Outer Levels 140 BPM

RESSURECT / RESOLVE

This track is about the struggle in life to overcome hardship, to being able to reinvent yourself after facing dark days and difficult times, about accepting the scars and ressurecting a new self, although partly broken. - for my dad

- Dan

Music written, arranged, recorded and mixed by Dan van den Berg, May 2024
Guitars, bass, keyboards and drum programming by Dan van den Berg
Guitar: Charvel Pro-Mod DK24 HSH 2PT CM Mahogany Natural
Bass: Fender Performer Jazz Bass
Guitars recorded with AmpliTube
Music mixed and mastered in AURIA PRO
Cover art in Midjourney AI by Dan van den Berg

Resurrect / Resolve | Dan van den Berg

Valse from Portugal with Xiao, Michaela, Ricardo & Billy

Valse

UnBoxed May 2024

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Journey To The Edge Of Reason

So I have been working on this in between life for a few days....  I am fascinated by all things Japan,  especially the nature and local country legends.... thinking about it all,  concocted a story in this girl's head yet again. This is a tale of three young sisters from a noble family set in ancient Japan: Shizuka, Haruka, and Mai. All three among the most beautiful maidens in their village. The ladies were kind and gentle and so they were adored by many,  especially their widower father for whom they were his world,  until one day, an evil woman charmed her way into their family and put a love spell  on their beloved father. And so, he decided to marry her and have her live with them in their home. You see the evil step mother,  having met the girls, because overcome with jealousy of their youth and kindness as she had  daughters of her own who were as ugly on the inside as they were on the outside.  and so she used dark magic in hopes of turning the three girls into  ugly creatures to be cast out  of the village never to be seen again.  But  as much hate and venom as she could  channel into her spell... instead, the. three young maidens turned into beautiful sakuras with petals dancing in the wind... Destined to grace  the  villagers with their sweet aroma and gentle rosy colours... And so they wait...until one day, the  evil step mother's  spell can be broken and the girls return to their beloved father to  life out their days happily.... This is  their story...  in sound....  Enjoy :)

A Tale of The Three Sakuras

Further From The Grave

This is our second single off our mini album The Serenity Of Fractured Beauty available on all streaming services. 
As I’ve got older and especially after losing a close friend so quickly from a diagnosis it makes me think how close are we actually to the grave.
Life as many twists and turns and nothing can be predicted. The only thing that is certain is that we will past at anytime or any date eventually. 
We try to change by eating better and getting more exercise but change is brutal. We slip back into our old ways because really that’s what makes us comfortable and content. 
As you get older you realise that you are not invincible like you felt when you were young but more vulnerable as the years tick by. As we  get more older we get more nostalgic and look back on our lives maybe with rose tinted glasses. 

Further From The Grave 

V1
My worldview of a moment of pure magnitude 
I’m blowing  around the world like tumble weed 
I know we  wanna change without the self help book 
But change is brutal and we need a party out look 

Chorus 
So Don’t be scared you are here with me 
And I’ll protect you from the evils of the world you see
Don’t be scare you are here with me 
And I hope I’m a lot further from the grave at this tender & treacherous age


V2 
Everything spins on the value of a penny 
When it’s in your hands it buys you nothing of many 
When out of places to run then we will just have stop to choose one 
And head for the shade of the midday burning sun 


Chorus 
So Don’t be scared you are here with me 
And I’ll protect you from the evils of the world you see
And I hope I’m a lot further from the grave at this tender & treacherous age

Outro
I hope I’m a lot further x4
From the grave 
At this tender and treacherous age

Further From The Grave - Conscience Of Kings

Nature Uses Everything

Sometimes it feels like we’re two old young lovers
We break up to avoid embarrassing promises
We get back together and the cycle repeats
And the clock keeps on ticking and the years slip away

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re so hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip

We’re two uncertain hunters on a futile quest
Searching for the lost ark looking for the address
We’re two supporting actors looking for a leading role 
But most nights we’re just hunker down in our fox hole

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re still hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip

We see ourselves as young brilliant story tellers
But as we tell our tales, we repeat ourselves
Sometimes we’re tossed about by insignificant whirlwinds
We feel as precarious as crumbling towers

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re so hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip

We break up to avoid embarrassing promises 
That we never intended to keep
But then we get back together again 
Cause this hole that we dug is so deep

Sometimes we’re riding on the shoulders of giants
Other times we’re completely self-reliant

Some days it feels like we’re in control
Other days it feels like it’s just a dice roll

Sometimes we’re as strong as a young climbing flower
Other times it feels like we’re losing our power

We’re two old young lovers who don’t want face the truth
We’re two old young lovers trying to cling to our youth

Slip away, slip away, time slips away
The clock keeps on ticking, but we still feel okay
Two old young lovers and we think we’re so hip
Two old young lovers on a strange crazy trip
Two old young lovers and we’re joined at the hip

Old Young Lovers (lyrical collaboration with Michele Ansani)

Beyond (2017) Anthology CD3 Track 01

Country Cauldron

Tan Line

I write simple songs, mostly in a country/folk vein. All recordings posted here were done at home with minimal production on my little Tascam Pocket Studio. No great commercial intent here, just a love for the writing process and the hope that one day I will pen one really good one.  Thanks for taking the time to listen!

Tan Line

Lefty Mike