New song recorded tonight. Things are what they are.. on the melancholy side.... which i'm prone to wallow in from time to time.

It has come to my attention that I haven't put my pen to paper for a while
I've been burning scented candles that suggested fields of roses for so long
and I've lately come to realize the simple reason for my lack of candor
and the soil of sordid life reveals the blameless grief left floating in the breeze
I opted out of bowing low for fear that I might make a wrenching scene

show me how I have fallen short read to me the judgement of the court
but be careful as you're coming down you're falling from the same high ground
it all comes back around

I thank god sometimes for time alone with cheap guitars and cheaper brands of wine
I avoid my past discrepancies and present time inequities like plague
and it for these very reasons that I held my tongue and stared into the sky
and stole time alone in selfishness for fear without that I might lose my mind
has my silence said enough for you today
you might think you've had it rough sometimes and want to say

show me how I have fallen short read to me the judgement of the court
but be careful as you're coming down you're falling from the same high ground
it all comes back around

Im well aware of failure as Im constantly reminded of it in the mail
and the boat that we were sailing is the one in need of bailing suddenly
have I suddenly become some different soul
and did you become the innocent that fell into the resulting hole
is it such a shocking revelation after all
made to get up off our feet before we lean to crawl

show me how I have fallen short read to me the judgement of the court
but be careful as you're coming down you're falling from the same high ground
it all comes back around


It all comes back around

Between the dramatic endings and the exciting  beginnings, there is that comfortable middle.... Sometimes, the best place to be....

.....apologies to Jim Morrison for his help with the intro and the last verse....
unfortunately, I had trouble ending the track and it just fizzles out ...maybe apropos given the title...

The End… The Beginning … and the Stuck in the Middle

This is the end of the beginning                                   
This is the end of the “so-called” line                       
I remember the end of the century                              
When it used to be one-nine-nine-nine (1999)      
It’s the end of the road                                                  
The short end of the stick                                                    
The shit                                                                             
Or the rainbow end of it                                                   
I need to pull it together                                                
Or be stuck in the middle with you     

                            
This is the end of an era
This is the end of a perfect day
This is the end of the end itself
This is the one that got away
It’s the end of the story
The end of the frame
I’m at my wits end
Loose end crying game
Time to pull it together 
And be stuck in the middle with you

In the beginning there was nothing at all                  
A void, no form, no circumstance                               
In the beginning just a wilderness call                        
The wave, the wind, the lonesome glance                 
In the beginning                                                              
We took a chance and burned it down to the ground                 
In the beginning                                                              
I need a long cold shower                                            
See me stuck in the middle with you                          
Stuck in the middle with you                                        
Stuck in the middle with you    
                                                        
This is the end of our elaborate plans                 
So limitless and free
The end of laughter and soft lies
And my Jim Morrison plagiary
The end of my thinking, the end of this song
My friend, the end
He wants to tag along
I guess it’s better together
Being stuck in the middle with you
Like the Raff man said I’m stuck in the middle with you

The End  The Beginning And The Stuck In The Middle

I Still Remember Love by Nova J

I wake up in a room I don’t know
The curtains bright, the light is low
She smiles at me and says my name
I don’t recall hers, I feel ashamed 

She helps me sit and brings my plate
I try to eat but barely taste
She holds my hand and doesn’t rush
And somehow it feels just enough

I still remember love
Even when the rest fades out
I still remember love
And that’s what life’s about

A man walks in and calls me “dear”
His face is kind, his voice is clear
I don’t know the place or day
But feel safe with him anyway

I get confused out in the hall
Forget the way, forget it all
They find me there and bring me back
No one laughs or gives me flak

I still remember love
Even when my mind’s not right
I still remember love
Like a porch light in the night

There’s a song that plays inside my head
I hum along though words are dead
I don’t know where the tune came from
But singing it still keeps me calm

I still remember love
Even when I lose my place
I still remember love
When I see a caring face

So if I forget your name
Or don’t know where we are
Please don’t feel ashamed
Just stay right where you are
I forget a lot
But when push comes to shove
I still remember love
I still remember love

I STILL REMEMBER LOVE

L-Collective Farming

THIS BIRD FLYIN’ FREE by NOVA J

Since when are mullets back in style?
Curly porn-stache growin’ wild?
I used to be cool, now I’m just mild
Gotta new boss, he’s a damn man-child

May I digress?
I’m a hot country mess
Time flies so fast
Hop, skip n’ you dead

I don’t feel doom
I don’t feel dread
But bitch I’m too old
To keep playin’ pretend

Ta-ta (take it or leave it)
Ga-ga (give it or take it)
You be you
And I’ll be me
Bye bye baby
This bird flyin’ free

Bye bye baby
This bird flyin’ free
Mmm-mm-mmm
(Ooooh weeeee)
Flyin’ free-ee-ee
(Ooooh weeeee)

Scrollin’ through my exes late at night
One’s a preacher, one’s a parasite
One sells crack and fake delight
One’s still cryin’ over prom night

Bless their hearts
Bless my past
Bless this drink
It goes down fast

I’m not mad
I’m just amused
By all the ways
We stay confused

Ra-ra (roll it or rock it)
Nah-nah (outta your pocket)
You keep talkin’
I’m already gone
Bye bye sugar
I been movin’ on

Ta-ta (take it or leave it)
Ga-ga (give it or take it)
You be you
And I’ll be me
Bye bye baby
This bird flyin’ free

Bye bye baby
This bird flyin’ free
Mmm-mm-mmm
(Ooooh weeeee)
Flyin’ free-ee-ee
(Ooooh weeeee)

I wore the boots
I played the part
Held it together
With a broken heart
But freedom’s callin’
On line two
And honey,
This phone call? ain’t for you!

Ta-ta (take it or leave it)
Ga-ga (give it or take it)
You be you
And I’ll be me
Bye bye baby
This bird flyin’ free

Bye bye baby
This bird flyin’ free
Mmm-mm-mmm
(Ooooh weeeee)
Flyin’ free-ee-ee
(Ooooh weeeee)

This bird flyin’ free

RABBIT HOLES by NOVA J

I know it’s an unhealthy obsession
Afraid of things that haven’t happened
I’ve never been this happy in my whole life
May I introduce… my sappy crazy side

(Down I go — down I go)
Into rabbit holes
In my head
I picture the end
(Down I go — down I go)
Into rabbit holes

I try
To live my life
But I love you too much
(Not to worry)
I pray
That you will stay
But I love you too much
(Not to worry)

I know I have a tendency to overanalyze
Decode the mystery behind your amber eyes
You say you’re not the type to leave
But that’s what the last one said to me

(Down I go — down I go)
Into rabbit holes
Every look
I read like a book
(Down I go — down I go)
Into rabbit holes

I try
To live my life
But I love you too much
(Not to worry)
I pray
That you will stay
But I love you too much
(Not to worry)

Tell me it’s safe
Tell me it’s real
Don’t make me hurt
Help me to heal
Is this a trap?
Is this a test?
Are you a rat…
Just like the rest?

I try
To live my life
But I love you too much
(Not to worry)
I breathe
I believe
But I love you too much
(Not to worry)

(Down I go — into rabbit holes)
In my head
I picture the end
(Down I go — into rabbit holes)
Every look
I read like a book

Rabbit holes

💜🧡
If You Were Here

[Verse 1]
If you were here
I’d pour the night between our lips
no glass no distance just a kiss
The moon could watch we wouldn’t care
your body the only prayer I’d dare

[Pre-Chorus]
Let it spill let it stain
this urge tastes like honey

[Chorus]
If you were here
I’d ask you
to drink the wine straight from my mouth
every word we never said
would finally pour out

If I were there
you wouldn’t need to ask
I’d be yours
in silence in spark
in every breath we lack

[Verse 2]
I’d trace the edge of your desires
with the soft of my tongue
press my truth where the hurt begun
If time allowed
we’d never move
just roam in this sacred groove

[Bridge]
And if the world stopped spinning
I’d still come
drunk on the promise of your hunger
ready to become undone

[Chorus]
If you were here
I’d ask you—
drink the wine straight from my mouth
every word we never said
would finally pour out
If I were there
you wouldn’t need to ask
I’d be yours
in silence in spark
in every breath we lack

[Outro]
If you were here
you wouldn’t need to say a word

If You Were Here

Song Idea #21, undeveloped yet
Made with Musescore 4

version 0.21

Out of step (variation 3, v0.2)

In Your Shadow, I Shine



[Verse 1]
The night lays heavy on my skin,
a quiet room where I begin.
Your breath’s a thread that pulls me near,
a fragile truth I start to hear.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
And though the silence hides my name,
I feel a spark inside the flame…

[Chorus]
In your shadow, I shine,
like a flame that was waiting for night.
Every whisper, a sacred design,
turning all of my darkness to light.

[Verse 2]
Your touch is softer than the air,
a fleeting warmth that keeps me there.
The stillness holds what words can’t show,
in secret places only we know.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
And though the dark would have me blind,
your presence writes the light I find…

[Chorus]
In your shadow, I shine,
like a flame that was waiting for night.
Every whisper, a sacred design,
turning all of my darkness to light.

[Bridge] (sanft beginnend, dann öffnend)
I was quiet, I was small,
hiding underneath it all.
But your shadow called my name,
and I rose inside the flame…

[Final Chorus] (mit voller Stimme, hymnisch)
In your shadow, I shine,
like a flame that was waiting for night.
Every whisper, a sacred design,
turning all of my darkness to light.
Yes, in your shadow, I shine…
I shine… I shine.

In Your Shadow, I Shine

Hips Don’t Whisper

Verse 1

I don’t need to spell your name,
My body’s got a louder claim.
Every sway’s a wicked joke,
Every step’s a fire spoke.

Pre-Chorus

You lean in close, but baby, it’s clear,
The truth ain’t hiding, it’s dancing right here.
Don’t need no lies, don’t need no script,
The gospel’s written when I roll these hips.

Chorus

Hips don’t whisper, they shout your name,
Turn your cool to a burning flame.
Every move’s a promise you can’t resist,
Hips don’t whisper — they preach like this.

Verse 2

You thought you were smooth with your honey tongue,
But I wrote the rules where the game’s begun.
Your heart’s the dice and I make the call,
One little sway and you’re bound to fall.

Bridge (Amy-strut, taunting)

Look at you, trying to play it cool,
But sugar, I wrote every rule.
You beg for mercy, lips can’t resist —
A fool in love is my plot twist.

Final Chorus (brassy, full-on swagger)

My hips don’t whisper, they shout your fate,
Pull you closer, seal the gate.
This ain’t a promise, it’s prophecy —
My hips don’t whisper, they’re speaking for me.

Hips Don’t Whisper

StoneHenge(1)

Playing with ideas.. mostly failing :)
I love listening to music, from the baroque era(love Bach, Vivaldi) and some traditional old music all the way to the music nowadays.

It's not how big the artist is, I'm listening to the song with no other expectations that finding a good musical story behind the music. 
Not a fan of progress and being different for the sake of it. 
I like when people try to revive and build on old ideas. I think it sometimes carries much bigger risks than trying new things and can go to interesting places..

Not a good instrument player,  but like to tinker with it..

"Those who can, do; those who can't, use computers." << me.

All the music here is generated from Musescore, which I use to write down the ideas while I experiment on guitar and/or piano.

If interested to collaborate, send me a message..
Thanks for listening!

Out of step (variation 3, v0.2)

Ian Argis

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