You have found an interesting beat that brings the track to life. Well done.

You’ve got serious production chops — everything fits together perfectly.

This, I think started out a bit rough, but it got better. I like it overall. Rock On!

dreamy a bit dark flows right along in a thudding forlorn way. Pretty Coolio

Lemme Get This

This is my song that I recorded on June 21, 1984.

RON SNYDER - Keep Lookin' (Into My Mind) UNPLUGGED 1984

Cold morning, return desk blinking like a lighthouse
She stands with a sweater the color of sour decisions
green that vibrates against her skin
Her aunt said it made her glow
but it mostly made her itch in philosophical ways
She hands it over gently
as if surrendering one of those
unwanted wonders
that arrive wrapped in love but stitched in misjudgment

Next in line: the man with the future in a box
A smart toaster that sent him inspirational quotes at 3 a.m.
all while burning bread with perfect confidence
It promised lifestyle integration
it integrated only with dust and disappointment
He shrugs, resets his expectations
and the clerk nods
both of them quietly acknowledging
the unwanted wonders tech keeps inventing for them

A father carries a robot dog
whose bark loops on one eternal, existential note
like it's questioning the meaning of fetch
His kid cried because
"it doesn't love us back"
He didn't know how to explain
that some things never can
The clerk scans it like a memorial ritual
another small addition
to the shelf of unwanted wonders
that couldn't simulate affection convincingly enough

She returns a self-help book
with ten steps, each louder than the last
Step one told her to embrace possibility
Step two told her to transcend limitations
By step three she was already done with the sermon
She isn't broken-just allergic to imperatives
The clerk whispers, "Same"
their solidarity soft
their refund an act of rebellion
against yet another unwanted wonder
promising upgrades to the soul

Then comes the old man
with a gift card to a store he can't pronounce
the kind that sells ethically curated objects
for lives lived very far from his
He says he'd trade it all
for a phone call from his daughter
The clerk stops
Really stops
Gives him cash instead
and wishes he gets something
that isn't an unwanted wonder this year

Closing time
A bin of returns glows under dull fluorescent light
a quiet museum of misfired intentions
People walk out lighter
refund slips in pockets
carrying only what survived the season
the hope that next year
we'll give fewer unwanted wonders
and more of whatever warmth
we still remember how to share

Unwanted Wonders

Caminhos de Paz

Jeremy MacRae - Guitar & Vocals
Paul Portillo - Bass
Andonimus Hiltner - Keys
Erick Bell - Drums
Michael Jonson - Saxophone
Shannon Curtis - Backing Vocals
Jamie Hill - Bells

Mixed by - Paul Portillo (AV Soundworks)
Mastered by - Jamie Hill (Department of Energy Management)

Christmastime, My Favorite Time

sebwahwah - liminal space -

Lyrics: Fred Offret
Music: Fred Offret
Vocals, Guitars, Synths & Electro arrangement: Fred Offret

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