Stay
Stay the night
I’ll make you tea, we’ll watch a movie, go to bed
Or we can talk
Talk about death
Talk about anger and the dangers in your head
In your mind, all of the time
The way you feel
How you wonder if you’re real
It’s like a lottery machine
Where the handle’s broken off
And so the room just keeps on spinning
Leaves you screaming through your gritted teeth
I can’t pretend to understand
But I can hold your hand
And beg you
Stay

Please stay, stay, stay, stay

Stay
Just for an hour
Maybe another after that if we make it through
You are light
You are the universe
You know this room would be much darker without you
And I know I’m no assistance
And I don’t have any answers
This is all that I can do
When the exit signs are
Beckoning to you
And all the walls are creeping closer
And you’re choking on the sound of it
That hurricane inside you
That comes shooting out your fingertips
In words the shape of blades
I’m enchanted and afraid of them
Enchanted and afraid of you
Afraid to lose
Begging you to stay

Please stay, stay, stay, stay


Stay

Just an ordinary knucklehead strumming my six-string and singing songs. I labor with sweat and tears to make REAL music for REAL people, because I refuse to let AI take that away from us.

Hello! 
I'm Ricky Helfgen, a passionate guitarist and singer from the picturesque town of Illingen in Saarland, Germany. For 35 years, music has been my loyal companion, guiding me through countless moments of joy and inspiration. Now, I'm thrilled to embark on a new adventure: My Acoustic Project. This journey, which began in June 2023 with the release of my song 'On the Sea,' is an exciting exploration of new melodies and musical landscapes. I create both instrumental pieces and singer-songwriter compositions. While the destination remains a mystery, the path is filled with endless possibilities. I can't wait to see where the music will take me next. I would be delighted if you would join me on this journey.

I am a 'long suffering' songwriter.  What I 'suffer from' is a lack of ability to learn or play instruments or read music in real time from a staff with notes on it. Initially, I just wrote lyrics that no one would read.  So I began creating a capella vocal melodies that no one would listen to.  
     I learned to drag and drop notes onto a staff with software. . . which helped a little.  Microsoft came out with (for a little while) a software they called a music creator, but was actually just useful as a "chord generator".  That helped a little bit more.  I collaborated with talented musicians. . . and eventually found an incredibly talented professional musician who helped me to 'professionalize' some of my amateur offerings and didn't charge me money.  WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.  I had over 400 songs that were (according to musicians) "good ideas poorly played."  Then a friend suggested A.I. music.  Six months ago, the A.I. allowed me to create better music than I could manage on my own.  But it was "hit or miss."  A lot of work to make it do what I wanted instead of just letting it create what it wanted, and a lot of just plain luck involved.  THEN. . . within six months, the A.I. site allowed me to "cover my own songs," keeping MY vocal melody and vocal treatment (for the most part anyway) and MY (or my collaborators') instrumental melodies and finding far better and more professional instrumentation for the same melodies.  THAT was heaven.  I am truly blessed, and finally have justification for musical ideas I had as much as twenty five years ago.  Now, you can listen and evaluate whether it truly WAS worth sticking with it for the last thirty years.

As a Nova Scotian making home in Ontario, emerging singer-songwriter & multi-instrumentalist Malia Rogers enters rooms of strangers and leaves them feeling deeply connected & changed. Her introspective folk anthems and intimate lullabies carefully balance melancholy and hope, touching audiences with precise lyricism, warmed-honey vocals, and thoughtful, spacious instrumentation.
Malia's EP Chameleon, releasing in May 2025, draws on folk, bluegrass, and celtic influences to explore themes of identity, relationships, grief, growth, and the stories we tell ourselves – all the while imploring listeners toward kindness, forgiveness, and self-compassion.

I grew up in the 1970's and learned music & guitar with the music of that age so I think that era's style is how I best express myself musically. 
I like the Alt Country sound today and like exploring that musically or whatever else catches my ear.
I like exploring and experimenting with virtual instruments and effects.

I am retired now and really like finding and listening to so many talented musicians, songwriters and vocalists on SoundCloud. At this point in my life I have the time to listen to most people's pages I find on Soundcloud or I see that have visited my page and have listened. Anyway, I find using SoundCloud very enjoyable and look forward to hearing more of the music y'all are creating.

I play Guild acoustics and Gibson, Epiphone electrics and several other misc. stringed instruments. 
I use a Nektar Impact LX88 Keyboard and record with Studio One.

These are the experiments in the boredom of the spare room. Can't seem to decide on a style I like best. Just my computer / keyboard and the venting of daily strife. Some strange results...