Neo Acoustic Grunge

The song is a longing for the warmth of home.

Golden Sunsets - Female

A cover version of a song by Big Thief accompanied by Lainey providing vocals

Paul

I'm Still Here For You

My thoughts lately...

This song is also on spotify under the profile SpicySmile



everything / nothing

A ballad of love and sacrifice. Of a man who stood by her side, faced exile and death, yet found his honor in protecting her. A love that could not be, but a loyalty that endured to the end. Thank you for listening and for your comments.

Single

Unforgiven

Trappist-1

Aleksander Moe Olsen (15-08-1980 - 06-05-2008) This I wrote for you! <3 

I Will Win Your Heart (Album Version)

"Mountains" is a reflective folk ballad about distance, growth, and the quiet ache of missing someone you love. Written in the wake of personal upheaval, the song speaks to the bittersweet beauty of change. With gentle acoustic textures and honest lyrics, 'Mountains' is a letter left unsent, a moment frozen in the fog of what was and what could have been.

Mountains

a song about you

[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

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Lyrics

In Saira's glow we wander far
Beneath the light of a dreaming star
The yon whispers secrets untold
On Eta's sands where stories unfold

[Verse 2]
King of my weary heart I plea
Guide me through this eternity
Your name
A song in the desert's breath
On Eta's edge
I defy death

[Chorus]
Oh Eta
O where the winds do call
Through the sands of time where shadows fall
Hold my soul in your endless tide
On Eta
O my heart abides

[Verse 3]
In Saira's arms I find my peace
The ceaseless pull
It will never cease
A kingdom born of golden grains
On Eta's shore where love remains

[Bridge]
The yon may shift the stars may fade
But Eta’s throne is where I stayed
A timeless hymn in the desert's glow
On Eta
O forever I go

[Chorus]
Oh Eta
O where the winds do call
Through the sands of time where shadows fall
Hold my soul in your endless tide
On Eta
O my heart abides

Glad I am

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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

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Verse]
Shadows dance where truth once stood
Whispers creep through the blackened wood
Steel in hand and fear in their stride
The night won’t rest till their claims their Prize

[Chorus]
The long knives gleam under the doom
A chilling song that ends too soon
Led by minds that twist and scheme


This night becomes a waking dream

[Verse 2]

The Night of the Long Knives 
Is, of course, back again 
It will reach new heights 
Led by these great brains

History repeats behind closed doors
The great minds play their deadly game
Power sought under a veiled name

[Chorus]
The long knives gleam under the moon
A chilling song that ends too soon
Led by minds that twist and scheme
This night becomes a waking dream

[Bridge]
(Ooh-yeah!) The shadows rise
They take their stand
(Ooh-oh!) A heavy price at their command
Darkness grows
It wraps the air
No escape I
It’s everywhere

[Chorus]
The long knives gleam under the moon
A chilling song that ends too soon
Led by minds that twist and scheme
This night becomes a waking dream

Long Knives for the Night. Lyrics at the usual place !

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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

Verse]
Odin made the worlds
Loki killed the girl
Fenrir ate the stars
Now I travel with my heart

[Chorus]
I've been high in Heaven
I've been low in Hell
I've been trapped inside my body
Trapped inside myself
High in Heaven
Low in Hell
Trapped inside my body
Trapped inside myself

[Verse]
Seven rings of gold
Forger of the mold
Waves of light so cold
Shatter me and all I know

[Chorus]
I've been high in Heaven
I've been low in Hell
I've been trapped inside my body
Trapped inside myself
High in Heaven
Low in Hell
Trapped inside my body
Trapped inside myself

[Bridge]
Hey
Hey
Hey
Hey

[Chorus]
I've been high in Heaven
I've been low in Hell
I've been trapped inside my body
Trapped inside myself
High in Heaven
Low in Hell
Trapped inside my body
Trapped inside myself

Low in Hell. Lyrics in Heaven

This is Melissa
She's married with children
She loves her husband and three little tots
But today it is raining
The kids won't stop fighting
And she's stuck in the house cause her car's in the shop
And she thinks as she kisses their bruises and tears
"What kind of difference am I making here?"

CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
Later we wonder if we've chosen well
We listen to voices
We spin to Life's dances
But what might have been, no one ever can tell
Each woman becomes the sum of her choices

This is Priscilla
Professional, pretty
She's climbed the ladder that leads to success
But a week ago Friday, Priscilla turned forty
As she blew out her candles, she had one request
Now she's lost in her thoughts at her table for one
What would her kids look like if she had had some?

BRIDGE:	
Mildred is sixty and lives all alone
Her husband is gone and her kids are all grown
But decades and heartaches have made Mildred wise
Now she sees Life through Love's eyes….She says…..
    
LAST CHORUS:	
We all make choices
We all take chances
But somehow Life balances everything well
We listen to voices
And spin in the dances
But each woman has her own story to tell
			
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Ev'ry struggling soul
Is a part of the whole		
As hist'ry unfolds…..through our choices



Words: Mary Dawson
Music: Cheryl Bocanegra
Copyright 2020/ CQK Music (ASCAP)
All Rights Reserved



Choices

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..

Why me ? Lyrics in description

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