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Set Sail on the ocean's blue!

Break the Champagne * Wave Her away!
Over the ocean * And pray She'll be safe.
Across the miles * Bridge the gap with flags and smiles!
Across the miles * With Neptune at your side.

Bless this ship * Bless this ship * Bless this ship and all who sail in her!

Stripes are for me * Stars for you!
Stripes are for me * And the stars for you!
Stripes are for me * And the stars for you!
Stripes are for me * And the stars, the stars are for you!

Guide her through * Guide her through * Guide her through the ocean's blue!

The finest steel * Built with pride
Touched by Polaris * Her Guardians riding high
With watchful eyes * Encompassing the great divide
Nautical miles * With Neptune at your side.

 * Stripes are for me * And the stars are for you *
 * Guide her through the ocean's blue *

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Lyrics/Moir 2009



Across The Miles

I was very lucky to team up with the very talented Mike Fox on this song. I hope you like it as much as I do. Thanks for stopping by to listen 😃

Lyrics

She came to me like 
Wind through the trees
She danced and twirled
And rustled my leaves
With each rotation
She picked up speed

A force of nature
Wild and swift
She swept me up
And I couldn't resist
I yearned for her touch 
And the taste of her kiss

My gypsy gale
Was a hot summer breeze
A friend to both the birds and the bees
She was the air that I needed to breath
But my gypsy gale
Came and went as she pleased

I struggled on 
While she was away
Searching for reasons
Why she should stay
Yet the truth was there
In front of my face

My gypsy gale
Was a hot summer breeze
A friend to both the birds and the bees
She was the air that I needed to breath
But my gypsy gale
Came and went as she pleased

I am the tree
That needs roots to grow
And she is the wind
So I let her go

My gypsy gale
Was a hot summer breeze
A friend to both the birds and the bees
She was the air that I needed to breath
But my gypsy gale
Came and went as she pleased

No Album

Gypsy Gale - Fox and Brennan

Cast of Characters:
One Man Verity Show-- @one-man-verity-show – Scotty -- guitar
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – percussion and triangle 
cgmaness-- @user-419254289-15129531 – Chris – guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– guitar, production, and mix
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell –electric piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- five string fretless bass, seed idea

Composition-- The Eclectic Collective

This song started with me coming up with a bassline and the arrangement. I started it as a project for the Eclectic Collective, so they were all immediately involved. Ken first laid down his rock solid groove of a drum beat to complete the rhythm section. Scotty was first after that, adding some melodic/rhythmic guitar magic to the mix. Stephen then blew the doors off of it when he added his melodic, dirty guitar to it. JJ was up next with his funky electric piano to fill it in. Chris then came in and added the trippy, swirling, psychedelic guitars. Mark also came along towards the end and added some really cool, but subtle percussion, and if you listen for it, a triangle in there, too.
  Of course every good song needs a good producer. Stephen was able to wrangle this into a good mix, thankfully. He also very cleverly came up with and added the psychedelic break in there between the first and second verses. Chris also added some really cool vocals to that part, too.
  This one was a lot of fun to make, and was our second song with Scotty, with whom we really enjoy making music. I named it such because I wanted the spirit of welcoming lots of musicians to come through. We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed making it.

Come on in (Eclectic Collective)

FAT LA LAS 4D MIX

I shared a Latin Pop version of this song two years ago with vocals performed by our friend Richard John (thank you Richard).  Well, here is another version of the song which existed back then that was not pursued.  As I'm scrapping the barrels, thought I might as well give it a go.  This is Celtic folk approach with a different ending where I added an additional verse of new melody & lyrics.

One of my favourite compositions.  Just see what you think.
Thanks so much for stopping by.


[CREDITS]
Music / Vocals / Keyboards / Arrangement / Programming – Michael C. Lynn
Lyrics – Mellina Barnett /  M. Lynn (the last paragraph only) 
Strings – Avery Bright @Band_in_a_Box
Harp – Sharlene Wallace @Band_in_a_Box

[LYRICS]
Let me lead you through the silver stars			
We can kiss under the moon			
And wrapped inside each others arms			
I can show how your path could be			
If you walk in peace and come along freely with me			
		
Watch the sun slip away into the night			
Hold each other till it goes out of sight			
Don't ever hide or stop thinking of me 			

(Chorus)			
I only want to be your secret dream			
No-one else can see, no-one else can dream			
When the sun comes up	and I have to wake			
Thoughts of you run inside my head			
Thoughts of all we shared			
			
If you like, we could dance under the rain			
Life will be full of magic as it begins to change			
I'm watching you thru my lattice window			
Behind the glass just like a shadow			
I can show you how I will guide your hand
	
Repeat Chorus
Instrumental break
 			
As you lay down alone and turn your head			
Feel the cold from your empty bed			
Close your eyes and keep thinking of me			
			
Have a secret dream		
No-one else can see			
No-one else can dream		
Only you can see			
When the sun comes up and I have to wake			
Thoughts of you run inside my head	
Thoughts of all we shared	

Watching you through my lattice window.......
       as the sun slips into the night.............
Watching you through my lattice window.......
       as the thoughts go out of sight

Alternatives

Lattice Window

Produced by Clay Young
Lyrics by Edgar Allan Poe (1845)
Music created with Udio AI

Nevermore


'clown redux'

music: Rentt 
lyrics, vocals, art: scotty

I put my makeup on before I hit the darkened streets.
Frighten children passing, as I pick my trick for treat.
Lure 'em to my vintage van with puppies and candy,
then tie 'em up and gag 'em so they can't release a shriek. 

Then I'll take them to the basement of an old abandoned house.
The fear that they possess is what makes me most aroused.
And when I've done my dirty work, I'll put that fire out,
and dump 'em in the woods, with their parts scattered all around. 

Call me fucking sick, I'm just a product of this world
and all you fucking people, how society's unfurled.
Try your best to catch me. Do your best to understand. 
But for every one of me there's worse things done by 'the man.'

clown redux (with Rentt)

Cast of Characters:

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – 4-string fretless bass
Mysterious Decibel-- @themysteriousdecibel  --MD—effected vocals
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, trippy synth
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums and seed idea 
Composition – The Eclectic Collective

This song began about half a year ago, as part of a three song set that Ken started with some really cool beats. Josh was first to the trough for here, laying in his fretless bass groove to complete the foundation and give it some tonal direction. Stephen came next and laid in the really trippy textural guitar that you hear throughout. JJ was next with his serious, no joke organ playing, which sets the mood for the whole thing. Last, but not least, Tez joined by adding some really cool accent guitar throughout.
  Of course, every great song needs a great producer, so we tapped Stephen to do the honors on this.
  We had originally made this and the other two song with the intention of having The Mysterios Decibel and his friend Modes About Me sing on them. However, life got in the way, so we sat on them. Finally, MD let us know that he wasn't able to complete the project with us, much to everyone's, including his, disappointment. However, MD did lay down a rough vocal demo for us, which Stephen very ably processed to sound almost like another instrument in there. So, we're releasing this song as a tribute to them both, with gratitude, especially to MD for all the great work he's put in with us. If you're not familiar with either of them, do yourself a favor and check them out. Modes about me is at  @modesaboutme and the link to The Mysterious Decibel can be found in the link in the cast of characters above. 
  This is an example of what it sounds like when the whole band composes a song together. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed making it.

Mysterious Modes (Eclectic Collective)

A New Composition.......

Lyrics

Once upon a time 
I had a dream 
That said to me
Where are we going?
I am confused
What am I to do?


The path was unclear
A journey unknown
Fear of not knowing
An uncomfortable feeling
So, I just stopped thinking
And made my peace with what is


Lost in the unknown
Of what will be
When this journey ends 
What will we experience?
A feeling of nothingness
Or drifting toward the light


So many have come before
They have lived and they have died
Where are they now?
Just cosmic dust drifting away
Does the soul really live on?
When this human life ends 


These are the things one thinks of
When the age of time creeps closer
The end of the line
The end of the road
Visions of your life story
Pass before you as you drift away

Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk 2024
Tom Hanson Mastering and Production

Lost in The Unknown (Remaster)

Flavours Of Joy

a better day today , let today be a good day

A BETTER DAY

Thank you for stopping by 😊
Born in 1972
Agricultural equipment salesman by day, musician by night!

Members of The Eclectic Collective :
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — vocals and lyrics
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 – bass
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- organ, electric piano, synth, lyrics, some vocals, song writing
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar, mixing, production
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken– drums and percussion
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– acoustic and electric guitars, production, mixing, mastering
Mistermark – @user-432503709 – Mark –keyboards, effects, piano, some lyrics and vocals.

If you've read this far then I am indebted to you forever. Thank you 😊. Happiness cannot be sought directly. It is a bi-product of love and service to others. 

J.J.