Leave It All Behind
An autobiographical song about finding the courage to leave a harmful situation and later helping others escape too, presented with chords and full lyrics as encouragement for anyone who needs to leave.
Martyrdom
An autobiographical song for mothers about the habit of self-sacrifice for family approval, and the realization that loved ones are happiest when one is fulfilled, presented with chords and full lyrics.
Schadenfreude
An original song, presented with chords and lyrics, about the guilty delight of watching karma catch up with someone who wronged you — a playful, tongue-in-cheek anthem of schadenfreude written in a fit of laughter.
Move On
An emotionally charged original song, with chords and lyrics, about parents deliberately loosening the fences so a child will push toward independence — capturing the grief and love of sending grown children off into the world.
Validation
An original percussive blues song, with lyrics and playing technique, about how we seek validation from others but can ultimately only give it to ourselves — and how youthful uncertainty opens the door to manipulation and oppression.
I Know
A goofy, lighthearted original love song, with chords and lyrics, celebrating a deep simpatico connection between friends who are also lovers and soul mates — playful, affectionate, and full of inside-joke affection.
Better Words
A love song, with chords and lyrics, about the frustration of finding words adequate to express a connection too big to communicate — reaching for ‘better words’ to convey the depth of feeling for one’s one true love.
Be With Me
A love song built one word at a time, with chords and lyrics, capturing new love and attachment, the pain of a partner being taken away, and the excitement of their return.
I’m A Love You
An original song with chords and lyrics exploring the impermanence of love relationships — the idea that all partnerships eventually end and that leaving, or being left, can be met with forgiveness for both people.
Run Into The Night
An up-tempo, retro-style song with chords and lyrics that studies the psychology of the cheating mind — the pull of serial infidelity and the thrill of the affair — using a light musical tone to explore a dark subject.