I got rid of the bridge before the guitar solo...

One minute you're here
And the next you're marching
I don't like your mimes
Will you hold me tight
And not go snogging
Don't be afraidTo try skyving

It's only tears on my cheek
It's only tears on myCheeks

Everyone is zombie like
Some sometimes
Your fucking words
Cut deeper that a tweeny
Oh I finally see the crime

It's only tears on my cheek
It's only tears on my
There's nothing left for us to go back
Ah ah ah ah ah
Tears on my cheeks
Ah ah ah ah ah
Tears on my, tears on my, tears on my cheek
It's only a fucking tear on cheek
Who's responsable for that fucking tear?
It's only tears on my
It's only tears on my
On my cheek
It's only tears on my
It's only tears on my
On my cheek
It's only tears on my
It's only tears on my
On my cheek
It's only tears on my
It's only tears on my
On my cheek

Ah Shit !

Tears on my Cheek

This is the second collaboration I’ve worked on with the very talented Mark Spruce (Original Spruce).  

This is a folk song exploring the boundaries between this world and the spiritual world and tells the tale of an encounter with a Robin in a churchyard. 

Lyrics by Mark Spruce
Music & performance by James Whiteman. 

Best with headphones. Hope you enjoy it. 

Take care

James 

Lyrics:

Sky light Grey 

I stood in the church yard
Cold winters day
My back to the beach tree
Sky light grey

On the branch above me
Cock robin perched 
He sang then stared intently 
I returned his gaze

He repeated his song
And looked again
I smiled and nodded
Like we were friends 

I turned so slowly
As he moved to another branch
Eyeball to eyeball 
Repeat performance 

We both stood still
Locked in our game
He moved on once more
To repeat his refrain

I turned one eighty
When he landed behind me
My smile got wider
My heart got lighter
Watching each other
I'm absorbing this experience 

Then he came closer
We had circled the tree
A mystical moment 
This bird and me

You said your father
Would return
In the spirit of a robin
Watching over us one day

As I stood in that churchyard
Lost in that moment
I felt your father 
Came back to say

I'm here, I'm still here
I will always be here


Mark Spruce copyright Feb 2024

Further info:
The first collaboration is on the Original Spruce site called ‘Old Brock’ (music and performance Mark Spruce: lyrics James Whiteman).

Sky Light Grey (Collaboration James Whiteman & Original Spruce)

Modern Times

Verse 1

Am I playing the wrong game —-  where losing’s a crime
Time’s just not the same—-and there’s no one here to blame
In these modern times——where machines reigns supreme 
breaking all the chains——-to fulfill my dreams
————And that’s a solid —because—- yeah—— I’m back————-
Metaphors and rhymes——-my weapons on this track
Modulating -from the underground ——one culture one voice
And we’re —-wired in like teeth—-like we—-ever—-had a choice

Chorus

Modern times---- a difficult maze
Where screens captivate —— the Information Age
And—-We're all connected——yet we’re—also——-alone
Lost in a sea of pixels----hearts ———-—cold as stone
Modern times————Modern times ——-Modern times

Verse 2

Smartphones--at our side—-our constant companions
That double-edged sword—-has become ——-part of the norm
buzzing Notifications——like a relentless swarm
Distracting —us ——-from moments —-another task ——to perform 
Just another monster ———taking physical form

**Chorus**

Bridge

Artificial intelligence--- a marvel and a threat
Replacing human minds--- leaving us —-deep in debt
Algorithms —-determine our fate—without regret—-
Like marionettes ———or puppets on a strings
Manipulating our thoughts——damn—we are feeding these things

Verse 3

Social media——-a stage ——for the soul to bare
Beneath the surface——lies ——and deceptions —-are clear
We curate our lives——-like a perfect facade
our true selves———pushed aside ——in total disregard 

**Chorus**

Outro

In this digital age---we must find our way
Embracing the power——with a huge price to pay
There’s a balance for the screens —-in real life
With the key to our future——a new vision insight

Modern Times

I LOVE Y'ALL! HOPE Y'ALL ARE DOING WELL! XOXOXO!

KRAE- 'THE NEW MOON' - (KENNA-RAE PRODUCTION)  08-01-2024

"2016.
Meldonium,
Never heard of it.
2020.
Melbourne,
First round defeat,
Love-two.
32,
Maria is done."

Melbourne 16/20 - From "MARIA"
Music composed by Thomas O'Higgins Horna
Produced at Kolima Forest Studios.

Poster photo retrieved from AP
Edited for a movie that most definitely exists.

Full EP available on bandcamp:
https://thomasohigginshorna.bandcamp.com/album/maria

This track is not to be used to train AI.

Melbourne 16/20

Full EP on bandcamp

back and forth(talking to myself)

Chase the Silence

V4 of part 1 of "Warning!'. Something different for ya. 

This thing has turned into like 2 or 3 songs, but in my head it will be one pretty long piece. It has a lot going on, hopefully not too much but then again that's the fun of it.  

Theme of the song is around one of my favourite Dreamcast games of all time, "Ikaruga". A notoriously difficult shoot ‘em up from the late 90’s. More broadly speaking, it’s about fighting, not giving up, then having to do it all again even once you’ve defeated whatever your version of a final boss is in life.

Note: It’s been a while since I’ve released anything, so like I originally set out to do, I’ll be uploading development versions of songs as I go along. I’llll title the versions so it makes sense to all of us and include them in a dedicated playlist. 

Version number: 4
Date: 12 Nov 23

Main changes/updates:
- Iikaruga theme song intro. Altered Beast was still cool though

- Tidied up the intro which sucked up most of my time. Added in some additional gameplay sounds from the game I found online

- Was jamming along to the track and came across a little motif that changed the whole direction of the song again, but for the better I think… Still messy, but just getting down the pieces so I remember what’s what

- Got some new bass plugins. I’m a Bogren Digital fanboy through and through now. For rhythm stuff at least...

- I’ll retrospectively upload the older versions from when I started work on this gigantic time sink 3 weeks ago this week or next

Artwork: Leonardo.AI using photos of myself along with style references from Ikaruga's artwork.

WARNING! No Refuge

WARNING! No Refuge (V4)- Demo in Progress

Better Than Drugs

call-of-the-apache.mp3

Alt-metal track about having two versions of you in your head, with each fighting for control. 
I feel the outline pulling at my skin  
A second pulse beneath the one I’m in  
A quiet shape that moves when I don’t move  
A shadow learning everything I do

It waits in the corner of my breath  
Tracing every step I haven’t taken yet  
A mirrored voice that speaks without a sound  
Pulling me inward, pulling me down

It wears my face but bends it out of line  
A fractured echo claiming to be mine  
It circles closer every time I breathe  
A silent tether I can’t cut or leave

It rises when I fall apart  
It feeds on the quiet in my heart  
It grows in the places I can’t see  
The shadow learning how to become me

I feel it standing just behind my eyes  
Waiting for the moment I divide  
One of us will surface when I break  
One of us will learn which one to take

When I Divide

here you will find music composed and played exclusively for myself, for my soul. No compromise with fashions and trends, no pre-established adherence to a musical style.
I grew up with 80's music and then deviated towards metal....so...what we are today reflects our thoughts of yesterday

Chase the Silence

LEEKAYJA

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