Your Mix 2

I am happy to present a further great collaboration with southafrican Singer Songwriter Mike Hill.

Credits:
@mikehillravenscall: vocals and lyrics
@nobsmeyer: guitars, bass, drum production, mix and mastering.

In a world where we all live with broken dreams,
Through the storms we will walk, legs shackled in chains
With fiery eyes, Uncontrollable rage
Still defiance in faces. Our souls are still wild
With passionate cries, we fight for our places
We’ve seen all the signs, we’ve seen all the signs
Chorus
Oh, we’re floating through fire. Our hearts are on fire, we’re holding on
We carry on, nothing controls us.
We’re floating through fire. Our hearts are on fire, we’re holding on.
We’re holding on. We carry on. Nothing controls us
Floating through fire. Floating through fire. We carry on, floating through fire.
We carry on.
Bridge
Oooooh. Ooooh. Oooooh, OOOOH
We’ll be holding on with fire in our eyes.
We’ll be fighting on with fire in our hearts
We’ll be floating on, onto paradise
We’ll be holding on, onto paradise
We’ll Carry on
Chorus
Oh, we’re floating through fire. Our hearts are on fire, we’re holding on
We carry on, nothing controls us.
We’re floating through fire. Our hearts are on fire, we’re holding on.
We’re holding on. We carry on. Nothing controls us
Floating through fire. Floating through fire. We carry on, floating through fire.
We carry on.

Floating Through Fire

Dedicated to some folks in my life who've picked me up along the way, especially through music...

This is one I'm pretty proud of.  Oddly, it's the first time I’ve written a full original song with me singing my own lyrics. I'm joined by the uber talented @TexMex-Shaman, who is wielding the lead electric guitar starting at the first verse through to the end. (this is the second time now where my vocal melody is partly inspired by his magical playing!) He also lends his mastering skillz to great effect here. Thanks TMS for truly bringing this to life with your playing! 
All other instruments are played by me on the keyboard - acoustic guitar, bass, organ, Wurlitzer electric piano, 2nd electric guitar (the higher one in verse 2), horns, drums & percussion, words and voice. The chorus is supposed to sound like a 60's soul song, like Marvin Gaye meets Van Morrison. 
If you play this more than once I'm sorry but I'm afraid you'll be stuck with it in your head all day.  :)

This one's a personal one for me, so thanks for listening, and for picking us up with your music!

LYRICS: 

Verse 1
alone in the corner, that old six string whispers to me
ah but when daddy played, he could set your spirit free 
like the drops in the rain, or a forest tall and green
there's music alive all around
and mamma she told me, you must listen for more than the sound
and hear with your heart

Chorus     
(And then she’d) 
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up,  
pick me up higher, pick me up higher, pick me up higher
pick me up, lift me up, build me up, 
pick me up higher 

Verse 2
Now I’m writing my own song… makin’ music with old friends and new
But the joy of my days, are my beautiful daughter and you
And when you play that song, she would close her eyes and sway
all the while as she sings
And man when I hear her, whispered memories they lift me up still
like a bird on the wind

Chorus  

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Other credits: 
-second verse sample of 'Take Me Home, Country Roads' (by John Denver), performed by my 9 yr old daughter
-image design by me using Chat GPT
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here's a link to just the final chorus vocals and horns isolated: 
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/pick_me_up_vox_isolated

and here's a link that features mainly the sax solo & horn section:
https://on.soundcloud.com/y1PR8xv69y77n5CY5w
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here's some pictures I took:
https://500px.com/p/MrMark?view=photos

-mark

Pick Me Up (with TexMex Shaman)

STORM EXODUS

A tune from several acoustic guitars, a bass and vibes

blue

The Best

It's Christmas week. I pray that you can be happy.
Melodies and Lyrics by mica
Composition and Sampling collage by Synline
Photo by lofi zoo
I extracted only her vocals from the original recording, arranged, recorded, and reconstructed the track. 
The arrangement is quite different from the original, so please enjoy her original song from the link below.

https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=kJZ_3p8041Q&si=CZJC0IOATVtXg6ye

’Camera’

If I could always remember
The world reflected in these eyes,
I feel like we’d meet again someday.

A mysterious feeling, a sudden intuition,
I can't quite explain it,
But maybe it's a signal
From my future self.

Finding dreams, giving birth to hope,
And then this sky
Grows vivid with color.

Hold a camera in your heart
And let’s capture this feeling forever.
The colors and shapes
That awaken my soul
Will someday turn into my reality.
If I meet that world again,
This time, I’ll be the subject, too.
Say cheese!

Why do good and bad things
Always coexist?
I’ll embrace them
As life’s essence for me.

A smiling face, a troubled face—
If I line them up side by side,
I realize I love them both.

Hold a camera in your heart
And let’s capture this feeling forever.
The colors and shapes
That awaken my soul
Will guide me when I lose my way.
I’ll look back at the photos I’ve saved.
The ones that make my heart race,
They’ll be my signal to move forward.

Though there are times of hardship,
We can focus on what we want to see.
The lens of our focus
Is ours to control.

Hold a camera in your heart
And let’s capture this feeling forever.
The colors and shapes—
They’re all allies of mine.
They’ll someday turn into my reality.
If I meet that world again,
This time, I’ll be the subject, too.
Say cheese!

Let’s keep filming with the camera of our hearts.

『カメラ』

この瞳に映る世界を
ずっと覚えていたなら
きっとまた会える
そんな気がする

摩訶不思議だピンときたこと
上手く言えないんだけど
未来の僕からの
合図かもしれない

夢を見つけて　希望が生まれて
そしてこの空は　鮮やかに
色付いてゆく

こころの中にcameraを持って
この気持ちを覚えていよう
色も形も
こころを刺激する
いつか僕のリアルに変わって
あの世界とまた　出会えたら
次は被写体に　僕もなって
ハイっ！ポーズ✌︎✌︎

なぜいい事とわるい事は
いつも存在するのかな？
僕へのエッセンスと
受け止めてみよう

笑ってる顔　悩んでる顔
ふたつ並べたら　どちらとも
大好きだな

こころの中にcameraを持って
この気持ちを覚えていよう
色も形も
こころを刺激する
もしも迷ってしまった時は
撮りためた写真　見返そう
こころがときめく　それが合図
行ってみよう

嫌なことも時にあるけど
見たいものだけ見れば良い
フォーカスは　自分で定められる

こころの中にcameraを持って
この気持ちを覚えていよう
色も形も
みんな味方にして
いつか僕のリアルに変わって
あの世界とまた　出会えたら
次は被写体に　僕もなって
ハイっ！ポーズ✌︎✌︎

こころのcameraを回していこう

’Camera’ mica=Synline

Liking this song a lot and decided to share.
Jean Jacques Goldman is one of my influences 
apologies on my vocal and my guitar mistakes..hope you enjoy! 


Cover Doux JJG | Rina

I jump out of bed every morning eager to continue the fight.
There’s so many wrongs in the world today.
I want to try make them right.
All those negative people out there, I pretend they don’t exist
The more times they tell me no, the harder I persist.

Life keeps trying to knock me down.
But as soon as my body hits the ground.
I bounce back up with a grim smile on my face.
And I lurch on forward slightly dazed with a sense of purpose only I can see.

I’m gonna focus on what’s important, I’m gonna stay above the fray.
Every obstacle I encounter, I’ll push it out of my way.
If anybody tries to stop me, like a steamroller I’ll run them flat.
Like a boxer facing a TKO I’m goanna to jump up from the mat

I’m gonna put one foot in front of the other.
I’m gonna keep right on going.
I’m trying as hard as I can.
I’ve got no intention of slowing.

I’m gonna to be as relentless as one of those zombies in the walking dead.
I’m not goanna let any negative thoughts creep into my head.

I’m gonna make up for lost time.
I’m gonna squeeze the most out of every day.
And if I head down the wrong path,
I’ll turn around and find a better way.

All those sacrifices I’ve been making.
Its goanna be worth the time I spent.
I’m goanna flap my wings as hard as I can.
I’ll continue my ascent.
They say the darkest hour is just before the dawn.
And if I hit a rough patch I’ll continue to push on

Life keeps trying to knock me down.
But as soon as my body hits the ground.
I bounce back up with a grim smile on my face.
And I lurch on forward slightly dazed with a sense of purpose only I can see.

I’m gonna unlock the door to my cage and set myself free.

Bounce Back Up (2025)

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Movement #1

Have you seen what’s in my mind
It’s just how I pass my time
The things I see are not to kind


Now I know it’s time for bed
But I have all this shit in my head

In My Mind

PARADISE
Musical Production Engineering Mix Master  - Moe Howard
Songwriting Idea Lyrics - Matthew Nenni
Vocals Melody - Ana Ros

Paradise - ft. Moe Howard

Image created by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/Sibylline-Chatterings-927429902

Lustful Eunuch

Sofa Dub

Galaxy (2005)

I use sound as a way to express my healing process, accept reality, and find beauty in life's unpredictability. In its raw and unfiltered form, sound serves as a powerful medium for conveying the complex emotions I experience while navigating life's chaos and uncertainty. By embracing disharmony and unexpected shifts in my music, I am not only accepting reality as it is, but also transforming it into something meaningful and intimate for me. This creates a space where vulnerability and acceptance coexist, allowing me to find love and beauty in the imperfect and even the disturbing.

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