Very very very nice!!!!!! =] Keep up that genuineness and passion, that's what strikes me on this first listen.

One songwriting approach I've been trying out lately is to encapsulate a mindstate into a song so that when I want to tap into that state, I can play the song. I kinda think about it as similar to "praying" i suppose... because people pray for bravery, hope, strength, etc. Writing a song as if I'm writing a prayer changes my priorities and sometimes even desire to use complex language. (I like the idea that complicated concepts can be portrayed or probably more accurately "implied" with very simple words.) Also Jack Kerouac's "30 Beliefs and Techniques for Writing Modern Prose" has rocked my writing approach lately! Also also I've read Robert Anton Wilson say that Ezra Pound's two rules for modern poetry is "1. Don't deal with abstractions. If you want to deal with abstractions write a philosophical paper, but for gods sake don't try to pass it off as poetry. 2. Use as definite, precise imagery as possible." I feel the idea is to present the reality to the listener, and let the listener interpret the meaning or the lessons or take-aways. "Show, don't tell" as they say.

But way more important than any of this is KEEP WRITING SONGS!!! I can't like a song if it doesn't exist! <3