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Find A Way

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Originally written on my 14th birthday, as a present to myself, this was my first complete song, and was the beginning of my journey as a songwriter.

I had been playing the guitar for 3 years, and somewhat recently negotiated my left handedness by flipping right handed guitars upside down (as opposed to seeking out guitars that are strung left handed), and relearning everything in that orientation.

I happened to be friends with two other guitarists my same age, who were both significantly better than me (both went on to great success later), but were a source of inspiration and drive, as well as the possibilities that lie ahead...

Even at thirteen going on fourteen I was already asking myself "what am I going to DO as a musician?", and in the cases of all of my influences, the answer always aimed directly at songwriting.

So after having that thought bouncing around my head for a few months, when my birthday arrived, I decided, as a gift to myself, to excuse myself from my family downstairs, I went upstairs to my bedroom, sat on the edge of my bed, and wrote this song.

I proceeded to write hundreds of far worse songs after this, but this song began a lifelong landslide of focused creativity, and material from me, that continue to this day.

It's kind of funny, because I remember not knowing how to write a song, wondering what I should write about, etc, so I just lyrically wrote kind of my daily experiences, and musically, I jammed every chord I knew, into that song, if for no other reason, so that it would help me to practice the fingering for the chords.

In a stroke of good luck, a few years later, the guitarist for my first band, and songwriting partner at the time, absolutely HATED this song, so i stuffed it away, in a folder with many of my drawings.

There is hid for decades, until a few years ago, as I was going through my things, and was taking time, looking at my old drawings, I uncovered and immediately remembered the song, and how it ended up there.

At that point in time, I had most of the songs that make up this current album, but as soon as I rediscovered this song, the personal themes of the album felt to me, like it had much more of a through line and overall theme throughout the record.

Finding the first song you wrote, AND having the good fortune to have it be not entirely embarrassing (like many songs that followed), made me immediately want to revive it, record it, and help it finally see the light of day...

So, after a 44 year long gestation period, here is my original debut.

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My legs dangle off a cliff
To start the day
Rush, run, miss my bus,
But I guess I'll find a way

In the halls, invisible
Or in the way
No one else seems to see
All the cards at play

Then I'm free
Wandering home
Imagination openly flies
Study and absorb
The knowledge of this orb
And draw from my inner eyes

My view above the roofs
Up in a tree
A different angle on
All I see

My legs dangle off a cliff
To end the day
I dream awake
Will I sleep?
Somehow I'll find a way

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from Dream Awake, released February 19, 2024
Written by Patrick Pyne

Patrick Pyne - Vocals, Guitars, Bass, drums
Evan Haywood - Backing vocals, percussion

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Wide-Eyed Ypsilanti, Michigan

Formed in the beginning of 2001, Wide-Eyed is Tina Lambright and Patrick Pyne. Despite being a duo, they rotated instruments for recordings to make full, band-oriented songs of varying sounds and styles. Their music can be generally described as experimental pop, or psychedelic rock, but avoiding cliches of any genre. Serious, funny, abstract or direct, despite the dressing, enjoyment is the focus ... more

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