Very nice! Lions of the ether worthy. Keep it up!

Barn finds vol.4

Living a life that I can't contain
I guess it's all my fault
Run through the wild with the scars I keep
They remind me of where I'm from
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Oh, numb my mind / I've lost my sight
So come at night / And taste a bite
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Scratch away from the skin
You said you wanted to go again
Well now it's time to sink or swim
Oh, my words are running thin
In a river full of lies
Yeah, the truth comes out in time
By that time, I hope your wise
Until then, you're running blind
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Reaching for things that I can't hold onto
I'm losing all my grip
Sailing the sea on half a plank
I'm on a sinking ship
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Oh, let me in / Inside your mind
You're still right here / You've lost the fight
So give right in / Oh, sink or swim
You have no choice / Oh, in the end
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*cheesy drum roll i made on fl studio*
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Scratch away from the skin
You said you wanted to go again
Well now it's time to sink or swim
Oh, my words are running thin
In a river full of lies
Yeah, the truth comes out in time
By that time, I hope your wise
Until then, you're running blind

Sink or Swim

an inside cat

Shades Of Grace - Robert Grigg & Combstead

Simple chord progression done with rnb 101 guitar playing. Begins with harmonica bend. Vocal delivery mostly on the beat making it more suitable for folk.  A dorian for the ‘going on slowly’ prechorus. The chorus goes from G to D/F# cos’ I wanted a nice bass movement and it also gives it a borrowed chord. I get to play with loud soft dynamics within the chorus and being true to the subject matter ‘pls take what little I have to offer’ is given a minimalist treatment with only vox and guitar. So you have the fierceness of ‘at all’ which is done in almost the same style as ‘give it all’ by Rise Against. The sitar ( only fake instrument) plays a Khamaj raga which is Mixlodyian mode. Know it fucks with the groove but I had to be true to subject matter. Also handpan which is a Christmas gift. Chord progression goes to G which is the key of the bridge. Some superimposition on piano for bridge. G7 which leads to back to Am for deceptive cadence. Ended making the beginning each phrase on the half of each bar. Piano is playing D throughout. Also played with A and C but they didn’t sound as nice. Not since Hurt by Johnny Cash has a single note been milked so hard. Almost EDM drops in the song so I could have turned it into folktronica. Adlibs for the final chorus were done in one take so the length of the final ‘peace’ is random. Can hold a note for longer than that but it's improvised. 

Lyrically, it is a love song/tribute to my fave novel Shantaram. When asked, about my fave song or fave movie I have a list. But fave novel-there’s only one that has brought me inner peace. I was given it by Indian bassist in uni during my first exp as frontman. It manages to be both a page turner and also has a constant mood of inner peace. Great lines as well as great romance between author and Karla. Still a much better love story than Twilight. In that respect the song isn’t too faithful cos it’ mood isn’t ‘constant inner peace.’ There are ‘explosions’ in song. The Indians called the protagonist Shantaram-which means ‘a man of gods peace.’ Not religious but have respect for religion.


I ain’t got no time
I ain’t got nowhere to go (improvised. Dunno what it means)
Ani auni vevyone. Hashem yashav li (first line is a slight melodic variation of refuge by matisyahu. Live at Stubbs. It’s taken from the Psalm of David and is in Hebrew/Yiddish. Second line is directly taken. I’m told he pronounces it too strongly but it helps with the singing that way.)
You lay my refuge down like Atlantis to the sea ( giving props to Matisyahu and also Donovan.)
Going slowly Going on slowly Going on slowly ey.


Chorus
I am mistaken for your love 
Oh rest assured I mean you no harm at all (some contradiction here. Go with the second line).
Please take what little I have to offer
No it ain’t’ much 
But it’s all I got you see
To be a man of God’s peace (Shantaram)
 a man of Gods peace (you know how the comments section for ‘Starboy’ is 来个鸡蛋。Lai ge ji dan. which means give me an egg. It's what Chinese people think look what you've done sounds like. Couldn’t unheard it for a while. For this, it’s 妈的尬屁。Which means ‘your mother’s awkward fart.’ 

Verse 2:
Defined by what we can endure
Not by what we can inflict  (A line from the novel. Paraphrased)
I chase the sunset down
With the colors of my wit (a lot of drinking goes on in the novel. Also a lot of colors)
Going on slowlyy going on slowly

Bridge:

I am the mountains that tear through the wind. (Taken from folk song 1 that I wrote. Was the chorus of that song but I didn’t like how it ended so now it’s a bridge. It is similar to, “when they tell you you’re not enough you tell them you are more than enough”- queen of wakanda. ) Also pretty badass vibes which fits the author of Shantaram.
I am the pain that shatters the glass
I am vicious when I am cut, I am delicious and a nut (the improvised lyrics were better than the ones that I focused on writing for the 1st song so I kept these)


Shantaram

The forth (and final) installment of my experimental series with (silly) nonsense lyrics that just sound nicely. This time cello drones help to create the soundscape. 

spare air

90's influence Guitar Rock cultivated in Metro Detroit.

I remember, we thought of everything. We had it down, or was it in between?
I had my legs to get me there. A hike to nevermore.
Searching for infinity, railing through the door......moving forward?

So I seized the day just like I did before, and I'm fading out.
It's the little things that keep me wanting more. Now I'm fading out.

Opportunity is bought and never sold. Wait a tired lifetime just to take control.....of a broken situation, of barely getting by.
A concept of prosperity impossible to divide.
Moving forward?

So I bare the weight just like I did before. Now I'm fading out.
And I found the things that leave me needing more. So I'm fading out.

Impossible to divide.

So I lost the hope I always had before, and I'm fading out.
It's just the little things that make me hate you more. Now I'm fading out.

Fading

"A War to crave" symbolizes the difficulty in finding a common language in all spheres. Whether it be the boundaries of the world or those of a couple. Of our differences in perception as well. In fact, there are differences, states that we cannot change in others. These are immutable things that even if they are unpredictable, we must embrace them. We must by love. We must take that risk of loving. And face our differences, that war. We must a continuous war. A war that we must embrace, The war of the other and our differences.

A War To Crave

She was a killer!

An instrumental track using the sound of classical instruments like strings, bassoon and clarinet. The beautiful image is by xes from Medellin, Colombia (https://pixabay.com/users/by_xez-29626582/).

Thank you very much for sharing, xes!

La Tristesse Qui Fait Mal

Track By Combstead
Guitar, Lyrics and Vocals by Robert Grigg

In Your Arms - Combstead & Robert Grigg

Lyrics:

The night is cold and I'm standin' in the rain
Your taillights fade, burnin' out our flame
I fall to my knees for a moment in pain
But I wipe away my tears 'cause I'm done with your game

I'm rising from the ashes, got my head held high
So don't you come back running 'cause I ain't gonna cry (No!) 

Broke the chains around my heart, now I'm ready to fly
You'll wake up alone and wish you'd never said goodbye
I'm dancing in the spotlight, my fire's burning bright
'Cause I'm on top of the world and baby it's your loss tonight!

I'm burnin' down the highway, got a new song to sing
No lookin' back now 'cause I got nothin' to fear
Your memory's fading fast as I kick into top gear
My stereo's blastin' loud and I'm doin' my thing 

I'm rising from the ashes, got my head held high
So don't you come crawling back 'cause I ain't gonna cry

Broke the chains around my heart, now I'm ready to fly
You'll wake up alone and wish you'd never said goodbye
I'm dancing in the spotlight, my fire's burning bright
'Cause I'm on top of the world and baby it's your loss tonight!

Babe, you thought I'd be lost when you walked away
But I put myself back together and I'm doing okay
All the tears that I cried, I set them on fire
Now the flames of my freedom are burnin' higher

Broke the chains around my heart, now I'm ready to fly
You'll wake up alone and wish you'd never said goodbye

Your Loss Tonight

Guitars and Bass by Robert Grigg
Drums by Yamaha Keyboard

Little Big Bite

Lyrics: Deep-rooted suffering, our relationship is going down the drain. A shattered love and the paths only take me away from you, it's each man for himself, each one goes his own way, and we reach a deeper well and what could have happened to us? The worst is to see that we weakened, I'm aware, that I carry half of this guilt with me, it's better to move on, we need to resolve it, it's a full stop that marked us both, insisting doesn't make sense and after the suffering comes relief, we need to resolve this torment Face to face. Every story has a beginning, a middle and for both of us it's the end, a relationship like this is bad and it's not normal, I'm going to tell you now my decision, it's to end it!

Face to face

Love lost Heart Felt Memory in Jail for nothing I thought I did but leaving Gail alone.


Sky High - Set Me Free

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Fate Has No Face

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I see you liking, reposting, commenting, subscribing—and I love you for it.
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I’m a producer, guitarist, and singer making music that rides the line between feeling and fire.
Every track’s a new angle, a new sound—just trying to say what words alone can’t.

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