Pronounced: "poor kee jeggs-zist han-core" (meaning "For Whom I Still Exist").

Old WIP I found that I would love to end someday.
Lyrics are written (in French), but not recorded yet.
An English version will probably see the light of day too.

Pour Qui J'existe Encore (instrumental demo)

A song that emerged from an attempt to write something in the style of The Divine Comedy (https://soundcloud.com/the-divine-comedy). Not sure I entirely succeeded but I still like the result! Completed with more than a little help from my friends @looseyleaf & @goat-screaming.

CREDITS:
Lyrics and main vocals by Unbuilt Boy and LooseyLeaf (@looseyleaf)
Music, piano, strings, guitar and drums by Unbuilt Boy
Mixing & additional vocals by GoatScreaming (@goatscreaming)

LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
This is a song for lovers 
whose tale is a story old as time 
Two souls meant to find each other
our destinies always intertwined

[Pre-Chorus 1]
Seems every road leads us to this place 
The choices we made, regrets and mistakes 
We’re circling round and round
and running out of space

[Verse 2]
This is a song for dreamers 
those who believed and dared to try
To get where the grass is greener
but found it was on on the other side

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Love is a drug, and life is a dance 
So never stand still or you'll waste your chance
'Cause if you wait too long you’ll miss
that moment a smile leads to a kiss 
So what are you thinking for
if there’s a spark we can’t ignore it 

[Chorus 1]
'Cause I’m someone who needs you 
who feels the same way you do
let me steal your heart 
It might last forever
if we can stick together
this is just the start
Or maybe we’ll break up
kiss and make up
Friends or enemies walking that line
'Cause this is our story
so help me write it line by line

[Verse 3]
This is a song for liars 
who feel the chill but won’t admit 
It's cold 'cause they lost the fire
when love burned to ashes in the pit 

[Pre-Chorus 3]
Memories are just the ghosts of the past 
like water and sand, they slip through the cracks 
Some things can never be replaced
the sound of a voice, the look on a face
So baby keep holding on
to what we have before it’s gone

[Chorus 2]
Now the tides are changing 
the stars are rearranging 
in the sky above 
Anchors lifting, drifting off
ships into the night
a life that never was 
But there was a moment 
for a blink of an eye 
I was yours, and my love, you were mine 
A potion so potent 
that we climbed to the top of the mountain
and jumped 
cause we knew in our hearts we could fly
But we’re out of time 
We’re out of time 

[Outro]
This is the song that lovers sing 
when they are running out of time

ARTWORK: Image by annca from Pixabay

Time (For Lovers) (feat. LooseyLeaf & GoatScreaming)

This was my attempt to write a piano-driven rock song in the style of @ben-folds-official/@ben-folds-five, who were a massive inspiration to me when I was growing up and learning to play the piano. Don't know if I succeeded, but I'm pretty pleased with the result !

CREDITS:
Music, lyrics, vocals, piano, guitar and bass by Unbuilt Boy
Drums by MusicByJayBee (@MusicByJayBee)
Mixing by Franc Rose (@francrose)

ARTWORK: Created by Unbuilt Boy using ransomnote.online - with thanks to Bart Kamski (Twitter: @Bart_Kamski)

LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
How can you not see we're coming undone
that things have to change before we become
Trapped in regret, stuck living a lie
I'm tired of pretending now don't act surprised
The distance between us has grown through the years 
but you've pulled me closer to hide from the fears
you can't face

[Chorus 1]
I need my own space
but you're smothering me
Tell me how can I grow 
if you won't let me breathe
I know while I'm with you
I will never be free
when I keep putting
you before me

[Verse 2]
Tell me what you want
if there's something that you need 
You can't expect me to guess
or do you think I can mind read? 
It's time that we talked about you and me
Oh!

[Chorus 2]
Keep spreading my wings
but you're holding me down
Tell me how can I fly
if I can't leave the ground
I'm all ready to go
but you need me around
So I keep putting
you before me

[Bridge]
Now our history is a catastrophe
just look at the mess that we've made
Sometimes you can be your own worst enemy
I'm tired of the games that you play
I've stopped listening
every time that you talk
I hear the same shit every day
Might look like myself
but my mind's somewhere else
not hearing a word that you say
How did we let things get like this
This isn't how they should be
So everything's going to change

[Chorus 3/Outro]
Now this is the way
things are going to be
When I put myself first
no more you before me
It's high time that you learned
to stand on your own feet
find out who you can be without me
Now this is the way
things are going to be
When I put myself first
no more you before me
It's high time that you learned
to stand on your own feet
find out who you can be without me

You Before Me (feat. MusicByJayBee) (Franc Rose Mix)

New version of a collaboration I originally worked on back in 2019 (https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson), featuring the awesome Alto Jefferson (@alto-jefferson) and Franc Rose (@francrose). Massive thanks to both of them for helping to pull this together!

CREDITS:
Guitars & original instrumental by @alto-jefferson
Bass & drums by @alto-jefferson and @francrose
Vocals & lyrics by @unbuiltboy
Mixing & mastering by @francrose
Artwork by @unbuiltboy

LYRICS:
[Verse 1]
My time
Has run out
The day has ended
And there's no colour left in me
Like a shroud
The silence wraps around me
What makes the quiet sound so loud

[Chorus 1]
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

[Verse 2]
I've had my time
And I hope I'll be remembered 
Now take me where I have to go
(I have to go)
When nothing's left
And the flames leave only embers
then will I wake up from this dream
(Wake up from this dream)

[Chorus 2]
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

[Chorus 3]
I know that I
Am not afraid
Of what comes after 
Don't fear the darkness
Washing over me
So shine a light
Shine a light
And give me answers
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe
Don't know if I
Am ready to believe

What Comes After

What Comes After feat. Alto Jefferson & Franc Rose (Franc Rose Mix & Master)

Sappy

Alternative mix of my track 'Sympathy' by Franc Rose (@southbay-sounds). Original version at: https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sympathy

Featured on https://wedistribute.org/2023/07/introducing-the-mixtape-hot-music-from-radio-free-fedi/

This was another track I produced with help from the excellent folks in the Bedroom Bands subreddit (www.reddit.com/r/BedroomBands/).


CREDITS:
Unbuilt Boy - Composer, Lyrics, Vocals
Franc Rose - Bass & Mixing (@southbay-sounds)
jek - Guitars
Kyle Krysa - Drums


LYRICS:
VERSE 1
So your life's a drag
Didn't meet your expectations
Well that's too bad
You have my commiserations

PRE-CHORUS 1
But I do not want your life story
I've got no sympathy

VERSE 2
It drives you mad (so goddamn mad)
when no one's listening to you
So you should be glad
that I am here to talk to

PRE-CHORUS 2
But if I try you ignore me
I get no sympathy

CHORUS 1
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Every problem you make
So I'm all out of sympathy for you
'til you own your mistakes

VERSE 3
You hate your job
Feel underappreciated
But it's all you've got
Know your best years have been wasted

PRE-CHORUS 3
Look to me to reassure you
but get no sympathy
I have had enough of listening to you

CHORUS 2
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Every problem you make
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Can't forgive your mistakes

INTERLUDE
When there's trouble it finds you
Look out it's behind you
Coming for you and there's nowhere to hide
It's something inside you
A devil that guides you
Why'd you
let him in?

BRIDGE
So I'm all out of sympathy
Now I'm all out of sympathy
for you

CHORUS 3
I'm all out of sympathy for you
Every problem you make
So I'm all out of sympathy for you
Can't forgive your mistakes

OUTRO
I'm all out of sympathy 
I'm all out of sympathy for you
I'm all out of sympathy for you

I'm all out of sympathy
I'm all out of sympathy for you

Sympathy (feat. jek, Franc Rose & Kyle Krysa) (Franc Rose Mix)

This is a new and improved mix & master of my track 'Darkness' by the awesome Franc Rose (@southbay-sounds).  

Cello by Randall S. Clopton (https://www.facebook.com/randall.s.clopton.music)

LYRICS:
VERSE 1
There's a darkness
underneath my skin
So deep inside me
no light can get in

PRE-CHORUS 1
When living is the hardest part
of every day
Don't want to wake up
I can't face it all again

VERSE 2
I'm running empty
you can't fill this hole
I jumped I'm falling
to be in control

PRE-CHORUS 2
Now I can't find myself
don't know where to begin
I lost what I once was
and what I could have been

I try to open up
to you when I'm in pain
But I can't find the words
don't know how to explain
that

CHORUS
There's a darkness in me
hidden from your eyes
You can't see because
I've buried it inside
I still wear a smile
pretend to be alright, but
There's a darkness
behind my light

OUTRO
There's a darkness
behind my light
There's a darkness
behind my light
There's a darkness 
behind my light 
There's a darkness
behind my light
There's a darkness
behind my light

Darkness (feat. Randall S. Clopton) (Franc Rose Mix & Master)

Guitar and Bass player reaching out from my little corner of the world.
Learning to mix and master. 
Always willing to collab! Any Style, Any Genre

Sappy

Franc Rose

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