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The Redemption
Chronicles

Original song lyrics written from inside the fight — the rooms, the road, and the scariest neighborhood of all.

G.O.D. = Grow Or Die.  There is no third option.

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The Origin

Where These Words Come From

The lyrics started in parking lots, after meetings, at 2 AM when the only honest thing left was to put it down on paper. Not as therapy. Not as a plan. Just the only way to say what actually happened.

“The scariest neighborhood isn't on a map. It's the six inches between our ears.”

Fifty-eight original songs. Americana, country, recovery folk. Written from inside the fight — not from the outside looking in. Every line came from a real moment, a real surrender, a real reckoning.

The Redemption Journey™ brand — OurRedemptionJourney.com — carries these words into apparel, into gear that starts conversations that save lives. This catalog carries them into the permanent record.

Fifty-eight original songs. Americana, country, recovery folk. Written from inside the fight — not from the outside looking in. Every line came from a real moment, a real surrender, a real reckoning.

The Redemption Journey™ brand — OurRedemptionJourney.com — carries these words into apparel, into gear that starts conversations that save lives. This catalog carries them into the permanent record.

The Redemption Chronicles began as a way to process what couldn't be said out loud in any other setting. It became something bigger — a 50+ song catalog spanning Americana, country, and recovery folk, written over years of doing the work.

The Redemption Journey™ brand — OurRedemptionJourney.com — carries these words into apparel, into gear that starts conversations that save lives. And this catalog carries them into the permanent record.

Complete Works

The Catalog

Click any title to read the full lyrics. All works © 2025–2026 Matthew C. All rights reserved.

Intellectual Property

Copyright & Rights

Three active U.S. Copyright Office registrations protect this catalog, covering 27 works. © Matthew C. All rights reserved.

Original Recordings — Vol. 1 (Superseded)
TXu 2-532-501
7 Original Works
Effective: October 25, 2025
Revised versions appear in Volume 3
Damascus Road & 9 Other Works
TXu 2-529-996
Group Registration · 10 Songs
Effective: November 10, 2025
Decision: March 3, 2026
Demons I Know & 9 Other Works
TXu 2-530-300
Group Registration · 10 Songs
Effective: November 15, 2025
Decision: March 5, 2026

Licensing & Collaboration

These lyrics are available for licensing to musicians, producers, and artists for recording and sync purposes. The copyright holder retains full ownership in all cases. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or adaptation without written consent is prohibited under U.S. copyright law. For licensing inquiries: OurRedemptionJourney@gmail.com