Lyrics:
The magnolias in bloom
Pull me from the grips of gloom
As the lilacs underneath
Make my heart slowly weep

The white picket fence contains
These memories that remain
A picturesque sky of bright blue
Envelops where I’d wait for you

I’d hoped you might forgive
All the things that I did
Desperately tried to undo
All my contempt for you 

Why did I let it get this far
Slowly building up these scars
Saved up hate in a mental jar
Can’t stand how we grew apart
Love that should have reached the stars
Instead, two lonely broken hearts

They say time heals everything
Self-inflicted wounds sure sting
Cuz, I knew I had a love that’s true
 But still, I spilled my hate on you

Magnolias In Bloom (Demo)

Click, post, fade away,
Another day lost in the display.
Click, post, lost again,
Chasing dreams that feel pretend.
She’s a ghost behind the screen,
Longing for love she’s never seen.

She smiles for the cam, perfect and bright,
Filters the truth, edits the light.
A thousand likes, but no one near,
She’s living for strangers, drowning in fear.

Click, post, fade away,
Another day lost in the display.
Click, post, lost again,
Chasing dreams that feel pretend.
She’s a ghost behind the screen,
Longing for love she’s never seen.

Mirror reflects a hollow stare,
A life curated, but no one cares.
Reality knocks, but she won’t hear,
Trapped in the glow of the lens so clear.

Click, post, fade away,
Another day lost in the display.
Click, post, lost again,
Chasing dreams that feel pretend.
She’s a ghost behind the screen,
Longing for love she’s never seen.

The battery dies, the world turns cold,
Without the lens, she feels so old.
A moment real, but much too late,
It disappears beneath the weight.

Click, post, fade away,
Another day lost in the display.
Click, post, lost again,
Chasing dreams that feel pretend.
She’s a ghost behind the screen,
Longing for love she’s never seen.

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Sound Studio, VirtualDJ, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of ChatGPT and Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, DALL-E, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Click, Post, Fade Away

Like comets race across the sky to reach the afterglow...

Afterglow

Say what you need
To keep your peace
You can’t rewrite
Reality
You were enough
To make me wait
But something real
Is delicate

You said we tried
But it didn’t work
Are you relieved
Or does this still hurt

No one cries like that
About no one
No one cries like that
About no one
Sure I cried that day but then I moved on
But you still cry for what you’ve done…

You’ll never know
What you meant to me
You woke a ghost
That lived in me
Some extinct thing
I thought was gone
But there it moved
And then moved on

You said we tried
But it didn’t work
Are you relieved
Or does this still hurt

No one cries like that
About no one
No one cries like that
About no one
Sure I cried that day but then I moved on
But you still cry for what you’ve done…

No one cries

Briefly Looking Back as I drive Away

It's all well and good making music for free but we all have to eat right ? A piece I wrote consisting of a strict drum beat mid tempo live moody funk bass chilled guitars live funked up keys and some vox sample cuts to add flavour and direction to the mood all done using my new behringer flow mixer in my studio

Soul Money

Soon

first steps 6.18.25

Classical Guitar: gaspar monterde
Artwork by Pere Vilardebó
Label: Florecilla Records

breathe

A happy relationship wobbled by another guy making moves on my girlfriend at the time. This is like an open letter to him. 

Summery sounding pop (great driving song too, trust me!)

A Long Long Lie

The Vipers Nest

I work as a nurse in the state of Florida and I love being there for people in need. My other true passion is making music. I'm kind of an amateur but I look forward to getting better and making the best music I can.

Most the songs I do in about a day and then move on. I don't have the skill to make them radio quality yet, but I hope with collaborating with others and making my own music I will learn some skills along the way. I don't focus on perfection, I focus on emotion and try to put feeling into my music.

Also, I love to get lost in other peoples work, I will often play video games while listening to a bunch of someone else's works and commenting on the ones I like the most, not all though, don't wanna seem like a stalker, unless you like that of course.

Been feeling a little burnt out lately, so if I'm not responsive please don't take it personal. Having to work OT to keep the family afloat, so I haven't had time for music and when I do have any time I'm just too exhausted. I definitely want to make more it brings me a lot of joy to make music. At the same time it is very taxing, reaching into the depths can sometimes cause unwanted feelings to linger longer than they should. Anyway, I love all the support you have all sent my way. See ya around!

Update: Soundcloud has become too expensive and the free version is terrible. They removed a lot of my songs etc... I will be moving on to a different distributer and working on more social media outlets so I won't be on here as much. Many of my songs will be on Spotify, apple etc, I'm in the process of transitioning them. I will leave what I can with the allotted two hours. I appreciate all of you. James Geer, Miami Jeff, Steve V... If you guys are reading this I want you to know how much I appreciate you guys. You are all wonderful musicians and you shared your knowledge and music with me and I'm a better artist because of it, so, thanks!!! See yall around!!!

Magnolias In Bloom (Demo)

Bubba Maddux