Name: Elephant I - The Single by Jake Dasilva
Duration: 4 min 10 s
Description: Remastered track from the album Elephant I.

This composition was inspired by a reading of the poem "When You Are Old" by the Irish poet William Butler Yeats (1865-1939).

When You Are Old

When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

The Pilgrim Soul in You

Remastered track from the album Elephant I.

Elephant I - The Single

Dear friends, this humble and soft song is dedicated to our meadows around the world.
They must not be ruined by mines, explosions or tank tracks.
Please, help me to spread this message so that also warmongers get the golden opportunities to listen to this little song!!
You may see some pictures on Youtube: https://youtu.be/wSG4aRrTKNk?si=yy0HSlr3HqXv0PZ-
Our Treasures

They are painted in purple and blue
in yellow and also green
the treasures that we see here
go directly to our hearts
and make us feel well 

I am talking about all meadows here and there
which are scattered around our world
You meet them in Africa
and in China and in Vietnam
they make us feel well

The people in America
have learned to relish
what is offered around their homes
it is not only there people see
how they can feel well
And we don’t want any mines destroying our fields
we want to keep them safe for our kids 



Lyrics in Swedish

Våra skatter

De är målade i lila och blått
i gult och även grönt
skatterna som vi ser här
går direkt till våra hjärtan
och får oss att må bra

Jag talar om alla ängar här och där
som är utspridda över vår värld
Du möter dem i Afrika
och i Kina och i Vietnam
de får oss att må bra

Människorna i Amerika
har lärt sig att njuta av
det som erbjuds runt deras hem
det är inte bara där människor ser
hur de kan må bra
och vi vill inte ha några minor som förstör våra fält
vi vill hålla dom trygga för våra barn

Our Treasures - 2025-06-25 09.53

music words and performance by Camille Ellyce Bordelon

DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Dear friends - Chlorophyll is also our friend - it absorbs carbon dioxide and uses sunlight to make wood. Scientists are increasingly emphasizing the importance of preserving the greenery on Earth. Trees also provide shade, coolness and retain moisture in the soil. Trees are the climate's friend! At the same time, I would like to tell you what my grandfather taught me: chew each bite at least ten times so you don't get fat and have no stomach problems - and - save on electricity!!

Quietly the River Flows

Quietly the river flows under the green embrace 
of the willow trees whose leaves are moving with the wind
and birds like to catch all the flies swarming around here
and under the trees a lot of children have
gathered here to learn
all to know about our nature

They all lose their breath when they see the greenery
over the stream that sparkles by the morning sun
they enjoy their life and they can’t understand why
that not everyone are able to see this 
wonderful show
that are created for all of us

And they listen to the words given from their teacher
that say how it is when everything is falling down
how nature react - during the years that lie ahead of us 
it is magical how - nature swallow all the
carbon dioxide 
that we people have let out in the world
It is a magical sight to see these green leaves here

Lyrics in Swedish

Tyst flyter floden

Tyst flyter floden under den gröna famnen
av pilträden vars löv rör sig med vinden
och fåglar gillar att fånga alla flugor som svärmar omkring här
och under träden har många barn
samlats här för att lära sig
allt att veta om vår natur

De tappar alla andan när de ser grönskan
över bäcken som glittrar i morgonsolen
de njuter av sitt liv och de kan inte förstå varför
att inte alla kan se denna
underbara show
som är skapad för oss alla

Och de lyssnar på orden från sin lärare
som säger hur det är när allt faller ner
hur naturen reagerar - under de år som ligger framför oss
det är magiskt hur - naturen sväljer all
koldioxid
som vi människor har släppt ut i världen
Det är en magisk syn att se dessa gröna löv här

Quietly the River Flows - 2025-07-13 14.27

Waltz No.1 Op.39

I talked to the night


Verse 1
There’s a hum behind my breathing,
Like the world forgot to stop.
I’m a shadow in the hallway—
Just a flicker. Just a thought.

(Verse 2)
Someone’s crying in the mirror—
Might be me, but I can’t tell.
The echoes stay. The sights won’t leave.
It’s a slow and sinking hell.

(Chorus)
This is not happening to me.
It's not how I deserved to be.
I can’t unhear, unfeel, unsee—

I rise again from deep below.
Not brand new, not worn and old,
I know what burns, what heals, what holds.

(Verse 3)
All the clocks have quit their ticking.
Even time won’t stick around.
I keep walking through the silence,
Just to feel my feet on ground.

(Chorus)
This is not happening to me.
It's not how I deserved to be.
I can’t unhear, unfeel, unsee—

I rise again from deep below.
Not brand new, not worn and old,
I know what burns, what heals, what holds.

(Bridge)
Somewhere past the breaking point,
When breath was just a thread—
My Will stood up inside my bones,
And waked me up! That's what I said.

(Final Chorus)
This is not happening to me.
It's not how I deserved to be.
I can’t unhear, unfeel, unsee—

I rise again from deep below.
Not brand new, not worn and old,
I know what burns, what heals, what holds.

I rise again from deep below.
Not brand new, not worn and old,
I know what burns, what heals, what holds.

(Final lines)
Not healed, not whole,
But just enough to be.

****Description****

The cover for Just Enough To Be is not simply design—it’s a collision of past and present. Years ago, I painted a piece called The Depressed Mind: dark, fractured, streaked with faint white scars across fields of black and violet. It was born out of despair, a canvas carrying the weight of grief that words couldn’t yet hold.

Time passed. The painting waited in silence.

Then came the song Just Enough To Be, written from the hollow of devastation—where clocks stopped, mirrors lied, and breath hung by a thread. A song about surviving, but not unscarred: not healed, not whole, but still here.

When song and painting finally met, something uncanny happened. A jagged doorway tore open on the left, harsh light forcing its way into the ruin. Dust, ash, mud, and traces of blood blurred into the scene. And through it all, the faint streaks of The Depressed Mind refused to vanish. They persisted beneath the layers—scar-lines whispering through the dark.

The title itself fell across the floor, not clean or polished, but battered and uneven—words as fractured as the story they carried.

This is the cover: a painting that refused to disappear, a song that refused to be silenced. Together, The Depressed Mind and Just Enough To Be became one voice.

Just Enough To Be

Just Enough To Be (Mastered)

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When You Say It.

Back with Scott Nelson on guitar and Mirko Borach on bass for some heavy funk.  This time we're doing Heavy Duty Judy, another original.  Gotta love Mirko's wonderful slap bass technique and lines, and when Scott's solos come in we are taken for a Heavy Duty Ride with Judy.

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Mirko Borach:  https://soundcloud.com/stringburner
Scott Nelson:  https://soundcloud.com/scott-nelson-364333064

Thanks as always for your generous time listening, for your comments and for your shares

Heavy Duty Judy - with Scott Nelson / guitar and Mirko "Stringburner" Borach / bass

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