this was going to be a disco type song, like love is in the air, but it did not sound right with a dance beat, so stripped out all of that, added a 12 str and toned down the keyboard. the vocals will prolly get a do over next week

You don’t have to smile at me when you pass me on the street
You don’t have to cross against the light so we might ‘accidentally’ meet
You don’t have to ask my friends if i still live alone
Or tell my folks you said to say hello
You don’t have to be so kind

You don’t have to come up to my table in a restaurant
And put your hand on top of mine and act so familiar while we talk
You don’t have to find any reason to spend time with me
Or send me little notes I’ll always keep
it’s gonna make me lose my mind

I’ll only fall in love
I’ll only think of you
I’ll only lie awake and wonder, if you’re thinking of me too
I’ll only act a fool
And I’ll want to marry you
It’s all cause of you
You’re too good to be true
I’ll just fall in love

Please don’t ever let me hold you close beneath the starry skies
Pde give me any reason to look deep into your eyes
And if i should ever start to wonder what my life would be
If you were always next to me  I’ll blame you, 
For making me feel this way

I'll Only Fall In Love

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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

Lost Mist - Edit (from Wolfweeds)

Bright Stars In The Haze

When i heard this beautiful and wonderful instrumental, the lyrics came out of nothing... like they were already written and waiting to be harvested.
 The Bird Inside has his own SCpage with neoclassic gems and pearls!

https://soundcloud.com/user-525836600

https://soundcloud.com/user-525836600/summer-fools-feat-saskiagoethals?si=cdbc827d99354377a13dee099da71e24&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Summer Fools

Two fools, you and me,
Summer fools
We believed
Summer love
We believe
That the summer
will last a lifetime
endlessly

Summer fools, you and me
Like a split second
Can last an eternity

The sunrays warm our face,
Seawaves washing up and down,
This paradise this place
It feels like time erased every trace of summer love

el tiempo borrará todo rastro de amor de verano

summer fools (collab: The Bird Inside)

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

A bizarre prog-punk-psych-blues groove fest. Mad time signatures, a bit of dropped D, idiosyncratic vocals. 

Die in Hospital

Original by : FPMORINSTUDIO/Francois Pierre Morin musicians composer 

MANUFACTURERS OF RUIN

Cast of Characters:

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick four string fretless bass, vocals, lyrics, and seed idea

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums 

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– electric guitar 

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – clavinet and VST sax    
 
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – electric guitar, mix, and production

Eclectic Collective -- composition

This song started its life as one of a batch of bass lines Josh came up with around the New Year holiday. He recorded it to a rudimentary drum loop, which Ken replaced perfectly with his own beat. Stephen was up after Ken, adding his tasteful, foundational guitar you hear underlying the entire song. Not to miss out on the guitaring, Tez came up with the ethereal guitar fills that float around in there. Mark came after Tez with his textural wah clavinet, also adding the wonderful sax solo you hear in the middle. After it was done musically, Josh went back and wrote some lyrics and sang them, too.
  Once it was in the can, we asked Tez to do the honors of mixing it for us, which he did in his always expert fashion. 
  This is a fine example of the Eclectic Collective coming together to create a heartfelt song, based on a bass line seed.  We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it.

Original lyrics by Josh Clary:

Sometimes I think about 
Things we used to talk about
Now I have to go without
Ever looking at your face x2
 
But I want you near me
Wish that you could hear me

What if we could ever reach
Out to the other each
But what would we say?
Is it just another routine day? x2
  
It makes my heart hurt bad
When I think of what I had
Now you’ve slipped away
Seems I saw you just the other day
 
Life can be really cruel
And I can be a fool
But I wish there were a way
I could hear what you would say

Loss - (Eclectic Collective)

Eternity

Shutting Out Evil

Cellar Of Darkness

Songs with a twinge of humor (and some a bit more serious).

My primary focus is songwriting and singing. I write all of my songs myself — lyrics, chords, and melodies — and I do not use AI to create my music.

I work in Logic Pro 11 and use a combination of live guitar and production tools, including EZkeys 2, EZ Bass, EZdrummer 3, and PG Music Band-in-a-Box RealTracks and MIDI tracks. Lately I’ve been picking up my guitars (Taylor 114ce and Fender Squier) more often and bringing more guitar into the songs.

My goal for 2026 is simple: to do whatever it takes to make each song sound as good as it can, while staying true to the song itself.

I enjoy listening to and supporting other musicians here and always welcome comments.

All songs are original and copyrighted.

https://linktr.ee/joe.stroffolino

Poker Face

Joe Stroffolino