Written between March and April of 1996 these poems represent a period of loneliness and searching. I was working at an advertising agency in Austin and had arranged a business trip to San Francisco. Divorce was fresh, wounds were deep and I was burning to get the words down as the feelings came at me around every corner and at every coffee shop.
Where SF had been a place of great happiness each year as I attended MacWorld I was wandering Chinatown and San Rafael where my ex-wife’s uncle lived. I was feeling all of it, the sorrow and longing was showing up and words were gathering in storm clouds.
I remember the days were cold, misty and windy. There was no where I could go to find hope. Coffee fueled more energy and anxiety but no lift.
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John McElhenney
May 2009
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admin, May 16th 2009
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[These tracks are unfinished and unpolished. As a songwriter these songs are provided as is, in progress, as part of the creative process. Some have been completed as part of various musical ventures. Some are merely sketches.]
- We Are One
- Higher Than Anyone
- Looking At You
- Hey Yeah
- We Drift Away
- Holding a Book
- Heavenly
- A Good Day
- She Wants To Be Free
- Hey Yeah
- Big Moon
- Wavery (AC/DC)
- A Little Lighthouse
- Kissing Time
- Dreamin (Lou Reed)
- La La
- Slow It Down
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admin, May 15th 2009
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[These tracks are unfinished and unpolished. As a songwriter these songs are provided as is, in progress, as part of the creative process. Some have been completed as part of various musical ventures. Some are merely sketches.]
- I Was Wrong
- Little Star
- The Same Thing
- Not Alone
- Reflected In You
- Love Turns Gray
- Can’t Forget Her Face
- You Will Know
- Stay
- Rapid City Girls
- Curesound
- Da-dee-dum
- Acoustic-a9
- Go On and Take Me
- Homeward (fragment a)
- Homeward (fragment b)
- Getting Up
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admin, May 11th 2009
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[These tracks are unfinished and unpolished. As a songwriter these songs are provided as is, in progress, as part of the creative process. Some have been completed as part of various musical ventures. Some are merely sketches.]
- Beautiful Beautiful
- If Theres Time
- Inside You
- My Little World of Love
- Shes Gone
- I Know
- Why She Appears
- Fall From Grace
- To Pieces
- 99 Days
- I Can Fly (1)
- I Can Fly (2)
- I Am The Sky
- Hold Tight
- Julia
- TV Monitoring Station
- Two Weeks
- Without You
Permalink: http://bit.ly/Arc-ONE
Inquiries about using any of these tracks in indie film projects or cinematic scores are welcome.
All Songs are © 2003-2009 All Rights Reserved, Happy Mac Tunes (ASCAP)
admin, May 10th 2009
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