Interesting melody, surprising twists, nice vocals!

And2End

This is the second collaboration I’ve worked on with the very talented Mark Spruce (Original Spruce).  

This is a folk song exploring the boundaries between this world and the spiritual world and tells the tale of an encounter with a Robin in a churchyard. 

Lyrics by Mark Spruce
Music & performance by James Whiteman. 

Best with headphones. Hope you enjoy it. 

Take care

James 

Lyrics:

Sky light Grey 

I stood in the church yard
Cold winters day
My back to the beach tree
Sky light grey

On the branch above me
Cock robin perched 
He sang then stared intently 
I returned his gaze

He repeated his song
And looked again
I smiled and nodded
Like we were friends 

I turned so slowly
As he moved to another branch
Eyeball to eyeball 
Repeat performance 

We both stood still
Locked in our game
He moved on once more
To repeat his refrain

I turned one eighty
When he landed behind me
My smile got wider
My heart got lighter
Watching each other
I'm absorbing this experience 

Then he came closer
We had circled the tree
A mystical moment 
This bird and me

You said your father
Would return
In the spirit of a robin
Watching over us one day

As I stood in that churchyard
Lost in that moment
I felt your father 
Came back to say

I'm here, I'm still here
I will always be here


Mark Spruce copyright Feb 2024

Further info:
The first collaboration is on the Original Spruce site called ‘Old Brock’ (music and performance Mark Spruce: lyrics James Whiteman).

Sky Light Grey (Collaboration James Whiteman & Original Spruce)

A fun dancey groove that needed a second try 

You Anticipated This (needed a redo version)

Lyrics & Vocals: STILLVIVID
Music,Mix and Production: dj baubau

   STILLVIVID - High Side Bleed
       https://soundcloud.com/stillvivid/high-side-bleed
   From album SAGA:
       https://soundcloud.com/stillvivid/sets/saga
   STILLVIVID soundcloud:
       https://soundcloud.com/stillvivid
   STILLVIVID youtube:
       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7kPfsB35xo&list=UULFwJLC1MWQDmCJu5rYdxoXkQ&index=7


Salt into, to my wounds
Breaking all your rules
I’m not here to lose

Obtuse, abstract, complicated
The fear inside wants me to play dead…
Vanish to thin air….
This I swear

Two arrows split my ribcage
The air left my lungs in haste
Blood drained, pale, lifeless
Don’t know how I survived again

Stood up, buried my sword in his heart
Somehow, I found the strength
Push on everything you have
Use it for everything you’ll gain

Up, up, never give up, up
Don’t you give up
The world is yours

Salt into, to my wounds
Breaking all your rules
I’m not here to lose

Nothing in life comes easy
Paying the price costs more than you know
In tragedy we must stay the course
There’s no running away

STILLVIVID & dj baubau - High Side Bleed Rough Rmx

Of Nefity #150

There often is no rational reason for the level of hate and extent of death and destruction for most of our self inflicted tragedies. I think if we ask ourselves the simple question that the spider asked me and if we are true to our own selves and not blinded by paranoia/false leaders. then this can stop

lyrics
I woke up in the morning and went to the kitchen like I always do
to get some coffee and some bread to toast
to my fright and surprise
crawling on the floor before my eyes
A big black spider..hairy and awful
heading to the web he had made the night before

without thinking much,I walked over and picked up my foot
to bring down on his head and end his life for good
but to my surprise and shock,the spider turned and looked at me
and said.."Why?? ...is this something your God would do?"

I held my foot in the air,,I didn't know what to do
First I was shocked that a spider was talking to me at all
but mostly, I couldn't answer his question
I couldn't think of a reason and mostly I knew God would not approve of killing something for any reason

So I stepped aside,got my coffee
the spider went to his web for his breakfast
and we both had a great day

so before you raise your fist in anger again
before you hurl another horrible racial slur
before you burn someone,throw a rock or kill someone
be sure you answer the spider's question first

and if you can';t
then don't..do it

the spider's question

Cover~Iman(Two of Us)❤️‍🔥M.B.❤️‍🔥

Just one step further and Amenhotep will save me, or will he yet 
The guardians are grounded, and sleep in the silence of the potion to forget
we all forget 
All the hounds howling in the distance, a dread quartet
Unlock the espagnolette 

Moving windward through the suburbs
Wild flight is my name, the interdictal bane
My weapons here are useless, in this consequence of rumours
As a conjurers legerdemain

With wild crowds throwing missiles, to bring down the government
Tendentious armies take positions in our now encumbered state
Sending messages to morons, 
In the endless dead debate

Amenhotep Will Save Me

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Reason

I’m a singer/songwriter from Guildford, Surrey, England. I started writing songs when I was 12 on a piano but really got into it when I started playing the guitar at 13/14. As with so many of us, career and family became the priority and I stopped writing over a 30 year period. Now I’ve retired, I’ve finally got time to write and record again and I love it! 
I play everything on the songs and record on my MacBook on GarageBand. Still learning! 
I hope you enjoy the songs and thank you in advance for any comments and feedback. 
James

Sky Light Grey (Collaboration James Whiteman & Original Spruce)

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