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Lyrik: (The English translation is below the German lyrics)
Mit siebzehn war die Welt so klar
Die Gitarre und ein Traum 
(Ein Traum, so nah)
Der Weg schien vorgezeichnet da
Große Bühnen, weiter Raum 
(So weit der Raum)

Doch das Leben schreibt seine eignen Melodien
(eigene Melodien)
Führt uns Wege, die wir niemals selbst erdacht
(niemals selbst erdacht)

Doch das Leben schreibt seine eignen Melodien
(eigene Melodien)
Führt uns Wege, die wir niemals selbst erdacht
(niemals selbst erdacht)

Jede Note meiner Geschichte
Jeder Umweg, jede Pflicht (jeder Weg)
Wurde Teil von meinem Leben
Teil von meinem Gleichgewicht (mein Gleichgewicht)

Der Anzug sitzt, die Zeit verrinnt
Die Gitarre schweigt im Raum 
(sie schweigt im Raum)
Bis eines Tages dann mein Kind
Weckt den alten Lebenstraum 
(den alten Traum)

Und ich sehe plötzlich klarer 
(sehe klarer)
Was das Leben mir erzählt 
(was es mir erzählt)
Dass der Weg oft wunderbarer
Als der Traum, den man sich wählt 
(den man sich wählt)

Und ich sehe plötzlich klarer 
(sehe klarer)
Was das Leben mir erzählt 
(was es mir erzählt)
Dass der Weg oft wunderbarer
Als der Traum, den man sich wählt 
(den man sich wählt)

Heute spiel ich meine Lieder
Anders als ich einst gedacht 
Finde meine Bühne wieder
In der Melodie der Nacht 
(Melodie der Nacht)

Denn jeder Weg führt uns nach Haus 
(führt uns nach Haus)
Wenn wir nur den Mut bewahren 
(Mut bewahren)
Die Musik klingt leise aus

English translation:
The world was so clear at seventeen
The guitar and a dream
(A dream, so close)
The path seemed mapped out there
Big stages, wide space
(So wide the space)

But life writes its own melodies
(own melodies)
Leads us down paths we never thought up ourselves
(never conceived by ourselves)

But life writes its own melodies
(own melodies)
Leads us down paths we never thought up ourselves
(never thought up by ourselves)

Every note of my story
Every detour, every duty (every path)
Became part of my life
Part of my balance (my balance)

The suit fits, the time runs out
The guitar is silent in the room
(it is silent in the room)
Until one day my child
Awakens the old dream of life
(the old dream)

And I suddenly see more clearly
(see more clearly)
What life tells me
(what it tells me)
That the path is often more wonderful
Than the dream you choose
(that one chooses)

And I suddenly see more clearly
(see more clearly)
What life tells me
(what it tells me)
That the path is often more wonderful
Than the dream you choose
(that one chooses)

Today I play my songs
Other than I once thought
Find my stage again
In the melody of the night
(Melody of the night)

For every road leads us home
(leads us home)
If only we keep our courage
(Keep courage)
The music fades out quietly

Meine Bühne

℗ © Copyright 2024 Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded, mixed and mastered in Logic.
Guitar played: Taylor 714CE in standard tuning
Photography: 
Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
SONG NOTES AND LYRICS: 
It's nice to be recording again with a view to completing my 5th Solo album over the next few months. I decided to go with just guitar and vocals for this song, which I think best reflects the lyrics. For those interested in how I record my acoustic guitar, I have used a slightly different technique for this song, using a blend of stereo small diaphragm microphones, together with Direct Input from my Taylor electro-acoustic guitar, played through a mixer into my audio interface. Hope you like it.

LYRICS:
I watch the dawn approaching 
The earth beneath my feet 
Spins in all it’s silence 
To the sound ….. of my heart beat

And over the horizon
These colours fill the skies 
I breathe in this morning air
Thankful for my eyes 

For I am but a fellow traveller
As we circle round the sun
For all this life we ever know 
We travel all as one

I watch the dusk approaching
The earth beneath my feet 
Spins into the moonlight 
To the sound ….of my heart beat

And I gaze up in wonder 
Beyond these starlit skies 
I breathe in this cool night air
Thankful for my eyes 

For I am but a fellow traveller
As we circle round the sun
For all this life we ever know 
We travel all as one

The Sound of My Heart Beat

The Sound Of My Heart Beat

A deep and dark song about sorrow and sadness. Initially written on piano, I decided to add dissonances and abstract soundscapes. I am very happy that Michael leaned into the dark theme and wrote sparse lyrics with a lot of meaning in between the words. 

Nadine de Macedo: composition, arrangement, piano, synthesizer, production
Michael Karns: vocals, lyrics

Cover design: Nadine de Macedo
Photography: Cristian Palmer

Where to find us:
https://www.youtube.com/@nadinedemacedo
https://michaelkarns.bandcamp.com

==== LYRICS ====

I'm on my own
Here alone
Almost at the bottom
How did we fail?

Did we change?
How are you?
Because I found
Something inside
Something close to us

It's only some words
Calling out 
Calling to me
From our yesterdays

Deep inside 
We knew it from the start
A love too good
To be true
    
Help me
Help me understand
This new land
Desolate and blue

In the end
It's always been us
You and me
On our own journey

To a new place
It's only some words
Calling to me
From our yesterdays

Deep inside 
We knew it from the start
A love too good
To be true

Calling To Me

Lost Mist - Edit (from Wolfweeds)

“No winter lasts forever; no spring skips its turn” – Hal Borland

The Long Winter

5:15 The Angels Have Gone (David Bowie cover)

Sometimes when there’s too much water under the bridge
it can cause the support foundations to fail.
Sometimes when you’re in a situation that doesn’t feel quite right
it can feel like you’re spending time in jail.

You can only keep a poker face for so long
before it becomes obvious that something’s wrong

Sometimes you just got to spread your wings and fly.
Sometimes it’s not worth giving it one more try.
If you spend too much time fitting a square peg into a round hole.
It can really end up crushing your soul.

Sometimes when you’re stuck - on a leaky boat
you get tired of removing water with a pail.
Sometimes if you embark on journey - with the wrong equipment
you got to realize that you set yourself up to fail.

You can spend your life complaining and singing the blues
but sometimes you just got to try on a brand-new pair of shoes.

You can spend your life like goldfish, swimming in a little bowl 
or you can put down that shovel and stop digging a deeper hole. 

You only get once chance; you only have one life to live. 
You only have so much blood, sweat and tears that you can give.

You got to know when to hold your cards, you got to know when to fold.
Time can pass by so quickly and before you know it, you’ll be old.

You can only keep a poker face for so long
before it becomes obvious that something’s wrong.
Sometimes you just got to spread your wings and fly.
Sometimes it’s not worth giving it one more try.
If you spend too much time fitting a square peg into a round hole.
It can really end up crushing your soul.
It can really end up crushing your soul.

Poker Face

Image created by me.
https://www.deviantart.com/leehon/art/This-World-Is-Full-Of-Parasites-975110006

Freak

Cast of characters:
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick four-string fretless bass, PRS semi hollow body electric guitar, seed idea
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums 
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- Yamaha Genos 2 organ
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen–  Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar and additio0nal mastering
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – Squier Custom Telecaster electric guitar processed through a Line 6 interface to sound like a synth, mix, and production
Eclectic Collective -- composition
This song started around the New Year holiday, when Josh was playing around with a looper beat on his bass. He came up with the bass line and structure for it before turning it over the the rest of the Eclectic Collective to work with. 
  Ken was first up, giving the beat its due as a real drummer, and making it his own, expertly, as always. JJ was up next with his dynamic, lush organ, propping up the groove and adding sonic flavor throughout. Stephen came through after JJ with his foundatoinal, gritty, groovy guitar. It was sitting there ripe for a melody at this point, so Josh heard and added a melody vaguely inspired by the Simpson's theme and added it with his electric guitar. Tez wrapped the whole thing up with the exciting "synth" part you hear in the middle with his custom Tele, which he processes through a Line 6 interface.
  Once it was in the bag, Tez did the honors of producing and mixing it for us, and he did so exactly as we wanted it.
  This is an example of a song Josh started with a groove and set loose on the rest of the band. It is also a good example of what happens when we're all moving towards the same vision. We hope you enjoy hearing this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.

SUGAR BRITCHES - The Eclectic Collective

Shutting Out Evil

Cellar Of Darkness

Processo

Songs with a twinge of humor (and some a bit more serious).  
I do not use AI to create my songs. 
https://linktr.ee/joe.stroffolino
Recently I have had the urge to pick up my guitars (Taylor 114ce and Fender Squire) and I have been trying to use more guitar in my songs.  
My go to .vst plug ins are  EZkeys 2, EZ Bass and  EZ drummer 3) and my DAW is Logic Pro 11. 
I welcome your comments and enjoy listening to all the great music on SoundCloud. 
All songs are originals and copyrighted.

Poker Face

Joe Stroffolino