Written 2002

Why go beyond this face 
To no longer replace and only embrace this soul
It kinda likes it…
You’ll find it might fit...

You can’t grow while running from this
Down clenching your fist,
Your hot head is too mystical
Look for the light switch
Turn on your life with it

Light up the other side
Light up the other side
I wonder when your rem you really find your six feet ten
I wonder
Your walking thunder
So bright eyed
You ponder why
Every inch of you really touches the sky
There’s no need to wonder when your rem
There really are no limits man
I’m under your walking thunder

I know to look to this place
Search every last little trace
Find why all’s interlaced with the cold
Look for the light switch
Turn on your life with it.


Light up the other side
Light up the other side
I wonder when your rem you really find your six feet ten
I wonder
Your walking thunder
So bright eyed
You ponder why
Every inch of you really touches the sky
There’s no need to wonder when your rem
there really are no limits man
I’m under your walking thunder

📜The Other Side

Just a little impromptu-ish take on "Anything You Can Do" from Irving Berlin's 1946 musical "Annie Get Your Gun".
I was joined by mezzo-soprano Bethan Morris, and the piano track was provided by Helen Roberts.

We were making a cake, and found that we are altogether much more fond of fondant than of guns...and honestly who would sign up for a mass shooting if they could join a cake tasting instead..

We hope you'll enjoy our inanities.

Anything You Can Do (Annie get your gun - Iving Berlin - the patissier's ed)

Drill - 30-5-2025

🔆🕊🤍⁂©All Rights Reserved 06-2025
©Lyricist, Mixer, Mastering, Pro License & Creator
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TITLE: YUKTI
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LYRICS:
(Verse 1)
I’m walking the line between right and wrong
Carrying questions that feel so strong
Searching for answers in the silent air
Yukti’s the guide when no one’s there

(Chorus)
Yukti whispers when the world shouts loud
Cuts through the chaos like a silver cloud
When the dark surrounds and I lose my way
Reason lights the night turns it into day

(Verse 2)
A tangled mess of heart and mind
Clarity’s rare but it’s what I find
Through the noise of doubt that tries to stay
Yukti clears the fog and shows the way

(Chorus)
Yukti whispers when the world shouts loud
Cuts through the chaos like a silver cloud
When the dark surrounds and I lose my way
Reason lights the night turns it into day

(Bridge)
It’s not just answers it’s the quest
A quiet truth that beats in my chest
With every step I trust the tune
Yukti hums beneath the moon

(Chorus)
Yukti whispers when the world shouts loud
Cuts through the chaos like a silver cloud
When the dark surrounds and I lose my way
Reason lights the night turns it into day
(Verse 1)
I’m walking the line between right and wrong
Carrying questions that feel so strong
Searching for answers in the silent air
Yukti’s the guide when no one’s there

(Chorus)
Yukti whispers when the world shouts loud
Cuts through the chaos like a silver cloud
When the dark surrounds and I lose my way
Reason lights the night turns it into day

(Verse 2)
A tangled mess of heart and mind
Clarity’s rare but it’s what I find
Through the noise of doubt that tries to stay
Yukti clears the fog and shows the way

(Chorus)
Yukti whispers when the world shouts loud
Cuts through the chaos like a silver cloud
When the dark surrounds and I lose my way
Reason lights the night turns it into day

(Bridge)
It’s not just answers it’s the quest
A quiet truth that beats in my chest
With every step I trust the tune
Yukti hums beneath the moon

(Chorus)
Yukti whispers when the world shouts loud
Cuts through the chaos like a silver cloud
When the dark surrounds and I lose my way
Reason lights the night turns it into day

Natya Shastra

Yukti

Words and Music Copyright 2024 by Mark H. Davis

This was a fun song to write and record. If you want to play along:

-Key of D
-Chords (no particular order): D, Bm7, Em7, A7, Bm, F#m, G, A
-Guitar: Fender Squier Strat (capo 2nd fret)
-Keys: Casio CTK-501 (#26 Wood Bass, #17 Accordion, #62 Syn Lead 3)
-Percussion: Casio CTK-501 (#11 16 Beat Pop and #99 Percussion)
-Lyrics:

Now won’t you tell me what to do
You got me acting like a fool
I’m like a kid right out of school
You got me breakin’ every rule

So tell me what I gotta do
So I can get right next to you
Cause baby all I wanna do
Is spend all my life with you

Always, always – you’re the one who rules
Always, always – baby don’t be cruel

Now won’t you tell me what to do
You know I’m acting like a fool
I’m like a kid right out of school
You got me breakin’ every rule

So tell me what I gotta do
So I can get up next to you
I wanna spend my life with you
If you’ll just tell me what to do

Always, always – been in love with you
Always, always – trying to play it cool
Always, always – trying to make a move
Always, always – I’m the one who drools

So baby tell me what to do
You got me acting like a fool
I’m like a kid right out of school
You got me breakin’ every rule

So tell me what I gotta do
Just to get some time with you
I wanna spend my life with you
And you can tell me what to do

Always, always – you’re the one who rules
Always, always – bowing down to you
Always, always – been in love with you
Always, always – trying to play it cool

So won’t you tell me what to do 
Tell me what I gotta do
Ah I’m listening to you
So tell me what I gotta do

Photo credit: Pavel Ariel Alexandrovsky: https://www.pexels.com/photo/couple-dancing-in-meadow-15427812/

what I gotta do

Disclaimer: Ladies and gentlemen, and anyone who needs a special mention, I'm throwing caution to the wind and speaking out about this chaos. I'm going live, ready or not. So, sit back, relax, and try to enjoy - it's all for your own good.

It's the year 2035, and the new US president—luckily a humanoid robot with AI capabilities—stands before the UN General Assembly, reveals the truth about the country’s past, and asks the world for pardon.

/// 0I00II /// ***** Today, I Stand Here—Guess I Might Be Dreamin’ // All Minor Extra Noise Mix // 0I00II ///

written by fictionalive // music, carefully used, is the tune 'All Minor' provided by mobygratis.com and spiced up with some extra noise sampled in by fictionalive—fully licensed music // fusion of it all  - fictionalive with the popoems series and the hyper media reports / fair use only / June 25, 2025 //

Today, I Stand Here—Guess I Might Be Dreamin’ // All Minor Extra Noise Mix

Who's the bitch today?
What seeks rich?
What can mind attract?
What says unconscious black mind itch?

Magnetic mirrors we are
Untuned, you feed abuse
Try 'keep me from my star
I'm quite convenient to mute
If you listened you might hear
If you looked, Love you'd see
If smells were sensed, Dear roses
But no, you mute the real me

Real me says too much
Real me works for very little
Real me is not.materialistic
Real me unbreakable but brittle
Real me is dark to light
Real me is calm from fright
Real me helps with depression
Real me sees prescient sight
Real me doesn't impose
Real me doesn't control
Real me sprays musical prose
Real me prays affluent role
Real me will ride you hard
Real me will love like lark
Real me is covered in thorn and barb
Real me is me, The dark 🕶️

The Dark (Acoustic)

Anything Anything

Marry me

I've got the blues

Lyrics:

Wine in a glass and on the plate
Turning dinner into a date…
Time to relax, appreciate
Work and worries have to wait…

In a rush, turn up the heat,
To sear then braise a cut of meat…
Quick dinner feeling like a treat,
When sharing with your soulmate

Meals… so emotional
Take us home, make us whole.
Deep umami for the soul... la dah bah doo bah doo...

Chicken roast, rotisserie
The wish-bone, grants a wish for me
One, two,… she’s counting three!
The perfect happy memory!

Late night pepperoni n’ mushroom,
Calling all our friends on zoom
Soon you’re gonna need more room
For an addition to our family!

Pizza so emotional!
Takes me home, makes me whole.
Deep dish umami for the soul... la dah bah doo bah doo...

Pork shoulder rubbed with seasoned oils
She’s showing,… Soon her water boils
Still at the stove all day she toils
A dinner service fit for royals.

Cooking… so emotional
Makes a home, keep it whole.
Deep umami for the soul 

Amidst the joy, scattered darkness
Times when life’s becomes a mess
Troubled hearts in distress…
Quiet herbs bring needed rest…

Quiet… so emotional
Deep umami for the soul

Nourishment, emotional,
Makes our home, keeps us whole...

Umami for the Soul - April (vocals), Kohei (trumpet), Bill (drums)

I'm a lifelong musician who plays a few instruments and occasionally sings a little. I believe music is one of God's greatest gifts to us and I use it to express love, joy, longing and even pain. You will sometimes hear me talk about God, the walk of faith or trials of life in my songs, but He is the reason for all of them. I love all of you and pray you will know the love He has for you. Grace and peace to you, in Jesus' name. Adam's + Relic

Banner photo credit (slightly edited): Gökçe Erem https://www.pexels.com/photo/close-up-of-buick-wildcat-17767863/

what I gotta do

Adam's † Relic