[Verse 1]
First met you on the courthouse steps
You had a ticket for a car that was borrowed
You said "Take me to the firemen's ball
They'll forget about it by tomorrow"

[Verse 2]
We danced and you introduced me as your husband
It was just a little white lie
But I loved it
You said
"Let's go make it a little more true"
And we took off in a hurry
We got hitched and got it over
While the wedding bells were still ringin' in my ears

[Chorus]
Tell me
Girl
What was wrong with me?
Was it my taste in music or the way I kissed you?
Or the hours and hours that I spent with you in bed?
Was it something that I said?
Was it the way I held your hand
When you introduced me as your husband?
Why a girl wanna leave such a smart and gentle man?

[Verse 3]
You brought me to your parents' house
You said
"Just play along for the weekend"
They had their questions and their doubts
But by the end
They were believing

[Verse 4]
We had fun
We put on a good show
I guess some people just get off on pretending
I could tell that your daddy didn't like me much
So I left
'cause it seemed like the right thing
It was just the one time
But I know how much it meant to you
And I hope I didn't mess it up too bad

[Chorus]
Tell me
Girl
What was wrong with me?
Was it my taste in music or the way I kissed you?
Or the hours and hours that I spent with you in bed?
Was it something that I said?
Was it the way I held your hand
When you introduced me as your husband?
Why a girl wanna leave such a smart and gentle man?

Why me ?  Lyrics in description

All songs copyrighted 
Lyrics

Intro – Spoken/half-sung, atmospheric]
Yeah, they trim the trees,
They rake the fire away.
Build fences strong,
But can’t outrun the laws today.

[Verse 1]
Juan’s got a scar that runs ear to chin,
Said it came from Sonora, not from sin.
He brings his boy on Sundays, just to play
Near the pool he’ll never swim in anyway.

[Verse 2]
Mowin’ lawns under redwood shade,
Hands in dirt while the rich get paid.
Sings to the birds in broken slang—
Every word feels like a chain that hangs.

[Verse 3]
They came last night in unmarked vans,
Took three men like they weren’t even men.
Left their tools in the morning dew,
Leaf blowers still, boots filled with truth.

Verse – Chicano’s Voice]
I send my pay to a border town,
Where mamá lights candles when the sun goes down.
My name’s not ‘hey’ or ‘you in the hat
I got stories, but no time for that.


[Bridge – whispered, rising tension]
Is this freedom, is this fear?
Do we only welcome those we mirror?
My friend cries but hides his face—
Guilt’s a shadow you can’t erase.

[Final Chorus – crescendo, all-out delivery]
They build your world and vanish in the smoke,
Names unspoken, dreams that broke.
You walk on marble, they crawl through flames,
Still you can’t even learn their names.
No green card, no last call—
But they stood taller than us all.

Eucalyptus Blues

Under copyright 
Lyrics

I walk the streets but no one sees
The face behind the flashbulb freeze
They cheer my name it cuts like glass
A fragile mask I can't surpass

[Chorus]
The spotlight burns it blinds my soul
A shining weight that takes its toll
I scream for peace it echoes thin
Fame's a game you never win

[Verse 2]
The mirror shows a stranger's eyes
A haunted glare beneath the guise
The crowd adores but they don't know
The cracks beneath the golden glow

[Chorus]
The spotlight burns it blinds my soul
A shining weight that takes its toll
I scream for peace it echoes thin
Fame's a game you never win

[Bridge]
I traded dreams for fleeting fame
But lost myself inside the flame
The echoes fade the crowd moves on
But I remain when they are gone

[Chorus]
The spotlight burns it blinds my soul
A shining weight that takes its toll
I scream for peace it echoes thin
Fame's a game you never win

Infamous Fame.   Lyrics in description

As Roshi Albert Low so well put it, the art of detachment and the art of inner life are two sides of a same coin.

A Quiet Life. Tribute to a true Zen Master

Copyright Vesuvius 2025

[Verse]
Ormuz whispers in the night
City glows but never bright
Broken alleys
Neon veins
Rusty trains 

[Verse 2]
Factory ghosts hum their tune
Under a tired
Cold-blooded moon
Chimneys cough
Streets don’t sleep
Secrets buried
Promises deep

[Prechorus]
Echoes of engines
Lives collide
Steel and soul
Nowhere to hide

[Bridge]
Hands are calloused
Hearts are tough
Every corner’s got its bluff
Dreams get dented
Roads stay rough
But somehow here
It’s just enough

Ormuz. King of the Narrows .  With Lyrics

Polar Bears are everywhere in Churchill Manitoba
Copyright 2025. Vesuvius

[verse1]
Up in the north where the frost bites deep
Where the wind hums secrets that the tundra keeps
The stars hang low like they’ve lost their way
Churchill wakes in the icy gray

[Chorus]
Polar bears on the streets tonight
Ghosts in fur under pale moonlight
You can hear their breath in the frozen air
In Churchill town
You best beware

[Verse 2]
Snow piles high where the train tracks end
A place where strangers turn to friends
But the white kings roam
No throne in sight
Their kingdom stretches past the night

[Prechorus]
The ice cracks loud
The river groans
The bears walk soft
Like they’re carved from stone

[Chorus]
Polar bears on the streets tonight
Silent hunters in the fading light
Eyes like embers in the northern glow
In Churchill town
The wild runs the show

[Bridge]
They own the alleys
They own the shore
Legends whisper they’ve been here before
No fences hold them
No walls too tall
The Arctic’s call
It conquers all’

Bears in Churchill      With lyrics

We were both 14 years old. Mimi has been like a guiding light in my memory, a first spark of tenderness that shaped my view of the feminine. It was a really special moment of connection.
Instant soulmate vibe.

Mimi

The most astonishing landscape in CA
Song and Lyrics Vesuvius 2025

Verse 1]
Mist rolls over tufa towers,
Silver water mirrors the sky.
Winds whisper ancient hours,
Where gulls and ghosts both fly.

[Verse 2]
Salted shores, a lonely stretch,
Stones like bones beneath the sand.
Every echo feels a sketch
Of a world untouched by human hand.

[Pre-Chorus]
And I walk this shoreline, heart in thrall,
Every step a question, every shadow calls.

[Chorus]
Mono Lake, you haunt my eyes,
Your silence speaks where the spirit lies.
Frozen moments, time suspended,
Here I stand, my soul defended.

[Verse 3]
Sunlight fractures on the waves,
Colors strange, almost unreal.
Memories drift like water graves,
And the wind alone can heal.

[Chorus]
Mono Lake, you haunt my eyes,
Your silence speaks where the spirit lies.
Frozen moments, time suspended,
Here I stand, my soul defended.

[Interval / Instrumental]
(Piano arpeggios with soft synth pads, echoing the haunting, open landscape — guitar or strings can weave in slowly)

[Outro]
Mist returns, tufa shadows fade,
One last gull cries, the lake remains.
I leave with echoes in my chest,
Mono Lake, my quiet unrest.

Mono Lake is haunting me.  With lyrics

When all I listened to for a year was Sufjan Stevens in 2012

The pines whisper low
Secrets in the wind
I hear them hum
But they never rescind
A trail of footsteps
Fading in the dew
Where were you going? I never knew

[Chorus]
Echoes of the pines
Calling me back home
Through the hollowed hills
Where the wild things roam
Oh
Echoes of the pines
They sing to me tonight
A melody of longing
Beneath the pale moonlight

[Verse 2]
The river runs deep
Carving stories untold
Its banks hold the scars
The dreams it stole
A raven watches
Perched on the bending oak
It knows what I’ve lost
But it never spoke

[Prechorus]
The wind carries whispers
Soft and low
The kind only the wanderers know

[Chorus]
Echoes of the pines
Calling me back home
Through the hollowed hills
Where the wild things roam
Oh
Echoes of the pines
They sing to me tonight
A melody of longing
Beneath the pale moonlight

[Bridge]
I chased the sun
But it fell behind the ridge
Crossed the valley
Lingered at the broken bridge
The forest breathes
It knows my name
But it’s never quite the same
Never quite the same

Michigan. For Sufjan. With lyrics

Fresh sound, new start. Don’t understand lyrics and the title track ? Don't worry, neither do we. A good tune is enough.

Apsos delirium

Powerful  4 minutes song. Absurd title. Absurd lyrics.

Apsos bacterium

Apsos laudanum

My MacDo is burning

The Fall of the House of the Dwarves
Verse]
Seven dwarfs with phones in hand
Mining likes from digital land
Hi-ho hi-ho they’re trending
Man

[Prechorus]
Snow White’s laughing in the back
They’re viral now
No going back

[Chorus]
Seven dwarfs on TikTok
Can’t stop won’t stop
Dancing in a loop
Till the beat goes pop
Seven dwarfs on TikTok
Scroll and drop
Swipe right swipe left
Till the clock goes flop

[Verse 2]
Grumpy’s got his grumpy groove
Dopey’s got the cutest move
Doc’s analyzing all the views

[Prechorus]
Sleepy yawns but still he spins
Happy’s grin? That’s how it begins

[Chorus]
Seven dwarfs on TikTok
Can’t stop won’t stop
Dancing in a loop
Till the beat goes pop
Seven dwarfs on TikTok
Scroll and drop
Swipe right swipe left
Till the clock goes flop

Dwarves.

Seven dwarves. ( A Project 7 ). Con letras

A dystopian tale. Con letras

I put my socks in
They disappear
Left a sweater here last year
The machines hum a ghostly tune
Under flickering lights
Neon blue

[Prechorus]
Is it magic or a trap
Are my clothes never coming back

[Chorus]
Lost in the laundromat
Where do my t-shirts go
Lost in the laundromat
It's a mystery
I’ll never know

[Verse 2]
The spin cycle feels like time travel
Shirts and jeans begin to unravel
The dryer’s door a black hole gate
Swallowing fabric
Sealing my fate

[Bridge]
Quarter after quarter
I feed the beast
A feast of cotton
Denim
Fleece
I’m stuck here folding what’s left behind
But the missing pieces haunt my mind

[Chorus]
Lost in the laundromat
Where do my t-shirts go
Lost in the laundromat
It’s a mystery
I’ll never know

Lost in the Laundromat# 7. ( A Project 7)

Verse]
We carved our names on the moonlit stone
Promises whispered where the wild winds moan
You said forever
I said I’d try
We never thought about goodbye

[Prechorus]
Your laugh was thunder
Your touch was fire
We fed the flames of our own desire

[Chorus]
Until we died
We burned so bright
Lit up the dark
Chased off the night
No second chances
No rewinds
We loved like fools
Until we died

[Verse 2]
We danced on rooftops
Broke every rule
Life was a game
And we played the fool
The clock kept ticking
But we stood still
Chasing the rush
Chasing the thrill

[Prechorus]
Your eyes were lightning
Your voice the sea
We drowned in moments
Just you and me

[Chorus]
Until we died
We burned so bright
Lit up the dark
Chased off the night
No second chances
No rewinds
We loved like fools
Until we died

Until We Died

Before the End

Vesuvius Inc. copyright 2025 
a soft version of Until We Died
Jef Tale: vox, guitars, mellotron

Until We Crashed

Vesuvius Inc. All rights reserved Chorus]
January thirty-two
You don't have a clue
What to do
With your new tattoo
Shoulda known
On the way to the tone
Yeah you were alone
January thirty-two
You don't have a clue
What to do
With your new tattoo
Shoulda known
On the way to the tone
Yeah you were alone

[Verse]
Lost all my marbles
Never in the right place
But I'll stay
At least today
I'm sure to stay
My marble place
January
Thirty-two

[Chorus]
January thirty-two
You don't have a clue
What to do
With your new tattoo
Shoulda known
On the way to the tone
Yeah you were alone
January thirty-two
You don't have a clue
What to do
With your new tattoo
Shoulda known
On the way to the tone
Yeah you were alone

[Verse]
I've lost all my marbles
They're never in the right place
But I'll stay
At least today
I swear I'll stay
My marble place
January
Thirty-two
January
Thirty-two

[Chorus]
January thirty-two
You don't have a clue
What to do
With your new tattoo
Shoulda known
On the way to the tone
Yeah you were alone
January thirty-two
You don't have a clue
What to do
With your new tattoo
Shoulda known
On the way to the tone
Yeah you were alone

January 32th

Vesuvius Inc 2025 all rights reserved

I've been in a dungeon
Where no one's coming
But I don't care
It's dark and it's haunted
I like being alone
So don't try and save me
But they were like

[Chorus]
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them

[Verse 2]
My ex tried to save me
He said he was coming
I guess he got lost
He was cute but it's funny
'Cause I like being alone
And now he's gone
But they were like

[Chorus]
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them
There are five beautiful girls locked up
And only a prince charming can rescue them

Knight In Shining Armor.    LYRICS

Dude, you got the blue tooth of death

Why don't you scroll before the apocalypse?

Scrolling the Final Days

Vesuvius 2025 cop.       Lyrics

Please mind the gap between the train and the platform…”
—click, hum, silence—
Yeah, there’s a gap alright.

[Verse 1]
Neon rain on plastic dreams,
A billboard smile where the sirens scream,
Someone sleeps beneath the crown,
While the city keeps him down.

[Verse 2]
Golden towers scrape the grey,
Their windows never face this way,
I see your coat, it’s paper-thin,
Winter’s teeth are closing in.

[Chorus – darker tone]
Mind the gap — it’s swallowing whole,
The money, the mercy, the pieces of soul,
You can pray to the gods of the trap,
They’ll answer back — mind the gap.

[Verse 3]
Coffee cups and credit cards,
Buy your peace in bodyguards,
Every law they twist for fun,
Is a loaded gun for someone.

[Bridge – whispered, half-sung]
Static in the speaker’s breath,
Talking down the steps of death,
Somewhere under London clay,
A voice repeats the same cliché…

Mind that fucking gap.       Lyrics

Vesuvius Inc 2025

Every week, the world slides a little more
Smokestacks choke the sky, and we look away
Rivers bleed with the color of our neglect
And the children learn to pray in silence

Chorus
It’s getting a little darker, a little colder
Every heartbeat echoes on the edge of fear
We’re burning the pages of the world we borrowed
And no one’s listening — or maybe they just don’t care

Verse 2
Politicians wear their lies like old tattoos
We follow shadows, forgetting how to see
Morality drowned in a flood of empty words
And the streets hum with the weight of apathy

Chorus
It’s getting a little darker, a little colder
Every heartbeat echoes on the edge of fear
We’re burning the pages of the world we borrowed
And no one’s listening — or maybe they just don’t care

Bridge
But I still feel the fire, still feel the rage
Beneath the ash, beneath the haze
If we scream together, maybe we can ignite
A spark in the darkness, a flicker of light

Chorus 
It’s getting a little darker, a little colder
Every heartbeat echoes on the edge of fear
We’re burning the pages of the world we borrowed

A little more darker.   Lyrics

Verse]
The presidents fell
There's a flood in the plains
And the animals yell
I just wanted some peace
But I'm starting to feel
Like the mountains could tell

[Chorus]
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse

[Verse]
The men on the ground
There's a noise in the wind
And a deafening sound
We all looked at each other
I stared at my mother
And knew what she'd found

[Chorus]
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse

[Bridge]
I had seen it before
In my eyes
And I could ignore
But not this time

[Chorus]
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse
Mount Rushmore collapse

Mount Rushmore Collapse   #rushmore. # climatic change

Vesuvius 2025

[Verse 1]
Plastic chairs and paper plates
Uncle Joe with his jokes that grate
Aunt Marie’s got her famous pie
Grandma’s stories never die

[Chorus]
It’s a family reunion
Oh what a scene
Laughter louder than the tambourine
Pass the memories
Pass the peas
We’re tangled roots in a big old tree

[Verse 2]
Kids are running
Tag you’re it
Cousin Sue’s got her karaoke kit
Photos snapping
Say cheese and grin
This is where the noise begins

[Prechorus]
Every hug feels like a song
Even when it’s been too long

[Chorus]
It’s a family reunion
Oh what a scene
Laughter louder than the tambourine
Pass the memories
Pass the peas
We’re tangled roots in a big old tree

[Bridge]
We fight
We cry
We mend
We grow
Through it all
We always show
That love’s the thread
It’s stitched so tight
In the quilt of this crazy life

Family Reunion.        Lyrics.     #family   #picnic   #plastic chairs  #famous pie  paper plates

Vesuvius Inc 2025
Steinway, vox : Jef.  Lyrics , vox : Matteo. Saturated Bass : Marcus.   Drums: Paul.  Guitars : Andy
Nohe
It's time to gather all your animals
Take a seat
Let me tell you what I mean

[Verse]
We've been walking through the forest
Hunting witches
All our friends are
Coming over for the weekend
And I know that
The neighbors think we're crazy
And maybe we are
Maybe we are

[Chorus]
Nohe
It's time to gather all your animals
Take a seat
Let me tell you what I mean

[Verse]
There's a siren on the lawn
And all our friends are gone
And I know
You can tell me what it means
And it's coming back to me
Like a memory
Maybe I'm wrong

[Bridge]
You're afraid of the dark
And afraid of the cold
It's okay
You don't have to go alone

[Chorus]
Nohe
It's time to gather all your animals
Take a seat
Let me tell you what I mean
Nohe
It's time to gather all your animals
Take a seat
Let me tell you what I mean

Nohe,It's Time to Gather All your Animals.  LYRICS

Vesuvius Inc 2025

Can I pay for your coffee?
I say I left my wallet in the car
I don't have a car
The way you move and the way you are
You look so sweet and the boys at the bar
Get nervous when you ask
"Can I pay for your beer?"
Well
You could have
But my demons already paid for it
You could have
But my demons already paid for it

[Prechorus]
And my best friend died
And my girlfriend cries

[Chorus]
When the whiskey takes over
And I do what I'm told
I am not that strong
And when I get older
I wanna see you there
My demons pay the beer
My demons pay the beer
My demons pay the beer

[Bridge]
You know what I mean
You know what I mean
You know what I mean

[Chorus]
When the whiskey takes over
And I do what I'm told
I am not that strong
And when I get older
I wanna see you there
My demons pay the beer
My demons pay the beer
My demons pay the beer

My demons pay the beer

Disillusioned by you

Vesuvius copyright 2025

Verse]
I shake hands with the shadows tonight
They whisper deals under neon light
A devil’s grin
A sinner’s thrill
My demons
Yeah
They pay the bills

[Chorus]
Oh
They pay
They pay
They pay the bills
The whispers climb
The silence kills
Oh
They pay
They pay
They always will
My demons
Yeah
They pay the bills

[Verse 2]
I sold my soul for a parking spot
Traded my dreams for what I’ve got
It ain’t gold but it shines so bright
The darkness laughs
It’s my guiding light

[Prechorus]
Who’s the master
Who’s the slave
Is it freedom or the chains I crave

[Chorus]
Oh
They pay
They pay
They pay the bills
The whispers climb
The silence kills
Oh
They pay
They pay
They always will
My demons
Yeah
They pay the bills

[Bridge]
A laugh in the void
A scream in the dark
A contract signed in a crimson spark
They promised me
They’d take the pain
But all they did was carve their name

My Demons pay the bills.

Vesuvius Inc 2025   #gentle ballad  #pop song #sweet

Lucky you

Vesuvius Inc 2025

[Verse]
Your words hit like a spark
Flicker bright in the dark
You’re messin’ with my head
Sayin’ things I shouldn’t have read

[Prechorus]
Talkin’ slick
Twistin’ sweet
You’re the match
I’m the heat

[Chorus]
Dirty talk
You make me stay
Whisper close
I lose my way
Every word
It pulls me near
Dirty talk
It’s all I hear

[Verse 2]
You paint pictures in my mind
Lines so bold
So unrefined
Every phrase is gasoline
Burns me up
But I’m serene

[Prechorus]
Talkin’ wild
Talkin’ fast
Words like fire
Make ‘em last

[Chorus]
Dirty talk
You make me stay
Whisper close
I lose my way
Every word
It pulls me near
Dirty talk
It’s all I hear

[Instrumental]

Dirty Talk

Vesuvius Inc 2025 all rights reserved

[Verse]
Shadows crawl where sunlight fades
The clock is loud but the room just stays
I reach for your hand
It slips away

[Chorus]
Our last words
Our last words
Hanging in the air like broken birds
Say them soft
Say them slow
Before the silence starts to grow

[Verse 2]
The walls remember what we forget
A thousand whispers
A single regret
I see your face in the smoke of a cigarette

[Prechorus]
Tell me something
Anything real
Don’t let the void be all we feel

[Chorus]
Our last words
Our last words
Falling like stars
It hurts
It hurts
Say them loud
Let them glow
Before the silence takes control

[Bridge]
Was it the wind or the ghost of your voice
A faint echo wrapped in noise
Time’s a thief with a wicked grin
Stealing what we could have been

Our Last Words

FIRST OF ALL, No Promoters or so-called VIDEOS experts.

All songs, -music and lyrics - are copyrighted..
As an author - composer, I like to sing, with my natural voice or slightly transformed with different devices, according to my mood. I also play all kinds of keyboards and a little bit of 6-string guitars, both acoustic and electric.I'm pretty old, but I've still got a fairly wide vocal range, though it's getting lower and lower.
I also have a small home studio called Vesuvius( thx Sufjan Stevens! )
I like to work alone, or with two or three partners, male or female, highly qualified.
And I get some much fun to discover amazing new talents on Soudcloud. That's why I follow more people than I'm followed by. I'm just too curious..

Jef Tale

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