Randy Snider Music

Randy's Music

These are songs that Randy wrote. Fortress of solitude sums up his feelings of struggle with life and cystic fibrosis. He so loved the beach and because of the salt in the air, the beach loved him back.

Fortress of Solitude

Verse 1:
Driving down Beach
The air's getting colder
I know I'll be there in a few

Verse 2:
Right before the sunset
I can see the ever blue bliss
Shimmering as always
Something you can't quite miss
This is my

Chorus:
Fortress of Solitude
Right in the sand
No one's there to ruin it
No one's there

Verse:
Everything you care about
Naturally fades
As you stare at the skies
Intertwining with the waves
This is my

Chorus:
Fortress of Solitude
Right in the sand
No one's there to ruin it
No one's there
No One's there

Verse:
The best part is coming up
As the sun sets
The streets lights come on
Reflecting the stars above

Chorus:
This is my fortress of solitude
Sitting right in the sand (in the sand)
No one's there to talk
There to breathe
No one's there

Outro:
I can't think about school now
I can't remember the problems I had
I'm a little preoccupied right now
Cause I'm at the beach

Randy's Fortress of Solitude - Panama City, summer 2005

Randy in Panama City, Florida, July, 2005

Randy's final trip to his favorite place. In less than a month, Cystic Fibrosis would take his life.

Musician Of Your Heart

I pick up your soul and play
Music issues from your heartstrings
I show you the day a whole new way
What a beautiful thing

I strike all of the right chords
The musician of your heart
I reap all the rewards
I sow the seed of art

The notes fly from pressing fingertips
Louder and faster they come
Bend down the note dips
Eager and agile they roam

Now we break pattern
Fingers tapping sweet sound
Your eyes glow like ringed Saturn
Like deep wells profound

Reaching the climax
Notes flying in the night
These are no senseless acts
Bodies quivering with delight

The final chorus is here at last
Satisfying our whetted lust
Soon it will be in the past
Our love that did so readily combust

Perhaps this song shall be played again
A favorite between us
This binding tie to keep us sane

To be perfected and played with finesse

Randy Loved the group Metallica.

This was one of randy's favorites, along with Linkin Park and other groups. The interesting thing about the song selection is that is seems some what prophective with repect to his final hours.

The Guitars of Metallica.