A big powerful song, superb musicianship, production and performance.

Lord this is so good...   I just popped in from "Electronic Looking Glass"...  and then on to this awesome song. This is one of those songs that reaches in and makes your head spin in a good way. What a joy to listen to. well produced.. I just keep coming back to it.  Nat x

Excellent, love the lyrics and those big power chords spinning it from folk rock to powerhouse. Love it.

Love this! Powerful Ancient sound, and great vocals!

2021

Here is a new song I wrote. Hope you all like it.

Half in a daze hours I’ve spent, listening to bards and talking heads
Searching the past for  forgotten shame, digging up graves for someone to blame

Beating the drum and sharpening swords, kindling a flame to burn all the words
Offering service  to bury the truth, with old arguments long in the tooth


Ive heard it all since I was young, in every scene and song that was sung
Replace the old ones with sages in kind, poor sightless men leading the blind

Tell me again what the book says, that you don’t believe but you’ve never read
Bolstering folly to hinder the truth, the old argument long in the tooth.

The Old Argument

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What Makes Us Tick

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Gossip

Music: Little Man Project & Janne Hennie
Lyrics & vocal: Janne Hennie
Instruments & Mix: Little Man Project

Lyrics:

I saw you walking down the street
I could barely move my feet
You were the hottest man I have ever seen..
But you didn't see me
I was one in the crowd
I just wanted to grab you
and scream out loud

You are such a handsome man
And I just wanna hold your hand
Take me walking down the street with you..

I would be so proud
Not just one in the crowd
And other girls would try to grab you
and scream out loud

You are such a handsome man
And I just wanna hold your hand
Take me walking down the street with you..

I would be so proud
Not just one in the crowd
And other girls would try to grab you
and scream out loud

You are such a handsome man
And I just wanna hold your hand
Take me walking down the street with you..

Take me walking down the street with you..

So let me take your hand
You should be my man
Walking down the street together, me and you..

You are such a handsome man
And I just wanna hold your hand
Take me walking down the street with you..

Handsome Man  W/Little Man Project

Sparkle

Written & Performed by Ruviru
Beat Produced by Antun V
Mixed and Mastered by David J




Spirit Remains, Love Prevails

This piece is both a mirror and a megaphone.
A reflection of what we’ve built, and a reminder of what we’ve forgotten.

It began as a simple observation how easily we keep moving forward while the world quietly falls apart. We build skyscrapers that reach nowhere, launch rockets to emptiness, and call it progress. We construct ballrooms for kings while children go hungry, and then we “turn the page,” pretending it’s not our concern.

But beneath that illusion, a deeper truth hums one Bill Hicks once shouted through the noise: “It’s just a ride.”
That idea cuts through time like lightning. It reminds us that reality is temporary, and change is always possible. We don’t have to live in fear, or chase false crowns. We can slow the spin. We can fix what’s broken. We can choose love over fear, unity over division, compassion over greed.

“It’s Just a Ride” is a cinematic spoken word piece for anyone who’s ever looked around and thought, this can’t be all there is.
Because it isn’t.

We built the ride.
We can change the ride.
All it takes… is the choice

[Opening]
We keep moving forward
Even though tomorrow’s uncertain
Building skyscrapers that reach to nowhere
While children hunger
And the world pretends not to see

Just turn the page
Build another rocket to nowhere

[Verse 1]
We build houses most can’t afford
And call it progress
We pave the streets with luxury
While the broken sleep beneath our eyes
Not our problem
Not our concern
Turn the page

A ballroom for a king
Isn’t that what we really need

[Bridge]
The world’s just a ride
Bright lights, wild turns,
A ticket you pay with your attention
Some remember and whisper
Don’t be afraid. It’s only a ride
But we silence them
We’ve invested too much in the illusion
The furrows of worry
The big bank accounts
The kingdoms made of fear

[Verse 2]
We could slow the spin
We could fix what’s broken
We could feed, heal, teach
Reach out, rebuild
But mercy doesn’t sell
And kindness doesn’t trend
So we keep the carousel spinning
The music loud, the lights blinding
just turn the page

[Outro]
It’s just a ride
And we can change it anytime
No fear
No locks.
No walls
Just a choice
Between the eyes of fear
And the eyes of love

And if we ever choose right
Maybe this time
We’ll stop turning the page
And start rewriting it



Just Turn the Page (It’s Still the Same Ride)

Vividly

An unnecessarily long song with no true chorus (thank/blame R.E.M. haha!) and, for the first time ever in the whole Behold the Sludge catalogue, no kind of rhyme structure whatsoever. Taking cues from everyday life, the title simply comes from me and my wife telling my daughter to stop mumbling so much. 

“Mumble”

If I told you where I’m going 
Would you say you’re on your own 
And if I knew what I was doing 
I swear I’d let you in 
If the thoughts all made some sense 
I’d tie it all together  
To try and explain the madness 
In one package  

But I never could quite fathom 
Just what they all were chasing 
It never seemed within our reach 
kept drifting farther away 
Through solace and dumb comfort 
The safety was a mirage 
It torched our sanctuary 
Exposed it for what it was 

Mumble, mumble away....

Embrace the aftermath 
The end of the saga 
Whatever comes after 
We still won’t understand it 
So much to comprehend 
Ignorance of common sense 
A voice beneath the surface 
You can’t escape the beast (relent)

And sometimes things just happen
We will never understand 
Put our hands on the glass 
And squeeze it til it cracks 
In our nature was a fear 
Magnifies the gaping void 
Dwells on the blunt trauma 
Brings the motion to a stop 

Mumble, mumble away 

If I told you where we’re going 
Would you even see it through 
No sense of understanding 
Just bleed until it’s all dried up 
No purpose in all that tragedy 
Not one single point 
A hatred of the unknown 
Falling into that hole...

Rise up and shine bright, kid 
This ain’t gonna be a grave 
If the sludge was such a friend 
Why’d it leave you behind?
Below the surface is a bruise
It’s defined you too many times 
Never even got the point 
Just gave up even trying 

Mumble your life away 
Mumble, mumble 

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Mumble

First, I would like to say thank you for reading this. That means that you liked my songs enough to see what I’m about. That means a lot to me.
I’m a working man and a family man. The years digging ditches and breaking my back to put food on the table, has given me enough ammo to write a song or two. I like to write songs about real life with all of its struggles, beauty and grit…

In this digital age of perfect music I'm trying to leave the human imperfections in the tracks. Most parts are done straight through with no splices. A missed note or chord here or there, bit out of time...trying to keep it raw. Maybe I go too far sometimes?

I don't play games on SoundCloud. If I like your music ill like it and follow you. I wont unfollow you even if you don't follow me back!  If you do I'll be delighted though!

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