This is powerful beyond any words.  As a Christian, I am slack-jawed at the early martyrs' sacrifice cast here in a fresh light, and convicted of my sin of complacency.  Thank you my friend for pricking my soul and better than any sermon could.

Let me further add hearing Debra and Stefan's beautiful music in this context is cinematic in every way.

There’s something deeply human in this piece—a reflection on surrender and freedom, fear and inner peace. The melody seems to guide the mind toward the inevitable, not resisting but embracing fate with a strange serenity. The voice carries that quiet acceptance that comes when one stops fighting against what cannot be changed. In the end, leaving Rome is not just a farewell to a place, but to an entire existence. Francesco Adornetto

What a beautiful song and collaboration. Lovely work!

Great music celebrating the sacrifices of the life of the first Christians, which have not yet ceased! A very sweet prayer that makes the soul prostrate in adoration, especially on today's day!

Loop World

lyrics

You're so pretty the birds are singing
The sun is out but I, I can't catch a feeling
Feeling
I went to your show, the people were laughing
The people were clapping, you were crying
I couldn't catch a feeling

Oh Lord, Where do I go?
When I have no emotions?
I can't, I can't catch it
I can't catch a feeling
Can't catch a feeling

A plane went down in the middle of town
Killed a vet who was begging for change as a clown
I can't catch a feeling
I don't do drugs and I'm gluten free
But that don't stop people from gossiping about me
Can't catch a feeling 

Oh Lord, Where do I go?
Where do I go now?
When I can't find emotion?
When I can't get all upset, or happy, or glad, or sad?

I just can't, I just can't catch a feeling
I search, can't catch a feeling

I search
I search...

up to here

Can't Catch a Feeling v2

Dedicated to the early Christians possibly worshiping in the catacombs. Actually, the idea that the catacombs were used as hiding places is disputed. But I've used it anyway. And "damnatio ad bestias" did certainly happen.

*** Leaving Rome ***

The sand of the arena is warm and soft
and it will soon be soaked with the sufferings of life.
Simply to believe has become complicated,
but no man can hide forever in dark places.
Today I stand and open my arms to the upright Sun.
As brothers start falling, the crowd yells and asks for more.
I now contemplate my last and few unpleasant options:
The jaws of lions, the claws of bears, the cruelty of swords.
Strangely enough, there is peace in my soul.
No fears. No regrets.
One way or another, I'm leaving Rome.
I'm leaving Rome…

Leaving Rome JFC (based on Debra Buesking / Stefan Kraft instrumental)

Tomorrow Sun

This one is different. Like travelling to the core of something essential. Something long gone, forgotten, left behind but still alive. Waiting to be found. But it is hard to find. You have to spend time. You have to be brave. Willing to take risks. Face the truth.

Omega Centauri is a globular cluster in the constellation of Centaurus that was first identified as a non-stellar object by Edmond Halley in 1677. Located at a distance of 17,090 light-years, it is the largest known globular cluster in the Milky Way at a diameter of roughly 150 light-years. It is estimated to contain approximately 10 million stars, with a total mass of 4 million solar masses, making it the most massive known globular cluster in the Milky Way.

Omega Centauri is very different from most other galactic globular clusters to the extent that it is thought to have originated as the core remnant of a disrupted dwarf galaxy.

A study from July 10, 2024 has examined seven fast-moving stars from the center of Omega Centauri and found that their speeds were consistent with an intermediate-mass black hole of at least 8,200 solar masses.

For more information see here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega_Centauri

The Black Hole in Omega Centauri

Alien loves Echoes

My new single ABCZ 500 out on major platforms now!
Link in bio or https://linkco.re/NMzxBT85 

Until now, my music was almost completely ununderstood except for the SoundCloud community (I am very grateful to you). Why is that? I haven't even been able to face that question. However, this time, with the beginning of 2025, I will also change! I decided. I have to break out of my shell. I have to incorporate trends. That being said, since I did all the work, the music ended up being strange and typical of me. It's a strange piece of music, but I think you'll enjoy it. Go ahead and press the play button.

Lyrics :
I want your lover to give you away
Your eyes blue eyes talk me too much
So long so long time ago
I had desire to forget them
(Go?)

Tell me the number
I hate your lies
When it is rainy
It's time to leave
So much confusion 
Steps to hell
Nobody knows my secret job

A B C D
A B C Ah

Sit down 
Stand up
Fading hearts
There is no choice
Already in
I saw
You found
No mistakes
'Cause you love to rock 'n' roll
(Go?)

Troubles
Silence
There's no truth
When you look back in trash in the cage
I say
You have no possibilities
No
No
No overcome

A B C D
A B C Z
Woo Hoo!!
(Go?)

ABCZ 500

Hey…. Hope you’re all well. Thanks for dropping by. These days, maybe like you, I can easily get upset about what is happening in the world… and like most of us, I have occasional moments of anger and despair, frustration and feeling at a loss. So I often seek solace in gardening and in nature. When I smile these days… it is not necessarily a happy smile. It is a knowing smile that I can share with the world.… So here’s a little banjo song with a smile. Mark

Out In The World

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Credits to Producer >> Pier-O

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consequences

[Verse]
There’s a bright white light
When the sun goes down
She’s the northern star
With the golden crown
And her crystal walls
They reflect desire
They call me on
To get lost inside her
[Chorus]
In a gilded cage
A gilded cage
A gilded cage
In a gilded cage
A gilded cage
A gilded cage
[Verse]
In a gilded cage
With a golden key
From the golden gate
To the golden sea
I saw a bird of prey
I saw a hummingbird
I heard a meadowlark
It was the saddest song I ever heard
[Chorus]
In a gilded cage
A gilded cage
A gilded cage
In a gilded cage
A gilded cage
A gilded cage
[outro]
A beautiful bird in a gilded cage
(A beautiful bird in a gilded cage)
A gilded cage.
(A gilded cage.)

Reflections of a Gilded Cage

The forth Studio Album from falcon.  A collection of short stories from there vivid imagings. 

Dawn of Dawns

For a soft breeze

*** UPDATE May 2025. Good news. The SC contractual terms have now been corrected, and our music will no longer be used for AI training. NOTE April 2025: It just came to my attention that, unless we do a separate contract, all our uploaded music in SC can be freely used for AI training. This is written down in the legal section, under the licensing paragraphs. What can (should) we do to change that? *** 

*** Note Dec 2024: Alas, AI generated content that is not disclosed as such is now being posted at an alarming rate, sometimes multiple tracks in a single day from fake artists that even write down fake introductions, saying how much they love music that comes from the heart. Please avoid reposting these deceptions, it only adds to the confusion.  And it encourages the algorithms to give them preference. ***

*** NOTE June 2024: Generative AI is becoming amazingly powerful. Nothing against it. Just to avoid the confusion and embarrassment of finding ourselves praising and encouraging mindless algorithms, I believe it would be nice for us to always disclose its usage in our tracks. What do you think?  ***

Hello, welcome to my page.

I've been making music since 1972. At the time, with Pedro Castro, we created the alternative rock band Petrus Castrus. 

The music I'm placing here is mostly from the home recordings of my ongoing projects and ideas. I created a few playlists (Inéditos) according to language (PO - Portuguese; EN - English; SP - Spanish; FR - French; IT - Italian), and also for concept albums (Três Jardins). There are two long tracks (Mediterrâneo and Isaías) for full concept albums. A playlist called Synergies gathers the collaboration projects with other musicians in the fantastic SoundCloud community.

Petrus Castrus edited records can be found on Spotify and Soundcloud. See the Facebook Petrus Castrus page for more details, including comments about the recordings uploaded here. 

We are both amateur musicians, i.e. music lovers. As for me, I'm just an electrical engineer with a master in AI that really loves creating music and use it to share ideas. That is why all tracks include lyrics or texts.

By the way I'm not interested in third-party offers to boost the number of plays. I like it as it is, and I've always declined such offers. Thanks anyway. 

I don't repost much, just some tracks that I find outstanding and with very few plays, so I can help them to get better known. I believe that repost parsimony also makes life easier for those who follow me.

Enjoy!

Leaving Rome JFC (based on Debra Buesking / Stefan Kraft instrumental)

José F Castro - JFC (Petrus Castrus)

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