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
Credits | Rachel Rogers: vocals, piano, electric & acoustic guitars, accordion, violin, and drum programming
Backyard Burning
Written and produced by Ryan Petty. I sang vocals on these tracks.
Please use the Contact page to connect with Rachel.