Voices 2

help get me through the winter

Wednesday Collection #88

a naive love song

[lyrics]:
Every time I see you walk my way 
I miss a beat and I stumble 
I stammer and fumble 
for something to say 
I'm a-tell you no lie 
I'm shaking all over and I don't know why 

One of those things that you don't explain
like the sunshine breaking
through the summer rain sometimes

And the colours are bright and clear
and every little thing feels just right
until the rainbow disappears
but then again it's just a trick of the light

_______
When the rainbow disappears
leaving only shades of blue
when you leave me standing here
I can't seem to get over you

When the colours fade away
I feel like I'm fading too
when the colours turn to grey
I can't seem to get over you
_______

Every time I see you walk away
I have to swallow my pride, 
I just push it aside
and call it a day
before I break down
and lose all control and lose a little more ground

It's a feeling that's hard and hollow
someone in me still wants to follow you down
where the whole world is smiling bright
even if it's just a trick of the light

_______
When the rainbow disappears
leaves you high and dry and blue
When you leave me standing here
I can't seem to get over you

When the colours fade away (…)

Rainbow

Kerosene

Been a while.............

The light it never comes
Even with eyes open wide
Though all of you are all around
Isolation swells inside

CH: I feel that pain
That I must face alone
I have this shame
That I must face alone
The Anguish Drains
And I must face alone
Thoughts never change
That I must face alone

I don't recognize myself
So how can you all see
The distance that I feel
Though I've everything round me

CH

Just that thought or simple word
You were unafraid to call
Helped shine a light inward
And I stood a little tall

CH2: And you're reaching out
And I am not alone
You take this hand
And I am not alone
You hear my voice
And I am not alone
There is a choice
And I am not alone

Alone (You Are Not)

Part 62 of 266
Chapters released every weekend. All TAFFETA tracks are created within seven days.

I use a complete hybrid of organic & electronic sounds within the scope of the Taffeta project. Nothing is out of the question and no limits are set on how things may evolve one way or another.

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TAFFETA | Part 62

Scotty: guitars, lyrics, vocals
Falsestart: production, lyrics, vocals
Tommy: bass

Not So Fast (Falsestart/QB Bills)

Something That Was Never There

(Duran Duran; arr. Sharbaugh) 
Bonetender [ @bonetender ]: electric guitars 
Michael Ash Sharbaugh [ @michael-ash-sharbaugh ]: vocals, drums and drum machine programming, synthesizers and sequencer programming, and 'found sounds' 
Composed and Recorded ca. 1982 to March 16, 2022. 
sm83 [eM-The Mellow High Mix 02] [24WAV].

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"The original version of this song made Me who I am today: I heard #duranduran 's original version for the first time when I was 13, whilst doing homework at the dining room table, and was floored by its beauty.

By the time the song was halfway through, I knew that I wanted to make something as #haunting -ly beautiful, and set out to write #music and #poetry for the rest of My life.

This cover is a #homage to that ‘forever feeling’ -- of #dedication, and of the endless #devotion to My #musical craft. (’Till #death shall #music and I part!)

I have a #video in the works for it, and plan to release #remix -es soon!"

~ Michael

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Anyone Out There? (feat. Bonetender)

... on Spotify >>>

"Anyone Out There?" (a Duran Duran cover [1983]) - Michael Ash Sharbaugh (feat. Bonetender)

Vocals / Lyrics, Painting: Aine Parkes @aineparkes
Music, Guitars (Jazzmaster, Cheetah), Bass (P), Drums (AD2), Mellotron (Redtron), Piano (AK), Mix & Mastering (DAW): @bonetender

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/2UOH8iWKG7xrLeaWUe8Qwj

======= Lyrics =======

Blindly, drifting,

blaming others for your woes.
Why don't you look in the mirror, deep in your eyes, 
you gotta pay the price.

All the things you've said and done, 
all the things...
What have you done?

Sadly, drifting, 
won't connect with anyone.
Feeling misunderstood and too afraid to try, 
Why don't you see the sky?

So many roads you could take,
A world just waiting for you to wake-

You can't see the forest for the trees oh oh no,
Just about everything makes you freeze so oh oh,
You just keep on keep on running,
Don't look inside your mind.
You keep on keep on running, 
Hide.

But your mind knows, but your mind knows the lies, you know your mind knows why oh oh

Wildly drifting 
madly its lifting, 
step outside just stop the fight,
You know you have to try, 

You know your mind knows why, You know your mind knows why,

You know your mind knows.

©Aine Parkes & Bonetender 2022 All Rights Reserved

Your Mind Knows

Your Mind Knows (with Aine Parkes)

High recommendation of headphones, to fully enjoy sound adds and effects.

Letra / translated lyrics:

África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
la vieja madre...   /   the old mother...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
la tierra extraña...   /   the strange land...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...


Son tus raíces   /   Your roots are
más profundas que el tiempo.   /   deeper than time.
Olvida tu vida   /   Forget your life
que ahora es desierto.   /   which is now a desert.

Tus raíces de sangre se han perdido,   /   Your blood roots are lost
y tu exótico mundo ha envejecido.   /   and your exotic world has got old.
La llamada de la selva ha convertido:   /   The call of the jungle has turned:

tus batallas en guerras,   /   your battles to wars,
y tus bosques en hambre,   /   and your forests to hunger,
y tus hombres en tierra.   /   and your men to soil.

África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
tus cantos lejanos...   /   your distant singings...
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...
ahora están muertos...   /   are dead now...
ahora están muertos.   /   are dead now.
África... África...   /   Africa... Africa...


... 1995 E-RUIZZO - 2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS

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África (Hombres de tierra)

Bathe in Black by Bundy
Recorded by Bundy
Mixed by Luis Renteria
Mastered by Brian Frederick

Bundy - Bathe In Black

Something something robots something last stand hubris something something.

And Now We're The Last Of Us To Resist Them

Moment One

I didn’t care whose voice it was
I’m captive and a slave
Bright and pure shines her star
Upon that glorified guitar
Until we came to Spenlow’s grave

No pausing on the brink
I was gone
No time to even think
Fallen headlong
From moment one

Enough wrung out of me to drown
A fellow moonstruck clerk
Steeped in a sea of soup and sound
Bite the key to my carpet bag
Distinguish in the dark

Weak infatuation, maudlin mind 
Celestial blue
Saturated through and through
Turn into a room close at hand
The empress of my heart

Many thanks to Steve Pumphrey for playing the guitar solo on this recording.

Moment One

A couple of months ago, Rodolfo Planes from Tierra del Fuego sent me a wonderful piece of music (in a different key and without lead guitar) that he hoped I’d write lyrics for… 
I was so excited that the first verse popped into my head almost straightaway, and with great patience and honesty, Rodolfo lead me through the learning curve that would be the gestation of this song.
The passionate music somehow stirred in me a sense of longing and belonging, combined with the enforced isolation from loved ones during lockdown. I think Rodolfo’s music helped me express this powerfully.
His solo still continues to move me even after countless listens. I am very grateful to him for this opportunity and I sincerely hope we can work on other projects. 
Thanks for listening and please check out Rodolfo’s cloud if you can.

Composition, instrumentation, arrangement and production: https://soundcloud.com/rplanes
Lyrics and vocals: https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett
Image of Loch Maree, Scotland used with kind permission of Douglas Corrance.

https://continentalcollision.bandcamp.com/track/set-me-down-that-road

I know where I’m going,
Though I don’t know where I am.
My drive ain’t slowing,
If it’s Birmingham, Alabam.
Gotta get me on the road,
Back to where I’m coming from,
Might not have the zip code,
But I know where I belong. 
I know, I know, I know that I belong.
It might take me some time,
But I’m on my way already.
Set me down that road.

I know what I’m missing,
And where I might find it.
Without even reminiscing,
I’m right back there, I admit.
Close my eyes, and I’m there,
Though in reality,
I’m still stuck in elsewhere,
And I’m the absentee.   
I know, I know, I know that I’ve done wrong.
It might take me some time,
But I’m on my way already.
Set me down that road.

I’ve been uninvited,
Yet I felt compelled to come
A need to be reunited,
Whatever the outcome.
This prodigal believes,
In the error of his ways.
He vows that he’ll never leave,
Where his hat now he lays
I know, I know, I know that I’m back home.
It has taken some time,
But I feel at home already.
I’ve been down that road.

Set Me Down That Road - Continental Collision - Now Available on Bandcamp

Production Note
https://furicomusicteam.blogspot.com/p/neither-west-east-north-nor-south.html

Included Movie
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1x2Jppspwg

Neither West, East, North, Nor South

Under Construction
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Some photography provided by Dave Root

https://instagram.com/david__root?igshid=OGQ5ZDc2ODk2ZA==