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It can be like a "circus" out there. YouTube: https://youtu.be/NSxi2_4ox40.
Much thanks to, "joerxworx" (https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx)for his flute improvisation.
Dave Heffner: vocals, lyrics, production
LYRICS - "The Circus is Everywhere"
VERSE1
On the weekend, the circus comes to town.
Bringing entertainment, and lots of clowns.
All sorts of tricks. They monkey around.
It’s fun, for you and for me.
VERSE2
On Monday morning, our work begins.
There’s entertainment, as the circus spins.
Lots of clowns, who monkey around.
Don’t you see? Don’t you see?
CHORUS1
The circus is everywhere.
Seems people just don’t care.
I have to wonder what’s in the air.
Is it me? Is it me?
VERSE3
In the circus, there’s action in three rings.
Dogs do tricks, while performers dance and sing.
Looks like confusion, as acrobats swing.
It’s’ fun, for you and me.
VERSE4
When shopping at the grocery store,
Finding the right toothpaste has become a chore.
Paperwork’s confusing.
It’s spread out on the floor.
Don’t you see? Don’t you see?
CHORUS2
The circus is everywhere.
Common sense is increasingly rare.
I have to wonder what’s in the air.
Is it me? Is it me?
REFRAIN
The circus is everywhere.
Seems people just don’t care.
I have to wonder what’s in the air.
Is it me? Is it me?

DAVEHEFFNER.COM

The Circus Is Everywhere (ft. joerxworx - flute)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/3FPJf72lx9c Hike in Eldorado Canyon, Colorado!
This original fast-paced performance contains elements of modern jazz, big band, indie rock, and electronic pop. Thanks to "joerxworx" (https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx) on tenor saxophone whose improvisational and tonal skills are clearly demonstrated.

Keep Up (ft. joerxworx - tenor saxophone) Dave - keys, production

Written for a dear friend who has been overwhelmed with mental illness. Thank you to Alfonso Llorente Sardi (https://soundcloud.com/abogllm)who plays an exceptional electric guitar. YouTube: https://youtu.be/Wkfq1TdaF_k
LYRICS
VERSE1
Are you there,
With the angels?
We can see,
When the music’s on.
VERSE2
Are you there,
With the angels?
We miss you,
When you are gone.
VERSE3
Are you there?
Are you there, my friend?
May you brave the winds,
Of the storm.
VERSE4
When you’re back,
From so far away,
I hope this time,
You will stay.
You will stay.

Are You There (ft. Alfonso Llorente Sardi - elec. guitar) Dave & Jan Heffner - vocals

Every so often I kinda do spring cleaning. You know get rid of things that I don’t really need that sort of piled up over the years. It feels awesome after doing it. All this free space.
Anyway came across this old answering machine, well not that old, ( but left in a box filled with things I no longer use). which still had messages recorded inside. 
I listened to these messages. Boy it was strange to listen to them after such a long time.
This one in particular was from my boyfriend I was seeing at the time. We were both art students and we spent a lot of time together but each had our own place. 
Anyway one day after a fight we didn’t see each other for a few weeks. And he left many messages on my machine. I was angry so ignored his messages, but looking back, I think we loved to fight for the thrill of getting back together. It was one of those passionate but volatile relationship and exhausting at the same time. But we got back together in the end…….ahhhhh….happy endings. So here’s a message . Enjoy. Love to all. Copyright protected ©

The Message ©

I have written this song for all people and creatures who suffer from the increasing resurgence of right-wing populist and repressive political systems

Lyrics in English:

The murderers are still among us
They are further called "Hinz" and "Kunz"
Are completely anonymous and nameless

Arisen from the womb
Who unites them in hatred of foreigners

White as a sheet in their souls
The heritage makes them great again

The murder legacy is now starting:

They may vomit again
Insulting, groping, staring at women
Ripping Jews Kipas from their heads
Shitting on PoC their need

Lighting homeless people at night
Inventing the Holocaust as a lie

Never again!
Turn off the brown light
Never again!
A mortuary house 
Never again!
Mass murder as a plan
The banality of evil is sneakily creeping up
Never again!
Never again!

The language is diluted
It targets the lowest instinct
Pretends to be "The People"
Invades the angle of revenge of bitter souls

Arouses envy of those who are at the top
And those who are supposedly getting better
Until a legimitation is created for them:

To kick, to beat, to torture, to rush
To sharpen the weapons against the alleged invasion
To pillory those again who think differently 
To swell the national chicken breast
To set nasty traps for those who are declared vermin
To ennoble the betrayal
To gag the deviants dead 
To wriggle themselves superiority with the tail of the power demon

Never again!
Turn off the brown light
Never again!
A mortuary house 
Never again!
Mass murder as a plan
The banality of evil is sneakily creeping up
Never again!
Never again!

Deutscher Originaltext:

Nie wieder!

Die Mörder sind noch immer unter uns
Sie heißen weiter "Hinz" und "Kunz"
Sind ganz gesicht- und namenlos

Entsprungen aus dem Mutterschoß
Der Sie vereint im Fremdenhaß

In ihrer Seele leichenblaß 
Macht sie das Erbe wieder groß

Das Mordvermächtnis legt jetzt los:

Sie dürfen wieder kotzen
Frauen beschimpfen, begrapschen, anglotzen
Juden Kipas niederreißen
Auf PoC ihre Notdurft scheißen
Obdachlose nachts anzünden
Den Holocaust als Lüge erfinden

Nie wieder!
Macht das Braunlicht aus
Nie wieder!
Ein Leichenberge-Haus 
Nie wieder!
Massenmord als Plan
Die Banalität des Bösen kriecht schleichend heran
Nie wieder!
Nie wieder!

Die Sprache ist verdünnt
Zielt auf den niedersten Instinkt
Gibt vor "Das Volk" zu sein
Dringt in den Rachewinkel bitt‘rer Seelen ein

Schürt Neid auf jene, die da oben stehen
Und jene, denen es angeblich besser geht
Bis eine Legimitation für Sie entsteht:

Zu treten, zu schlagen, zu foltern, zu hetzen
Die Waffen gegen die vermeintliche Invasion zu wetzen
An den Pranger zu stellen 
Die nationale Hühnerbrust zu schwellen
Den zum Ungeziefer Erklärten fiese Fallen zu stellen
Den Verrat zu veredeln
Die Abweichler tot zu knebeln 
Sich mit dem Schwanz des Machtdämons Überlegenheit zuzuwedeln

Nie wieder!
Macht das Braunlicht aus
Nie wieder!
Ein Leichenberge-Haus 
Nie wieder!
Massenmord als Plan
Die Banalität des Bösen kriecht schleichend heran
Nie wieder!
Nie wieder!

Nie wieder! - Never again!

Nie Wieder! - Never Again! (Lyrics in English in the Intro)

Electronic music and vocals "Runaway"
Art work ; An old water colour of mine.

Runaway

A descent into the unknown is always a slow one.

Intermezzo

Song about looking ahead and not dwelling in the past. Change your ways and ask for forgiveness if necessary. Anna and Ari Rader perform the vocals and https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx plays tenor saxophone. Dave: lyrics, synths and producer.  YouTube: https://youtu.be/kveJ8BeegTM
LYRICS
Verse1
You can’t go back.
There’s no time machine.
Those days are gone.

Yesterday’s problems, water
Over the dam.
Let them drift along.

Verse2
Looking back,
We could stumble,
And not see,
The good things ahead.

Keep the darkness,
Behind us,
And follow the light instead

Chorus
Can’t go back.
You can’t go back.
Can’t go back.
You can’t go back.
Let’s change our ways.

Can’t go back.
You can’t go back.
Can’t go back.
You can’t go back.
Forgive me today.

Verse3
Grew up in a small town,
That changed in many ways.
Parents, neighbors, and friends,
Moved or passed away.

Verse4
You can’t go back.
Life moves too fast.
Let it run its course.

Can’t undo the past.
It’s set in stone.
Forgive. Have no remorse.

You Can't Go Back (ft. Anna & Ari Rader - vocals, joerxworx - tenor saxophone)

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

A little experimentation going on here with timed echos, ringshift and the like.

In the United States, habitual offender law (commonly referred to as three-strikes laws) were first implemented on March 7, 1994, and are part of the United States Justice Department's Anti-Violence Strategy. These laws require both a severe violent felony and two other previous convictions to serve a mandatory life sentence in prison. The purpose of the laws is to drastically increase the punishment of those convicted of more than two serious crimes.

Twenty-eight states have some form of a "three-strikes" law. A person accused under such laws is referred to in a few states (notably Connecticut and Kansas) as a "persistent offender", while Missouri uses the unique term "prior and persistent offender". In most jurisdictions, only crimes at the felony level qualify as serious offenses; however, misdemeanor and/or wobbler offenses can qualify for application of the three-strikes law in California, whose harsh application has been the subject of controversy.

The three-strikes law significantly increases the prison sentences of persons convicted of a felony who have been previously convicted of two or more violent crimes or serious felonies, and limits the ability of these offenders to receive a punishment other than a life sentence.

TO HEAVEN

As a young boy I didn’t follow the rules
Stole cookies from the jar
Told sad stories about my brothers
Played sad tricks on all of my teachers
A playground bully stealing cheating fighting 
From school to school playing the fool

I still want to go to heaven
To heaven
To heaven
I still want to go to heaven
To heaven
To heaven

Missed a chance to change my way
Borrowed a car and drove astray
Made good friends with Jack Daniels
Had a laugh with the keeper of the reefer
Street corner boss using driving pimping
From hood to city not dealing in pity

I still want to go to heaven
To heaven
To heaven
I want to go 
To heaven
To heaven

A grown man I went from bad to worse
It’s my own personal curse
Honed my trade many years ago
Sadly it’s all I’ll ever know
Two time felon thieving smuggling dealing
From open skies, then punished for my lies

It doesn’t matter what I do
Next time I’ll be through
Three time felon facing life
Three time loser with a knife

It doesn’t matter what you do
Next time you’ll be through
Three time felon you’ll pay the price
Three time loser I’ll roll the dice

And I still want to go
To heaven
To heaven
I want to go
To heaven
To heaven

Mmmh….

To Heaven

Colorado Songwriter, Electronic Musician, Producer. ASCAP member. Ballads, Dance, Rock, Electronica, Jazz, Hip Hop, with a mix of everything else. All original compositions with live artists on most tracks. Piano study began at 5 years old, continued through university study and incorporated with electronic music since the introduction of MIDI. Have taught, consulted and composed electronic music. Primary platform is Pro Tools, with which I also do training and consulting. Open to collaboration. More information at my website.