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Entire Inbox: Batch 554

Music  & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

Going at it with mostly a single synth stem again....piano and 2 synths all being played at the same time. Drums, bass and vocal are separate.

LIVE OR DIE

Intravenous information
Way too much explanation
Getting to my circulation
Spin me round
I get high

I wanna know
You wanna know
To live or die
I wanna know
We wanna know
To live or die

From the sea or sky
It’s all the same
From the north and south
It’s all the same
It’s wet or dry
Feast or famine
Do this, do that, do something
Can’t be doing nothing

More and more…
On and on…

More and more…
On and on…
I can’t stop

It’s all too easy
I turn on the power
It’s never gonna touch me
It’s all too easy
Complete strangers
So far away
So far away

Needle drip drop overload 
Twist and turn hand it over
Play the game kick the can  
Spin the boy
I get high

More and more…
On and on…

More and more…
On and on…
I can’t stop

I wanna know
You wanna know
To live or die
To die
I wanna know
We wanna know
To live or die
To die

Live Or Die

Spotify

https://youtu.be/NV-9HHaVoGw?si=TiZkRI1AJPGYlkQ3

Tau Mu(A2)

The song is about joining your first band at fifty and thinking maybe you should have done this earlier. Photo was taken at our first recording session, in the loft!

Days Of Silence

Cosmic Slide.wav

Endeavours

Twenty

24,.11.2024

Moon

Aim A Little Higher

From the forthcoming album Endorfinika Splendara, slated for a 2025 release.

Words & music by d.iorio. Recorded, mixed, performed and produced by d.iorio. All rights reserved 2024.

endorfinika splendara

Burn the House

shauna Mc Ardle Music~ lights

The fate of our democracy rested in the hands of the USA voters. Though this song was initially directed at the conservative justices on SCOTUS, it really encompassed our choices regarding the direction for this country. We must keep in mind that the court's balance could be pushed even further toward an extreme conservative ideology. We are now in uncharted territory, though the direction the newly reelected president plans to take is VERY clear.

"Before the End" by Johnny Z

evening mood

A new composition
Lyrics:

In the silence of the night, I've laid my heart bare,
Words like whispers drifting, tangled in the air.
I spoke of the shadows, the weight of a smile,
Trying to lift the darkness, if just for a while.

I’ve seen the faces, their eyes locked tight,
Chasing the phantoms of a flickering light.
Lost in the chatter, of voices all wrong,
Searching for truth in a deafening song.

But the last song is playing, and it’s bittersweet,
A melody fading, beneath restless feet.
Where do we wander when the lights start to fade?
In this masquerade, has hope ever stayed?

 Lost in the shuffle, as we dance in the dark,
Clinging to echoes, but where’s the spark?
This world is a canvas smeared with despair,
Maybe the colors were never quite there.

So, what will be left when we roll up the scroll?
A tale of a wanderer, lost in the control.
I question the fabric of this strange design,
Is it fate or just folly that draws us the line?
                                               
So, I sing one last time, in the still of the night,
As the curtain is falling, I hold on to the light.
We fight for a place where the heart can be free,
In this aching reflection, it's just you and me.
Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea
Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk 2025

The Last Song is Playing

Verse 1I walked down to the old dirt road,
Lost in the night, with you On  my  mind 
The city lights were shining bright,
But my soul was searching for a different light.

[Chorus]
Oh, the neon lights of Jesus, shining through the darkest night,
A warm and glowing promise, His love will make it right.
No matter where you're running, no matter where you've been,
The neon lights of Jesus will lead you home again.

[Verse 2]
I’ve chased the dreams that left me dry,
Whiskey nights and alibi lies.
But in the glow of mercy’s grace,
I saw the light that never fades.

[Chorus]
Oh, the neon lights of Jesus, shining through the darkest night,
A warm and glowing promise, His love will make it right.
No matter where you're running, no matter where you've been,
The neon lights of Jesus will lead you home again.

[Bridge]
A cross that shines down every street,
Calling sinners, setting free.
Not a bar sign, not a show—
Just a love that always glows.

[Chorus]
Oh, the neon lights of Jesus, shining through the darkest night,
A warm and glowing promise, His love will make it right.
No matter where you're running, no matter where you've been,
The neon lights of Jesus will lead you home again.

[Outro]
So if you're lost and feeling low,
Lift your eyes, let His love show.
Through the night, through the pain,
His neon light will shine again

Neon Lights of Jesus    /  Master recording

guitar, drums, keyboards and fx performed by Sparky Bonehead

untitled 2 in A major

It's time I begin to believe
Believe what I can't see
Believe in my dreams
Believe in me

I know I can do this
I know I can stay strong
I know I can achieve
For I've been all along

To

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Others may ignore you
But that's okay
They're dealing with
Problems
Right before their face

If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to see
If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to believe

With

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Others may ignore you
But that's okay
They're dealing with their
Problem
Right before their face

If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to see
If you believe
If you trust
Allow yourself to believe

With

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal confidence
Over
External approval

Internal Confidence, Over External Approval (Reprise)

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