don’t put your mind to the side and refuse to use
that’s the recipe for the ones who lose
if only people knew that they get to choose
instead of falling for someone else’s ruse

living out their lives that others make
oblivious to what’s at stake
their plan is moving forward they ‘ain’t got no brake
dishin' out scraps while they all take

hear me
when I say
today is the perfect time 
to start the process stop the decline
hear me
when I say
what’s good for you is good for me
so make a start or drown us in the sea
in the sea
in the sea

when you discover who the other is that’s pullin’ the strings
and see with your own eyes all the troubles it brings
people fighting with each other over trivial things
instead of realizing their oppression by “kings”

these self-appointed rulers taking everything apart
they bomb you to the stone age take you back to the start
and their self-deluded minions follow orders play their part
enforcing systematic slavery with no heart yeah

Drown Us

hopelessly done for
if this continues
i can see clearly
why can’t you?
when i was something
when there was nothing
you made those choices
you should choose

circling fences
don’t bite the bullet
birds of a feather
watch and learn
they put up everything
they have been taken
something is certain
that can’t be

you just take it
don’t you?
‘cos you can fake it
can’t you?
but i can’t take it
no no no
and you won’t break it
will you?

hoarding your everything
like it’s your purpose
do not engage in
what you could be
listening to liars
packaged as progress
look who it profits
or won’t you see?

Hopelessly Done For

been a while
been a while since we communicated
devoid of style
devoid of style emancipated

you say we only learn from our mistakes
well maybe it's time you made a few

stuck in that place with your citadels and vagabonds
wouldn't even want to be there

The Spectre EP

Citadels & Vagabonds

when i hold your face in my hands
and you look at me and you know there's no demands
from me

when i look into your eyes i see a fountain of pain
wouldn't do you harm
but that's never enough for anyone

so you hold onto it
tell me why do you want to make it last so long
yes you hold onto it
tell me why do you want to make it last so long
last so long
last so long
last so long

'cause you came to me
when i was filled another way
then i fell another way
yes you gave to me
then i felt another way
then i fell another way

when you swim to me in the water
i think about our daughter
but that can't happen never could

and i wish i could take some of the pain away
although you deny
but i know better

so you hold onto it
tell me why do you want to make it last so long
yes you hold onto it
just a little bit why do you want to make it last so long
last so long
last so long
last so long

'cause you came to me
when i was filled another way
then i fell another way
yes you gave to me
then i felt another way
then i fell another way

when i hold your face in my hands
and you look at me and you know there's no demands
from me

Unknown album (14/03/2024 2:03:30 p.m.)

Another Way

heaven don’t you worry tonight, no
I can take them if they come in pairs
which they do
would they see me no they wouldn’t inside out
down in the grass
for you, for you
where you want me to be

when I asked what was wrong with the world they could not tell
then I knew what was wrong my possessions I had to sell
and be kind to my mind eating food to keep me well
getting out and about with the truth I had to tell someone
you know that

I can teach you if you got the time
‘cause heaven knows it’s all in front of us
all the time

people look gray out there
walked through
most people’s deaths are a sham
there’s nothing left to die yeah

poor people are so used to waiting in long lines just to have
their small dreams smashed again and again and again and again 
when I’m with people something gets subtracted from me
they yawn away my life with their unoriginal insight
you know that

I can teach you if you cross the line
‘cause heaven knows it’s all in front of us
all the time

you are the solution (look inside)
we don’t need their system
we all face a common foe
and it’s time to let it go
if we want
true freedom not division

everything is upside down
everything is squared the wrong way
people doin’ right are outcast
people doin’ wrong get their way
come on all you out there
when you gonna stand up and reclaim
all the rights taken away from you
seize your power and seize the day

Sham

you wanna say those things
that I don’t even need to hear
you wanna go for the door
because your life is ruled by fear, yeah

you’re always runnin’ around
tryin’ to make something that’s not
and i don’t give a damn any more
because your life’s an empty lot

you’re like a
ghost town
the lights are on but there’s nobody home
you live to
go down
you’ve lived your lie now you’re all on your own

you never make up your mind
you always think something to death
you like to chase your perfection
but what you strive for you can’t get

procrastination’s a killer
you got to make things happen, yeah
you got to calculate the risk
and take those chances if you dare

Ghost Town

well laid plans defeat the modern mind
nobody thinks for themselves
nobody seeks so nobody finds
kiss your trash there’s too much belief in another’s dream, yeah
your wealth lies inland
already in your hand
I know what’s living inside of me doesn’t concern you, no
well it concerns me greatly
especially lately
I know you want to nudge me in your direction
yeah and offer protection
for a price well ‘ain’t that nice

so don’t you
kneel on
the battlefield
the battlefield

children are
a living message
to a future we won’t see
into eternity
so heal your psyche, deal with damage
confront yourself
you cannot escape your shadow side
there is nowhere you can hide
so set a good example won’t you deal with your own curse
instead of your priority to fill up your own purse

you’re asleep on the battlefield, no

Battlefield

coffee and anything
and leavin’ it all behind
if you throw in the towel too soon 
we won’t see what we won’t find
you never see through the veil
because you’re distracted and blinded
denial a thing to repair
and it is all in your mind

you turn to something
you don’t quite understand
you’re choosing not to think just
because it’s extending a hand
when tuned off your frequency well
then you are closing the door
mistaken for virtue
when it is really a flaw

Coffee & Anything

eyes are cold and happy
when it’s you to blame
you can kiss and make up
it works out all the same (to you)
i’ll resist your fake charms
you can’t force me to the shrine
forced to live like an animal
but your temple is not mine (no it’s not, how’s that all workin’ out for you, yeah)

i can’t say what you mean to me
so when you comin’ home, yeah

ideas forced upon me
for servicing their needs
guided by our masters
here’s where evil feeds
i hear you joined the circus
thought you could learn something
now you’re running with the wolf pack
infecting everything (yes you are, how’s that all working out for you, yeah)

Coming Home

i see you
follow
train tracks where do they go to your master
faster
than you ever thought they would

i hear you
complaining
the game is not the same oh are you playing
and draining 
all your fortunes on the wall

i can relate
to what you're goin' through
'cos i feel it too

i can take a hit
but you're too dangerous
to me 
yeah 
but not for some poor fools

constructing
the pauses
translated into causes we don't question
the method
for fear of slavery

presenting
the gifts they
shroud the truth in things we do not need and
grant favours
for our owners all to see

Dangerous

i
can’t
so light a candle, light a candle
i
fail
so call my handler, call my handler

i know he has more than me but
what has been said you haven’t heard before
stop walking away, don’t walk away from this
what have I got that you wanted me for
think of all that and remember
'cause I bet he knows
as he’s takin' it from, takin' it from you
look at me twice before you hit that door
stop walking away, don’t walk away

i
fail
so light a candle, light a candle

oh no, the dreaded maybe
seems likely lately

when I found you
you always had an answer
remember ‘tropic of cancer’

Light A Candle

when you called me today
was nice just to hear your voice again
and when you walked out that door
you knew that I wanted you more
why’d you have to go away
far away, from here
don’t answer that I know the answer too well
you had to go, don’t go, you don’t have to go

I’m so lonely now you’re gone

when i saw you today
was nice just to see your face again
and when you walked through that door
my jaw hit the floor like the first time
why’d you have to go away
can’t you stay, with me
don’t answer that I know the answer too well
you have to go, don’t go, you don’t have to go

when you called me today
was nice just to hear your voice

Now You're Gone

get your head strong, get your lean on
if you can face yourself, you can’t do anything wrong
why you hanging over someone else’s reign
when they call you out, then you know it’s just a game

they can’t see the damage is done, oh no
they’re so self assured that they’ve already won
but they can’t tell that
we are long gone
and we are sick of sleeping baby

get the facts wrong, it’s the same song that they play
if you can wake yourself, then you can figure it out and have your say
why you waiting over someone else’s rule
when they see your sign, then they’ll know you’re no ones fool

Long Gone

how you gonna learn if i’m always there
sometimes you gotta figure it out alone
make up your own mind by yourself
and trust your own experience and decision
so it’s out with the old

if you fall
i will catch you
if you fall

with egos unhinged they enjoy being used
powering a goal that they never knew
it’s working on feelings
they’re bought, buyed and sold
i can’t condone the things that you do
so it’s out with the new

with eyes wider than mine
you’re seeking
what’s been given to you
can’t you see
that you’re being
led down
somebody else’s road

if you want
i will get to you
if you want

If You Fall

when you cut me down to size
i see in your eyes
something not so nice
but you don’t realize
gets the best of you
you don’t know so there’s nuthin’ you can do
why remember what’s been said and done it’s true
you don’t want to make changes
‘cause you don’t want to change you
it all comes back to yourself
yeah, come back to your heart
only you can work it out

cut me down cut me down
tell me how’s that all workin’ out for you
yeah

don’t you understand
how it makes me feel
have you no empathy
nothin’ remains except the seed
of wanton need
which is all in your mind
look inside and I think you’ll find you
in the silence of your mind
something pure and something true
did it touch your heart
when we’re apart
something old is new

Cut Me Down

come along for the ride
come along for the plan
a prelude to a chance, yeah
front row seat for the game, now they’ve changed the rules on us

oh, it’s written all over the faces i have seen
oh, a combination based on fear and greed it’s true
oh, forgive me for the things I’ve said and done here
i just want to help somebody see

you see it everywhere you turn
working on your mind the rule of take for some is true
a fraction may produce and judge, yeah
a trial corrects each word and now they’ve made it true for us

where is common sense
and the use of it
thinking for yourself is only freedom if you can
given up on math for something that’s found nowhere else
contained in a sector as ordained

where did honour go
what happened to our meaning

i’m just tryin’ to help you see

Somebody See

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"In some magical meeting place of syncopated rhythms and sublime melodies, Lapse meets. The passionate vocals, weaving acoustic guitars, deeply introspective and lonesome lyrics give this New Zealand outfit undeniable appeal." 

Lapse is an independent New Zealand singer/songwriter.

the above quote is a review someone gave me back in the day. the tunes posted here however are just raw demos, works-in-progress. a single acoustic guitar with a ruff vocal  recorded fast on a cheap recorder before the idea was forgotten. a few others have been hastily recorded with a few overdubs to help flesh out the tune. so have a listen and decide for yourself what you think of 'em. 

i work fast and ruff these days cos i get bored easy and like to keep movin' forward. i don't really give a shit about quality production because ultimately at the end of the day - u can't gloss a turd and besides, there's no way you can compete with the big boys and all their expensive equipment. besides, i have neither the skills, the gear, or the time to do these tunes justice and i reckon nobody will ever find these songs on here anyways. 

i am completely dismayed with the atrocious state of the propagandized music industry in general and appalled at the disgusting weaponized tripe they try to pass off as 'art.' their overall degenerate natures and messages absolutely sicken me to my core as i am a sane individual. 

so these are my latest tunes my lucky friends. super hot off the press, my humble offerings to the seekers. literally recorded as soon as i get the vocal phrasing/lyrics/melody 'nailed down' so to speak, so they are raw as. no bells or whistles here... but honest and authentic in a world sadly lacking both attributes, or dare i say, virtues.

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