Hello! Here’s a kitchen table demo of a song I just wrote. A cleaned up version will appear on the upcoming full length album. Please respect my Big Tech boycott and do not upload anywhere especially YouTube, Spotify and all streamers, X, Instagram, Tik Tok, or any AI training software. Lyrics below - please let me know what you think! Available on Bandcamp (and shortly it will be on Qobuz, mirlo.space and Subvert). If you’re a subscriber on Bandcamp, Patreon or Substack a download link will be reaching you within the hour!
Pepperballs and a meatloaf dinner
I tell my wife that I ain’t no sinner
TV’s on, going for the game winner
Now the news, and the lotto number
Fire and ice
I ain’t foolin’ around lookin’ down
When it’s all looking up
I’ve been given a chance to show up
But it’s gonna be tough
Daddy raised me to know that a man
Carries loads and a gun
I don’t need understanding
This is the way it always was
I tell myself that I ain’t no quitter
Tell my kids that our love is different
Tell my friends that it couldn’t be me
I was born in the proper country,
Color and creed
Fire and ice
I tell myself that I’ll recover
I tell my preacher that I’m his brother
Call my mama just to say I love her
Tell my boys what I’m making
But I know the cost of a soul
And I never felt so alone
I can’t deny something’s wrong
I thought I’d feel more in control
(I’m in control)
I feel the cracks in my armor forming
A hot head and a cold heart for me
It’s gettin’ tense, I heard she wrote poetry
His mama said that her baby used to
Light up the room
I know my heart’s being consumed
It’s burning its way through my mood
But nobody talks to me that way
Fire and ice...
I’m ok. I’m ok...
Songwriting, production and mix by Bonet. Guitar, bass, voice and percussion by Bonet. Mastered by Noah Mintz. Copyright 2026, Battle Beetle Records. Single art by Bonet
