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Listen to .mp3 sample of Whenever You Expect the Least.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Lyrics
You follow your heart
But it’s all in your head
You don’t know which part
By which your life should be led
You hope and you dream
Of the things that you need
You try and try but never do you seem
To succeed
Imaginary things you’ve always wanted and [...]

Listen to .mp3 sample of Latinize.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Lyrics
The dance
Is something that most people limit to ballrooms
They jitterbug, foxtrot
So schmaltzy they waltz all around
They prance
In costumes they never would model in all rooms
Quenching libidos
They wear their tuxedos and gowns
Swing or Charleston, it
Always ends up so bland
What they’re missing is
What they don’t understand
Dance is life [...]

Listen to .mp3 sample of A Textbook Case of the Blues.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Lyrics
My life don’t make no sense, so I’ve been searching around for clues
No, no, no, nothing’s making sense, so I’ve been searching everywhere for some clues
But no matter where I look
I’ve got a textbook case of the blues
I try to play [...]

Listen to .mp3 sample of If the Shoe Fits.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Lyrics
As you go walking
On down the street
You want to look your best, be so well dressed from head to feet
You feel your outfits
Can’t go without glitz
Search the store
But what you dream of
May not come true
Instead you find a less extravagent but comfortable shoe
It [...]

Listen to .mp3 sample of Help Wanted.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.

Lyrics
I’m on the search for man
To keep me from becoming lonely
There is nothing at all wrong with lacking attachment but I
Would like to attach
I haven’t ever once thought
That for each person there’s one only
But as great as I am and as open my mind I’ve [...]

This song received an Honorable Mention certificate and Top 500 prize from the 11th Annual Billboard Magazine Songwriting Contest, July 16, 2003.
Listen to .mp3 sample of The Fall of the Roxy Usher.
Sung by Mark S. Meritt.
2007, 2002 Mark S. Meritt
Watch a video of a solo piano version right here by just pressing Play immediately [...]

This piece is from the score of the original stage musical The Right Circles. It is performed by the characters Miranda, Bill, Art and Larry.
Listen to .mp3 sample of The Demise of Mann from the Demo Recording.
See the The Right Circles post for Demo Recording performance credits.

Lyrics & Book Excerpt
MIRANDA:
Late-breaking story
Something interesting someone wrote
Root left [...]

This piece is from the score of the original stage musical The Right Circles. It is performed by the characters Bill, Art and Larry.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Damned Fools from the Demo Recording.
See the The Right Circles post for Demo Recording performance credits.

Lyrics & Book Excerpt
BILL:
I don’t want to hear of
Your fun and your [...]

This piece is from the score of the original stage musical The Right Circles. It is performed by the Cast of “Round.”
Listen to .mp3 sample of Creation from the Demo Recording.
See the The Right Circles post for Demo Recording performance credits.

Lyrics & Book Excerpt
GOD 1: In the beginning, the gods were.
GOD 2: But [...]

This piece is from the score of the original stage musical The Right Circles. It is performed by the character root.
Listen to .mp3 sample of Someone Else’s Eyes from the Demo Recording.
See the The Right Circles post for Demo Recording performance credits.

Lyrics & Book Excerpt
ROOT: You have no idea what you have done. [...]