The joy of synthesizer music! Highly enjoyable track!

Music by Simon Alami
Tasha Warren, clarinet
Yun Hao, piano

MOSTLY MODERN FESTIVAL
Skidmore College, Arthur Zankel Music Hall
Saratoga Springs, New York (USA)
6/18/2024

LINKS
Festival: https://www.mostlymodernfestival.org
Ensembles-In-Residence: https://mostlymodernfestival.org/ense...
Composer: www.simonalami.com
Recorded by Arts Laureate: https://www.artslaureate.com

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Mineri in zi de salariu

A song about seeing a beautiful girl dancing in a old 60s film of a music group playing in a studio and wondering what happened to her and if she found love.

*******  LYRICS ****
[Intro]
Strumming softly in the studio,
A song from days gone by,
In a flickering black and white video,
She caught my eye.

[Verse 1]
I saw a beautiful girl, dancing there,
In a crowded TV room, full of dreams and despair.
She twirled to the rhythm of a love song sweet,
A lost face  of the '60s, in her vintage dress,
The band played on, lost in their beat,
While the room spun around, she was no longer on her feet.

[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in black and white, where did you go?
Did happiness ever find you, or did the shadows grow?
In a moment frozen, you seemed so alone,
A haunting frame in a life unknown.

[Verse 2]
Did she find true love that night, in the gleam of the lights?
Or was she just a fan, lost in distant heights?
With hopes in her heart and dreams in her eyes,
Would the music sweep her away, or leave her in sighs?
I pondered her journey, her laughter and tears,
Did she dance through the seasons, or hide from her fears?

[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in black and white, where did you go?
Did happiness ever find you, or did the shadows grow?
In a moment frozen, you seemed so alone,
A haunting frame in a life unknown.

[Bridge]
If I had been there, would I have been that man?
The one who caught her eye, with a hopeful hand?
Could I have shared a dance, amidst fame and desire?
Or lost in the dream, would I fall to the fire?
We live in a world where time slips away,
But the feelings remain, in the lyrics we play.

[Verse 3]
I hope she found laughter and joy, day by day,
That the girl in the film had a bright, shining way.
No longer a silhouette in a frame of despair,
But a woman who conquered, with love in the air.
Though I never learned her name, I carry the spark,
Of a dancing queen lost in the song's sacred arc.

[Chorus]
Oh, the girl in black and white, where did you go?
Did happiness ever find you, or did the shadows grow?
In a moment frozen, you seemed so alone,
A haunting frame in a life unknown.

[Outro]
So here in the twilight, I play you my song,
For the girl of the past, where my thoughts now belong.
I wish you true joy, in each step that you take,
From a fan of a '60s pop band, for love's own sake.

The Girl In Black And White

This is a song about surrender — not in weakness, but in peace. It’s about finding safety and stillness in the darkness when the world outside feels too loud. In the song, the forest becomes a mirror of the mind — quiet, haunting, full of shadows that are somehow comforting.
From my perspective, it’s about drifting into that space between fear and calm, where the monsters stop chasing you because they are you. When I sing “close my eyes”, it’s not about escaping reality; it’s about accepting it, floating through it, and realizing that sometimes the silence knows you better than anyone else ever could.


LYRICS:

[Intro]
Close my eyes
Close my eyes

[Verse 1]
I see shadows in the pines
Voices echo through my mind
This dark forest calls my name
And I feel alive in pain
I’m a stranger to the sun
But here I’m not the only one
I feel safer when I hide
In the night, in the night

[Chorus]
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes

[Verse 2]
The stars are burning in the leaves
They pour their fire into me
I get lost inside illusions
Build my world out of confusion
I have ghosts who understand
They reach out and take my hand
I feel safer when I hide
In the night, in the night

[Chorus]
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes

[Verse 3]
Branches whisper, roots entwine
Telling secrets through the pines
Every nightmare feels like home
In this forest I’m not alone
Creatures hum a lullaby
Pull me deeper, let me lie
I feel safer when I hide
In the night, in the night

[Bridge]
Don’t wake me up, don’t pull me out
This is the place I dream about
The fear becomes a lullaby
In my eyes, in my eyes

[Bridge – Pt. 2]
The silence heals, the darkness sings
I feel the safety that it brings
Shadows keep my secrets tight
In the night, in the night

[Chorus]
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyes
Close my eyeeesssssss

[Outro]
In the night, in the night
In the night, in the night
Close my eyes…

Close My Eyes

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