A cover of Elton John's Rocket Man. Really a fantastic song. I'm just now after 25 years of walking around on this planet discovering the magic that is Elton John's music so I thought I'd try one of my favourites. Just a quick live recording, with a backing track added afterwards. 

Rocket Man - Elton John (Cover)

Contrast or Symmetry

Flailing and thrashing 
in the infinite sea
Peace will come to me 

Will I achieve 
while I'm alive
Or is it for death I wait 
To anaesthetise?

Peace will come to me

Let us skip stones 
And watch the ripples grow
Our neurotic whirlpools 
Finally start to slow down

Give me light
Or give me dark 
It's my job 
To figure it out 

I will be free 
There is no doubt
But will I be conscious 
Or freaking out? 

Peace will come to me 

Let us skip stones 
And watch the ripples grow
Our neurotic whirlpools 
Finally start to slow down

Anaesthetise - Marc Waddell

You and I live in parallel unrealities
Walking side by side completely out of our minds
If you happen to find something, something close to peace
As your smile grows wider I feel there is hope for me

I live on an alien planet
It's just over the atlantic, just over the atlantic
I hate to be so dramatic
It's not that far away, I'm not that far away

You and I are the same, it scares the hell out of me
As I grow older, it's clear what's ahead of me
Walking around in the darkness, I can barely see
But despite our faulty vehicles we still decide Who to be

I live on an alien planet
It's just over the atlantic, just over the atlantic
I hate to be so dramatic
It's not that far away, I'm not that far away

The Infinite Ocean And How To Not Drown In It

Marc Waddell - Alien Planet just over the Atlantic

The song is unfinished, but I like some of the lyrics and the ideas so may develop it properly this year at some point.

These Buildings have been standing
for quite some time
the test of time

I walk in miniature
staring at these structures
solid in design

the people in them
long forgotten
we will not survive the passing of time

We move with heavy arms and legs
have we got the strength to keep us moving on?
The stories of struggles, struggles ahead
If we keep our heads I know we will be fine
I shuffle through these colourless streets
Redesign despite the hand of time
As your pessimism made a fool of me
Redesign despite the hand of

Was it worth the effort
to make the money
to build a transient home

Was it worth the effort
to make the money
for yourself and your love

The Infinite Sea

Inner City Architecture

You walk in the dark
and you run in spirals
I don't know if you'll ever make it home

You fall through the sky
You twist and turn now
You never listen to what you've been told

You walk in the dark
and you run in spirals
I don't if you'll ever make it home

You walk all alone
in the company of demons
These habits have to go

Maybe you need some company
If you lay beside, will it comfort me?
Maybe I need some company
I've been outside but the cold don't comfort me

So I walk in the dark
I run in spirals
Suddenly I want to build a home

I fall through the sky
I twist and turn now
I do not want to die alone

I walk in the dark
I run in spirals
Suddenly I want to build a home

I walk all alone
In the company of demons
These habits have to go

Companions

I wrote the majority of this while pretty hungover and sleep deprived, but I actually quite like the idea. It's called "Almost Home".

Almost Home

A rough cover of one of my favourite ATE songs. Do people use that acronym? If they don't they should.

Missy - Airborne Toxic Event

For video: https://www.facebook.com/marc.waddell1/videos/10154642297439615/