Upside Down | Piano Day

Composed by Till Indy
Piano: Till Indy
© 2024 Till Indy

Upside Down | Piano Day

prelude

Original composition, all acoustic and electric guitars by Neno J.

From Here To Eternity

shadows wear the crown

Nothing Ventured

Can Not Cry

This is my entry for Round 4 of the "Spintunes" contest (spoiler: sadly I didn't win 😭) The prompt/challenge was to "write and record a song inspired by the painting, Water Fox by the artist Madeline Owen".

In Japanese folklore, Kitsune are mischievous fox spirits known particularly for their ability to shapeshift. Handily, there is a river variety, which is what came to mind when I was saw Madeline’s painting.

(Cover image: Water Fox © Madeline Owen - https://collierwest.com/collections/madeline-owen / https://www.instagram.com/looselyassembled/)

LYRICS

Once there was a woodcutter’s son
Living alone, deep in the forest
Barely spared a word for anyone
In ten long years (or so it was said)
And every day
He would pray
Down by the river

The river ran fast and deep
Its banks were steep and slick with mud
The woodcutter’s son once had a wife
Carried away by those treacherous currents
And every day
He sang the name
Of the river spirit

Kitsune, why d’ya take my baby
Why d’ya take my baby away
Kitsune, why d’ya take my baby
Why d’ya take my baby away

One day he came back to his home
And there stood his wife, in the lengthening shadows
She said, “I can return every night
But when I depart, you must swear not to follow”
Then down he fell
Beneath her spell
And sang to the river

Kitsune, now you brought my baby
Now you brought my baby back
Kitsune, now you brought my baby
Now you brought my baby back

I lost my lover at the water’s edge
I’m never gonna lose her
Never gonna lose her again

The lure of curiosity grew
The woodcutter’s son could bear it no longer
Silently he traced her steps
To the muddy bank, where he lost her forever
In the pale blue dawn
She took the form
Of the river spirit

Kitsune, why d’ya take my baby
Why d’ya take my baby away
Kitsune, why d’ya take my baby
Why d’ya take my baby away

Kitsune, Kitsune, Kitsune
Kitsune, Kitsune, Kitsune
Kitsune, why d’ya take my baby
Why d’ya take my baby away
From me

Kitsune

A gentle piano piece inspired by the quiet strength we carry through uncertain times. “Purpose” speaks to the invisible thread of love, courage, and meaning that guides us — even when the path is unclear. Part of the “Neosphere” collection, this track is a personal tribute to resilience and grace.

Purpose

Open Collab here: https://soundcloud.com/user-370942421-686440500/glycerine-2025-05-31-20-58

This is a my attempt at artist Well and his open collaboration offer, Glycerine. What a fabulous setup man. Thanks a million.

I actually wrote the lyrics listening to Llanspych's amazing version.
https://soundcloud.com/llanpsych/glycerine-mix-1?si=751eac8484154fefba99bd60a642c9e1&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing This version delivered the lyrics. Nice one bruv

I have only added a vocal line here and some effecting to merge the vocals into the full existing mix better. Note the lyrics initials spell... Glycerine For A Mind Cleaned Now

This is a fine example of teaching yourself things sniper style through music. Well gave us a song and a Word. Now it has scientific lyrics to go with it. Thanks Music and Thanks Internet and Thanks a centillion Well 🎶  (A Centillion is the largest known 'illion' number. It has 303 zeros

I have this strong hunch that we should be teaching children through music in schools instead of the questionably inspiring iPad approach we are currently evolving. Screens are in my opinion negative triggers with the consensus society has settled on in making them the portal to our (anti) social media realm. While that status quo lasts I believe they are negative time bombs to an even worse off generation that grows up locked to Tik Tok and YouTube shorts! Heroine information that teaches very little substance on subjects but gives you the illusion that you know a lot about them. Dumbing down humanity steroid style for corporations to profit more, widen the gaps between rich and poor and most of us, even the poorer of us love it. It's an actual wireless matrix and no one can win a debate with me yet to make me think otherwise. Yes we have plenty of Neo humans that use it sensably but collectively it's an absolute disaster and easy pickings for the billionaires to continue their marches to becoming trillionaires at the expense of more balance for humanity as a whole. Balance is contrary to their capitalistic greed and that's why socialism is sold by money as evil when it's actually our answer to balance whether you've been told the opposite or not. True socialism is nothing to do with Putin Dictatorships or Chinese oppressive version of it. It's about closing the gaps in society that allow billionaires in the first place. Once that's not a possible goal for an individual we can ALL eat what we need to be healthy and ourselves.

Imagine this. What are you studying in school today guys? How about we do some Well & The Beautiful Dark. This can be the future of education I know it and now I just need to hone these musical textbooks to give them the substance they need to fill the gaps. Association memory then should drill this information into brains better. We remember music easily because eof what it does to our brains. Why not take advantage of that in EVERYTHING

I'm not for a second suggesting you know Glycerine after studying this song but maybe it's showing a way forward for a different type of schooling especially for younger kids. Imagine even having the terminology contained in this song as a well remembered reference because of a song you connected with in school. In my imagination that could make much more technical knowledge easier to learn and I'd hazard a guess it would actually physically wire your brain better to in turn make a more detailed mind library of any subject when studying it more deeply in text books and more detailed visual presentations of whatever it is.

Morality can be covered more beautifully then ever too. Religion won't be able to highjack that from us anymore because we can actually sing songs about it in class without confusion attached.

Lyrics in pic! I just ran out of space waffling about reality but I do have space left to say

Peace and Love and Light to everybody on Planet Earth, even the dickheads, because they need the light more then any of us

Glycerine

Miss you tonight

‘When You Walked In’ is the fifth studio quality Grey Hounds song to be released, this one is based on a true love story. It started life as slower ballad, but as we rehearsed it as a full band the speed was increased, and it got punked up to sound as it does now.

When You Walked In

- Composer and musician that loves synthesizers and SoundCloud.
- Makes music on iPad.

Can Not Cry

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