Starts off sort of minimalism-inspired, but gets less minimalism-ish in style as it develops. Hope you enjoy!

Longer, Bluer Suns

20 8 10

Another track from my upcoming album, "Sojourner".

"How Far" tells the story of Job, a man afflicted, but who is ever faithful.  In his talks with God during his tribulation, he continually asks how far this test is going to go on for, and even bargains with the Almighty in order to satisfy the test. 

This song talks about the type, tone and timbre of someone who keeps getting blow after blow in their lives and is representative of those conversations between the afflicted faithful and the divine power that holds those answers.

Lyrics:

VERSE 
Ashes on the wind, I kneel and I remember
Children gone like whispers fading in the flame
The earth shakes beneath me, silence answers thunder
Still I call Your name — still I call Your name

VERSE 
Friends around me speak with voices cold and hollow
Measure out my guilt in scales I cannot see
Yet my heart won’t break, though the night will swallow
Every prayer in me — every prayer in me

PRE-CHORUS
I reach through ruin, through dust and bone
Searching the shadow for a spark unknown

CHORUS 
How far must a soul descend
Before the light will bend?
How deep must the river run
Before it finds the sea again?

VERSE 
Flesh turns to dust, my bones are thin and trembling
Dreams dissolve like rain upon the stone
Yet I find You there — in the pain assembling
All I’ve ever known — all I’ve ever known

PRE-CHORUS 
The stars are silent, but I still believe
That even the dark has something to leave

CHORUS 
How far must a soul descend
Before the light will bend?
How deep must the river run
Before it finds the sea again?


VERSE 
Morning breaks — the ashes turn to silver
Wounds still ache, but the sky begins to clear
I have nothing left, but a faith that shivers
Still I feel You near — still I feel You near

PRE-CHORUS (REPRISE)
Through fire and famine, through the breaking dawn
Faith is the thread I keep holding on

CHORUS
How far must a heart endure
Before its faith is pure?
How deep must the silence fall
Before I hear Your call again?

CHORUS (REPRISE)
How far must the heavens reach
To find the soul they teach?
How deep must the spirit dive
To know it’s still alive again?

Ashes on the wind… still I call Your name.

How Far?

An alternative-rock piece blending lo-fi edges with a soft haze of feedback-kissed melancholy and that subtle shuffle-drive you only get from bands who mastered noisy sweetness. Mid-tempo drums and a warm, steady bassline keep everything grounded, while clean delay-guitars drift in and out like distant streetlights in fog. The vocals vary between calmly detached and energetic, letting the poetic and cryptic lyrics carry their own weight.



Amazon Music

Halcyon Hours

composition and guitar by Anny Zangana!

TRUTH

Life in our vains,
Death with no pains
Illusion to breathe,
Decision to give,

Life in our laughs,
Death in our traps,
Illusion to spare,
Decision to be fair,

Life in our hearts,
death in our plans,
illusion lives forever,
decision kills whatever,

Life in our thoughts,
Death in our hopes,
Illusion to breathe,
Decision to give,

Life in our minds,
Death in all kinds,
Illusion to spare,
Decision to be fair,

Life in our spirit,
death so you can hear it,
illusion lives forever,
decision kills whatever,

Forgive me now concept,
That fantasy denies,
The reborn is my living,
My thought what never dies,

My soul does live forver,
With me or just without,
As fantasy created,
A trip without a ground.

Thanks truthfully,
Lyrics, Christos Ragias

TRUTH - By Anny Zangana (Lyrics - Ragias Christos)

This one evolved a lot and kind of became a power ballad I think. It reflects the position some of the children of the world find themselves in and was inspired by a couple of excellent Irish charities and their stories. I hope it is meaningful it is meant to be, lyrics below.

Because, you’re a girl. Your chances are none and you won’t get to school.
And you, marry young in life. And live without a clue.
Your life, on streets all day. It all just seems so cruel.
We all, need to change. And smash those barriers through.
Chorus:
And nothing changes, it’s the view from below.
There is no first step for you, the view from below.
You’re born in dust to see the view from below.
And from your cardboard bed it’s the view from below.

Too many to count. Kids on streets with no roof to call their own.
Alone, the violent cycles we ignore or just condone.
Your cries, hungry, cold. So lost and all alone.
We can, no longer turn our heads. We must atone.
Chorus
Bridge:
And the world turns
Your turn won’t come
How can we learn.
Chorus.

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Just bought a new guitar when I wrote this so kind of more straight up rock. No synths or sequencers etc....

Missing

Just a bit of fun to finish, lots of effects everywhere. Just a bit of experimentation :)

Reach The Sun

Another bizarro trot around the paddock with the inimitable The Phaige and Dairv W, my astral Neighbours. Gary sent over his backing before Santa loaded up the sleigh and D and I worked independently at first then bounced some ideas around. Gary meanwhile worked his magic with layer upon layer of synth and some really cool bass. D soars and flies magnificently. 
A real pleasure to work with these gents..great talent and always high quality. Modern, proggy music that I hope you enjoy

The Phaige bass and synths https://soundcloud.com/one-other
Dairv Dubbleyew lead and rhythm guitars https://soundcloud.com/dairv-dubbleyew
Nick lead guitars @( no need your already here, petal)

Be good
Nick

Similitude - One and Other, Dairy Dubbleyew and ♤

Written by David Cooper and Ralph Donkin.

Performed by David Cooper.

Hear more tracks here:

https://soundcloud.com/user-607534102-576599759

I wish I knew then (What I know now)

Evil Little Heart

Never See The Cliff Until I Fall                  c. 2021 M. A. Manetz

V1
When the cuckoo calls they say it's gonna rain.
The whistle marks the comin' of the train.
But when I woke up this mornin',
My love was gone without a warnin',
And it hit me just like a hurricane.

V2
When the mornin' sun turns the sky to red,
Sailors know storm clouds lie ahead,
I never looked to the the horizon,
Should have come as no surprise when,    
She left me in this cold and lonely bed.

Chorus
I never see the writing on the wall.
Only see what I wanna see, when I see at all.
Like Wiley Coyote when ol' Roadrunner calls,
Never see the cliff until I fall.

V3
They say that love will set you free.
Free isn't what I wanna be.
Love is blind, fools rush in, 
I'll get back up, start again, 
Find a love who loves as blind as me.

Chorus

Tag
Like Wiley Coyote givin' it his all,
Never see the cliff until I fall.

Never See The Cliff Until I Fall

All written by me and my guitar, home produced and mixed just for fun as well, with virtual instruments and a midi keyboard. Purely for the enjoyment of it.

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