The Beatles hit Come Together - re-imagined here as a smooth jazz blues sound.

One and One

One And One

So Necessary

Oh, when the sun is risin’ high,
And my eyes are barely wide,
There’s just one thing that gets me movin’
That dark delight, it’s always provin’...
Coffee in the morning, black and warm,
Keeps me dancin’ through the storm!
Take a sip and I’m feelin’ fine,
That coffee magic, make it mine!

Coffee In The Morning

In Battle

A chilled pop ballad -

Hollow with loss
Harrowed by pain
Here you stand
Peace in paradise
Breathless darkness
Narrow house calls
Shudder inside
Grow sick at heart

Lightened Of Strife

A chilled pop ballad.

''Now the ballrooms empty
Everybody I have known
Has been and gone
With the music over
Here am i
A shadow echoing on
Spin me round...''

Wired For Sound

A rock giant of a song!

''She’s got a bottle in her hand,  
Another night that slips like sand,  
She says, “Don’t worry, I’m just fine,”  
But I see the cracks, they’re showing in time.''

Slipping Away

Angel, oh angel
Visit me,
Be with me,
Protect me!
A body abandoned !
needs to mourns its last breath in death
a heart cast aside 
still aches to meet its last beat
and a free spirit yearns for a winged monarch moment 
to fly in the spirit of freedom…

Angel, Oh Angel

Based on the lyrics from Sanctuary by The Cult re-imagined as an atmospheric Trap vibe.

Oh, las cabezas que se giran
Hacen que mi espalda arda
Y esas cabezas que se giran
Hacen que mi espalda, hacen que mi espalda arda
Oh the heads that turn
Make my back burn
And those heads that turn
Make my back, make my back burn
The sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive
And the sparkle in your eyes
Keeps me alive, keeps me alive

El Santuario

El Santuario!

Feeling Alive

A vocal journey.

She reaches for her latest reading
Her pillow’s folded
Her mind is reeling round
She can’t remember
What made this different
Before her clock was
Fifteen minutes fast
Genevieve
Genevieve
Genevieve
When the morning came
It was just the same
Genevieve
Like a loaded gun
Like a letter bomb

Genevieve

Debris was a blues style track by the Faces. I have re-worked it as a chilled sound.

''I left you on the debris
At the Sunday morning market
You were sorting through the odds and ends
You was looking for a bargain
I heard your footsteps at the front door
And that old familiar love song
'Cause you knew you'd find me waiting there
At the top of the stairs''

I Left You

Run (When It Is Hard)

Run When It Is Hard

Young man on the grind, life's been rough,
Couch to couch, yeah, the road's been tough,
Livin' on dreams, but the night's so long,
Wishing on stars, waitin' for a brand new dawn.
But then one night, as he lays down to sleep,
The world starts to shift, and he's fallin' deep,
Through the cushions, into a mystic groove,
To a kingdom where the bassline moves.
From a sofa surfer to a kingdom's light,
Met a princess dancing in the night,
Love at first sight, as the beat goes on,
Now they're lost in the rave 'til the break of dawn.
Glowing lights, castles made of sound,
In this kingdom, he's finally found,
A love so true, it's like a dream,
No more surfing, he's living the scene.

Sofa Surfer

Aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh
Keep that pinky perky!
Slap it down!
Ahhhhh!
Slap it down!
Mammaaaaaaaaaaa!
Slap it down!
(Slap it down!)
Slap it down!
(Come and get ya,) 
'Cos I am back in town!
Slap it down!
Ahhhhh!
Slap it down!
Mammaaaaaaaaaaa!
Watch out mamma,
My rays are gamma,
Been sixty years in the slammer!
Slap it down,
I'm back in town!
Slap it down!
Ahhhhh!
Slap it down!
Mammaaaaaaaaaaa!
Get my dinner cookin',
Get yer make up lookin,
Like you and me,
I dreamt of you as Cardi B!
Slap it down!
Ahhhhh!
Slap it down!
Ahhhhh!
Mammaaaaaaaaaaa!
Slap it down!
Slap it down!
Slap it down!
Slap it down!

Slap_It_Down

Kiwi

(Verse 1)
I have clambered the mountain
I have swam through the sea
To drink at your fountain -
Only to let you see me

Only to let you see me

(Verse 2)
I have run, walked and crawl
I have climbed the height
Still I expect to fall
Just in case you might

(Chorus)
Only see me
Only see me
Only see me

But I still haven't found you
But I still haven't found you

(Verse 3)
I miss your honey lips
No longer feeling your fingertips
I burn like fire
I refrain the burning desire

(Chorus)
Only see me
Only see me
Only see me

But I still haven't found you
But I still haven't found you

(Verse 4)
I have asked for the help of angels
I have asked for the help of the devil
Your mystery only swells
I need to stay on the level!

But I still haven't found you
But I still haven't found you

(Bridge)
I believe in the Kingdom Come
You break the rules
and you leave me with a crumb
Discard me with the fools!

(Chorus)
Only see me
Only see me
Only see me

But I still haven't found you
But I still haven't found you

Only See Me

A catchy melodic interpretation of an old Roxy Music track.

When You Were Young

In the 60's The Monkees had a big hit with The Last Train to Clarksville. I thought what would have happened if the train left the station without you, how would that alter the lyrics?

I Missed It!

A bouncy dance track.

Wish I knew you 
(Wish I knew you)
If you hate me after what I say
Can't put it off any longer
Just gotta tell her anyway
(Chorus)
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye 
(bye baby, baby bye bye)
Bye bye baby, don't make me cry 
(bye baby, baby bye bye)
(Verse 1)
You're the one girl in town I'd marry
Girl, I'd marry you now if I were free
I wish it could be
I could love you but why begin it
'Cause there ain't any future in it
She's got me but I'm not free so
(Chorus)
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye 
(bye baby, baby bye bye)
Wish I knew you 
(Wish I knew you)
(Verse 2)
Wish I never had known you better
(Wish I knew you before I met her)
Gee, how good it would be for me
Should have told her that I can't linger
(Chorus)
Bye bye baby, baby goodbye 
(bye baby, baby bye bye)
Wish I knew you 
(Wish I knew you)
(Bridge)
There's a wedding ring on my finger
She's got me but I'm not free so
(Bye baby, baby bye bye)
(Bye baby, baby bye bye)
(Outro)
Baby, bye bye 
(bye baby, baby bye bye)
Wish I knew you 
(Wish I knew you)
Baby, bye bye 
(bye baby, baby bye bye)
Wish I knew you 
(Wish I knew you)
Baby, bye bye 
(bye baby, baby bye bye)

Wish I knew you

A cool trip-hop sound.

I've been thinking now for a long time
How to go my own separate way
It's a shame to think about yesterday,
It's a shame
Now that we are lonely
Life seems to get haaaaaard
(Alone what a word - lonely)
Alone it makes me cry
(lonely)
(lonely)
(lonely as a sea breeze)
(lonely)
(lonely as a sea breeze)
**chorus**
The sea breeze whispers, soft and light,  
(A salty kiss in the fading light. ) 
It weaves through thoughts, both old and new,  
(A tender touch, a memory’s hue.) 
**verse  2**
Thought-train set in motion
(Wheels in and around)
Express our emotion
Tracks up, then it cracks down
(down)
down
(down)
**chorus**

**bridge**
It carries tales of distant shores,  
(Of crashing waves and open doors.) 
The tang of brine, the hint of pine,  
(A fleeting taste of the divine.)
**outro **
We've been running round in our present state
(Hoping help would come from above)
But even angels there 
make the same mistakes -
In love
**fade**
In love
In love
In love
In love

The Sea Breezes

(intro)
I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him where are you going
And this he told meeeeeeeeee
Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, hooooooo, oooooo
**verse 1**
I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm 
(I'm going to join in a rock 'n' roll band)
I'm going to camp out on the land
(I'm going to try an' get my soul free)
**chorus**
We are stardust
We are golden
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
**verse 2**
Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel to be a cog in something turning
Well maybe it is just the time of year
Or maybe it's the time of man
I don't know who I am
But you know life is for learning
**chorus**
**bridge**
Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel to be a cog in something turning
And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation
**verse 3**
By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere there was song and celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation
**chorus**
**outro**
I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm 
(I'm going to join in a rock 'n' roll band)
I'm going to camp out on the land
(I'm going to try an' get my soul free)

Back To The Garden

Alone

(Intro)
Why do you go on pretending?
(You know you want to be free)
Darling, you know I'll let you go
(You'd do the same for me)
**Verse 1**
I understand
And darling, you are not to blame
If when we kiss it's not the same
I understand
**Verse 2**
It's not your fault because your heart has changed it's mind
You didn't mean to be unkind
I understand
**Verse 3**
Forgetting you will be far from easy
I've grown so used to your charms
I'll miss that old thrill and no one can fill
The place here in my arms
**chorus**
I understand
And darling, you are not to blame
If when we kiss it's not the same
I understand
**bridge**
But if you find our love was really meant to be
Then darling, hurry back to me
And I'll understand
**chorus**
**outro**
I'll miss that old thrill and no one can fill
The place here in my arms
But if you find our love was really meant to be

I Understand

Meagre Portions

A Persian love song set to modern choral rock music:-

Although my heart is full 
(of the sorrow of separation,)
Joy mixed with your sorrow
( increases my unhappiness.)
Every night I think of you and say, 
(oh Lord:)
Love is like an ocean 
(without a shore)
How can one swim there, 
(oh wise one?)
Here is separation
(and there is connection.)

Here is Separation

I won't be here when you come home
(I'm sorry if you don't understand) forgive me if you can
(But I can see  another road)
And I ain't coming bac
Don't look for me around 
Cos' I won't be in this town 
(you'll never find) me anywhere!
Because it's over
And I ain't coming back
You gave me everything
(And now I'm breaking your heart)
You know that I don't mean
(To tear your world apart)
I would never leave,
I couldn't stand the pain
(A letter in hall,)
 is written on the wall
A letter with no words of love at all
(Because it's over)
And I ain't coming back
And as I close the door
(I know I'm breaking your heart)
I should have loved you more
(Instead I've torn world apart)
And as I walk into the lonely afternoon
(I feel sad) enough, 
(I feel bad) enough!
And all the times when you are lonely where you are
(Please don't hate me then, I just could not pretend)
Tears, 
(feel the tears,)
I can feel the tears, 
(feel the tears,)
running through the years

Tears Through the Years

All For You

This is Yours

The Police had a big hit with Don't Stand so Close (to me). I have re-mixed and added some rap verses further describing the teacher / pupil calamity!

Young teacher, the subject
(Of schoolgirl fantasy)
She wants him so badly
(Knows what she wants to be)

Inside her there's longing
This girl's an open page
Book marking, she's so close now
This girl is half his age

Don't stand, don't stand so
(Don't stand so close to me)
Don't stand, don't stand so
(Don't stand so close to me)
  
She walks in the room, books in her hand,  
(Innocence shines), but you wouldn’t understand.  
Eyes like fire, but I gotta keep cool,  
(Lines blur fast when you’re breakin’ the rules.)  

Whispers around, they don’t let it slide,  
(Judgment heavy,) there’s nowhere to hide.  
A teacher, a student—it’s a dangerous game,  
(A flicker of something, but it’s laced with shame.)  

Pages we turn, but the story stays cold,  
(The weight) of the truth’s too heavy to hold.  
One step closer, and it’s hard to ignore,  
(But this can’t be—it’s a locked-tight door.)  

The clock ticks slow, but the tension’s high,  
The words unspoken hang in the sky.  
(Temptation’s a shadow, it’s haunting me,)  
This road’s too dark—it’s not where I should be. 

Her friends are so jealous
(You know how bad girls get)
Sometimes it's not so easy
To be the teacher's pet

Temptation, frustration
So bad it makes him cry
(Wet bus stop,) she's waiting
His car is warm and dry!

The clock ticks slow, but the tension’s high,  
The words unspoken hang in the sky.  
(Temptation’s a shadow, it’s haunting me,)  
This road’s too dark—it’s not where I should be.

Loose talk in the classroom
To hurt they try and try
Strong words in the staffroom
The accusations fly

It's no use, he sees her
He starts to shake and cough
Just like the old man in
That book by Nabakov

Don't stand, don't stand so close!
To me.
Don't stand, don't stand so close!
To me.


Book by Nabakov

Buzz, buzz
Buzz, buzz
Buzz, buzz, buzz—there it goes again,  
Blowing up my phone like you’re my best friend.  
Can’t you go, can’t you rest?  
You’re a text pest, (you’re a text pest!)  
 
Every second, every minute, my screen lights up,  
Can’t escape your messages, enough is enough! 
I’m not your free lifeline,  
But you’re textin’ me like it’s overtime!

I need space, let me breathe, 
But your popping up - I can’t believe.  
Stop the spam, get lost,  
This isn’t love, 
and you're tossed!

You’re a text pest, blowing up my vibe,  
Can’t you go, let it slide?
Screen on fire, can’t get no rest,  
You’re a text pest
You’re a text pest!  
Oh-oh, I can’t get no rest!  

DMs, emojis, acting like a tool,
Tagging me in memes? - yeah, now you’re the fool.  
Got my number, now you’re outta control, 
But this party’s lit, and
 you ain’t my goal!

I need space, let me breathe,  
But your name’s popping up—I can’t believe.  
Stop the spam, get the hint,
This isn’t love, 
it’s a digital sprint!  

Buzz, buzz, beep, beep— my God leave me alone,!  
Everywhere I turn, it’s my overworked phone.  
Block, mute, but you find your way,  
Pest control’s needed, I can’t escape!  
 
You’re a text pest, I'm gonna hide,  
Can’t you go, just let it slide?  
Screens on fire, can’t get no rest,  
You’re a text pest!   
Buzz, buzz—text pest, leave me be!  
Buzz, buzz—find somebody else to go n' see!  


You're a Text Pest

You're top man on the scene
(You don't think) life comes in between
But hey, she's just seventeen
(just seventeen)
She feels that she's a worldly girl
(But man) you've been around the world
She is just some worried (daddy's girl)
Even though there's nothing I can say
(Its just human nature) any way
Whoa ho, ho yeah
Let her down easy
(Her heart is on a dime)
Let her down easy
(And you'll grow up in time)
Ohhhhhhhh yeah!
In her strawberry eyes
(The way she sees you) signifies
That she's susceptible to your velvet lies
(But if you must lay her down)
May a butterscotch glow be her dressing gown
(Ooh) Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
(Ooh) Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Let her down easy
(Her heart is on a dime)
Let her down easy
(And you'll grow up in time)
Ohhhhhhhh yeah!
(Ooh) Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
She's a woman now
With a daughter to make her proud
(In her crayon world) of paper clouds
She still remembers you
(The first boy) that she gave it to
And she laughs at how little then she knew
Her daughter's five and her grandfather adores her 
(of course)
Let her down easy
(Her heart is on a dime)
Let her down easy
(And you'll grow up in time)
Ohhhhhhhh yeah!
Let her down easy
(Her heart is on the line)
Let her down easy
(And you'll grow up in time)
(And please) do not lead her on when you leave town
(Even though there's nothing) I can say
Its just human nature any way
Let her down easy
(Her heart is on a dime)

It's Just Human Nature

Sweet


Tonight is the last night
(In my town)
Where my soul's been asleep
(For so loooooooooooooong)

Nobody smiles there
(The days only get long there)
He says,
He says, he saaaaaaaaays!

(I'll take pain),  I'll take sorrow
Depend on me, what to borrow,
(I'll take confusion and loneliness)
Any day forgiveness 

If I'm dancing with a stranger
(If I'm dancing with danger)
If I'm dancing with a stranger
(If I'm dancing with danger now!)

(I'll take pain),  I'll take sorrow
Depend on me, what to borrow,
(I'll take confusion and loneliness)
Any day forgiveness

(Na na na na na)
Na na-na-na-na na-na-na
(Na na na na na)

Tonight is the last night
(In my town)
Where my soul's been asleep
(For so loooooooooooooong)

I'll The Take Pain

Who'll walk me down to church when I'm sixty years of age
(When the ragged dog) they gave me has been ten years in the grave
(And señorita play guitar), play it just for you
My rosary has broken and (my beads have all slipped through!)

(You've hung up your great coat) and you've laid down your gun
You know the (war you fought in) wasn't too much fun
And the future you're giving me (holds nothing for a gun)
I've no wish to be living (sixty years on)

Sixty years, and what remains?  
(A thousand dawns), a thousand rains,  
But no great triumph, no bright name—  
A life passed on, (untouched by fame. ) 

(Did I chase shadows,) empty dreams,  
Float down time’s slow and silent streams?  
(Each step I took, was it my own?)  
Or have I wandered paths unknown? 

Yes I'll sit with you and talk let your eyes relive again
I know (my vintage prayers) would be very much the same
(And Magdelena) plays the organ, plays it just for you
(Your choral lamp that burns so low) when you are passing through

The world moved on,
(I stayed behind, ) 
In dust, (I searched) for gold to find.  
(But now I ask, )with heart grown sore:  
Did I live at all, or just endure?  

The mirror shows a face I know,  
(But deep within, what seeds did grow?)  
If time returns to claim its loan,  
(What proof) remains I’ve ever flown? 

(You've hung up your great coat) and you've laid down your gun
You know the (war you fought in) wasn't too much fun
And the future you're giving me (holds nothing for a gun)
I've no wish to be living (sixty years on)have all slipped through!)

(And the future) you're giving me holds nothing for a gun
I've no wish to be (living sixty years on!)

The Ragged Dog

The_Arrival

Everytime

Democracy, not mobocracy,
Mi a sing fi all di people, fi di struggle we see,
Inna di night, dem boats a drift,
Migration dreams, look how far we shift

From di shores of pain, we nah go broke,
Unity inna di heart, dat’s di hope we invoke.

Safer streets, we a chant and we pray,
Equal rights, inna every single way,
Multicultural vibes, let it light di day,
Integration, unity, it's di only way.

Fearful times, but mi nah fi cower,
Stand up tall, we a rise like a flower,
Inna di face of di storm, we nah back down,
Together we strong, we a stand our ground.

Pluralism reign, all di voices unite,
Different colors, one love, shining bright.

Inna di struggle, we find our strength,
Hope a di essence, it no have no length,

Dream of a future where we all can thrive,
Together as one, we a feel so alive.

Democracy

I wrote this song before Starmer's and Reeve's raid on the farmers, but the words could resonate now!

Fields of gold now turned to dust
Once we prospered then we bust
Bank man's got his iron grip
Dreams like smoke on wind they slip

Mama cries from dawn till dusk
Daddy's strength reduced to rust
Hopes are packed in an old suitcase
Tears strewn down a weathered face

Oh the ground we worked with pride
Now it laughs grown cold and dried
Sweat and toil turned to ash
Lost it all in that cruel crash

Children's eyes no longer gleam
Lost inside their shattered dream
Empty barns and broken fences
Pain has crossed our very senses

Moonlight's shadow on the land
Grips the heart and takes its stand
No more songs the wind will carry
Just the echo of past's melody

Neighbour's gone their spirits bent
Words of hope by sorrow spent
Cities call but mean goodbye
Through the nights we hear them cry

Dust and Shadows

He's eccentric,
Always Concentric,
Comes through like a cement truck,
Shows no feelings, then it's hard luck!
Oh yeah let's gooooo!

Born with blue blood,
Dresses like Elma Fud!
They're abnormal,
Better keep it formal!

She's continental,
A little bit mental,
Eats her food off a stale lentil,
keep your distance and always be gentle!
Oh yeah let's gooooo!

An odd couple,
They never tried a thropple!
Always in trouble,
Living a life in their bubble!

He's eccentric,
Always Concentric,
Comes through like a cement truck,
show no feelings, then it's hard luck

Their kids are all squinty,
Smell of plants - always minty!
They have no mates,
Spent their life looking through the gates!

Born with blue blood,
Dresses like Elma Fud!
They're abnormal,
Better keep it formal!
They are all eccentric,
keep being Concentric!

They are all eccentric,
(Keep being Concentric,)
Keep it in the fam'
(Doesn't eat jam!)
Whoa, whoa, yeahhhhhh
Comes through like a cement truck,
Shows no feelings, then it's hard luck!

He's Eccentric

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