Starts off sort of minimalism-inspired, but gets less minimalism-ish in style as it develops. Hope you enjoy!

Longer, Bluer Suns

20 8 10

This song is for anyone who is in a long distance relationship regardless of how (physically) close the other may be.  It is for those who feel something for another.  The other also feels this attachment.  But something is preventing them from turning this love into a physical relationship (marriage, children, gender…).  They see each other frequently.  Perhaps they are neighbors, co-workers, or spouses of friends.  They enjoy their time together but it is always at a distance.  Never to be consummated.  The first and third verse & choruses are in the Key of G.  The second verse & chorus is in the Key of F.

But We Can Love

Verse:
I see you every day
SO  much more in the month of May
You return my eye contact
We share this painful pact

I see that longing in your eyes
It wells up in me but I cannot cry
The hint of love for me
My body aches to get down on knees

Chorus:
We cannot touch
We cannot hug
We cannot caress
We cannot kiss
But we can loo-o-o-ove
we can loo-o-o-ove
hmmm hm hmmm

Verse 2:
The desire to take the next step 
In my mind has often crept
But I know it cannot be
No lunch nor sharing a tea

When I see you my body yearns 
My heart aches and burns
I want to be close and touch
Press you against me and such

Verse 3:
But alas I know it is not to be
There can never be a you and me
Our history has not unfolded that way
The fates have shouted neigh

The us that we desire will never be we
It will remain a separate you and me
We remain distant to each other
It is as though we are sister and brother

Outro:
The kiss is only in our minds
Safely hidden behind the blinds
Deep inside our head

But We Can Love

This was a tough one... i worked on the vocals got them a little easier to listen to...

Run wild, run free, Take this advice from me,
Open your eyes, and open your heart to these possibilities,

Keep love alive,like a fire that burns inside,
It warms your life, and fills you with light,
To brighten the darkest night

Sound advice is never hard to find
But look inside your mind
Truth reveals itself in time

The past was all a dream, 
Tomorrow’s not guaranteed,
But now time is still, so just say you will,
This time is all we need

Be brave and true, Show love in all you do
If you stand tall You will not fall
I will be there for you

It’s good to know that I can be your friend
And now that it’s began
We’ll see this to the end

Stars in this diamond sky will soon fade into the light
But we’re here tonight, and we have the right
Now time is on our side

Sound Advice

I am very  happy to announce my new collaboration with Vocalatti and Paploviante.
Hope you’ll enjoy!!
COVER:  Grace Jones
Vocal: Vocalatti
https://soundcloud.com/vocalatti
Mastering and Bass: Paploviante
https://soundcloud.com/paul-racle
Backing Track: Lilithe

Slave To The Rhythm feat. Vocalatti /Paploviante - Bass

Wheelwright: voice, lyrics, vocal melody @wheelwright

Cheesemont Paisley-Paisley: drums, tambourine, percussion recording @hypnopompetus  

Jonathan Beckenstein: guitars, bass, orchestral samples, original music, mix

Fictive Sisters is a transatlantic collaboration of Wheelwright and Beckenstein. Our album Immaculate Distraction is available at: https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-distraction

drums recorded at The Tension Headache Studio, Tsagarada, Pelion, Greece https://soundcloud.com/tension-headache-studio




See you same time tomorrow
Goodbye Kelly goodbye Sister J
Oh yes you hide your sorrow well but
No need to tell these kids that god does not appear to care

Oh if he's even there
 
Walked down to old St Martin it's
Dusk already there's cold December rain
In the Piccadilly lights
This place has seen the lost and found for
Seven hundred years
And so they come and pray
Or just to stay out of the rain
 
Oh were there words enough and time I would
Explain the world away and
If life's just a story (maybe) we can change the ending if we try
And though the past's been priced and sold
Tomorrows yet untold
 
Strayed into being happy
Fields of barley framed our stupid bliss
But it was all reflected lights
I never learned how to be kind until I lost someone I loved
But I'm not here to pray
Just trying to stay out of the rain
 
[Repeat chorus]
 
And the words become a song
And the child becomes a man

bandcamp

Close Of Day (with Wheelwright)(Fictive Sisters)

A memory of Autumn, and more innocent times

Seasons

Autumn

FUEGO DE INVIERNO - WINTER FIRE - SHORT TALES PART VIII

In this part of my Short Tales Series, pieces for three acoustic guitars, I explore diversions from a very solemn, contemplative Flamenco style or "Palo" called Seguiriya. “Seguiriya” is one of the oldest flamenco styles. It is one of the most important with the “bulería” and “soleá”. More precisely I blend it with the Buleria. You can hear snippets of the original style here and there in this piece as well as the outro. I however travel into different fields of music with it, Latin, Classical and Jazz. The result is I guess Fusion or Worldmusic. 

I hope you'll enjoy this one as well as the full series of Short Tales for Three Guitars, which I will put up here as an album, as well as on Bandcamp soon for sale. 

As always I really enjoy your likes, shares and comments!
-Dan

Data:
All music, arranging, composition, bass & guitars by Daniël van den Berg, February 7, 2021
Guitar: Joan Cashimira, modelo 145, spruce top w/ cocobolo sides and back, Gata de Gorgos (Alicante), 2015
Recorded using an Apogee MiC.
Mixed in Auria, masterered in Auria and Final Touch.
Photo and edit by Dan van den Berg, 2021

Fuego de Invierno

Fuego de Invierno | Seguiriya | Dan van den Berg

© Joe Liberty 2021. All rights reserved.
Just Getting By
In the land of milk and honey
in the home of the free and the brave
it’s a time of feast of famine and your worth equals your pay

Do you have or have you not its the question of the day
Your answer will determine if you’re out or got it made

Sometimes you gotta wonder why
Work hard all your life and still just getting by

Do what you can hope for the best
Who knows you might get lucky yet
Life a gamble and you know it’s true 
When one man wins the others lose

Your fates divined right from the start
So get in place and do your part
Buck the system if you dare, but it’s dog-eat-dog so just beware

Sometimes you gotta wonder why
Work hard all your life and still just getting by

Guitar solo :)

Well the bills they just keep coming
The prices they all rise
The same olds never-ending but the dream keeps you alive
The world you used to know before crumbles by and by
Till you finely you realise that, that dreams a lie.

In the land of milk and honey
in the home of the free and the brave
it’s a time of feast of famine and your worth equals your pay

Life a gamble and you know it’s true 
When one man wins the others lose
Buck the system if you dare, it’s dog-eat-dog so just beware

Sometimes you gotta wonder why
Work hard all your life and still just getting by

Sometimes you gotta wonder why
Work hard all your life and still just getting by

Still just getting by

JustGettingBy

Black White Straught Gay Left Right 

Im Your Worst nightmare 

Im everything all at once bitch

Blood Bath

*VIDEO HERE*    👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻
                              https://youtu.be/3Sz_eWpiwr0

It was this that gave meaning to my life.
It was this for which I lived.
The color of love faded with the wind.
But mostly it is not feelings that are fleeting.
It is people themselves who do such great damage.
Even when they don't want to, they think; to commit themselves to it.
The true feelings are in the hiddenness.
These are usually wrapped in a white, innocent dress.
"I like you." "I love you." "You are all I care about." 
And all the words.
Everyone just lied to me,
I've died countless deaths.
You gave me the melody to the song,
but suddenly the poetry is missing in my life.
It is the conscience that says what one must do,
but too often the courage is missing that drives one to do it.
It is often only a moment that shapes the future.
However, there is no one to bear the responsibility.
Life at once consists of withdrawal, guilt,
anger, self-deprecation and fear.
You want to help me, although you can't even empathize.
Everything is transient, but not memories.
Many have tried to forget them, but everyone has failed so far.
But I can say, I like to remember, because from our mistakes we can learn.
The way to myself is still very long, but I know that I can find it and create it.
I will find it, you can say what you want.
I'll make it, even if you don't help me.
The time was beautiful, I was happy.
Memories are everlasting...

Es war das, was meinem Leben Sinn gab.
Es war dies, für das ich gelebt hab.
Die Farbe der Liebe verflog mit dem Wind.
Doch meistens sind es nicht Gefühle, die vergänglich sind.
Es sind die Menschen selbst, die einen solch großen Schaden anrichten.
Selbst, wenn sie es nicht wollen, meinen sie; sich dazu zu verpflichten.
Die wahren Gefühle liegen in der Verborgenheit.
Diese sind meist umhüllt von einem weißen, unschuldigen Kleid.
"Ich mag dich." "Ich liebe dich." "Du bist alles, was mir wichtig ist." 
und die ganzen Worte.
Jeder belügte mich nur,
ich starb schon unzählbare Tode.
Du hast mir die Melodie zum Lied gegeben,
doch auf einmal fehlt die Poesie in meinem Leben.
Es ist das Gewissen, das sagt, was man tun muss,
doch fehlt zu oft der Mut, der einen dazu treibt, dass man es tut.
Es ist oft nur ein Augenblick, der die Zukunft prägt.
Jedoch gibt es niemanden, der die Verantwortung trägt.
Das Leben besteht auf einmal aus Entzugserscheinungen, Schuldgefühlen,
Zorn, Selbstentwertung und Angst.
Du willst mir helfen,  obwohl du nicht mal nachempfinden kannst.
Alles ist vergänglich, jedoch nicht die Erinnerungen.
viele haben versucht, sie zu vergessen, doch es ist bis jetzt jedem misslungen.
Doch ich kann sagen, ich erinnere mich gern, denn aus unseren Fehlern kann man lernen.
Der Weg zu mir selbst ist noch sehr lang,  doch ich weiß, dass ich ihn finden und schaffen kann.
Ich finde ihn, du kannst sagen, was du willst.
Ich schaffe ihn, auch wenn du mir dabei nicht hilfst.
Die Zeit war schön, ich war glücklich.
Erinnerungen sind unvergänglich.

High Rise Rumpus (Avec Imre Lodbrog)

Il Camaleonte