Back to my favourite genre, I absolutely love this. Still not managing to get the AI engine to sing the lyrics exactly as I want, I would generate more iterations but the AI seems to get stuck in a rut after a very few versions. Yes I can change the backing, and with it the melodies but the way the lyrica are scanned seems to be a fait accompli after the first iteration. Original song written  August 2023.

I really need to know

Hear the pipes they wail and soar
A song of courage evermore
The past may fade but I restore
A legacy worth fighting for
Raise the banner let it fly
Under the saltire’s endless sky
Virtue my honour never die
A proud Scotsman hear my reply

Virtue mine honour

DE: Das Lied handelt von einer romantischen Nacht unterm Sternenhimmel, in der zwei Liebende die Magie des Moments und ihre Verbundenheit genießen. 
EN: The song is about a romantic night under the starry sky, where two lovers enjoy the magic of the moment and their connection.

Stars

Volerò da sola

Ma che ne sai

“This song is for all of us writers who sometimes lose inspiration.”

“ Questa canzone è per tutti noi scrittori che, a volte, perdiamo l’ispirazione”.

Emozioni
È strano, non ho niente da dire  
Il fiume di parole è fermo  
Come un lago che si specchia nel cielo  
Scorre solo la mia vita silenziosa

È strano, la mia penna è immobile  
Muta come una roccia in fondo al mare  
I miei pensieri volano liberi  
Ma non si posano su nessuna emozione

Emozioni, la vita è fatta di emozioni  
Emozioni, belle o brutte  
La vita apatica non fa per me  
Vorrei un carico di emozioni

Mi manca il vento che scompiglia i sogni  
Un temporale che scuota il mio cuore  
Mi manca il brivido di una notte insonne  
Un po’ di fuoco che scaldi le parole.

Resto qui, in questa calma apparente  
Aspettando che qualcosa mi sorprenda  
Che una scintilla accenda la mia mente  
 torni a danzare lenta.

Emozioni, la vita è fatta di emozioni  
Emozioni, dolci o amare  
Meglio piangere che restare fermi  
Meglio sentire che non provare.

Emozioni, la vita è fatta di emozioni  
Emozioni, dolci o amare  
Meglio piangere che restare fermi  
Meglio sentire qualcosa in fondo al cuore.

Emozioni

Broken skies

An original song about my Uncle and friend Ciaran O'Briain, one of the last Lighthouse Keepers in Ireland. 

Mizen Head is regarded as the most southerly point of mainland Ireland, but Brow Head is the actual the most southerly point. It is situated at the end of Mizen Peninsula and is in the district of Carbery in County Cork.

Dublin born artist Cathal O'Briain enjoys writing original contemporary Irish Ballads and recreating old but familiar loved melodies. He sings and plays fingerstyle acoustic guitar, drawing upon aspects of human nature and history in his original songs and modernised covers of older ballads.

His upcoming album 'The 40 Foot' is a body of work from his collaboration with the legendary Producer Peter Eades who has worked with some of Ireland’s top acts such as Clannad, The Chieftains, Thin Lizzy, The Dubliners, Moving Hearts and De Danann. It features the accomplished pianist and singer Matthew Lalor on the track 'Dunbrody' and Brian O'Reilly (Jump the Gun) providing backing vocals on the track 'All I'm Needin'.

Album Release Date: Monday 01 December 2025

Would greatly appreciate if you could subscribe to my Youtube Channel, Thanks!

https://www.youtube.com/@cathalobriain1974

I Am the Keeper

This Is Mine

🔻 Song Insight – “Fire” by 4Me2BeFree
“Fire” is a visceral unraveling of emotional collapse and resurrection. Told through a cinematic alt-rock performance with Broadway-staged intensity, the song pulls no punches. It journeys through addiction, shame, memory, and self-reclamation.

The lyrics are raw and theatrical—each line delivered like a confession shouted under a stage spotlight. From whispered breakdowns to eruptive declarations of survival, “Fire” burns through past trauma in order to make space for transformation. It's not about being okay—it's about choosing to live anyway.

🔻 Lyrics
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[Intro]  
I go to give—but my arms feel numb  
Flashbacks hit like a loaded gun  
What the hell was wrong with my brain?  
In triage now—I see the haze  
I let go, and lost it all in flames  

[Verse 1]  
I see that man looking back at me  
Just a ghost—just a shell of who I used to be  
The rush is gone, no chaos left  
Laid out flat, gasping for breath  
Eyes shut tight—I had to let go  

[Verse 2]  
Fire in my chest, pain in my veins  
Memories loop like a runaway train  
Burn crawls deep into my lungs  
Takes what’s left—leaves me none  
Losing breath—it’s all I had  

[Chorus]  
I let it burn, I let it break  
I lost myself for someone’s sake  
But I won’t go down, not like this  
With blood and breath—I still exist  

[Bridge]  
*heartbeat*  
Skin pulled tight, I look away  
Can’t face that mirror today  
Feed me passion, feed me pain  
Drag me out of this place I hate  

[Breakdown]  
You looked at me with sorrow  
I said, “F*** that—come back tomorrow”  
You claim you know me, won’t let me speak  
Call me an open book you never read deep  

[Verse 3]  
Pride drips out from inside  
Mixed with joy I used to hide  
A transfusion of a life I never chose  
Something I did in the name of love  

[Bridge 2]  
You jammed the vein, heat pressed in  
My arms go numb, I lose my skin  
I’m staring back—but I’m not there  
This isn't home, and I don't care  

[Verse 4]  
Shadows rise from roads I walked  
That wasn’t me—I never talked  
The world fades, I scream to hell  
I’ll f***ing fly if I have to  
I’ll f***ing die if I have to  
I’ll cry… if I have to  

[Instrumental – *glass shatters*]

[Verse 5]  
The cabinet slammed, and then it broke  
Glass on the floor, and blood that spoke  
A skeleton standing in my place  
Dripping rage and a shattered face  

[Bridge 3]  
I saw their eyes—my babies’ eyes  
The ones who love through every lie  
I can’t be this—I won’t stay  
I can’t die, not this way  

[Final Chorus]  
I let it burn, I let it die  
Then rose again beneath the sky  
I won’t go down, not like this  
With all I am—I choose to live  

[Outro]  
With glass still glowing in the light  
I made a choice—I chose to fight  
With all I had left, I made my stand  
And I swore… I’ll be a better man
🔻 Personal Reflection
I wrote “Fire” out of one of the darkest emotional places I’ve ever stood in. There were moments in my life where everything I loved—everything that made me me—was slipping away. And I didn’t fight back. I let it burn.

This song is my reckoning with those choices. The numbness. The silence. The self-inflicted wounds. It's about trying to reclaim power when you’ve already thrown it away. And somewhere inside that wreckage, realizing there’s still something worth saving.

The hardest part wasn’t the trauma—it was waking up and facing it without looking away. This song is for anyone who’s ever thought “I can’t do this anymore” and then… did it anyway.

It’s not about survival being beautiful—it’s about survival being necessary.


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FIRE - Explicit


Kijk omhoog, Nederland, zie hoe de lucht jou kust,
Onze wolken schilderen dromen, zacht en gerust.
Door regen, door wind, staan wij hier samen sterk,
Met dijken als armen, en moed als ons werk.

O Nederland, land van rivieren en lied,
Waar fietsen fluiten langs de grachten, vol levenslied.
We dansen in regen, we lachen in zon,
Jouw hart klopt vrij, dat voel je — da’s nooit gewoon.

Refrein:
Hey Nederland, hou vast aan je licht,
Laat je kleuren spatten, wees trots op je gezicht.
Samen bouwen we dromen, steen op steen,
Onze handen verbonden, we staan nooit alleen.

We zijn kinderen van zee en zand,
We fluisteren hoop in dit vlakke land.
Van tulpen tot molens, van stad tot wei,
Nederland, jij bent altijd dichtbij.

Laat de wind maar zingen, laat het water maar gaan,
Wij vinden wegen, blijven altijd staan.
Met open ogen, met een lach zo zacht,
Nederland, jij bent onze kracht.

Refrein:
Hey Nederland, hou vast aan je licht,
Laat je kleuren spatten, wees trots op je gezicht.
Samen bouwen we dromen, steen op steen,
Onze handen verbonden, we staan nooit alleen.

July 8, 2025 at 3:57 PM


Ons Nederland, Ons Licht.

Hamar Surkan
Songs in Schwarzweiß – mal melancholisch, mal verspielt, mal mitten aus dem Leben.
Ich schreibe und singe auf Englisch und gelegentlich auf Deutsch – immer ehrlich, manchmal komisch, manchmal dramatisch.

🎧 Mehr von mir: ffm.bio/9klkp1e
📺 Musikvideos & visuelle Projekte: youtube.com/@HamarsMusic

Danke fürs Zuhören. Es ist immer auch ein Stück von mir.

Hamar Surkan
Songs in black and white – sometimes melancholic, sometimes playful, always personal.
I write and sing mostly in English, sometimes in German – honest, ironic, dramatic, or just for fun.

🎧 More: ffm.bio/9klkp1e
📺 Music videos & visual storytelling: youtube.com/@HamarsMusic

Thanks for listening – each song is a piece of me.