Downhill Skiing

Grass waves - Valentino

Sleep 1

Alive & Kicking

Ant trustee -  24 - 8-2024

2024-09-03

Lost Satellite

[Verse]
Men with financial stability
Build their towers tall and wide
While those with empty pockets
Just try to survive the ride
The wealthy sip their vintage wine
The broke are counting dimes
And me, I just watch from afar
Caught in the middle of the climb

[Chorus]
Financial stability
A dream for you, a curse for me
Financial stability
They say it’s everything, can’t you see?

[Verse]
Men with inheritances to claim
Sleep soundly, free from fear
While others lie awake and strain
Hoping that relief is near
They say that money’s just a tool
But it keeps the cold away
For those without, the world is cruel
Long, harsh nights with no place to stay

[Chorus]
Financial stability
A bridge that divides, can’t you see?
Financial stability
Not as simple as it seems to be

[Bridge]
They say, "You've got to have to earn"
But what if you’ve got none?
Those with plenty let their fortunes burn
While others chase the sun
Those left behind keep holding tight
Through every storm and every fight
And me, I stand and watch the game
Knowing nothing stays the same

[Verse]
The wealthy plan their futures bright
The poor dream of escape
The rich keep everything in sight
The poor just take what they can take
Behind closed doors, they draw their lines
And talk of who is owed
While outside, people bide their time
Just looking for the road

[Chorus]
Financial stability
A fickle game, a twisted plea
Financial stability
Is this all we’re meant to be?

[Outro]
Men of high status, men with no means
Both trying to decode the schemes
Financial stability
A fragile balance, a silent scream
Financial stability
What’s its worth if we’re unseen?

Financial Stability

The Edge Of Reason

A breath of embric_01

2024-09-10

NLS - 2024 - 09 - 10 Tension

Familiar Nothing

I make music because it is where I let go of the have-to’s, and become part of something larger than myself. The language I speak on the keyboard when I improvise expresses a part of me that only comes out there at the moment of creation - when I’m fully connected and in the flow. In those moments when I disappear in the music, those are where I’m most fully alive. The musical question I pose to myself when I play is largely this: how can I release my inhibitions and let go of patterns sufficient to bring something entirely new, unexpected, and enlightening into the world, with structure, precision, clarity, and depth of expression. These pieces are meditations that are of me, but more precisely, they come through me. When I’m in the flow, I’m channeling the energy and only moderately directing it. The challenge is to be open to take risks while maintaining a structure, melody, and tempo that makes it interesting and satisfying enough to keep listening. I keep doing this nightly because it’s a language, because it’s a connection to something greater than myself, and because it’s very very relaxing.

The Edge Of Reason

Chris Bright

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