The Hard Taco Project
is a Simple Concept

I will write and record one song a month,
every month, until I am dead



I have been doing this since
1993 and so far my health is good.

Hard Taco Radio

Home Away from Home

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Come all ye weary travelers
Good morrow, hail, and well met
Come, the ale is cold here
And the beds are warm for thee
Be at home home home home home
Come be at home away from home
You’ve got a home in me
Home away from home
Home away from home

Howdy, pardner, mosey in
And dust the trail right offya
Leave yer horses at the post
And pour a beer or three
Be at home home home home home
Come be at home away from home
You’ve got a home in... me
Home away from home
Home away from home

Dock your vessel spacefarer
And shed those weary parsecs
Holosuites and quantum beds
Await at Zero-G
Be at home home home home home
Come be at home away from home
You’ve got a home in me
Home away from home
Home away from home



Copyright 2024 Zach London

Belt and Suspenders (Grandma Was Put in a Shoebox) Download Song

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Dear, how can I believe a thing you say when
You won’t trust in the winds of happenstance
Belt and suspenders
Belt and suspenders
You don’t trust (you don’t even trust pantaloons, your own pants)
Trust your own pants
We shall not be lovers in this life
But reincarnated as butterflies
So kiss me
Lips are only
Skin with specialized training
Kiss me
Lips are only
Skin with specialized training
My dear

My grandma was put in a shoebox
The day she was born and then
Slept inside a dresser drawer ‘til she was two
All these years later like a
A damn fool
On the business end of a piano duel,
I wish I had a little shoebox, too
To hold me when I’m alone
Wish I had a little shoebox, too
To hold me when I’m alone


Vocals - Lauren London

Copyright 2023 Zach London

Rooticle

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I prickle like pins
I tingle like needles
I prickle like pins
Tingle like needles
Buzz and I burn
All because I’m eternally Rooticle
Bones in the shape of an S
For success
I am Rooticle

I crawl in your skin
A twinge or a twinkle
To numb up your shin
Weaken your ankle
Violent and lawless
I’m ruthless and flawlessly Rooticle
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Radically Rooticle

Violent and lawless
I’m ruthless and flawlessly Rooticle
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
Radically Rooticle


Lauren London - lead vocals

Copyright 2023 Zach London

Pedestrian Came Out Of Nowhere

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I was driving by the fire department
With my phone safely locked in the glove compartment
And my hands were at 10 and at 2
I was keeping my eyes on the road, as you do
I was signaling, using my mirrors
Comprehensively
Patiently driving defensively
Checking my blind spots, avoiding distractions
Eschewing improvident actions

When that pedestrian came out of nowhere
Pedestrian came out of nowhere
And the guy with the walker
The kids playing soccer
And the cyclist came out of nowhere
And everyone came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do
Everyone came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do

Back in the day
I was smitten with two girls named Faye
They were both in the corps de ballet
The three of us were backstage lounging on the chaise
I said, “You don’t meet many Fayes these days”
Well, the first of the Fayes averted her gaze
And the second Faye? She looked away
And I said, “Et tu, Faye Two?” but I was unfazed
And we parted ways, and I was alone
And with zero Fayes in tow, I drove home

When that pedestrian came out of nowhere
The ambulance came out of nowhere
The dog and its owner, now a cadaveric donor
And the garbage can came out nowhere
And everyone came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do
Everyone came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do

I really wanted a tire swing
Didn’t need a whole Jeep, but I bought the whole thing
And I drove it home with the hope
Of removing one tire to hang from a rope
But I didn’t have a rope, so I bought a tall ship
With the hope that with rope my new ship was equipped
And I threw out the ship and I bought another Jeep
To drive my tire swing to your place to rock you asleep

When that pedestrian came out of nowhere
And the Zamboni came out of nowhere
And the tetherball pole and the field hockey goal
And you, Your Honor, came out of nowhere
And everyone came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do
Everyone came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do
Everything came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do
Everything came out of nowhere, Your Honor
There was nothing I could do


Copyright 2023 Zach London

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