Tonight’s song is for the beautiful Megan at fffcuk. In some of her pics her tongue is colored like she was eating a lollipop. So I wrote this love song just for her. — Kavalier Calm
Lollipop
Hey, lollipop, you make my head hot,
and I want you to color my tongue.
Darlin’, I know you’re sweet,
so give that sugar to me.
I promise I will take it slow;
I won’t bite unless you want me to.
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Dum-dum, I know you’re smart,
so say you’ll give me your heart.
CHORUS
The blogger at christiannolen14 requested a song for his girlfriend. He said: “She has depression and I want her to know I’ll make every day better than the last.” Let her know, friend, with this song and with words of your own. Free downloads (just enter $0 as the price) are available here. Much love. — Kavalier Calm
I just wrote this blues song for Robert Griffin III. As silly as the lyrics seem, I’m seriously grateful to RG3. As a young Redskins fan, I’ve been waiting my whole life to root for a true superstar athlete. I was so desperate, I probably would have cheered for a bad person as long as he was winning. Luckily, RG is a great human being, so I can wish him the best without any guilt. Free downloads of this song are here (just enter $0 as the price). HTTR! — Kavalier Calm
Hail to RG3
Hail to the Redskins!
Hail to RG3!
Brave on the warpath!
Fight for old DC!
This city wept and prayed for a hero,
and the Lord gave us number 10.
Some say he’s Superman—
just look at his socks!
But I like him most
‘cause he seems just like us:
hard working and full of Faith
each and every day.
I’m glad he put his smart head
in a helmet.
DC’s got enough lawyers
to go around.
We don’t need another cornball politician;
we need a man to score touchdowns.
Other teams can have Luck.
We trust in Skill.
Our Baylor Bear can jump
any hurdle.
And every time I buy a Five Dollar Footlong,
this is just what I sing:
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Why do I make bedroom music? Well, I like everything I make in bedrooms—if you know what I mean—so why not make my music there, too?
Tonight’s song “Reflex” is for Katy at can-i-waste-all-your-time. She told me she’s in a love that she shouldn’t be in, but she can’t help herself. You could say she responds to this boy like a reflex, like cause and effect…Thanks for inspiring me, Katy. Enjoy listening, friends. Much love. — Kavalier Calm
The inspiration for tonight’s song is the wonderful writer at ordinarywonder, specifically her poem “Trebuchet”. I wanted to sing this poem the first time I read it, so I turned it into a song by adding a second verse. I recorded the vocals and acoustic guitar in just one take, then I layered some electric guitar solos over top. I hope you all enjoy. Much love. — Kavalier Calm
Trebuchet
She loves you like a trebuchet,
using her own desire as a counterweight.
So when you finally have the nerve
to pull the trigger, when you find release,
she moves at violent speed;
well beyond your scope of vision…
You were the one—the manmade threat—
who dared to break her sweet, innocent neck
in the name of a siege on a heart,
and if she looks back as she falls,
she’ll know you’re the cause of it all,
she’ll know you sent her away…
Tonight’s song is for the lovely Cristina at she-likes-bittersweet-love. As you listen, friends, imagine violin solos overtop the guitar-only parts. (Any violin players out there want to try? Message me.) Much love. — Kavalier Calm
Bittersweet
She wants a genie who can grant
every wish she’s ever had.
And she wants a boy to worship her,
to tell her she’s worth fighting for.
Oh, I am not enough
for a girl who wants bittersweet love,
for a girl who wants a dark prince
to give her a love that can’t exist.
She wants an artist to put her to use:
write, paint, and sing about his muse.
And she wants a man to make her wish
for a never-ending kiss.
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A number of people requested that I make my song for the beautiful, brown-eyed Manda available for download, so I just put it up for free download here (just enter $0 as the price). Download it, everybody, and then share it with your friends. Especially all the girls you know who think boys don’t like brown eyes (because I do). Thanks again for inspiring me, Manda. And keep batting those eyelashes. — KC
Manda
Manda, those big brown eyes
turn me to mush inside.
I am clay in your hands;
your wish is my command.
And I thought my defenses were high,
that I wouldn’t let you inside.
But my walls came tumbling down
as soon as I saw those eyes of brown.
Manda, do you know the power you hold?
I went from not for sale to sold.
I turn to jelly and my knees go weak
when you lay those eyes on me.
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She Suffers
I know a girl, a rose, a petal fallen from grace.
And the moonlight sighs as she suffers fate.
Handsome gentlemen make her weak.
She thinks all their flowers pretty.
And when she is mine, I try to find
her innocence and her crime
because she suffers,
because she suffers fate.
And all the shades of gray, and all the talk of right and wrong,
help me draw the fault line between the world and us.
And we keep on spinning, loop into the madness,
but there’s no cure in the medicine cabinet
CHORUS
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I asked my friend Aliya at the awesome blog Pokemon-personalities for ideas for a new Poke-song. She suggested this post might inspire me, and it did. You know when you are mad—and you want to be mad—but your best friend makes you laugh? When you just can’t help but feel better? I think this image captures that magic. Pikachu was such a good friend for Ash; he never let Ash give up hope. So I wrote a song about their friendship. Can you spot all the Poke-references in the lyrics? Free downloads of this song are here (just enter $0 as the price). Much love. — Kavalier Calm
Best Friends
To be the very best, like no one ever was,
we need friends who believe in us
to tell us dreams are like Butterfrees:
they’re only caught in a net that swings.
When our heart is weak, good friends make it beat.
They bolt and shock us with lightning
‘til we believe.
To earn every badge of courage you can
takes a good friend’s helping hand.
On sad days they say, “You won’t catch them all
if you give up throwing the ball.”
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‘Cause life’s an adventure, life’s a quest,
and for it we need friends who are the best.
CHORUS
Make a song request!
Victoria requested a song about music helping a girl through depression. Allison asked for a song she could fall asleep to. This dreamy tune meets both wonderful requests at once. Just hit play then close your eyes. Free downloads of this song are here (just enter $0 as the price). Much love. — Kavalier Calm
Good Night
You told me your days are full of sorrow.
You don’t care if there’s tomorrow.
And I can’t beat the ghosts in your mind,
so I wrote a song to wish you good night.
Good night, my love. Just dream.
Good night, my love. Just sleep.
No place is as safe as your bed.
Close your eyes and rest your head.
Demons and doubts run in fright
when I use my heart to wish you good night.
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Tonight’s song is for the lovely Mackenzie at vodkacupakes. She’s trying to lose weight—which I know first hand is a very noble and difficult goal—but I just wanted to let her know that I think she is beautiful and kind regardless of her size and shape. Free downloads of this song are here (just enter $0 as the price). Much love. — Kavalier Calm
The Way You Weigh On My Heart
You wish you were small,
you want a new shape,
but you should know
that I think you’re great.
Was it the magazines
or the movies
that blinded you
to what I see?
And I beg you don’t disappear, don’t fade away.
I’ll take every ounce of you and say:
You’re beautiful just the way you are,
and I like the way you weigh on my heart.
Your body is a temple
where I love to pray.
Please don’t take
my new-found faith.
And I’m sorry you got
seven years bad luck.
Your mirror must be broken
if you think you aren’t enough.
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Tonight’s song and video are for the beautiful Erica at puresighs. We both wish we lived in Paris, we both wish we were yellow roses instead of thorns, we both see people as Sylvia Plath did in The Bell Jar. We are sick in the same way…I think. Free downloads of this song are here (just enter $0 as the price). Much love. — Kavalier Calm
Atlas
Darlin’, you are my world,
and you weigh on my shoulders.
But I’ll be your Atlas; no, I won’t shrug
‘cause you are enough…
…to give my days weight and gravity.
Some days I fear how it pulls at me.
CHORUS…for me.
I felt just like a boy until I claimed your weight;
like a pedestal, a god, I hold you high.
CHORUS…for me.
