Ted Giffin

Sex and Candy (cover)

Sex and Candy. I am so happy about this one! I got to play drums, bass, guitar, and vocals, so it sounds like a group. Yeah, and the lines: “hangin round downtown by myself and I had too much caffeine and was thinkin’ bout myself” Sums up a lot about my life. Enjoy the cover. The track can also be found here:

Not Dark Yet (cover)

Not Dark Yet. (lyrics) Shadows are falling and I’ve been here all day It’s too hot to sleep, time is running away Feel like my soul has turned into steel I’ve still got the scars that the sun didn’t heal There’s not even room enough to be anywhere It’s not dark yet, but it’s getting there Well, my sense of humanity has gone down the drain Behind every beautiful thing there’s been some kind of pain She wrote me a letter and []

Six Different Ways (cover)

Six Different Ways. (lyrics approximately) This is stranger than I thought Six different ways inside my heart And everyone I’ll keep tonight Six different ways go deep inside I’ll tell them anything at all I know I’ll give them more and more I’ll tell them anything at all I know I’ll give the world and more The think I’m on my hands and head This time they’re much too slow Six sides to every lie I say It’s that American voice again []

Top Yourself (cover)

Top Yourself. (lyrics) How you gonna top yourself When there is nobody else How you gonna do it by yourself Cause I’m not gonna be here to help you How you gonna top yourself When there is nobody else How you gonna do it by yourself Cause I’m not gonna he here to help you How you gonna do it alone When I don’t pick up my phone I’ll give a dog a bone But I’m not gonna stick around to help []

Constructive Summer (cover)

Constructive Summer. The lyrics speak to the bleak hopelessness of living in the Mid-West of the United States And the triumphant sets of friends one gets to live with, in order to survive. I think this is a good track. (lyrics) Me and my friends are like The drums on “Lust for Life” We pound it out on floor toms Our psalms are sing-along songs This whole town is like this Been that way our whole lives, just Work at the mill []