That was awesome. Love that little phrase at beginning middle and end.

©2022 Noel Adams, words and music, all rights reserved.
Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA): GW62440692
ISWC: T-307413824-8

This tree keeps on standing
It was here when Mozart was a boy
For birds, it’s a home
And for squirrels that run, jump and roam
It’s a playground and a big adventurous toy

This tree keeps on standing
Through the years, it’s been my friend
I was ten when mama died
And I sat here and cried and cried
And this tree gave me hope and helped me mend

Sunshine and rain
Blizzard and hurricane
Unwavering, it braves them one by one
It never gives up
Never gives in
It’s always growing, reaching for the sun

This tree keeps on standing
So proud, resolute and true
Sturdy and strong
Unafraid it faces what comes along
And I cross my heart and promise
This is how I will love you

Sturdy and strong
I’ll fearlessly face what comes along
And with all my heart, I promise 
I’ll be as steadfast as this tree

This Tree

Look what's become of me

Video: https://youtu.be/7ZFCT-camGM

Listen To The Silence (2023-2025)

[Verse]
Somewhere between the airport and the speedway
there once was an arbor my haven on its heyday
among mice, butterflies, pure peace no worry
no barriers of sound, no hooters of the hurry

[Chorus]
Listen to the silence
through all the noise around
hear when a crowd makes no sound.
Listen to the silence
not the man-made machine
but the holy evergreen.

[Verse]
Once we got thrilled by watching calm of blossom
Today the trend is: the louder the more awesome
I live now in the grave of foregone glory
they buried long ago the stillness of satori

[Chorus]
Listen to the silence
through all the noise around
hear when a crowd makes no sound.
Listen to the silence
not the man-made machine
but the holy evergreen.

[Bridge]
Call me an ecofascist or call me a jerk
but I just get annoyed by the loudest fireworks
don't listen to me, hush cacophony for a while
perceive the treasures lost in exile.
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Music & Lyrics & Arrangement: Janne S
Vocals: Synthesizer V Liam (lead), Weina & JUN (backing)


Listen To The Silence

My Mate Jack

My Nutsack

Swamp Mama



Another Hot Day Here is me just having some fun.

These old arthritic fingers had a hard time playing the rhythm guitar.  Thankfully Melodyne came to the rescue and fixed my mistakes. I am also playing the lead guitar and via my breath and keyboard controller the Swam tenor sax. Band-in-a-Box is supplying all but the drum tracks using my sound sources.  The drum track is from Groovemonkee MIDI 
drum loops using my SSD-5 jazz drum kit.

If you are interested in wanting to know how/why I came up with that title keep reading, otherwise just play the song.

For the last couple of weeks it has been running hotter than normal here. When it gets this hot I can not longer work outside so I stay inside in the air conditioning and make music. The past two days it has been colder than normal so I got outside.  Today it rained so I could finish this song.

Another Hot Day Here

We wake in the morning taking our places
And march to the beat of the drum
Perpetual motion somehow erases
All that we ache to become

And, oh, so we go
But one day the calm will come
Until then I’m holding out for love

Watching it sideways it all seems so shaken
The way that our world ought to be
One of these days our hearts will awaken 
And then we may finally see

That, oh, heaven knows
How the dark will be undone
Until then, I’m holding out for love

Feel this heart inside 
and know it’s always meant to shine
No matter what the world demands
Love and fate have better plans
It’s hard to see now
With eyes closed and head down

But, oh, heaven knows
How one day your kingdom comes
Until then, I’m holding out for love.

(C)2025 Dj Lekich
 
Lyrics and Music by Dj Lekich

Holding Out For Love

R.W. Davis: Lyrics
DC Ron: Music, arrangement, mix, master, vocals, harmonies, BGVs
Image by Freepik

The Trainwreck That's My Life

So I Love You

It was winter on the Bowery
Where the snow turned grey
And the streetlights look tired
Everybody’s chasing something
You were up against the door
Smoking that last cigarette
Like it was the only thing
Worth paying attention to
And I thought
Maybe I could be the next one
So I moved over to listen
Yeah just to listen

Inside Blondie was playing
Debbie’s voice cut the static
Telling every lost soul in the room
“You don’t have to stay stuck here forever”
You grabbed my hand and said
“She’s gonna be big someday”
I believed you
But I didn’t say a word
Sometimes silence
Feels safer than talking
I could feel your heartbeat
With every song

Blondie played 
And the city shook 
We were strangers
Pages in a book
Nothing promised
Nothing made
On the night 
Blondie played

I never caught your name
Saw you once months later
Laughing with somebody else
At a bus stop near Astor Place
And I thought
Yeah that’s the way this city loves you
Quick and hard
And then it moves on without apology

Blondie played 
And the city shook 
We were strangers
Pages in a book
Nothing promised
Nothing made
On the night 
Blondie played

Blondie Played (with Joliz)

I've been a guitarist since the age of 15 and writing songs since then, albeit more prolifically since 2000. I prefer strong melodies and to borrow chords to move outside of the diatonic. Usually, the song mix contains my vocals, guitars and sometimes bass, with drums, keys and other instruments auto-generated. The tracks uploaded in my Soundcloud are attempts to 'illustrate' the idea and sound I imagined when writing the songs. At best, the quality of recordings are demo quality. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear!

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