Dave Bell of Blue Attitude on his delishly good guitar

Vid:  https://youtu.be/zUcoCHr9HHc

Devil May Find Me

The Emperor has died. As the Royal and flamboyant funeral march goes through the streets of his kingdom his citizens mourning his death.  

I am way outside my comfort zone on this one.

Band-in-a-Box is supplying the drum, background strings and guitar tracks.  I am playing everything else.

The Emperor's Funeral March

It's been
Many, many, many years since we last spoke
It's been
Many, many, many times my heart you broke,

I still
Think of you, every time a white rose is in bloom,
Thinking
That perhaps, at last, God will reunite us, and soon,

But Rumi says you're inside of me,
And Rumi says: why look outside of me,
See, Rumi says that we will never meet
For inside one another our hearts will beat,
Rumi says.

I thought
Many, many, many years ago I did see,
Such a
Stunning, stunning, stunning girl, outside of me

Then I
Looked, ever so oft, for you, the one I saw then ...
I let
Countless, countless songs of love flow out, from my own pen ...

But Rumi says you're inside of me,
And Rumi says: why look outside of me,
See, Rumi says that we will never meet
For inside one another our hearts will beat,
Rumi says.

I'm no mystic, nor poet, nor singer-songwriter, see,
So all I can do is pray you one day will come back to me,

Though Rumi says ...

Rumi Says

Fly Around In The Clouds
©2025 Noel Adams, words and music, all rights reserved

=== LYRICS ===
I would rather be happy
I would rather be glad
I’d rather be feeling thrilled and excited instead of feeling so sad
One day we will be dancing
And we’ll be laughing out loud
But right now all that I want to do is fly around in the clouds with you

You opened the door and waved goodbye
And then you stepped out into the rain
I blew a kiss and waved right back and said see you later, my friend
But life often surprises one when everything is going fine
I didn’t know then, no, I didn’t then 
That life had other plans in mind

I would rather be happy
I would rather be glad
I’d rather be feeling thrilled and excited instead of feeling so sad
One day we will be dancing
And we’ll be laughing out loud
But right now all that I want to do is fly around in the clouds with you

I wish I’d known you’d be leaving before me
And I’d be left here walking alone
Your quirky smile is now like a story fading from a time long ago
Can you reserve that famous cloud nine so we can run around and play?
‘Cause one thing’s for sure, yes, one thing’s for sure 
I’m counting on seeing you again some day

I would rather be happy
I would rather be glad
I’d rather be feeling thrilled and excited instead of feeling so sad
One day we will be dancing
And we’ll be laughing out loud
But right now all that I want to do is fly around in the clouds with you

With all my heart, I pray that we'll meet again
And we will fly around in the clouds until god knows when

Fly Around In The Clouds

Song written with the help of Suno.
Vocals by SynthesizeV
Backing by Band in a Box

Second Coming Blues

Here’s a bit of a follow-up to our last song, “2 Minutes In A Car Wash”. 

The story continues with "Little Blue Green Opel"...

She had a little blue green Opel
With a short funny shift
She drove it everywhere
Never needed a lift

A radio with buttons
Some candy in her coat
A paperback of Burroughs
And a half-written note

She'd park down by the river
Watch the barges roll on past
Said the future was a thief
And the present would never last

She had boots from Vienna
With cracked leather soles
She only walked at night
Cause she said it had soul

I asked where was she going
She said maybe somewhere
Then she laughed like a poet
Who had nothing to fear

We drank in the Opel
Till the bottle ran dry
Then she pointed to the stars
And whispered don’t you lie

She had a little blue green Opel
And a map torn in two
She said don’t try to follow
Then disappeared into the blue

Little Blue Green Opel (with Joliz)

ReggaeBluesFunk :)
© 2016-2025 J. Merritt, B. Merritt & P. Fulham
Janice Merritt: vocals and cajon
Peter Fulham: guitar
Ray Cochrane: bass
Bud Merritt: Mixing/Mastering/RealTracks*/RealDrums*/MidiSuperTracks*
Thanks to PG Music*, Peter & Ray

Baby please forget that stop button
You don't need to hit that button
don't want money, don’t need a mansion

Just hit pause before it's too late
Yeah hit pause before it's too late
Come on now doncha hesitate

I feel like I've been on fast forward
Yeah too long on fast forward
Slow it down, you know my password

Rewind me, take me back in time
Rewind me, take me back in time
Back to when you were all mine

Rewind Me

Remember   to see the invisible
Remember   to walk your own path
Remember   to speak the Truth

There's nothing to learn
in Infinite Knowing
Nothing to do
When you're already growing

No need to become
When you already are
Don't try to shine
You're already a star

Remember   to see the invisible
Remember   to walk your own path
Remember   to know the Truth

What need of defences
for the changeless one
No wrong direction
Choicelessness done

Intuit, perceive
Hear every note
Drink of this medicine
Forgetting's antidote

Remember   to trust the invisible
Remember   to forge your own path
Remember   you know the Truth
                     you are the Truth

cover art: "Tara" oil painting by Divine Me Time 2015


Remember

A peaceful ambient piece featuring a Dizi Flute

Early Migration

This is our latest song...

We also included a Music Visualizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gayGD05Z5ss

Shadows danced on my night stand 
Fell asleep in nowhere land 
Showed up on Thursday night 
But I lost that gig to a tribute band 

Took the train down to the east side
Wore my shades just to hide my eyes
Those brownstone girls swirled in my head
And I drifted off and took the ride

And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street 
And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street 

Ran into Jane somewhere in between
She sells oils and wears too much green
She said, “rock's a scam and jazz is dead”
And then she kissed my cheek and split the scene

And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street
You play it straight 
You lose the beat
One more night on Ludlow Street

And it’s one more night 
One more night 
One more night on Ludlow Street

Ludlow Street (with Joliz)

Not marble nor the gilded monuments
Of princes shall outlive this powerful rhyme,
But you shall shine more bright in these contents
Than unswept stone besmeared with sluttish time.
When wasteful war shall statues overturn,
And broils root out the work of masonry,
Nor Mars his sword nor war’s quick fire shall burn
The living record of your memory.
’Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity
Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room
Even in the eyes of all posterity
That wear this world out to the ending doom.
   
 So, till the Judgement that yourself arise,
 You live in this, and dwell in lovers’ eyes.

Sonnet 55

James Delsono

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