This has a great energy, kind of punk. Great chorus CW and some interesting arrangement going on. This is my fave of yours. Nice piano lines too.

Ian Greaves

If I Knew More

disconnection's grace

Mix: Jack Holston

LYRIC

It wasn’t so long ago
That you could know where you’d go
There’d be no phone chatter and chimings
Now there’s not a place for silence
No escape from sonic violence 
Nice things
We are why we can’t have nice things
Me oh my yes let’s be honest, children
The way things are, that is on us children
We are why 

I don’t claim we’re deserving
We’re not good at preserving 
Gifts we find with each sun’s rising
We’ve poisoned rivers, blackened skyways
Tore through mountains to lay down highways
Oh nice things
We are why we can’t have nice things
Me oh my yes let’s be honest, children
The way things are, that is on us children
We are why 

Because we’re dumb
Because we’re cruel
Because we look in the mirror and don’t see a fool
We love ourselves 
And no one else 
No one
No one
But us

What's more, we lie 
We also steal 
And we can never agree on what is real
We love ourselves
Hate everyone else…

So if I ask in advance 
If there is even a chance
Tomorrow will bring us glad tidings 
And if not, we’ll party harder
Pour the wine and raid the larder
Burn through our savings and party harder
Party harder 
Nice things
We are why we can’t have nice things
Me oh my yes let’s be honest, children
The way things are, it’s all on us children
We are why
We’re not that good at fault deducing
But highly skilled at reproducing

We are why we can’t have nice things!

Nice Things

JIM ANDERS _ Haut

Original Song
by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics

I've become an emotional wreck,
I'm doin' things you wouldn't expect.
I've spent my time,
Just thinkin' about you.

I'll roll a fag and talk for hours,
About the fools in their ivory towers,
You better watch out,
Cause they're coming after you.

I'm speakin' out cause I've no choice,
They're tryin' to take away my voice.
I'm shoutin' at the world,
That much is true.

Don't look at me like I'm to blame,
The deckchairs have been rearranged,
There's no place left to sit,
They're all in use.

Well it's madness,
With a hint of sadness,
We'll carry on regardless,
We've got nothin' to lose.

They brand us,,
They're tryin' to fuckin' tame us,
They act as if they're blameless,
Their game is fuckin' shameless. 

I've become an emotional wreck,
I'm doin' things you wouldn't expect,
I'm putting up a fight,
Because of you.

An Emotional Egg

AN EMOTIONAL EGG

P-Seven-Legged Spider

Leaves are falling off the trees 
It’s like they’ve got some bad disease
I can feel the winter doldrums setting in
Like I’ve been popped with a pin
Go out in the yard and grab a rake
Don’t know how much more I can take
I’m wishing we were someplace sunny with palm trees and a beach
Where winter can’t reach
It’s been a crazy trip and somehow, we ended up here
Looks like we’re goanna have winter 
For at least another year
Watching the leaves turn from green to brown, 
They’re falling down
Onto the ground
Those summer days were great
but they went by too fast
We had a blast 
But now they’re past
Some people say they like the like the change of seasons 
But I can think of a lot of reasons
Why I’d rather live in a place that doesn’t get cold
Cause it quickly gets old
On those cold winter mornings
 I’ll have to scrape ice
Off my windshield it’s not goanna be nice
As my fingers grow numb
And frostbite nibbles on my nose  and my toes.
I have PTSD from last winter 
When I walked out of that bar
and I had to spend ten minutes shivering 
while the heater warmed up my car
Driving around with white knuckles 
As you watch for black ice
Every time you tap on the brakes
It Feels like you’re rolling the dice
Watching the leaves turn from green to brown, 
They’re falling down, onto the ground
Those summer days were great
but they went by too fast
We had a blast 
But now they’re past
Autumn’s kind of nice but winter’s coming fast
And we’re goanna get blown away by an icy winter blast
We’ll hunker down inside like two bears in hibernation
And when we go outside, we’ll wish we were on a warm vacation.

Autumn Blues

i tried to be a rock singer, at first.. 

a failed demo of the original Unrequited  :D  and TuboDJ always accepts my experiments   and let me bring it  here :
https://soundcloud.com/davidiere/sk-return-to-sender?si=627e7e8bc1284644b7ebb0c2e4294cde&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Return to Sender ft SK

Cast of Characters:

Mistermark – @user-432503709 – Mark – mix, production and vocal harmonies
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– acoustic and electric guitar 
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Original piano composition, vocals, lyrics

That Dusty Road Mellow Mix - (Eclectic Collective)

Wrote this back in May when the Irish government recognised Palestine as a state. Hold the trophies, we were the 142nd country to formally do it so about time!

There are so many parallels between their current struggle and Ireland's battle against oppression over the centuries. I found it quite beautiful, as a nation, we at least took the high ground on recognition with that small step against the wishes of most power corners of the world. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine

According to this there are 50 states still to recognize Palestine diplomatically. 47 of which are members of the UN. Within these 50 lie the countries with the most power...

I have a more polished version of the song which I'll throw up at some stage but I think the rawness of this is fitting given what it's about...


'Over the years Ireland said a famous saying, Toicfaidh ar lá, it means our day will come. We now have a largely peaceful place to live thankfully....

I'm not a religious person. spiritual maybe, but the prayers in this song are in solidarity with the Palestinians and I know prayer for most of them is most of the hope they have! A wider awareness of their plight should eventually change that. So here's my whisper for the Palestinian people. I really hope you get the freedom you deserve 🙏🏻

Tiocfaidh do lá 💪🏻 (🇵🇸Your day will come🇵🇸)


Timing 4/4
Tempo 66bpm
Tuning 415.30Hz A

Lyrics

This May day, we recognise
An overdue state of Palestine
It’s a good day,
Come on there’s many left alive
We hope and pray for them and their rights….

Tragedy on both sides
Other always wrong!
And you’re always right!

Where the power lies
The truth subsides
And the children die
Yes the children die
How?
Why?
Oh my

Starving,
We know what thats like
Forced famine on this Isle
Bombs in your beds tonight
Well God I hope they’re right
Please, at least an afterlife
To live when we die

Then the kids maybe they’ll be alright
The kids will make it right
Once the biggots die

No fight
Just rights

For Palestine (Studio Acoustic Live)

Stämmor Före 1991

I have found my own song. ( 1984 ) Margareta Theorin ( Margareta )

NOTICE: I DO NOT PAY FOR PROMOTION. EVER.

SPOTLIGHT: Sexagenarian Volume VI is now complete after the addition of its twelfth tarck, "where once...". Check out the other five (5!) volumes of Sexagenarian as well. 

BIO: I started writing songs in high school (1969-1973!) and I've pretty much never stopped. These are mostly solo recording projects (my brother, Fog City Fogey, contributes sometimes).  I don't do much self-promotion, not a fan of Repost Exchange etc, so all of you who find this page and like a song or two - you are truly appreciated!

Nice Things

CW Mullins

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