THE ICEBERG
All 433 Songs, Rated by Depth-as-Designed — Eight Altitudes, Sun to Abyss
Depth is a design verdict, not a quality one. Surface-on-purpose is a choice. The deepest songs aren’t the best songs — they’re the ones built to be excavated.
RATED PG-13 — SONG TITLES AND DESIGN NOTES ONLY, NO LYRICS — X-TIER TITLES MARKED IN RED
SUN31 songs
The bright surface. Built to move fast, hit clean, and leave.
Dance Floor (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
find peace in movement — release played bright and straight, surface on purpose
Groovy Gravy (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
the mind needs sticky sauce — a flavor romp built to grin and go
Cutie Pie (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
breath-became-my-air infatuation played bright and fast — surface by design
Night Light (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
tears of joy in the dark — bright feeling delivered directly, no dive required
Cello (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
radar blip, wrong ding, scan — a wordplay contraption built to ping and go
Flyswatter of Love (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
squashed just like a bug — heartbreak as slapstick, played for the splat
That's That (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
sexy young thing and you're you — a shrug of a punchline, surface on purpose
Forever (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
meant-to-be certainty played straight — the promise is the point and it stays in the light
In the Shape of an Angel (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
a pure awww dedication — warm, direct, no second floor wanted or needed
Pretty Gold Bracelet (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
a gift song built to shine and be handed over — the sentiment is the whole surface, on purpose
Multiverse (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
imagine a warm sandwich — cosmic scale played for the grin, surface on purpose
Every Four Weeks (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)X
a shock gag engineered as a gag — the offense is the whole machine
Uh, That's Christmas Nana (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG
forgot more than remember — a holiday chuckle built to land at the dinner table and stay there
Wallflower Poop (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
bathroom disaster, public humiliation — a mortification gag built to land and flush
Alex Jones in a Rabbit Hole (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)PG-13
a conspiracy-brained gag pushed to absurdity — the shock is the machine, surface on purpose
Draining Balls (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
a punchline vehicle — swagger, gag, exit
I've Been Slappin (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
crude wordplay as the whole point — surface by design
Reading I Blow (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
a parody invitation played entirely for the laugh — bright, fast, gone
Cinnabon Girl (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
a date with diabetes — a parody sugar rush, built to be exactly that
Fifty Ways (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)X
a parody built to hit fast and leave laughing — strip the language and it's all surface, on purpose
In a Jiffy (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
first to home nightly — a speed gag that finishes as fast as its subject
Living Large (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
body-positive lustful comedy — appetite played bright and proud, no dive intended
Meet Michael Hawk (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
this one seems normal — a name-gag character bit, surface on purpose
No Thanks Babe (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
judgmental sexual rejection — a comedy of standards that stays at the door
One Night Stan (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
fleeting fling, nightly escape — a pun-driven romp built to check out by morning
Absolutely Marie (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG
damn you Bob Dylan — an homage-jab built to grin and go
It Could Be You (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
desire meets its match — an invitation song that lives entirely in the light
Night Out (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
a solo night on the town — built to move, land, and end when the night does
Tonight's Moonlight (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
magic-eyes-lift-soul romance in full moonlight — bright on purpose
First Class (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
nobility can suck it — a swagger gag that hits, grins, and exits
Summer's the Time (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG
joy found in sunlight — a season song that is exactly its season
SUMMIT27 songs
Above the waterline but built with intent — statements with architecture.
Another History Lesson (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
resistance persists despite defeat — an endurance argument with architecture, above the line
Love It or Leave It (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
take me as I am — a self-acceptance anthem built to stand in the open
Come To Me (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
a growing love, truly made — an invitation built with architecture, standing in the open
Learn From the Masters (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
fight you with a pen — a craft-as-weapon declaration, above the waterline by design
Tom's Psalm (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
the earth engulfed in flames — a psalm built as a psalm, prophecy with architecture in full daylight
the Light (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG
you are my guide — a devotion beacon with architecture, standing in its own daylight
Still Walking the Earth (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
a devotion statement with architecture — heaven measured from the ground, engineered to last in daylight
B. F. T. (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
Big Trouble arriving — an alarm with architecture, sounded from above the waterline
Perfect World (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
rise up in rebellion — a call-to-arms built as one, above the waterline
I'm Bi Ride or Die (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
an identity anthem engineered to last — bravado above the waterline with a hook built for daylight
Another (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG-13
I'm not done fighting — resilience with architecture, built for daylight rounds
Stay Big (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG-13
fame won't last, I will — endurance bravado with a foundation under it
Mic Drop (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)X
bravado with real architecture — the mayhem is choreographed, a technique flex in daylight
I Am (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG-13
I will not be broken — a defiance anthem engineered as one, planted above the line
Timeless To Ten (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG
substance beats the noise — an argument built with architecture and planted above the waterline
We Are the Ones (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG-13
we wrote the rhyme — a maker's anthem, bravado with receipts, above the waterline
Here and Now (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG
face fate, act now — an urgency anthem with architecture, built for daylight
Harry Patch (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
a century of life — a monument song for a real witness, built to stand in daylight
Julia's Garden (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
chaos shaped into sanctuary — a built refuge with visible architecture, above the line
It Is Your Turn (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG
trust must come first — the walk-on-line song, a self-introduction engineered decades ahead of its stage
Here I Am (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
present, open, ready — a declaration engineered as a declaration, above the waterline by design
What We Share (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
memories kept and hearts tethered — a keepsake built with architecture, meant to stand
Worth the Wait (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
patient love as a finished monument — the waiting is over and the song stands in full daylight
Where I Am From (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
a happy immigration love story — built as a monument to arrival, standing in daylight
Hall of Fame (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
a tribute to enduring greatness — built as a monument and standing in daylight like one
Next in Line (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG-13
patience meets devotion's reward — a vow with architecture, standing in daylight
What I'll Do (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
selfless devotion as a standing vow — bravado of the gentlest kind, built to last above the line
FOOTHILLS74 songs
The shoreline. Songs carrying a second meaning, readable in one pass.
My Precious (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG
wealth versus spiritual clarity — the Gollum wink carries the second meaning in plain sight
History To Me (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
old tricks, new dog — the inversion carries the critique one step down
Disciple of Dirt (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
a blind man seeking clues — the humility frame carries the seeker reading in one pass
Hey Waiter (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG
searching for a strong heart — the restaurant frame serves the second meaning on the same plate
Moth (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
gliding through the rain — the moth's flight doubles as fragile persistence, visible in one pass
Bite Of the Apple (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
the serpent tempted your taste — the Eden frame carries the second meaning one step down
On the Rocks (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
cold as ice now — the drink pun does double duty for the relationship in one pass
Gettin' Juiced (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
the machine is plugged in — the power pun carries both readings on one cord
Uncashable (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
the misery tax — the economics frame carries the human cost one line down
Making a Killing (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
a quarter-per-hug gag with a warmth economy underneath — the joke and its point arrive together
My Garden (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)G
the garden is the relationship — a one-metaphor song where the second meaning grows in plain view
Riding a Wave (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
sailing away doubles as self-discovery — one image, two readings, both visible from shore
Heavy Machines (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
operating while jogging slowly — the absurd caution label doubles as a critique of autopilot living
Shield (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
a magnificent book lacking a spine — the binding pun carries the character critique in one pass
Best Left (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
heading west on a train — the departure doubles as the things best left unsaid, one pass
Lost and Found (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
four types of girls — the taxonomy carries its own commentary one step down
Behave (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
the Magellan in me needs to explore — the explorer gag maps a wandering-eye confession one step down
Point of Reference (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
Russians black or maybe white — the absurdist geopolitics gag carries a perception argument one step down
Spreading the Word (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
could use another plague or flood — the blasphemous shrug carries a misanthropy reading right below the smirk
Sunday Morning Sex (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
the snake came from the rib — the Genesis remix carries its irreverent second reading in one pass
Times Up (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
jumped when you should have ducked — the physical-comedy timing doubles as a life-timing verdict
Apocalypse Now, See You Later (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
watching everything get destroyed — the casual sign-off carries the numbness reading one step below the spectacle
Beast (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
the war machine is a beast — the monster metaphor does its double duty in one look
Patching the Hole (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
diamonds stuck in coal — the repair job doubles as a worth-under-pressure argument
Big Shoes (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
belief in "us" carried inside an image of growing into something — the second reading is one easy step down
Open and Closed (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
adoration on top, the open/closed door doing quiet double duty underneath — readable in one pass
Traffic (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
burning trees, fixing holes — the gridlock doubles as the civilization critique in one pass
Linear (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG
see in straight lines — the geometry openly doubles as a critique of narrow vision
Off the Road (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG
dodge and jump around — the driving image doubles as a life-evasion reading one lane over
Right By Sight (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
tamed with a brain — the domestication doubles as a critique of it, one pass
Rumours From Heaven (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG-13
rock and roll in heaven — the joke carries a genuinely open-door theology one step below the grin
Diddy Mockumentary Parody (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)NC-17
fame scandal satire — the mockumentary frame carries the industry-rot reading one step below the bit
Love and My Hand (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)X
an absurd gag that doubles as a loneliness confession — readable both ways at once
When You're Hammered (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
drunk chaos, consequences spiral — the party comedy carries the cautionary reading one drink down
Before Noah (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
biblical history reimagined ironically — the retelling carries its commentary one flood level down
Contacts (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
networking versus mass manipulation — the double meaning of the title does the work in one pass
Find the (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG
seek truth beyond illusions — the unfinished title is the second meaning, deliberately one step down
You're a Whore, Mrs. Robinson (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
a parody that's also a commentary on appetite and predation — the second meaning is one step below the joke
Dance Floor (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG-13
lose yourself completely — release or erasure, both readings arrive in one pass
Name In Lights (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG-13
what happens when you're exposed? — the marquee doubles as an interrogation lamp, one step down
the Watcher (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG
someone watching over — guardian or surveillance, both readings arrive in one pass
Hideaway (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
infidelity with a twist — the twist is the second reading, placed one step below the setup
She Don't Come Easy (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)X
the joke rides on top of a genuinely failing intimacy — two readings in one pass
Below Zero (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
freezing out the past — the thermostat metaphor carries the grudge one degree down
Endless Chorus (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
repeating the same pain — the song structure doubles as the relationship pattern, hearable in one listen
Heart Strings (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
pulling until they snap — the instrument pun plays both meanings in one pass
Jewelry Box (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
a promise contained — the box holds the second meaning where you can see it
Midas Touch (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
turned me into gold — the myth carries its curse reading exactly one touch down
Discartes (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG
I think, therefore I am? — the question mark is the second meaning, one step below the philosophy joke
First Glance (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG
more than appears at first — a song whose stated thesis is literally the two-reading structure it uses
All in a Day (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG-13
serving and resisting power — the workday frame carries both readings on one shift
Bricklayer (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG
paving new paths — the trade is the metaphor and the metaphor is visible from the sidewalk
Leaving Your Roots (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG
travelling to find self — the journey doubles as the search, both readings in one pass
Old Eli (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
humming lost human freedom — the character sketch carries the history lesson one step down
Sand Castles (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
love washed away again — the tide metaphor does its double duty in one pass
Concrete People (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
hearts of cold stone — the material doubles as the diagnosis in one look
Fight for Peace (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG
is this an oxymoron? — the title contradiction is the second meaning, surfaced on purpose
Sleep Walkers (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
pawns in an endless game — the sleepwalk image doubles as the critique, one pass
Dreamland (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
a shared fantasy that doubles as escape from something unnamed — the second reading is right below the dream
Fresco (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
love sketched through art — the painting metaphor carries a second meaning one brushstroke down
Butterfly (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG
cocooned beauty takes flight — one metamorphosis image, two readings, no diving gear needed
Nature of Man (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
men want all women — the blunt claim carries its own critique one step below the smirk
Blessing in Disguise (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG
nightmare becomes hidden gift — the reversal is the second reading, arriving one beat after the first
Frames (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
memories hang crookedly — the picture frame doubles as the memory's condition, one look
Half Full (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
glass half full, fragile — the optimism carries its own crack, visible in one pass
Match Maker (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
old love, new love — the matchmaking frame holds both flames in one pass
Beauties and Beasts (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG-13
love bridging opposites — the fairy-tale frame holds its second meaning one step down
Gypsy Mamma (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
a life changed by chance — the character story doubles as a fate argument, readable in one pass
Stars (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
guiding light through darkness — the navigation metaphor carries its second meaning in one pass
Stranger Then Fiction (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG-13
the best-case scenario that outran fiction — the disbelief carries a second reading in one pass
Color of Love (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG
love seen through feelings — the synesthesia image holds a second meaning one shade down
Golden Archer (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG-13
release the weight, feel light — the archery frame lets both meanings loose together
Lyrical Groom and Musical Bride (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG
the wedding of words and music — a self-portrait of the collaboration wearing a veil thin enough to see through
Sure Shore (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG-13
freedom found in drift — the sailing image doubles as surrender, readable from the beach
SEA LEVEL96 songs
The waterline. Surface content and emotional content at equal weight.
Ex-Poem (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
love beheaded, trust ducked — the wordplay and the wound carry equal weight
Let Me In (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG
lighting matches for souls — the invitation and the desperation behind it weigh the same
Call It Fate (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
tragedy strikes without mercy — the naming and the helplessness weigh the same
Shadow Boxing (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
internal battles leave scars — the fight and the opponent being yourself weigh the same
Cement (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
surviving the winter storm — the hardening and the season it hardens against weigh the same
Devil's Friend (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
keep learning while burning — the education and the fire tuition weigh the same
Fancy Words (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
sacrificing for my kids — the eloquence and the plain cost underneath sit at one depth
Thick Skin (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG
horns and blood thorns — the armor and what it cost to grow hold equal weight
Get Outta My House (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
the writing on the wall — the eviction and the ending it stands for hold one depth
Smiles and Frowns (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG
thorns to my crown — the public face and the private cost at one depth
Valentine's Woes (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG
flowers will never bloom — the holiday and the grief it triggers weigh the same
Victim of Fate (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
a hard pill to swallow — the fate and the swallowing weigh the same
Poorest Chorus (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
the economically crucified soul — the argument and the anguish weigh the same
Let It Ride (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
pushing, pulling, retreating — the motion of the relationship and the anxiety inside it at equal depth
Monuments (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
a shrine to shared moments — the memorializing and the fear of losing them weigh the same
Tears of Trust (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
kinship and vulnerability at equal weight — the trust and the tears share the waterline
Brain Games (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
monotonous like the rain — the game and the grinding sameness weigh the same
Other Times (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
love starts the fight — the affection and the combustion weigh the same
Story of My Life (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
hesitating cost a dozen wives — the comedy of it and the regret in it weigh the same
Crystal Ball (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
shattered the glass lately — the fortune and the broken telling of it hold one depth
Never Be (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
the sky is getting dark — the forecast and the acceptance weigh the same
Triangle (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
fallen back under the spell — the relapse and the sweetness of it weigh the same
Walking Paradox (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
a king without a spouse — the crown and the empty throne beside it weigh the same
Actress (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
wrong writer, so why choose me — the performance and the miscasting hurt weigh the same
Dot Dot Space (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
was the team, now the mascot — the joke and the demotion sting weigh the same
Bird On a String (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
a prized-possession love with the tether visible — tenderness and holding-on weigh the same
Ten Feet Tall (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)G
the voice-leads-you-home image carries the love and the lostness at equal weight — comfort and need in the same line
Rival (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
dying for my rival — the combat and the strange devotion in it weigh the same
Another Quarter (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
make my mark before — the ambition and the shrinking clock sit at one depth
Fields of Time (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
my big book, dusty — the life's work and the dust on it hold one depth
Learn From the Masters (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
paper cuts never heal — the lesson and the permanent sting of learning it weigh the same
Rock Star Dreams (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
contemplating how to backtrack — the dream and the doubt about it hold one depth
Running Free (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
the memory of running free — the freedom and its being only a memory weigh the same
My Partner in Crime (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG-13
a partner in crime divine — the devotion and the trouble it courts weigh the same
Groove Back II (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
fallen fame seeks return — the comeback hunger and the fall that caused it weigh the same
Reckless Girls (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)X
the heat and the compulsion carry equal weight — obsession felt as both thrill and symptom
Stars and Strangers (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG
roads traveled, connections fading — the wonder and the loneliness share the night sky
Tony's Song (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
war pressure, fatherhood looming — the duty and the fear arrive at equal weight
Keeping Cool (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
leadership failures provoke fear — the composure and the panic underneath weigh the same
Some Will Say (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
judgment, rumor, public perception — the talk and the toll of being talked about weigh the same
Unbendable Soldiers (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
soldiers trapped, war ongoing — the rigidity and the trap hold one depth
Grindr Diaries (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
the hookups and the emptiness sit in the same line — neither dominates
Like an Angel (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
tenderness written in X language — the courtship and the carnality weigh the same
Night Light (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG
a beacon through the void — the comfort and the void it answers hold equal weight
the Game (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG
try and fail repeatedly — the playing and the losing carry equal weight
the Spot (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG-13
searching for validation — the wanting and the emptiness it fills weigh the same
Alcohol (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
return endlessly — the pull and the returning weigh the same, every time
Let Me Live the Dream (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
reality promised — the dream requested and the reality owed hold equal weight
Look Her Up (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
second chance, say hi — the nudge and the regret behind it weigh the same
There It Goes (Set List 5 — Living à la Mode)PG-13
a lonely man, reckless encounters — the comedy and the loneliness driving it weigh the same
Cry Me a River (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
warm tears, cold heart — the tears and the temperature drop weigh exactly the same
Expired (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
time has finally faded — the ending and the relief-grief blend hold one depth
He Said She Said (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
echoes of unresolved talk — both sides and the unresolved middle weigh the same
Lament (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
mourning what is gone — the grief is the song and the song is the grief, at one depth
Nothing At All (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
empty promises, no delivery — the promise and the nothing behind it hold one depth
Betrayal (Set List 7 — Extremes)NC-17
betrayed by a kiss — the intimacy and the knife arrive in the same gesture, equal weight
Down (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG-13
climbing back again — the fall and the climb hold the same line
Fear (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG-13
always at my side — the companionship framing and the dread carry equal weight
Somewhere (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG
love is inside somewhere — the hope and the not-yet-found weigh the same
Believe Me (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG
the price that some pay — the plea and the cost behind it at equal weight
Better Than It Seems (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG-13
better than it seems — the reassurance and the seeming carry equal weight by design
Last Man Standing (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG-13
alone but still standing — the survival and the solitude weigh the same
Singer Songwriter (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG
questioning life through words — the craft and the doubt it manages sit at one depth
House of Shattered Glass (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
love unreturned, empty heart — the ruin and the tenant weigh the same
Postcard (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG
longing through distant words — the message and the miles it can't close weigh the same
Snowflakes (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
at the window's ledge, it's snowing — the stillness and what the ledge implies weigh the same, deliberately
Let Down (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
trust given before earned — the giving and the cost of it weigh the same
Table for Two (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG
long-distance love persists — the set table and the empty chair weigh the same
As I Play (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG
light or cocaine — the joy of playing and the addiction question weigh exactly the same
Carry Me (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
struggling, needing support — the asking and the weakness it admits balance out
End of the Road (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG
a long journey to love — the arrival and the miles it cost balance out
Looking for Love (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
searching all the wrong places — the search and the pattern it repeats hold one depth
Low Down (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
bullied, trapped, feeling low — the circumstance and the feeling are given equal weight
Breaking the Chains (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
some chains never break — the effort and the limit sit at one depth
Coming of Fall (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG
searching for some proof — the season turning and the faith wavering at one depth
Overrated (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
accomplishments feel empty — the trophies and the hollowness weigh the same
Stranded (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
clinging to fragile hope — the holding-on and the fragility weigh the same
In the Pouring Rain (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
drenched but still yours — devotion and misery holding equal weight in the storm
See This Thru (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
longing held while the heart waits — the hope and the ache balance exactly
Still Thinking of You Tonight (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
constant thought, silent yearning — devotion and its loneliness at one depth
Warm Shoulder (Song List 5 — Love Without a Doubt)PG
comfort offered and fear calmed — the reassurance and the need for it weigh the same
Breaking Her Heart (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
love hurts, guilt lingers — the harm done and the guilt carried sit at one depth
How Can You (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
she was not true — the question and the answer it dreads weigh the same
Leaving California (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
farewell west coast sorrow — the leaving and the grieving share the seat
Melody of Sorrow (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
another love got away — the melody and the sorrow are the same water
Now Boarding (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
travel reminiscent of heartbreak — the departure and the memory board together
Rainy Day Sunshine (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG
realizing she was the one — the warmth and the too-late of it share the line
Train (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG
when two aren't one — the momentum and the drifting-apart share the track
Trying Times (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
hardship tests the soul — the trial and the endurance weigh the same
Unity (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
true love lasts forever? — the vow and the question mark weigh exactly the same
Used to Be (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
it got away again — the loss and the again of it share one line
Water Flesh and Bone (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
leaving may be better — the staying and the going hold equal water
Prayer for Life's Meaning (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG
seeking truth in faith — the asking and the doubt that makes asking necessary weigh the same
Rocking the World (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG
fame and life collide — the thrill and the cost share the same line
Thunderstorms (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG-13
small pain sparking hope — the storm and the clearing carry equal weight
Within Reach (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG-13
striving for what's close — the nearness and the not-yet weigh the same
SHELF97 songs
Below the surface, light still reaching — the frame is a delivery system for something said openly.
Monetization (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
rejecting green-eyed corporate spin — the refusal is the statement, made in the open
Pen and Paper (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
deciphering the world's insanity — the tools are on the table and the job is stated openly
Puzzle Pieces (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
fitting the broken jigsaw — the mission statement song; the repair job is declared in the open
Birthright (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
privilege shapes destinies unfairly — the thesis stated as thesis, no disguise
Intellectual Property (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
neglect erodes cultural foundations — the erosion is named openly, brick by brick
Obamafication (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
rhetoric masks empty hope — the critique of the mask is itself made in the open
Pardon Me (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
corruption shields the guilty — the indictment is filed in the open
Pushing the Button (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
destruction waits at hand — the warning is the song, issued openly
Shades (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG
identity transcends outward appearance — the thesis stated as thesis, worn in the open like the shades themselves
Time's Up (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
facing the big wave — the reckoning is announced openly; the wave is on the poster
Dora (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
an invisible prison, break free — the escape instruction is delivered in the open
Can't Have That (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
leaders say no now — the refusal from above is exposed openly
Gate Keeper (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
digging a little deeper — the instruction is the song; the gate is named so you'll walk past it
Mickey D's (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
corporations start owning countries — the takeover thesis stated in the open, supersized
Permanent Lies (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
the empire is declining — the diagnosis is delivered openly, that's the design
Pledge (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
globalization without exploitation — the demand is stated as a demand, in daylight
Staking the Flag (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
trail of tears steps — the conquest is renamed openly for what it was
United We Stand (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
divided we fall apart — the completion of the motto is the open thesis
Aum... What She Said... Um (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
stream-of-consciousness used openly as the method — the river of thought is the stated subject
Happy Place (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)G
a melody used openly as a coping tool — the song states its own function: repeat when needed
Only Shared With You (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
truth-within-a-song stated as exactly that — intimacy delivered as an open declaration of method
Synergy (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
the energy-between-beings thesis stated as thesis — philosophy handed over in the open
Sign of the Times (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
the boot gets too big — the escalation is measured openly, size by size
Solving Problems (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
precision beats power, timing — the method is handed over openly, that's the whole tool
Chameleon (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG
dreams are free, believe — encouragement delivered as open doctrine
How and When (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG
turning my hurt into art — the conversion is stated openly; the song is its own receipt
Hypocrites (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG-13
the priest might be the predator — the accusation is stated in the open; the exposure is the design
Kneeling (Set List 16 — Kneel, Heal and Rise)PG
stopped shaking, fully steady — recovery reported in the open, the posture is the statement
Battle Cry (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
bad advice kills you — the warning is the song, shouted in the open
Gauging Time (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
the days you got left — the countdown is run openly; mortality with a gauge on it
War Leonard 19 (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
the rich and the poor — the class ledger is opened in daylight, Cohen-style
Glass House (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)PG-13
reap what you sow, said through glass everyone can see through — the warning is delivered openly
Unwritten and Unsaid (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)PG
the maze-straightening is stated openly — a song about what silence fixes, delivered without disguise
Paradigm (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
designing a new mankind — the difference-is-the-root-of-hate argument delivered as open thesis
Rest In Power (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
tiger by the toe — the eulogy-as-argument is made in the open; the childhood rhyme is repurposed in daylight
Status Quo Woes (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
raise a fist, resist — the quarter-priced-advice thesis stated as open doctrine
Unwinnable (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
bathed in dark energies but handing over the reshape-your-reality prescription openly — the remedy is the point
Violence Is Their Solution (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
guarding the institutional bunker — the accusation is made in the open, that's the design
Dying Day (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
tomorrow is the day — mortality scheduled out loud; the openness is the whole move
New Sight (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG
species just die out — extinction as open statement, delivered without a mask
Undefeated (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG
time is undefeated, always — the mortality thesis stated flat and in the open
Fuzzy Math (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)NC-17
wealthy, white, ignorant, great — the satire states its target openly; the arithmetic is done in front of you
Act Fasting (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
indecision leads to death — the stakes of stalling laid out in the open
Perfect (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
action chosen over perfection — the working philosophy stated openly, ship-it as doctrine
Bribe the Poor Blackmail the Rich (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
inequality fuels systemic violence — the mechanism is named in the title and argued in daylight
Catch a Stray (Set List 23 — Zionation)NC-17
covert operations exposed — the accusation is the design, made in the open at full volume
Don't Shoot (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG
shared humanity, senseless violence — the plea is the statement, made in the open where pleas belong
Kayfabe (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
politics as wrestling performance — the whole thesis is in the title, delivered openly and pinned in the middle of the ring
Noble Place Hate (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
war, taxes, manipulated loyalty — the manipulation is itemized in the open
One Step Higher (Set List 23 — Zionation)NC-17
corruption and influence charted — an open indictment climbing the ladder rung by rung
Point My Finger (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
critique, responsibility, human conflict — the pointing is examined openly, including the hand doing it
Sun, Moon and Truth (Set List 23 — Zionation)NC-17
media bought, truths hidden — the concealment is exposed openly; the song is the flashlight, not the cave
Four Pills a Day (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
the X frame is a delivery system for a real statement about risk, safety and self-care — he isn't hiding what he's doing
Slinging Lines (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
perpetrator-voice exposure of manipulation — the X language is how the power dynamic gets shown, openly
Advice (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG
looking for a sign — a song that openly performs the asking it's about
Blank Pages (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)G
the unwritten story as an open statement about a life still in draft — the frame is the message, said plainly
Fences (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG-13
separation everywhere — the barrier thesis stated plainly, fence by fence
Rat Park (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
companions in cages — the famous experiment used openly as an argument about addiction and isolation
Rehab (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
permanently altered — the aftermath is reported in the open, no mask on the changes
Something In My Genes (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
addiction in the blood — the inheritance is named plainly; the openness is the point
Watering the Weeds (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
don't feed what harms — the garden rule is the recovery rule, stated openly
Face To Face (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
meeting truth directly — the confrontation is the stated method, no mask
Matches To Burn (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
igniting the final bridge — the paper-ain't-worth-nothing thesis lit in the open; the burning is the statement
Dirt (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
your little secret's worth — the keeping-secrets-from-yourself question is asked point blank, in the open
Wheat and Chaff (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
what can't be taken — the separation test is applied openly; the keeping is the lesson
Listen (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG-13
failure to act hurts — the consequence is stated openly as the lesson
Sky and Light (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG
how we see everything — a perception thesis stated in the open air it describes
Thirty Seconds (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG
a song built as an advertisement that openly sells unplugging — the frame is the statement
Applied Faith (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG
manifest your own destiny — doctrine stated as doctrine, the title is the method
Complicated Subject (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG-13
a matter of war and history — the difficulty is named openly and walked through in the light
Fate Is a Word (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG-13
practice what I preach — self-accountability stated as its own sermon
Friend (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG
learning love is priceless — the lesson is delivered as a lesson, openly
Sides (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG
no winners to lose — a conflict thesis handed over in the open, meant to be used
Speak (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG-13
before it is too late — urgency stated as open instruction
Cost of War (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG-13
soldiers carry unseen scars — the invisible toll named openly, that's the whole mission
Fallen Walls (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG-13
history repeats, power divides — the thesis is carried openly on the rubble
Gift (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG
freedom found in giving — the thesis of the whole September 1st plan, stated openly years early
Knowing the Know (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG
some people just know — an epistemology of instinct stated openly, LadyWeaver carrying it in daylight
Nevermore (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG
change begins with self — the resolution is the statement; the raven title is décor, not disguise
Pendulum (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
it swings both ways — the mechanism is the statement, stated in the open
Pennywise (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
questioning wealth and values — the interrogation is conducted openly, coin by coin
Allison's Airplane (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG
finding help through AA — the recovery frame is stated openly; the airplane carries it, doesn't hide it
Dead End (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
a warning ignored, a life ends — the caution is delivered openly; the entrapment address line lands in daylight
Light or the White (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
choose light or cocaine — the fork in the road is named openly; the choice is the whole song
You Can Never Run Away from Yourself (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
no escape from self — the title is the thesis, delivered openly and repeated until it lands
Clean Wipe to the Slate (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
start over, wipe clean — the fresh start declared openly as method
Perfect Imperfections (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG
flaws make love real — the paradox is stated as the point, openly
Right Between the Eyes (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
shoot the camera, not the gun — the swap is the statement, made openly
Trending (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
media always needs dirt — the critique is stated in the open, headline by headline
First Place (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG
giving up drinking hurts — recovery cost stated in the open, no mask on it
Dust to Dust (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
everything fades to ash — mortality stated in the open, the oldest thesis delivered plainly
All in Good Time (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
healing as Heinz fifty-seven — comic frame, but the patience prescription is stated right on the label
Michelangelo and Marble (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
teacher, student, marble, chisel — the sculpting frame openly delivers a statement about how people shape each other
Ripples (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
small actions, big consequences — the thesis is the song, stated openly and meant to be applied
Flow (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG-13
words moving like a river — the craft describing itself, openly
Fourth Chakra (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG
heart-guides-all-paths delivered as open doctrine — the spiritual frame is the statement itself
Smell the Flowers (Song List 9 — Between Us and Love)PG
pause-to-see-beauty as open instruction — the advice is the architecture
MIDNIGHT ZONE94 songs
No sunlight. The surface is the mask; the real subject is underneath.
Climbing the Ladder (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
scaling the drug hierarchy — the ambition frame masks the descent it actually describes
Exit the Sandman (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
drowning sorrows, chasing sleep — the bedtime frame masks the self-medication that is the subject
Have Not (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
morphine stripping your name — the numbness is the surface; the erasure of self is the subject below
Rain (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)G
the weather is the mask — pain filling hollow spaces is the real subject, and G-rated language keeps it below the light
Twisting the Knife (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG
severing ties without blood — the clean-break surface masks the wound doing the twisting
Heresy Speaks No Evil (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
the power system's false narratives — the official story is the mask; the machinery below is the subject
Picture Something Nice (Set List 10 — Go Ask Gramm)PG-13
vanity blinds harsh reality — the pretty picture is the mask; the blindness is the subject
Insomnia (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG-13
fighting for the human race — the sleeplessness is the surface; what keeps the fighter awake is the subject
Kicking the Can (Set List 11 — Noise, Lies and Longing)PG
walking toward no plan — the idle image masks the avoidance that is the real subject
Empty Eyes (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
feelings that I hide — the blankness is the mask by open admission; what's hidden is the subject
This Very Room (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
standing in head space — the room is the mask; the interior it maps is the subject
Underrated (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
giving up feels better — the relief is the surface; the surrender underneath is what the song is actually weighing
East Timor (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
swords swung in silence — the quiet is the mask; the ignored atrocity is the subject
Sleepless (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
pretending to have sight — the insomnia is the surface; the willful blindness is the subject
Steady Calm (Set List 13 — Power Shields)PG-13
legs dance, then dangle — the calm is the mask; the gallows underneath is the subject
Paper Thin (Set List 14 — 6,000 km to Denmark)PG
walls built to hide mirrors — the construction imagery masks the self-avoidance that drives it
Chit Chat Chatter (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG
flame of thought lost — the small talk is the mask; the drowned inner voice is the subject
Flim Flam Man (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
the weapon is loaded — the con-man patter is the mask; the coming explosion is the subject
Floating Head (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
the quadriplegic dancing white boy — the absurd image is the mask; the mind-body split is the subject
Messy Room (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
sweaty palm, cold steel — the clutter is the mask; what the steel is for is the subject below
Monarch (Set List 15 — Liminal State)PG-13
demons act as dogs — the loyal-pet framing is the mask; who they answer to is the subject
Beware of the Snoogins (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
the dumpster baby — the cartoon menace is the mask; the discarded-and-forgotten is the subject underneath the gag
Empty Room (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
make the bad things disappear — the magic-trick framing is the mask; what needs disappearing is the subject
Tired (Set List 17 — Smirks, Swears, Moans and Cries)PG-13
pretended her dad was her uncle — the gag setup is the mask; the family lie underneath is the subject
Building a Castle (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
head inside an oven — the construction title is the mask; the despair underneath is unmistakably the subject
Cliffhanger (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
towards the black abyss — the serial-thriller frame masks the pull of the edge that is the real subject
Enemy of This State (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
hope no longer conquers — the sedition framing is the mask; the death of hope is the subject
Flicker (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
real dark down here — the failing light is the mask; the place it fails in is the subject
Free Speech (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
ends on a cross — the liberty framing is the surface; the price of speaking is the subject
Happy Birthday to Me (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
no surprise party waiting — the celebration title is the mask; the empty room is the subject
Hidden Evils (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)PG-13
bleeding from the knots — the rope imagery is the surface; the concealed harm doing the cutting is the subject
After the Fact (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)PG
leaving told after the leaving — the real wound sits below the past-tense calm
Forget Me Knot (Set List 19 — Della of Troy)PG
the pun is the surface, the haunting first-marriage memory is the subject underneath the knot
Entirely (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
descent into family insanity — the family frame is the surface; the inherited unraveling is the subject
Hive Mind (Set List 2 — Plurality)PG-13
the zombie eye in the sky — the swarm is the surface; the surrendered individuality is the subject
Timebomb (Set List 2 — Plurality)R
a ticking with a name attached — the countdown is the surface; the person it's strapped to is the subject
Plankton (Set List 20 — The Cost of Light)PG-13
hocus pocus, lose focus — the misdirection is the surface; who benefits from the lost focus is the subject
Dom - Vio (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG-13
no video, let go — the clipped title is the mask; the unrecorded domestic violence underneath is unmistakably the subject
Hurting Her Knees and Pride (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG-13
hiding in the bushes — the slapstick fall is the mask; the humiliation and what led to the hiding is the subject
Man Enough (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG-13
dead men don't lie — the tough-guy title is the mask; what proving it costs is the subject
Never Expect It (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)NC-17
the husband's dead — the true-crime shock is the surface; how violence arrives unannounced is the subject
Shell (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG-13
a shell of used-to-be — the emptiness is stated but the hollowing-out that caused it is the subject below
Venus (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)NC-17
welcome to the world of AIDS — the goddess title is the mask; the epidemic-era terror underneath is the subject
Another Epic Poem (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
public mask, private fracture — the mask is named in the gloss; the fracture behind it is the subject
Key To Be Free (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
madness mistaken for freedom — the liberation is the mask; the unraveling is the subject
Kill the Seed (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
tech paranoia, control rising — the sci-fi surface masks a real argument about who owns the future
Lick My Toes Ho (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)X
degradation worn as a mask over collapse — the vice is the surface, the despair is the subject
Me and Tom Cruise (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
delusion fueled by fame — the celebrity bit is the mask; the delusion doing the driving is the subject
My Fan Fiction (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)PG-13
imagined love replaces reality — the fandom gag is the mask; the substitution is the subject
Strawman (Set List 23 — Zionation)PG-13
blame displaced, isolation persists — the argument-dummy is the mask; the loneliness it protects is the subject
Browser History (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)NC-17
deep web, deep trouble — the screen is the mask; what the searching stands in for is the subject
Chick Fillet (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
the revenge-porn frame with a turn — the mask is the genre, the subject is what almost happened instead
Three-Month Girl (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
vengeance on the surface, real hurt underneath — the listener has to dive to find the wound driving it
F the W (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG-13
the defiant high is the surface — what's being numbed is the real subject underneath the shrug
It Doesn't Matter (Set List 3 — Self in the Mirror)PG
nothing feels real — the shrug is the mask; the dissociation underneath is the subject
Married To Something Else (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
bound to poison — the marriage frame is the mask; the vows are to the bottle
My Best Friends (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
twenty little killers — the friendship frame is the mask; the cigarettes-as-executioners is the subject
Old Friends (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
trapped inside walls — the reunion warmth is the mask; the shared captivity is the subject
Rest In Peace (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
a home destroyed completely — the epitaph is the surface; what was lost in the wreck is the subject
Half Told (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
stories left without end — the incompleteness is the surface; what got left out is the subject
Nameless (Set List 6 — Definitely Not Love)PG-13
losing identity in love — the romance is the surface; the erasure is the subject
Cop Asked the Witnesses (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
she couldn't go far — the procedural framing is the mask; what happened to her is the subject below it
Corey Story (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
where the problem is — the character study is the surface; the real location of the problem is the subject
Daddy Taught Me (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
as my daddy taught — the inheritance framing is the mask; what got passed down is the subject
Either Way (Set List 7 — Extremes)NC-17
a vessel of violence, live — the broadcast frame is the mask; what fills the vessel is the subject
Innocence Lost (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
as soon as you're high — the high is the surface; the innocence spent on it is the subject
Quest For Immortality (Set List 7 — Extremes)NC-17
lifting the final curtain — the quest framing is the mask; the fear of the curtain is the subject
Shadow of Smoke (Set List 7 — Extremes)PG-13
what you see disappears — the vanishing is the surface; what was never really there is the subject
Sniper's Song (Set List 7 — Extremes)NC-17
you are all prey — the killer persona is the mask; power, mortality, and who writes the headlines is the subject underneath
Playing Chess (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG-13
a setup from the start — the game is the surface; the rigging below is what the song is about
Pretty Fountains (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG-13
the illusion of progress — the ornament is the mask; the stagnation underneath is the subject
Spinning (Set List 8 — Boss Logic)PG-13
trapped inside my mind — the motion is the mask; the cage is the subject
Invisible Prison (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG
we are the key — the prison is the mask; the self-imposed captivity underneath is the subject
Slip Stream (Set List 9 — The Thralls of the Flame)PG-13
everything shiny and new — the gleam is the mask; what the shine distracts from is the subject
Deep Seeded (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG-13
regret from staying still — the stillness is the surface; the buried regret is the subject the title points at
Fourteen Days (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG
hiding away, avoiding life — the retreat is the surface; what's being avoided is the subject below
Visited a Place (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG-13
ignored damage destroyed everything — the visit is the frame; the neglect underneath is the story
Broken Mirror (Song List 10 — One Piece Missing)PG-13
fractured self, distorted perception — the glass is the mask; the fracture in the looker is the subject
Bottom of The Lake (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
sinking to escape love — the depth imagery is the mask; the chosen drowning is the subject
Curves of Sorrow (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
alcohol slowly kills him — the curves are the mask; the slow dying is what the song is about
She (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
trapped, controlled, life stolen — the portrait is the surface; the captivity underneath is the subject
Trash Can (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
burning memories to forget — the housekeeping is the mask; what won't burn is the subject
Warmer Waters (Song List 2 — Sheila Tequila)PG-13
the bottle chosen over purpose — the warmth is the mask; the surrender is the subject
Last Cup of Coffee (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
the final morning sip — the ritual is the mask; what makes it final is the subject below
Oasis (Song List 3 — A Day at the Office)PG-13
chasing a mirage of peace — the oasis is the mask; the desert is the subject
Fallen Clouds (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
ghosts of the past — the weather is the mask; the haunting is the subject
Maybe Someday (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
darkness slowly becomes a friend — the hopeful title is the mask; the acclimation to the dark is the subject
One Slip of the Knife (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
death waits in shadows — the accident frame masks the fragility-of-everything that is the subject
Pretty Toys (Song List 4 — A Traveler in the Distance)PG-13
broken by rich fantasies — the toys are the mask; who gets played with is the subject
Come For a Ride (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG-13
the last ride home — the invitation is the mask; the finality underneath is the subject
Dead Silence (Song List 6 — Undertows and Afterglows)PG
all together yet alone — the crowd is the mask; the isolation inside it is the subject
Little Bird (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG-13
deception and trickery as art — the charm is the mask; the con is the subject
Untitled Unlabeled (Song List 7 — High Tides and Landslides)PG
purest intentions, love hidden — the namelessness is the mask; the concealed love is the subject
Sunlight (Song List 8 — A Knight for a Lady)PG
the evil twin is the mask — the real subject is the self you fight in the dark to reach the light
TRENCH14 songs
The floor. Layered self-portraits and the heaviest confessions — excavation, not entertainment.
Daylight Again (Set List 1 — Glass Half Something)PG-13
sucked down the funnel and owning every mistake on the way — self-excavation with the collar-grab line doing the digging
Clinical Depression (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)NC-17
one mistake, far too late — the diagnosis is the title and the excavation is the song; no mask, all floor
Smitty's Anthem (Set List 12 — Wounded Masculinity)PG-13
dead inside, no lies — a character confession with no cover; the honesty is the excavation
Wave My Hands (Set List 18 — Corrugation Row)NC-17
the monster inside I conceal — a self-surveillance confession naming the concealment itself; excavation, not entertainment
Ten Percent Tom (Set List 21 — A Cold Plate)PG-13
lost passion along with love — a self-portrait at reduced capacity, named after himself; excavation with his own name on the dig site
Closure / Aftermath (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)NC-17
violence, guilt, mental collapse — a two-part excavation of the after; the whole song is the dig
Daylight Savings (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)NC-17
predatory thoughts in daylight — self-surveillance of the worst possibility, named to be contained; the heaviest kind of honesty
RIP Charlie (Set List 22 — Inherent Absence)NC-17
childhood trauma, warped fixation — root-cause excavation tracing the damage to its source, no flinch
Risk Genes (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)NC-17
hereditary struggles named as inheritance — the bloodline is examined openly at the floor of the catalog; excavation of origin
Thinking Gets Risky (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
self-surveillance confession — naming his own worst possibility in order to prevent it; excavation, not entertainment (ABYSS CANDIDATE)
Why I Like Sex (Set List 24 — Bi Ride or Die Ride)X
root-cause self-portrait — trauma traced to behavior with no flinch and no cover; the heaviest confession in the tier (ABYSS CANDIDATE)
Downward Spiral (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
falling that continues forever — the title track of the descent itself; excavation of the fall from inside it
Empty Bottle (Set List 4 — Downward Spiral)PG-13
see yourself inside — the quit-drinking confession that works as excavation; the bottle becomes the mirror
As for Me (Song List 1 — The Last Man Singing)PG-13
shattered self, many identities — a layered self-portrait that has to be excavated, not just heard
THE ABYSS0 songs
Past the Trench. X-only. Earned, not stocked. No song placed here without Tom’s ruling.
X-ONLY TERRITORY — ENTRY BY RULING, NOT BY RATING
Empty pending Tom’s rulings. Two Trench candidates are flagged on the ruling sheet — no song descends here without the champ’s signature.
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