DNA Guarantee

there’s a million reasons why you could wait
and take your time
does it scare you seeing me?
can’t compel you to agree

but don’t you wanna see where it goes?
i won’t move, but i will if you don’t

don’t expect you to appease my convictions
or my grief
and i’m not asking you to fall
paying mind is enough

or is there something wrong with me?
i don’t know
are you sure that it’s not me?
do i worry too much?

or do i scare you?

there are questions on my mind 
that i can’t ask you all the time cause it’s scary
i’m not sure it’d make a difference if it weren’t

can’t we just open that door?
i don’t want to be scared anymore
 
more than nothing i can feel that there’s something
something real
don’t expect you to agree 
but i’m hoping that you will

or do i lack that one special thing in my soul?
i don’t know what i’m missing
are you risking too much?

or do i scare you?

do i scare you?

Hollywood

Hollywood's an age away
One day you will pay with your good looks
Didn't anybody warn yuh
Star-dome's just around the corner (Ah hah)
An' yuh dreamin' your life away
If I knew what'd make yuh stay, I'd say

You say you're no body's fool-ah
Remember people can be crueler than you think
Some'll promise you the earth
Until you realise what their words are really worth (Ah hah)
An' yuh dreamin' your life away
If I knew what'd make yuh stay, I'd say

You're a big girl now
No one's gonna tell you what to do
Catch that silver cloud
All those dreams are comin' true
(For you)

Hollywood

first punch (solo demo)

adrian

For Danika, Forever…
(a SoundCloud Exclusive)

once in awhile.

In the hour where the velvet spills,
Night creeps soft over fields n’ hills,
You stood there bold, at the edge of my will,
With a bottle of black for me heart to fill.
Your whisper hung in the cold, thin air,
Proper dark, like you didn’t care,
You passed me the glass with that devil stare,
Tincture of midnight, I was caught right there.

And still I sip, though I know what’s due,
It burns so sweet, like I always knew.

I sip o’ you, my bitter divine,
A kiss drippin’ cold from a crooked line,
Through veins that spark like twisted twine,
Tied up in your dusk till the end of time.
I sip o’ you, I vanish, confess,
Ash blowin’ lost in your soft caress.
I sip o’ you… I digress, soft distress

Moon’s spillin’ silver on crumblin’ stone,
I sketch out your name where the wild winds moan.
This draught knows well what my bones have known,
No lover stays, reckon we die alone.
Down empty halls where the echoes roam,
Through twistin’ walls, sea-foam and loam,
You blaze, I break, the driftin’ home,
Nothin’ left but dust and chrome.

And still I sip, through the dyin’ light,
This hush-hush vow in the dead o’ night.

I sip o’ you, you cursed design,
A fevered gulp from a fatal spine,
Through burnin’ veins I toe the line,
Bound to your dusk where the shadows dine.
I sip o’ you, as the hours compress,
Caught in the pull of your sweet distress.
I sip o’ you… I obsess, I possess.

“What falls must fade…
What fades might rise…
Night don’t care…
I’m undone…”

I sip o’ you...
this midnight steep…
I fall, I drift…
into midnight’s keep.

Tincture of midnight

"October All the Time" is a wistful folk ballad that wraps the ache of fleeting time in the golden haze of autumn. Gentle fingerpicked guitar weaves through soft percussion brushes and a mournful violin, evoking crackling leaves and distant frost. The lyrics—wistful yet warm—paint October as a metaphor for moments too beautiful to hold onto, where "the weight off our minds" clashes with the quiet truth of "isn’t it funny how time flies." Perfect for fans of quiet grandeur or intimate storytelling, this song feels like a sunset you’re desperate to remember.

[Verse 1]
Don’t we wish it was October all the time
With the wind in our hair like a whispered goodbye
And the weight off our minds
Leaves like embers underfoot
Rain like tears in our eyes
Well, isn’t it funny
How time flies

[Verse 2]
Don’t we wish it was October all the time
With the frost painting ghosts on the windowpane
And the weight off our minds
Wishing the past would rewind
But the future won’t wait
Well, isn’t it funny
How time flies

[Chorus]
‘Cause don’t we wish it was October all the time
With the stars in our hearts like a fading light
And the weight off our minds
Maybe one day, we’ll wake up and find
That the years were kind
Well, isn’t it funny
How time flies

[Bridge]
But the thing about the leaves
Is they fall just to rise
Every year, like a promise
That love never dies
And what we have now
Is the autumn, the now, the why

[Final Chorus]
Don’t we wish it was October all the time
With the wind on our faces
And the weight off our minds
With the leaves underfoot
And the rain in our eyes
Well, isn’t it funny
How time flies

[Outro]
And isn’t it funny
How time flies
But October still lives
In the corners of our eyes

[End]


October All the Time

Silence whispers

Velvet Petals delve into a "Shutterspeed in Slow Motion," a deeply atmospheric and melancholic indie rock piece. The song paints a world in black and white, where memories fade like dying photographs and the truth is laid bare in exposed negatives. With haunting vocals, evocative guitar melodies, and a slow-burning intensity, the track builds a "gallery of sorrow," exploring lost love and the painful clarity of the past. #VelvetPetals #ShutterspeedInSlowMotion #IndieRock #Melancholic #Atmospheric #FadingMemories #GalleryOfSorrow

Shutterspeed in Slow Motion

If I Called is a vulnerable, late-night question left hanging in the air—wondering if love still lingers on the other end. It’s a stripped-down, heart-worn track that wrestles with pride, silence, and the aching need to know if it’s too late. With trembling vocals and a melody that feels like holding your breath, If I Called captures the raw hope buried inside a simple ring.

If I Called

singersongwriter from Toronto 

official album release show Friday June 6 at the Cameron House 6-8pm

afterparty as usual at someone else's house

@alexmccmusic on insta and fb
@alexmccsings on youtube

adrian

Alex McCulloch

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