Favorite Reposts of Last 10 Years: Country / Blues / Jazz / Songwriter

Thanks Degs for allowing me to write this deeply personal song for my Mom (Thelma)to this Track.  The cruelty of Dementia has no bounds and everyone affected would turn the clock back in a heartbeat. That's the theme here.

When it Began (lyrics).....

I wake up every morning and
Hope that there's a smile upon your face
But deep inside 
The feelings rise
and tell me that somehow
I lost my faith

I shielded my eyes
I bowed my head and walked away

I don’t know how it all began
I don’t know how to
Make a happy end

Your candlelight was burning bright
Nothing could extinguish your sweet flame

And if you could just return today
Then we can just forget
When it began

A call an invocation and
Hope someone out there can hear 
my prayer

But what my heart can’t understand
Is why no answers 
come to stem your tears

But if I could find some explanation
We can just forget that it began

When it Began

All your lights were burning bright
All your expectations and your dreams


You always held me oh so close
Always tried to chase away my fears

Now at the time you need me most
You're so out of reach but I’m right here

When It Began (Song for Thelma)

Caught in the Middle of a Dream (feat. Brandon McLeod)

Holding On

Are you middle aged and have you lived through the early 2000s wondering WTF is going on? You'll get this one.

Wracked with guilt at the bottle bank
Each one a jagged tale
Another fight
Another bad night
Feeling withdrawn
Poisoned and pale pale pale 

So, go on, update your status
You're really happy 
You're happy really? 
Cos look what you cooked

Wrapped in a quilt at the food bank 
Shivering in shame
You could be free
But how would they eat?
Strategic withdrawal 
Find a new name name name 

Who cares about your status? 
You're really happy
You're happy really? 
It’s not a good look

You’re trapped in a vault and it’s all your fault
They have more than you and it’s all your fault
You made it your vocation
To forget the combination
An eligible spinster
Has no place on insta

Ragged and wrought at the blood bank
Those organs bear the scars
Brain chemistry
Makes fake life history
Support withdrawn 
And fading so fast fast fast

And who cares where your grave is? 
You’re really happy
You’re happy really? 
Reduced to a book

Now, go on, update your status
You’re really happy 
You’re happy really? 
Cos look what you cooked

I’m still here at the bottle bank 
For years at the bottle bank 
Still here… 

08 Bottle Bank AI Demo 3 (Good)

Written by Jennifer Denmark, Dave Brainard, & Rick Tiger

Demo: MixDream

Not Ready to Let Go

Soldier On

INTRODUCING “MADEGO”
Hello soundcloud dudes  MADEGO (mad-ego) is/ are Derek Evans and Deon Ashton. We met whilst posting our original songs over at MP3Unsigned.com. It was only recently that we came together and realised that we had very similar musical tastes, and that we could marry our two styles together to form what you will find here. 
We both find melodic rock/pop, song with strong melody, harmony and good writing a real buzz and aspire to achieve these qualities, though you will have to judge to what extent we do so.  So, yeah, we are both really excited about this new found partnership (Feb2012) and are putting together (we feel) some nice catchy tunes which we hope to get critiqued on the site. We really do value your comments and advice on our new musical adventure. And as with most of us, this is all homespun stuff, so we appreciate all help in making the tunes as best we can.
So sincere and big thanks to you for all for dropping by and listening
All the Best
Degs & Deon (MADEGO)
