Music

Welcome to the music page. There are a couple of projects here.

Most recently, I made a group of demos based on songs I wrote late 2019 to early 2020. I recorded those on my iPhone just to see what I could do with the technology I had and the thoughts in my head. Lyrics are here because my mom said she couldn’t understand what I was singing.

At the bottom of the page you’ll find Backyard Burning songs. Ryan Petty wrote and produced those songs and I sang them.

South Side- Rachel Rogers

I grew up on the south side of a big, big hill
And I have pride in this land of mine and everything that I tilled

It was a kingdom, a castle, a ball field, anything in my mind
There were sharks and there were rivers, those fever-cold shivers, any kind

My, my where does the time go
Nobody knows

Kindness washes over this wooden box
And I'll find you wherever I go, like a missing sock

It's a root, it's a feeling, something you must reel-in in time
It's a plain you must cross, it's a valley of loss, but you'll be fine

My, my where does the time go
Nobody knows

Curse of Every Man – Rachel Rogers

Throwing fits and you're turning round
Letting loose some god-awful sound
Hold your breath and I'll hold mine
Sink your feet in turpentine

It's too late now to retract
Let this horse go run its track
Call your witness to the stand
Cue theatrics, clap your hands

It's the curse of every man

Am I the plank stuck in your eye
Drop your sham and I'll drop this rye
If you don't like me, I won't cry
If you don't miss these lullabies

Curse my name, yeah, spit it out
Recoil your neck and fix your snout
What you need and what you want
In some illegible font

It's the curse of every man

Hissing at me tell me you're not coming home
Different story calling on the telephone

It's the curse of every man

74th Street – Rachel Rogers

74th street
I'm kicking rocks
Past the road-closed sign
Tonight, I'm not thinking my own thoughts

These houses look funny
And they all look the same
I want to go
Where no one knows my name

Maybe someday I'll sit down to write
And I'll tell you all about my life
I got a job and I work real hard
These days it's nice to remember it's not about going far

Hannah's in New York
Says she's doing fine
Tina's working at a restaurant
Heard her boyfriend's doing time

Haven't heard from the others
But we were not as close
Lives can come untangled
Guess that's the way it goes

Maybe someday you'll sit down to write
And you'll tell me all about your life
How you've got a job and you work real hard
These days it's nice to remember it's not about getting far

Of all the Boys – Rachel Rogers

I caught your cologne in the air
Without permission, I am sitting there with you
As if not a single year has passed
As if I don't know this won't last
Snap out of it, haven't heard from you in years
Think of you often, must be burning in your ears

Henry, you were a saint
Every night you kneeled down to pray
You were the one who I used to blame
Now you're the one who got away
Of all the boys I loved before

You grew out your hair and I grew out mine
And I'd cut it all off just to prove I am fine
I was ups and down and ins and outs without the words to say:
"Don't wait for me but don't walk away."
Every man who loves me I kindly refuse
I won't love a man who isn't you

And now you're emotions away
Memories covered with a film of gray
I'd still do anything for you if you asked
Even though our time has passed

You're a winter
Under covers
In the summer
I faded away

Henry, I was out of my brain
Sorry you got caught up in this tidal wave
Back to the water, looking at you
I flatlined our love with nothing to prove

And Henry, you were a saint
Every night you kneeled down to pray
You were the one who I used to blame
Now you're the one that got away
Of all the boys I've loved before

It Was Nice – Rachel Rogers

Haven't forgot, I can't forget
Still remember and I'll admit
It was nice
Loving you

Having someone in the passenger side
You made me laugh, you made me cry
It was nice
Loving you

Years have gone by
Tenderfoot, sundried
Winds have died
Lilliput, Sunnyside

Never cursed the morning sky
And I cared but I didn't care why
It was nice
Loving you

Terrorizer – Rachel Rogers

Colonizer, shift the blame
Baptizer in the river of hate
Left incisor, must be something you ate
Exorcisor, you're running late

I've seen angels and I've seen hell
I've dipped my toe in that well
Nothing's changed and I haven't lost
I've been winning at no cost

Sympathizer, fill my plate
No suprise I'm not feeling great
Terrorizer in my face
Appetizer, hate the taste

I've seen angels and I've seen hell
I've dipped my toe in that well
Nothing's changed and I haven't lost
I've been winning at no cost

Forty days I bled
By the river bed
Where I softly tread
Over your dead

Angels, I've seen hell
I've dipped my toe in that well
Nothing's changed and I haven't lost
I've been winning at no cost

This is the Last Time – Rachel Rogers

This, this is the last time
The last time with you

Backyard Burning

Written and produced by Ryan Petty. I sang vocals on these tracks.

Please use the Contact page to connect with Rachel.