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A work in progress song. Lyrics need work but I always liked the vibe of this one.

Theme song for THE AWKWARD AGENDA by Beth Morton Book launches March 1 2026, pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/Awkward-Agenda-Beth-Morton-ebook/dp/B0FTK7BLZZ Vocals performed by Jess McAvoy, hear more at https://www.jessmcavoy.com MAGNIFICENT Music by Bayard Russell Lyrics by Bayard Russell and Beth Morton © Oct 2025 VERSE1 It's taken me so long To come out of my perfect shell, yeah I was liv...

Bomb Shelter, (c) 2003 Bayard Russell Maybe the good life isn't out there Maybe there's nothing else around The times they are forever changing The sky's forever falling down I'm gonna build a sanctuary Because the outside world is scary Girls are breaking young boys' hearts Boys are breaking everything Nothing seems to matter No one gets what they deserve Climb inside my bomb shelter and I will k...

Hello friends! As you all know, rock bands and romance novelists often collaborate on audio songs for print media, it's all very normal and expected, and most of all, unsurprising. In that spirit, Social Robot and Beth Morton collaborated to compose a companion song to her novel, "Phantoms, Ghosts & Other Heartbreaks." Learn more about the novel at https://www.bethmortonauthor.com/ If Phantom of t...

Hello friends! I wrote the theme song to gaming podcast "Stupid Little Games", hosted by Jess Pardue. Where to listen: Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stupid-little-games-with-jess-pardue/id1776496543 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4AY8h3SGzWFAC2XiSBxvhL YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrklrtciU2xCQXDg6KIja2LZxDX30NP_k Information on the Podcast: Hello friends...

Here's a demo track, soon to be performed by rock group Cognitive Dissonance! See us at Connelly's NYC on Feb 28 2025! "Waiting For the Light To Change" Music and Lyrics © Bayard Russell, May 2015 VERSE1 G F# C B G F# C B D (x2) Stuck on the same road Heart’s gonna explode Trapped on the highway Nothing is going my way Bumper to bumper One mile an hour Stopped at a red light No Exit ramp in sight,...

A tribute to The Kinks "Strangers" - may this track bless all those who listen, you are never alone but always strange. For you metronome-heads out there, the song itself is rhythmically deceptive, it's mostly in 5/4 but shifts towards the end of choruses into 4/4. Haunting tune, like the witch decoration I took a pic of at a nearby mall!

I Believe Music and lyrics (C) Mar 2020 Bayard Russell I believe I believe I believe in an empty fate I believe I believe what you think is great is great I believe I believe I believe there are no mistakes But if you wait too long is it worth the wait Endless choices you got Endless voices you got Endless options but Time will never wait for you to choose I believe I believe I believe in an endle...

Wake up in the morning already wired Check outside my window if the world is still on fire It’s my desire that we all feel safe again Drag and swipe the panels feeling the news Touch of red and yellow and a metric ton of blues And that’s my cue to give up and phone a friend These are just the things that cut us quick and make us slow These are just the things that make us stay and make us go Don’t...

JUST GET BETTER music and lyrics (C)Bayard Russell If you really want to get hired If you really want to shoot the moon If you really want to get fired Let me push you, let me squeeze you Let me make you swoon Just get better Manage this, manage this You need to get better Do you wanna find out what you're made of Do you wanna get put in your place Do you wanna have yourself some breakfast Have so...

Fomo Music and lyrics (c)Dec 2017 Bayard Russell I have no fear of missing out Don’t really have a home But I don’t need one I just need a room in yours And as the world is turning And as the world is burning And as the people fearing What in the world is coming But you still stay here And I cannot say where this is going But I am unafraid of not really knowing I just won’t judge on how to feel An...

Brave Face - Music and lyrics (c) 2017 Bayard Russell How do you stay strong When change is taking so long How do you stay strong When the right is feeling so wrong So I put on my brave face Though my heart is in a bad place How do I stay strong When change is taking so long What do you say We only listen to our own voice What do you choose We only care about our own choice I'm biting off my nails...

Get Your Hands Up Music & Lyrics (c) 2015 Bayard Russell CHORUS So get your hands up And put them down Come on just stand up Drop to the ground Let's all go crazy Let's all be sane Let's all be different And stay the same VERSE You're giving me terrible advice You say something that sounds so sweet Then something not so nice I can't trust What you say You're certain what you think right now But yo...