It’s just a love song. Written in June/July 2022 but set in a room in an old house in Exeter in 1985.

Lyrics: 
I must accept its love

My watch strap smells of perfume from a town in Southern France
You wore my watch last weekend at a party where we danced
We were kissing in the pub, our friends were laughing,  they were singing
The band was playing loud, our lips were sore, our ears were ringing

And now, the window to my room is open to the night
Its cold but I can see the stars, and watch the trees sway in the moonlight
The tap drips, floors creak, but I’m safe within these walls
And I miss you so badly, can’t live at all

Its just so strong ,I feel possessed by these thoughts of you
I’ve tried to fight it but there is nothing I can do
I should accept its love

I hear the train announcements from platforms down the hill
And prayers are said for our love in a room that’s light and still
I love this life I live, but now its dull and slow without you
I don’t want that anymore, and now I know what I must do

And now, I’m alone and lying in the deepest bath
My fingers trace the places on my body where you kissed me in the dark
I want the movement of your body, I want the touch, I want the heat
And I miss you so badly, just got to get through this week

Its just so strong I feel possessed by these thoughts of you
I’ve tried to fight it but there is nothing I can do
And Its changed my life and now all I want is you
I must accept its love
Yes, I know its love
It’s our love 

(Fade out….)
(Sitting by an open window, cold breeze airs my mind
I’ve been writing words with lonely meaning just to pass the time
And I should be working, or reading or something, just things that have passed me by
But your image haunts, it controls my senses, you have my heart and mind
(So Lost without you)

James Whiteman June 2022 (and fade out James Whiteman, 1985) Copyright

I must accept it's love

© Joe Liberty 2022. All right reserved.

DayByDay

This world we live in 
With all the good and the bad
The sane and the crazies
The happy and sad

What we all have in common
Like the nose on our face
Is we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

So be who you are
And not who you’re not
Cause if you are who you’re not
Well then you’re missing a lot
And try to be 
Each and every day
The best you can in every way

Well it’s not always easy
No it’s not always fair
As we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

Solo

Revelations explode into colourful fireworks
As our atoms mingle with the stars and the universe

The past is remembered 
The future untold
As we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

So be who you are
And not who you’re not
Cause if you are who you’re not
Well then you’re missing a lot
And try to be 
Each and every day
The best you can in every way

Well this world that we live in 
With all the good and the bad
The sane and the crazies
The happy and sad

What we all have in common
Like the nose on our face
Is we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by
Yes we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

DayByDay

AROUND IT COMES
IT COMES AGAIN
VICIOUS NIGHT
AND HURRICANE

YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
YOU COULDN’T SEE
PRE-DESIGNED
THIS DESTINY

MY INSTAGRAM
AND TWITTER FEED
WILL NOT BLOCK
ATROCITY

A STROLL TO YESTERDAY
AND DON’T FORGET YOUR RAINCOAT

RECALL WHEN WE WERE SAFE
AND HISTORY WAS A GHOST

IT’S NOT TOO LATE
UNLEASH THE LIGHT
ONE MORE TIME
BEFORE THE NIGHT

Thanks to Janine Levinson, Wheelwright, Fady and Cheesemont for early listening, consultation, and support.

History

A song for all us creative people and yes you know who you are. 
For all those times when you gave your everything and it nearly happened but not quite. It doesn’t stop you wanting to carry on with your thoughts and ideas to expand your mind. 
Your none creative friends barely ask how your creative interests are blossoming and they are oblivious to the only thing that keeps you motivated.
You have to listen in full detail about there average lives and how wonderful it is. Really!
You listen and interact and find your mind drifting to things like what shall I have for my tea later! or thinking…….put a sock in it . 
It’s makes you feel you are on another planet so just head off to the Star Wars Bar to feel normal! and interact with the rest of us freaks. 


V1
Always the bridesmaid never the bride 
That’s how it makes you feel wether your a girl or a guy
Striving to leave a bigger than average mark 
Doing something big that sets you apart 
Ive dreamed of being able to fly 
Leaving the Settee and heading for the sky 
Only the creative and ambitious understand 
This isn’t something that is totally unplanned 

Chorus 
Nearly anit quite good enough 
And almost is never there 
So if your feeling a little different 
Please pull up a chair 
Don’t be alarmed and don’t you be scarred 
Leave your baggage at the door there is nothing to declare
Welcome x4
To the Star Wars bar
Welcome x4 
Have you traveled far 




V2
A striving for perfection that will never ever come
Our maybe some kind of gratitude
That’s why we  beat the drum 
You we’re different from the run of the mill 
So let’s leave Hawkins and keep
running up that hill 

M/8
What’s the definition of creativity
To generate and recognise possibilities
Solving problems and communicating 
Entertaining ourselves and others 
Come on sisters 
Come on brothers

Star Wars Bar  -  Conscience of Kings  -  radio edit

Taken from the forth-coming album Tales of Generation X the final frontier is a science fiction inspired space rock odyssey inspired by my 
love of the cosmos and my fascination with ufos and unexplained events ,this song went though many different forms and mixes eventually i got my friend the producer Russ sinfield to mix and master the track and also add a proper percussion section ,we also rebuilt the middle 8 which i call the star section and what you here is what we decided to release
written and produced. by Jim Manser
mixed and mastered by Russ sinfield
percussion by russ sinfield
visual video by Jim Manser made using storm and node tools
watch the inte-rsteller lyric video on youtube https://youtu.be/A7PIen-5U1Q

the video link

The final frontier [watch the  video on youtube]

Many thanks to Andy Cruse (Kafla) for adding his great vocals to the track. You can hear more of Andy's music here.. https://soundcloud.com/andrewcruse/tracks

Here's to you my comrades
Who've been and passed
Here's to you my friends
I raise my glass.

The times we shared
Those times are gone
Our lives are joined forever
We share a bond

We had our fun
And now it's time to pay
All the things we've said and done
Are washed away

Ah,the young will live forever
All of a single mind
Always rushing forward
Never need to look behind

We had our fun
And now it's time to pay
All the things we've said and done
Are washed away

Single Minds. feat Kafla on vocals

Closing credit song from the film Spanking the Monkey - Song written by Mark Sandman of Morphine, rendition by JTSUNRISE 

Spanking the Monkey is a 1994 American sick comedy film written and directed by David O. Russell. It was filmed in Pawling, New York 

Fresh from the low-fi basement, open A and dubs on oldschool 4-track 

In Spite of Me by Morphine on Cure for Pain, 1993

**Note**
Simple, plaintive, and timeless.
A protagonist reminiscing on his lost love, made even more sad by the agony he's going through.
The original track features a picked mandolin carrying the melody but these chords are a good approximation.
**

[Intro]
D     G

[Verse 1]
     D                            G
Last night I told a stranger all about you
     D                          G
They smiled patiently in disbelief
  D                                G
I always knew you would succeed no matter what you tried

[Chorus]
      C               G              D       G
And I know you did it all in spite of me

D     G
In spite of me

[Verse 2]
          D                              G
Still I'm proud to have know you for the short time that I did
D                                    G
Proud to have been a step up on your way
D                          G
Proud to be part of your illustrious career

[Chorus]
      C               G              D      G
And I know you did it all in spite of me
            D      G
In spite of me

D     G

[Bridge]
C                               G
Late last night I saw you in my living room
    C                          G
You seemed so close but yet so cold
      C                                 G
For a long time I thought you were coming back to me
      D                          G
Those kind of thoughts can be so cruel
   D         G
So cruel

D     G

[Chorus]
      C               G              D     G
And I know you did it all in spite of me
            D     G
In spite of me

**Fade out… … … … . . .   .    .       .          .              .                 .                  .            .          

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In Spite of Me

© Joe Liberty 2023. All rights reserved.

TurnYouOnLoveBomb

On a cool clear summer night
Someone said to me
Try a little of this my friend
And set your spirit free

Stopped and thought about it
For a second maybe two
And said ah what the hell now
What’ve I got to lose
And they said

Sit on back now and enjoy the show
Let me turn you

On… love bomb
Turn you on…
To loving
Yea

Break

You are the centre
The beginning and the end
This place in time will never be again
May you live forever in love

Break

Now I’m riding down the highway
Feeling oh so fine
And in part I owe it to the one that turned me on that time
So if you’re feeling lucky, keen to learn a thing or two
You know I’m more than happy to do the same for you

Just sit on back now and enjoy the show
Let me turn you

On… love bomb
Turn you on…
To loving
To loving

Well alright
You got it
Let’s go 
Now

TurnYouOnLoveBomb

Wheelwright: voice, vocal melody, lyrics @wheelwright
Beckenstein: initial music, instruments, mix

Fictive Sisters is a transatlantic collaboration between Wheelewright and Beckenstein. Our album Immaculate Distraction is available at Bandcamp: https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-distraction

lyrics below
_______________________________________________________________________

Born in Belarus in 86 yeah
Worked in construction back on the farm then
Dressed as a bishop she did deals in St Peters now she
Drives a Bugatti through the streets of Lausanne

It's not the money that's what she said
Don't want to end up with a hole in the head
We'll rule the world with the power of love
Oh do you think so coz
I don’t think so

We took an Uber to the conference centre she said
They’ll act like animals to get what they want
Blood on the dance floor but you get what you pay for when you
Hang with the cool kids at the policy disco

It's not the money that's what they said
No one looks good with a hole in the head
We'll rule the world with the power of love
Oh do you think so

I can't stay in bed for ever
My real life will never start
Complications don't want to know
Happy ending I don't think so

Hybrid warfare
Grand synthesis
Do the practice
Get dog biscuits
Keep it simple
Keep it stupid
Makes us feel good
We’re gonna use it
______________________________________________________________________

Image credit (detail, processed): Girl with red hat unsplash.com/@girlwithredhat

bandcamp

It's Not The Money (Wheelwright)(Fictive Sisters)

"All The Kings' horses and all The Kings' men
are destroying the planet once again."


First, we had acid rain.
Now we have acid winds.
What's next - acid water?
Time is running short...

Across North America and around the globe, climate change has a far-reaching impact on people, our economy, wildlife, and natural spaces that many species call home.

For example, warming temperatures are melting sea ice, glaciers, and caps in the Arctic and adversely affecting waters, forests, plants, and animals - not to mention people in these communities who rely on those resources.

As the mercury continues to rise, scientists predict that parts of the United States and Canada will experience more hazardous weather, such as prolonged DROUGHTS, HEAT WAVES & HEAVY RAINS.

Sweetest and dearest Mother Earth is being destroyed. It costs far less to reduce greenhouse gas emissions NOW than to adapt to climate change later.


Acid Winds

Mandarine vision
another decision
should I stay - should I leave
should I question - should I believe?
There’s just one thing that I know
acid winds they do blow.
I believe in what I see
and what I see is reality
the chains of freedom being sold
in the name of money - for the sake of gold.

Acid
acid
acid winds
acid winds
acid winds
acid winds.

Tangerine dreams
another scheme
should I laugh - should I cry
fade away or just lie?
The seeds of time are bearing fruit
there is no answer but the truth
for when all is said and done
chromosome panic - no more sun
the children will rise and conquer all
no more bricks left in the wall
left in the wall
left in the wall
left in the wall.

Acid
acid
acid winds
acid winds.

Serene schemes
another dream.
should I play deaf - should I play dumb
should I go or should I come?
All the Kings’ horses -  and all the Kings’ men
are destroying the planet once again
all the King’s horses - and all the Kings’ men
are destroying the planet once again.
There ain’t no President - there ain’t no Pope
gonna stop pollution from becoming a joke
Ships of Fools on plastic seas
save the planet - save the trees
save the trees
save the trees
save the trees.
Acid
acid
acid winds
acid winds
acid winds
acid winds
acid winds
acid winds.

Acid Winds

Coffee on Friday

A laboratory with an open bar and floating altar. Come on in! 

Here are various solo and collaborative projects - songs, soundscapes, live looped solo guitar improvisations. 

This project used to be called "imaginary friends", but it became too real for that name, as did many of you.

I hope you enjoy something you find here. Do feel free to be in touch, you never know what might happen.  

I also invite you to attend @hypnopompetus, a duo project with the illustrious Cheesemont Paisley-Paisley https://soundcloud.com/sel-sync, and Fictive Sisters, a transatlantic band with  the incomparable Wheelwright https://fictivesisters.bandcamp.com/album/immaculate-distraction.

It's Not The Money (Wheelwright)(Fictive Sisters)

Jonathan Beckenstein