April, 07 | :: AudiO22p

Ribbon

Vocals: Mike Northcutt
Lyrics: Chris Winters
Music: Rich Huston, Chris Winters and Mike Northcutt

I know you’ve been waiting, more than a year
You’ve shed your assumptions, I’ve got plenty to fear
I banked on a promise, you’ll never understand
You can’t even imagine the way it was planned

I got what I want, you took what you need
Coming back home, a circle complete
I put in my time, playing in the sand
I burned in the fires of a far away land

It’s a new life, I don’t feel a thing
The hand I was dealt, so I don’t complain
I broke all the mirrors, it just doesn’t matter
I’m sown together like ribbon and tatters

Well it’s alright, we’re strong as before
Apprentices only of culture and war
Some with good looks and some to bleed
I just don’t need them, cause they don’t need me

A soldiers coming back
As she puts on her wedding gown
And though we once were close
We both know it ends

We keep hidding out
And only pretend
Until the burning ends

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