Sometimes something so beautiful happens, it's hard to believe it really happened.

Waiting

Don't Break What You Can Not Fix
© Y. Dan Rubinstein - Music & Lyrics

[verse]
Don’t act so surprised,  when you realized 
that I meant what I said 
you were the one who, told me you wanted to
change everything instead

things that we never dreamed, plots that  we’d only schemed
fibers woven to thread
you loved me when I needed it, the emptiness receded
welcome to this black widow web

[chorus]
don’t fight,  no don’t resist, 
it’s easier to insist,
and break what you can not fix 

another insanity, a half baked depravity
facts and truths to shred
ill conceived action, verbal distraction
for lovers to love, and haters to spread

you’ll tire my dear, of this constant fear
of the overhanging threat
built in a thousand years, blink and it disappears
the illusions we shed


[chorus]
don’t fight no don’t resist, 
it’s easier to insist
and break what you can not fix

Don't Break What You Cannot Fix

Farewell, Farewell Adieu
© Y. Dan Rubinstein - Music & Lyrics

Jammin crepes, 
hazelnut and chocolate flakes
The night that never ends
We danced and swayed as friends
Furtive smiles, the light embrace
sleeveless gown, sheer black lace

[chorus]

He thought he loved you
he really needed you 
Oh what could have been
Farewell, farewell, adieu 

He thought he loved you
he really needed to 
Yeah what should have been 
Farewell, farewell, adieu


The years dissolve 
Cobblestones and castle walls 
The pounding, deafening beat
you glisten  in the heat

the fired dough
the archway sing the final show
the pinot that we sipped
taste of you lingered on my lips

[chorus]

Farewell, Farewell Adieu

I'll Make You Smile Again
(c) 2018 Y. Dan Rubinstein

I’ll boil the water
You can choose the tea 
Steep it quickly, golden honey 
And sip it quietly

Tell me all your dreams unbidden
Lay your sorrows bare
Will this moment live forever    
or dissolve into thin air?

[chorus]
Show me all your secret places 
your shoulders bare
embrace me in your suffering 
and I’ll make you smile again

Thanks to Kenny Schick of basement3 productions for the finished version!

I'll Make You Smile Again

Like Galaxies Colliding
© Y. Dan Rubinstein - Music & Lyrics

Around the campfire we huddled for warmth
And filled the night with our own song 
And later, the frenzied dancing the velvet cape - oh toro toro! 

[chorus]
Like galaxies colliding in the pitch black sky
Planetary orbitals, gravitational pull
The entanglement of bodies in space and time  
Before I knew, there was anything missing from this world

The golden cocktails, the brandied cherries 
The forbidden fruit you fed me, as your fingers brushed my lips
The hidden places, we found ourselves
The urgent confessions, that you whispered in my ear

[bridge]
Ces soirs  la, je penses à toi
Sous les étoiles quand la nuit est froid
Chauffe tes mains près de ma cœur  
Regarde mes yeux, et n’hesite pas 

Why I wrote this song

Far away from the city lights, on a cloudless night, it’s amazing what the star filled sky looks like and the passion it inspires. What can astrophysics teach us about love?

We are born out of nothingness and return to nothingness, moving in our time on this earth through both random and somewhat predictable interactions with strangers, families, friends and lovers. At times we are drawn inexplicably towards someone - almost by accident. In other cases our trajectories follow well foreseen paths, rising and falling through the milestones of coupling and decoupling, love and loss. 

So too do the galaxies, stars and planets. Black holes have an innermost stable circular orbit. If you get too close, you inevitably plunge in. When two black holes merge, they become one forever. Galaxies do indeed collide. It takes millions of years, but that's fast compared to the age of the universe. And in our own lifetimes, we collide, and these moments are fleeting but they redefine us forever.

Like Galaxies Colliding

Meaningful lyrics. Memorable melodies. Music for the discerning listener.

Y. Dan Rubinstein is a singer-songwriter whose music touches on universal themes of love, the realm of possibilities, our relationships in the modern age as well as socially important issues. A musician who hails from the tech industry, his songs evoke the meaningful lyrics of artists such as Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, and Sting with music that fuses folk, jazz and rock.

Dan draws inspiration from both common and unusual experiences and enjoys writing music by request as well. He plays guitar, piano and dabbles with music production.

Dan has performed on televised competitions at West Coast Songwriters (Palo Alto), Song School’s opening night at the Rock Mountain Folk Festival and welcomes collaborations with like minded artists. 

Originally from Montreal, Quebec, Dan lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Y. Dan Rubinstein

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