This track was the brain child of lack of sleep and mixed emotions. If anything it's more or less what music is to me :)
lyrics
I'm sitting here all alone in the dark
And I can quite figure out this next part
My hands are numb from these poor strings
But I can't stop when my heart sings
What 'd do without my guitar now
I would do something useful but I don't know how
But whatever that is, it wouldn't be whole
It wouldn't speak like music to my soul
These notes swirl around in my head
I can't get them out but I'd rather be dead
than to have them removed, these remedies
Me and my little mental melodies
I tried zoning out, messing with doubts
But they're still here on my cranium couch
They have made their home as a welcome tenant
I prefer to stick around than to forget it
If they ever left, I wouldn't sing the blues
For singing then I couldn't choose
I'd just be the color of the deep sky
Waiting for them so that I could fly
Poignantly rendered alternative rock from Maxwell Stern, formerly of Signals Midwest, explores feelings of disconnection and belonging. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 30, 2020
The Philadelphia singer-songwriter offers a gentle & heartfelt track with all proceeds going to the National Independent Venue Association. Bandcamp New & Notable May 21, 2020