山に守られ、落とされずに安定
yama ni mamorare otosarezu ni antei
protected by mountains that provide an unwavering stability
ずっと日々も晴れ、曇りさえなくて
zutto hibi mo hare kumori sae nakute
there are clear skies every day, with no clouds in sight

笑う理由なくても微笑むと
warau riyuu nakutemo hohoemu to
it is said that if you keep smiling, even when you have nothing to smile about,
雨を防げると言われる
ame wo fusegeru to iwareru yo
you can prevent the rain

でも、太陽の谷の日差しが眩しすぎて痛むよう
demo taiyou no tani no hizashi ga mabushi sugite itamu you
but in the valley of the sun, the sunlight is so bright, it almost hurts
いつの間にか目を覚ましたら、見えなくなった
itsu no ma ni ka me wo samashitara, mienakunatta
and before I knew it, when I would open my eyes, I couldn’t see anything

やっと日が沈んで、鮮やかな色彩
yatto hi ga shizunde azayaka na shikisai
as the sun finally sets, the sky is dyed
染められた空、紅の夕焼け
somerareta sora kurenai no yuuyake
in vibrant hues, a scarlet sunset

みんなに望まれた、その日差し
minna ni nozomareta sono hizashi
but that sunlight everyone wished for
暑く差したから、火をつけて
atsuku sashita kara hi wo tsukete
shined so hot, it began to light fires

見守った山が赤く燃えてる、息苦しくて重い
mimamotta yama ga akaku moeteru ikigurushikute omoi
the mountains that once watched over us now burn red
煙が届かないところに逃げられない
kemuri ga todokanai tokoro ni nigerarenai
we must escape to a place where the suffocating and heavy smoke cannot reach, but we can’t

炎を消すためにその制した雨放してもいいかな
honoo wo kesu tame ni sono seishita ame hanashite mo ii kana
in order to extinguish the flames, I wonder if it’s okay to let the rain that I had held back go
建前が流させられたら、癒せるのか
tatemae ga nagasaseraretara, iyaseru no ka
if we let it wash away our faces, would it soothe the pain?

太陽の谷 (The Valley of the Sun)

Celebration Double Time was composed for opening scene of the Dairakudakan production "Sokonuke Mandala" featuring dancer/choreographer Kumotarou Mukai.

Celebration Double Time

early October Babies, feat. the great Satchel Jones

Floating Soldier

Surrounded by incomprehensible words,
Continuing to have meaningless dreams,
Losing my sense of forward or backward,
I'm a soldier just floating in the air.

Confused by incomprehensible rumors,
Sneered at without clear reasons,
Losing my sense of dream or reality,
I'm a soldier just wandering in the dark.

Ah?

Pushing meaningless crowd away,
Shrugging off incomprehensible scorn, Losing my sense of right or left,
I'm a soldier just floating in the air

Confused by incomprehensible rumors,
Sneered at without clear reasons,
Losing my sense of dream or reality,
I'm a soldier just wandering in the dark.

Ah?

Forget your parents and go to Paris
Get your hair cut and be embarrassed
Have too much fun and they’ll say you’re careless 
The good fight isn’t just Saturday night

Traffic thickens like them’s slim pickens
Sprechens zie deutch in hells kitchens
Mano et mano in the Turkish prisons
Or sipping high tea with the queen of queens

It’s a dream in a dream
Like Strawberries and cream 
And the noose hanging loose from the roof beam
Says the guillotine’s not what it used to be
When the iron maiden’s retired her designer jeans…

Come the fast and the furious/ stupid lookin’ curious
It’s tough to be in 3-d most of the time
Walking the fine lines to break the deadlines
Human life is shortest between two points…

I know it’s scary yo coming through in Stereo, 
Hi Ho the Dario Osaka to Ontario
Checkin’ e-mail from the belly of the whale
Can’t fail when your money’s in jail

Cuddled up in the palm of Ishmaels and King Kongs
Godzilla didn’t know what he was doing was wrong
Soldiers floating mentally gentle but strong


Floating Soldier (early October Babies, feat. Satchel Jones)

Composer: Parsa Ferdowsi
Pianist: Soroush Sadeghi

Prelude In B Minor

Fugue

Cello Sonata

The Cycle (A Poem Symphonic for Cello and Orchestra)

Improvisation (The Cycle)

Track 20 from the Westwinds Band project Lenten Songs: Anticipating Reconciliation was written and produced by the incomparable Stacey Garrison of Zen Buoy Productions. Lead Vox performed by McKenna Jones.

The Source

Watch the MV;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIEgJOv2EKk

CHEEZE (치즈) - 수채화 (Water colour)

Lost Time

If we do indeed replace all our bodily cells every 7 years, I am Erik Santos 7.

Pleased to meet you.

Floating Soldier (early October Babies, feat. Satchel Jones)

erik santos

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