I really like the intimate feeling of this. Nice piano! 

So good, You have really good pitch Mark. Great collaboration guys.

Wonderful lyrics, Mark.  The wry character in your voice with compassion.

Vocal reminds me a bit of Belle & Sebastian; cheers!

Ain't those lyrics just the truth. Lovely mellow vocals and delivery. And yes, a bit S&B-ish as mistermark says above.

What a wonderful sad and sweet shot of melancholy.  Great lyrics and tender vocal!

feeling this , great subject and very pleasing song

ABOUT THE UNEXPECTED

STAY

So you think you can hate,
Getting out in this way,
And you 're looking for trouble,
But you want to Stay.

So you think you can hate,
Getting out in this way,
And you 're looking for trouble,
But you want to Stay.

Panos - Drums
Stamatis - Bass
Bill Barek - Guitar
Christos - Vocals , Lyrics

STAY

SACEM Identification :
Code ISWC : T-304.113.726-8

Reine

vocals and other instruments Jens-Joel
alot of different instruments Magnus

Thing For Pain

Walk on, Through the night 
Lunacy is burning bright
Stand tall, Against it all
If you trip I'll break your fall 
Hell fire, Burns away 
The fabric of our life today
Shell shocked, Everyone 
Now we stumble as we run

You been waiting a long time 
You are strong and you burn bright
Come on now and bring it all together 
You're the one to show me how 

Hold tight, Break the mould
Don't buy everything you're sold 
Eyes wide, Take it in
The only way to see within
Don't bow, Lift your head
Never forget the the things she said 
The memory, Of it all 
Pick it up, Take the call

Screen down, Look around 
So much more that can be found 
Boots on, March along 
Walk on back to where you're from 
Guilded cage, You're in 
Break it down, that's how to begin
Wake up, Can't you see 
Everything is energy 

You been waiting a long time 
You are strong and you burn bright
Come on now and bring it all together 
You're the one to show me how...

The Grand Narrative

Show Me How

Seriosity

music . Arma ignifera @herronsound
open collab "Thru An Open Window" https://soundcloud.com/herronsound/thru-an-open-window
lyrics, vocals & their production, artwork . Mariam Zohra D : Myrh

RitualDusk | Arma Ignifera's Thru An Open Window

Music, lyrics and song : Jens - Joel
Instruments : Jens - Joel and Magnushttps://open.spotify.com/track/2BUNaqIZY1ZjGcnp6ltGxs?si=5d77c63bb3744ded

In The Desert

POOR

I close my POTENCIAL BIÓTICO album with this contemporary revival of a philosophical song I wrote 19 years ago when my grandpa died.

Could describe it as a requiem for guitar quartet, 2 voices, rhythmic base & church bell (you may know the piano version at https://soundcloud.com/esemanolain-ruizzo/sets/piano-sessions-2012 album).

A mostly slow piece with lotta soul and no artistic ambition (but a little ‘Pros&Cons’ air to the end ;).

Church bell sound built with kind help by https://soundcloud.com/spyro9474

Piano version: https://soundcloud.com/esemanolain-ruizzo/miedo-al-cambio-piano-version

Image: "Poppy fields in Benifallim", photo by Ruizzoidman

Letra / lyrics:

Miedo al cambio,  /  Fear of the change,
incómodo trabajo;  /  uncomfortable work;
molesto planteamiento:  /  annoying approach:
no me gusta lo inesperado.  /  I don’t like the unexpected.
  
A lo mejor es que no estoy acostumbrado  /  It is probably that I am not used
a ver las cosas cambiadas de sitio.  /  to see the things moved from place.
Ver a la gente irse al otro lado  /  Watching people going to the other side
es duro si piensas que todo  /  is hard if you think that everything
será siempre lo mismo.  /  will be always the same.

Ay, lo mismo ...  /  Ay, the same thing ...
ah, lo mismo ...  /  ah, the same thing ...
ay, lo mismo a mí...  /  ay, the same to me...
  
No he sabido reaccionar,  /  I didn’t know how to react,
atrapado en mi infantil ilusión   /  trapped in my infantile illusion
de que nada cambia,  /  where nothing changes,
ah, tengo que darme cuenta de lo que pasa,  /  ah, I must realize of what happens,
ay, tengo que salir de esta caja.  /  ah, I have to go out of this box.

a lo mejor es que no estoy acostumbrado  /  It is probably that I am not used
a las sorpresas de la vida,  /  to the surprises of life,
a nuevos planes que no había planeado,  /  to new plans I had not planned,
no me acostumbro a considerar  /  I don’t get used to consider
una opción distinta.  /  a different option.

Ay, distinta ...  /  Ay, different ...
ay, distinta ...  /  ay, different ...
ah, distinta a mí,  /  ah, different from me,
a mi pensamiento,   /  from my thought,
a mi forma de ser,   /  from my way of being,
a mi manera de verlo...  /  from the way I see it...

©1995 E-RUIZZO – ®2014 FRANCÉS RECORDS ;)

Miedo al cambio (Acostumbrado)

Texte Français et Google traduction

LES RAGOTS

Cracher des voix sur un dos
Donner bas ses coups de couteau
Le “qu’en dira” est bien au chaud
Dans les débats qui font des “faux”.
Montrer du doigt, se jouer Zorro
Au nirvana dans vos huis clos
Piquer à froid, croquer à chaud
Santé vous va, sentez vous sots
La tombola d’un prochain lot
Tiré tout bas, crié très haut
Au prorata d’autres ragots
Sera une proie de vos chapeaux

Aléas ou quipropos
Êtes judas, y’a pas photo.

Casser du bois, briser des os
Est à l’étroit du ciboulot
Prendre du poids, se rendre beau
Aux grands exploits, petits costauds.
Votre S.P.A. de sales corbeaux
Comme porte-voix trouve son écho
Au pieu Gloria d’un bas niveau
Dans des combats qui en sont trop.

Armada et armes à mots
Les gros bras n’ont pas de cerveau

Vider sa loi sous le manteau
Mets un contrat sur une peau
Les renégats gèrent les tripots
Et les bras droits font le boulot
Les gens sans foi suivent le cadeau
Comme on les noient dans un ruisseau
Ces candidats pour des complots
On les aura plus qu’il ne faut

Errata et à propos
On plante là, méchants cerveaux.
Armada et armes à mots
Mettons nos doigts là ou il faut.
Armada et armes à mots
Mettons nos doigts là ou il faut.
Mettons nos doigts là ou il faut.

GOSSIP

Spitting voices on a back
Give low stabbing
The "what will say" is well warm
In debates that make "fake".
Pointing, playing Zorro
To nirvana in your camera
Stitch cold, chew hot
Health you go, feel foolish
The raffle of a next batch
Shot low, shouted high
In proportion to other gossip
Will be a prey of your hats

Hazards or whopropos
Are peephole, there's no picture.

Break wood, break bones
Is cramped
Put on weight, make yourself beautiful
Great exploits, small sturdy.
Your S.P.A. of dirty crows
As a megaphone finds its echo
At Gloria stake of a low level
In fights that are too much.

Armada and weapons with words
Big arms do not have brains

Empty his law under the mantle
Put a contract on a skin
The renegades manage the gambling dens
And the right arms are doing the job
People without faith follow the gift
As we drown them in a stream
These candidates for conspiracy
We will have more than we need

Errata and about
We are planting there, wicked brains.
Armada and weapons with words
Let's put our fingers where it is needed.
Armada and weapons with words
Let's put our fingers where it is needed.
Let's put our fingers where it is needed.

LES RAGOTS (Quand on lance de faux bruits)

لا تستسلم لا يزال في سلام
не сдавайся все еще в мире
peidiwch â rhoi'r gorau iddi dal mewn heddwch
taslim bo'imang hali ham tinchlikda
مه تسلیمیږه اوس هم په امن کې
don't give up. continue in peace
taslim bo'imang hali ham tinchlikda
não desista. ainda em paz
n'abandonne pas. toujours en paix
あきらめないで まだ平和に
geb nicht auf. immer noch in frieden
yengilma. hali ham tinchlikda
no te rindas. sigue en paz
געב נישט אויף
נאָך אין שלום

gracias vida

Chant:
Marie Launay ( Londres ) 
Paroles et Musique: Dominique Le Bars
Full version :https://dominiquelebars1.bandcamp.com/track/la-lettre-noire-marie-launay

La Lettre Noire

Don’t Give Up The Day Jobs - based on the original collaboration invitation https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown/dont-give-up-the-day-job
Music by Dave McKeown https://soundcloud.com/dave-mckeown
Lyrics and vocals Mark J Bennett 
Some vocal melodies and a line or two I owe to my dear friend, the late NiggyQ https://soundcloud.com/sanigar

Just when you thought,
It couldn’t get much worse.
Zero hours contracts,
Universal Credit curse.
Without Gran there’d be no childcare,
Without the food-bank, the cupboard’s bare.
Don’t give up the day jobs,
Work nights as well.

I’ve always been a grafter,
Never one to shirk,
Early morning papers, 
And weekend laundry work.
No time left for more education,
No energy left, nor motivation.
Don’t give up the day jobs,
Work nights as well.

Why does it have to be this way?
Why don’t debts ever go away?
Still we’ve lived to fight another day.
I fear it’s the way, that it’s going to stay.
Accept the lot you’ve got, the life you live from day to day. 
Day to day, day to day.

Just when you thought,
It couldn’t get much worse.
I made an insurance claim, 
But they wouldn’t reimburse.
Is it worth it just to keep standing still? 
We can’t afford to ever get ill.
Don’t give up the day jobs,
Work nights as well.

Don't Give Up The Day Jobs (Dave McKeown/Mark J Bennett)

Both Pat and I are blessed to have daughters. So when he came to me with this musical idea in honor of his daughter, I was quick to get on board. We originally released the tune (an Irish reel of sorts) as a church offertory, but decided to make a more formal recording, and now with an added second guitar part that Pat loved when we reprised it as offertory in honor of his daughter's homecoming from college for Thanksgiving.

Of Fathers and Daughters-- with Pat Howell, Mandolin (Revised and Updated 11/22/21)

The Diva In The Watchmaker's Dream

(Don't follow me here, best on my main page ;)

Dear listener, Feel free to leave comments and I'll try to reply.

I've been making music for around 16 years now but because of the wonderfully generous community that is SC, I have learned so much in a short time. I look forward to learning even more by collaborating. 
I suppose my strengths are in lyric-writing and singing. I feel fortunate to have been able to work with some stunning compositions by some very talented SCers.

My very best to you, Mark

Some links to recent Continental Collision streaming sites, etc are available below:

Don't Give Up The Day Jobs (Dave McKeown/Mark J Bennett)

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