眠れない時に聴く曲のメモ(A memo of the song you listen to when you can't sleep)

For this collaboration, Liam and I alternated writing eight measures each back and forth for the duration of the piece. Hope you enjoy it!

Our other collaborations: https://soundcloud.com/liamhynestawawalkingears

Liam's profile: https://soundcloud.com/liam-hynes-tawa

The Dreamer Reawakening (Collaboration with Liam Hynes-Tawa)

Sent lyrics to Finn  from halfway around the world. He then enhanced and modified them and wrote the music.  The tracks were laid down with additional help from Johnny McFarlane and his excellent guitar playing.

You have to love SoundCloud for the ability to collaborate no matter where you are in the world!

Finn Eces/Mike Krath: Lyrics
Finn Eces: Production, Arrangement, Melody, Vocals et al.
Guitar: Johnny McFarlane

Finn Eces - @finn_eces
Mike Krath - @mike-krath
Johnny McFarlane - @johnnymc2

In A Simple Song (feat. Finn Eces & Johnny McFarlane)

This song is dedicated to Joe Luby and all Vietnam veterans.  

Karl Paulsen - pedal steel guitar
Andrew Sharp - upright bass
Paul Stephanides - acoustic guitar and vocals

Paul Stephanides

Joe is Still in Vietnam (demo)

Why does this You-n-I-verse allow the Best of Us to Age and Crumble when they have given us so much and asked for so little in return?

True Superheroes should live forever, g-dammit.

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LYRICS

After the first, Scared shadow of a man
stares at me 
and says “I see myself, son’s eyes scream everything”

Then he says,

“Not so long ago, I’m in your place, 
glare at own dad’s face
and hear myself, Confused and questioning”

At what moment in the growing weight 
of a life does it break one’s back
at what point does one run away from the light
and pray to fade through to the black?

He struggles to explain, 
but thought and memory soar free 
from a plaintive self
the strain so deafening

In this fluorescent silence 
a gap of decades 
and five feet separate our selves
why can’t I say anything?

Awkward moments, statements slur together, 
can’t even sense if he is still himself
where is the one who for years kept us glued together?

Where is the father who raised us from the start
that Big Red lug who moved mountains 
with his superman heart
Where is that strength when he needs it to live
Why does world take from one who only knows how to give?

***

Second time worse, three days and nights in straps and drips, 
full-intubated self
scared, darting eyes that don’t see anything

At what moment in the growing weight 
of a life does it break one’s back
at what point does one run away from the light 
and pray to fade through to the black?

Where is the father who raised us from the start
that Big Red lug who moved mountains 
with his superman heart
where is that strength when he needs it the most
how do I stop a soul from leaving its fraying host?

Moving Mountains - The Two Attempts

used with permission.
written and recorded by https://soundcloud.com/fadysporz
https://thesporz.bandcamp.com/

the sporz - first heart attack

I've had the pleasure of collaborating with Jussi again,what a treat.
https://soundcloud.com/juswel

02/July/2019

Tonight/ Featuring Jussi Welin on guitar

gordin bones aka (jeffrey gustav broman) - vocals, keyboards, shakers, talking drum, small native american hand drum, sound fx
quint baker - drum kit loop

There's a Red Planet Lonely

I'm very happy to present a collaboration with Rosin Dust for a new version of Time, in its original title "Sei mia" (You are mine). 
Many many thanks to https://soundcloud.com/rosindust for her amazing, touching performance on violin! 

Here all our collaborations:
https://soundcloud.com/francescocartocci/sets/grazie-tatiana?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Composition and all arrangements: Francesco Cartocci

眠れない時に聴く曲のメモ(A memo of the song you listen to when you can't sleep)

kensuke kotori