Shock the Algorithm

Motherhood/Family

Lullabies

Taken from the upcoming STA debut album "Rock and Roll Kills" (2024)
Youtube link: https://youtu.be/1drueM8F0Hc

lyrics:
butterfingers
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I heard this story a long time ago
i heard it before, and now i am long gone

I faced my demons and now i'm back strong
not headstrong, at some point i was wrong

butterfingers, we lost control
we slipped away and run away

i cross my fingers, we won't mess it up 
again this time, i hope you'll be fine

you were so sloppy and gave it up
i hope you remember, that i was your crutch

next thing you know, was to lose control
and now you crawl, to save your soul
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(c)&(p), all rights reserved, STA 2023.

Rock and Roll Kills

butterfingers

Instrumental: DAN-DT @dan-t-3 
Vocals and lyrics: DelhyA
Art credit: DAN-DT

Échos d’ Automne 

Si l’automne vient surprendre les amants que juillet a laissés « naufragés »
C est le temps des regrets, le temps dépassé: celui de tout donner, il faut abandonner.

(All summer can bring may just leave in autumn with a breeze)

Le temps d’une larme,le temps d’un regard, il est déjà trop tard…
Le temps des silences, de l’indifférence, puis de l’évidence que le “doré” vire au noir…
C’est le mois des “mais”, le mois des “mais “, plus de mois de mai…du mois d’aimer!

Le temps de l’automne, le temps où tout détonne, le temps désormais se conjugue au passé
Le temps des tourmentes, le temps de ne plus prétendre,
Le temps le temps qui court et qui s arrête et puis…
Le temps,qui s en va, qui s en va, qui s en va, tout se fane!

Le temps de t’attendre, le temps de se comprendre, le temps d’apprendre, le temps dépassé, le temps des regrets, de tout donner!


Echos of Autumn 

If autumn comes to surprise lovers that July left "shipwrecked"
It is the time of regrets, the time exceeded: that of giving everything, we must give up.

(All summer can bring may just leave in autumn with a breeze)

The time of a tear, the time of a look, it's already too late
The time of silences, indifference, then evidence that gold turns dark
It is the month of "buts", the month of "buts", no more months of May... the month of love!

The time of autumn, the time when everything stands out, time is now combined with the past
The time of torments, the time to no longer pretend,
Time the time that runs and stops and then
Time, who goes, who goes, who goes, everything fades!

The time to wait, the time to understand each other, the time to learn, the time exceeded, the time of regrets, to give everything....

Échos d’ Automne (with DAN-DT)

Words and Music by Natalie W. Sleeth
Arranged by A. Laurence Lyon

Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Lyrics:

How will they know, the ones for whom we care
That God is love and with us everywhere
That life is good with blessings all can share
How will they know unless we teach them so

How will they learn that though they go astray
God will forgive and help them find the way
How will they feel the Spirit day by day
How will they know unless we teach them so

How will they grow in wisdom and delight
How will they choose to follow what is right
How can they trust the future will be bright
How will they know unless we show them

How will they live when they at last are grown
What will they give to children of their own
Will they reflect the values we have shown
How will they know as on through life they go
How will they know unless we strive to teach them so

How Will They Know?

Had a little dry spell, hopefully it's over now. In the span of 24 hours I have alternated between hating and loving this track about 400 times...

If you need a helping hand
Someone who understands
Don’t shed a tear, I’m right here

If you need a dollar bill
Or have a little time to kill
Baby you know I will
I’m right here

When you’re down and blue
And you need two big strong arms to pull you through
Hold on tight, that’s what i’ll do

These are more than just words I say
I’m here for you night and day
Have no fear I'm right here

When the road is long
And you need someone to beside you, I’ll come along
Anywhere with you, is the place where I belong

These are more than just words I say
I’m here for you every day
Have no fear I'm right here
Have no fear I'm right here
Let me make this clear

I'm Right Here

Recording sessions from 06/04/2024 - 13/04/2024.

*** MOOG - Microfreak - Guitare - Spark

What humans of our century are sorely lacking is the mental capacity for reflection, which has become very rare!
Think before you act, because afterwards, it will be too late once the dice are thrown... victory as well as defeat, with tears and gnashing of teeth...
“It is better to think before acting than to regret after having acted” Democritus

Ce qui manque cruellement aux humains de notre siècle, c'est la capacité mentale de la réflexion qui est devenue très rare !
Réfléchir avant d'agir, car après, il sera trop tard une fois les dès lancés... la victoire comme la défaite, avec des pleurs et des grincements de dents...
"Mieux vaut réfléchir avant d'agir que regretter après avoir agi" Démocrite
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- Made with MOOG & Modular / Multi-tracks
- Composed, arranged, performed, produced by Pier WILL & Studio 4H09
- Cover Art - Pier WILL
- Acknowledgements - Ableton, AKG, Arturia, Audacity, Cantabile, Focusrite,   Korg, M-Audio, MSI, Sony, SoundCloud, Teac, Techniks, Yamaha.
- #Ambient #Movies #Experimental 
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Reflection

Five  All In One

Words by F.S Pierpoint
Music by John Rutter
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

For the beauty of the earth
For the beauty of the skies
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies
Over and around us lies
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise

For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night
Hill and vale, and tree and flower
Sun and moon, and stars of light
Sun and moon, and stars of light
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise

For the joy of human love
Brother, sister, parent, child
Friends on earth and friends above
For all gentle thoughts and mild
For all gentle thoughts and mild
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise

For each perfect gift of thine
To our race so freely given
Graces human and divine
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Flow'rs of earth and buds of heav'n
Lord of all to thee we raise
This our joyful hymn of praise
This our joyful hymn of praise

For the Beauty of the Earth

Words and Music by Layna Claunch
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch
             
In a world of illusions and whimsical lies
Youth that is fleeting and love songs that die
We’re searching to find the true meaning of love
Sensing it's real, and descends from above

How do you measure the care of a father
Dedicating himself to toil day by day       
Every moment spent thinking of others
Sacrificing in ways he knows none can repay
           
Love is disputed in poems and in songs
What are we missing where have we gone wrong                          
Real love, it seems, is so hard to define
In view that its price is revealed over time

How do you write down the touch of a mother
Soothing her child’s cry without delay
Giving time and attention and comfort
Doing all that she can and providing a way

To reach their potential 
Filling minds and hearts with light
Her words and touch are gentle
Encouragement to fight

Real love can be sharp; can cut like a sword
Truth spoken in love that the weak can't afford 
Enduring the taunts, the mocking and jeers
Your reason to speak even if no one hears

How do you measure the care of a father
Dedicating himself to toil day by day         
Every moment spent thinking of others
Sacrificing in ways he knows none can repay

These precious roles are essential
To pay the price of love
Helping all to reach their potential
Giving tears and sweat and blood

How do you measure the care of a father             
Dedicating himself to toil day by day          
Every moment spent thinking of others
Sacrificing in ways he knows none can repay

The Price Of Love

Words and Music by Johnny Duhan and Christy Moore
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

I am a sailor, you're my first mate
We signed on together, we coupled our fate
Hauled up our anchor, determined not to fail
For the heart's treasure, together we set sail

With no maps to guide us we steered our own course
We rode out the storms when the winds were gale force
Sat out the doldrums with patience and hope
Working together we learned how to cope

Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered 'round us, we have our own crew

Together we're in this relationship
We've built it with care to last the whole trip
Our true destination's not marked on any charts
We're navigating to shores of the heart

Life is an ocean and love is a boat
In troubled waters it keeps us afloat
When we started the voyage, there was just me and you
Now gathered 'round us, we have our own crew

The Voyage

Original song about the true story of my tiny 4'11" pioneer grandma, Amy Loader, dancing in the snow to help her girls get out of bed when she had just lost her husband on the trek and her daughters were on the brink of starvation and freezing. I was told this lovely, inspiring story from a tiny girl and decided to write a song about it.

Music/Lyrics/Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Claunch
Original true story recorded in the journal of Patience Loader (Amy Loader's daughter)
                         
Huddled in the dreary morn
The winter’s early snow
Sleeping on the hardened ground
Such cold I’d never known

Our tent was barely standing
Our neighbor’s tents caved in
Another day to starve and freeze
Let misery begin

I heard my mother calling
To help her start a fire
She pleaded with each daughter
But not one could find desire

Mama pursed her lips
“Girls, this simply will not do!"
She put her tiny hands on hips   
"I’ll have to dance for you!"

I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose

Her tiny hands she threw up high
The cold air froze her breath
Her feet were light and happy
As she danced to challenge death

She started with a jig from home
She sang a merry song
She had no husband, food, or gold
But her heart and soul were strong  

She sang and danced and twirled around
Until we all had smiles 
We lifted up our weary heads
To bravely face our trials

Suddenly she slipped on ice
And fell onto the ground
We all cried out, and rushed to help her 
Gathering around  

She sat there in the snow and ice 
A broad smile on her face
Delighted with her merry plan
Relieved, we all embraced

I knew I couldn’t have my girls 
Just giving up the fight
The journey’s long and weary
But, through faith, our hearts are light
  
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose

I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Her frozen feet so full of life relieved our weary load
I remember Mama 
Dancing in the snow
Smiling through her sorrow on this path of faith she chose
She chose

Wonderful book about true faith:
https://a.co/d/2lmZSfq

Dancing In The Snow

Traditional Welsh folk song ("Llwyn Onn") 
English lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (19th century)
Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

The ash grove, how graceful, how plainly 'tis speaking
The harp through it playing has language for me
When over its branches the sunlight is breaking
A host of kind faces is gazing on me
The friends of my childhood again are before me
Each step wakes a memory as freely I roam
With soft whispers laden the leaves rustle o'er me
The ash grove, the ash grove again is my home
 
Down yonder green valley where streamlets meander
When twilight is fading I pensively rove
Or at the bright noontide in solitude wander
Amid the dark shades of the lonely ash grove
'Twas there while the blackbird was cheerfully singing
I first met that dear one, the joy of my heart
Around us for gladness the bluebells were ringing
But then little thought I how soon we should part
          
My lips smile no more, my heart loses its lightness   
No dream of the future my spirit can cheer
I only can brood on the past and its brightness
The dear ones I long for again gather here
From ev'ry dark nook they press forward to meet me
I lift up my eyes to the broad leafy dome
And others are there, looking downward to greet me
The ash grove, the ash grove again is my home

Ash Grove

Words and Lyrics by Regina Spektor
Vocals and Instrumentals performed by Layna Claunch

It started out as a feeling
Which then grew into a hope
Which then turned into a quiet thought
Which then turned into a quiet word
And then that word grew louder and louder
'Til it was a battle cry
I'll come back
When you call me
No need to say goodbye
Just because everything's changing
Doesn't mean it's never been this way before
All you can do is try to know who your friends are
As you head off to the war
Pick a star on the dark horizon
And follow the light
You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say goodbye
You'll come back
When it's over
No need to say goodbye
Now we're back to the beginning
It's just a feeling and no one knows yet
But just because they can't feel it too
Doesn't mean that you have to forget
Let your memories grow stronger and stronger
'Til they're before your eyes
You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye
You'll come back
When they call you
No need to say goodbye

The Call

Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Foreman
Vocals and Piano performed by Layna Claunch

There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again

So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray to be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope

Sing to me of the song of the stars
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When you feel like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again

And I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray to be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope

I give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs, I'm giving it back

And I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray to be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now you're my only hope

Only Hope

Cover of Switchfoot's "Dare you to Move" in a unique style with some amazing help on instrumentals by my husband Josh Claunch https://soundcloud.com/josh-claunch
Check out his youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKG1ZWpAumnvNiEEdjRjo-w

Music and Lyrics by Jonathan Foreman (Switchfoot)
Cover Vocals and Instrumentals by Layna and Josh Claunch

Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone's here
Everyone's here
Everybody's watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next?
What happens next?

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

Welcome to the fallout
Welcome to resistance
The tension is here
The tension is here
Between who you are and who you could be
Between how it is and how it should be

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened

Maybe redemption has stories to tell
Maybe forgiveness is right where you fell
Where can you run to escape from yourself?
Where you gonna go?
Where you gonna go?
Salvation is here

I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened
Today never happened before

Dare You To Move (Switchfoot Cover)-feat. Josh Claunch

Song I wrote about overcoming pain and trials and choosing to find joy and meaning even in the hardest times.

"Weeping may endure for a night,
But a shout of joy comes in the morning"-Psalm 30:5

Music/Lyrics/Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Claunch
                     
Rain shedding torrents all around
As the waves come crushing down
While in the ocean’s roar                                  
Hear all melodies surround and the   
Symphonies astound 
From sorrow you can soar 

Time for Joy            
Time for Sorrow
Time for Joy                         
Beauty through the pain
Dancing in the rain

Light as it sparkles on the sea
In your actions you are free
So choose who you will be
Time quickly fleeting on the breeze
Find your purpose choose to see
How joy will come to be
       
Time for Joy           
Time for Sorrow
Time for Joy
Purpose in the pain
Dancing in the rain
 
You know it’s gonna hurt, but it’s time to wake up now
This time you know for certain now is all that we’re allowed
Don’t let your moment pass away in time
Find the mountains only you can climb

Know, that each moment is a gift
Learn to value what is real
No matter how you feel
You can decide the life you live
Meaning in the gifts you give
Loving what is true brings joy to be

Time for Joy            
Time for Sorrow
Time for Joy
Beauty through the pain
Dancing in the rain
Dancing in the rain

Wonderful book about what brings lasting joy and purpose:
https://a.co/d/4pTsYYz

Time for Joy

The firstborn of the Father
Gave up his precious life
That we from earth might rise above
To join him by his side     
   
He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal    
He is the Son of Man

He came from heaven high above
To live a mortal man
He showed us how to live below   
And proved to us we can

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

He conquered over death and hell
He carried sin’s full price
He died for us and rose again    
The greatest sacrifice

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

He came to show his holy ways
He came to give his life
That we like him might then become
And gain eternal life

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

He is our holy Father
He is the life of man
He is the light eternal
He is the Son of Man

Music: Tune of "Kingsfold" (Old folk melody)
Lyrics: Robert Smith

Vocals/Instrumentals by Layna Claunch

Great books about Repentance and Seeking Jesus:
https://a.co/d/8potgoq
https://a.co/d/hnXCAWy

One Eternal Round (Kingsfold)

Motherhood is a Gift
Every Child is a Miracle

All that is good is all that improves

"You have turned my mourning into dancing."-Psalm 30:11

"Jesus spoke to the people once more and said, “I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life.”- John 8:12 (NLT)

"Your character goes with you no matter the external environment you find yourself in. It can produce peace that is untouchable by your surroundings, and meaning that endures no matter the actions of those around you."-Robert Smith ("The Glory of God is Intelligence")

"Do the best you can until you know better.  Then when you know better, do better."-Maya Angelou