Step Into a New Frame (Songwriter's Demo Week 3) V1 I was just a kid but I knew what I was taught I stole a little money & then I was caught In a bad way... it was a bad day Sometimes you want a taste, sometimes you want it all I wasn't ready for the push, I wasn't ready for the fall It's a long way down... before you hit the ground V2 Daddy had is hand around my neck I lost all self worth & self respect Didn't know what kind of man I was turning into EMBARRASSED as a thief... EMBARRASSED as a fool CHORUS Every single day is a chance to be reborn Don't let your past be your crown of thorns Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame You don't have to carry the weight of your shame You don't have to dodge all the bullets and the blame Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame V3 You look back at life & the things that you've done Things you've done in the dark, things you've done in the sun Some things I've done, have kept me on the run When it's one on one can it be undone? It's a long way down... before you hit the ground CHORUS Every single day is a chance to be reborn Don't let your past be your crown of thorns Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame You don't have to carry the weight of your shame You don't have to dodge all the bullets and the blame Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame CHORUS Every single day is a chance to be reborn Don't let your past be your crown of thorns Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame You don't have to carry the weight of your shame You don't have to dodge all the bullets and the blame Step into a new frame, Step into a new frame

it was me who laid the traps for every man with no self control first i grab him by the balls then i stab his weary soul it was me who filled your women up with insecurity when they look into the mirror an illusions all they see the doors are open wide the doors are open wide it was you who put that thought in your mind my best work is keeping things out i've paved slopes of self delusion I've built walls made of self doubt you people feel without action so keep sitting on the couch keep sliding down the surface maybe take the scenic route the doors are open wide the doors are open wide you look around the universe and every trace of him seems to have up and vanished, gone with the wind i create suspicion, which creates what it suspects i am like a two way mirror that warps what it reflects the doors are open wide the doors are open wide solo the doors are open wide the doors are open wide the doors are open wide the doors are open wide the future, my dear child, is nothing like eternity the past is held captive, within a frozen sea the present is all lit up, with eternal rays but who out there amount us is laying claim... for today?

Cocoon V1 Cocoon... I'm self absorbed, I never was adored I'm all alone now I am so bored I'm starving in a grocery store I don't like anyone anymore I lost my mamma and my daddy too Now I'm living in a digital zoo I'm all grown up but I'm just a child I used to laugh now I don't even smile CHOURS: All the beauty, what a waste Your sweet beauty now defaced All the smoke and all the mirrors Can't make out a single prayer V2 Cocoon... I got nothin' left to offer you I got broken glass inside my shoe I used to dream, under the sun Now in my nightmares, I just run Last night I kicked my TV in I can't explain the rage within My faith is gone, without a note I woke up on the deck of a sinking boat CHOURS: All the beauty, what a waste Your sweet beauty now defaced All the smoke and all the mirrors Can't make out a single prayer V3 Cocoon... I met a man in a second hand store He said he couldn't shut his mouth anymore He was a SOLDIER, JUDGE & TERRORIST It got me thinking that he's never been kissed He said to me "You built a wall around your heart... and there's really no better place to start... So here's a GUN and a FLAG and BOOK... You read it once and you won't need a second look" CHOURS: All the beauty, what a waste Your sweet beauty now defaced All the smoke and all the mirrors Can't make out a single prayer Pile dirt upon my heart You chose violence over art All the chaos and despair Can't make out a single prayer V4 Cocoon... Build that wall, isolate yourself, build it up Build it high, isolate yourself, build it up Build that wall, isolate yourself, build it up Build it high, isolate yourself, build it up Cocoon... Words and Music ~ Chris Taylor March 2017

V1 Words written across your face Words written all over the place Scroll through the motion Scroll through the day Scroll through the joy And scroll through the hate V2 Words all over the floor Words are bouncing out the door Words they get in the way All those words and nothing to say Ahhhhhhh… V3 Weight of the tongue, wait for the phone Wait for the phone, lay in to the tone Nothing is here, nothing is real Aint gonna say, less you say what you feel I say Ahhhhh… You’ve got nothing to say If you spit it out, spit it out I’m gonna delete it any way Say Ahhhhh… (barely say) V3 Words they fall on the floor Slap your face and walk out the door Everybody got something to say Say it all the time, say it every day You got it all Say what you mean Say Ahhhh… I got nothing, answer me Baby, baby answer me Baby answer me V4 Words kick, words shake, Words melt, words break I got nothing to say to you I said everything I ever wanted to Say Ahhhhh… Ah you lecture me yeah Ahhhhh… Oh lecture me lecture me, lecture me... The limits of my language are the limits of my world The limits of my language are the limits of my world The limits of my language are the limits of my world The limits of my language are the limits of my world (Actual Opnions from Facebook and Twitter Status Updates) Now… ABOUT YOUR OPINION. All words and music Chris Taylor April 2017 AmbientDance

Against The Grain (Week 4) V1 Head on, I gotta face this life Walking through fields of pain Through the loneliness, unfaithfulness Walking AGAINST THE GRAIN V2 I see the way you're looking at me now Wondering if I'll ever if I'll ever be the same Well I've seen despair & the world don't care When you're walking against the grain CHORUS And I don't know, how to let it go When I can feel my own demise And I can't tell, if I'm in heaven or hell Unless I'm looking in your eyes V3 One of these days, I'm gonna set you free Living through it all has been inhumane In my field of view, I need a break through Walking against the grain CHORUS And I don't know, how to let it go When I can feel my own demise And I can't tell, if I'm in heaven or hell Unless I'm looking in your eyes Words and music by Chris Taylor April 2017

I was born with a brand new ache, skipping rocks into the lake I didn't need nobody next to me I was born with the heart of a child, I never had to search for my smile And I would give it away for free I'd ride my bike, through the park, I'd leave in the morning, be home after dark I would dream away the day Sure, I had friends, they would come and go But nobody knew my heart and my soul And one day mama... she put me on a plane New York to Texas, a foreign land Everything I owned I carried in my hands I'm in the backseat of a car Driven by a strange man He said "call me father, daddy if you wanted" We're going home, I didn't know the house was haunted We walked down the hall... he showed me my room I lived with them, year after year Between religion & abuse I wanted to disappear I built a wall of lies around my frame To protect myself, to avoid the blame I wanted God and I wanted a girl I found them both and set out into the world I heard a melody in my heart so strong So I bought a guitar and wrote song after song I never questioned that it was my escape Music lets the light in, it would lead the way So I followed it, followed it, followed it, wherever it led But now I'm looking back and my first love is gone I remember every detail of how it went wrong Like every truth, we were both to blame We were like a bow and arrow without an aim Maybe it was God shining a light on me While my heart and my soul were absentee He sent me a woman like a master key Unlocked my heart and set me free Who am I? How am I? Why am I? Who am I? How am I? Why am I? I and I... can't see why...

I must confess... this song was never written down. I made all the lyrics up in two takes over the microphone. I created a drum pattern and built on top of it. My acoustic guitar was looking at me like "But you NEED me!?" I played a meditation on the keyboards instead. So turn the lights down low. Spin the disco ball slow. Put on some headphones... Press play...