1. Faceplant
Written in the fall of 1997 and winter of 1998. Without lyrics it tells the story of the bicycle accident in which Daniel attempted to jump a skateboard ramp on his mountain bike; needless to say, likely the stupidest thing he has ever done. He broke his nose, lost a few teeth and was knocked unconscious for several minutes.

2. FSM
Written in the spring of 1998. The lyrics speak of an inner journey, the dream of a young man seeking a comfortable and vulnerable space in which to express himself, and explore the wholeness of his being. This song was originally recorded by Daniel's first band SacredLunatics.

3. Lonely for Omi
Written in the winter of 2001. It was originally conceived as a solo piano introduction to the Ben Folds Five song "Air", for which Daniel's fellow student Omi Vaidya had created a short film. After having written the piece, which was not the focus of the film, Daniel decided it was one of his best works and continued to develop it into a full performance piece.

4. Broken Windows Theory
Written in the summer of 2001. The closest "Instrumental" comes to a pop song. It speaks of the apathy and despair Daniel felt in regards to the conditions of his life at the time. The Broken Windows theory is a sociological concept developed by political scientist James Q. Wilson and criminologist George L. Kelling. The theory says that if small crimes such as the breaking of windows in a housing project go unpunished and the windows themselves are not repaired, this state of affairs suggests to people in the area that no one cares about the condition of the neighborhood, which then leads to more serious crimes. Daniel doesn't subscribe to this theory himself, as he feels it has been used to victimize the poor and, in his opinion, hasn't been shown to be correct in practice, only in theory.

5. Instrumental
Written in the summer of 2001. Title track of the album. A joke because this song actually has the most extensive lyrics of any song on the record. Although the song is ostensibly about being in love and not having to use words because the feelings are clear, it is also about why Daniel likes instrumental music so much. It is because an instrumental song requires no words to explain its meaning, it means what it says without being explained.

6. Murder in Small Town X
Written in the summer and fall of 2001. This song was inspired by the title of the "reality" tv show of the same name. Daniel felt the title was such a great concept and tongue-in-cheek sociopolitical statement that he had to come up with something inspired using the title to make up for the fact that it was being used for an inane "reality" tv game show. This song will feature a saxophone solo by John Whooley of the Santa Cruz-based jazz, funk, metal, surf, circus, gypsy, jam, nightmare Estradasphere.