metal cover of Shedryk | Carol of the Bells

SHCHEDRYK | CAROL OF THE BELLS

Lyrics and vocals by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut
© Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, January 2024 

Music:  Meditation Background Atmosphere by Instrumentals for You

SFX: water_ocean_waves_break_on_beach_001 from Zapsplat.com

Cover Art by me and A.I. 

Words:

I must go down to the inner seas again, to the darkest bluest deeps
And all I ask is for Neptune’s star to guide me, while my heart slowly weeps, 
Down and down, past the siren’s song and the whales with their sonic booms,
Through forests of waving kelp and the mermaids’ mother-of-pearl tombs.

I must go down into the deeps again, that mirror the vast night skies, 
It’s a wild call, and a clear call that my soul cannot deny. 
And all I ask is for Mary’s grace and Jupiter’s justice on me 
While I plumb the depths of Venus’s birth to sacred epiphany. 

I must descend in the inner seas again, to dissolve my brittle form
To the way of the shaman, the way of the soul, the way of the unicorn, 
And all I ask is that I’m guided true and led to the Divine Lover, 
And a quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long voyage is over.

The Birth Of Venus

"Hold On"
by Blake Ian
https://blakeianmusic.com/

"A modern take on 60's pop production adds power behind this simple but driving song about hanging in there through life's stranger, tougher days..."

Words and Music by Blake Ian

Blake Ian - Guitar and Vocals
Dan Fodera - Bass, Keys
Doug Fallone - Percussion
Larry Hess - Additional Instruments

Mixed and Recorded by Larry Hess at Alligator Lady
Mastered by Steve Fallone at Sterling Sound
Produced by Larry Hess and Blake Ian

Cover Art by Blake Ian

Hold On

Searching For Bob Dylan

From John Frusciante’s debut album Niandra LaDes and Usually Just a T-Shirt. This album inspired me to buy my first 4 track, start recording music and experiment with sound. I always wanted to play this song when I was a teenager, I took my best shot, as for chords and words, who really knows!

Mascara (John Frusciante)

"Miss Misery" (Elliott Smith Cover)
by Blake Ian
https://27productions.com/blakeian/

Miss Misery (Elliott Smith Cover)

The first verse is all that remains to us of the oldest song in the world, written almost 2,000 years ago. Its words were inscribed on the tombstone of a Turkish woman by her husband Seikolos. 

While you live, shine 
have no grief at all  
life exists only for a short while 
and Time demands an end.

Here, I’ve composed my own version ... and I hope Seikolos would have approved! 

Lyrics and vocal Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, April 2024
© Copyright, all rights reserved, Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, April 2024

Music composed by Paul Foss
Contact email: paul@paulfossmusic.com
© Copyright, all rights reserved, Paul Foss, April 2024

Words: 

1.    While you live, shine! Have no grief at all.  Life exists only for a short while and the Reaper will soon demand his due.

 2.     While you thrive, don’t just survive. All the world’s a stage just waiting for you to realise that it’s time to play your part, under the spotlights of the stars. 

3.    While you breathe, believe in your true self and your sovereign right to liberty, guided by your own heart’s dreams and your inner knowingness.
 
4.     While you exist, insist on following your intuition - your inner tuition. It's in your gut. Those feelings are your tutors who will never lead you wrong. 

5.     While you stay, play! Meet your dragons with a smile. See that life is just a game and what’s more.... the ball is in your court, so what are you waiting for?

6. Use your power to flower. Your heart is a young bud, just waiting to bloom and ripen into your first fruits to take to your harvest home. 

7.    Then when you die, fly high ...through that final portal, giving thanks for all you’ve seen and dreamed into being, on Earth, as a mortal.

 8.    But ...while you live, shine. Life exists only for a flash in the eye, like a shooting star across the sky...and the Reaper will soon enough be along with his scythe.   

© Copyright, all rights reserved, Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, April 2024

While You Live, Shine!

Nothing More

Feel the wind in your face
Blowing across the bay
You stand up tall
With your back against the wall

Watch the waves raging
And the seagulls chasing
You’re so done with seeing
What the world has become

All that is left
Is here with me
Nothing more nothing less
Just me and my fear

Through the eye of the storm
There comes a barque
It carries a load 
So precious but worn 

And when the day was done
And darkness had been gone 
You’re starring stunned at
Heaven’s vault in the sun

All that is left
Is here with me
Nothing more nothing less
Just me and my fear

Nothing More

Play The King

words and music K. Gennery
image not my own

For Monkey.
life can often be upside down, inside out and back to front
but we should never give up.
Contemplation is okay, it can make us re-evaluate, help open our eyes to the beauty and the majesty in all that surrounds us.

Song:
I'll see you later my sweet alligator, far away from here.
I'll see you later on my sweet alligator, cause I'm moving on.
Far away from here.

This thing won't leave me alone, so I'm off there on my own,
have to find some kind of peace gotta be out there, somewhere.
This thing just won't let go, it's chewing up my bones,
creeping and a crawling inside me.

I'll see you later my sweet alligator, far away from here.

This thing won't leave me alone, so I'm off there on my own,
have to find some kind of peace gotta be out there, somewhere.
This thing just won't let go, it's chewing up my bones,
creeping and a crawling inside me.

sweet aligator

sweet alligator

"Perfect Lover"
by Ron Eisner
2021 - Sabal Records

Out Now Worldwide - Stream or Download from all outlets here:
https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/roneisner/perfect-lover

Perfect Lover

NY Born Singer-Songwriter Blake Ian delves deep into the complexities of the human condition, exploring themes of mental health, fear, and love with unparalleled depth and sincerity.

A native of New York,  Ian has cemented his status as a prolific recording artist, entrepreneur, and producer. With three full-length albums and a multitude of singles and EPs to his credit, Ian’s illustrious career has seen him share stages with icons including 5 Rock n Roll Hall of Famers, such as Eric Burdon and The Animals, Kenny Loggins, Donovan, Steve Miller Band, Leon Russell, Daughtry, Christopher Cross, Gin Blossoms among others.