Ballads, Songwriter, Hip Hop - Dave Heffner

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Best of the Cloud 29 10 2020

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Rock, guitar, original, string, the bass is a guitar

Demian

Like Sean I just love “train songs.”  So when he sent me these lyrics the melody immediately screamed out!  He writes from a place I fully understand but cannot articulate it in that great way he does.  I think we fully compliment each other.  Perhaps he’s my good twin!!!
Please check out Sean Doran’s sounds:  http://soundcloud.com/something-memorable
Music/Vocal: Johnny Minstrel. 
 Lyrics/Bass: Something Memorable http://soundcloud.com/something-memorable
Guitars and Harmonic: Johnny Minstrel.   
Drum Mix & iPad Instruments and Garageband  Arrangement: Something Memorable.

LONESOME WHISTLE
There’s a reason why this train sounds so lonesome, 
When you listen late at night, safe in bed, 
He’s riding tracks that can't be changed for no-one. 
Headin’ down the line, where he don't want to go.... 
That’s why you hear that lonesome whistle blow.
We cut sleepers with our talking, 
That buzzed when we first met. 
Carving out a life together, 
Deciding where we’d like to get. 
And each sleeper was a promise, 
That we gladly made. 
And we set them down together 
So young and so unafraid.
We shaped rails in the forge 
Where our burning passion sparked. 
We rolled them and we tempered them 
and quenched them in the dark. 
And each rail was commitment, 
Which would never crack 
And we laid them on the sleepers, 
Without thought of looking back.
That’s when I knew where I was going, 
So I worked to drive us there. 
And I trusted in the good work, 
In the path that we prepared. 
But that track just got longer, 
took me away from home. 
And on days when I’d come back, 
I’d hear the distance in your tone.
Hammer flashing like a curse, 
Alone I’d drive the spikes. 
Bolting down forever, 
This life I thought  you’d would like. 
But then you started talking 
Like you’d not known what we’d built. 
Wanting other ways to go, 
Where your life would be more filled.
Now I’m riding in the engine, 
Down this track that I’ve designed. 
I pull the whistle cord 
Though there’s no danger on the line, 
No Danger, No strangers, No passengers, No pride. 
I’m the driver of this train, 
That no-one wants to ride..
There’s a reason why this train sounds lonesome, 
When you listen late at night, safe in bed, 
He’s riding tracks that can't changed for no-one. 
Headin’ down the line, where he don't want to go.... 
That’s why you hear that lonesome whistle blow.
Picture care of... https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.saubcy.games.puzzle.Train.SteamLocomotive.gm
"Lonesome Whistle (Collaboration Johnny Minstrel & Something Memorable)" by Something Memorable is licensed under a Creative Commons License



Lonesome Whistle - A Collaboration With Johnny Minstrel and Something Memorable

New letter

SOFTEN MY HEART Demo Recording
Songwriter - Beth Williams
http://bethwilliamsmusic.com/
https://www.facebook.com/bethwilliamsgospelsongs
Lonnie Atkinson on 2nd guitar

Soften My Heart - Beth Williams Gospel Songs

Arianna Rader sings this ballad about the need for meditation in our lives. Written and produced by Dave Heffner.
LYRICS
VERSE1
In the stillness
Of the moment,
The sun peeks through the trees.
The day awakens.
I think of the times
I looked, but did not see.
CHORUS1
With Love,
In Peace,
With Kindness,
And Humility.
VERSE2
As the morning
Fades behind me,
I struggle through the day.
Distractions surround me.
Temptations confound me.
I can easily lose my way.
CHORUS2
With Love,
In Peace,
With Kindness,
And Humility.

DAVEHEFFNER.COM

Meditation (ft. Arianna Rader)

Arianna Rader sings this song about the power of nature to reset our place in the world and to appreciate the things around us.
LYRICS
Verse1
Thunder sounds. I look to the sky.
It stirs my soul. It makes me cry.
Verse2
Wind in my face. Trees bending down.
Power around me is so profound.
Pre-Chorus
I walk to the river. My spirits high.
I feel renewed. I feel alive.
Chorus
Living. Living
La, la, la, la, la, la, la
Bridge (see below)
Verse3
Day by day, not much control.
Breathe in breathe out: It calms my soul.
Verse4
Gray clouds part. The sky turns blue.
Touches my heart. I think of you.
(Pre-Chorus2)
(Chorus2)
Bridge: Part1
In the still of the night, like a sky at war,
A distant rumble, like a lion’s roar.
Clouds are gathering. Air thick and tense.
The storm begins. Let the show commence.
Part2
Raindrops fall. Rhythm on the ground.
Each clap of thunder, a primal sound.
It shakes the core. It stirs within.
The elements dance. The storm begins.
Part3
The storm moves on. Thunder fades away,
Leaving calm at the break of day.

Walk To The River (ft. Arianna Rader - vocals)

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SeeB remake of Kiesza - Cut Me Loose 




iTunes

KIESZA - Cut Me Loose (Seeb Remix)

Vocals - Anna Rader, Dave Heffner
Copyright 2016 David B. Heffner
Often the best songwriting comes late at night.

Late at Night (Songwriting) Dave Heffner, Anna Rader - Vocals

Don't let others define you. Be yourself.
Copyright 2016 David B. and Janet A. Heffner
See DAVEHEFFNER.COM
LYRICS...  SHATTER THE IMAGE
VERSE 1
Now you’ve been told what you should be.
Get on your mark, now, we’re countin’ to three.
But in your head, you say, “Is this really me?”
And in your head, you say, “Am I really free?”
VERSE 2
An old man sits in a darkened room,
Staring out at the evening gloom.
Humming a tune, while he drinks his gin,
And heaving a sigh, as he rubs his chin.
VERSE 3
And he thinks back to his younger days,
When there was little, if any haze.
So many dreams, but where did they go?
Off to another world, that he’ll never know.
CHORUS
Shatter the image in the other man’s eye.
You’ll find out that you won’t really die.
What you’ll find are the things, you need to know.
What you’ll find are the things, you need to grow.

Shatter The Image (feat. Janet Heffner - vocals, acoustic guitar, Tim Breon - electric guitar)

YouTube: https://youtu.be/aCTx-76-z_M. See http://DAVEHEFFNER.COM. Copyright 2017 David B. Heffner. Alice Weiler - vocals, Len Cagle - tenor saxophone, Dave - synthesizer. What could be more inspiring for a song than a beautiful fall day with a warm breeze blowing in an open window? Of course, the song should be composed at a relaxed tempo. Japanese instruments, a pan pipe, and bongo drums were added to create the right atmosphere. This song is the debut, for experienced singer and songwriter Alice Weiler, for vocals and assisting with lyrics on my compositions. Throughout this song, Alice sings harmony and multiple layers with her main vocal track. Len Cagle returns to the studio with his tenor saxophone, performing an improvisation at the bridge and playing “over” the vocal track in the second verse. This is the first time that I used an iPad for the initial creative phase of a composition. It was refreshing to have the freedom to compose away from the studio.

Window's Open (feat. Alice Weiler - vocals, Len Cagle - tenor saxophone)

Music and production by The Glen Granthem Band
This is our 3rd collaboration together...many thanks to Glen
My lyrics that inspired Glen are listed below.

HE GREW UP IN THE DUST BOWL
IN A SMALL TOWN IN OKLAHOMA
NO JOBS, JUST DUST AND MORE DUST
DREAMING ABOUT CALIFORNIA

ONE DAY HE DECIDED TO HEAD WEST
THE ROAD WAS LONG AND HARD
HITCH HIKING WHEN HE COULD
JUMPIN FREIGHT CARS IN TRAIN YARDS

A SIGN PAINTER BY TRADE
LOST HIS BRUSHES ON THE ROAD
MANAGED TO HANG ON TO HIS HARP
THE BOY WAS LONELY AND AFRAID

HE MADE IT TO THE GOLD COAST
FLAT BROKE AND HUNGRY
WITH ONLY THE SHIRT ON BACK
NEEDED SOME FOOD BADLY

STARTED PLAYING HIS HARP AND SINGING  
ON A STREET CORNER FOR NICKLES AND DIMES
SOON THE CROWDS WERE GATHERING
TO HEAR THE BOY FROM THE DUST BOWL

HE WAS THEN OFFERED A GIG AT A BAR
WITH A BORROWED GUITAR AND HARP
HE WAS SOON ON THE ROAD TO BEING A STAR
A RECORD DEAL WAS IN THE MAKING

CHORUS
FROM THE DUST BOWL TO STARDOM
THE YOUNG MAN NEVER GAVE UP
FROM THE DUST BOWL TO STARDOM
SOME SAY IT WAS DUMB LUCK
FROM THE DUST BOWL TO STARDOM
HE NEVER GAVE UP…HE NEVER GAVE UP

BRIDGE
HE WROTE SONGS ABOUT THE WORKING MAN
BECAUSE HE CARED ABOUT THE WORKING MAN

(REPEAT CHORUS)

© 2018 Lyrics by Tony Harris (BMI)

From the Dust Bowl to Stardom - Lyrics by Tony Harris - Featuring The Glen Granthem Band - Original

This time I teamed up with the incredible Corey Amador from the U.S.! Corey is one hell of a musician!! Extremely talented, versatile and multifarious. And he is a true brother of metal, with a great personality. Please, check out his profile: https://soundcloud.com/corey-amador

Vocals and lyrics: Corey Amador
Music and mix: Alexander Schwarz

"PATH OF RAGE"
Swelling from deep within me
Is a complete
Mutany of the senses
A mind in total over-drive
All regard for life suspended
Eradicated is any ounce of compassion
That I once felt inside
Consumed by the burning desire
To skin your fucking hide

Seeing red,
Blood is what I crave,
White knuckle grip
Smashing your fucking face
RAGE!

I am unchained
Best stay away
There's only pain
Down this PATH OF RAGE

Drowning out every single word
It's just incessant chattering of your teeth
Better stay out of arm's reach
Or you'll recieve crude dentistry
Continue flapping your gums
And I'll be sure to swell them shut
Unlike the Hand of Mitus,
Everything I touch will self-destruct

And as I begin
The snapping of your limbs
Say your fucking prayers
Your future's looking grim

(Laugh)

Gone is all chance of sympathy
My passion is for what you bleed
Once I've set down this Path of Rage
In endless pain
You shall remain

CRY OUT!

Echoes bounce, but no one hears
I am the embodiment of all your fears
Sweet sounds of suffering
The end is near

DIE NOW!

DISAPPEAR!

I am unchained
Best stay away
There's only pain
Down this PATH OF RAGE

An all out assualt is unleased seemingly unprovoked
Your existance, itself, is enough for me to tear out your fucking throat
You can try to beg and plead
But the cries all fall on deaf ears
For you see, to the sanguinary arts, I am forever endeared
No stopping this cascade of fists
Rest in piece?
Fuck it
Rest in Piss

"Path Of Rage" with COREY AMADOR [+lyrics]

10/October/2019

Street Lights

LYRICS:

Oh no, Oh no

This time with a little bit more feeling

Tell me, who would have known 
That after all this time I couldn't move on?
Just like the game I played that I never won
I'm always so confused, undone

Call me and find me anywhere you want

I came here for you, so tell me the truth
Will you find your way home?
I hate all this love, you said it was hard
To define what you want

The best thing for you
The best thing for you is
Tell you all the truth now
The best thing for you
Best thing for you, girl I know this is

Girl, I know this is
Girl, I know this is oh, no
Girl, I know that this is

Tell me how many times 
We packed our bags and left to never come back?
It's fucking with my head I look back in time
We were so confused, so young

Call me and find me anywhere you want

I came here for you, so tell me the truth
Will you find your way home?
I hate all this love, you said it was hard
To define what you want

The best thing for you
The best thing for you is
Tell you all the truth now
The best thing for you
Best thing for you, girl I know

Girl I know that this is oh no
The best thing for you is
Tell you all the truth now
The best thing for you is 
Tell you the truth that I'd wish you knew then
Now please just call me and find me anywhere you want, oh no

The Best Thing for You (LYRICS ON DESCRIPTION)

The Dungeon

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

Do or Die (Feat. LIJ7)

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

YouTube: https://youtu.be/sJ9onzxQSTM.  10 yr old Arianna sings about hope for her future. Title, first verse and chord progression co-written. Anna sings backup and does an amazing bird sound.
LYRICS
VERSE1
Opening the window,
Hearing children play.
Looking out the window,
Welcoming the day.
New day!
New day!
VERSE2
Birds singing in the trees.
Sunny skies above.
Scent of roses in the breeze,
Inviting us to love.
New Day!
New Day!
VERSE3
We will walk together,
Through this bright new day.
We will walk side by side.
Together, we will stay.
New Day!
New Day!
VERSE4
Taking time to listen,
To what others say.
We create the future,
By what we do today.
New Day!
New Day!

New Day (ft. Arianna & Anna Rader - vocals)

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SKY Dream 1  / FREE DOWNLOAD

Rammstein cover (from their Mutter album)

Music, production & some backing voxs by Constricted Freedom
Vocals and total awesomeness by Tyler Cressman https://soundcloud.com/thejustimagines

Sonne [Rammstein cover] w/Tyler Cressman on vocals [remixed & remastered]

This is an old mix from  my music friend Yulia!
miss her...
https://soundcloud.com/misstrancevocal-yulia

Djane Yulia - Sweet Voices

Music, lyrics and vocals by Irina
Guitar by AB

The Japanese system for counting higher numbers is based on the decimal progression grouping into sets of 4 zeros: 10,000 (万), 100,000,000 (億), etc, rather than 3. I was always fascinated why, particularly because in Japan 4 is not a popular number due to its "on" reading... This song will not delve into further exploration of this topic but the influence is apparent in the title - ichiokukai.

Tell me once, now tell me twice
Tell me hundred million times
All those hundred million lies
I long to hear

When you talk the way you do
I don't care if it comes true
All I care about is you
When you're so near

Hush, my heart
Don't jump out just yet
Hush, my heart
Time and again you forget

Tell me fast, now tell me slow
All those things I wanna know
Say you never let me go
I'm ready to believe

When you talk the way you do
I don't care if it comes true
All I care about is you
I'm ready to forgive

Hush, my heart
Don't jump out just yet
Hush, my heart
Time and again you forget

Tell me once, now tell me twice

Hundred Million Times (一億回)

Where is the mistake ...or وين الغلط in Arabic is Syrian comedian  episodes from  1979 many years for this time to remember a very wonderful Drama  and  enjoy the  stories from that part from our life in syria ... i try to let you test the music of this Journey  
Me And Yaman  https://soundcloud.com/yaman-kaddoura working on this music and hope we do it right :) 
this music is tribute to  Actors and media stars in that years  
you can see the original music in link below :
https://youtu.be/f74ba5ah0zI
Thank you so much fro your wonderful support and listen :)

Where is the mistake وين الغلط

Where is the mistake Oud(Yaman)

@rick-4-1 on the well oiled drums
@phil-mcwalter on the other greasy bunk

OIL IT UP

Me and you we used to have some fun girl
Now your gonna leave and break me all apart 
Well let’s keep it classy if you’re gonna shoot me through the heart
Cos if I’m your murder victim
Let me clean your gun

Oil it up 
I’ll clean your gun
Oil it up 
I'll clean your gun

When we went out it was always with a bang girl
So funny that it ends the very same way
Well let me get dressed up and die young and pretty for you honey
Cos if I’m your latest target
Let me clean your gun you dirty girl

You talk like you had thought about it
But even when you brought about it
I was not so sure that you were talking straight or aiming straight
But now the conversations pointed 
Let me clean that gun you dirty girl
Yeah!

Set your sights a little higher, one in the barrel or one up the spout, 
If we could maybe talk a little more we could just work it out
But let's not use that trigger thang
Yer 'cos if I’m your murder victim
Let me clean that gun you dir-dirty girl
Yeah-yeah!

Nov 2018 © Phil McWalter

Image detail from "Delores" Andrew Richard Rose

Let Me Clean Your Gun

Oil It Up

Sussex

Bass, guitar and synthesizer : Wypernet soundcloud.com/wypernet/tracks
Drums, lyrics and vocal : Lukowig www.facebook.com/Lukowig/ twitter.com/Lukowig
Artwork : Enrique Meseguer

Combien de tours du monde
par les mers et les terres
ne cessant une seconde
ta course solitaire ?

Toi la grande silencieuse
que cache ton teint livide ?
Souvent de marbre parfois rieuse
ton regard semble si vide...

Toi la grande voyageuse
ni triste ni heureuse
tu t'éreintes à trouver la flamme
l'étreinte éternelle d'une âme.

Traversant les saisons
villes campagnes et maisons
tu n'as qu'une seule raison
de vivre : ta fauchaison.

Toi la grande ténébreuse
que cache ton teint livide ?
Souvent de marbre parfois rieuse
ton regard semble si vide...

Toi la grande voyageuse
ni triste ni heureuse
tu t'éreintes à trouver la flamme
l'étreinte éternelle d'une âme.

En quête d'une sœur d'âme
tu embrasses à l'envie
pour cela on te blâme :
tu embrases des vies.

Toi la grande moissonneuse
que cache ton teint livide ?
Souvent de marbre parfois rieuse
ton regard semble si vide...

Toi la grande voyageuse
ni triste ni heureuse
tu t'éreintes à trouver la flamme
l'étreinte éternelle d'une âme.

La grande voyageuse [Wypernet and Lukowig]

Mellow

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)

Elephant Walk   |   position  The  positron  <antimaterial>

Shadow of the Moon

Ocean Gypsy

Ghost of a Rose

Diamonds and Rust

Saving The night is about how love can change how you react and see life, Its about the power love has to change things. As i wrote this I was inspired by my relationship with God and also my relationship with my wife and my daughter and how their love fills my life.

Saving The Night

Captain Good - Music by Tom Laukemper | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | Oct 21st, 2020

An exhilarating uplifting powerful piece of orchestral music by Tom Laukemper where Captain Good, the world's most loving super hero is ready to conquer all forms of darkness on earth and especially evil! He's ready to fight for justice via his lover who gives him the will, the power, the internal strength to take on this heavy duty task!

Thank you so very much Dear Tom for asking me to sing on this most powerful orchestral piece...This is a total dream for me...What can I say...I'm overwhelmed with joy about our collaboration oh so fine...so very grand...I've reached the stars with this one...Big Hugs...Love and Big Gratitude, REKHA - XO

Listen to the amazing music of Tom Laukemper here: https://soundcloud.com/tomlaukemper

Orchestral Music Composed & Produced by Tom Laukemper
Music: Vocals Composed & Produced, Performed & Recorded, Mixed & Mastered by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] at IYERN [Fe] RECORDS IN CANADA | (C) & (P) 2020 Tom Laukemper & IYERN FE RECORDS CANADA/REKHA SONGS PUBLISHING | SOCAN, All Rights Reserved

Cover Art Design by Tom Laukemper

Captain Good - Music & Lyrics by REKHA a.ka. REKHA - IYERN [Fe], Written on Oct 18th, 2020

Light
Only light 
Will prevail

Darkness all around
And you are there
To always care

You
My Shining Star
The reigning one
Victorious for all

Because there is you
You in this world
Fighting for the j-u-s-t-i-c-e
And more

My love
I give you the power
To conquer 
All that's wrong in this world

There will be no more evil
Oh No
Not when there's you 
Captain Good
Around

You, you are my love
I'll stand by you
Forever by your side

Cuz' you
You are my H-e-r-o
You are the one 
That I look up to
I will be your 
Woman-Hun
You will...

Oh...Oh-Oh-Oh

You are stronger than
Hmn-any mountain 
You can never tumble down 
To the ground

Unshakeable
A voice of supreme nature
You will fight 
For all that's g-o-o-d in this world

You were born to be
So very special
My S-h-i-n-i-n-g S-t-a-r
I will look up to you-Hoo...Oh

There can never be 
Light without you-Oo-Hoo-Hoo

Oh-Oh-Oh

Captain Good Tom L & REKHA IYERN FE M1 Basic -3.8db Oct 21st, 2020

Captain Good

Captain Good - Music by Tom Laukemper | Music & Lyrics by REKHA - IYERN [Fe] | Oct 21st, 2020

Wake Me Up

amazon

Take Me to Another World

Our memories are dusting in the desert of time, but the ancient knowledge help me to remember.

Also available on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/548kNHNHQZ8

Desert of Time

On IGTV

i do this Remix for new Films about Syrian Tales 
this is new style hope you like it

Syrian Tales Remix

Metaphor

Life Could Be So Wonderful

Life Could Be So Wonderful **FREM & Special Cecilia

Written by John Fogerty
Performed and Arranged by me

Have you ever seen the rain

So good to get my utilities back and return to SC.  I had a bit of a time
with Hurricane Laura and Delta.  At times like this you find out how
truly strong we are.  The out pouring of so much help from family,
friends, neighbors, churches, local officials and government agencies
were tremendous.  I have been singing this along with my grand kids
lately.  A bit of encouragement, wow What A Wonderful World.

What A Wonderful World

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

Privacy (Dudly Ulysse & Dave - vocals)

Your Love is Contagious / Paploviante November 2020
Vocals: Megan from www.Ghosthack.de
Paploviante Music, Bass, Picture, Mix and Mastering

Your Love Is Contagious - Paploviante

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.