Week 20 of Song-A-Week had the prompt "Some 
People's Kids". Here is my attempt at writing a song about that. 
Note: The family pictured has no connection to the events in the song.

Lyrics:

You read that sad things happen to some people's kids
never thought that "some people" would include your mother and me

The first 4 weeks of joy with you (our) baby boy
turned frustrating at the start of week 5
when you started to fuss, this was new to us,
and you kept it up all thru the night

your condition had gone undetected
too late we found out your heart was defective
You read that sad things happen to some people's kids
never thought that "some people" would include your mother and me

not until your face turned all blue
did you end up at Children's ICU
where all they ultimately could do
was to let you go while in your mother's arms

your condition had gone undetected
too late we found out your heart was defective
You read that sad things happen to some people's kids
never thought that "some people" would include your mother and me


Image AND Song Copyright © Claes Akerblom 2021

Some People (demo)

Scattle- Cursive (Surgeryhead Remix)

Cold and flu remedy   Audio Recording 2018 - 07 - 22 17 - 04 - 26[1]

Copyright 2019
All Rights Reserved.

Lyrics & Music: Erin Wolf
Piano & Vocals: Erin Wolf

I'm falling faster than I knew I could
I'm falling harder than I knew I would
I'm running away 'cuz I'm scared of the pain
If it's just all in my mind 
Where will we go from here

Do you feel this heartbeat
Do you feel it racing
Do you feel the heart growing
Day by day

Will you let me in
Will you show me
Am I the only one
Is this gravity holding me down
As my head is in the clouds
Will you let me in
Will you let me in

Will I ever know what's in your mind
Will you ever feel what I do this time
Am I just crazy or am I seeing clearly
Is it all in my mind

Will you let me in
Will you let me in
Will you let me in to let me know if
I'm all alone here
Will you let me in
Will you let me in

Will You Let Me In

on today's episode of "why do I keep trying to make background vocals when I suck at it?"...

fun fact: I've been trying to write this one for months (I only had the title). and it's actually a song about myself: I felt like there was certain irony in the word "alright" which is my first answer everytime someone asks me "how are you?". I knew I wanted to write about that word, but it was almost impossible every time I tried, uNTIL NOW. So this is basically like a fight between the side of me that knows what's best for me, and the side that's always doing what she wants, the side I can't help to be. 
but yeah, why not, you can send it to your ex boy/girl-friend.

lyrics:

another white lie to add to the collection,
say it with that pretty smile close to perfection.
I thought I made my point, don't ask me for direction
'cause we both got so lost in translation.

you can't help yourself, that's your intention.
you don't even try to pay a little attention.
I thought I made my point, don't mind if I mention
how little I care about your salvation.

oh goddammit I just wanna be free
from all the things that I hate but I constantly need.
I didn’t come all the way down here to just sit back and let it pass
‘cause I won’t let you forget I remember you said I’d be alright.
na na na, na na na, na na na.
(be alright)
na na na, na na na, na na na.
you said I’d be alright.

another vague look to just keep me waiting
almost sidelined, is it captivating?
does it make you smile? oh I am sure it does,
for you this is always entertaining.

you can’t help yourself, and that’s the situation,
where both ends meet breaking our foundations.
is this “being fine”? is this “being alright”?
you have some words you might wanna redefine.

...

oh goddammit I just wanna be free
from all the things that I hate but I constantly need.
oh goddammit I just wanna be free and I…. I’ll be alright.

I didn’t come all the way down here to just sit back and let it pass 
‘cause I won’t let you forget I remember you said I’d be alright.
na na na, na na na, na na na.
You said I'd be alright.
na na na, na na na, na na na.

another vague look to just keep me waiting
almost sidelined, is it captivating?
does it make you smile? oh I am sure it does,
for you this is always entertaining.

alright

"Rocket Surgery" (200126, #315)

She said Jim you're mighty sweet but I think we need to talk
As she slipped off her sneakers and her socks
Lovin' you's the easy part it's hard to walk away
But I've had almost all that I can take

It's like you're leanin' in to listen with cotton in your ears
Or tryin' to parallel park in second gear
This ain't rocket surgery it shouldn't be this tough
You better go learn how to love

Hey where's a fella' go and what's a fella' do
If he's got somethin' to prove
Well I'm headed back to college a good ol' PhD
A doctorate in rocket surgery

Yeah I wish I heard a different set of words I must confess
But she's pretty smart so I trust her when she says
That I'm bringin' down the curve of our joint custody I.Q.
Oh, just by bein' in the room

So I bought a Trapper Keeper, a yellow Vespa and some Chucks
Made sure my Polo was untucked
And I'm quizzin' all the Freshmen 'cuz they keep me on my toes
Gonna' get that 4.0

We had somethin' special and I hate the fact it's gone
Sometimes I think my heart is dead
But I'm studyin' aeroscience, quantum leaps and magnetrons
Just might make you love me yet

Week 05 - Rocket Surgery (200126)

Artwork by @ nyctophiliacmb
My dog felt like joining in SEVERAL TIMES during the recording. Enjoy :)

Lyrics:

Wild sea, it's been killing me
to stand by your side and not telling you to be free.
White noise, it gets through your voice
and tells me to let go. And you gotta know
loving you is all I've ever known.

And I go from one drink to another
hoping you would stop me but you don't even bother.
So I'm walking back home with the sea to my left and the sun on my face,
feeling so alive and so dead.

And I'll remember you
when every scar in my heart starts to ache.
And I'll remember you
when every kiss I give turns into a mistake.
I'll remember you
cause every word I write is signed with your name.
And I'll remember you
cause every inch of my skin will try to forget.

Wild sea, it's been coming at me.
I cried so many tears now the tide is made of me.
Your voice, it gets through the noise,
wish I could shut it out but you gotta know
I'm about to leave and this time is for sure.

And I go from one drink to another
hoping you would stop me but you don't even bother.
So I'm walking back home with the sea to my left and the sun on my face,
feeling so alive and so dead.

And I'll remember you
when every scar in my heart starts to ache.
And I'll remember you
when every kiss I give turns into a mistake.
I'll remember you
cause every word I write is signed with your name.
And I'll remember you
cause every inch of my skin will try to forget.

And I go from one drink to another
just because we can't go back to each other.
So I'm walking back home and it's in my blood, this is the end.
Feeling so alive and so dead...

And I'll remember you
when every scar in my heart starts to ache.
And I'll remember you
when every kiss I give turns into a mistake.
I'll remember you
cause every word I write is signed with your name.
And I'll remember you
cause every inch of my skin will try to forget.

(awkward laugh because she just couldn't shut up)

Wild Sea

Copyright 2020
All Rights Reserved

Lyrics & Music: Erin Wolf
Guitar & Vocals: Erin Wolf

Trigger Warning: This is a heavy song which alludes to conversations around suicidal thoughts and mental illness. It's no secret to anyone paying attention that the on-going pandemic, particularly here in the US, has taken a heavy toll on many people who were already in times of crisis beforehand. We need to be able to talk about mental health when we speak of suicide prevention. 

That said, the lyrics herein, while not referencing any one situation specifically (which was intentional), do not necessarily represent a comprehensive range of experiences depending on any given person's own context. If you or a loved one needs help, please, please try to gather your strength to ask for help so you and/or your loved one can receive the correct care needed. I promise--YOU are worth it. 

1-800-273-8255 - Suicide Hotline for the United States
www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org

five things you can see
can you tell me what you see
so i know where you are

four things you can touch
can you tell me what you touch
so i see your hands

three things you can hear
can you tell me what you hear
so i can touch the air

two things you can smell
please tell me what you smell
so i hear your voice

one thing you can taste
how bitter does this taste
'cuz i can smell your fear

the war's not over
but there are battles won
i know it's hard to keep pressing on
not just trying to keep you alive
wanna see you thrive, love

do you want it
do you will it

will you want it
will you will it
will you keep it
if you let it 

your life

can you can see it, touch it, hear it, smell it, taste it
your life

see it, touch it, hear it, smell it, taste it

do you want it
do you will it
will you will
will you keep it
will you let it
will you want
will you want it

do you keep it
will you let it
do you want it
do you live it

Do You Want It

Copyright 2020
All Rights Reserved

Lyrics & Music: Erin Wolf
Guitar & Vocals: Erin Wolf

Note about the song: While some may think this is satire, throughout the years of my childhood, my family did, in fact, own one or more of the various different animals named in the song. All, of course, except for the noble gecko.

gather round for the story of 
my childhood menagerie
never a dull moment in 
my oddball family

but one little creature proved 
more elusive than the rest
never had that gecko love
gecko love

that gecko love
ba ba da ba ba da da
that gecko love
ba ba da ba ba da da
i could create their likeness
with some string and some beads
but it wasn't the same
it wasn't gecko love
ba ba da ba ba da 

we had dogs, cats, fish, and birds
if you please
gerbils, mice, and snakes, anoles and crickets 
oh jeez
pygmy goats in the yard 
if you can believe
turtles and iguanas lounging about 
enjoying the breeze

but one little lizard who proved
more elusive than the rest
never had that gecko love
gecko love

that gecko love
ba ba da ba ba da da
that gecko love
ba ba da ba ba da da
that gecko love

Gecko Love

Week 34 #songaweek2020. Maybe the only completely instrumental track I've ever recorded! Photo is my lovely daughter this summer at a lake in northern Minnesota. If you listen really closely you might hear my rowdy backyard squirrels who "enhanced" the lead guitar track.

Solitude

I'm Frankie, day time a chef , night  time a dream rocker , an avid  everyday cyclist .
Using  guitar playing to express certain views and thoughts in my head . Raw recording , ,mostly done with one guitar with the best take possible .

Cold and flu remedy Audio Recording 2018 - 07 - 22 17 - 04 - 26[1]

Franksetsfire