Come Undone You’re getting tired of all the chaos Your fired clay sits in a molten mess Not going to surf You bear the tide alone Breaking you apart You think you’re on your own Just when the waves Will full consume you now You get a final breath somehow But you come undone ‘cause you can’t take it You’re on the run With rage awakened You scream your name But they can’t hear it You play their game But you can’t bear it You come undone You look for signs Outside the purpose box But you only find Existential locks Not going to cry You stay the course alone Breaking you apart You think you’re on your own Just when the void Will full consume you now You get a final breath somehow But you come undone ‘cause you can’t take it You’re on the run With rage awakened You scream your name But they can’t hear it You play their game But you can’t bear it You come undone You come undone © Jennifer Hughes December 9, 2012

The Long Ride Home You gave me everything that I wanted Didn't ask a thing Never told me no Wondered why I was so unresponsive but I wanted to see how far we could go There is no shame in pleasure anymore There is no blame in leaving love So much runnin' through my mind think that I should let you know that It’s never worth the long ride home You stood on by and watched as I flaunted batting my blues eyes at other men Doin’ shots of whiskey While you waited in the wings watchin' me dance the night away with them There is no shame in pleasure anymore There is no blame in leaving love So much runnin' through my mind think that I should let you know but It’s never worth the long ride home I guess that I could trade you in Go out with all these other man But in the end it’s still the same old show Not worth the ride home There is no shame in pleasure anymore There is no blame in leaving love Why I slipped away I don't really know It's never worth the long ride home There is no shame in pleasure anymore There is no blame in leaving love So much runnin' through my mind think that I should let you know but It’s never worth the long ride home When I'm going to stop I don't know for sure It’s never worth the long ride home It’s never worth the long ride home Lyrics by Jennifer L. Hughes Music by Kristi-Leah Bradley © April 2, 2014 all rights reserved Performed by Skylar Drior

Take Me Away I break me down when I lose my faith derivative clown it won't be any other way I break me down paltry manifest Begin the countdown to when I fail the test and I'm wandering halfway too late I will be stuck in the dark if I go all the way So if it lets me take me away if it lets me take me away stranded in reality which doesn't mean that much to me so if it lets me take me away take me away take me away I break me down there's no one scarier here I submit to drown in anticipated fear I break me down I cannot stand the sight I come renown with my own moral blight and I'm pondering halfway abate I will be stuck lost afar if I don't stop and stay So if it lets me take me away if it lets me take me away stranded in reality which doesn't mean that much to me so if it lets me take me away take me away take me away Music & Lyrics by Jennifer L. Hughes © February 5, 2013 Performed by Mira Parfitt

Some Days Culture shock is a savage beast chills the bones but leaves the soul at least You're really wanting to think on your own but I wonder when you got so far from home Toast is burnt and the coffee's gone Mornin' news says we can't just get along And I think I'll just go back to bed dream of things that aren't so full of dread Some days are gonna be like that Some days are gonna be like that Whether you will or you won't Whether you do or you don't Some days are gonna be like that Some days are gonna make you cry Some days'll pass you by the by Whether you stay or you go Whether you doubt or you know Some days are gonna go awry Everybody's gotta make some noise never caring to maintain their poise World's a mess but my house is worse 'cause I got stuck inside matter’s curse Radio plays my favorite tune chirping birds chime in outta the blue sometimes two and two just add to show you life ain't all that bad Some days are gonna be like that Some days are gonna be like that Whether you will or you won't Whether you do or you don't Some days are gonna be like that Some days are gonna make you cry Some days'll pass you by the by Whether you stay or you go Whether you doubt or you know Some days are gonna go awry Some days are gonna be like that... Jennifer Hughes music & lyrics © 3/29/13 Arranged & performed by Skylar Drior

Insane G Let me find a way to you Cadd9 You’re lost again—it’s nothing new D7 Ain’t no valid roadmap to your head D The medication’s right beside your bed C Perhaps you’re finally thinking clear D7 But sanity is nowhere near C D Buckle up and get in for the ride C D C D G I’ll meet you somewhere on the other side G This world is full of crazy fools C but no one loves you like I do D7 I’m pretty sure they think that I’m insane C D7 C D G To keep a guy with only half a brain G They think it’s you… G Cadd9 If I don’t like your wild plans G Cadd9 Can’t help me to understand D7 D I know I loved it all between the sheets C D But now we’re done it doesn't seem so sweet C D Perhaps I’m finally thinking clear G C But I can’t stand the racket dear D7 D Bucked you off and now I’m going to glide C D C D G I’ll meet you somewhere on the other side G D This world is full of crazy fools C D but no one loves me like you do D7 I’m pretty sure they think that you’re insane C D7 C D G To keep a girl with only half a brain G They think it’s me! Jennifer L. Hughes music & lyrics © September 3, 2013 Performed by Skylar Drior

Mesmerized Enchanted mesmerized for all desire lies inside of you Transparent random words tossed but never heard falling back into the blue Penetrating predilection beyond usual perception Language fails us in the queue Your breath across my cheek and I can barely speak Everything comes back to you The world would pass us by while in my arms you lie known but ever new Halcyon sun goddess embrace the winter solstice from space to renew Penetrating predilection beyond usual perception Language fails us in the queue Your breath across my cheek and my knees are getting weak Everything comes back to you Jennifer Hughes © 2/10/13

First World Problems I'm sick of only chocolate I need a better choice It's time to take a stand imperative to raise my voice There are only 14 fonts and the paper is off-white I had to wait on hold and my computer's not running right I pondered in the kitchen late into the night now I've eaten far too much so my jeans are way too tight First world problems are killing me No one knew how bad they could be! awareness around nothingness will never rouse the absentee First world problems are the worst--I swear! but I need to end this now cause I gotta do my hair My Prada is last season --just too much to overcome... and I find it less than pleasing that I just stepped in some gum I'm out of bottled water and I don't like art deco my neighbors can't stop partying and my alter ego is a ho I cannot eat this PB sandwich if I do not find some jam I rely on television to tell me who I am First world problems are killing me No one knew how bad they could be! awareness of nothingness will never rouse the absentee First world problems are the worst--I swear! but I need to end this now cause I gotta do my hair Music & Lyrics by Jennifer L. Hughes © 2/5/13 Performed by Mira Parfitt

Marker Em I guess I tried to tell you Am Perhaps I wasn’t clear Em It’s not for want of articulation Am but I see that you’re still here Dm I’ve always lived my fantasies Em and pleasure’s greatest thrill Dm is when diversion’s over Em Am that I know you love me still Em Am It’s time to stop pretending It’s time to call the game Upgrade that caveman software Before you try to stake your claim C F Tossing words that make no sense here You take thesaurus breaks I pretend that I don’t notice But my hopefulness still aches Please don’t try to think you get me I don’t fit inside the lines No, I’m not the way you see me despite the reverie inclined You make your own decisions Please leave me here to mine I might seem like I need fixing But trust me—I’m doing just fine I know I’m saying this all wrong But there’s no good way to tell The devil that you’ve had some fun But now you’re going to leave hell I’m trying to move on now to live the things I know to extricate myself from my own dramatic show Perhaps for want of vision the stakes are way too high but I hope to finally get it sometime before I die Tossing words that make no sense here You take thesaurus breaks I pretend that I don’t notice But my hopefulness still aches Please don’t try to think you get me I don’t fit inside the lines No, I’m not the way you see me despite the reverie inclined You make your own decisions Please leave me here to mine I might seem like I need fixing But trust me—I’m doing just fine Jennifer Hughes music & lyrics © October 31, 2012 Performed by Mira Parfitt

Missing Am E Picked up the paper F C I guess you’re still missing G No doubt you got off F with the girls you've been kissing Am E Help isn't needed F C When you've got it coming G You’re out of your league F So someone’s been slumming C E Black ink on my hands Am F This wasn't the plan C E F It’s a little too late to plead C E You should've thought through it Am F before you said screw it C E F (now) you're missing in action and deed Am E How can you blame me F C Your manners all shame me G You went to the bar F But tried to still frame me Am E Call the enforcement F C But nobody saw it G Lies come around F And it looks like you bought it this time C E Black ink on my hands Am F This wasn't the plan C E F It’s a little too late to plead C E You should've thought through it Am F before you said screw it C E C Now you're missing in action and deed Music & Lyrics by Jennifer Hughes © November 4, 2013 Performed by Skylar Drior

Automaton Cliché There were times in life When I’m sure that I was promised Anything I want If I would only work hard So I took the bet and rolled It all on me to succeed The illusion’s bright Duality is biting For the inner war blemished victors always fighting And the crippling insidious and silent Brought me down So you buy the things ‘Cause everybody wants them You affirm no strings You’re sure that it’s the promise And you say I do Because everybody’s doing it too Then you’re filled with rage But you know you keep on smiling Anything to gauge When life became beguiling And you scream out loud But there’s no one there to hear it at all So you smash and stomp the worn-out cookie cutter But it’s symbolic In the existential clutter And it doesn't matter cause you know that it is backed up somewhere anyway If you’re feeling now too individualistic Then they’ll medicate to the bell curve on statistics Time just passes by You sit atop a float and wave your hand And you know the truth But you’re never going to say it You've been given a role And yet you’re loathe to play it You recall a little girl You know that she had big plans So you buy the things ‘Cause everybody wants them You affirm no strings You’re sure that it’s the promise And you say I do Because everybody’s doing it too Then you’re filled with rage But you know you keep on smiling Anything to gauge When life became beguiling And you scream out loud But there’s no one there to hear it at all So you smash and stomp the worn-out cookie cutter But it’s symbolic In the existential clutter And it doesn't matter cause you know that it is backed up somewhere anyway So I'm looking down rabbit holes without much feeling but the patterns there leave me vomiting and reeling and the sickness quells any wellness that would ever come again I surrendered then Though the fight was to the death And I rose again To take my final breath But the gamemaster Wasn't really finished with my pawn So I go on… And I buy the dreams Cause everybody wants them And I’m rainmaking Cause everyone needs it And I say “I will” Cause I’ll never have the chance again Then I’m filled with rage But you know I keep on smiling Anything to gauge When life became beguiling And I scream out loud But there’s no one there to hear it at all So I smash and stomp the worn-out cookie cutter But it’s symbolic In the existential clutter And it doesn't matter cause I know that it is backed up somewhere anyway Jennifer Hughes music & lyrics © September 19, 2012 Performed by Skylar Drior

Dichotomy Part of me wants this Part of me wants that Some of me’s mature And part of me’s a brat I’d love a piece of cake And a diet soda too I love to be myself But I wish that I were you Some is in compliance Part fully disagrees The never-ending battle Has brought me to my knees I’m leaving me ‘cause I've had enough This is it—I’m breaking up I’m leaving me I can’t seem to quit I’m getting tired of the same old stuff Life broke me off and took my piece (peace) And now I only want release Some of me’s divided and part of me is whole A fracture of the body of a regimented soul Best to clear division before it gets too late When the countdown gets to ten I will disintegrate Some of me will stay and part of me should go The directors are in session I’m sure they’ll let me know I’m leaving me ‘cause I've had enough This is it—I’m breaking up I’m leaving me I can’t seem to quit I’m getting tired of the same old… stuff Life broke me off and took my piece (peace) And now I only want release Jennifer Hughes music & lyrics © October 16, 2012 Performed by Skylar Drior