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Youtube: https://youtu.be/JEJt0uJjFiA?si=GrJb6KrC4BZvRDxe
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/track/1Q5u7NoSRxskqBgSW4FZs6?si=6410317076b04e2b
Amazon: https://music.amazon.de/albums/B0D87M761C?marketplaceId=A1PA6795UKMFR9&musicTerritory=DE&ref=dm_sh_VxwqVHqKCRBn5RgOdrhep8RsR
Apple: https://music.apple.com/de/album/what-really-matters/1754673856?i=1754673857
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Lyrics:

Another day, I'm running fast
Chasing shadows that don't last
Important now, or so it seems
But will it matter in my dreams?

Time slips away, like sand through my hands
Stress builds up, as life's clock demands
But in this race, what do I gain?
When all I feel is this strain

We're caught up in the moment's hue
(Moment's hue)
Forgetting what really matters, what's true
(What matters, what's true)
Wasting energy on fleeting things
While life's real melody quietly sings

Deadlines loom, notifications chime
I'm a slave to the present time
But years from now, will I recall
These urgent tasks, so pressing, so small

Breathing deep, I start to see
The bigger picture of who I could be
If I let go of the daily grind
And focus on peace of mind

We're caught up in the moment's hue
(Moment's hue)
Forgetting what really matters, what's true
(What matters, what's true)
Wasting energy on fleeting things
While life's real melody quietly sings

What if we paused, took time to reflect
On the path we're on, the life we select
Would we choose differently, rearrange
Our priorities, make a change?

We're caught up in the moment's hue
(Moment's hue)
Forgetting what really matters, what's true
(What matters, what's true)
Wasting energy on fleeting things
While life's real melody quietly sings

So let's listen close, to that gentle refrain
And find what truly eases the pain
(Eases the pain)
In life's grand story, not just today
What will matter, when we're old and grey?

What Really Matters

All rights reserved January, 3 2025

Inside, the heart still aches
There’s no way around, all the sights and sounds that greet the day
What will it take
Just To climb that hill, such a bitter pill..that lingers there

Outside, the air is light, as the sun appears, and you feel the fears
Begin to grow…another fight
Then you hold the tears and the yesteryears
Inside your mind…

Now I’ll be on my way watching days go by
Searching to find a way and wondering why

Til then I’ll try again, as I watch the change through the windowpanes
And soldier on into a world
Such a pointless cause stuck in these four walls
As darkness falls

Now I’ll be on my way as days go by
Wasting away and a wondering why…

Darkness Falls

Thank you Eileen for all of the inspiration and understanding you have shared with me. This is my way of saying thank you for coming into my life.

Breathless

"My Sweet Lady is a song written and first recorded by John Denver, and was included on his Poems, Prayers & Promises LP in 1971.
Denver released it as a single in 1977. Record World said that "a lilting string arrangement complements his sincere vocal and gentle acoustic guitar work."
Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea

My Sweet Lady -John Denver (Cover)

WARNING...This track is seven and a half minutes long. But the "guitar" solo which ends the song is a must hear. Suno has really made this track something special for me. I wrote this song with a uke on my lap,  and developed the 8-bar chord sequence which constantly repeats thru' the song. This goes a long way with the lyrics to defining the song. It starts slowly and quietly, but soon continues with an anthemic intensity.. I gave no specific prompt for the long, very long outro solo. Nearly  a minute of superb guitar and a final soft section of piano arpegios, bringing one of my best song to a fianl end.

I Don't Know Why (full version)

another old recording that is  part cover part original
about my 90s fascination with Hope Sandoval and Mazzy Star...

When I was a boy I struggled with sin    
Faith, Hope and lust, where do I begin   
A monster awakened, electricity            
MTV Mazzy Star, my Mary Shelley 
         
Look at her singing, this angel, my crush  
Head tilting, eye shifting, my brain turns to mush 
Raven haired beauty, so soft, shy and stiff 
Haunting my head, sweet sound from her lips 
 
She sang Fade Into You          
Strange that you never knew   
Fade Into You                             
Me she never knew                   

When I was a boy I struggled to play 
To find the right words, thoughts got in the way 
I was building momentum, just biding my time 
Found hope and erupted, I'm sure it's a sign

Look at her dreaming, I can't see her hands
White dress and black boots, they don't understand 
That what she is holding, It's a message from me 
I've sent it to her, right through the TV

Fade Into You                             
Strange that you never knew  
Fade Into You                             
Me she never knew                  

Dr. Frankenstein I presume
 Sad creature from the Black Lagoon 
Like Lon Chaney howling at the moon
No one understands

Little waif  her mystery
Spins a spell to transform me
Kinda awkward no apologies
The stranger takes a stand

So write up that novel, Hold the Hand inside me
Creature, Creator, our narrative freed
This life lived in shadow, come apart and go black
Can you put it together? Why you singing like that?

Fade Into You                             
Strange that you never knew   
Fade Into You                             
Me You never knew                    
Yeah me she never knew 
Me she never knew

Lyrics HotR/Sandoval/Roback 
Music HotR



Fade Into You ...or...The Magical Tale of How Hope Sandoval Turned The Rock Into A Piece of Putty

06 Ballad of Captain Morgan

Verse 1
The fire went out, the ocean went still
I woke on the shore, lungs heavy but filled
Salt in my veins, smoke in my hair
Somehow I’m here, though I shouldn’t be there

Pre-Chorus
Among the wreck, among the din
I thought the dark would pull me in

Chorus
But I was rescued, pulled from the tide
Carried by hands I couldn’t describe
Rescued, though I don’t know why
Still half-broken, still alive

Verse 2
Voices like echoes, blurred silhouettes
The sound of machines I can’t forget
I drift in the quiet, I sink in the light
Haunted by flames, but spared by the night

Pre-Chorus
Among the waves, among the cries
I saw the fear in stranger’s eyes

Chorus
But I was rescued, pulled from the tide
Carried by hands I couldn’t describe
Rescued, though I don’t know why
Still half-broken, still alive

Bridge
If this is a mercy, it cuts like a blade
If this is salvation, it comes too late
I’m here in the silence, I can’t explain
Why I was lifted from fire and rain

Final Chorus
I was rescued, torn from the deep
But I’ll never wake from the dreams I keep
Rescued, but I don’t feel saved
Still remembering the flames


Rescued

Big Chorus, big ending, nice bits in the verses. What else is there to say? Enjoy...

Our Time

“The Lake of Harmony” is the calm epilogue of the album. The song tells of Huàzhōngcuò, the sacred lake that reflects all the colors and names of Tibet. It is a place where the blue of the sky, the wind of prayers, the fire of tradition, the green valleys, and the golden horizons meet. Here, the voices of Zhuoma and Jampa, the light of Nangsal Drolma, and the strength of Huàyáng Duānzhì flow together. A hymn of unity and balance – Tibet as a land that holds memory and prayer in eternal harmony.

Huàzhōngcuò, mirror of the sky,
you hold the mountains, you let the winds fly.
Blue of the heavens, white of the snow,
all find their rest in your waters below.

The lake of harmony, shining and deep,
keeper of colors, of prayers we keep.
All that we are returns to you,
Huàzhōngcuò, eternal and true.

Red of the fire, green of the plains,
golden horizons, wisdom remains.
Voices of Zhuoma, Jampa’s strong song,
in your reflection, they all belong.

The lake of harmony, shining and deep,
keeper of colors, of prayers we keep.
All that we are returns to you,
Huàzhōngcuò, eternal and true.

When the night is falling, the stars appear,
your waters whisper: we’re always near.
Nangsal Drolma, Huàyáng Duānzhì,
their names are flowing eternally.

The lake of harmony, shining and deep,
keeper of colors, of prayers we keep.
All that we are returns to you,
Huàzhōngcuò, eternal and true.

The Lake of Harmony

My Home

All my own AI assisted tracks, are free to download.

I have been writing songs since1959 until the present. As a songwriter, I am more than happy with the wide range of songs I have written over the years. But my musical skills are quite limited and the early demos on Soundcloud are of me singing  and accompanying myself on guitar or latterly ukulele. I can strum the strings well enough, but there my skills end.

Recently I discovered Suno AI and the results astounded me. I could finally produce demos of my songs to be proud of. I am currently going thru my catalogue of songs and producing AI assisted demos. I know many musicians turn away from AI but it has a place for me. There is no other way I could have obtained some 300 demos to this level. I do not and do not intend to look for any reward except the satisfaction that hearing my own songs gives me.

I am still writing and hope to have many more years of songs left in me, Enjoy if you can and I would love to hear your comments on the tracks, if the music moves you at all.

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/@shadfan66

I Don't Know Why (full version)

John Dyhouse