"I don't know what to say about this album other than that it is absolutely magnificent"
(Chris West, Phoenix Radio, Australia)

Island

Words and music K Gennery
Artwork by Mr C

thank you lovely Lizzie (@lizzieandrews) and special K (@monnodb) for the talking and whispering

Saw a sign on a closed shop door it read
shut happens sometimes
made me smile for quite a while what do they say
little things please little minds
guess thats me down to a T im just a simple man
finding my way

Oh life seems inscrutable when youre analogue in a digital world
so much i dont understand at all cant get a handle on it

I was bought up to treat all those i meet
how id like to be treated myself.....and dad would say
at the end of the week pay all your bills then stick half away
save for a rainy day
how i miss all the sweet loving bliss of our family home
still dream about it

Oh life seems inscrutable when youre analogue in a digital world
so much i dont understand at all cant get a handle on it
when respect is earnt with a gun or a knife and not when you
love and care for the kids and your wife
and the only thing that matters is the gathering of wealth
what the hell...is going on its all going wrong.

Shut Happens

words and music K. Gennery
For Lauren.

one step at a time moves you a little closer
to the white winning line not so far for you to go now

were willing you on to break the tape
smash the record experience the roar of the crowd
enjoy the occasion embrace the adulation

whether a babies crawl or a giants stride
 doesnt matter which you take
when the destinations happiness
make sure you get there in the end

i could feel it as we talked see it in those beautiful blue eyes
you have so much to give all to live for
no more suffering raise your own family
go travel the world
this dedication is a celebration of life
this dedication is a celebration of life

One step at a time

one step at a time

Old Soul

Words&Music by Netta&McGill
Available on Spotify, YouTube, iTunes and other music streaming platforms.

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My head it hurts so bad
I can't read my writing on the page
I scanned the lines but I can't see
What's become of me

It's true that I ain't been the same
Since you saw me that last day
When you wore that worried smile across your face
As you wiped the tears away

You said tell me where you're going
'Cause I know what you're going through
And I wanna be thinking about ya
What's become of you

It's a question that I ask myself
All the time
What's become of me

You said tell me where you're going
'Cause I know what you're going through
N'a don't wanna be thinking about ya
What's become of you

It's a question that I ask myself
All the time
What's become of me

It's a question that I ask myself
All the time
What's become of me

What’s Become Of Me

I am a splatter sheet
I am a sponge
I am a counter 
In some godless gods game

But most of all
I am a river
That never dries
I am a rock immovable
I am a body
That lights up the sky

I am a silken lightweight
Sheer blue cloth
Fairest of fair
I am a garden
That sometimes
Cries out for sunshine

But most of all
I am a river
That never dries
I am a rock immovable
I am a body
That lights up the sky

Copyright Gina Graham 2023

I Am A River

I see your silver hair and your smile
So proud yet all the while
Pleased to lead from behind
You always took the time
To let us speak our minds 
So sure that we’d shine

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

So many nights, by the phone
You said never walk alone
So you ferried us home
Not a harsh word from your lips
Just the same sound script
And a hug and a kiss

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Now I’ve kids of my own
I see them through your eyes as they grow
You’d have loved them, I know
So I bring you to them instead
An extra kiss to the head
As I put them to bed

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Glowing Embers

'In Green' out now on all streaming platforms. Thanks for listening :)

Written by Emily Theodora 
Vocals and acoustic guitar: Emily Theodora 
Drums: Neo Sukhraj-Hammerl
Electric guitar: Charlie Frogson
Bass: Linus Hakansson

All rights reserved©

In Green

'Fortress' out now on all streaming platforms. Thanks for listening :)

Credits: 

Written by, acoustic guitar, vocals: Emily Theodora 
Violin: Jenni Grossmann
Drums: Neo Sukhraj-Hammerl
Bass: Linus Hakansson

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Fortress

Once again, I realised the monthly @themusicollective playlist was almost upon me, so tried to quickly cobble together a song. The bulk of this (including verse 3, 4 and the chorus) originates from a songwriting challenge (of writing a verse or chorus a day for a month) I did during the lockdown, and I just added verse 1 and 2 this morning. Somehow turned into a song somehow dealing with anxiety and somewhat influenced by the current heatwave. Oh, and musically I stole the riff I figured out for Jolene!

Lyrics:

Verse 1
Monday morning pries your eyelids open with a cheeky grin
And without warning anxiety tries to start its quest of creeping in
You feel the scorching sun summon the heat 
The battle of torture and fun begins to tickle your feet

Verse 2
You try your best to fight the urge to give in to that smouldering weight
That lies upon your chest just waiting to be stirred before it
Grabs your head and heart and suddenly you’re afraid cos the
Biggest part of you can tell it’s too late

Chorus
You wanna
Get out of the day and face the bed
Pull the plug on the madness that’s rampaging through your head
Just forget about the nice things noone’s ever said 
To you and feel reality’s hold on you fall away

Verse 2
You throw a pinch of truth into a soup full of lies,
To hide the bittersweet flavour of your crooked alibis,
You hope that one more scoop will satisfy your hunger
But in the end it keeps your cravings alive for longer

Chorus
I wanna
Get out of the day and face the bed
Pull the plug on the madness that’s rampaging through my head
Just forget about the nice things noone’s ever said 
To me and feel reality’s hold on me fall away

Verse 3
You need a brandnew frame of mind without the cracks and the rust 
You’re kind of scared what you might find by wiping away the grime and the dust.
Try to assemble the pieces you have lost in a dream
And create something new you’ve never seen.

Chorus
You gotta
Get out of the day and face the bed
Pull the plug on the madness rampaging through your head
Just forget about the nice things noone’s ever said 
To you and feel reality’s hold on you fall away

Fall Away (demo)

Music and lyrics by Gemma Dart.
All rights reserved © 2025

Lyrics of 'breakfast'
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this is good
this is how it's supposed to be 
there's beauty to this pain
there's crying in victory 

an old wound familiar
she's whispering "remember me" 
for weeks now she's lingered in the hallway
but now she's snuggled up next to me 

as I watch another one go 
once again I'm too slow 
for the common tempo 

alone we do all this thinking 
of how the future is meant to be
while I move hour by hour 
you've excavated catastrophe 

and in a space where I rush 
you brought a pace that was nice for me 
but just when I work my worry out 
I hear again "this doesn't work for me" 

and I watch another one go 
once again I'm too slow 
for the common tempo 
I watch another one go 
once again I'm too slow 
with an uncommon tempo 

although neither's in the wrong 
it always feels like a robbery 
today they've taken all the happy 
replaced it with misery 

and we spoke at morning sun 
and now I've sat here till half past three 
you know I go hard for a breakfast 
I hope I soon get the urge to eat

breakfast • (demo version)

London based singer-songwriter

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