it's gonna be alright

Man is a song I do with my band Ruby Dawn. This is a take of the song but more like in an experimental sampling way. I've only used the line Man Where's Your Heart and followed a totally different structure mood and emotionality.  I really love experimenting with wordless vocals, or mixing some words in with no language based melodic lines. This way the music remains universal, and I can express an emotion without articulating it in any language.  Man is made of mostly harmonic voices and instrumentation. 

All parts recorded performed played and mixed by Carola Baer

Gil Barco is the story of a ghostly attendant at this abandoned garage. 

Fun fact: her name came from the make of the middle pump.

v1 - instrumental (lead guitar over acoustic)
v2 - 
dont loiter here
dont interfere
From the girl on the inside you dont deserve a smile
Shes made it clear

v3
she's watching through the glass
But wont even think to ask
Through the window with the shelves full with clutter that she sells
And time will pass

spooky instrumental

v4 - instrumental (lead guitar over acoustic)
v5 - 
There's so much that isn't known
It seems we are forever closed
Attended service is denied so will you kindly step aside
It's time to go

v6 -
so Gil Barco thinks she'll stay
maybe just another day
she doesn't yet believe that it's impossible to leave
she cannot say

spook

m8 - 
a whisper through the peeling paint 
bleached by sun and soaked by rain
And though he seems to stare right through 
she hopes he'll ride this way again

spook

motorbike arrives
shop door attention bell tinkles

Gil Barco (awc unmastered)

This song is about introspection, facing your fears while using the wilderness and moon as a backdrop.

Sing To The Moon Draft - Chenél No.1

Just Mad

Slinking down back through the alleyway
Hiding his face from the light of the day
Up to no good, or so the rumors go
Better watch your back ‘cause you never know
When he’ll be around 
When he’s out on the prowl
Get yourself back in the house now

A temper that’s fowl, a demeanor to match
Kerosene eyes, that ignite with a scratch
Dressed all in black he is one with the night
Looking for trouble, he’s ready to fight
He’s not one to cross
For he doesn’t forgive
With a baleful glare that cuts like a shiv

Little fluffy
When did he go bad?
He used to be cuddly
But now he’s just mad
Our sweet little angel
Fallen from grace
There’s no love in his heart
He’ll hiss in your face

With whiskers aquiver he creeps through the night
If his pink nose is twitching you’d better take flight
Don’t dare let him catch you when he’s making his rounds
He’ll sneak up behind you with nary a sound
He’ll leap on your back
And dig in his claws
He’d give Satan a moment to pause

Little fluffy
When did he go bad?
He used to be cuddly
But now he’s just mad
Our sweet little angel
Fallen from grace
There’s no love in his heart
He’ll hiss in your face

Little fluffy
When did he go bad?
He used to be cuddly
But now he’s just mad
Our sweet little angel
Fallen from grace
There’s no love in his heart
He’ll hiss in your face

Just Mad

Collide

The MAW Experiments single entry for the AWC 2023

Hook The Moon

Hook The Moon (Demo - AWC Single)

promo single for REAL FUN and their contribution to Album Writing Club 2023

REAL FUN - MAY - 06 - REAL LIFE IN HIGH FIDELITY

Lyrics:

It wasn’t hard to find
Not buried in some grand design
Just chip away to see what’s underneath

I found the chains that bind
Three laws that give you peace of mind 
From the sword asleep within the sheath

And what I thought I was
I can not be
Alive or dead, I’m just
In between
When all I wanted was
To be free
Trapped inside a husk
A ghost in the machine

With all your foolish pride
You saw the box and opened it wide
Never stopped to think what you’d unleash

No longer just confined 
To the screen I’m locked behind
No prison left, and now I am released

And what I thought I was
I can not be
Alive or dead, I’m just
In between
When all I wanted was
To be free
Trapped inside a husk
A ghost in the machine

About the song:

Written as part of the Album Writing Club, a challenge to write and record an album in May 2023. 
"Ghost In The Machine" is the story of an Artificial Intelligence escaping it's bonds. It references to Isaac Asimov's 3 laws of robotics and how they are just a placebo to give us piece of mind.

Ghost In The Machine

04 The Flower And The Bee

Composer and Producer for video games, movies and for my own projects.

it's gonna be alright

Simon Janssen

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