File Updated: 21 December 2024 @ 14:19 GMT

Lyrics are a Poem by Bill Stapleton - My Grandad


Papa wrote this on the 3rd of July 1970. Over 9 years before I existed :-) Mum and Dad would have been 17 when he wrote this...

The Lure of the Sea
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Oh! for a bark of heavy Oak
With lines as smooth as tender youth
And a powerful mother,
Then I would challenge the sea.

High in the bow with transom stern
With plenty of beam and a sturdy keel
And a large propellor,
Then I would challenge the sea.

Proud at the wheel of this fifty footer
With Decca and radar and VHF
And an echo sounder
Then I would challenge the sea

Night sea witches and stormy devils
Could scratch and scare and whine and moan
But I'd not care,
But should I challenge the sea?

Only a fool would think such things
Toamtch a mister so strong and wide
Oh the watery coffin



Study the moods of this mighty giant
And venture not if the wind and he
Do disagree,
Then friend, you'll enjoy the sea.

🧓🏼The Lure of the Sea

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« Psaume 50 » for Flute, Recitant and Synthesizer by Franck Douvin (Flute), Gilles Dumesnil (Récitant) & Wolfgang Schwarz (Synthesizer)
https://soundcloud.com/bbright_official
Composed on Monday, December 30, 2024
« Pitié pour moi, mon Dieu, dans ton amour, selon ta grande miséricorde, efface mon pêché. Lave-moi tout entier de ma faute, purifie-moi de ton offense. Oui, je connais mon pêché, ma faute est toujours devant moi. Contre toi, et toi seul, j'ai pêché, ce qui est mal à tes yeux, je l'ai fait. Ainsi, tu peux parler et montrer ta justice, être juge et montrer ta victoire. Moi, je suis né dans la faute, j'étais pêcheur dès le sein de ma mère. Mais tu veux au fond de moi la vérité;  dans le secret, tu m'apprends la sagesse. Purifie-moi avec l'hysope, et je serai pur; lave-moi et je serai blanc, plus que la neige. Fais que j'entende les chants et la fête : ils danseront, les os que tu broyais. Détourne ta face de mes fautes, enlève tous mes pêchés. Crée en moi un coeur pur, ô mon Dieu, renouvelle et raffermis au fond de moi mon Esprit. Ne me chasse pas loin de ta face, ne me reprends pas ton Esprit Saint. Rends-moi la joie d'être sauvé; que l'Esprit généreux me soutienne. Aux pêcheurs, j'enseignerai tes chemins; vers toi, reviendront les égarés. Libère-moi du sang versé, Dieu mon sauveur et ma langue acclamera ta justice. Seigneur, ouvre mes lèvres et ma bouche annoncera ta louange. Si j'offre un sacrifice, tu n'en veux pas, tu n'acceptes pas d'holocauste. Le sacrifice qui plaît à Dieu, c'est un Esprit brisé; tu ne repousses pas, ô mon Dieu, un coeur brisé et broyé. Accorde à Sion le bonheur, relève les murs de Jérusalem. Alors tu accepteras de justes sacrifices, oblations et holocaustes, * alors on offrira des taureaux sur ton autel. Amen, Amen...»
« Please be pity for me, my God, in your love, according to your great mercy, and clear my sin. Wash me all of my fault, cleanse me from your offense. Yes, I know my sin, my fault is always before me. Against you, and you alone, I have fished, which is bad for you, I have done it. So you can speak and show your justice, be a judge and show your victory. I was born in fault, I was a fisherman from my mother's womb. But you want the truth in my heart; in secret you teach me wisdom. Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me and I will be white, more than snow. Make me hear the songs and the party: they will dance, the bones that you crush. Turn away your face from my faults, take away all my sins. Create in me a pure heart, O my God, renew and strengthen my Spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your face, do not take me back your Holy Spirit. Give me the joy of being saved; let the generous Spirit sustain me. To the fishermen I will teach your paths; to you the lost will return. Free me from the blood shed, God my savior and my tongue will cheer your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will preach your praise. If I offer a sacrifice, you don't want it, you don't accept a holocaust. The sacrifice which pleases God is a broken Spirit; you do not reject, O my God, a broken and crushed heart. Give Zion happiness, lift the walls of Jerusalem. Then you will accept righteous sacrifices, oblations and burnt offerings, and bulls will be offered on your altar. Amen, Amen...»

« Psaume 50 » for Flute, Recitant and Synthesizer

ATTENTION Disclaimer:  The music track that I’m playing lead & improvising over is not mine and I do not own it. The track is created by rafamcm and all credit goes to him for the music track creation which I have listed below. Check out rafamcm on YouTube. The links below are to the original material by the artist.  

Obtained from: rafamcm
YouTube site: https://www.youtube.com/@rafamcm
Backing Track Title: Backing Track - Ambient Rock (in A minor)
YouTube Track channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cJ0OdjMpJk

Date: 1/12/25
Song Title: The Vortex of Computational Travel
The lead, improvising over the track was done with the following;
Picture with Track: Is what the Guitar looks like.
Guitar Used: 92 Jackson DK1 with HSS configuration
Color: White Jackson DK1
Strings: Ernie Ball Super Slinky 9-42 and Hybrid 9-46
DAW: Reaper
AmpSim: Archetype Rabea X
Preset: Airy Guitar Pad
Interface: Focusrite 2i2 2nd Gen

Raw: What does RAW mean to me, not having undergone processes of preparing, finishing, refining, or mastering: It is what was recorded at that time in its current state.
Comments: Please follow if you like, comment if you like and I’m opened to feedback to improve my playing, recording, mixing etc.  Thanks for listening \m/.

Encounter_00X

The Exchange Of Love

The Stars Tonight

I never pray but I might start today
I’ll say a prayer for you, I’ll say one for me too
I pray that all your dreams will soon come true
And all the love you lost will come back to you

Chorus
And all our troubles slowly fade away
On my knees I pray

Stars look nice tonight, wish I may wish I might
Be there for someone before my day is done
And I wish you well, I wish you all the best
May you find true love and happiness

Chorus 

In the morning light I can see so clear
Choices that I make or forsake will lead me here
I can change it all today

If the sky is dark, I hope you find your way
I’ll keep a fire burning until you’re home and safe

Chorus

the stars tonight

Unforgettable Moments

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I have lived I have loved and I have died a million times 
In my eternal circle I am me
Here I suffer
Here I pray
Here I bleed and here I heal

Melting golden calves of the mind, throwing idols on the pyre
I am eternal, I am the nameless one without a face, the shadow and the light

A rotten wasteland
A wretched stinking place

I dig my way, through the dark paths in my soul
Angelic voices sing in spiteful ways

Melting golden calves of the mind, throwing idols on the pyre
I am eternal, I am the nameless one without a face, the shadow and the light

A flow into the ether, a movement from above to below.
A tide that runs through everything 
The alchemy of heart and soul

Melting golden calves of the mind, throwing idols on the pyre (aaah)
I am eternal, I am the nameless one without a face, the shadow and the light

I am fire I am light, I'm the cruel destroyer and salvation
I am now, I am here, and I am eternal
Immersed in shadows and in light


The shadow and the light

Free DL

On The Move

ne me dis pas que tu n as pas le temps

01 - SA - HZS - 20 Cellos - All in One - Long Super Sul Pont
02 - SA - HZS - 60 Cellos - All in One - Tremolo CS Pont Waves
03 - SA - HZS - 20 Cellos RHS - FX1 Cluster Slides
04 - SA - Aperture - Reflactions - Tremolo_Pinhole Ensemble - Long Flautando
05 - SA - LABS - Sleigh Bells
06 - SA - PS - Angklungs - Swarmed Sticks
07 - Audio Imperia - Nucleus - 2Flts, 2Clrnts va - Sustained
08 - Sonuscore - The Orchestra Complete - Violin 1 Staccato - Violin2 Staccato - Viola Staccato - Horn Sustain - Double Bass Sustain

Cold And Light - [Hans Zimmer Strings]

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