Superb writing, performance, and production. Love it, Doug! Bravo, Friend. Really good from Intro to Outro and all in between.

Very strong and powerful song and trucker anthem! Would work perfectly for a Road Movie. 👍🏻

you two have an amazing sonic connection - fantastic collab!

Great song with a rousing melody. Like it very much.

Probably still my Favorite Doug, Great power in this song . Johnny

collaborations with and by other artists for my lyrics....
most of these songs were recorded originally by me.
and can also be found on my soundcloud
please let me know iy you are interested in doing
collaborations.. on many of my material...

DOUG ROOSSIEN COLLABORATIONS

This was played recorded and mixed by Nick Olman
I wrote the song and it sounded great here's my link...
http://soundcloud.com/doug-roossien/what-destiny
here's Nina's link to her music...http://soundcloud.com/padruna


this was an aborted attemt several months ago, to prepare for a duet that was going to be the first of many collaborations with Nina...Do to time costraints it was never perfected...Well I'm sitting here trrying to share songs witha mini=voice recorder. So Nina...surprise its time to share this puppy...and when someone want to put the prodution forth on a duwt as we planned will do it up right then


What Destiny?  (The duet)…Words and music by Doug Roossien

Wind and the /waves...blow your /dreams far a/way…(Doug)
as the /last leaf of /Autumn’s…/hits the /ground 
It’s a /wild wicked /wind...  your / course it will /sway 
your /tears freeze to …/snow falling down   

You must /stand/to your ground…/hold to your shore (Doug)
As those /jagged rocks… /pound on your /soul  (*Nina add anything) 
Your /music’s gets lost…in its /own melody…(*anywhere you think)
as it /cries ...(forevermore)…(Nina) *on this verse)
What destiny? (Nina &  Doug)

(chorus) slower spread out)
What destiny…is in these clouds… tonight. (Nina & Doug)
As I /search… that //horizon…for…/light /
Will I find love?...true true love?   
Is this just a dream…not my destiny 

The stars… in this /sky…are follow/ing…you and /I (Nina)
And the /moon’s playing /strings…on our /hearts 
The /tides rising /up from this /storm full of /love 
Been so long…I not sure …where to start 

Should I s/tand to my /ground…hold /on to my /shore  (Nina)
Let those jagged rocks…/pound on our /soul…
As the /music gets lost…in its /own melody…
as love /cries ...forever/more {stretch your beautiful voice out here}
What /destiny?…(Nina & Doug)




What destiny…is in these clouds… to/night.  (Nina & Doug)
As I/search on that //horizon…for…/light //
/Will this be /love?...t/rue true /love?   
Is this /just a /dream…not my /destiny 


The /wind and the /waves...blow your /dreams far a/way…(Doug)/
And the /last leaf of /Autumn’s…/on the /ground 
It’s a /wild wicked /wind... and your / course it will /sway (Nina)
And your /tears freeze …/to snow… falling /down  

You must /stand/to your ground…/hold to your shore (Doug)
as those /jagged rocks… /pound on your /soul 
let Your /music’s gets /lost…in its /own melo/dy…\(Nina)
as it /cries .../forever/more {stretch your beautiful voice out here}
What /destiny?…(Doug)


What /destiny…/ is in your /arms… to/night…(Nina & Doug)
as I .wish upon the .starlight in your .eyes…
will /you /still.be /here…in the /morning when I /rise…
or are you /just a  /dream/ 
not my /destiny/
my destiny 
be my destiny


the end phrasing is just Nina..
(.just like you did the first time…awesomeness)


What Destiny ...orig by Doug Roossien ...featuring... Padruna

There is good and evil in each of us. We see this every day, looking inside ourselves, into our heart, into our soul, into our inner mirrors. Sometimes we see good there, but sometimes evil.  I want to dedicate this track to all the good people who gave their lives in this eternal war. In a sense, this track is a requiem for the passing World, as I knew it.

Inner Mirrors

As If

The message in this song is that there is strength in numbers, one voice by itself may not be heard, but a million voices must be heard. One raindrop by itself is lost but when million come together they form the mighty seas. I wanted to get a live feel from this song so i recorded the vocal and the guitar live in 1 take on my Zoom X5 then transferred the WAV file to the DAW where i put in some atmospheric voice synth, some acoustic Bass and some percussion. its one of the longest songs i have recorded as i generally believe that most people won't listen more than 3 minutes but hopefully there is enough in here to keep interest,  i really hope you like it and to help here are the words.


One voice in the wilderness, 
one raindrop falls from the sky 
One soul lost in the darkness,
 One tear drop falls from an eye 

Two voices join together and sing in harmony 
Two raindrops join together help to form  the sea 
Two souls finds each other floating in the sky 
Two tear drops fall together as somebody starts to cry 

3 voices shout for freedom all for one and one for all 
3 Raindrops turn to snow drops as they gently fall 
3 souls on the ground fell the gentle Snow 
3 tears freeze like icicles on the world below 

4 voices sound so beautiful as they together sing 
4 raindrops paly a magic scale as the church bells ring 
4 souls move together in perfect harmony 
4 tear drops cry for you and for me 

5 voices become a quire voices of all pitches 
5 Rains drops fall and form a stream running in the ditches 
5 souls join together to become a might forces 
5 tear drop fall full of remorse

Together we are  Stronger (There's strength in numbers)

SAD RIVER- DOUG ROOSSIEN /Music & Mastered NO KILLIE FISH 
@johnnymc2 ,...Johnny McFarlane May 25, 2022

I used …to feel your passion… running through my veins 
like horses full of freedom, we were runners in the rain 
Been trying too hard to hold you but my walls just made you run 
It only made your waters rush and your borders come undone 

First day of September, I started loving  
Like rivers full of passion, our colors every hue 
Came the whites of winter, and the quiet of the fires 
Kept the love light burning with your rivers, rivers of desires 

(CHORUS)
You  know …Nothing can hold …sad river      
Nothing can stop that river run … 
Nothing can hold… hold …sad river 
Ain’t no canyon on this earth, big enough, to hold my love 

My tears are falling down like water from this well 
I need to learn to swim before I drown myself 
The ashes from our fire all washed up on the shore
When she hurts sad river, she don’t run , don’t run to me no more 

(CHORUS)
You know, Nothing, can hold …sad river      
Nothing can stop that river run … 
Nothing can hold… hold …sad river 
Ain’t no canyon on this earth, big enough, to hold my love 

I used to feel your passion, running through my veins  
like horses full of freedom,  we were runners in the rain 

(Sad river) Chorus ~ Instrumental …
Ain’t no canyon on this earth, big enough 
Ain’t no canyon on this earth, big enough, to hold my love 

(Final tag)
My tears are falling down like water from this well 
I need to learn to swim before I drown myself …
In Sad River, Sad River, Sad …River, Sad River 


https://soundcloud.com/johnnymc2
 Johnny McFarlane Rocked out on this backing track I’ve waited for since I wrote this song in 2015
For two years SAD RIVER was pretty much the one song I would always play at open mics, and with other musicians so I was really excited when Johnny agreed to do this
Love working with Johnny …he has really helped me get this recording process down , we did Never Sailed Goodbye previous to this   https://soundcloud.com/doug-roossien/never-sailed-goodbye-mastered-featuring-no-killie-fish

Since I bought my new ZOOM portable recorder …So many un-recorded or less than productions that he is making it possible to learn the ways of utilizing my equipment before my voice is completely gone…
Please visit him at his music …he’s so versatile sensitive and powerful both.

SAD RIVER - DOUG ROOSSIEN /Music & Mastered - NO KILLIE FISH

I’m honoured to take part in a fifth collaboration with the amazing Torbjørn and Jimmy. A development of a Torbjørn demo, this one is a straightforward, no nonsense rocker, play it loud.

Credits:-

Torbjørn:- Musical composition, Hammond Organ, Organ, String Synth, Bass, Drums, Percussion. https://soundcloud.com/tobbenv

Jimmy:- Lyrics, Vocal composition, Vocals. https://soundcloud.com/j-rivas

Dairv:- Guitars, Production, Mix, Mastering, Cover Art.

Mean Streets (Torbjørn Vagle  - Jimmy Rivas - Dairv Dubbleyew)

I'm very pleased to get to work with Karl's music yet again as we have collaborated on many projects together. When I first heard 'Haust' (Icelandic for Autumn), I was haunted by the richness of the bowed sound and the grinding industrial textures that spoke to me about the extreme environment in Iceland (https://soundcloud.com/sesar/haust). I asked Karl if I could contribute and a few weeks later I'm proud to present our 8th collaboration.

Music, instrumentation, arrangement and production - https://soundcloud.com/sesar
Lyrics/Vocals - me
Image - Douglas Corrance

What was grey becomes black, 
That sinking feeling, 
As darkness falls, 
Dark falls.  

Dawn's late, later still, 
That sinking feeling, 
As darkness falls, 
Dark falls.  

Grey to black as darkness falls.

Darkness Falls by Sesar & Mark J Bennett

Mankind's Repeated Sins

Might need to turn it up a little:)
**remixed 12/23 to fix boomy guitar and adjust eq on multiple tracks:)***
All rights reserved 12/5/2022
Artwork by Robin F. Williams 

I know… if I look away
I’m better off to see…
Time in a different way
And how it should be…
The minutes move so slowly
And sow their seeds…
Morning takes away the darkness
Eventually…

And if…I don’t miss the chance
To take it all in inside
Before walls come crumbling down
And we run and hide…
The hours show so little mercy 
Don’t you see
That we’re given what we need
Eventually…

The hours show so little mercy 
Don’t you see
That we’re given what we need
Eventually…

Eventually

The Time Has Come

TURN OUT THE LIGHTS

Words and Music:  Fogey

Cool desert scene
Feels like a dream
But why so few stars
And so many cars

Turn out the lights
I want to see the sights
When they’re shining bright
They black out the night

Here’s where we are
Taking things too far
Doing all we can to outshine the stars
Turn out the lights and get out of your cars

Mankind claims dominion
But there’s another opinion
We’d better back down
From nature's smack down   

Turn out the lights
I want to see the sights
When they’re shining bright
They black out the night

Here’s where we are
Taking things too far
Doing all we can to outshine the stars
Turn out the lights and get out …

The sons of Icarus
Are living among us
They still fly too high
As they fill the sky

Turn out the lights
I want to see the sights
When they’re shining bright
They black out the night

Here’s where we are
Taking things too far
Doing all we can to outshine the stars
Turn out the lights and get out of your cars

Turn Out The Lights Demo

This is the first full production recording mix ...
of this song written by Doug Roossien. 
All production and instruments by Nick Olman production.  May 8, 2012


When your troubles leave you weary...Lay your mind on flowers blue...
One’s that take you someplace...Where your dreams...they wait for you...
When you're just… too tired to bother…With the noise and all life's… toil...
Lay your head on those blue flowers…In those fields of quiet soil.

You can walk… yes, you can wander…But you can’t outrun … the truth…
You can’t live with all your troubles…But when you die…they’ll go with you…
Take just one moment…from your lifetime…Smell the roses…see the blooms
Lay your head …on those blue flowers…In the fields of quiet soil

Beneath that aging oak tree…  Where my grandpa’s laid to rest…                 
Grandma’s there beside him… Hear those robins in their nest
And the sun is shining down… Upon…waves of amber gold
Next to…flowers blue… In fields of quiet soil

Oh mother, how I miss you…Beneath these flowers… on your grave
I need to know…you’re waiting…For me…to come… someday…
When I’m  just too damn tired…to bother…With all this noise and all life’s… toil…
Then I’ll lie beneath blue flowers…In your fields of quiet soil

"FIELDS OF QUIET SOIL"...DOUG ROOSSIEN/ NICK OLMAN

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Guitar, production& mix by Nick Olman
sung by the fabulous Aramelian Angel
http://soundcloud.com/aramelian_angel

I just want to hold your hand
Look into your eyes again
I want to see...the soul in you
I want to show... you...my soul too

You know I want to ...lay...you down
We could make love...tonight ...on this cloud
I want you to know...we can take this slow
When you’re ready...just let me know

Till then...I ’ll just......hold your hand...
Let our ...eyes...make love again
Play the music slow...soft and low
Two lonely hearts...come in from the cold

TILL THEN by DOUG ROOSSIEN (duet with LAMARA)

Doug Roossien words and music. vocals 
how romantic ...can you be? ...never ask a poet that

Whisper your name…over and over 
Until Sierra…the word becomes a song 
I kiss your lips…and promised to be tender 
Is it the wind…or my love…you’re breathing in
I love you
Sierra…it would be romantic 
We would walk…at night along the shore 
Lie on the beach…right down near the water 
We’d spend hours…and the  only song we’d played
…was I love you
Sierra…my oa sis…I drank…from your  love 
Now Sierra. ..You’re the dessert…and it’s a long way to walk
Sierra…Sierra…hear this  song…I wrote  for you 
I  love you…
Looked in your eyes…I just saw heaven 
Picked wild flowers for your auburn hair 
Up in your room…we could see the moonlight 
Paint a silhouette…love shadow on your wall 
As I loved you…I loved you…Sierra..I loved you 
But…Sierra…my oasis…I drank… all your love 
Now Sierra.. You’re the dessert…and it’s a long   way to walk
Sierra…Sierra…hear this song…I wrote for you 
I love you…I Love you…Sierra…I Love you

SIERRA (My Oasis) DOUG ROOSSIEN, NICK OLMAN //w, Emma Shanley, Sam Kenny, Nick Olman

Thanks to the wonderful Bethany Sky Whitman for agreeing to record my song "Tulips in April"
She provided all the playing singing and wonderful lead guitar and background
We may someday try this as a duet ... hope you enjoy

she is relatively new...but not new to playing writing and singing...but she has some original tracks of her own at ...http://soundcloud.com/bethany-sky-whitman

lyrics...

Tulips in April was an early love of mine 
we lived the seasons till the winter killed the vine 
when the snow lay on the ground all the world was chilled 
wishing there were tulips on the hill

We raced the sunshine...followed raindrops... 
to the sea... 
Loved every minute...we could steal... 
while they were free 
That was then..and if I knew...back then... 
that you would leave.... 
I'd anchor your love...deep...within the sea.

There was silver... in the stars... 
we wished upon...those summer nights,,, 
and gold dust settled softly... 
from that moon's eternal light... 
and the prettiest pink...a rose would know... 
laid petals...on your face... 
but the colors of our love...would fade away...

Tulips in April was an early love of mine 
we lived the seasons till the winter killed the vine 
then the snow lay on the ground all the world was chilled 
wishing there were tulips on the hill

Thanks for listening


Tulips in April ...(by DOUG ROOSSIEN) ...sung and played by Bethany Sky Whitman

YOUTUBE VIDEO......"FIELDS OF QUIET SOIL"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QyYHjxPPBgc 
YOUTUBE VIDEO(NEW) ... "POCKETFUL OF LIES "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay9vAZQgmN4

SOMEDAY THE WEIGHT OF THIS YEAR ON MY LIFE WILL BE AN ALBUM FULL OF PAIN,... BUT, RIGHT NOW IT SEEMS LIKE I'M CENTRALLY LOCATED IN HELL

1987 WENT TO Nashville for a “short week” Music row to make the big time … wow … nobody listens in lawsuit land in those days. 1988 WENT TO NASHVILLE for 3 days (surely, I would crack this puzzle and become famous …) so many on benches in front of churches. Frustrated, didn’t sing publicly again basically for 25 years. (after all, where would a singer/song writer, make a name for himself in Karaoke land).
2010 discovered open mics (new world begins). WRITING SINCE …a lot! Had someone to produce me in limited acoustic style for a couple years…I think a few were damn good “Fields of Quiet Soil”. Had a lot of offers to write lyrics and/or sing for a lot of other artists here. (but no recording capability …let alone a decent computer for my own. TODAY, THINGS CHANGE …I’m here to make an impact (got 4 new ones under my belt recently) …plus some old ones you will not be disappointed listening to. Welcome old music fans and artists., potential serious collabs.
I’m locked and loaded this time!
FB Doug Roossien

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