Like comets race across the sky to reach the afterglow...

Afterglow

Barefoot kids in summer light,
Chasing dreams in open air,
Hands like wings, their hearts in flight,
No tomorrow, no despair.

Daisies woven, games begun,
Spinning wild beneath the sun,
Shouts of joy like morning bells,
Freedom's song that gently swells.

Run, run, run where the wild things play,
Sun on your face, no price to pay.
Run, run like you’ve never known a wall,
Catch that joy before it falls.

Rolling hills and skies so wide,
Hopes like paper planes they glide.
One small leap, a fearless cry,
Touch the earth and kiss the sky.

Run, run, run where the wild things play,
Sun on your face, no price to pay.
Run, run like you’ve never known a wall,
Catch that joy before it falls.

Evening hums a lullaby,
As shadows stretch and swallows fly.
But in their hearts, the fire stays,
A spark from golden childhood days.

Run, run, run though the dusk is near,
Hold to the light, hold what is dear.
Run, run, run like the children in the sun —
Wild and free, forever young.

Run, run, run where the wild things play,
Sun on your face, no price to pay.
Run, run like you’ve never known a wall,
Catch that joy before it falls.

And still the breeze recalls their names...

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Arrangement and vocals: Volker Redder, Udio, Apple's GarageBand
Loops and samples: Volker Redder, Apple's GarageBand
Editing and sound design: Volker Redder, Ozone 11, Sound Studio, GarageBand
Lyrics: Volker Redder, translated with the help of Google Translate
Cover design: Volker Redder, Adobe Photoshop, FLUXpro, Apple's Keynote

Run, Run, Run!

This song I created especially for weddings 🤵👰
Lyrics:
I never thought someone like you
Would ever walk into my life
A gentle prince with a heart so true
You made the stars in me come alive
I never knew what real love felt like
Till you showed me how it shines so bright


I can’t believe you’re here beside me
Taking my hand, promising to never leave
Through every storm, through every trial
We’ll hold on strong, just you and me
This princess found her prince at last
Forever together… living our fairytale dream


I wished for love, I waited so long
Then you appeared and proved me wrong
You saw my heart, you broke my walls
You made me feel like I belong
Now every kiss feels like sunrise
You turn my world into light



I can’t believe you’re here beside me
Taking my hand, promising to never leave
Through every storm, through every trial
We’ll hold on strong, just you and me
This princess found her prince at last
Forever together… living our fairytale dream


No more lonely nights, no more silent prayers
You’re the answer I’ve been waiting for
With you, I found my home, my truth, my forever
And now… we will live happily ever after

Fairytale Dream

"Post-mortem Lullaby" is a delicate embrace between loss and release.  

For fans of Chelsea Wolfe, Evanescence, Emma Ruth Rundle, and Billie Eilish.

Post-Mortem Lullaby

This song was song born from a childhood memory that my friend @DJShAnkAri shared with me. As a child, she sometimes felt like a little “indigo soul,” drifting outside the world everyone else seemed to live in. She remembers moments of floating above her bed, eyes tightly closed, seeing everything stretched far away as if she were traveling somewhere else—an experience that made her feel like a freak and deeply misunderstood.

I wrote this song from her perspective, capturing that sense of lonely wonder and the quiet pain of being different, but also the beauty of a soul awakening to her own gifts. It begins in the fragile melancholy of childhood, then grows in intensity and hope as she embraces the magic within her—transforming from the lonely girl who thought she was strange into the extraordinary woman DJ and astrologer she is today.

“Indigo Skies” is about finding light in your uniqueness, even if it takes years to see it.


LYRICS:

[Intro]
I was floating…
Above my bed…
Eyes closed tight…
Afraid to see the world too far…
Afraid to see myself…

[Verse 1]
As a kid, I drifted where the walls couldn’t follow,
Suspended in silence, my room felt hollow.
They said it was nothing, just a dream I made,
But my soul was wandering where shadows played.

I told my parents, told my grandma too,
They nodded with worry, like they knew what to do.
Ophthalmologist lights in my eyes that burned,
But no one could see where my spirit turned.

[Pre-Chorus]
Eyes closed tight, I wouldn’t let ‘em see,
The world stretched out, felt so far from me.
Heartbeats loud in a galaxy of thought,
I felt like a freak, but I know I was not…

[Chorus]
Indigo skies, carry me high,
I was a child they couldn’t define.
Floating alone, afraid to be seen,
Living a life between waking and dream.

[Verse 2]
Three years ahead in a world that was slow,
Buried in books, where my true self would glow.
Reading all day while the playground spun,
My body on Earth, but my mind on the run.

A little indigo, out of place in the crowd,
Feeling too quiet, feeling too loud.
They said I was different, they said I was strange,
But deep in my soul I could feel the change.

[Pre-Chorus]
Eyes closed tight, I wouldn’t let ‘em see,
The world stretched out, felt so far from me.
Heartbeats loud in a galaxy of thought,
I felt like a freak, but I know I was not…

[Chorus]
Indigo skies, carry me high,
I was a child they couldn’t define.
Floating alone, afraid to be seen,
Living a life between waking and dream.

[Verse 3]
Then I rose like the sun through the fog in my mind,
Aries fire burning, leaving fear behind.
Left my parents’ house, I began to create,
I learned that my stars were the hands of fate.

What was once a burden became my gift,
Astrology showed me the cosmic shift.
From a lonely child to a guiding light,
Indigo soul in the velvet night.

[Bridge]
I felt like a freak, but I now call it flight,
The colors of my soul lit up the night.
Every tear, every page, every shadowed scar,
Led me here to show who we really are.

[Chorus]
Indigo skies, carry me high,
I was a child they couldn’t define.
Floating alone, afraid to be seen,
Living a life between waking and dream.

Indigo skies, I’m not afraid,
The freak I felt like then is the life I’ve made.
Floating no more, my feet on the ground,
My voice is astrology and my DJ sound.

[Outro]
I was floating…
Above my bed…
Eyes closed tight…
But now I see…
Indigo skies



Indigo Skies

#rock #electronic #electro #indierock #experimental #electroclash

No substitute for love ( rough mix )

music/vocal and lyrics/guitar/instrumental/compose/production/compose/final producer :Stina Crow 2025

Ironic Inside

05-Romantisches Schaeferstuendchen auf Omega X14-Hanrath,Pitts und Grundmann-Trio

Smiles

Walk Around the World (WAW) [Prod. Waves]

What's heavier? the pain you know, or the power you bought?
The bargain is struck. The pain is gone. But freedom has a taste, and it's hauntingly familiar. This is the sound of a hollow victory and the cold echo of the price that was paid.

Gilded chain

"Redder" is a palindrome. Like "racecar" or "level". These pieces of music ain't.

My name is Volker Redder, online I go by "docredder." It all came about because I studied biology and computer science for a long time and received my doctorate as the crowning achievement of my academic career.
As a child, I sang Bach in the church's „Knabenchor Unser Lieben Frauen“ because my mother thought it was good for my soul. And it was, until, thanks to an excellent teacher, I realized that music is like mathematics. After that, I loved not only music but also mathematics and all sciences based on mathematics: physics, biology, chemistry, computer science. So, I went straight into the natural sciences and engineering. Yes, I studied a lot. However, a university career wasn't for me. I wanted to monetize the findings of the various sciences (you can't live on air and love alone) and founded over a dozen companies. Because who wants life to follow a clear formula? I certainly didn't. In addition to adventurous entrepreneurship, the subsequent career in politics (German Bundestag), and a growing family, I was constantly picking up the guitar or keyboard, which is what you do when you want to escape the chaos of everyday life.
Should I say I'm a virtuoso? No. That would be a lie. I'm just too lazy for that. Laziness, or in modern parlance, "efficiency," is a principle for me. And so I founded my "own studio," consisting of a lot of electronics and software. The hipsters call it DIY. I call it "not wanting to act like a big shot and book expensive recording studios." I'm a one-man orchestra, a chef-d'oeuvre who spends all day producing pop, rock, indie, and ambient mishmash until he finally finds it he likes. My menu? Pink Floyd, Genesis, Supertramp, Muse, Zappa, Miles Davis, and many more. Yes, all at once. I told you: mishmash.
There are guys who write music to become famous. Then there's me. I write music to keep myself from going crazy. Sometimes it's funny, sometimes there's melancholy in it, sometimes it's stories from literature or something sci-fi. Or from Tinder dates my daughters have told me. I mean, who hasn't wondered what "being in Tinder light" is? Exactly. I wrote it down. I use everything I can get my hands on: GarageBand, samples, my voice, AI voices, Udio, VirtualDJ, everything! I don't care if purists say it's no longer art. It doesn't matter, the main thing is that my music feels like a window you can look out of and discover something new again and again.
Every song becomes a little adventure. Sometimes I start with a line, sometimes with a feeling I can't shake. It's like an escape from reality, except in the end, there's no escape. And that's a good thing. This is how I stay grounded. Okay, grounded isn't the right word either. Let me put it this way: I've stayed true to myself. And I'm grateful for everyone who listens, shares, or comments.
It makes me feel like I'm not completely alone in this madness. So if you also like songs that don't follow the rules, I'd be happy if you joined in. After all, the world is crazy enough.
You have to fight that with music. I mean, that's logical, right?