Mary's song to her newborn baby boy, her heart bursting with longing for a future she knows is only possible, not promised - and yet she wants it all.

From "Don't Blink" - Stefan Lanfer's modern folk singer-songwriter Christmas musical project featuring the minor characters, unexamined moments, and subtext hiding in plain view that are brimming with fresh insights into a story many thought we knew inside and out.

LYRICS and CHORDS

My Whole World
Words and music by Stefan Lanfer © 2025					(Key: Cm)

INTRO:  C Bb (RH: Bb-D-Eb-Bb x4 each) Ab (RH: Bb-F-Ab-Eb x4) Eb (RH: Eb-G-Ab-Eb)

VERSE

C Bb (RH: Bb-D-Eb-Bb x4 each) Ab (RH: Bb-F-Ab-Eb x4) Eb (RH: Eb-G-Ab-Eb)
Look at you, baby boy. Look at you.
Here…in my arms. Are you real?
My boy, my baby boy, what I feel -
All…  of the gifts life could steal…

CHORUS

C Bb (RH: Bb-D-Eb-Bb x4 each) Ab (RH: Bb-F-Ab-Eb x4) Eb (RH: Eb-G-Ab-Eb)
And I want it all. I want it all. My whole world...my all.  I want it all. 

VERSE

              Eb2/C 	Bb 		      Eb/Ab 	Bb… (RH pulse)
Are you dreaming, baby boy? Or is your mind clear?
Are you back inside the womb, not a worry or a care?
I’m dreaming, baby boy - ‘bout the road ahead of you?
All the places that you’ll go. And all the things you’ll do.

CHORUS

C Bb (RH: Bb-D-Eb-Bb x4 each) Ab (RH: Bb-F-Ab-Eb x4) Eb (RH: Eb-G-Ab-Eb)
And I want it all. I want it all. My whole world...my all.   I want it all. 

BRIDGE

Eb2			Bb/D		Eb/C		Cm7/Ab    	(Right - Left - Right)
I know nothing’s promised - every moment is a gift.
Eb2			Bb/D		Eb/C		Cm7/Ab    	
That I should just be present. All your days will run so swift.
Eb2			Bb/D		Eb/C		Cm7/Ab    	
I know that’s right. I tell myself, not to want the things I do.	
Eb2			Bb/G		Eb/C		Cm7/Db    	
Don’t blink or you might miss it - is good advice and true.

CHORUS

C Bb (RH: Bb-D-Eb-Bb x4 each) Ab (RH: Bb-F-Ab-Eb x4) Eb (RH: Eb-G-Ab-Eb)
But I want it all. I want it all. My whole world…my all. I want it all. 
     (a capella) 
I want it all. I want it all. My whole world…my all. I want it all. I want it all.

Curious about the backstory? It's here at the StefStack: https://stefanlanfer.substack.com/p/the-story-of-marys-song

My whole world (Mary; feat. Jasmine Reid)

"Ho For The Holidays" is our naughty Christmas album by us, Eden's Slutz. For thought who haven't been good this year.

Learn more at https://www.edensslutz.com/discography/ho-for-the-holidays-album
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XXXmas

The closing number of the Don't Blink modern folk Christmas musical. The narrator leads us in to the final chorus, with an instrumental break for all the bowing and such:

Lyrics:

Most excellent people!

If you see me, you might see me
On the outside of the frame
A kind of "also ran" - you might even know my name.

And me, I’m the one who made this orderly account - 
I hope you have found it orderly.

For it is unembellished and true, to the extent of my ability, to the testimony of each person
Who spoke to me of what they themselves experienced, and what they saw with their own eyes.

As you have no doubt heard it said, Jesus went on to do many other things.

So did everyone I spoke with.

So have you.

If every one of them were written down, I suppose that even the whole world 
would not have room to contain
The books that would be written.

As our days are too few to hear the stories that would be told.

Our breath too short 

to sing every song that would be sung…

CHORUS

There just might be a reason that all of us are here,
Even if we’re not the center of the story - nowhere near.
If you take a another look, take a moment, take two - 
You might see something that is true as true is true
You might see something for you.

Something for you (reprise)

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Against this heavy frame, the wind instruments move like echoes of the souls being spoken about. Their lines flare up and fade, returning in fragments as if names and faces are rising through the noise for a moment and then slipping back into memory. Amid the relentless movement there are pockets that feel like a held breath, brief moments of near silence or reduced texture that play like a minute of mourning before the tension rises again and the fighting resumes. Toward the end, the epic melodic writing swells into something huge and undeniable, not to glorify the battle, but to underline how devastating its impact is. The piece keeps repeating one hard message in different forms: there is no good in wars, only mounting losses that never fully leave.

About the album

Losses Mount is Movement X of Whirl: Ukraine in Sound, an instrumental cinematic and neo classical suite with symphonic metal intensity and Eastern European folk and Balkan colour. Across 15 movements the album follows a journey from peace to war, through loss and mourning, and toward a scarred return to calm, written from the perspective of those living through aggression rather than watching from afar.

Ukraine in Sound X • Losses Mount

Whirl Continues – Epilogue closes the episode with a serene but quietly charged reflection. Cinematic and epic writing sets a broad horizon for the final scene, while symphonic metal power and progressive rock movement give the melody a sense of strength that has survived everything that came before. Alternative metal touches and folk and folk rock colours keep it grounded in the same human world that opened the journey, celebrating who these people are in the aftermath.

The piece carries triumph, loss and hopefulness at the same time. Triumphant swells feel earned rather than euphoric, surrounded by harmonies that still remember what has been lost. Folk shaded phrases and softer lines act like memories and reminders, anchoring identity after so much has been shaken. The music also feels like a beacon, gently guiding back from the horrors that had to be faced during the saga. It ends abruptly, on purpose, to press a moment of self reflection into the listener, the sudden silence mirroring the feeling of realisation. The melody remains gentle but cautiously evocative, suggesting that the whirl of history continues even when this story falls quiet.

About the album

Whirl Continues – Epilogue is Movement XV of Whirl: Ukraine in Sound, an instrumental cinematic and neo classical suite with symphonic metal intensity and Eastern European folk and Balkan colour. Across 15 movements the album follows a journey from peace to war, through loss and mourning, and toward a scarred return to calm, written from the perspective of those living through aggression rather than watching from afar.

Ukraine in Sound XV • Whirl Continues – Epilogue

Peace Returns, Changed brings folk warmth and cinematic epic writing together in a way that feels slightly off balance on purpose. Folk and folk rock colours carry the sense of people coming back to their lives, streets filling again, familiar patterns slowly returning. Neo and modern classical elements sit inside that, adding a reflective, almost fragile intelligence to the harmony, as if everyone is thinking more quietly than before.

The mood merges dark and joyful tones, saying that it is over, but not really over. As good as the outcome may look from the outside, there is not much to celebrate when you count the losses that brought you here. The movement carefully teases out the feeling of a favourable result reached at a grave expense. The triumphant atmosphere never appears without an undertow of something ominous and heavy, a musical reminder of what took place and what cannot be undone.

About the album

Peace Returns, Changed is Movement XIV of Whirl: Ukraine in Sound, an instrumental cinematic and neo classical suite with symphonic metal intensity and Eastern European folk and Balkan colour. Across 15 movements the album follows a journey from peace to war, through loss and mourning, and toward a scarred return to calm, written from the perspective of those living through aggression rather than watching from afar.

Ukraine in Sound XIV • Peace Returns, Changed

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Created by BocTon – Idea, Title & Lyrics.
Music and Vocals produced through AI technology.
2025

The Ashbound Path

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Created by BocTon – Idea, Title & Lyrics.
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"The Dagger of Love" is a haunting deep house electronic track that delves into the agony of betrayal and irreparable heartbreak, portraying love as a piercing dagger that leaves eternal scars on the soul. Vivid imagery of freezing shadows, dripping blood, fading echoes, and ashes from a once-fiery passion evokes a chilling descent into isolation and unhealing wounds after a broken vow. The song speaks directly to those reeling from lost love, ndividuals grappling with lingering memories of a partner who vanished like smoke, turning warmth into inescapable cold.​

The Dagger Of Love

Hey there! 
I’m passionate about music and love writing songs that capture life's ups and downs, especially the beauty and heartbreak of love.

My songwriting philosophy? A song should be a landscape you wander through, full of light, shadows, hope, and raw vulnerability. Every line moves the story forward. I write to spark emotion and journey, not just stand still. This fuels me, and every track I create.

It might sound straightforward, but crafting a song can take days or even weeks. That time and care is what makes them so rewarding to listen to.

I’ve been experimenting with cool tech too, like training an AI music program in Danish to bring my old and new songs to life. It’s thrilling to play with tomorrow’s tools! I tweak them with plugins in my software, mixing-console, polishing the lyrics so there’s always something meaningful for you to connect with.

I know my music won’t click with everyone (music, taste is personal!), and that’s totally okay. If something doesn’t resonate, or even if it’s me, no hard feelings.

Love to hear your thoughts! 
Share constructive feedback on the songs (or anything else), and I’d genuinely appreciate it. 

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