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CaLLin M3

-playlist of my compositions from 2006 to tomorrow.

-playlist de mes compositions de 2006 à demain.

2006-2023

...2006-2023 & more...

A 9/8 beat with dire tones, Due or Die is an existential motivational speech; the head coach portends the fate of the team. Just before the end of a game, the story unfolds in due time. To get what one is due, or die in the act of attempting to attain or obtain what was originally thought to be rightfully theirs (perceived or otherwise), is the message in toto. It is the protagonist of the story who is listening most intensely and intently to the coach, but unfortunately does not make the big momentous play and fails the attempt in a calamitous fashion.

LYRICS:
Heave-ho
Leave room
Don't show
Bare bone

Unrest, for a success
Rewind, laxing all night
No show, time is slow
Trials end, overflow

Facing up and down, around
What's in it to lose
Racing side to side, how bout
We won't rise to you

Last play
Honours made
Take it to a task
Soaking, awry,
Due or Die

Heave-ho
Leave room
Don't show
Bare bone

Tire-pulling hurricane
Painful fight for glory
Create need to profess
Shove off upon ground

Tracing back and fourth, reward
Fend off rivalry
Making haste against a foe
Iron undertow

Last play
Honours made
Take it to a task
Soaking, alive,
Due or Die

Due or Die

IL MARCHE IL VA
OÙ VONT SES PAS
OÙ VONT SES PAS ?
IL SAIT PAS MAIS IL VA
IL Y VA

IL MARCHE IL VA 
IL SUIT SA VOIE
IL CROIT TOUT CE QU’IL VOIT
ET IL VOIT TOUT CE QU’IL CROIT  
C’EST LA ROUTE DE LA SOIE

IL MARCHE IL VA
SANS TOIT NI LOI
DE BRAS EN BRAS ABRACADBRA
IL Y VA

ET TOI DIS-MOI
A QUOI TU CROIS
OÙ VONT TES PAS
T’EN SAIS RIEN MAIS T’Y VAS


IL MARCHE IL VA
IL TRAINE SA CARCASSE ET IL PORTE SA CROIX
LA CARAVANE PASSE ET LES CHIENS ABOIENT
OÙ VONT SES PAS
IL SAIT PAS MAIS IL VA

IL MARCHE IL VA

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Cast of Characters:
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark-- VST sax solo, harmonica solo, organ, tremolo guitar (synth), composition, arrangement, mix
Mysterious Decibel--@themysteriousdecibel --MD—lyrics & vocals
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– second electric guitar solo, and mastering
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –piano and electric piano solo
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums and percussion
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –-four string fretless bass, first electric guitar solo, rhythm guitar comping 

This song originated with a slower more Jazz oriented track Mark had previously written ('1 For The Money, 3 For The Blues' https://on.soundcloud.com/BtSS4). However, he wanted a more 'suped up' version with solos turns, so he turned to The Eclectic Collective (EC) to fill in the pieces by replacing some of his solos with their own. Mark had some lyrics in mind too, however, once he heard The Mysterious Decibel's excellent lyrics and vocals, the song totally changed the direction and the vibe, for the stellar. 

   Once we had a basic structure, Ken, as always, came up with the rhythmic foundation for the song, allowing Josh to add his version of Mark's bass line. Then, after MD gave us the vocals, we got down to adding the solos. As more EC members jumped on board with new parts, Mark kept lengthening the song, moving the solos & vocals around until it's final current arrangement. JJ opens the song with his thrilling piano solo, as well as the electric piano solo where he joins Mark on VST Sax right after the first singing verses. Then Josh added a melodic and very clean toned guitar solo with a very clean tone - the first of the two guitar turns. After that, Stephen added his fiery guitar solo with a more overdriven tone. After one more vocal verse from MD, Mark stepped back in to close it out with his nasty harp solo at the end. After Mark handled the mixing on this song, we turned once again to Stephen to take care of the final sound production and mastering, which he fulfilled expertly.  

  We hope you enjoy this jazzier side of the EC as much as we enjoyed making it. MD's lyrics are about a psycho killer artist who hides clues about his murders in his paintings. 
-Original Lyrics by The Mysterious Decibel:

Some might say he's crafty and planned
With a shade of black and a brush in his hand
Some might say the world is his oyster
But no pearl lays inside just a conjuring blur

He'll paint you a murderous scene
With the blending of  sin all between pigments of green
He's a shady fella who hides behind the canvas!
I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

Will you find it?
The secret
Some freak shit
are you so sure you'll really wanna Keep it ?
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
Ahhh a little secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?
It'll haunt your mind like it does him too
He's a swifty one he'll come for you!
The secret
The secret
The secret
Are you so sure you'll really wanna keep it?

I spy something with my little eye
This art might show just where he died

His art might show
might show
might show
just where he died 

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Side Note:
This past Tuesday, we released a fun little series of interviews over a 20 minute medley of some of our favorite musical moments. If you want to hear our voices and some of our thoughts about music, check it out! You might really enjoy it, especially if you follow us, and have been for a while. It's a celebration of all of our work over the past almost year together in various forms. This song was supposed to be a showcase of all of our skills to accompany that medley, except Tez isn't in on this one. He'll be on the next one, though, for sure! 
Thanks for listening!

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All comments welcome, and don't be shy to be critical or suggest ideas to help me improve. :)

Mark's Album (post-2020)

'A Brush With Death' Blues (with The Eclectic Collective)

5 Star Highly Commended Entry in the 2024 UK Songwriting Contest
Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar, Bass guitar - Graham Williams
Strings & Percussion - Cubase
Cover art inspired by Keith Haring

When you say that you love me, what I feeling I get,
When you say that our love is forever, I'm so glad that we met,
It makes me so happy, to have a love we can share,
Life can be so wonderful with something so precious and rare,

When you say that you want me, when you say that you care,
When you say that you can't live without me, and you'll always be there,
It makes me so happy, to have a love we can share,
Life can be so wonderful with something so precious and rare,

I'm like a love struck teenager in love for the very first time,
I hope this feeling lasts for my whole lifetime,

When you say that you love me, what I feeling I get,
When you say that our love is forever, I'm so glad that we met,
It makes me so happy, to have a love we can share,
Life can be so wonderful with something so precious and rare,
It makes me so happy, to have a love we can share,
Life can be so wonderful with something so precious and rare,

When You Say...

The story of this song is that a man in a reality show asks a girl to dance. 

To be honest, I have never watched reality shows. I read a manga Oshi no Ko (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oshi_no_Ko) which is pretty nice, and gave me inspiration.

What I like about this song is that it changes modes back and forth several times.

Written and performed by Kyo
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Verse 1:
In the spotlight's glow, I took the chance,
Asking you for attention, a scripted romance.

Dance with me 
Just a game to play
Dance with me 
But I didn’t know how my heart sways

Verse 2:
At first it was for the reality show, a scripted affair,
With each step we shared, we started to care.

Dance with me 
Lost in the rhythm, lost in your eyes,
Dance with me 
Wishing this could last beyond the lies.

Dance with me 
I don’t want to let it end 
Dance with me 
I don’t want you just a friend 

Verse 3:
Ah In this world of masks I see that truth often basks,
Ah My heart races fast, shedding all my past fatal tasks.

Verse 4:
Ah As music fades in the middle of this masquerades,
Ah My soul serenades, in these genuine escapades.

Dance With Me

Lingering Loon Loitering

Strange Feeling

Avec C. Lobel, violoncelle, et E. Lafrance, contrebasse.  Album Libre et bohème.

Libre et bohème

Vague à l'âme

Vague À L'âme

Song Insight

“I’m Missing You” is a tender, whimsical diary set to guitar. It’s not about grand gestures—it’s about the small, messy moments that make love unforgettable: coffee cups steaming, toast popping, eggs cracking, and the quiet ache of wishing someone was there. Awkward, shy, and imperfect by design, the song feels like a private voice memo left for someone special. It’s playful yet heartfelt, capturing the sweetness of young love and the loneliness of missing it.

Lyrics

Intro:
Spoken Word:
"This song is dedicated to my boyfriend Brooks, I love you and I'm missing you"


Verse 1:
I can’t sleep staring at my phone
Wishing it was you looking up at me
Why does it have to be so complicated
Can’t we just skip to that place
Where you are next to me

Chorus:
Coffee cup, dreaming of you
Cheesy things we do, I’m stuck like glue
What do I do with thoughts of you?
Falling hard, I know it’s true
Jelly toast, I’ll make for you

Verse 2:
Making my coffee, dreaming of you
Stirring in the parts that make me laugh
Eggs in the pan cracked, I smile again
Cheesy things we do, it has me like glue
Toast pops up and I’m being jelly
Your friends get to be with you
And I stare into another day feeling blue

Chorus:
Coffee cup, dreaming of you
Cheesy things we do, I’m stuck like glue
What do I do with thoughts of you?
Falling hard, I know it’s true
Jelly toast, I’ll make for you

Verse 3:
The TV’s on but I’m not feeling at home
It’s when you’re gone that I’m all alone
Nothing can take your place
No matter what I do

The juice sweet reminds me kissing your neck
Your lips, your skin and I’m falling further in
I don’t mind this time, take me under just a spell
I’d rather be dreaming, seeing you
Than in this empty hell

Bridge:
Cold chill locked us in under covers
My body warm pressed next to you
Every part of me knew what to do
In darkness we captured our spark
The hotel room was lit up like fire
The crisp air turned to steam
Worries melted into air
Down we arrived there
Tired and gone
Sleep fell
And we were gone

Verse 4:
Like that I was awake back alone
Wishing you were home
But fishes be damned, I ain’t got a thing
It’s just me left in my own mess
The parts that’s left when I’m blue
From not having you

Chorus – Outro:
Coffee cup, dreaming of you
Cheesy things we do, I’m stuck like glue
What do I do with thoughts of you?
Falling hard, I know it’s true
Jelly toast, I’ll make for you




Personal Reflection

“This song is for Brooks. It’s the closest I could get to bottling how love feels when it’s silly, shy, and real—and how empty mornings feel when he’s not there. The coffee, the toast, even the eggs—every small detail carries his presence. Recording it, I didn’t want polish; I wanted truth. Just me, a guitar, and the sound of missing someone who matters.”

4Me2BeFree

For 4ME2BEFREE, “I’m Missing You” shows the softer side of storytelling. Not every track has to scream; sometimes the quietest, quirkiest love songs say the most. This is intimacy captured raw: imperfect strums, shy laughter, and lyrics that let the listener sit at the breakfast table of someone in love. It’s another layer of cinematic honesty—where imperfection is the beauty.

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