By the Time You're Leaving

Never Say I Didn't Love You

A picture of frustration. 
Not saying that this is 100% autobiographical, but... 
Here's an alternative version with ALL SmiLes  : https://soundcloud.com/the-acoustic-grill/imaybesmiling-better

I MAY BE SMILING NOW 

Like a thing on a string
lay in bed wait for 
the clock to ring
I may be silent now
I may be silent now
This clock is running late
Miss the bus I have to 
be there by eight      
If only I could think 
like a thing on a string
Now under the tower
Goin’ up I could do 
with a shower
I may smiling now
I may smiling now

Go go go keep up 
that flow oh oh 
Gonna let them know
I can’t do that again
Row row row push for
that doe oh oh
Gonna let them know
that I‘m not one of them
As they think to thrill me 
that is when they kill me most
one day sometime when ?

Switch onto full power 
Wake up you’ll be 
home in fourteen hours
I may smiling now
I may smiling now
The clean machine could break
This job is giving me 
A killing headache
If only I could think 
like a thing on a string
Like a thing on a string
lay in bed wait for 
the clock to ring
I may be silent now
I may be silent now

mOag - I may be smiLing nOw

Glubixsub

This track appears on Side 2 of Glastonbury Calling: a double album to support music venues. You can download a copy here: https://glastonburycalling.bandcamp.com/album/now-thats-what-i-call-glastonbury-calling-side-2

The clock sound in this song was kindly provided by www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/

LYRICS
My hands follow the witness marks on your skin
We all have our scratches from time
I will hold you as you unwind

We are oldest children, not made to bend
Solid and supposedly wise
Like old oak trees, we stand proud
Our movements synchronised

Yours is the most beautiful sound
I can listen without end
And I’ll learn to be a clockmaker

We’re much more than a sum of parts
Spirits inside mortal machines
If you need spares, I’ll give you mine
You remove my splinters and say

Yours is the most beautiful sound
I can listen without end
And we'll both become clockmakers

Clockmaker

Wow and Flutter

The Paper Boat
A quiet place in a distant memory

The Paper Boat (NaviarHaiku 354)

The Paper Boat (NaviarHaiku354)

The very earliest versions of this work suggested (to me) the orc drums of J.R.R. Tolkien that shouted "Doom, doom!" to any faint-hearted heroes of Middle Earth.

"Doomed!" was only planned to be the working title of this piece. I consulted. People said they liked the title. I went with it. Then I had to find accompanying artwork that would not offend survivors or bereaved relatives of whatever was depicted...

So, this result of all my research, the picture shows a planned demolition of some doomed buildings.

But, I have to say that we're all doomed... We all know inescapably that  we're not here forever. 

Cheers!
Briny iByrn

Doomed!

Fun Metal

... still a work in progress :-) ... but hopefully enjoyable !
............... the reggae version: https://soundcloud.com/joerxworx/627-one-world

one world / pop edit

Kelimpa B

Dutch singer-songwriter Maaike Siegerist relocated to the UK to study music after an inspiring songwriting retreat in Dumfries and Galloway in 2013. Now based in Glasgow, she blends acoustic jazz, folk rock, and electronica, writing vivid, story-driven songs about travel, love, fascinating people, animals, and outer space. Her work has picked up multiple songwriting awards and praise from BBC Radio 6’s Tom Robinson for her “delicate vocal, poised production, gorgeous chord changes.”

She’s also the vocalist for Scottish prog rock band Long Earth and releases haunting and otherworldly music as Dora Lachaise.

“Maaike’s voice is butterflies-inducing.”
– Neil March, Trust the Doc

All music is available from: https://maaikesiegerist.bandcamp.com/
EPK: https://maaikesiegerist.com/epk/