Special thanks to my friends who generously shared their talents to transform this piece.

David Marconi: Original concept and lead guitar
Allan Cook: Bass guitar and final mix
Bob Davis: Keyboards
James Cook: Drums

Please take time to visit Allan's other work. https://soundcloud.com/amcook1971

Hear Allan and Bob perform live with Tranzfusion.
https://www.facebook.com/tranzfusionband/

Hear more from James at his YouTube channel
https://www.youtube.com/@MezCook

A Shade of Blue

A Shade of Blue Revisited: Collaboration

How far have i gone 
What is this road i’m on
That leads so far from home

Are you here with me now, 
Now that i need you, No, 
i lost you long ago

And I’m barely hanging on 
I need to find the way today
And darling, I miss you so
just give me a sign and lead the way

If it’s the last thing i do I’m coming home to you
back where i belong
I’ll find the way No matter what it takes
down this road so long
You don’t know what’s here till it's gone

In some other life, Or maybe a distant dream,
that i don’t quite recall
But I close my eyes, and i’m there it seems
where you and I had it all

The sound of the children play
And the dogs out in the yard  
The fragrant flowers bloom away
It all seems so near and yet so far

If It's The Last Thing I Do

here is a link to the music video for the curious
https://youtu.be/KMl0QjZ3GM8?si=XS1ZBm20tEvklkTG


Alchemy and Stones
By David Husted

V1

Your an alchemist shaping my world
metal and leaf, herbs and fire
Your the pestle to ground the root
To shake my truth, without gun powder
   
ch                      
We were lost you see
Shattered stones with a strange alchemy
You're my mystic key reaching down deep into the
heart of me

V2
And the stones of philosophers
The secrets of flowers golden
The halls of wise, the dreams that lie behind
The paradise we long for

ch
We were lost you see
Shattered stones with a strange alchemy
You're my mystic key reaching down deep into the
heart of me

Rock Bridge

Ch Quiet

You're my mystic key reaching down deep into the
heart of me
                
V3

You take my cynical, my rigid , my narrow mind stiffening
You mix me it in your crucible, release internal conflicts
I'm tired of being wrapped up in my revolutions
Un-dress me take me inside your peaceful evolution

Your peaceful evolution
Your peaceful evolution
 

Ch  
I kind of think I might 
I kind of think I might 
I kind of think I might 
I kind of think I might

Love You

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I have a new song release scheduled for 13 DEC 24 called Alchemy and Stones. 

In one of my past song journal entries my word of the day was amalgam and I threw in the word alchemy for good measure.  During the lyric building process for this song my brain seemed to be still heavily steeped in the essence of these words. They were percolating through my thought streams. Much of the lyrical content contains imagery associated with this chemistry of the past and its mythic symbols. Our messy world provided additional ingredients that fell into the steaming crucible and began to round out this song into its final state.

There were four different songs that fed my creative spark and development process.  They were the following:

Spoon: Wild
James McMurtry: Canola Fields
Fruit Bats: Waking Up in Los Angeles
Taylor Swift: Anti-Hero

Deep bow of gratitude to all these artists.  My primary reference for the arrangement was Wild and it had the deepest structural influence on the song. The McMurtry song helped me hit on an idea for the chorus melody that seemed to stick with me and I liked his vocal delivery and cadence. The Fruit Bats was really not used at all but I loved the ohhhs in the chorus and wanted to find a way to emulate the laid back ease of them in my song.  However, my particular song style, tempo and arrangement just never allowed an entry point. The Fruit Bats song did keep the juices flowing though so that is why it still receives honorable mention in this write-up.

Finally, the  song by Taylor Swift: Anti-Hero did have a role in my song believe it or not.  If you listen to one of the synths you will hear a gated pumping sound courtesy of an Auto Pan and a Phaser-Flanger Plug-in. I really should thank a Music Producer named Ill Factor for teaching me the sound design process here. He demonstrated the technique in a YouTube video. Pretty cool.  As I have said before, I learn something new in every new song I build.  It is always deeply enjoyable for me. I also appreciate you for leaning in and listening. I wish you all the very best.

Thank You

Have a Great Weekend,  

Dave
davidhusted.com

Alchemy and Stones

Step into the Athanor

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donut make ewe laugh

In The Clouds (2002)

Music : Janne Hennie & Little Man
Vocals & Lyrics : Janne Hennie

Beautiful, you are so beautiful
Did you know?
Let it Show

Here is some love
From me to you
From my heart...

Wonderful, you are so wonderful
Did you know?
Let it show

Here is some love
From me to you
From my heart..

Powerful, you are so powerful
Did you know?
Let it grow

Here is some love
From me to you
From my heart...

Beautiful, life is so beautiful
Did you know?
Don't let go...

Here is some love
From me to you
From my heart...

Did You Know

Every smile feels like a knife, 
Cutting deep into this life 
The masks that we wear, 
They suffocate our minds. 
I’m drowning in this restless sea 
Of agony thats arrested me 
I live defined defensively 
Forming a violient propensity 
Beneath the surface rage ignites
In a Cage of bright white neon lights 
So let those who just don’t know me judge
Cuz in the end I just don’t give a fuck

Continuity 
Continuity 
Continuity rolls forth like waves
Like waves

Calamity is a comedy
And you’re laughing yourself dead
The mental wherewithal 
Has you shaking your fucking head 
A delicacy you’ve taken from me
A scene is serene if you leave it to be
Feeding the seed til you’re leaving the tree
A feeling so free like you needed to be

The masks that we wear
They suffocate our minds

Waves

An experimental eastern vibe stylistic departure. Original track. Dean on all guitars and vocals. Sampled and altered sitar excerpt. Master by Ted Rudduck @soundted

LYRICS 
Orion sparkles in your eyes 
Here, as we greet the morning dew
Winds of contempt are blowing
Kissing in the moonlight
My mind is at one with you

Words dance, bodies sway
I’m well on my way to another place

Moments apart appear tumultuous
I’m stuck in a state again
Let’s sway again one more time
Watch me pen one more line

Words dance, bodies sway
I’m well on my way to another place

On the road before sunrise
Fires burn as the miles slide
Keep that feeling forever
In an instant of reflection 
My mind is at one with you

Words dance, bodies sway 
I’m well on my way to another place

Another Place

For my friend Philip, who gave me the courage to pronounce it a movement.

Piano Concerto No.1 (2nd movement) Op.22

Bonjour à tous, 🎹

Voici ma toute nouvelle composition pour piano.
J'interprète au piano "Impertinente".

Ecrit en janvier et février 2025, enregistré le 3 février 2025.

Bonne écoute.

Lien YouTube pour écouter également : https://youtu.be/QcF1o08Umoo

Piano Concerto No.1 (2nd movement) Op.22

Paul Maurice Roche | Composer