diff --git a/src/rust/models.rs b/src/rust/models.rs
index 20adc2f..e387b14 100644
--- a/src/rust/models.rs
+++ b/src/rust/models.rs
@@ -24,3 +24,20 @@ pub struct Presentation {
     pub path: String,
     pub page_count: Option<i32>,
 }
+
+#[derive(Queryable)]
+pub struct Song {
+    pub id: i32,
+    pub title: String,
+    pub lyrics: Option<String>,
+    pub author: Option<String>,
+    pub ccli: Option<String>,
+    pub audio: Option<String>,
+    pub verse_order: Option<String>,
+    pub background: Option<String>,
+    pub background_type: Option<String>,
+    pub horizontal_text_alignment: Option<String>,
+    pub vertical_text_alignment: Option<String>,
+    pub font: Option<String>,
+    pub font_size: Option<i32>,
+}
diff --git a/src/rust/schema.rs b/src/rust/schema.rs
index 20f8b25..d957587 100644
--- a/src/rust/schema.rs
+++ b/src/rust/schema.rs
@@ -28,13 +28,18 @@ diesel::table! {
         author -> Nullable<Text>,
         ccli -> Nullable<Text>,
         audio -> Nullable<Text>,
-        vorder -> Nullable<Text>,
+        #[sql_name = "vorder"]
+        verse_order -> Nullable<Text>,
         background -> Nullable<Text>,
-        backgroundType -> Nullable<Text>,
-        horizontalTextAlignment -> Nullable<Binary>,
-        verticalTextAlignment -> Nullable<Binary>,
+        #[sql_name = "backgroundType"]
+        background_type -> Nullable<Text>,
+        #[sql_name = "horizontalTextAlignment"]
+        horizontal_text_alignment -> Nullable<Binary>,
+        #[sql_name = "verticalTextAlignment"]
+        vertical_text_alignment -> Nullable<Binary>,
         font -> Nullable<Text>,
-        fontSize -> Nullable<Integer>,
+        #[sql_name = "fontSize"]
+        font_size -> Nullable<Integer>,
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/rust/song_model.rs b/src/rust/song_model.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b641ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rust/song_model.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,418 @@
+#[cxx_qt::bridge]
+mod song_model {
+    use crate::models::*;
+    use crate::schema::songs::dsl::*;
+    use crate::song_model::song_model::Song;
+    use diesel::sqlite::SqliteConnection;
+    use diesel::{delete, insert_into, prelude::*, update};
+    use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+    unsafe extern "C++" {
+        include!(< QAbstractListModel >);
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qhash.h");
+        type QHash_i32_QByteArray = cxx_qt_lib::QHash<cxx_qt_lib::QHashPair_i32_QByteArray>;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qmap.h");
+        type QMap_QString_QVariant = cxx_qt_lib::QMap<cxx_qt_lib::QMapPair_QString_QVariant>;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qvariant.h");
+        type QVariant = cxx_qt_lib::QVariant;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qstring.h");
+        type QString = cxx_qt_lib::QString;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qurl.h");
+        type QUrl = cxx_qt_lib::QUrl;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qmodelindex.h");
+        type QModelIndex = cxx_qt_lib::QModelIndex;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qvector.h");
+        type QVector_i32 = cxx_qt_lib::QVector<i32>;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qstringlist.h");
+        type QStringList = cxx_qt_lib::QStringList;
+        include!("cxx-qt-lib/qlist.h");
+        type QList_QString = cxx_qt_lib::QList<QString>;
+    }
+
+    #[derive(Default, Clone, Debug)]
+    pub struct Song {
+        id: i32,
+        title: QString,
+        title: String,
+        lyrics: String,
+        author: String,
+        ccli: String,
+        audio: String,
+        verse_order: String,
+        background: String,
+        background_type: String,
+        horizontal_text_alignment: String,
+        vertical_text_alignment: String,
+        font: String,
+        font_size: i32,
+    }
+
+    #[cxx_qt::qobject(base = "QAbstractListModel")]
+    #[derive(Default, Debug)]
+    pub struct SongModel {
+        highest_id: i32,
+        songs: Vec<self::Song>,
+    }
+
+    #[cxx_qt::qsignals(SongModel)]
+    pub enum Signals<'a> {
+        #[inherit]
+        DataChanged {
+            top_left: &'a QModelIndex,
+            bottom_right: &'a QModelIndex,
+            roles: &'a QVector_i32,
+        },
+    }
+
+    enum Role {
+        IdRole,
+        TitleRole,
+        LyricsRole,
+        AuthorRole,
+        CcliRole,
+        AudioRole,
+        VerseOrderRole,
+        BackgroundRole,
+        BackgroundTypeRole,
+        HorizontalTextAlignmentRole,
+        VerticalTextAlignmentRole,
+        FontRole,
+        FontSizeRole,
+    }
+
+    // use crate::entities::{songs, prelude::Songs};
+    // use sea_orm::{ConnectionTrait, Database, DbBackend, DbErr, Statement, ActiveValue};
+    impl qobject::SongModel {
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn clear(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+            unsafe {
+                self.as_mut().begin_reset_model();
+                self.as_mut().songs_mut().clear();
+                self.as_mut().end_reset_model();
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn test_database(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>) {
+            let db = &mut self.as_mut().get_db();
+            let results = songs
+                .load::<crate::models::Song>(db)
+                .expect("Error loading songs");
+            self.as_mut().set_highest_id(0);
+
+            println!("SHOWING SONGS");
+            println!("--------------");
+            for song in results {
+                println!("{}", song.title);
+                println!("{}", song.id);
+                println!("{}", song.path);
+                println!("--------------");
+                if self.as_mut().highest_id() < &song.id {
+                    self.as_mut().set_highest_id(song.id);
+                }
+
+                let img = self::Song {
+                    id: song.id,
+                    title: QString::from(&song.title),
+                    path: QString::from(&song.path),
+                };
+
+                self.as_mut().add_song(img);
+            }
+            println!("--------------------------------------");
+            println!("{:?}", self.as_mut().songs());
+            println!("--------------------------------------");
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn remove_item(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, index: i32) -> bool {
+            if index < 0 || (index as usize) >= self.songs().len() {
+                return false;
+            }
+            let db = &mut self.as_mut().get_db();
+
+            let song_id = self.songs().get(index as usize).unwrap().id;
+
+            let result = delete(songs.filter(id.eq(song_id))).execute(db);
+
+            match result {
+                Ok(_i) => {
+                    unsafe {
+                        self.as_mut()
+                            .begin_remove_rows(&QModelIndex::default(), index, index);
+                        self.as_mut().songs_mut().remove(index as usize);
+                        self.as_mut().end_remove_rows();
+                    }
+                    println!("removed-item-at-index: {:?}", song_id);
+                    println!("new-Vec: {:?}", self.as_mut().songs());
+                    true
+                }
+                Err(_e) => {
+                    println!("Cannot connect to database");
+                    false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn get_db(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> SqliteConnection {
+            const DATABASE_URL: &str = "sqlite:///home/chris/.local/share/librepresenter/Libre Presenter/library-db.sqlite3";
+
+            SqliteConnection::establish(DATABASE_URL)
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| panic!("error connecting to {}", DATABASE_URL))
+            // self.rust().db = db;
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn new_item(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, url: QUrl) {
+            println!("LETS INSERT THIS SUCKER!");
+            let file_path = PathBuf::from(url.path().to_string());
+            let name = file_path.file_stem().unwrap().to_str().unwrap();
+            let song_id = self.rust().highest_id + 1;
+            let song_title = QString::from(name);
+            let song_path = url.to_qstring();
+
+            if self.as_mut().add_item(song_id, song_title, song_path) {
+                println!("filename: {:?}", name);
+                self.as_mut().set_highest_id(song_id);
+            } else {
+                println!("Error in inserting item");
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn add_item(
+            mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+            song_id: i32,
+            song_title: QString,
+            song_path: QString,
+        ) -> bool {
+            let db = &mut self.as_mut().get_db();
+            // println!("{:?}", db);
+            let song = self::Song {
+                id: song_id,
+                title: song_title.clone(),
+                path: song_path.clone(),
+            };
+            println!("{:?}", song);
+
+            let result = insert_into(songs)
+                .values((
+                    id.eq(&song_id),
+                    title.eq(&song_title.to_string()),
+                    path.eq(&song_path.to_string()),
+                ))
+                .execute(db);
+            println!("{:?}", result);
+
+            match result {
+                Ok(_i) => {
+                    self.as_mut().add_song(song);
+                    println!("{:?}", self.as_mut().songs());
+                    true
+                }
+                Err(_e) => {
+                    println!("Cannot connect to database");
+                    false
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn add_song(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, song: self::Song) {
+            let index = self.as_ref().songs().len() as i32;
+            println!("{:?}", song);
+            unsafe {
+                self.as_mut()
+                    .begin_insert_rows(&QModelIndex::default(), index, index);
+                self.as_mut().songs_mut().push(song);
+                self.as_mut().end_insert_rows();
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn update_title(mut self: Pin<&mut Self>, index: i32, updated_title: QString) -> bool {
+            let mut vector_roles = QVector_i32::default();
+            vector_roles.append(self.as_ref().get_role(Role::TitleRole));
+            let model_index = &self.as_ref().index(index, 0, &QModelIndex::default());
+
+            let db = &mut self.as_mut().get_db();
+            let result = update(songs.filter(id.eq(index)))
+                .set(title.eq(updated_title.to_string()))
+                .execute(db);
+            match result {
+                Ok(_i) => {
+                    let song = self.as_mut().songs_mut().get_mut(index as usize).unwrap();
+                    song.title = updated_title;
+                    self.as_mut()
+                        .emit_data_changed(model_index, model_index, &vector_roles);
+                    true
+                }
+                Err(_e) => false,
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn update_file_path(
+            mut self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+            index: i32,
+            updated_file_path: QString,
+        ) -> bool {
+            let mut vector_roles = QVector_i32::default();
+            vector_roles.append(self.as_ref().get_role(Role::PathRole));
+            let model_index = &self.as_ref().index(index, 0, &QModelIndex::default());
+
+            let db = &mut self.as_mut().get_db();
+            let result = update(songs.filter(id.eq(index)))
+                .set(path.eq(updated_file_path.to_string()))
+                .execute(db);
+            match result {
+                Ok(_i) => {
+                    let song = self.as_mut().songs_mut().get_mut(index as usize).unwrap();
+                    song.path = updated_file_path;
+                    self.as_mut()
+                        .emit_data_changed(model_index, model_index, &vector_roles);
+                    true
+                }
+                Err(_e) => false,
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn get_item(self: Pin<&mut Self>, index: i32) -> QMap_QString_QVariant {
+            println!("{index}");
+            let mut qvariantmap = QMap_QString_QVariant::default();
+            let idx = self.index(index, 0, &QModelIndex::default());
+            if !idx.is_valid() {
+                return qvariantmap;
+            }
+            let role_names = self.as_ref().role_names();
+            let role_names_iter = role_names.iter();
+            if let Some(song) = self.rust().songs.get(index as usize) {
+                for i in role_names_iter {
+                    qvariantmap.insert(
+                        QString::from(&i.1.to_string()),
+                        self.as_ref().data(&idx, *i.0),
+                    );
+                }
+            };
+            qvariantmap
+        }
+
+        fn get_role(&self, role: Role) -> i32 {
+            match role {
+                Role::IdRole => 0,
+                Role::TitleRole => 1,
+                Role::LyricsRole => 2,
+                Role::AuthorRole => 3,
+                Role::CcliRole => 4,
+                Role::AudioRole => 5,
+                Role::VerseOrderRole => 6,
+                Role::BackgroundRole => 7,
+                Role::BackgroundTypeRole => 8,
+                Role::HorizontalTextAlignmentRole => 9,
+                Role::VerticalTextAlignmentRole => 10,
+                Role::FontRole => 11,
+                Role::FontSizeRole => 12,
+                _ => 0,
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Create Rust bindings for C++ functions of the base class (QAbstractItemModel)
+    #[cxx_qt::inherit]
+    extern "C++" {
+        unsafe fn begin_insert_rows(
+            self: Pin<&mut qobject::SongModel>,
+            parent: &QModelIndex,
+            first: i32,
+            last: i32,
+        );
+        unsafe fn end_insert_rows(self: Pin<&mut qobject::SongModel>);
+
+        unsafe fn begin_remove_rows(
+            self: Pin<&mut qobject::SongModel>,
+            parent: &QModelIndex,
+            first: i32,
+            last: i32,
+        );
+        unsafe fn end_remove_rows(self: Pin<&mut qobject::SongModel>);
+
+        unsafe fn begin_reset_model(self: Pin<&mut qobject::SongModel>);
+        unsafe fn end_reset_model(self: Pin<&mut qobject::SongModel>);
+    }
+
+    #[cxx_qt::inherit]
+    unsafe extern "C++" {
+        #[cxx_name = "canFetchMore"]
+        fn base_can_fetch_more(self: &qobject::SongModel, parent: &QModelIndex) -> bool;
+
+        fn index(
+            self: &qobject::SongModel,
+            row: i32,
+            column: i32,
+            parent: &QModelIndex,
+        ) -> QModelIndex;
+    }
+
+    // QAbstractListModel implementation
+    impl qobject::SongModel {
+        #[qinvokable(cxx_override)]
+        fn data(&self, index: &QModelIndex, role: i32) -> QVariant {
+            if let Some(song) = self.songs().get(index.row() as usize) {
+                return match role {
+                    0 => QVariant::from(&song.id),
+                    1 => QVariant::from(&song.title),
+                    2 => QVariant::from(&song.lyrics),
+                    3 => QVariant::from(&song.author),
+                    4 => QVariant::from(&song.ccli),
+                    5 => QVariant::from(&song.audio),
+                    6 => QVariant::from(&song.verse_order),
+                    7 => QVariant::from(&song.background),
+                    8 => QVariant::from(&song.background_type),
+                    9 => QVariant::from(&song.horizontal_text_alignment),
+                    10 => QVariant::from(&song.vertical_text_alignment),
+                    11 => QVariant::from(&song.font),
+                    12 => QVariant::from(&song.font_size),
+                    _ => QVariant::default(),
+                };
+            }
+
+            QVariant::default()
+        }
+
+        // Example of overriding a C++ virtual method and calling the base class implementation.
+        #[qinvokable(cxx_override)]
+        pub fn can_fetch_more(&self, parent: &QModelIndex) -> bool {
+            self.base_can_fetch_more(parent)
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable(cxx_override)]
+        pub fn role_names(&self) -> QHash_i32_QByteArray {
+            let mut roles = QHash_i32_QByteArray::default();
+            roles.insert(0, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("id"));
+            roles.insert(1, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("title"));
+            roles.insert(2, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("lyrics"));
+            roles.insert(3, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("author"));
+            roles.insert(4, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("ccli"));
+            roles.insert(5, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("audio"));
+            roles.insert(6, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("vorder"));
+            roles.insert(7, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("background"));
+            roles.insert(8, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("backgroundType"));
+            roles.insert(9, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("horizontalTextAlignment"));
+            roles.insert(10, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("verticalTextAlignment"));
+            roles.insert(11, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("font"));
+            roles.insert(12, cxx_qt_lib::QByteArray::from("fontSize"));
+            roles
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable(cxx_override)]
+        pub fn row_count(&self, _parent: &QModelIndex) -> i32 {
+            let cnt = self.rust().songs.len() as i32;
+            // println!("row count is {cnt}");
+            cnt
+        }
+
+        #[qinvokable]
+        pub fn count(&self) -> i32 {
+            self.rust().songs.len() as i32
+        }
+    }
+}