Update: Added Piano, Lost Reverse Alchemy Pad & additional vocals. All start to finish runs. I kept the guide as the original phone jam on guitar to retain that human time. We are fairly locked to 106 bpm I think though which is nice...

A tip: To have very expansive ideas in human time. Tap out your avg tempo of human time recording and match that to the project but don't use the exact time (no metronome - your recording is the metronome). This helps with using delay and reverb based VST's as the echoes will be close enough to your avg human time for them to still work well but generally only if you lock in as close to your bpm as possible. Thats my experience anyways...


I really hope this projects what I want it to tastefully and that is how we learn from each other on SoundCloud

Listen to Dreaming  of the past with Gratitude feat. Sidartha G. by Steve's Planet on #SoundCloud
https://on.soundcloud.com/uwXSfkPpSEn3KQfP6

I wrote the lyrics listening to this song. It's so inspiring for many reasons. I've just have borrowed the poetic metric but I think I  kept the music new to remain original on my side. I'd welcome opinion on whether I have or haven't. If I have encroached any originality I can nuke this song...

Thanks Steve 🫵🏽🔆 I maybe got that sky today brother 🫵🏽🔆

You reminded me how repeating words and phrases emphasises their emotion.

Schweeeeeeet

Lyrically here we are searching for unconditional love on Earth which is being challenged BIG TIME! We love comfort zone. We love other people's comfort zone because it confirms our own zone. That's conditional and doesn't allow for evolving emotional intelligence in eachother and doesn't allow us to flower as our unique selves....

Lyrics

Where's the love?
Conditioned dove
Potential shoved
Intention glove

Wheres the light?
Conditioned bright
Dark get shoved
Intention glove

Where am I?
Conditioned eye
Potential love
Intention woven

Planetary dove, Thanks for the glove, Steve is dove

Steve's Planet

This is gentle but mostly acoustic song about fitting in and struggling to socialise. Having struggled with anxiety all my life. This song has powerful and meaningful vocals and builds with intensity.. 🎶  ✍️ 

Heres the song story in detail:
Introspective Glam rock/art pop with raw folk edge. Vulnerable dreamer in a total circus, fighting with anxiety to break free. Poetic with surreal imagery. 


The Lyrics  👇 


[Verse 1]

I’m a humble man 
with simple intentions
I’m not perfect
but still I find it Hard to fit in! 

[Pre-Chorus]

Ooh modern society!
It feels like a total circus, 
The culture changing
my mind is trying to take it In but can’t catch the change in the tide!

[Chorus]

Ooh, I’m so misunderstood!
A stranger in the starlight, 
wishing To be seen
I’m  a kind man
Wearing a mask but 
that’s not the real me!

[Verse 2]

They’re staring again, eyes glaring like eager vultures looking for a victim 
I hope they don’t hunt me down and  write hate about one of my lonesome posts

[Pre-Chorus]

Ooh modern society!
It feels like a total circus, 
The culture changing
my mind is trying to take it In but can’t catch the change in the tide!

[Chorus]

Ooh, I’m so misunderstood!
A stranger in the starlight, 
wishing To be seen
I’m a kind and gentle man
Who wearing a mask but 
 that’s not the real me!

[verse3]

Ooh, that’s when I Retreat back to my home
Away from harm and their circus schemes and I don’t wanna walk through oil-covered fields, Alone in my sorrow, where fear builds
Swallowed by a black hole’s cosmic scream.

[Pre chorus]

Ooh modern society!
It feels like a total circus, 
The culture changing
my mind is trying to take it In but can’t catch the change in the tide!


[Chorus]

Ooh, I’m so misunderstood!
A stranger in the starlight, 
wishing To be seen
I’m a kind and gentle man
Who wearing a mask but underneath 
 that’s not the real me!

[Bridge]

I wish My anxiety’s grip would let go!
Stop worrying, I must break from your hold
I’m dancing trying to reach the comet’s call, though they don’t see the astral flame, im determined to be set free!

[ Final Chorus]

Ooh, I’m so misunderstood!
A stranger in the starlight, 
wishing To be seen
I’m a kind and gentle man
Who wearing a mask but underneath 
that’s not the real me!

[Outro]

Ooh, I’ll shake the dust from my eyes
A starlit dreamer, I will pierce the skies
Shouting my words, ooh I’m breaking free!
The real me finally burning free for all to see!

Stranger In Starlight 🌟

Welcome to the World – A Gentle Lullaby to Celebrate New Life
Genre: Acoustic | Folk | Lullaby | Emotional Ballad

“Welcome to the World” is a tender acoustic lullaby that celebrates the arrival of a newborn into the arms of a loving parent. Softly sung from the perspective of someone welcoming a new life, the song radiates warmth, peace, and unconditional love.

With a calming melody and heartfelt lyrics, this track gently acknowledges the wonder of new beginnings and the beautiful journey that awaits. Perfect for quiet moments, nursery time, or simply reflecting on the miracle of birth, this song is a soothing embrace in musical form.

Ideal for parents, families, and anyone touched by the arrival of a child, “Welcome to the World” offers a timeless message: you are loved, you are safe, and your story has just begun.

📌 Released 29 May 2025 – All rights reserved.

Lullabies 2505

Welcome to the World

Nothing Left to Prove

🌿 A soft voice for the ones who go unnoticed.
Not everyone gets thanked. Not everyone gets seen.
But this piece is for the servers, the caregivers, the quiet givers,
the ones holding everything together without asking for credit.
If that’s you… this is your thank you. 💸💚
You matter more than they say.
And someone out there does see you.

#ThankYouForShowingUp #EverydayGrace #InvisibleKindness #QuietStrength #SpokenWordHealing #HumanMoments #SmallActsBigHeart #SpokenTruth #EmpathyInMotion #YouMatter #GentleSongs #TipTheOnesWhoHoldUs

****Lyrics****

If no one’s said it lately…
I see you.
I hear you.
You matter.

You move through days like background noise,
Helping, holding, holding back,
Brushing crumbs from someone else’s table
Just to feel like you still belong at one.

You’ve learned to shrink in public,
Speak softly, smile quickly,
Nod instead of shout.
You’ve spent so long being strong,
You forgot what it feels like
To be held.

You are not invisible to me.
I see the kindness in your tired hands,
The effort behind your half-smiles.
I see the way you show up anyway,
Even when you’re unraveling.

You apologize for existing
Like it’s a crime to feel.
But I’d rather hear your truth
Than another silence performed as survival.

The world overlooks the steady ones.
It rewards the loud, the fast, the sure.
But you,
You are a quiet kind of brave.
You’ve been carrying things
No one even knows exist.
And you do it
Without applause.

Some nights, you wonder if anyone sees you.
If anyone could.
You’ve been so small for so long,
You’re not sure what it means to take up space.
So let me say it, clearly

You are not too much.
You are not a burden.
You are not forgettable.
You are not alone.

If all you did today was survive,
That’s enough.
If no one thanked you,
Let me be the first.
You are seen.
You are real.
You are worthy.
And I’m with you.

For the Ones Who Feel Invisible

Coastline

“You endure what is unbearable, and you bear it. That is all.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Cancer is a word, not a sentence.”
― John Diamond: Journalist and commentator

A song inspired by a phrase that popped out of my oldest granddaughter's mouth, and which subsequently became the title; and by the recent death of an old school friend. He is the first of that particular group of friends to pass away, which no doubt forces those friends still alive to face up to their own mortality. This is my response . . .

Lyrics:
I hear her weeping when she thinks that I am fast asleep
That’s when I know she’s hurting, although it’s hidden deep
In some ways I’m better off than her as drugs, drugs can mask my pain
You see, I’m like a long-running TV show they won’t renew again
I heard somewhere there’s many ways to live within a tragedy
I’m praying to whatever god there is, it’s not some fallacy

I’ve never been called sexy, no one’s ever said I’m cool
I’ve always been the shortest; to be accepted, sometimes I’d play the fool
I remember us lads, drinking pint after pint, way back, way back in our youthful days
I love to reminisce with you and laugh at our wild & drunken ways
The wife is calling out to me that I should really, really try to eat
I swallow some, but all I taste is metal … and defeat

It’s been so long since we spoke to each other, I wish, I wish that I could stay
I’d love to reminisce with you & laugh at those crazy, long-gone days
But I can barely speak right now, I’m bombed out up to the eyes
So, phone me back tomorrow, just hope I’m still alive!
credits

from One Singer Left to Mourn, track released May 31, 2025
Music, lyrics & vocals: Michael Sellers
Guitars & bass; keyboards; percussion: Sergio Aguilar
Bugle: Franklyn Brooks
Production, musical arrangement, mixing & mastering: Sergio Aguilar
Cover design: Michael Sellers
Track cover photo: Image by Roman Ska from Pexels

One Singer Left to Mourn

The Taste of Metal & Defeat

A story of transformation and finding someone who truly understands and supports you on a journey from feeling lost to finding a sense of direction.

Lyrics:

I was losing my way
Couldn’t see that my time was getting on
I couldn’t move on

Getting lost every day 
I was doing that all by myself
I needed someone

On my ass when the looking glass came to me 
Now I can see 

I wasn’t myself when I met you
I wouldn’t let you in but I let you
Now I’m alive and I don’t want to hide
Where I could get lost sometimes
Where would I be 
I’ll never forget when I met you 

Now I’m finding my way 
I don’t think about time getting on
And I got someone 

And I’m out of my shell
You get me like nobody else
And we can move on

Flying high in a perfect sky with me
Its easy to see

I wasn’t myself when I met you
I wouldn’t let you in but I let you
Now I’m alive and I don’t want to hide
Where I could get lost sometimes
Where would I be 
I’ll never forget when I met you 

Now I’m alive and I don’t want to hide
Where I could get lost sometimes
Where would I be 
I’ll never forget when I met you

Never Forget

another cool Ratzzz groove to deliver a little EWI-trumpet solo. Big thanks to my friend Hendrik !
@cosmic-ratzzz

lunatics 233 / I Feel Your Love / Ratzzz @ joerxworx

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Music and Lyric by LinOnyx
 
HUMAN HEART
 
[Verse 1]
 
How did you know it was Over
What was the tipping point
When did you know you could live without me
When did you stop
When did you stop
 
[Verse 2]
And then there were two
And then there was one
One less you
And then I was done
 
[Chorus]
My heart is still beating
My heart is still beating
My heart is still beating
 
[Verse 3]
Where did you go
Who were you with
Where did you sleep
Where did you live
Where did you live
 
[Verse 4]
Why do I know that you're gone
When did you leave
How did you go on
What do you mean
What do you mean
 
[Chorus]
My heart is still beating
My heart is still beating
My heart is still beating


Human Heart.mp3

I had the privilege to have a few brief encounters over the years with the great poet, educator and activist Nikki Giovanni. She passed away last December. If interested there are many videos on YouTube about her. 

“Mothers” passage sung by Joliz going into the break, Copyright © 1972 by Nikki Giovanni.

I saw Nikki Giovanni outside the A train
She was reading a book by Baldwin and whispering the quotes
She had that Harlem quiet
The kind that makes you feel loud, even if you haven’t said a word all day
She looked up at me once
Like she already knew the next ten things I would say
And of course none of that mattered

She wrote poems like switchblades
And carved song verses on subway tiles
With truth tucked in the chorus
Love poems for the revolution and letters to the dead
All written in lipstick and ink
Some folks talk about hope
She talked about survival
Anyone knows there's a difference

“I see the moon
The moon sees me
God bless the moon
And god bless me”

I asked her once, I said Nikki, do you still believe in change
She half smiled and said, “Man, I believe in kids, I believe in rage,
I believe in writing it down so they don’t forget our names.”
“You either speak up or get buried under someone else's story.”
Then she walked into that bookstore on 125th like it was a church 
In a way I guess it was a church

I ran into her much later at a reading downtown
Tiny room, bad mic, nobody listening but the ghosts
She read a line about her grandmother’s hands
The room went quiet like it finally remembered what hands are for
The words, not angry, not loud, but like a bullet that only hits the guilty
Truth is a loaded pistol

But Nikki
She’s in the cracks
She’s in the ink smudge
The subway echo
The line you wake up hearing but don’t remember writing
Nikki
She’s still walking this city
Just quiet enough to make the truth sound loud

Nikki (with Joliz)

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