Momentum

please forgive my vocals, which start about 2:20
(if you want to skip the first song start it at 2:00)

There were fireworks in the sky
I’d never seen a night so bright
On that fourth day of July

I was far away from home
And It felt so all alone
But There was magic in that night

Do I believe,  do i believe
Can I open up my eyes
To what’s real and what’s a lie?

Those restless summer days, we walked and talked the time away
The cool summer nights and the ocean breeze and you and I

I was hoping you might see
Some spark of life in me
Something there i;ve never seen

But it was just a summer thing
A meaningless little fling
That's what you said to me

But it was more it was so much more
When will I open up my eyes
To see through this disguise?


Those restless summer days, the times i kissed your tears away
The cool of the summer nights and the wind so free and the fireworks bright
And your breath on my skin, and your heart in time with mine
with no one else alive
Lost in space and time…
Why did we say goodbye?

We never even tried
and we left it there to die
Why’d we ever say goodbye

Medley July 4th/Why Did We Ever Say Goodbye? (w/ VOCAL)

Primarily a fun song that takes a bit of humor from the experience of a guy who tried so hard to be a good husband, a good guy, but ultimately loses out. Bemoans all the sacrifices he made, yet he could never please his wife.   

My special thanks to Nat Daniels for stepping in to add some critical new pieces to my old recording, including some great production work!

Craig Durgy: vocals, mandolin & bass
Nat Daniels: organ, background vocals (mixing & production)
©Gentle Rain Records 2024

Thanks to haim_charbit for the banner art!

Lyrics:
You made my mind up, you turned my head around
You said my time was up, it’s time to settle down
You bought your wedding gown

I tried to follow, I thought I loved you so
So much to swallow, you said I had to grow
I tried it even though...

I didn’t think that I was, all that bad a guy but,
I listened to your kissin’ girl
I just killed myself to go on living

Now you want to, pick up with someone new
Now that I blew, my soul away for you
The things you put me through

You got your lawyer, to take my house from me
Last time I saw ya, you had my LTD
You wouldn’t stop for me

I didn’t think that I was, all that bad a guy but,
I listened to your kissin’ girl
I just killed myself to go on living

You got my toaster, you got my bowlin’ night
You weren’t supposed to, just disappear from sight
It just isn’t right

You got my hair changed, you made me chew my food
You made me sleep strange, just cause it felt so good
I gave you all I could

I didn’t think that I was, all that bad a guy but,
I listened to your kissin’ girl
I just killed myself to go on living
Just to go on living, just to go on living, just to go on living
I gave you all I could

(Rap section)
Didn’t think, didn’t think now
Never thought, I never ever thought how
Didn’t think that I could live without you
Everything about me was about you
I can tell I’m living by myself to go on living

I Gave You All I Could

Music Beethoven Sonata in A Maj
Concept Richsoundz
Lyrics, Vocals, Keyboards, Production  John Stone

Moonlight
Night fell without its moonlight setting up an even chance
There’s a contract to be honoured. Reputation to enhance
For all intents  you’re  only there to watch the world go by
Checking out each stranger trying not to catch their eye
You like the scent of danger you like the smell of fear
The churning in your stomach when the prey getting near
You feel your heart is pounding  as the blood begins to flow
But all that really matters is the target and the blow

There’s no moonlight in the city and there’s  darkness in the night
Now with the daylight  fading you’ll be hiding from the light
You were told the mark is coming but they’ve misled you in the past
But you’re prepared for darkness as long as it may last 
As the minutes become hours and  the hours become the past

You  wouldn’t do this In the daylight with so many prying eyes
They would catch your careful glances and see through your disguise
But darkness just like moonlight always lies.

Trying not to look suspicious you’ll be looking at your phone
Just like any other man who finds himself alone
But you’ll be very careful  keeping one eye in the street
And focus your attention on the man you’re  here to greet

And he’s coming round the corner, you know you’ve got your man
He’s both careful and attentive but that doesn’t change your plan 
You watch him very closely watching out for signs of fear
Making sure that in the darkness that there’s no one coming near
He’s passes you so close that you can almost touch his face
But you let him pass and follow him towards a quieter place
You sense his pace has quickened, as if he senses something wrong
Maybe your imagination is keeping motivation strong
He turns a final corner and both of you now know
That there’s no more road to travel and there’s nowhere, nowhere else to go

You like the scent of danger you like the smell of fear
The churning in your stomach when the prey getting near
You feel your heart is pounding  as the blood begins to flow
But all that really matters is the target and the blow

There’s no moonlight in the city and there’s  darkness in the night
And now the light has faded you’ll be hiding from the light
To vanish in the darkness as a felon on the run
Laying low until the next time now the covenant is done

Moonlight

This is the original instrumental version of the Hip-Hop track I did before I decided to add lyrics and collaborated with the talented Ian Greaves (aka @IPG1). After composing this instrumental track, Ian was kind enough to let me use his lyrics/vocals from his song ‘Modern Times’.

Here is the version with lyrics:
https://soundcloud.com/user-432503709/modern-times-the-digital-age-collab-with-ipg1

And here's the link back to IPG1's original vocal track; please give him a listen!:
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/modern-times-vocals-150-bpm

Most of the music is performed by me, with the exception of the sampled vocalization in the middle bridge and ending, and a few sound effects here & there. The beginning starts off normal enough, but the middle section takes a bit of a left turn before I 'go off' on the synth in the second half. I kind of enjoyed working the sliders on the live synth performance.   ;)

AI image designed & created using ChatPGT 4o
This is the same image I used in the vocals version, just inverted. 

Thanks for listening!

Modern Times - the digital age (instrumental)

I have tried to optimise this old song.

Lyrics:
Winter in the North

The winter has arrived to us and its cold outside
and the sky turns into blue - and we can see small creatures  
and they are dancing around the big tree
and they are dancing around the big tree

The fields in the north are white and the day is bright
which makes life much better for - all the folks that live here 
and they are dancing around the big tree
and they are dancing around the big tree

The atmosphere in the north is cool and the arctic fox
have got fur that shines white - and they are bouncing in the snow
cause they are dancing around the big tree
cause they are dancing around the big tree

The people in the north they care for the welfare of 
reindeers grazing on the mountains - they must look up for the wolverine
and they are dancing around the big tree
and they are dancing around the big tree

A Divergent World

Winter in the North Remix - 2024-09-03 14.55 (Lyrics down in the description)

'facetious feces'

Insecure.
Sins a blur
when you're livin'
in the fast lane.
Feel no pain,
until you come 
crashing down.
Lasting frowns
seem to stick around 
endlessly. 
No retreat,
until you get
high again.
Bliss.
Heaven.
The cycle it
never ends.
Repeat. 
Repent.
Be careful or
you'll be dead.
Catchin' zeds,
stuck in a bed 
permanently. 
Germinate seeds
of love within yourself. 

Crashing down.
Masking frowns
until I get high again.
Will it end?
Or is this just life?

facetious feces

method: employing the presets of the arpeggiator on the a50 to narrow in on philip glass, bbc's celts, orinico flow, the moldau, pata pata or sonamos or whatever your enlarged and numerous senses might perceive
narration: a flow, a bend, afloat
image: copyright jo richter

poem / copyright jo richter

striations of birthing she bore
as though no one had suffered before

shattercone . the final couplet

shattercone - the final couplet

Lyrics: 
never meant for you to always have your way
I just wanted us to somehow find our way
But in the journey, I slowly started to fade
The man you thought you wanted I became

and now, that I’ve awakened
There’s this heart-breaking 
Divide between our reality 
And what we feel inside 

IM NOT THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS
YOU MAY NEVER REALLY LOVE ME 
ALWAYS WANTING PRINCE CHARMING
AND TO ME THAT’S SO ALARMING
BECAUSE HE DOES NOT EXIST
HE DOES NOT EXIST

I never meant for us to crumble away
I just wanted us to live for today
But in the journey, we started to fade
Loving arms turned into hateful blades

and now, that I’ve awakened
There’s this heart-breaking 
Divide between our reality 
And what we feel inside 

IM NOT THE MAN OF YOUR DREAMS
YOU MAY NEVER REALLY LOVE ME 
ALWAYS WANTING PRINCE CHARMING
AND TO ME THAT’S SO ALARMING
BECAUSE HE DOES NOT EXIST
HE DOES NOT EXIST

Prince Charming Does Not Exist

recorded with voice memos, edited in GarageBand

girl from the east coast (muse) OTS

The sidelines-of the grand parade-say it so well-they always see whats wrong-
they're right where they belong-they love their liberty-welcome their friends-to see-how the other side lives-so you have to ask-what gives-
(Chorus)
It's the same-in every city-when you go-you see strangers on the streets-they're in the grand parade-like a game of charade-they're just like me and you
When we cross path's-with one another-we wish we could be famous-be famous-a halo on our heads-we greet each other-but not a word gets said-it's like we're almost dead-why did I even get out of bed-
(Chorus)

19/June/2019

The Grand Parade w/Aleck Rand on Guitar

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!!!

Prince Charming Does Not Exist

Bubba Maddux