Disaster Artist

I wonder if you recall
The perfect day we had last fall
What did it make you feel
When we watched the sunset from on high
And I held your hand on the bus ride
Thought we had something real

But it’s just like you
To change your mind again
Your art is disaster and I’m your masterpiece
Caught in the whirlwind
And it’s just like me
To keep coming back for more
Guess I’m not the best at learning my lessons
Third time’s a charm and we’re going on four

Yes, I can, I can take a hint
But I’d rather make you say it
You never cared, so baby, there’s no reason I need you around
I made my peace when you were gone
Suffered, forgave, and then moved on
Then you came back to town
And like a child playing with a balloon
You’ll crush my heart just to see what it’ll do
Shoulda known better, baby, you’ll never follow through

Lyrics and music by Daniel Gregory Stidham
© 2016, Raid the Quarry

Fox Mulder

What use was the rule I followed if it brought me here?
We prayed and sang and we raised our hands but you did not appear
Is there coming a day when all of this will be made clear?

So let’s seek til we find
We’ll test the spirits in our hearts and minds

I’ve been walking the path unseen for so long
Am I slipping away? I’m barely holding on
Is there help for the questions inside me?
I want to believe, just give me one reason

If you had believed in vain would you want to know you’re wrong?
Or if life just a game we make up as we go along?
Can anyone really find the truth by weighing pros and cons?

Is my faith just a crutch? Is the suffering too much?
If there’s a god in this world is he unjust?
Am I living a lie? Won’t find out til I die
Why?

We’ll test the spirits and we won’t fear the answers
The fire is where the smoke leads

Lyrics and music by Daniel Gregory Stidham
© 2016, Raid the Quarry

Moments

Light begins to fade behind us
Showering the skies with pink
The sun burns out and cools the evening
We just sit and watch it sink
So I turn and catch a ray of dusk
That flickers in the vibrant skies
And like a playful lightning bug
It darts across your thoughtful eyes

In this moment I’m transported to a place I know I’ve never been (I may have always been)
It’s so familiar, strange, enticing, daunting, yet it pulls me in

And it doesn’t matter where we go tonight
I’m sure wherever we end up that it will be alright
And it doesn’t matter what we do
Cause I just want to be with you
Hold me til the stars have said goodnight

So whisper soft “Don’t let me go”
Or else I may be lost, amazed
Entangled, breathless, hanging
In the balance of your stunning gaze
I may not move for any sound
Might bring this fragile dream down broken
And if I cannot speak or smile
My heart will voice these words unspoken

I’ve seen the desert sunset
I’ve seen ruined ramparts in Beijing
But castle walls and waterfalls
Never mean that much to me
With your head on my shoulder I’m right where I need to be
Darling, can’t you see?
Yeah yeah yeah

Think fast, move slow
Hold me tight before I go
And we will savor twilight

Lyrics and music by Daniel Gregory Stidham
© 2016, Raid the Quarry

Worst of Both Worlds

I don’t want to see you
But I’m praying for your call
You know that I need you
So you’re stringing me along
You can’t keep a promise
You only keep time
What will you do with all you stole from mine? Woah…

You are the worst of both worlds
You’re not a girl
You’re just the beat that’s leaving me behind
You are the worst of both worlds
You’re not a girl
You’re just the tragedy I need in my life

We were never together
But it feels like we’re breaking up
We go through the heartache
But never have a chance for love
It’s a sick twist of fate
I need you just to go on
Without you I can’t even play this song, woah…

You’re just the beat that I’m leaving behind

Lyrics and music by Daniel Gregory Stidham
© 2016, Raid the Quarry

Priority One

I come alive when the sun goes down
Priority one: get out of town
I feel so stuck here anymore
The itch for adventure, I’ve got it bad
You feel it too, so pack your bags
We’ll push that pedal to the floor

Cause if you’re down tonight let’s go
And if you’re up for it let’s leave
We’ve got everything we want
Because there’s drinks on ice and the radio’s free

We’re taking this on the road
Passions deep in our souls
We stashed our dreams in floorboards
Hope is our stowaway
We’re street sharks trying to survive
Movement means we’re alive
Four cylinders and four doors
Carry us away

We’re not gonna sleep til we cross state lines
And bid farewell to the Land of Mines
Our dead-end jobs won’t miss us there
It’s in my veins, the neon glow
The city lights, the rock and roll
A brand new wind blows through my hair

Cause in the Mountain State I’ve found
That all the shops are dead by ten
So let’s roll the windows down
And go where the music’s still pumping at three am

Stop in the middle of the street
And slow this down, slow it down
Life from around us floats in on the breeze
We’ve never felt so free
So come awake with me
Come awake and see
The cigarettes and dive bars of our urban odyssey
Come awake with me

Lyrics and music by Daniel Gregory Stidham
© 2016, Raid the Quarry