Second track for FAWM! Took a bit longer to get this written, went through a few versions that were longer and more bitter. Cut out a whole final chorus because it ended on a more cynical note, I think as it stands I like this more. Maybe later I can tweak it! Until then, enjoy an upbeat, semi-cynical song about grief and moving on!

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
Foolish,
I don't even know
If I can do this,
No greater mistake than the

Shading of the lines
Between the shape of your heart,
Will the colors even mind if they
Die for the art?

Focus,
Don't push any buttons 
Or be noticed.
I'll watch it unfold,

Put some holes into the wall
When the service is done,
But for now I'm just a shadow,
With my back to the sun.

Pre-Chorus 1:
I try to fit all the pieces
Into place,
But what do I know about the 
Figures and the faces?

The point of return 
Makes no exceptions,
If you
Burned out from both ends;

What doesn't kill you,
Leaves you broke and bent.

So they say:

Chorus:
"Keep it light,
Don't let it get heavy,
With all the
Weight you hold,

Cuz every single 
Song you wrote,
Is useless,
When you're trying to small talk.

Do it right,
Just keep it simple, stupid,
And leave it at the door,

Cuz nobody will see you,
And you won't see them,
With your pity party on the floor."

Verse 2:
Face it,
Pain is a waste, if you chase it.
But if you remain,

You'll be learning how to lose,
Until the end of your life,
Oh the days are never easy,
But you're gonna get by.

Hold it,
Your hand isn't useful 
When it's folded,
You know it's the truth.

It's like only being honest
When you're caught in a lie,
No, you don't get any points,
If you don't even try.

Pre-Chorus 2:
Pull me back
From the fog, across the sea.
I don't even know if I could be capable,
Of learning how to breathe again.

The waves will dash 
Against the rocks,
But they will not
Bury me.

These are the ways that
I learned to live with grief.

Let's Keep It Light, Shall We?

Perfect

Obtuse

Janurary

The war, behind us

Arise

will be reworked for my new ongoing project at:

https://museumofhistoricalmaterials.bandcamp.com

[naviarhaiku578] withdrawing

[naviarhaiku 579] fumes and ash

Divinity Presupposed

will be reworked for my new ongoing project at:

https://museumofhistoricalmaterials.bandcamp.com

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buried deep in the mix are two morse code patterns playing two separate ride cymbals --

left channel: "resident evil"
right channel: "a secure place"

as to the track, it's a mashup of two "resident evil 2" tracks - "secure place (save room)" and "ada's theme". there are also nods to bjork's track "play dead" and the guitar work of the cure. i went for a motoric beat to hold things together, before fading out with a sample from a company called "Ethereal 2080" (ds_bitter_sweet_textured_piano_loop_80_dm_wet")

a secure place for ada

Caoineag (2025) - Celtic traditions meet electro
Drawing its name from the mythical spirit, Caoineag (pronounced kwee-nak) combines Scottish folklore with deep house and progressive trance. Caoineag is a banshee-like figure whose sorrowful cries foretell death and tragedy. With its entrancing melody and its Gaelic influences, this song sounds like a mournful cry in the open - atmospheric, haunting, mystic, yet beautiful in its own way.

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, synthesizer, programming, production

Where to find us:
https://www.youtube.com/@nadinedemacedo
https://nadinedemacedo.bandcamp.com

Caoineag

Singer/songwriter from Canada. I have a few other pages (some I lost access to), but this one is for my main projects. I make no presumptions with genres, so I'll go with "Indie Rock Artist", which, yeah, is the most indie thing you can say. Music is Life, Happiness, Creativity, yada yada yada. Can't live without it. Hope you at least mildly enjoy what I love making!

Let's Keep It Light, Shall We?

Brandon Brooks

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