Song composed during a Fredericton Arts Alliance Residency. Joint composition with Bryan McDaniel. Guitar Bryan McDaniel.

There is nothing wrong with you because you are different. Everyone is different.

We do not have to be homogeneous; we do not have to be the same. There is distance and difference between even the closest of human beings. We do not have to walk the same path to share the same vision: that all view points are valuable; except for hate, which is not a viewpoint at all but a dark glass some people see through… losing all clarity and beauty.

We do not need to stand above someone. We can stand side by side and not be in each other’s shade…so that we all receive the same amount of sunlight. 

Two great things we can do in life: Have the courage to be yourself, your unique self and embrace what is different about you; and the second thing is to embrace what is different about everyone else …what is their unique contribution to the world?  (And maybe doing the second will only come from doing the first. Maybe you can’t accept everyone else’s differences unless you accept your own). 

Every power struggle, abuse, and essentially all inequity in the world is related. We need to solve the inequities in our own lives in order to impact the world’s inequities and essentially set a good example so that others will follow, not you; but your behaviour, by making changes on their own.

Differences are very important. We need them to understand things…without differences we cannot compare, understand, and get perspective. We wouldn’t even have a concept of time without differences! Differences create understanding if we embrace them and only difference can create change and growth…the concepts of change and growth are also not possible without differences! 

The ironic thing is that humans sometimes think that rejecting differences and striving to be the same will create unity. But the opposite is true: only through accepting all our differences and celebrating them can we truly unite and move forward. 

Maria

Difference

Lyrics (Original Song)
Oh, I believe in the sunshine as it streams from a bright blue sky
But my faith is not so sure when the night owl sings   
and the moon lies down on his job
I will show myself grace when the way is dark and steep
But I’ll no longer stop in fear

I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And  dance to its every sound
I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And leave my masks behind
			
I carry a load of tightly packed stones strapped firmly to my back	
The stones bear the names of ancient regrets 
That are so hard to let go
But I’ll lay my burden down, skip those stones across the lake
And smile as they slip from view

I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And  dance to its every sound
I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And leave my masks behind

I will never wear Superman blue
but I can still learn how to fly

I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And  dance to its every sound
I want to live my life with every heartbeat
And leave, and leave , and leave my masks behind

Superman Blue

I Was Always There

Produced by Cookie Jay

Ft. Mike Bryant on Guitar and Kit Gratrix on Keyboards

Black Rabbit

Parlons d’existence sur le seuil de nos vies
Les moments de silence les regards sans bruit
Fidèles à nos histoires dans les creux de la main 
Nous replongeons au coeur de ces tristes matins 

De brumes et de verts
Les parfums
Humides en terre
Les chagrins 
Les moments insolites
Ne décrochent pas
De nos mémoires libres
Des fantaisies

Chorus

Parlons des belles couleurs, légères émotions
Dans les recoins du coeur, les belles intentions
Tout au fond de l’âme, de légers rebonds
Et les petits drames qui nous font faux bond

Dans les petits matins 
Dans les petits chagrins
Frais et salins
Nos vies en vain…

Petits Matins  Avec Yann Kifer Piano

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Godless Butcher ( demo # 1 )

Smoke Fades

Don’t Start Now

Seven Knock's at Midnight

(Intro)
The phone rang, a cruel, late-night ghost in the dark. And just like that, the world went quiet. Not a gentle quiet, but the kind that screams inside your head, ripping every single breath right out of your lungs. They said you fought so hard, Dad. They said you're finally at peace. But how can there be peace when all I feel is this jagged, burning hole where you used to be? Every memory is a fresh stab, every quiet moment a deafening echo of your laugh, your voice. I wasn't ready. God, I really wasn't ready for you to die.

(Verse 1)
No. No, no, no! My mind just… it refused. The words they spoke, they couldn’t be real. Not you, Dad. Not yet. Not like this. I fought it, I screamed it inside my head – "Wrong number! A mistake!" But the silence that followed, that empty space… it swallowed me whole. And now, every breath is a fight, every memory a torture, because the truth screams louder than anything: I wasn't ready. I wasn't ready for you to die.

(Chorus)
Oh, the world just stopped that day, a cruel, cold, silent lie.
'Cause no matter what they say, I wasn't ready for you to die.
Every breath I take still screams your name, a whisper in the void.
This aching in my soul, it burns like an unhealed fire, destroyed.
I wasn't ready, Dad, no, I really wasn't ready for goodbye.

(Verse 2)
They tell me to be strong, to find a way to move ahead.
But how can I when every path just leads back to your death?
The world keeps spinning, oblivious to the storm inside my head,
Laughing, living, while my own future feels unled.
It just doesn't feel right, Dad, this wasn't how it was supposed to be.
There were so many plans, so much left for you to see.
And now I'm left with all these shattered pieces, a life rearranged,
Struggling to believe that anything truly hasn't changed.

(Verse 3)
They tell me time will heal these wounds, that grief will fade away.
But every sunrise just reminds me of that crushing, final day.
It's unfair, Dad, how life just keeps on moving, loud and fast,
While my world shattered, caught forever in a painful, frozen past.
I see old men with their fathers, sharing stories, laughter, grace,
And I just stand here hollow, empty, in this lonely, desolate place.
There's a future you won't be in, dreams that never will come true,
And all I can do is whisper, "I wasn't ready, Dad, for losing you.

(Verse 4)
I used to dream of futures, where you'd walk me down the aisle,
Or bounce your grandkids on your knee, with your familiar smile.
Now those pictures in my mind are just mirages in the haze,
Stolen moments, shattered plans, lost in these endless days.
Time, they say, keeps marching on, a relentless, ticking clock,
But for me, it's frozen solid, stuck upon that final shock.
And the injustice burns so deep, a fire I can't command,
Because I wasn't ready, Dad, to let go of your hand.

(Outro)
So I carry this weight now, every single day.
This life without you, finding my own way.
They say it gets easier, but I just don't know how...
Because deep in my soul, even now,
I wasn't ready for you to die, Dad.
No, I'm still not ready.

Rollin wit a G (feat. Obie Trice)

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