Modern Times

Verse 1

Am I playing the wrong game —-  where losing’s a crime
Time’s just not the same—-and there’s no one here to blame
In these modern times——where machines reigns supreme 
breaking all the chains——-to fulfill my dreams
————And that’s a solid —because—- yeah—— I’m back————-
Metaphors and rhymes——-my weapons on this track
Modulating -from the underground ——one culture one voice
And we’re —-wired in like teeth—-like we—-ever—-had a choice

Chorus

Modern times---- a difficult maze
Where screens captivate —— the Information Age
And—-We're all connected——yet we’re—also——-alone
Lost in a sea of pixels----hearts ———-—cold as stone
Modern times————Modern times ——-Modern times

Verse 2

Smartphones--at our side—-our constant companions
That double-edged sword—-has become ——-part of the norm
buzzing Notifications——like a relentless swarm
Distracting —us ——-from moments —-another task ——to perform 
Just another monster ———taking physical form

**Chorus**

Bridge

Artificial intelligence--- a marvel and a threat
Replacing human minds--- leaving us —-deep in debt
Algorithms —-determine our fate—without regret—-
Like marionettes ———or puppets on a strings
Manipulating our thoughts——damn—we are feeding these things

Verse 3

Social media——-a stage ——for the soul to bare
Beneath the surface——lies ——and deceptions —-are clear
We curate our lives——-like a perfect facade
our true selves———pushed aside ——in total disregard 

**Chorus**

Outro

In this digital age---we must find our way
Embracing the power——with a huge price to pay
There’s a balance for the screens —-in real life
With the key to our future——a new vision insight

Modern Times

Surfers like us - Guitar soundcloud.com/user-411502040/tracks
Well - synths
This time, our duo invites you to face the illusion that prevents us from living our real lives to the fullest. We create an illusion and can't escape it. It could be some kind of addiction or toxic love. Whatever. We are in a maze and can't see the way out. Maybe it's time to break these shackles of illusion. Maybe the way out is in our mind. That's more or less what our piece is about! Enjoy listening to it !!!
3/5 2024

In The Trap Of Illusion - w/Surfers Like Us

Well... I had fun making it... and now I'm deaf...
I kind of let the end run on a bit but I quite like how it lulls you into a false sense of security and then jump out of your skin when the next track starts.

Distortion

Computer crash
I hate when it lags
Hard drives on the rise
It's going to steal your mind

Keep it down cause she's listening
AI is here
She knows everything that we talk about
You know the end is near

Gathering all your information
Why your laptops always lagging
Click and scroll makes their money grow
Tech giants are the first know

Tech Giants
Tech Giants

Cell phones always listening everything that we do
Knows all our secrets and point of view
Thought you had your privacy you know thats a lie
Your life is like an open book way up in the sky

Gathering all your information
Why your laptops always  lagging
Click and scroll makes their money grow
Tech giants are the first know

Tech Giants
Tech Giants

All songs written, produced and arranged by Harry Bacopoulos
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King of the Wild Ones

TECH GIANTS

Lyrics – Information overdrive by Nicholas R Fuller

Influencers, Women haters, post-truth postulators
Self-promoters, selling their self, selling their souls wholesale

Take their challenge – see the results
It's not hard, no mystery – you'll lose weight, you’ll be ripped
Your beer belly will be history.

Pre-C
We’re on information overdrive - Bombarded from all sites
Do this, read me, take my advice – too much in too many bytes

Tik-Tok that – twitter now X – Facebook – you're showing your age
Grindr, Instagram or snap chat – It’s a long way from old Ceefax

Chorus
Take a break and step away, step away from the on-line crevasse,
Stop and take a few moments out - of fall into an info-obesity morass.

There is so much info to follow but its low signal to noise ratio
Too much to compare or to process – no means to filter or compress

Bridge
Set the controls to the heart of the web - Set them to self-destruct 
Set the controls to the heart of the web - rejects from a seminal duct

Information Overdrive

English blues version, acoustic and electric guitar plus vocals 


This ain't no dream hotel, with Mark Grimshaw on lead .

Chase the Silence

Sticks and Stones

Scared of the day all cars will be autopilots battery operated and I will no longer get the thrill and freedom of manning a fuel guzzling beast.

Gas Pedal

This was another song I wrote during those same emotionally turbulent high school years in the mid-1980s. If "Breakin' My Heart" was about the immediate shock of betrayal, "Shattered Illusions" dug deeper into the aftermath - that hollow feeling when you realize everything you believed about someone was built on lies.

The opening line "Midnight shadows, a phone that won't ring" perfectly captured those sleepless nights, waiting for someone who was never going to call. I remember writing that verse thinking about how naive I'd been, how I'd "built castles on empty words." The metaphor felt so real to me then - all those promises and dreams just crumbling down.

What I'm proud of in this song is the pre-chorus structure. Adding that extra emotional build before hitting the chorus made the impact stronger. "Shattering my world" felt like the perfect phrase to describe how completely someone could destroy your sense of reality when you're seventeen and think you know everything about love.

The bridge represents growth - moving from victim to survivor. "I'm done with your lies, done with the pain" shows that progression from hurt to empowerment that I was learning to navigate as a teenager. The outro ties it all together with "Your love was fiction, but I'll rise from this fall" - probably the most mature line I wrote at that age.

Like my other lyrics from that time, this sat dormant for decades until AI technology gave me the opportunity to finally hear these words with music. There's something magical about bringing teenage angst full circle with today's creative tools. The song now has that dramatic, emotional sound that matches the intensity I felt when I first wrote these words.

Shattered Illusions

Official music video | Clip officiel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URzF-bIEXv8

Produced and arranged by Shane Watt and Marie-Noëlle Reyntjens
Mastered by Fran Ashcroft
Music and lyrics by Marie-Noëlle Reyntjens except for "secretly": written by Len Arran and Skin

Marie-Noëlle Reyntjens: vocals, back-up vocals, piano, keyboard, glockenspiel and percussion
Shane Watt: bass, acoustic and electric guitar, drums, percussion, glockenspiel, keyboard, programming and back-up vocals
Blaise Watt: electric guitar and back-up vocals

No heart feelings

marie

Harry Bacopoulos makes raw, hard-hitting rock that blends myth, folklore, and sharp societal critique. Drawing inspiration from 1960s and 1970s counterculture, his music tells vivid stories from ancient heroes to modern day rebels. With gritty riffs and thought provoking themes, Harry’s sound is a call to the wild for those unafraid to question the world around them.

TECH GIANTS

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