free time is an interesting thing...

...when we don't have it we lust for it and when we do have it we're not sure what to do with it.

One evening last summer, about 8 or 9 o'clock on a weekday, I went out to my building's patio with an electric guitar. My fingers found two chords that sounded interesting together and the sky reminded me of the stars I've seen in less light polluted places. I started to string together some words.

This song came out over the next couple of days and I recorded it so I wouldn't forget it. Then I forgot it. I found it again last week and messed around with it. It's rough, I think you can hear Elliot's voice in the beginning if you turn it up. I experimented with drums in Fruity Loops, virtual amplifiers, crappy synth playing, and T-Pain style autotune. Enjoy!

Also, I realized I haven't taken any real pictures in a while, so I made a quick video for it last night.



The stars are out tonight
The skies are filled with light
Galaxies come and sit within reach of these fingertips
As I wander
As I forget everything

And the sound of silence overwhelms me
Can you hear the wind echo like thunder
As cars drive by they sing their song
Spirit come and stand beside me

Maybe I'll die
Maybe I'll die
Maybe I'll die on this patio tonight

Patio.