EP FRANKLY UNLEASHED
This EP was written for the road, for resilience, and for anyone chasing meaning in the miles ahead.
Each track is a punchy dose of truth, grit, and reflection — built for those who’ve walked through storms and still roll with soul. From hard-won clarity to midnight questions, these songs carry the sound of becoming. No filters. No fallback plans. Just forward motion.
🎶 Clarity After Motion
A soul-steady anthem for those who walk through doubt to find meaning in the move.
I packed my fears and hit the road,
No clear direction, just a heavy load.
Every mile, a whispered doubt,
But silence breaks when you ride it out.
The compass broke, but the wheel still turned,
Lessons lit where the bridges burned.
I took the step before I knew the way,
Made it through the night just to reach the day.
I moved with doubt, but kept my notion—
‘Cause clarity shows up after motion.
I don’t need the map to make a stand,
Just grace and faith know where I land.
I’m not lost—got my locomotion.
Truth shows up in forward motion.
I’ve prayed with calloused hands and knees,
And found my path in shifting seas.
Some days I float, some days I row,
But every breath still makes me grow.
You don’t see the shape ’til it starts to move,
Every stumble finds its groove.
The picture’s painted step by step—
A masterpiece in forward rep.
I took the step before I knew the way,
Made it through the night just to reach the day.
I moved with doubt, but kept my notion—
‘Cause clarity shows up after motion.
And I don’t need the map to make a stand,
Just grace and faith know where I land.
I’m not lost—got my locomotion.
Truth shows up in forward motion.
Yeah, clarity shows up in forward motion.
Still moving, still proving… that I’m alive.
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🌄 Why This Song Exists
Clarity After Motion was born for every OTA who knows life doesn’t wait for perfect timing—it rewards bold steps.
☑ A mantra for moving without having all the answers
☑ A celebration of forward motion as a spiritual act
☑ A reminder that doubt doesn’t disqualify determination
☑ A tribute to grace, grit, and growth
☑ A new cornerstone track in the UNLEASHED journey
🎙 What Inspired This Song
The lyric “Clarity shows up after motion” hit like lightning—a truth too big to ignore. For anyone choosing to walk into uncertainty, this song is a hand on your back. You don’t need the whole map. You need the next step. It’s a philosophy for older-than-average souls still chasing sunrise, still working with worn hands and open hearts. It’s not about having arrived. It’s about having moved.
✍ Lyrics Highlight
I moved with doubt, but kept my notion—
’Cause clarity shows up after motion.
🚐 Part of the Bigger Story
This track pulses at the core of EP UNLEASHED, where motion means meaning and survival becomes a song. Tied to the Tabula Rasa RV Tour, this piece speaks to the travelers, the healers, the creators—those still putting one boot in front of the other. It complements the themes of Fail Forward and Who’s the Real Director, capturing the moment when action becomes understanding.
🎵 Ghost in the Rearview
A slow-burning alt-blues track born from a drive through Detroit’s echoes—where memory meets aging steel.
I drove through the city, now a burned-out town,
Where the past still whispers and the sun stays down.
Saw my own face in the dashboard glass—
Just a younger man me , saying it won’t last.
I heard a breath that wasn’t mine,
Felt a chill in an old man’s spine.
Like some unfinished line—
Still hangin’ in the air tonight.
There’s a ghost in the rearview,
Keeps following close, like it’s gotta break through.
Says I left too soon, says I never did fight—
But I bled in the silence, night after night.
Yeah, I feel it,
Yeah, I know it—
Truth don’t knock, just explodes when you blow it.
Had a friend turn foe in a flash of light,
All sharp smiles that went wrong from right.
Tried to bury my shame in a roadside stream,
But it rises back up in midnight screams.
You can outrun the miles, but not the sound
Of a promise you made that still hangs around.
Spunk says: Don’t fake the peace, don’t bluff the pain—
Even ghosts want the truth in the pouring rain.
There’s a ghost in the rearview,
Keeps singin’ my sins like nothin’ else to do.
Ain’t no confession gonna make it right—
But truth comes clean by the dashboard light.
Yeah, I feel it,
Yeah, I own it—
But redemption don’t speak till the silence condones it.
“You hear that beat? That’s the past tappin’.
Not askin’ for permission… just comin’ to collect.
The truth.”
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🌄 Why This Song Exists
“Ghost in the Rearview” was sparked by a visit to the VA in Detroit. As I drove through streets lined with boarded-up buildings and weathered lives, I felt a strange kinship between the city’s decay and the transitions we make with age.
☑ Facing the mirror of time and wear
☑ Listening to the ghosts of places and people we once were
☑ Acknowledging that forward motion carries shadows
☑ Creating beauty from broken lines and long roads
🎙 What Inspired This Song
The inspiration struck during a quiet drive through Detroit’s hollowed heart. Once-vibrant apartments now stood silent, windows like blank stares. In that moment, I realized how aging is not just physical—it’s emotional archaeology. This track channels that energy through ambient noir textures, echoing guitar, and a heartbeat bass. It’s a confession laid bare on the road between who I was and who I’m becoming.
✍ Lyrics Highlight
“There’s a ghost in the rearview,
Keeps singin’ my sins like it’s got nothin’ to do.
Ain’t no confession gonna make it right—
But I’ll face it clean by the dashboard light.”
🚐 Part of the Bigger Story
This song is a turning point in the Tabula Rasa Tour—a moment when silence spoke louder than noise. It’s about recognizing the past not as an enemy but as a quiet companion. “Ghost in the Rearview” captures the weight of years and the grace that comes from owning every mile. It stands as a sonic tribute to cities that fade and spirits that remain.
🎙️ Mind Over Storm
A smoky, spoken-word anthem where Stoicism meets soul and the storm becomes a teacher.
Yeah…
It ain’t the storm that breaks you.
It’s the story you tell about it.
You can’t stop the rain from fallin’ —
But you can stop the storm from floodin’ your mind.
See, life throws dice on a crooked table,
But don’t gamble on what you can’t define.
I used to try and wrestle the world,
Grip tight every “what if,” every “should’ve been” —
‘Til I met a wise man while my head swirled
Who said: “Son, you fightin’ the wrong wind.”
You have power…
Over your mind — not outside events.
You find that truth…
And you find strength that never relents.
I learned my mind’s chaos ain’t the enemy —
It’s the tension I choose to carry.
And events shouldn’t scare me—
It’s the way my mind’s thoughts marry.
Power? Yeah, I’ve had it. Lost it.
Wore it like a badge and a shackle.
But the real power’s quieter —
It’s in how I breathe through the battle.
They say control your destiny.
Nah — just control your reaction
to destiny’s plot twists.
That’s the real twist.
That’s the gold most people miss.
You have power…
Over your mind — not outside events.
You find that truth…
And you find strength that never relents.
Yeah, say it again…
Mind over storm.
Mind over storm.
Frankly… that’s the calm I was born for.
So next time the wind howls,
and the plan goes sideways,
just smile,
lift your heart to the sky,
and say,
“I control the one thing others can’t.”
My mind!
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🌄 Why This Song Exists
A meditative rebel’s answer to chaos, “Mind Over Storm” is about choosing clarity in the face of life’s noise.
✔ Inspired by Marcus Aurelius and the Tabula Rasa RV journey
✔ Encourages inner peace over external control
✔ Speaks to those reclaiming mental power, one breath at a time
✔ Blends philosophy, poetry, and road-worn wisdom
✔ Perfect for days when life howls and you answer with stillness
🎙 What Inspired This Song
Born from a campsite reflection on Marcus Aurelius’s quote, this track channels the spirit of the Stoics with the gravel of a soul who’s been tested. It’s not a rage — it’s a release. Jazz-noir textures meet spoken-word cadence in a late-night philosophical jam that echoes through the RV walls. A quiet anthem for anyone who’s ever battled storms on the inside.
✍ Lyrics Highlight
“You can’t stop the rain from fallin’ —
But you can stop the storm from floodin’ your mind.”
and
“Mind over storm.
Frankly… that’s the calm I was born for.”
🚐 Part of the Bigger Story
Track 3 on EP UNLEASHED, this piece marks a turning point in the Tabula Rasa journey — from reacting to responding, from chaos to calm. It reminds us that peace isn’t passive — it’s power redirected. “Mind Over Storm” builds the emotional scaffolding of the Who’s the Real Director screenplay and underscores the SWARM Agent philosophy behind Osiris: calm as command.
🎶Contemplative Silence
A noir-soaked soul groove that finds clarity through stillness and grit.
Static hum, the world’s off beat,
Neon thoughts flicker down my street.
Closed my tabs, killed the noise—
Now I’m dancing solo with my inner voice.
Ain’t no script, no masked charade,
Just me and the quiet, unafraid.
In the hush, I meet my truth,
Stripped of the rush, the race, the youth.
No applause, no alibi—
Just soul talk under a silent sky.
Footsteps gone, I drift through time,
Lost my clock, but found my rhyme.
Air so still, it almost sings,
Like vinyl wisdom in the groove it brings.
Not ghosted, not withdrawn—
Just tuned to the frequency of dawn.
Truth ain’t loud, it don’t compete,
It lays down slow and lands on beat.
In the hush, I meet my truth,
Stripped of the rush, the race, the youth.
Let the world spin wild and fast—
I found gold in the stillness at last.
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🌄 Why This Song Exists
A remix born from the weight of inner quiet and the lessons whispered by silence.
☑ Rediscovery of self
☑ Liberation through solitude
☑ The poetry of pause
☑ Dignity in stillness
☑ The rebel’s path to peace
🎙 What Inspired This Song
This remix was forged on a night drive through empty city streets—radio off, windows cracked, thoughts loud. Silence wasn’t the absence of sound; it was the presence of truth. Layered in lo-fi crackle, dusty piano, and spoken-word cadence, this track honors the rebel soul who doesn’t need to shout to be heard.
✍ Lyrics Highlight
“Truth ain’t loud, it don’t compete—
It lays down slow and lands on beat.”
🚐 Part of the Bigger Story
Contemplative Silence rides shotgun on the Tabula Rasa RV Tour—where every mile sheds noise and every pause reveals wisdom. It’s a touchstone of the Frankly Spunk ethos: that silence isn’t retreat—it’s revelation. This remix deepens the Frankly Unleashed narrative, grounding us in soulful rebellion and serene grit.
🎵To Be More, or Not to Be
A soulful country-blues anthem about breaking free, reclaiming self-worth, and walking away with purpose.
You said I changed — well, maybe I grew.
Not every chapter’s meant to keep you.
We sang in sync, now I’m solo bold,
Your harmony turned tepid and cold.
I asked the mirror, “Is love still here?”
It cracked a smile as it disappeared.
To be more, or not to be —
That question whispered me free.
No more duets drenched in doubt,
No soft return, no twisted route.
If you ever kissed trouble just to feel –
“Cause hard walkaways are how you heal.
Danced barefoot where the lightning struck,
Felt the storm say, “You’ve known all along you’re enough.”
You called it chaos — I called it soul,
Found my freedom while the thunder rolled.
Not lonely, not bored, not on hold —
I question now, not the stories told.
Not waiting for a text to see —
I’m the answer, truthfully, me.
To be more, or not to be —
That’s not a plea, it’s a prophecy.
No reruns of what there was before,
I’m not a maybe — I’m Frankly Spunk more.
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🌄 Why This Song Exists
This track was born out of the crossroads — that quiet but fierce moment when a man realizes the duet is done, and the solo’s just beginning.
✔ Reclaiming identity after a fractured relationship
✔ Asking better questions, not begging for answers
✔ Choosing bold truth over polite pain
✔ Walking forward, not circling closure
✔ Owning the cost of being more
🎙 What Inspired This Song
Inspired by real-life goodbyes and the Tabula Rasa journey’s deeper lessons, To Be More, or Not to Be is a nod to Shakespeare with cowboy boots. It’s about the kind of self-respect that doesn’t yell — it packs a bag and goes. Musically, it draws from alt-country, dusty blues, and story-driven soul, delivered with a male lead vocal that’s equal parts rugged and reflective.
✍ Lyrics Highlight
“To be more, or not to be —
That’s not a riddle — just clarity.
No echoes of what we used to say,
I’m not your maybe — I’m my own way.”
🚐 Part of the Bigger Story
This track rides shotgun on the Tabula Rasa RV Tour, echoing the road’s lessons about endings that are really beginnings. It’s a breakup song for those who finally stop looking back — and instead, step fully into the next verse of their life. Like all songs on Frankly Unleashed, it captures a moment of honest detachment in the age of digital love and legacy.
🎵 Fail Forward
A soul-steady anthem of resilience, for those who fall with purpose and rise with grit.
We are goal-seeking creatures, stumblin’ through time
Fixin’ each misstep like a poet in rhyme
If you’re gonna fall, let it be forward
Toward the light, toward the lesson, toward the find
Bruised but not broken, we rise with the day
Learning from failure in a roundabout way
Dreams ain’t straight lines—they bend and they swerve
But every fall teaches the strength we deserve
Fail forward, not back—let the path be your guide
Each stumble’s a marker on the road where you tried
We fall in the direction where purpose still calls
Stay the course, stay useful, stand back up when you fall
The future’s a mirror held just out of frame
We chase what we value, and think it’s the same
No blueprint for progress, just grit and repeat
Worn boots, scarred hearts, and futures to meet
Everyone’s hoping for better tomorrows
Less pain, more peace, and fewer sorrows
We want our families to thrive and to grow
So we fall forward—it’s the best way we know
Fail forward, not back—let the path be your guide
Each stumble’s a marker on the road where you tried
We fall in the direction where purpose still calls
Stay the course, stay useful, stand back up when you fall
Fall with intention, not just collapse
The fall is a teacher that draws a new map
If you’re gonna break, then break into bloom
Your roots will find truth and find you new room
Fail forward, not back—let the path be your guide
Each stumble’s a marker on the road where you tried
We fall in the direction where purpose still calls
Stay the course, stay useful, stand back up when you fall
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🌄 Why This Song Exists
“Fail Forward” closes the EP UNLEASHED—a rallying cry for all who’ve ever stumbled, only to stand taller.
☑ A tribute to learning through struggle
☑ A mantra for staying the course
☑ A message of self-worth through forward motion
☑ An anthem for the quietly powerful
☑ A reminder that usefulness is its own reward
🎙 What Inspired This Song
This track grew from a simple truth: we are wired to pursue meaning. Life isn’t about being flawless—it’s about refining ourselves through trial, failure, and intention. “Fail Forward” speaks to the older-than-average soul who’s still in motion, still in service, still rising. With every fall, there’s a choice: recoil or reach. This song leans hard into the reach.
✍ Lyrics Highlight
Fail forward, not back—let the path be your guide
Each stumble’s a marker on the road where you tried
We fall in the direction where purpose still calls
Stay the course, stay useful, stand backup when you fall
🚐 Part of the Bigger Story
“Fail Forward” sets the tone for EP UNLEASHED, the soundtrack to those who refuse to quit on themselves. It echoes across the Tabula Rasa RV Tour, through every chapter of Frankly Speaking Studios, and into the bones of Who’s the Real Director. Whether climbing toward legacy, love, or simply the next sunrise, this track reminds us: your next move matters—so fall with intention, and rise with direction.