O SON LOS TOROS EN LA NIEBLA

https://youtu.be/Vmey6P90O4s?si=bpQxsSv4i3PbnTfA

Oscuro atardecer, 
los toros en la niebla,
polvo de tierra, faz,
fieras del agua seca.

Lamento de arena,
camas de piedra, selva,
la noche vive azul,
revés del alma abierta.

Brebaje de alacrán,
traspasa la vereda,
paraje circular,
viento de sal y hierba.

CRÉDITOS:
Orlando Anaya Rosales: Batería.
José Alfredo Alvarado Márquez: Guitarras.
Carlos Lino Donato: Teclados y piano.
Akane: Portada.
Sojue Stradac: Composición, mezcla, master, letras, bajo, guitarras, teclados, voz.

SILENCIOS

O son los toros en la niebla

Video at https://youtu.be/pOL6a-dC6FI?si=Bf3kHPIWbqdZM8e2
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This is a song about depression and survival. 

When I wrote it I still had another 25 years of surviving it ahead of me. But I'd made a decision years before, when I was 14, that no matter how bad it got it would always get better, sooner or later. And it always did, at least for a while. And knowing that somehow made it just a little bit easier to smile.


[This is a new mix. Drums by John Bennetts have been added and everything else has been changed, at least a little.]

Verse 1:
It’s more than a song
But less than a dream
I know what I say
Is not what I mean
Pretending my words
Aren’t meant to deceive
I’m playing with doubt
I want to believe

I know that it’s hard
To explain why I’m here
I complain though I know
There is nothing to fear
But the fear and the doubt
That wind through my mind
Are inventions of mine
That help pass the time

Chorus:
So here is my song
I wrote it for me
I need to recall
That it’s easy to be
The times that I’ve faced
My life as a trial
Have taught me to see
That it’s easy to smile

Verse 2:
I’m more than a child
But less than a man
I know where I’ve been
But not who I am
I'll say that I'm strong
I'll tell you I’m free
But none of that's true
I just want it to be

Once I entered a room
I pulled down the shade
I turned out the lights
I wanted to fade
But I noticed the wall
Right there looking at me
Pretending to be blind
I really wanted to see

Chorus:
So here is my song
I wrote it for me
I need to recall
That it’s easy to be
The times that I’ve faced
My life as a trial
Have taught me to see
That it’s easy to smile

Verse 3:
It all seemed to happen
A while ago
At a time I was lost
I just didn’t know
That doubting was simply
A game that I had
It gave me a reason
For feeling this bad

There are times there are changes
My memory moves
Preaching the patterns
I’ve worn into grooves
Repeating mistakes
I made in my youth
Learning the lines
And calling them truth
I can’t help but change
Can't help but survive
I might drown in doubt
But I'll still be alive

Chorus:
So here is my song
I wrote it for me
I need to recall
That it’s easy to be
The times that I’ve faced
My life as a trial
Have taught me to see
That it’s easy to smile

Easy to Smile

•See the Video•

Easy To Smile

Lyrics:

Cold silence cuts in
Thin layers of  hope to withstand the relentless storm.
Deep spiraling fear
Unraveling seams in Orwelian need for more.

Internalize enlightened verses' tones
Inside this startling haze of trying times.
Romanticized resounding Prozac brings to life 
The smoldering thoughts to go on.

Light fades with the last attempts to predict the past 
Inside this place that you used to call home.

In hope for last transform
Extending the wings to the fire.
This soothing light for the lost
Deceiving me, burning me

Cold

"Downhill" is a rock/pop anthem rooted in the frustration and heartbreak of watching a once-stable connection unravel. Inspired (surprisingly) by a fallout with my ex-landlord, the song explores shifting dynamics, emotional confusion, and the sting of unmet expectations. While it sounds like a breakup song—and is framed like one—it was actually born from a non-romantic fallout, which is part of my songwriting signature: turning everyday conflicts into grand anthems.

Produced by Jay Ives, Downhill blends gritty rock instrumentation with a polished pop structure and a soaring, catchy hook. Its dynamic build mirrors the inner turmoil of navigating miscommunication and power shifts in any kind of relationship—romantic, professional, or otherwise. It’s for anyone who’s ever felt blindsided by someone they once trusted.

Lyrics:

VERSE 1

We met the first time
And you were all smiles
I had great plans for us
Could be good friends, and then some
I wasn't looking for nobody new
But I was starting to 
warm up to you

PRECHORUS
Then you started mind-twisting
And you like to play the victim
The lies started out white, then turned gray
Now they're so dark, I can't find my way

CHORUS (x2)
I feel, I feel
Us go downhill
I build, I build
So you could break it down again

VERSE 2
I thought I got you
One moment you're so good
But then the very next
you're acting so sketch
You went back on everything you said
Went from rosy pink to seeing red

PRECHORUS
You have such a good facade
I wanna know who the architect was
Once so nice, not so much twice
I won't stay around for thrice 

CHORUS (x2)
I feel, I feel
Us go downhill
I build, I build
So you could break it down again

BRIDGE
We both got our lasts
You got the word 
and I had had the straw

Every word flashes past
The lessons learnt
The storms I saw     
         
CHORUS (x2)
I feel, I feel
Us go downhill
I build, I build
So you could break it down again

OUTRO(x2)
I feel, I feel, I feel, I
Feel us go downhill
I build, I build, I build, I
So you could break it down again

Downhill

Original composition….Alejandro Gonzalez M.

Interlude

Latest original psychedelic music. Take one away from challenges of this strange physical world. Seventeen gems.

Hope everyone enjoys the musical magical ride.

All instruments: Daniel Lars
Written, mixed, produced, mastered: Daniel Lars


℗ 2025 Daniel A. Larsen

Psychedelic Cats

7 Feb 2025

Starlight Turns Dark

[Verse 1]
They came into my life like a sweet melody,
Two little hands reaching up just for me.
With eyes full of wonder, hearts shining so bright,
Oh, they made my world turn, they gave me my light.

[Chorus]
Oh, my child, my world, my rhythm, my rhyme,
The love that we share, it’s as old as time.
Through highs and the lows, through laughter and tears,
You’re the song in my heart that I’ll hold through the years.

[Verse 2]
I see them grow strong, like the oak in the breeze,
Yet they still call my name when they fall to their knees.
No matter how far, no matter how wide,
My love will be with them, like the moon and the tide.

[Bridge]
Storms may roll in, and the night may be long,
But they’ll always remember their mama’s song.
A whisper of jazz in the hush of the night,
"I love you, my darlings, you’ll always shine bright."

[Chorus]
Oh, my child, my world, my rhythm, my rhyme,
The love that we share, it’s as old as time.
Through highs and the lows, through laughter and tears,
You’re the song in my heart that I’ll hold through the years.

[Outro]
So when you hear a soft tune, drifting on through,
Know that it’s me, always singing for you.
No matter how time tries to take you away,
You’re my melody, my love, my jazz serenade.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, my child, my world, my rhythm, my rhyme,
The love that we share, it’s as old as time.
Through highs and the lows, through laughter and tears,
You’re the song in my heart that I’ll hold through the years.

My Child, My World

[Verse 1]
I saw her by the lockers, smile like summer skies
Heart skipped a beat, didn’t know why
Brand new feelings in an old school hall
She looked my way—I felt ten feet tall

[Pre-Chorus]
But the bell rang loud and broke the spell
She walked away, and man, I fell

[Chorus]
It was the first time for everything
First blush, first rush, first heart on a string
Like a song you hum but don’t know how it ends
She was just a girl, but more than just a friend
It felt so right, but oh, it hurt so bad
That’s the magic and the madness young love has

[Verse 2]
We talked in class, passed notes real low
She’d laugh at my jokes, I’d steal the show
But she liked someone else, I found out late
Standing in the bleachers, hands in my jacket, watching fate

[Pre-Chorus]
Still, I held onto those movie scenes
Where the boy gets the girl of his dreams

[Chorus]
It was the first time for everything
First high, first cry, first bell that won't ring
Like a dance you dream but never quite begin
She was out the door before I could lean in
It felt so sweet, and yeah, it stung so sad
That’s the heaven and the heartbreak young love has

[Bridge]
Years roll on, but I still recall
That girl, that fall, that after-school hall
She never knew the songs I wrote
But she lit the fire, she struck the note

[Final Chorus]
It was the first time for everything
First ache, first break, first butterfly wing
Like a spark that fades but never really dies
She’s a memory now with big brown eyes
It felt like flying, then it crashed
But I’d do it all again—just like that

[Outro]
Yeah, it felt so right…
Even when it hurt so bad
That’s the beauty of the first love you ever had

First time for Everything

A Talking Guitar

This is a fun dance songs with a lot of Arabic adlibs to bring this song to life. Special thanks to Tom. Horner, Khalednk, and Vinicius for their work on this project. Turn it up, and Stomp.

Blue Stomp

Love Mist (Mastered with Aurora at 50pct)(1)

I write songs.  I'm not a performer any more than I need to be to have my songs heard once in a while. I hope that better musicians than I encounter my songs and decide to play them.  I just write songs to have them exist in the world. If the world likes them then the world can do with them what it will.  All these recordings are demos.  I've tried to make them as musically interesting as I can but they are all awaiting the skilled hand of someone who knows how to make songs shine.

Easy To Smile

Daniel Weinstein