When Song Fight! posted the title “Repair My Heart,” I had just bought a CD-R of “royalty-free” loops (of extremely dubious origin) which came with a whole bunch of interesting beats and instrument one-shots. In particular there was a fun jungle beat which sounded like an off-kilter heartbeat to me.

So, I made a lo-fi jungle-ish track for my second Song Fight! entry.

There’s a long-running debate within Song Fight! about the legitimacy of instrumental tracks; one of the prevailing beliefs is that there’s nothing that ties an instrumental to the title, and what stops someone from entering an instrumental song for any given title, and then later entering it again for another title?

So I am quite pleased that Frankie Big Face, who was at one time one of the staunchest advocates of that above line of thinking, held up my Repair My Heart as a rare exception to that, an instrumental which could only work with that title.

Anyway, here it is as a jazz ensemble.

Lyrics: I LOVE YOU [Song Fight!, 2001]

The sun comes right up There’s nothing I can do But state my mind Recite my point of view

It warms up my hair Passes behind a cloud I’m sitting here Thinking here of you

It shines in my eyes Like a beautiful swirl It blows my mind Trembles in my view

I cannot think Of anyone in the world I’d rather spend my Whole life with than you

I cannot believe Our love could go askew I would rather think What it’s like to be with you

I take a deep breath Let it out real slow The air is warm, and Smells of sweetened dew

It warms up my head I can see it now I’m sitting here Madly loving you

The world closes in Everything’s a blur I’m feeling dizzy Look around for you

I can’t help but think This must have been a dream Because you are nowhere Within my view

I could not believe Our love would go askew I would rather think What it’s like to be with you

This was recorded in posthumous tribute to its composer, Seth Gibbs, who probably did not intend for this song to be about himself.

His old band’s original version is available on Song Fight!.

Lyrics: Space Cadet

Space cadet, what can you bring us To bring us together

Space cadet, what can you bring us To bring us together

Space cadet can you see all of the planets and stars Lifeless and empty but they know who they are He is so alone But we are really alone

Fly away, leave us alone, we don’t want you anyway I hope you’re happy floating free up in space It’s so nice up there But it’s so rotten down here

Space cadet, what can you bring us To bring us together

Space cadet, what can you bring us To bring us together

You watch the universe go You wishing on the last star What do you think of us now How can you live with us now

Hey cadet, where do you think You’re going don’t float away Take us with you, we’ll miss you so

Space cadet, what can you bring us To bring us together

Space cadet, what can you bring us To bring us together

Lyrics: Rhymes With Lucia

Standing on a stage where I’m rhyming with Lucia I have to admit that this wasn’t my idea Having too much fun while drinking much tequila I’d rather have coffee though

Watching her go with you, falling on the weekends Buy a new skirt made of edible sequins Wading through the pond, sitting down where it deepens Where do you want to go?

I’m feeling fine Taking time, try to rhyme She used to be trouble-free Can you see?

Standing on a lake is not such a good venue When it is cold food that we have on the menu Everyone tired of doing what we can do Please don’t let her down

When you have a friend, you never want to see them Hanging out to dry in a mausoleum You want them to simply carpe diem It is too late now

She came to me She will be set free What I mean, what I seen She had been in between

I’m feeling fine Taking time, try to rhyme She used to be trouble-free Can you see?

I’m feeling fine Taking time, try to rhyme She used to be trouble-free

This song is very personal to me. I started composing it without any speakers hooked up, just letting the music come without the sound getting in the way while my partner at the time slept beside me, and I liked it so much that I built up what I think is my best instrumental song ever around it.