Brilliant . . . harmonies are gorgeous.  Beautiful song!

Really nice, David. It was a real pleasure to listen to!

Blood-stained glass
Flickering twilight
All things must pass
In the blistering night

Sifting through the catacombs
Drifting out from ancient tomes

Riding a one-eyed horse back into town
I am living on the upside of down
No signs and wonders left to be found
In this shallow hallowed ground

Echos ring hollow
In this vacant hall
I won’t follow
Your exalted fall

Sifting through the catacombs
Drifting out from ancient tomes

Riding a one-eyed horse back into town
I am living on the upside of down
No signs and wonders left to be found
In this shallow hallowed ground

Purgatory has left you damned
The hysteria of the seduction
Pray to your patron saints
Of chaos, greed, and destruction

Patron Saints

A song depicting the beautiful sounds of Asian music. Peaceful. Mesmerizing. Gorgeous. The sounds of China seamlessly blending.


Image courtesy of Pixabay

Whispering Asia

In a valley in the magical country of Enchancia there is a village called Mystic Crossroads.  In Mystic Crossroads there is a bridge. When a Dwarf walks it they return to where they started.  They call it The Bridge to Nowhere.  When an elf walks it and they play their magical flute a door opens and allows the elf to enter another realm, the realm of Mystical Elfland. 

I am playing the Swam Bansuri via my wind controller and Band-in-a-Box is supplying the balance of the tracks.

The Bridge To Nowhere

I'm a cowboy at heart but that ain't no excuse
For all the times I rode roughshod over you 
There's no way to wrangle any harsh words I said
That kept us up some nights alone in the same bed...but...
 
If I could throw a bridle and saddle on my life
Spin it around, take the trail back in time
And head off each tear I sent down your face
Then, darling, you know, I'd be RIDING HARD TODAY
 
You tamed my wild side; let my spirit roam free
I guess that's why I never dropped down on my knee
But you know I've always stayed true to the brand
That you put on me when I first held your hand...so...

REPEAT CHORUS

Yeah, you gave me fair warning but this cowboy didn't change
Now I'm fading in your rearview while you're RIDING HARD TODAY

Dewey Longuski (BMI)
©2024

Riding Hard Today

What You Might Have Been
Words and music by
Torrey Bliss/Ron Helm
©2024 Glass Gate Music BMI
Image courtesy of canva.com

Hey you, you're looking cast down
If you want a change start where you are
They're talking 'bout you all around town
It's so sad they really don't know your heart
You're thanking God to see that a new day has begun
You're saying help me get things right for once
Before the day is done, before it is done

Oh if you could go back in time again
And take those chances that you missed 
And finish what's undone
Though the wheels still turn
The pendulum it swings
Believe it's not too late for you now to be
To be what you might have been

Life's been a long road to where you are now
Time for change has surely come around
Pick up the pieces of your life on the floor
Then the darkness will fade 
And hope will be restored
Somehow you feel you've missed the plan
Written for you
It's getting late and wonder now
What can you do, what can you do

Oh if you could go back in time again
To take those chances that you missed 
And finish what's undone
Though the wheels still turn
The pendulum it swings
Believe it's not too late for you now to be
To be what you might have been

Don't turn away from whom
There's nothing you can hide
Leave you past far behind
And then the darkness 
In your mind will fade away
Listen hear Him say

Oh if you could go back in time again
To take those chances that you missed 
And finish whats undone
Though the wheels still turn
The pendulum it swings
Believe it's not too latefor you now hear me

Oh you can't go back in time again
To take those chances that you missed 
And finish whats undone
Though the wheels still turn
The pendulum it swings
Believe it's not too late for you now to be
To be what you might have been

What You Might Hae Been

WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN

If you are as old as I am you may remember the Maestro Rhythm King.  It was one of if not the first drum machine in the 1960s..  It had awful sounding drums and even worse rhythms.  If you are not familiar with it see and hear it here:  

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ujVwGjoT2U&t=235s

Anyway my good friend BobH was over Sunday and we put on a short drum machine loop and jammed to it.  BobH came up with a great guitar track that fit the repetitiveness of the drum machine so we thought why not make a song out of it. So we added our own parts to the drum track and hopefully spiced it up enough so it wasn't so redundant.

Bob is playing the rhythm track on my SX Tele guitar.
I am playing the lead and harmony on my Harley Benton fake Gretsch guitar and via my keyboard and breath controller the Swam Tenor Sax.
Band-in-a-Box is playing the balance of the tracks.

Rhythm King

Remember Me

Just me having a little fun.
Via my keyboard controller and breath controller I am playing the Swam Tenor Sax and the Swam Flute Barocco.  Band-in-a-Box is playing the rest of the tracks.

Smooth Motion

Blooming rye in the spring morning haze
gentle whispers, a lover's heartfelt gaze
great expectations cooled and fell as snow
hearts were ploughing frost in the biting blow.

Winter is too long
summer is too brief
I harvest only weeds
every snowflake is a thief.
The shutters of hope now closed
winter withered the primrose
time came to a halt
the future froze.

Passing peace of the isle's balmy breeze
the fragile balance of weather, plants and bees 
greed froze the teardrops of the architect
eons couldn't heal what the man had wrecked.

Winter is too long
summer is too brief
I harvest only weeds
every snowflake is a thief.
The shutters of hope now closed
fallout faded the primrose
time came to a halt
the future froze.

The avalanche continues
buries my thoughts
alone to witness
the last straw
rolled over by a juggernaut.

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Music & Lyrics & Arrangement: Janne S
Vocals: Synthesizer V JUN

When The Future Froze

SLEEPIN' SINGLE

girl, it kills me you're not here
you say that you've been lonely too
it's your sweet kiss i miss
i've looked at this
from every angle
i can be there by midnight
if i leave now and the coast is clear
some cabernet
whattaya say
let's intermingle
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we've spent too much of our forever
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sleeping single
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;not one more night
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sleeping single

it's been like a dream
from the first moment i saw you
in a fevered heat
my heart skipped a beat
turning cartwheels

i wanna feel those feelings
brand new every day
kissing your sweet lips
while my heart flips
turning cartwheels
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;we've spent too much of our forever
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sleeping single
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;not one more night
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;sleeping single

don't wanna spend one more moment
without you by my side
or one more night
sleepin' single
not one more night
sleepin' single

Sleepin' Single

Backing: Band in a Box
Vocals: Synthesizer V (Oscar, Feng Yi)

Remember Me

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