Trials And Tribulations Chapter 1

Trials And Tribulations Chapter 3

Rise Again. Dub

A Huge Thank You to my dear collaborator Frans Beelaard https://soundcloud.com/user-936947521 . I had send him this song in my version and it came back like this… :)
He played a bass line, 2 guitars, one lead and one rhythm. Also included is an acoustic drum track with 22" Zildjian ride & crash cymbals & tambourine and an acoustic piano track.
On top of that he also mixed and mastered the whole thing.
A great honor and pleasure for me.

The lines (edited, translated, modified, revised, retranslated, reedited…) originally derived from verse shards by two German poets: 
Stefan George (1868-1933), „Albagal“, 1892 and 
Durs Grünbein (born 1962), “Porzellan: Poem vom Untergang meiner Stadt“, 2006 and „Bericht von der Ermordung des Heliogabal durch seine Leibgarde“, 1999
I glued these verse shards together with a refrain.

During my research on porcelain I came along Kin Tsugi, a Japanese form of art, putting broken porcelain back together again. The picture shows such a piece.

Smashed Porcelain

1
Descend once more into the air-raid shelter. 
Observe:
Your ancestors, crowded together, in their final attire,

Comrades, hostages to mass hysteria,
How they curse, sob, 
Just moments ago uninhibited,
When the Führer arrived in the Mercedes of the Messiah.

How long ago was that, you ask ?
Man…
How long ago was that, you ask ?

2
Oh, I’m descending a marble staircase.
A headless body lies in the middle. Once again.
There, the blood of my dear brother seeps out.
I gently gather up my purple train.

How long ago was that, you ask ?
Gee…
How long ago was that, you ask ?

3
Oh, oh, ohh…
Only 
Caesar didn't care ´bout anything. 
As he watched with glee 
When Rome sank to ruins 
Like a tourist from overseas…

How long ago was that, you ask ?
Well…
How long ago was that, you ask ?


4
Why complain, latecomer ? 
The city long gone before you were there 
Ahh, those teary eyes - 
They’re different from grey hair-air-air…

How long ago was that, you ask ? 
Gee…
How long ago was that, you ask ?
Oh folks, I can't say.						

The only Word
For „Gone Forever“
Is „Today“.

Smashed Porcelain (wt Frans Beelaard)

Produced, mixed and mastered by Kawa9

Created with Suno

I May Be Broken, I May Be Blue

Scottish battle cry
Another track assisted by Silver Blue 

Heart's a pounding loud like thunder 
Every step pulls me under 
Shadows stretch across the floor 
What am I running for 

Blood rushing fast fast fast 
Moments flicker never last 
Feel it rise feel it fall 
Will I break or take it all 

Fingers trembling Air is thin 
A war outside and one within 
Breath collides with the stormy night 
Fight or flight Wrong or right 

Blood rushing fast fast fast 
Moments flicker never last 
Feel it rise feel it fall 
Will I break or take it all

I’m the spark and I’m the flame 
Wildfire screaming my name 
No return no rewind 
Just the chaos left behind 

Blood rushing fast fast fast 
Moments flicker never last 
Feel it rise feel it fall 
Will I break or take it all

Hearts a Pounding .mp3

A song detailing a recurring nightmare/ dream I have. It’s captures the feeling running through my head. 

The mirror with no reflection 



I stare into the glass it stares right back 
A hollow frame a silent track 
No face no trace no time to see 
Who am I if there’s no me 

The mirror with no reflection 
An endless void of imperfection 
Who’s the shadow who’s the light 
Am I real or just the night 

I reach my hand but it won’t meet 
A phantom pulse no heartbeat 
The silver’s cold the air is thin 
This is the place I’ve never been 

I’m searching for the shimmer 
The glimmer of a truth 
But all I see is darkness 
A warped and stolen youth  

The mirror with no reflection 
An endless void of imperfection 
Who’s the shadow who’s the light 
Am I real or just the night 

Is the glass broken or is it me 
A cracked illusion or clarity 
The whispers hum they pull me in 
A spiral dance I can’t begin

The mirror with no reflection .mp3

Dedicated to an elderly couple celebrating their 50th Christmas.🎄

Produced, ReArranged, Mixed and Mastered by Kawa9

Created with Udio and Suno

Fifty Christmases (Through fifty winters, you’re still my sunshine)

Just finished this afternoon. Looks can be deceptive. Never judge someone without knowing them !

Beneath the tartan sky so grey 
A heart can sing A heart can stray 
You see my face But nae my soul 
Do ye ken the part that makes me whole  

Don’t judge a book by its cover My dear
 The truth’s in the pages The love’s in the tears 
A glance won’t tell you The depth of the sea 
Look closer Love And you’ll truly see me  

The heather blooms on hills of green
 But thorns lie hidden Sharp Unseen 
A voice can charm A smile can glow 
But the story’s more than what it shows  

Turn the pages Take your time 
Feel the rhythm Hear the rhyme  

Don’t judge a book by its cover My dear 
The truth’s in the pages The love’s in the tears 
A glance won’t tell you The depth of the sea 
Look closer Love And you’ll truly see me  


Like a kilted breeze that whispers low 
There’s more to me than I let show 
Unravel the threads Weave the truth anew 
And find a heart that beats for you

Don’t judge a book by its cover .mp3

Hell Off Wheels

Winged Dungeon

Pisces energy is quiet, not soft.
This track is about the kind of revenge that makes no noise at all.

No arguments.
No closure.
Just absence.

I wrote the lyrics, recorded the vocals and instruments, The emotion is human. The silence is intentional.

If you have ever realised the strongest move is to stop responding, this one is for you.

Winged Dungeon

ElectroTrek

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