Blues Rock
Song Count = 10
All songs written, arranged, and produced by Joe DiDomenico
You Just Don’t Get It
Song Info
Written with my step daughter in mind when she was a teenager. We had a strained relationship back then and I guess I just didn’t get it. She would hide in her room until it was time to ask me to drive her somewhere. She kinda reminded me of myself in many ways.
Lyrics
You came into my life, out of the blue
You didn’t like it, you hid in your room
Nothin to say, get outa my way, make some room
I’m goin my own way, I got nothing to say, to you
And she said…Ahhh
Leave me alone, You just don’t get it!
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, You just don’t get it!
Leave me alone
Now that it’s time, to go for a ride
Ain’t it funny, how the feelin subsides
The black cloud of doom turns to grey for a while
Another con on the way, here it comes with a smile
There’s something inside, you gotta hide, a great big wall
Gotta lot to say, so much on your mind and then you fall
It’s your time just like it was mine, cause after all
You gonna lose your mind, if you bangin your head on the wall
And she said…Ahhh
Leave me alone, You just don’t get it!
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, You just don’t get it!
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, You just don’t get it!
Leave me alone
Leave me alone, You just don’t get it!
Leave me alone
Lonely No More
Song Info
Written in the mid 2000s during a pivotal chapter of my life, this song carries equal parts anger and optimism – two emotions that don’t always make sense together, but somehow did at the time. It’s an honest look back at the minor wreckage of my younger years, the kind of living that feels brilliantly invincible until you wake up one day and realize the universe has been keeping score.
The industrial edge came naturally from where I was mentally – ground down but not broken, running on friction and forward motion. Turns out that’s a perfectly reasonable place to write a song from, once you stop feeling sorry for yourself long enough to pick up a pen and guitar. The chorus is simple because the truth was simple. After all the noise, the chaos, and the spectacularly wrong turns, the one thing I knew for certain was that I didn’t want to be alone anymore. Sometimes that’s enough to build something new on – who knew.
Lyrics
Taking me back to my early days
I wonder how I made it through my crazy ways
Smoking and a toking, drinking up the pain
Woman after woman, but the same refrain
The 80s and the 90s tried to sweep it all away
But the ghost of who I was keeps pulling me back to stay
One thing I know for sure
I don’t wanna be lonely… no more.
Now I’ve come down, calmed down, counted up the cost
Staring at the wreckage of everything I lost
Pour another whiskey, chase it down with gin
Watch the wheel keep turning, starting up again
There must be something more than chasing down the win
Without a face of fake smiles and a plate full of sin!
One thing I know for sure
I don’t wanna be lonely… no more.
The machine keeps grinding, never lets you rest
Pushed me to the limit, put me to the test
Iron in the fire, smoke behind my eyes
Living in a town full of crazy lies
Every scar I carry is a lesson from the fall
Thought I’d hit the bottom – when love broke down the wall
One thing I know for sure
I don’t wanna be lonely… no more.
Now the cloudy days are gone
And suddenly less feels like more
When you’re near me I know for sure
I’ll never be lonely no more!
I’ve been through the fire, walked out through the ash
Traded all that thunder for something built to last
The noise has gone quiet, the static’s fading out
I finally know what living is about
No use looking back on those desperate days
The man that I’ve become burned away the haze
One thing I know for sure
I won’t be lonely… no more!
The Devil is Coming
Song Info
I’m sure this will go over well. Nothing like a good controversial song to get things a bit spicy. Here is an AI generated description of my song and it pretty much captures the essence of the song…sorta.
The Devil Is Coming is a hard-driving rock song with a deep blues soul that I wrote, arranged, and put everything I had into. Musically, I built it on a grinding guitar riff that channels the raw tension of classic blues while pushing into modern rock territory. I wanted the arrangement to build deliberately – verse by verse the intensity tightens, the rhythm section locks into a relentless groove, and the chorus explodes with the kind of visceral energy that grabs you by the collar. The gritty ad-libs and call-and-response moments were intentional – I wanted it to feel urgent and alive, like a warning broadcast from the edge of a storm.
Lyrically, I drew this song from my deep concern over what I see as a coordinated globalist takeover of the world – the rise of the New World Order, the erosion of individual freedom, and the deliberate inversion of truth and morality by those in power. The Devil in this song is not merely a supernatural figure – he is a symbol of the shadowy forces I believe are reshaping society, injecting populations with compliance, flooding the world with deceptive symbols, and turning reality upside down so that good appears evil and evil appears good. I wrote these lyrics to confront that darkness head-on, with words that are equal parts alarm and accusation.
But I refused to let this song end in despair. The bridge and outro are my rallying cry – a shift from warning to defiance, calling on every listener to pull together, trust their instincts, and fight back with truth as their weapon. I believe that collective awareness is the most powerful force against manipulation, and that’s what the outro is about. We’re done being silent. I wrote this song because I want to help people to wake up, stand up, and refuse to bow to the darkness. The voice of the people will be heard.
Lyrics
The Devil is coming
You better step aside
My heart keeps drummin
But, there’s nowhere to hide
Cause The Devil is coming!
He’ll inject you with his serum
With a smile as you cry
No way out now
No matter how hard you try
Symbols abound
Everywhere I turn
He tries his tricks
Until you burn
The Devil is coming
You better step aside
My heart keeps drummin n pumpin!
But, there’s nowhere to hide
Cause The Devil is coming!
If we all pull together
And read between the lines
Our collective energy
Will tear down the blinds!
Look out! He’s coming!
What’s good is bad
What’s bad is good
He twists the truth
Like he knew that he could
It’s upside down
When it’s right side up
He’ll drain you dry
From a poisoned cup
It’s left when it’s right
It’s right when it’s wrong
But we see through his game
And we’ve known all along
The Devil is coming
You better step aside
My heart keeps drummin n pumpin!
But, there’s nowhere to hide
Cause The Devil is coming!
We won’t bow to the darkness
We’ll stand in the light
The truth is our weapon
And together we fight
So open your eyes now
Don’t believe every word
We’re done being silent
Let your voice be heard!
Cause The Devil is coming!
I Blame You
Song Info
Written with my wife Ausra in mind. She sees right thru me and I’m thankful for it every day. I’m a very lucky man. Originally written on the piano with an easy but cool A minor / G riff. Love songs are cool.
Lyrics
I blame you for knowin’
Everything I’m thinkin’
You called me just to say
The words I wanted to say
Now that you’re here with me
Life keeps getting better!
I blame you
For making me smile this way
I blame you
For showing love in every way
I blame you
For seein’ right through me
I blame you
For showin’ me the way
You never miss a beat
When my thoughts go astray
You stay and tease me softly
And chase my clouds away
Now that you’re here with me
Life keeps getting better!
I blame you
For making me smile this way
I blame you
For showing love in every way
I blame you
For seein’ right through me
I blame you
For showin’ me the way
I blame you for laughin’
When I feel like I could fall
You lift me up so high
And I can’t help but love it all
Now that you’re here with me
Life keeps getting better!
I blame you
For making me smile this way
I blame you
For showing love in every way
I blame you
For seein’ right through me
I blame you
For showin’ me the way
Yeah, I blame you
Nice to Know
Song Info
AI cover version – I wrote this song in about 10 minutes while taking the trash cans to the street. It was a long walk to the end of our driveway.
Lyrics
It’s nice to know
That you are with me
It’s nice to know
That you were there
And all the time you’re thinking of me
It’s nice to know that you still care
It’s nice to know when the chips are down
It’s nice to know…you’re always around
And now you know when you see me
Count on me…I’ll be around
It’s nice to know
That you are with me
It’s nice to know
You were there
And all the time you’re thinking of me
It’s nice to know that you still care
The Secret
Song Info
This is the AI version that I tried to keep as true to the original as possible.
A song I wrote after watching the movie named The Secret. But, it has nothing to do with the movie.
Lyrics
I took a look at my life tonight
Stripped away all those dirty ol’ lies
Then I saw the sunshine in your eyes
I saw the secret tonight
I was walkin down the street tonight
Wonderin what I’m gonna do with my life
Then the phone rings and I feel your smile
I saw the secret tonight
Your kind words of honesty
Renews my faith in you n me
If only you could see
Inside what you do to me
Never thought someone so young could see
Right thru to the soul of me
In the end, I don’t know anything…But I…
I saw the secret tonight
The angels smile when they hear you sing
I don’t know what tomorrow may bring
Mona Lisa don’t have anything
On you….I saw the secret tonight
The Secret is Love!
The Seeker
Song Info
This song was inspired by my nephew Jeff, who contributed some of the original lyrics while we were living together on a farm outside Orlando, Florida.
I later revisited and rewrote the lyrics, hopefully giving them a bit more depth and polish.
I’m happy with how the AI brought my guitar riff to life – it captures the riff and feels (sorta) what I was going for.
Uriah Heep’s song Steelin’ might also been an inspiration.
Lyrics
Do I wanna live
My life all over
Do I wanna live
My life sober
Or do I march on
Like a restless soldier
No love in my heart
Just a weight on my shoulder
CHORUS
I am the seeker
Let me look inside
I am the seeker
I won’t be denied
Searching for answers
Not just what to say
I am the seeker
Let me take you away
If I live for myself
Does it make me stronger
I wanna feel time
Like I’ve lived it longer
But you pull me back
Make me feel younger
Through your eyes I see
My deep burnin hunger (burnin hunger)
CHORUS
I am the seeker
Let me look inside
I am the seeker
I won’t be denied
Searching for answers
Not just what to say
I am the seeker
Let me take you away
Now I’m gonna rise
Like the wind and fire
Try to take it all
Just a little bit higher
Now I’m gonna ride
Earth and the water
Take you to the stars
Make you wonder why (wonder why)
CHORUS
I am the seeker
Let me look inside
I am the seeker
I won’t be denied
Searching for answers
Not just what to say
I am the seeker
Let me take you away
I am the seeker
Let me take you away
I am the seeker
Fade into the gray
I am the seeker
No more words to say
I am the seeker
Let me take you away
I Don’t Know Why
Song Info
Not sure what I was thinking when I wrote this. The lyrics were an excuse to play some blues.
Lyrics
Raindrops fall the wind may blow
I don’t know why
I’ll always be here with you
I don’t know why
Understand that I can sometimes
Break the golden rule
Then I find myself and realize
I’ve been such a fool
To think that you would come back
After you said we were thru
I gotta try just one more time
It’s all I can do
Raindrops fall the wind may blow
I don’t know why
I’ll always be here with you
I don’t know why
Taking my time drinking my wine
I’m losing my mind
But the voice inside my head
It’s working overtime
One more chance is all I ask of you
One last time
I have no place left to go
Please give me another try
Raindrops fall the wind may blow
I don’t know why
I’ll always be here with you
You promised me that you’d be true
And I don’t know why
I’ll always be here with you
I don’t know why
If You Insist
Song Info
Tongue in cheek song and not really about anyone in specific. Another excuse to play some blues.
Lyrics
E A
Sometimes I don’t know how or where or why
E
If you insist
E A
Desires that I try to satisfy
E
If you insist
E A
My lust for you I’ll tell ya I can’t hide
E
If you insist
E A
You take my money I don’t care or ask why
E
If you insist
——— CHORUS ————
B
Your blue eyes…
A
caught me…
E
by surprise
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Take a look at me baby look deep inside
If you insist
Tell me have you ever been so goddam high
If you insist
You say I have to cook for you clean for you why
If you insist
You say wanna take the wildest ride of your life?
If you insist
You say it’s time for me to look you in the eye
If you insist
And tell you that it’s me and you for life
If you insist
Been there done that honey no reason why
If you insist
To take a good thing and then make it a lie
If you insist
——— CHORUS ————
Your blue eyes…
caught me…
by surprise
——————————-
Maybe it’s time for me to look inside
If you insist
My life is one short roller coaster ride
If you insist
I wonder how or what or where or why?
If you insist
You stay inside me all the days of my life
If you insist
That’s how I know that that everything is alright
——— CHORUS ————
Your blue eyes…
caught me…
by surprise
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Can We Hurry Up?
Song Info
A tongue and cheek song I wrote in my head while driving my teenage step daughter somewhere. She was always in a hurry to get somewhere so she could get somewhere else in a hurry.
Turns out riding shotgun with a teenager is basically a masterclass in blues songwriting. She stared at her phone, I stared at the road, and somewhere between the mall and the movies this song wrote itself.
This is a more lyrically polished version with a new arrangement.
Lyrics
Can we hurry up
So we can hurry up
Gotta get there (now!)
Then we’ll hurry up
She’s sittin’ next to me
Going out of her mind
Face buried in that phone
Leaving the world behind
Thumbs move like lightning
But her eyes are somewhere else
Rushing to get nowhere
Chasing something for herself
And she said
Can we hurry up
So we can hurry up
Gotta get there (now!)
Then we’ll hurry up
Downtown, movies, the mall
Something’s gotta give
Gotta fill that shopping cart
She’s got a life to live
Don’t you dare ask her why
Don’t even start to say
She just knows she’s gotta go
So get out of the way!
And she said
Can we hurry up
So we can hurry up
Gotta get there (now!)
Then we’ll hurry up
Now I’ve been driving these roads a long long time
She never looked up once to see the sky
She’s got a restless soul and I don’t know why
So I’ll step aside and let the guitar try (Else I’ll lose my mind!!!)
One day she’ll slow down
Look up from that screen
Realize the ride itself
Is part of the dream
But until that day comes I’ll just
Shake my head and smile
And drive her somewhere, nowhere…
Just one more mile!
Can we hurry up
So we can hurry up
Gotta get there (now!)
Then we’ll hurry up
And when we get there…
She’ll probably wanna leave
Can we hurry up
So we can hurry up
Gotta get there (now!)
Then we’ll hurry up
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