@user-138663860: Always a joy to hear from you Sandy. I hope you are keeping yourself safe and well. Best from Mike and I

great collab, all works so well and amazing tones and mix of sounds

I love your singing voice Mark but your recitation is just as good!

Beautiful song, great collaboration 💐 😍 🙏 🍀 🎶 🎧 

Found this lovely song in your archives :) dont regret it ! 

like the mix of vocals..solo narrative..solo singing..harmony..  beautiful lyrics as well

A delicate and intricate song. Out of the ordinary and works on all levels.

Mike Spring posted a wonderful acoustic guitar piece about a month ago and offered it up to Soundcloud as an Open Collaboration - https://soundcloud.com/mike-spring/open-collaboration - Thanks to Mike for sharing such a fine platform.
When I first heard it, I hoped it could make a powerfully poignant song. Let me know if you think it works.

Music, guitar playing and audio engineering by Mike Spring, 
Netherlands, mix 2016
Lyrics and vocals - Mark J Bennett

Believing,
You’re leaving,
Souls cleaving
Apart.

Bereaving
I’m grieving
Like breathing
By heart.

Relieving
And releasing
A healing 
To start.
  
Pre-ordained,
Parting of the ways.
Maligned in,
Terminal decline.
Where’s the ‘good’ in
Saying goodbye?
Au revoir, Adiós, Ciao…
A different word,
In a different way 
Won’t make it OK.
Goodbye darling,
Darling, it’s goodbye…

Goodbye darling,
Souls cleaving
Apart.
Goodbye darling,
Like breathing
By heart.
Goodbye darling,
A healing 
To start.
Goodbye


Goodbye (with Mike Spring)Download Available

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:

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