On several occasions, throughout various compositions of mine, I’ve emphasized how a melody or theme was based on something I wrote long ago, during my teenage years.
In this instance, the main theme is probably one of the very first things I ever composed—likely my first 'Eureka' moment, when I first gained some clarity about my musical gifts. Needless to say, this melody holds immense personal significance.
After all this time, I’ve finally decided to properly honor it by writing a set of variations.

Ode For Piano, A Minor, No. 2

Yes  Sorry

Yes, Sorry

Warm look from the past

Valley Miss

I've always loved the Gertrude Stein quote 
“There ain't no answer.
There ain't gonna be any answer.
There never has been an answer.
There's your answer.”
I thought there might be a song in there somewhere.  When I came up with a chorus I was encouraged, but it took a while to turn it into a song.  Who knew that the piano would figure so prominently.

The Lyics:
You could be searching far and wide
At pretty great expense
Hoping to hear some magic words
That’ll finally make it all make sense

If you hear those words you will know the answer
And everything will work out fine
Nothing will ever be crazy again
Today was the very last time

I’ve heard it said that the answer’s out there
Hidden in plain site
Look hard enough and you might find it
On the other hand that might not be right 

I'm pretty sure 
There ain’t no answer
There never was
And never will be
That’s the answer, the whole damn answer 
And that’s ok with me

And if that's the only answer 
That we're ever going to get
We’re gunna have to find new questions
That we haven't asked quite yet 

Do you spend hours in meditation
Do you sit at the gurus feet
Has he shown you how to reach a higher plane
Is he the one that you were destined to meet

If he’s not, there’s always another
Out there in the great somewhere
Who’s knows the way to ever deeper places
If you find him he might take you there there

Are you quite sure that this is real
Is he worth everything you spent
So many gurus seem to misbehave
In ways you don’t expect from enlightenment    

I'm pretty sure 
There ain’t no answer
There never was
And never will be
That’s the answer, the whole damn answer 
And that’s ok with me

I'm pretty sure 
There ain’t no answer
There never was
And never will be
That’s the answer, the whole damn answer 
And that’s ok with me

I always wanted to know the what and how
Who and where and why
But when the questions are big enough
Answers are in short supply

I heard a while back that Gertude Stein
Proposed a different take on the grand design
Seemed clever - quite an insight 
It occurred to me that she might be right

I'm pretty sure 
There ain’t no answer
There never was
And never will be
That’s the answer, the whole damn answer 
And that’s ok with me

And if that's the only answer 
That we're ever going to get
Were gunna have to find new questions
That we haven't asked quite yet 

I'm pretty sure 
There ain’t no answer
There never was
And never will be
That’s the answer, the whole damn answer 
And that’s ok with me

There Ain't No Answer

The objective when this song was composed was to think about our "wars", in the ones which each one of us fight, or stand passively as a piece of Chessboard. The thematic of Chess was used to poetize and weaken the weight of what is a war. Hence, must be understood the song doesn't verse about wars between nations or that kind of conflict. But, the wars we fight to face our life, inside or outside of our beings. Enjoy it as a energic and strong incentive for you to fight for your life, your happiness, your goals, your place in this world. 

Lyrics: Ulisses Nicolau Alberto Barros (Uli)
© Music composed by uli_virtual_band

(Intro)

(Hook)

Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh Oh.

(Verse 1)

From many battles,
My scars Intonate.
As the courage patrols,
My voice ressonates.
A warrior who doesn't fight
Is just one more piece without might
In the chessboard. 
Easily floored.

(Pre-Chorus)

No fear, strong gear.
Not frightened, always dared.
Scars done by the Life.
Living in the war. The pain we ignore!

(Chorus 1)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game.

(Hook)

Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh Oh.

Against who thou fight?

(Verse 2)

The chant of Peace, 
We hear too far away.
Sometimes, we just sit cozy.  Or is it seize?
The peace must be the final way.
We don't need no weapons to face.

Syllabs, poetry, sense.
Might be as smashing as your mace!
Be the Tower for your King defence!

(Chorus 2)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game.

(Chorus 3)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game.

(Guitar Solo)

(Pre-Chorus)

No fear, strong gear.
Not frightened, always dared.
Scars done by the life.
Living in the war. The pain we ignore!

(Chorus 4)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game. (no, no, no!)

(Chorus 5)

Against who thou fight?
Or art thou just a piece without might?
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood.
The true war isn't a game. (Ohhh, no!)

(Hook)

Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh
Oh Oh Ohhh 
Oh Oh Ohhh Oh.

The true war isn't a game.

Lyrics: Uli

War on the Chessboard

GODDAMNN

yeah its going good

Another Lofi track for Summer! I got inspired during a park visit, so I made this.

City Park

Ghost

Two Songs In The Moonlight - Luiz(3)

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.

There Ain't No Answer

Daniel Weinstein