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Running Down a Dream

Walking in the sky

A Version Of 'Pretty Face' By Robbie Williams.
Vocals By Me, Ian S.

Pretty Face

04 - Mikols_Goble Project - Much Wiser Than That Now

This song was born from watching from afar someone I care about more than words can say struggle through years of heartbreak, injustice, and loneliness. I wrote “Where the Quiet Knows Your Name” for my dear friend @DJShAnkAri, who has been carrying battles no one should ever have to face alone. Her strength, her pain, and her courage inspired every line of this song.

But somewhere along the way, the meaning grew bigger than just one person.

This song is about those moments when the world feels too heavy to hold—when fear or darkness creeps in and you can’t quite find your way back to yourself. It’s the voice that sits beside you in the quiet—whether it’s someone you love, someone you’ve lost, a higher presence, or even that tiny piece of strength inside you that refuses to disappear.

It’s a reminder that you don’t have to be strong every second. You don’t have to fight every battle alone. You don’t even have to move. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is stop, breathe, and let someone—or something—stay with you in the dark until the light comes back.

“Where the Quiet Knows Your Name” is my way of saying that no matter how lost you feel, you are not abandoned, forgotten, or unseen. Even in the stillness, even in the fear, even when you think no one could possibly understand… there is a presence that stays with you. A voice that knows your name. A quiet that holds you instead of hurting you.

Because this song was written for ShAnkAri, I also wanted to do something tangible to help her step out of the nightmare she’s been living through. I’ve started a GoFundMe to help her secure legal support and protect her and her family during this critical moment.
If you feel moved and are able to help — even a little — it truly means more than words. 🙏💜

👉 GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-shankaris-homeone-last-chance-for-justice

This song is for anyone who has ever felt alone in the shadows. I hope it wraps around you the way it wrapped around me while I wrote it… and the way I hope it wrapped around her. 🫂


LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
When the night hangs heavy on your window
And the air won’t let you breathe
When the world is loud with shadows
Sit down here… right next to me
Let the trembling have its moment
Let the weight do what it must
You don’t have to rise above it
Just be still… right where you trust

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m the whisper in the doorway
I’m the hand that doesn’t shake
When you can’t find where you’re going
I’m the place your fears can break

[Chorus]
Be still, and know you’re not forsaken
Be still… you don’t have to say a thing
When you’re lost and every light is taken
I’ll be where the quiet knows your name
Where the quiet knows your name

[Verse 2]
If the dark drips down your heartbeat
And your memories feel unkind
If the past crawls in beside you
Pulls your breath out of your mind
Let the hurt sit in its corner
Let the tears fall how they fall
Every storm you’ve carried inward
You don’t have to carry all

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m the echo when you’re hollow
I’m the anchor in the rain
When the path forgets to show you
I’ll remind you where you’ve been

[Chorus]
Be still, and know you’re not forsaken
Be still… you don’t have to say a thing
When you’re lost and every light is taken
I’ll be where the quiet knows your name
Where the quiet knows your name

[Bridge]
If the morning… never finds you
I’ll sit with you… in the night
If your hope… loses its color
I’ll stay until it’s bright
If you feel yourself unravel
Or forget your way again
I’ll be here… in every shadow
‘Til the shadows start to bend

[Final Chorus]
Be still, there’s nothing you must carry
Be still… you’re safe inside this flame
When the world feels far too dark to bear it
I’ll be where the quiet knows your name
Where the quiet knows your name

Where the Quiet Knows Your Name

Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, Ding, dong

Bells in the air, nobody stares
Built to command, now background noise
Strangers walk by, faster than time
Signals and screens claiming our ears
Ding-dong, ding-dong, echoes prolong
As if they know someone is home
Once they gave names, marked what we claimed
Now they just mark seconds we spend
Ding, dong, ding, dong

Meaning on sale, memory stale
What we did once, we don’t do now
Stories collapse into the cloud
Archived as data, sorted for use
Bells keep their pitch, holding their niche
Not for belief, only for proof
Proof we were here, proof we agreed
Proof we once cared who we would be
Ding-dong, ding-dong, echoes prolong
As if they know someone is home
Once they gave names, marked what we claimed
Now they just mark seconds we spend

Merry on loop, hollow and true
Merry, because someone insists

Bells in the air, nobody cares
Still they persist, steady and bare
Not to remind, not to rewind
Only to ring without a cause
Ding-dong, ding-dong, nothing is wrong
Nothing is fixed. Freedom is that
History mutates, we improvise
We choose the rules after they break

Onward they sound, rootless and proud
Not tied to faith, not tied to place
Calling no home, needing no throne
Simply a tone carried by air
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Future is loose, unknown and new
We build it strange, bold and our own
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Nothing is known, we write the rest
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong
Ding, dong, ding, dong

Forgotten Bells (based on "Shchedryk" by Mykola Leontovych)

Tinsel & Tempo

Picture: Espen Skaar the lead producer of the "Dreaming While Awake" band out of Northern California.  This is a funky track DWA working on releasing in the next few weeks with a good friend and fellow musician Jordan Latini.

Grant Street - with Jordan Latini on Guitar

Yarc Acid

The snow is comin' down

Cantique punk rock de Noël  par Alban Jacques Bouquette .
Enregistrement, paroles , musique  et instruments par Alban Bouquette au Studio d'Azy .

Père Noël

Just love recording songs, big Robbie Williams fan as well as other artists. Hope you like some of my tracks. Likes and feedback always welcome, thanks for stopping by.

Pretty Face

IanS