Sexagenarian Volume V

Your Mix 5

I don t care - Apocalyptica

Honorable Mentions:
Chris Lane Sr - Bass Guitar
Lauren Nolan - Title Suggestion

"What went wrong"

(Chorus)
Hey, Hey
What went wrong with the world tonight
I made not home alive - I'm so tired
Don't wanna fight

(Verse 1)
You win - I lose
We act like fools
Nothing changes 
From day to day
You Said you're right
I say goodnight
I get the feeling
We're seeing things differently

(Chorus)

(Verse 2)
Check In - Checked out
I'm inside out
All is quiet
On an endless stream of misery
Be one without
There is no doubt
My will is broken
But I ain't getting angry

(Bridge/Guitar Solo)

(Chorus)

What Went Wrong?

Last Child X For Revenge  Duka X Serana  Mashup  Lirik Video

Here’s The Circle video:
https://youtu.be/upxfvLhJtQs

This song is about being stuck in an endless loop of working life, the realisation of never ending monotony, to finally working out how to handle it and the hope of escaping it.

Video on YouTube - https://youtu.be/upxfvLhJtQs

A big thank you to Pat Morey for the use of his house to record and for mixing this song. Also Gavin Smith for the use of his drums and equipment.

The Circle

"Take aim at his heart now!" he yelled. "And shoot for the head!" shouted back his armed colleague. But with tears in the formers' eyes, he knew he had already lost the fight. The longer he wore on in the battle with his foe, the greater his uncertainty. 
This song is about a mercenary remembering an encounter with a fellow mercenary. They were both after the same target and the first, unarmed mercenary was forced to kill his armed colleague with a car.
Listening to the story of the song, one may get the sense that betrayal and regret are central themes; however, they are only one of the many threads unfurled in the song. Violence and mercy are more central, especially within the mind's eye of the protagonist re-living what had occurred on one fateful day.
A violent mind may not breed mercy, but mercy will never hold a place (or a candle, if you will) in the minds of those whose idea of violence is not honourable and just -- in a moral sense, of course. Moral compasses change direction from person to person, from time to time, and from situation to situation. They can even, sometimes, point to one's own fate -- mercifully or not.

LYRICS:
Somebody once told me
In a ripped-up rage
Had eyes like a monster, and it came
Like the wind against my head.
So Drive Like You Stole It
With nothing to say
Eyes runnin' like water, to this day
I could not relate.

Hearing slowed-down sounds
Of an engine roaring,
Wheels rollin' to a cliff's end
And shot out in escape.
So it seemed
Was a blow to my youth.

Somebody once told me
In a ripped-up rage
Had eyes like a monster, and it came
Like the wind against my head.
So Drive Like You Stole It
With nothing to say
Eyes runnin' like water, to this day
I could not relate.

Seeing moving parts
As it comes upon him,
Devoted locomotion
To bring about elimination.
What I've seen
I have created.

Somebody once told me
In a ripped-up rage
Had eyes like a monster, and it came
Like the wind against my head.
So Drive Like You Stole It
With nothing to say
Eyes runnin' like water, to this day
I could not relate.

Take aim at his heart now
And shoot for the head
A backstabber grieving his existence,
So tortured.
Hold up a candle
In a darkened cave
Canot fix what cannot be seen:
I refuse to replay.

Like You Stole It

first mix April 19 - Jack Holston

A song for all us unknown, unsigned creators and lovers of songs

LYRIC
Hey, I’m able
Standing around but stable
Not grasping at straws
I don’t wait for applause
If it comes that would be sweet

In the meantime
Fumbling round for a new rhyme
Hope it comes soon
I’ve got a new tune
And it’s almost complete 

Come on and sing along
Won’t you join me in my song
Don’t be scared you’ll get words wrong
Sing along, sing along

Poor Franz Schubert
Imagine how much it hurt
Pouring his heart
Into his art
And only a few friends heard

Come on and sing along
Won’t you join me in my song
Don’t be scared you’ll get words wrong
Sing along, sing along

If you’ve heard me
And concluded
That old fool’s deluded
Can I ask you something else?
Could you keep that to yourself?

Don Quixote
An arm waving giant in his way
Spurred on his steed
He saw a need
For a hero to save the day
So I say…

Come on and sing along
Won’t you join me in my song
Don’t be scared you’ll get words wrong
Sing along, sing along

Sing out proud, sing out strong
Everyone can belong
Come on and sing along

Sing Along

mix: Jack Holston

Another song by an unknown, unsigned singer-songwriter, for all those other unknown, unsigned singer-songwriters out there...

LYRIC
Hello old friend
Would you care to spend 
Some time in my arms
That’s how to play guitar 
I’ve got a good grip
I won’t let you slip
As I might have once or twice 

We’ll ramble around 
Covering ground
We’ve covered before
So ok, once more
But as I strum
Should a song come 
Well that would be nice 

Yeah here goes nothing
Judging by the past
I get my hopes up but it’s not gonna last 
Yeah here goes nothing
Despite that thought
Each song means a lot to me
That has to be…something 

What are the odds
I’m loved by the gods
Who oversee fate
I’d say, not so great
But if you don’t play
You lose anyway
So yeah, count me in

Oh here goes nothing
Judging by the past
I get my hopes up but it’s not going to last 
Yeah here goes nothing
Despite that thought
It still means a lot to me
Let the world sleep on 
I’m gonna keep on with…nothing

So as I strum
Should a song come
Well I think one just did!

Yeah here goes nothing
Judging by the past
I get my hopes up but it’s not going to last 
Yeah here goes nothing
yeah the song is free
From an unknown artist
And probably always be
Here goes nothing
Unless..unless
Your ears will bless
This song of mine
Then it won’t be nothing this time


Here Goes Nothing

MIX by Dan Barracuda

LYRIC

Tell the story
The old, old story
Of the day that we first met
Yes I know it now by heart
But the moment that you start
It’s as though I haven’t heard it yet

It’s like a new yesterday
Where today falls away
And we’re young somehow
At least younger than now
In a new yesterday again
We feel the joy we felt then

Raise your wine glass
I’ll raise mine as
We toast to a new year
They’re coming at us fast
Building on the past
Tomorrow knows it can always find us here

Inside a new yesterday
When today falls away
And it’s just us two
In the world we knew
We are free there to run and play 
And that’s how we recapture 
The rush and the rapture
We’re swept away
In a new yesterday

What a fine thing
See it shining
Tomorrow knows us
And it 
Tomorrow shows us
It knows to find us here

Inside a new yesterday
Where today falls away
And we are young somehow
At least younger than now
So let it all fall away 
In a new yesterday
Where it’s just us two
In the world we knew
In a new yesterday again 
We feel the joy we felt then

A New Yesterday

The world is a casino...you'll probably never win! 

Lead guitar, bass, drum arrangement: Fog City Fogey
Mix: Jack Holston
Mastering by Logic pro

Outside In

A song about - well, check the title ;-)

MIX/MASTER - Mariosyjp

LYRIC
Old age has found me
Though I tried to hide
Wrapped thin arms around me
Whispered in my ear
It’s getting cold
Think we’d best go inside
And find comfort
In our own company
Put a kettle on for tea

And sit down by the fire
And know no more of desire
As twilight settles low
To be in the fire’s glow
And to have our memories show
They are all we need to know in our old…

…age has assured us
All will be just fine
Youth had allured us
With its rosy shine but now we’re pale
My spotted hands reach for yours
And yours for mine
All is fine

Glad you are with me
As we reach the stage
Where we should act our old age

Old Age

NOTICE: I DO NOT PAY FOR PROMOTION. EVER.

SPOTLIGHT: With "Half My Life" and "we get so lonely we could die," Sexagenarian Vol VI now has eleven of its planned 12 tracks. 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!

Outside In

CW Mullins