Posts under lyrics category
Talking About The Muse
New Podcast: Talking About The Muse with Setlist Music Company

I was recently invited on the Setlist Music Company’s podcast—the primary purpose was talking about The Muse in my life.

August 20, 2018
NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2018
NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2018

Just like I did in 2017, I have created a submission video for the NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2018! The difference,

March 14, 2018
2017 International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist
2017 International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist

I just received word that I’m officially a 2017 International Songwriting Competition Semi-Finalist for my song Say No More—which represents

February 17, 2018
Jon Cyr
Best Laid Plans Cover by Jon Cyr

And I’ll say it again: Nothing is more flattering than someone covering your original song. This time it’s Jon Cyr

February 9, 2018
Middle Daughter by Tyler Stenson
A Song for Middle Daughters

In 2009, I penned a line in As the Crow Flies that said, “from where I stand, my home is

November 28, 2017
Tyler Stenson ELI Spoken Word Event
ELI Spoken Word Event

With 36 years of life and 17 years of music under my belt, it’s refreshing to say that I tried

June 16, 2017
Tyler Stenson Tiny Desk Contest entry
My Tiny Desk Contest Entry

Having heard whispers for months and hollers for weeks (from fans), I finally entered the NPR Tiny Desk Contest in

January 30, 2017
Screwtape Halloween song
Halloween Song

Just weeks before the inevitable bombardment of Christmas songs, I wanted to present to you this most unique Halloween song.

October 31, 2016
Tyler Stenson - The Nest
NEW SONG: Preview of “The Nest”

As I’ve been creating this new album, I’ve taken the time to roughly record the tracks, so that I can

September 15, 2016
Tyler Stenson as the Crow Flies lyric video
As the Crow Flies Lyric Video

Perhaps one of my favorite songs I’ve ever had the chance to pen, As the Crow Flies is a love

April 22, 2016
The Re-Brand of LND to GHOST WORKS
The Re-Brand of LND

As a musician in this day and age, one must know a thing or two about marketing. Unfortunately, it’s simply

February 10, 2016
Counting Crows Tribute Concert
Counting Crows Tribute Concert

I’ve been playing my songs for a LONG time so, in an effort to do something different in the New

December 22, 2015
Tyler Stenson - Screwtape
New Screwtape Song on iTunes

When I moved to Nashville, in October of 2009, I was immediately greeted by a number of signs that not-so-subtly

October 31, 2014
Rare Version of Great Man's Funeral

As an encore for my latest online concert on Concert Window, I decided to play one of my older songs

August 1, 2014
4 Bar Friday

Having been raised in Portland, in the thick of the Rip City era, the Portland Trailblazers are my hometown NBA

March 28, 2014
My Rich Man Poem

Inspired by the famous Thomas Edison quote, “opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and

December 29, 2013
Christmas Song: Oh Holy Night

As the last song in my Acoustic Christmas series, I decided to try and tackle Oh Holy Night, the most

December 22, 2013
Do You Hear What I Hear?

As long as I can remember, I’ve been enchanted by the ole Christmas carol Do You Hear What I Hear?

December 16, 2013
Christmas Song: Belleau Wood

As the second installment in my Christmas song series, I’ve decided to go with a little-known ballad by a well-known

December 10, 2013
Christmas Song: I Heard the Bells

I recently stepped into a recording studio in Los Angeles to record a small batch of Christmas songs for a

December 5, 2013
Don't Whisper Design

In re-designing my Twitter page the other day, I schemed up a design that features one of my favorite lyrics

November 13, 2013
I Am Not Dead

Growing up, there was a crudely cut out quote posted to our refrigerator door and, as long as I can

July 28, 2013
The Leaving Project

Showing tell-tale signs that we are alive, Everybody is leaving something some time. We are always leaving or being left

June 12, 2013
Tyler Stenson Mobile App

Thanks to ReverbNation, I now have a free mobile app available for download! This is really cool little program that

February 26, 2013
That Moon on Hart of Dixie

Life is full of fun surprises. Yep, a big surprise for me was that my original song That Moon was

December 18, 2012
Discussing "This Too Shall Pass"

Standing proud as track #1 off of my new album, Some Days I’m a Lion, is “This Too Shall Pass”

November 23, 2012
Leave Oregon with Alternate Lyrics

Track number one on my 2010 EP Long Before the Wheel is a song called Leave Oregon — it was

February 28, 2012
Lover Things live at Someday Lounge

I enlisted the help of a full band this last weekend at Someday Lounge in debuting a number of songs

January 27, 2012
This Too Shall Pass

In the 100+ songs that I’ve written, only a handful have been written in a single day. Yesterday was one

January 17, 2012
Video: That Moon with Lyrics

This is an original song that I wrote in 2010 but I wanted to post it today, with lyrics, because

October 16, 2011
Video: We Grow with Lyrics

Between the 17 metaphors for growth, all rhyming with oooo, and the dangerously “artsy” nature of the song, writing We

October 4, 2011
My Family Sings

When I say I come from a long line of the Music Makers and of Soldiers for the Muse, I

June 27, 2011
Discussing Big Hearts

In late 2006, two very gracious friends of mine surprised me with a plane ticket to Europe, providing me with

June 16, 2011
The Meaning Behind Cellophane

While perched on top of Mt Pilatus in Lucerne, Switzerland, I had the opportunity to observe some of the most

June 15, 2011
Another Better Be Us All

In 2003, my brothers and I were all independently going through our share of difficulties in this life; trying to

June 14, 2011
Another Whistle Stop

Although I first heard the phrase Whistle Stop in a poetry class in 2004, it took me two years to

June 13, 2011
The Only Paper Plane I Know

After surviving a substantial break-up with my college sweetheart in 2004, my four-walled apartment began closing in on me and

June 12, 2011
Discussing Come Around

There are many times in our lives that something leaves us before we’re ready to see it go. Leaving a

June 11, 2011
Popo Agie: A Simpler Time

There is a humble river from my childhood that runs through the middle of Lander, WY — the place of

June 10, 2011
The Process of Getting Old

On my 25th birthday, I awoke to find that I was no longer a child. The carefree days of childhood

June 9, 2011
Discussing Separate Things

When lovers quarrel, the conversation often leads to the definitive question, Should we work it out or should we part

June 8, 2011
Writing a Song on The Bus

When assigned to write a descriptive poem about a landscape in a University of Oregon poetry class, I found myself

June 7, 2011
Finally, Feeling the Sun

In the wake of my dark and dismal song from 2006, What I Feel Like As Winter Comes, it seemed

June 6, 2011
My Fingertip Confessions

During the height of my Dave Matthews fanship, I wrote a stream of consciousness song that I hoped would resemble

June 5, 2011
Why Babysitting the Cowboy?

In the Spring of 2004, I took a poetry class at the University of Oregon where we were assigned to

June 5, 2011
Carry On: Behind the Scenes

In 2004 I made a conscious decision to stop writing pop-rock monsters and to start writing simplistic folk tunes with

June 3, 2011
We Grow: A Second Grade Remix

My cousin Grant teaches 2nd grade and across the years he has creatively used my music within his classrooms to

May 24, 2011
We Grow Explained

One of my favorite songs from the Long Before the Wheel album is the last track, We Grow. It’s my

May 23, 2011
Clover Explained

Track #4 off of my Long Before the Wheel EP is a short and sweet tune called Clover. While most

March 17, 2011
Good Samaritans TV Show

In August, I received a phone call from one Amy Weber telling me about an exciting new TV show that

December 4, 2010
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