Songs Published in 2014

14 songs

Save Me

BMI: 73851875

Save Me

bluesjamrestlessyearning

A stripped-down plea that grows more urgent with each verse. The repeated imperatives — call, tell, help, save — make the song feel less like persuasion than a cry from someone already in over his head.

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I Don't Belong

BMI: 73851843

I Don't Belong

alienationfolklonely

A plainspoken outsider's song tracing a sense of not fitting in from childhood through adulthood. Its power comes from how directly it speaks: no grand theory, just a lifetime of knowing the world has always...

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Land of Nod

BMI: 73851861

Land of Nod

blueshumorousphilosophicalwry

A humorous blues song whose Biblical setup gives the deadpan that follows a slightly off-kilter frame. Its charm comes from how comfortably it balances wit with real feeling.

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World of Pain

BMI: 67958012

World of Pain

bluesold-timeyrestlessupbeat

A rough, homemade blues song. Each verse names something wrong with the world before pivoting to the bedroom, and the alternating G–Em pattern keeps the whole thing in motion. Warm despite itself.

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Rapunzel Unrequited

BMI: 79740852

Rapunzel Unrequited

folklovemythologyrestlesstender

A fairy-tale love song with a self-aware twist, imagining longing from the would-be rescuer's side. What gives it its charm is the uncertainty underneath the romance: who is trapped, who is saving whom, and...

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Urizen Awake

BMI: 79740853

Urizen Awake

atheismconsciousnessfolkinstrumentalliterary

A philosophical piece built on a complex instrumental architecture ), which is unusual enough to shape the whole sonic character. The title references William Blake's personification of cold reason, and the...

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Bit of Plenty

BMI: 79740851

Bit of Plenty

folkinvitationsolidarity

A community song written to invite people in rather than keep them out. Its warmth, clarity, and directness are part of its purpose.

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Palestine

BMI: 79740848

Palestine

defiantpoliticalprotestreggae-likerestless

A political song of grief and witness, refusing the idea that any faith can own a piece of earth by right. Its refrain is simple and direct because the sorrow it names already says enough.

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Chained Melody

BMI: 73851867

Chained Melody

angerballadbreakupdespairfolk

A ballad about a relationship with someone who cannot imagine freedom. The title pun earns its keep by the end, when invisible chains have replaced the optimism of the opening.

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Dance with Me

BMI: 73851865

Dance with Me

dance tunehopefulinvitationplayfulrock

A playful invitation song that keeps widening its welcome from dancing and singing to staying close all night. It is light on its feet and fully aware of its own charm.

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