Name: Lancelot du Lac by John Dyhouse
Duration: 3 min 56 s
Description: The first part of the Launcelot story, written 09/04/25

"Last night I made that same old mistake / My love needed me but I hid away"

Oh Morning Sun

Letra Rafael Moraira
Música, producción y orquestación: Rafael Serrano

SI VES AMANECER 

Si pudiéramos ser menos "humanos", en el peor sentido, y más "animales", en el mejor sentido; si nos tomáramos el tiempo para ensordecer el ruido y sumergirnos en el silencio; si pudiéramos sentarnos así cada día, simplemente a observar el ciclo del sol, los sucesivos cambios de color del cielo y el mar, la maravilla  del amanecer, el atardecer y el anochecer, y viviéramos según esos ciclos, como hacen los animales... estaríamos quizá, si no más felices, sí más serenos.
Porque observar en silencio ese Espectáculo diario es también observarnos a nosotros mismos. Y "confundirnos", es decir "fundirnos con" la simple Naturaleza es empezar a conocernos a nosotros mismos desde nuestra más básica esencia.

LETRA:

Mira, está amaneciendo.
Oriente es una lámpara y su llama
recibe el Occidente como el préstamo 
de todas las mañanas.
No se ve el alba pero se adivina,
se respira, te empapa, te sumerge.
Y es un enigma para la retina
cuándo la noche se vuelve celeste.
Si ves amanecer 
acaso estés tú mismo amaneciendo.
Amanezcamos todos esta vez.

Mira, está atardeciendo.
Ya el zascandil se queda sin aceite 
y un bostezo cansado va poniendo 
violeta y rojo el Este.
Al sol, ese mirón impertinente,
se le sube el rubor por indiscreto.
Míralo ahora, cuando se nos duerme 
morado de fisgar nuestros secretos.
Si ves atardecer 
acaso estés tú mismo atardeciendo.
Atardezcamos todos esta vez.

Mira, está anocheciendo.
El día nos castigaba sin clemencia 
y nuestra Madre Luna desde lejos 
lloraba de impotencia.
Sin luz, robó el reflejo que le basta
para ser blanca almohada, dar cobijo
a los misterios que el sol, como llagas,
abre en la espalda ardiente de sus hijos.
Si ves anochecer 
acaso estés tú mismo anocheciendo.
Anochezcamos todos esta vez.

Si ves amanecer

Si ves Amanecer

Anyhow Anyway

I played my poem (set to music), Avalon, to a friend who loved it. "Wow, that would make a great theme for an album", although similar things have been done before (Rick Wakeman anyone?) and then he found me some songs by Henry VIII (of the UK) covered by so many people/groups. Well, I loved the challenge.
This is a taster of what may come, butthey may not all be classically inclined. In fact I covered this new song (lyrics written today 30th Jan 2025) in several ways from this, classical, to cinematic and alternative rock. I think I am going to enjoy this but can't put a definitive finish date on the projects as current projects must come first.
I do love this and is the first time I have tried to use choral themed styling, etc; must try again soon.

Arthur and The Sword - Lyrics

On that fateful summer day
Fate was about to play
A trick on powerful men of war.
In a kingdom so divided
A legend had provided
A magical way to chose the greatest King OF ALL

In days of old, 
when knights were bold,
A boy of humble birth, 
With heart so pure, 
and spirit sure, 
Would prove his royal worth.

The sword of might, 
Set in stone so tight, 
Awaited one so true, 
With strength and grace, 
he'd find his place, 

And destiny pursue.
Young Arthur came, 
with no acclaim, 
Yet courage filled his soul, 
He grasped the hilt, 
with iron will, 

And claimed his rightful goal.
The sword released, 
the whispers ceased, 
A king was born that day, 
With Excalibur, 
he'd lead for sure, 
And light the righteous way

Arthur and the sword

Tired of the guns, the shootings, the wars, the deaths....if only I had a.....

 superpower

If I had a superpower                                                    
Our friends, their final hours
I would want to slow
I’d even have a name 
Call me Mr. Freeze Frame
I'd probably have a cape you know

I will move amongst the crowds
I’ll grab those bullets now
Pick them out of the air 
I 'll slide across the ground
I will not make a sound
No one will ever know I’m there

If I had a superpower                                                  
If I had a superpower

If I had a superpower
The laws of physics 
I would break them all
Mr. Isaac Newton 
I would disprove him
To stop this murderball

I would keep them close and safe
Protected by my cape
No harm would come to them
I would stop the fires
I would douse the flames
And I would save all of them

If I had a superpower
If I had a superpower

I close my eyes                                                               
Always the same old refrain                                                                                                                                                  Peace in our time,
will it ever come again                 
Wake up this morning                                                   
Count too many names                                                 
So many sad goodbyes                                                                        
If I had a superpower
Perhaps just like a flower
I would want to be
My face against the sun
In a world that’s come undone
From this springtime tragedy 

I would not need to cry
Love or hate or say goodbye
Flowers only feel the rain
They die and bloom again
For them, it doesn’t end 
They can't feel this human pain

But I don’t have a superpower 
no, no
I don’t have a superpower  
no












superpower

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Hope you like this song, and thank you for visiting.

Still I See You

Easy listening with jazz undertones. Story of a restless man who discovers his calling.

Clown of Life

An experiment. I found a genre called meditation on Suno, and wondered if I could use it to present a poem with an orcestral backing. Would it be able to present the poem by speaking rather than singing. Well it did not work this time (I will be trying again) but I did enjoy the result.

A New Day

The first part of the Launcelot story, written 09/04/25

Lancelot du Lac

more existential dread about the state of the world 
I need to turn off the news
I used  this fantastic sci movie from 1957 to explain things metaphorically....
wrote it this morning very quickly..it just came together

The Incredible Shrinking Man 

I once was big as them                            
Living life on a whim                                 
Then a strange thing happened              
It could happen to you                             
Take a look at the shape I’m in                 

You placed me in a doll house
Put a lock upon the door
Your miniature man 
Now on parade
Have you ever seen my kind before?

I'm down here                                       
But they don't see me                          
Guess I'll have to take a stand                   
Getting smaller                                     
As the days they run away from me      
Your incredible shrinking man               
My body, no longer at my command         

Now there's danger everywhere 
I'm prey to everything
The cat, the spider, your prejudice 
Wish I could grow some wings

Too small for the circus now
Can't trust the human show
Gonna crawl right through the window screen
Say goodbye to all I know

I'm down here
Where they can't touch me
You'll never understand
What it's like 
To live this life of fear and fright
A little guy, in a strangers’ land
The incredible shrinking man 

Break

I'm down here
Where they can't hear me
It’s not like I had this planned
Gonna take my  tiny life
Gotta try to make it right
Build a little toy town with these tiny hands
Please remember me
Your Incredible Shrinking Man 




The Incredible Shrinking Man

"Not Myself Today" by Dr. Elliot Lach is a raw, alt-rock confession about the fine line between striving for health and losing yourself to hormone abuse. What begins as a quest for strength and vitality through testosterone therapy can quietly spiral into something darker—short fuse, hostility, mood swings, acne, bloating, and fractured relationships. This song explores the emotional aftermath of pushing too hard, injecting too much, and ignoring the warning signs.

With a gritty melody and haunting lyrics, it tells the story of someone accused of “roid rage”—and finally realizing those accusations were a mirror of truth. A tribute to lost friends, broken bonds, and the courage to pull back before it’s too late.

Not Myself Today

All My AI assisted songs 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 Souncloud 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.

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