featuring @4catsncoffee on violin
:
You can throw away your past, but the devil gently finds ways to bring it back...  Devil's Timepiece is a guitar-based alternative folk tune with southern gothic echoes. The fourth tune off the d'ville EP >soundcloud.com/jh0st/sets/dville

Devil's Timepiece
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Traces of smoke
Lingering soft hope
Words spit like flames
under the up-town train
Together alone
through the heat summer storm

Yes it is…
faded away
No it ain't…
the way it should stay

Church bells of peace
The devil's timepiece
Once in a while
love speaks, to the right one
'Til then I pray at the station
Penn the hymn to the speeding train

Yes it is…
No place to stay.

I saw the city lights
turn dusty moon 

I saw the blue gas-light
split the summer sky

(Yes it is…)
Last place I'll stay
No it ain't…
the only doorway

Oh, gentle violence
Time will rewind it

Oh, blame the summer wind
Sound the sirens

Who will write this down?

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devil's timepiece [ft. 4catsncoffee]

Bandcamp: https://expansionoftheauralcognizance.bandcamp.com/track/it-eludes-us-yet
Youtube: https://youtu.be/fYy8Mt7lxUE

*NEW* Piano Sheet Music: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IZPnD3F02X3rQ1mBwPIPViyMqT7MBv1x/view?usp=sharing

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It Eludes Us Yet

Meditative and mournful over a loss. Two digital and one analog synthesizer create this tune.

Remembered

Walking through the Pyrenees I brought many flowers and some inspiration.

BELLS

This one was originally inspired by a song by Ocie and Elliot who are a male-female duo and both singers. In one of their songs the female vocal harmonises over the male main vocal all the way through the song. I really wanted to try that too.
This is a duet.... my first duet. Mark 'doesn't sing' but here is this song! And for this one, Mark wrote the lyrics, also a very rare event.
Enjoy!

Into the Deep Blue

THINKING

"The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness."   Lamentations 3:22-23 (ESV)

Grateful for every new morning, every new year, and the chance to begin again.  Best wishes to all in 2024!

Morning Praise

Pilgrimage of Achromatic

A dark anthemic southern rock song rooted in swamp music; About dreams not pursued, chances not taken about the price of procrastination and of regret.

Maybe Tomorrow

This Town (Ruidoso, NM)


On our way to our happy place
The car is packed, no time to waste
We're heading east as the sun is sinking,
she's looking good and it's got me thinking.
I can't wait to get tipsy.
Star struck while sipping on whiskey.
With her I always feel lucky,
Especially when we're in this town.

Oh, life is good in this town....this town.
Oh, life is good is this town....this town.

Well Sudderth's packed, and the vibe is jumpin.
The windows down and the tunes are pumpin.
We're gonna try our luck tonight,
Here's hoping the Mountain Gods treat us right.
I can't wait to get tipsy.
Star struck while sipping on whiskey.
So good to hang with the family,
Especially when we're in this town.


This Town

Hates the way my lips taste

/ ...music from an empty auditorium before the performance begins... /
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devil's timepiece [ft. 4catsncoffee]

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