Black Beetle
I have been trying to decide if I really want to share this song or not. It will be part of An Unsafe Place: A Love Story which is a story about a journey out of insanity. This song will be sung towards the beginning of the show at the height of the character’s despair. When I had Matt Torrez record it, I told him I want it to be simple enough an actor with limited guitar skills could play it on stage. This will be the only song the actor plays an instrument to. To me, what Matt came up with is such a compelling musical component to the words, I get chills listening to it. The song is about despair, it is not happy at all but every time I listen to it I am in awe.
Black Beetle
The black beetle ate the lightning bug
The day is gone for good
I feel like the Sun should shine
I really feel it should
The beetle swallowed hope and all
Because the lighting bug glowed
Words and words and words and words
Mean nothing because nothing is owed
Come back to me lightning bug
Don’t leave me in this dark place
Hope is gone, self-pity reigns
Night and day are hard to face