Anthology of my English and French songs and intsrumentals

Benedict Francis

Videoclip:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1U7QE3W4do

So I'll follow the wind 
where it leads me today 
through the valley of silence 
I'll make my own home way 
and when the day is done and the sun sinks low 
I'll listen to the whispers and let my soul go

So I'll follow the wind where it leads me today 
through the valley of silence 
I'll make my own way 
and when the day is 
done and the sun sinks slow 
I'll listen to the whispers and let my soul go

So I'll follow the wind where it leads me today 
through the valley of silence 
I'll make my own way. 


I'll follow the wind

"Je tuerai pour toi" est une incantation passionnelle, un chant d’amour brûlant où désir et révolte s’embrasent.
Zanzara y sculpte une poésie charnelle et rageuse, où l’intimité devient un acte de survie — fragile, sacré, incandescent.
Minimaliste et vibrante, leur musique porte ce texte comme une fièvre douce et tenace, qu’on ne peut — et ne veut — faire taire.

je tuerais pour toi

You Left It

All the Same

Old Girl Virginia

Deeper Blue

Probably my favourite track of mine. Re-produced the way I originally intended.

A Woman Like You

Memories of Harry's New York Bar in Paris back in my school days.

Video: C'était moi
https://youtu.be/CYf4qrlhyKw

C'était moi

A song written for my youngest daughter and lioness.

Video: https://youtu.be/Uqcy0lOeN2k

City of Fire

Ich schlage mich ins Unterholz
Suche stilles Plätzchen
Mir wird ALLES viel zu viel
Brauche auch Tablettchen

Endlich Stille, Grillenton
Natur beruhigt die Seele
Es wartet noch viel Lärm auf mich
Und Jahre bis zur Stele

Da krabbelt etwas still und hastig
Ein kleiner brauner Käfer
Ich biete meinen Apfel an
Schlafen kann ich später

Da überlegt man schon: Was war bisher?
Und schaut fragend zum Mond
Es wird hier alles leicht und still
Weil die Ruhe in mir wohnt

Hier bleibe ich und denke nach
Bald weiß ich was ich will
Ein Blatt fällt schwebend auf den Bauch
Die Angst wird plötzlich still

[chorus]
So lässt sich leben friedvoll leise
Will nicht mehr Menschenlärm        
Sie können mich alle gerne haben   
Und nicht mehr an mir zerrn.                                       


Im Unterholz + Lyrics

TEARS FOR CHANGE

How’s one to understand
The madness of the world
Our tears  are reaching far
grieving the children gone

I won’t stand by
Rock in a silence
Our tears require

A change

No more, enough
We’ve been too quiet
Tomorrow starts
Afresh today

I know the crazy entity
Is not the enemy
How many times
We’ve been deceived

Open your eyes 
The time is now /  and fight them back
The issue is selfish greed
What can we do to make them see / … feel

No guns

Gotta  let those go
Those  rights
Looking from my stand
Don’t have a fucking meaning
When lives are lost

My words
Carrying all along the sorrows
For those with lost tomorrows
Will be spoken loudly
For a change

I know the crazy entity
Is not the enemy
How many times
We’ve been deceived

Open your eyes 
The time is now /  and fight them back
The issue is selfish greed
What can we do to make them see 

No More
Enough
We've been to quiet
Tomorrow starts
afresh
Today

Tears for Change

Lyrics:

Sometimes I wish that you could hold me tight
Sometimes I wish you’d never grow so tired
Of hearing me say how much I want you
Or even watching me fall like a fool
With you I always felt what it’s like
When everything seems to trap me inside
A broken vessel I can't find an escape
Afraid of words I’ll never get to say

Why do I miss you?
I miss you
I miss you
Oh...

I know it happens every time I think of you
But I can't help but think of all that we've been through
I lost control over my heart and want it back
Before the lies and hope take over my head
With you I always felt what it’s like
When everything seems to trap me inside
A broken vessel I can't find an escape
Afraid of words I’ll never get to say

Why do I miss you?
I miss you
I miss you
oh...

Why do I miss you? (prod. by dandarmawan)

DE: Zwischen Dunkelheit und Glanz entfaltet sich ein stilles Echo verlorener Wünsche und verborgener Wahrheiten.

EN: Between darkness and glow, a silent echo unfolds—of lost wishes and hidden truths.

Shadow Echoes

Where the War Birds Sleep

As wondrous as it is - seeing it storm and rain while the sun is shining - there are lessons for us beyond the beauty. 
This song was inspired by the breathtaking masterpiece of "RainShine" and contemplating how the dichotomies of peace and chaos, tender and wild, clear skies and storms, and joy and sorrow are intimately woven into life.

Sunshine & Rain

In Memory of Nicky

I’m a songwriter, not a performer. Hence the schizophrenic nature of my music. I write for other voices and a vast variety of styles. My tracks aren’t about showing off my own 'sound'. They’re about building stories and moods that come to life through whoever’s at the mic.

You won’t find me singing. I don’t try to fit a single genre. One day it’s indie rock, heavy metal or big band, the next it’s gospel, folk, funk, French café or something utterly different.

No image, no stage persona, no single sound - just songs, written to fit the voice that brings them to life.

Deeper Blue

Benedict Francis

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