Between writing sermons as a small-town pastor, I was also engaged in writing songs, some you have heard in my "Scenes of St. Francis". This particular song came to me after reading an article about love and marriage--ministers do a lot of reading for sermon preparation--but this one knocked me a bit sideways.  Turns out men on average will fall in love between five and seven times before meeting their wife, and then 1-1/2 times afterward!  This song is about the 1-1/2 times afterward, a little different kind of love song for Valentine's Day. 
I have sat on the text and melody for over forty years but thought I better do something before time overtook it as it had overtaken my singing voice.  I heard Axel sing in his magnificent song with Sarah Paradise-Brown "What We Still Feel" and felt he could give the song the vocal it needed, an international voice of "everyman".  When he received the guitar parts he set to work on it and gave the song a stunningly beautiful orchestral setting as well.  Thank you dear Axel for lavishing your vocal and orchestral skills on a song that needed both. I am deeply honored and indebted.  Hear more of Axel's beautiful music @axel-m-501052973.
"Faithful and True" lyrics:

I recall the day I said "I do",
I never thought that I could love anyone
Like I love you,
But of late I'm really not so sure
That the promises we made can hold
Us together as we both grow older
With each day.
Is it possible for love to endure?
Chorus:
But I've made up my mind.
I've made my choice,
This feeling will pass but never the voice,
That tells me I must remain,
Faithful and true.

Bridge:
It doesn't stop the pain of admitting what can never be,
But if love has any meaning it is found in trust,
And not in what we feel.

Instrumental break...

Repeat bridge:

There's a sadness as I say farewell
To a love that promised more than I could ever tell,
Or at least that is the way it seemed
To a man who found himself in love
With another 'till he counted the cost of fantasy.
It was more than he ever dreamed.

Repeat chorus and end.

Faithful And True (David Dunham with Axel Menningen)

Hello everyone,
Some songs go straight to the heart – Feathered Wings is one of them. Written and performed by Samantha Lee, this song is a touching tribute to all who have lost a loved one.

Samantha wrote Feathered Wings after her father was tragically taken from her. She sang it at his funeral – a moment of deepest sorrow, but also an act of love and remembrance.

When I first heard this song, it deeply moved me. It was an honor for me to create the instrumentation and arrangement for Samantha and her family. My goal was to bring out even more of the emotion and depth in this song – as a musical tribute to those who grieve, remember, and carry on.

There is a very emotional video for this song on my YouTube channel. We would be very happy if you watched it.
https://youtu.be/Ie9Ed-6g61Q?si=tPL3b4APkDOJTc5r

May this song bring comfort and touch hearts.

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Feathered Wings

We use to live in a six-bedroom house off Campbell Road
You'd hide inside the walls and spy through intercoms 
Now I remember when I got that call
Those memories came over me like a waterfall

Now nothing can replace the shape of your face in my mind
And when I sleep and search my dreams, Yes it's you I'll always find

You're waiting, waiting in feathered wings
Still 6 feet tall you see it all
It pulls at my heart strings to know,
You're waiting, on the other side
I'd give anything for one more day
To have that last goodbye
But now, You're waiting
Waiting in feathered wings for me
You were always standing there 
With a humble smile
A gentle giant teddy bear 
That was your style
Now every time I see an eagle fly
I sit and think to myself that 
It's you just saying hi

Now nothing can replace the shape 
Of your face in my mind
And when I sleep and search my dreams yes
It's you I'll always find

You're waiting, waiting in feathered wings
Still 6 feet tall you see it all
It pulls at my heart strings to know,
You're waiting, on the other side
I'd give anything for one more day
To have that last goodbye
But now, You're waiting
Waiting in feathered wings for me

Larger than life and gone too soon
Every time I search the sky I'll think of you
And I'll love you to the moon....

But you're waiting, waiting in feathered wings
Still 6 feet tall you see it all
It pulls at my heart strings to know,
You're waiting, on the other side
I'd give anything for one more day
To have that last goodbye
But now, You're waiting
Waiting in feathered wings for me
Waiting in feathered wings for me

Credits:
Lyrics and Vocals: Samantha Lee
Musical arrangement: Axel Menningen

Feathered Wings (feat. Samantha Lee)

In the shadow of passing days,
A heart seeks its place,
One life, one path,
Spleen as a companion in hand. Music by T.Clua 02/2025

Spleen

Long time no see. Since I decided to make a career move, things have been too  hectic(^_^;
Now that I settled down in new workplace, I began to record one-man band again!
I wrote this song for my own band, and played sometimes in venues.
I completed the song here for SC.
Bass solo is always challenging for me, but I enjoyed very much(^_^)

FUNK THE DEVIL

Sea Of Love

Let's get real cheesy for two of my favourite people in the world.

Happy 30th anniversary Liz and John!

Lionel Richie 1982

I hope you (all) enjoy 😃

Truly (Lionel Richie Cover)

Marc M : musique
Marc M : guitare, basse, programmations

Wadi Rum

Special thanks to Cecilia for her a cappella ...of which I modified the tone in order to fit perfectly with my arrangement and atmosphere

EQUALITY FOR ALL.  🎧

"A story must be told or there'll be no story, yet it is the untold stories that are most moving."
- J.R.R. Tolkien

Untold Stories

"New beginnings are often disguised as painful endings." - Lao Tzu

"It's strange, but true, that the most important turning points of life often come at the most unexpected times and in the most unexpected ways." - Napoleon Hill

A weekend improvisation, dedicated to the turning points in our lives that often show up unexpectedly, after heavy, difficult times.  As you listen to this piece, you will hear the "turning point" emerge in the music around the 3:22 mark.

A companion piece to "Starting Again."

The Turning Point

Sliding doors.mp3

I am a finger-style guitarist living on the Texas high plains.  At the core of my music is melody that is inspired and informed by my Christian faith, family, friends, and countless influences through the years from the great composers, to jazz, folk, rock, Latin, Celtic, and the many fine musicians I have come to love on the Cloud, some I have been privileged to collaborate with.  Thanks for stopping by to have a listen. Comments are always welcome. Feel free to click on the picture of any track to learn more about it.