Tag: singer-songwriter

The Abuse Here -Original song

Posted on by Allyson

I tie-dyed the shirt I’m wearing in this video and wish I hadn’t had to cut the sleeves off after a mess up with the scissors… This song is not about abuse from a partner, but I wrote it with the abusive language I hear from leadership at my job all the time in mind. The studio version I put together has background vocals https://open.spotify.com/track/3Bq3ibqY7xjPnhPQ99AQRw?si=ee454d7085dc4dfa

Remember This Age – Original song Vocal / Guitar

Posted on by Allyson

I’m playing my guitar again. This is the first of two new songs. Not sure I’ll keep the title but whatever. Lyrics are below. 

An awful shame to witness. 
Even God turns away. 
Lonesome soul drifting the dark, I need you to be saved. 

Just look how far you go.
How deep the blade sinks in.
Pretending you’re not lower than you’ve ever been. 

Where far enough is death. 
Where spill your veins fills up your head. 
So deep the blade sinks in. Lower than you’ve ever been.

Take me back, I beg you. Remember this age.
I have the faith your looking for. 
When life was not all pain.

Take me back, I beg you. Remember my face. 
The love you were deserving of 
Has not and will not change.

Take me back, I beg you. Remember this age.
I have the faith you’re dying for.
When life was not all hate.

Take me back, I beg you. Remember my face
I have the faith you’re dying for. 
Believe it’s not too late. It’s not too late.

Original song “You Shun Me”

Posted on by Allyson

“To know me seems an unspeakable demand.” – I wrote this while thinking about how at 31 I ended up friendless and blatantly ignored by the people I do exist around. I try to reach out and it’s always a dead end. Best thing I could do was write a song about this constant and try to ignore how it won’t change. People aren’t the reason I choose to keep living.

The Final Say – Original song

Posted on by Allyson

“Hate all you want to hate, I have the final say”… I wrote this last year as I processed a response I received about my music. Someone mistakenly assumed I had the same insecurities about my voice that they lived with and it got me thinking about all the times we have to endure unasked for critiques of our art. I don’t go around looking for people to tell them how bad I think their work is. It’s truly going out of my way to do that. If you don’t like something, I say keep it moving until you find something worth your time and comment…lol Anyway, I’m happy with this piece and the challenge it was to record performing it and I want to share.

On My Worst Days – voice/piano

Posted on by Allyson

This videos is a few months old and the song, several years old, but I wanted a better video performing it. Most of my song lyrics are reworked lines right out of my journals. Years back when I was still looking for work, my days were spent writing little songs like this at my piano to pass the time and help me keep my sanity for being alone so many hours.