Wednesday, October 8, 2014

PROJECT RUGGED


Check out Project Rugged. It's a cool site started by our friend Justin; with a focus on peace, love, spirit and learning. An amazing collection of links and ideas guaranteed to stimulate the mind.

Wednesday, September 3, 2014

BUT WE'LL NEVER GET ON MTV THIS WAY

 Welsher playing Colin's house party, September 2002


Night! / 18 days of rainy, stormy suburban days and nights, as my mind wanders away as it changes from raining, to hailing, to snowing / 18 grey, wet days of raindrops slipping off my windowpane like shattered pieces of a dream / I know that you could've, should've, must've liked me for at least that one pouring rainy day I remember and I pray as you're leaving High School today, it could be in your heart you'll let me stay / But in case you ever need a smile, I'll be right here waiting for your phone call for a while 'cause I think I gotta make you play my way today / 18 foggy days, the massaging sounds of A.L. town on a foggy day / Still, you don't even know my name, so I live each day for my dreams / 18 grey, wet days of raindrops slipping off my windowpane like shattered pieces of a dream / Now, I sit in class all day, and I rearrange all the letters in your name / Anticipating, but every time you turn, I really wanna look down / And if I could be your man, baby, I'll treat you so wrong so I can make it so right / So I'll get started choosing names for our kids to-

Friday, May 30, 2014

ALTERNATIVE 3


I lose my life just to say:
I'm powerless to choose who must represent the human race
So I will be a slave if those in power have their way
From the inevitable war or global crisis that we face

We tried to blast holes in the stratosphere,
We thought the heat and pollution could escape into space and we'd be safe
We tried to build an underground network of tunnels and cities,
But now we must leave the Earth, establish colonies - Alternative 3

I'll fend for myself, left for dead on the surface
No longer will I let you rape me

Saturday, April 5, 2014

TALIBAN GIRL

I don't want to be afraid anymore. No, I don't want to be afraid anymore
 
Dear, my little "Taliban girl", we met one hot late June night, under the Baghdad moonlight
With all the fear, hate and violence in the world,
Love-grenade in hand, and you just pulled the pin - blow up my heart again
So here, my little "Taliban girl", take these dog-tags for a start, so I don't get a purple heart
I've never been one for prayer, can you give a life of sin a whirl?
Blow me up again, blow me up again...
 
I want to dream, but I can't believe where we are when shooting guns seem to take the place of shooting stars
I want to sing with you happily-ever-after in a world of peace,
When I met you I swore I'd always make love, not war
 
It's so clear, my little "Taliban girl", they'll kill us both when they see that we're in love,
the way life should be
Never been one for prayer, can you give a life of sin a whirl?
Blow me up again, blow me up again...
 
I want to dream, but I can't believe where we are when shooting guns seem to take the place of shooting stars
I want to sing with you happily-ever-after in a world of peace,
When I met you I swore I'd always make love, not war
 
So dear, my little "al-Queda chick", my little insurgent, I'll be your infidel, you be my terrorist
But I just want your kiss, call me "El Ray" cause I never miss
Blow up my world again, blow me up again!
 
I don't want to be afraid anymore. No, I don't want to be afraid anymore
 
All we are saying is give peace a chance
 

Tuesday, March 4, 2014

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE

Will someone explain to me,
Why should I just tag along, when I know I can change the world with a song?
So I'll try this rhythm, melody, harmony cause now I am free.

For once in my life, I can't wait another day in vain at last
My fairytale and all my fantasy "I let down my guard and sing" feelings have all but passed
But for once in my life, I won't settle for someone fine who makes me sad
I won't give into charming ways that I could not have

I was reluctant to change but as of this morning, I could instantly breathe easily
And I just wanna groove this way now, I'm feeling lucky, I could instantly breathe easily
I got a lot to say so just listen to me, as I will be what I will be, I could instantly breathe easily
As I shout, "Will someone explain to me why?"

For once, I can't deny I'm having one hell of a time, for once in my life!

For once I'm gonna slide by you, I can't do much more than slide
(Will someone explain to me why I am the way that I am?)
For once I won't allow my superficiality to get the best of me
(I'm never gonna lose this hope I have for once in my life)
For once I won't hesitate, I'll accelerate through the strife and the yellow light in my mind
For once I see here and now I can so much more while I'm still alive

And someday if I die, I'll leave this song behind...

Do I long to find a piece of mind? Turn back the hands of time? Do I?
Why do I do laps each day through my mind?
Do I dare consider my alternatives to this world, or do I just do what I'm sure I'll do anyway?
Am I singing my life away in sweet naivety nonchalantly?
I thought all hope was gone, I cried 'till dawn the night you left me and the morning I moved on
For once in my life

So why should I just tag along when I know I can change the world with a song?

Saturday, March 1, 2014

ABOVE THE SMOG LAYER

Beyond my cluttered room,
Unmade sheets, "Faker" tattoo
See past this fast drum-line, the swelling of the seas,
1983, it's so hard to conceive when everyone's so naïve
I see a time with human slaves to machines

I think I have a chance to do something in the near-future that'll one day be viewed with significance
Or am I just drunk again?

Sore throats, satellites fall from the skies
Small bones, take my hand being with large eyes

We visited civilizations that came before
They showed me galaxies human beings could only dream to explore
They said "Here we are engaged in World War Four"

So tell me stars, why should I stay?
All my friends have gone away
There's no "Hollywood Ending" for me
No house in the hills, still I can't breathe

Oh me, oh my, a tropical sunrise by the power lines
To mesmerize me, hypnotize me, solve the mystery of the missing time
Now I'm enlightened,
But to my horror I see their triangle logo so now I know they're watching me
And tracking me

Monday, February 24, 2014

1,998 CIRCLES

Alta Loma High School, 4/20/01

And have you ever looked at a girl to see maybe even if she was looking at you looking at her?
If there was a word for the feeling there was whenever she'd give you a hug, then why are you so sure you know you feel unsure?

I think I mind not what my mind thinks, not only what you think of me
And I don't think I mind I think you blow my mind
I wonder if you could ever know that I often wonder if you could ever know I wonder if I could ever talk you sometime...

I watch the time on my watch fade away like the days that I must have forgot
When I watch and know you're watching me
I dream of words I could've said to her to tell the friend of your best friend
Had I had now the courage I needed then

Or have you ever lied now, and told her that you just want to be friends,
Then you cry and live so hopelessly?
Although it seems unlikely, your never knowing, you know that's what keeps you going
And how could a girl like that like me?

I know that I will get what I deserve,
Hopefully someday so will you
(Alone) But right now time is like a collogue in my mind:
(Days) Frozen, wasted, and confused,

Well, my life without you

Photo by Joel Fisk

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

EMBELLISHMENT

Where are you in life?
Where the hell am I?
Does my circle fit into your square?
Do you care?
It seems the only trait we share is that we both breathe air

But you need the clean, aquamarine, and me, every breath I take is laced with chlorine
A limited amount of space where I can be myself,
Should I free myself for my mental health?

To settle is to give up, thought that I could be happy with what I got,
Obviously not, I must have forgot the time I got caught flirting with my girlfriend squirting tears at the coffee shop
Oh, how I'd love to be one of those lucky human beings born with better genes,
God stitched right at the seams, but I'm just lil' ol' me,
Supporting by sporting band's tees is my steez,
"All I need is me" is a fallacy,
I want a girl with a 'grindcore' mentality,
A jazzy personality, porn star sexuality,
How 'punk rock' would we be?

It's like a voice inside of me:
"B, fear no loss, let go of everything!"
But loyal I remain...

Do you think of me, do I....
Sprinkle pink sparkle in your eyes?   (I live for the)
Make you be giddy at odd times?   (I yearn, I pray, I)
Turn on excite you all night long?   (For you to write this)
To sell one's soul is to write one song

Your slight brush up against me, accidentally, oh so gently hints of the subtleties of love left unnoticed by some, unknowingly demising fates of galactic empires to come,

It's why, when combined, negative one and one is none

It seems the only care we have is that we ain't never had a care
It seems you're unaware every time I look at you, and then you catch me stare
It seems you wanna call me 'all-in', but I'm still playing solitaire
It seems life's so unfair, you'll probably end up with a millionaire

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

ANDROMEDA

 
 
Was so unsure with what I'd find when our galaxies did collide
A cosmic samba through space and time,
Binded by god, and I'm left starry-eyed
But when all my fears are confirmed, I find I can't help but write cheesy lines like:

"I guess I'm destined to be alone" and "I don't have a reason to live"
You always make fun of the way that I breathe     *sigh*
Yet, I can't seem to get you out of my dreams...
Oh, why me?

And I can't fathom a way I can compete for your curves
And I'm just so happy to be alive
I decide to allow the universe to unfold
I read "The Power of Now" and "A New Earth" by Eckhart Tolle

Am I too short for you to see yourself with me?
I hand you my heart and you tell me you're picky
You say I smile too much - I frown more subconsciously
I try and work out, but somehow I still stay weak
 
Can't help my biology, you're so pretty it kills me
I analyze my approach, take mental notes, and study
I'm left compelled to act, god, what's wrong with me?
Then you call me back and once again I'm at peace

Why must I fall in love so damn easily?

I PONDER WHILE I WANDER

I ponder while I wander now, soon I wonder how long I'll stay ball-and-chained at my age
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step, so my legs carry my smile with style

And this feeling I'm concealing within
You melt my mind like I've never known
What is it about me that makes me see what it about you?
But sometimes I'd rather walk alone...

I ponder while I wander well, maybe I'll excel rather than dwell on your farewell

And this feeling I'm concealing within
You melt my mind like I've never known (how can I just go on this way?)
What is it about you that makes you see what it about me?
But sometimes I'd rather walk alone...

Slow down, girl, we're moving too fast
This vast world may pass us by but this moment will always last
(I pray someday she'll say she'll stay)
With every path I take, the aftermath's heartache, so sometimes I'd rather walk alone

I ponder while I wander girl, if I could change the world, you'd be mine, forever entwined by design

You are the soul from my guitar, and me, I'm just a fool, to think that I could shape my fate
Is it true, I'm through with you? And you agree with me? I often wonder "where is she?"

So I ponder while I wander again
I pick up the pieces and learn how to live again
You're the one I'm crying for, I'm lying for, I'm dying for,

But sometimes I'd rather walk alone

Monday, February 10, 2014

DISARRAY

Showcase Theater, Corona, CA 3/17/06
 
Why do things just happen to happen to people they just happen to happen to?
Why am I just a teenage boy, and why must you be just a teenage girl, in this little world, where I am? It's such a coincidence...
That hair you wear, your special flair, grin and squint, tan skin, I swear!
I swear you know, but you're so far away,
My friends say I'm alone in disarray.
 
Why am I just twenty-something now, and why must you be twenty-something now, too,
On this marble of blue, where we play? It's such a coincidence...
The clothes you wear, your sarcastic stare, dark brown eyes, reflecting starlight glare
To no avail, my friends will blindly say chauvinistic things to try to sway me the other way,
But, no way...
 
I always act foolish if I feel this chance is real, not a dream, not my imagination, infatuation,
Life is like a tune: da da da doo
As summer days fade out, fall's here to stay, I give way, turn grey, decay, and waste away
 
And you don't give a damn about me,
And why should I give a damn about you, or what we could be?
You don't give a damn about our love, so why should I give a damn if you don't give a damn about me?
So doubt me, but I know you can't live without me,
My heart is like bamboo (it bends it doesn't break)
 
Nothing I do for you is good enough for you, as lame as this may seem,
I have a thing for you having a thing for me
This kid's jealousy is taking over me,
I guess I'll just get used to this
Life is only a series of events.....
 
Why do things just happen to happen to me?

Photo by Eddie Guevara

Tuesday, January 14, 2014

WELSHER "-1 AND 1 IS NONE" TO BE RELEASED THIS SPRING

 
 
 
At long last, the first WELSHER album, titled -1 And 1 Is None, will be released this spring on MintyCore! The picture above is the cover, and booklet art is being finalized daily. Spanning the entire catalog of the band from 1998 - 2010, this debut album also serves as a discography, and clocks up at over 60 minutes. All twelve songs have been re-mastered by Stephanie Villa at Marsh Mastering, including two that have never been heard before. WELSHER's freestyle, jazzified, experimental punk style transcends time, holding up through the years, while other genres and trends have come and gone. Re-open your mind and expect the unexpected with this groundbreaking, progressive musical release.