The Cottonwood Flats (music and lyrics © 2023 by Mike Dampf; bass David Leadbitter; harmonica, percussion Becky Sora

Way up north, near my hometown
is a place no one goes when the sun goes down
past the dump, with the garbage and the rats
a brown river crawls through the Cottonwood Flats

Used to ride our bikes to the river some days
my ghetto box blasting Purple Haze
try to catch fish and junk like that
then go listen to the wind moan through the Cottonwood Flats

Camping overnight in Big John's tent
telling all the best lies we could invent
watching bugs being hunted by bats
until the stars shimmered high above the Cottonwood Flats

Now and then, when I'm thinking I'm wise
I see my life through my childhood eyes
something tells me I ought to go back
and do a little rambling in the Cottonwood Flats

The Cottonwood Flats

Zeppelin Over Tipton - The Night of 31 January 1916

In the quiet aftermath, the echoes of a lost paradise linger, haunting those who remember. Shadows of what once was cast long over the present, a melancholic reminder of a world forever changed.

Lapis Lunaris

Umbrae Praeteritorum

It’s just another silent moment 
Before a storm
I see you slipping through the window 
Of a time that’s almost gone

But before you go let me see that dress
Once more and I’ll know you’ll be here soon in case
Too long passes by and we lose instead
What once was when I was strong and you wore red 

So when you fall and I catch you
I won’t know what to say
It’s like you’re all that I’ve got to
Keep me going every day
To keep me going every day

Your secret’s safe beyond my portal 
Sanctuary’s all you need
I seek to make and keep you happy 
To save your life’s long dream

But before you leave here let me see it again
Once more for fear that I’ll never feel the same
And it’s all that I need to show it’s all but fled
What once was when I was strong and you wore red

So when you fall and I catch you
I won’t know what to say
It’s like you’re all that I’ve got to
Keep me going every day
To keep me going every day
To keep me going every day
To keep me going every day

So when you fall and I catch you
I won't know what to say
It's like you're all that I've got to
Keep me going every day

Hummingbird

Red Dress

The Packaging Of Attractive Looks 2

Christian Rock Release By Robert Stringer

Oxygen

Calling You Home

chateau snow

"You Have a Night" is a hauntingly introspective and nostalgic track, woven with delicate, fading piano chords that echo through the silence. A weary yet youthful voice, tinged with raw, gritty tones, sings of faith and memories of days gone by. The song is a poignant reminder to live as if this night were your last, to embrace life with the intensity that others never did. It's a melancholic ode to the fleeting nature of existence, urging listeners to find meaning and purpose in the present moment.

Guitar arrangement: Pedro Reis

You have a night (Alternative Version)

Darkness surrounds us 
When all the lights have passed away
Silence surrounds us 
When all the screams and whispers have died
Good men are gone
Innocent have cried

If you had the courage
Would you dare to speak your name?
And if you had the power
Would you dare to fight for good?
Light could find a way
Warmth erase the pain

Oohh oohhh
Together we can make it better
Ooohh ooohh
All together and once and for all

Speak your mind and you might find
You're not alone in this world
Grab my hand in the winter
Together we can overcome
Chase the shadows away
Let the night turn to day

Oohh oohhh
Together we can make it better
Ooohh ooohh
All together and once and for all

The crowd fought for justice
With sweat, blood and tears
Did you hear their battle cry?
Fighting evil tooth and nail?
Gathering for what is right
Never forget their names

Did you see the trees rise
Over dust and burning ash
And did you hear the birds sing
Their everlasting song?
A glimmer of hope awaits
Can we ever change?

Oohh oohhh
Together we can make it better
Ooohh ooohh
All together and once and for all

All Together - Acoustic Demo

A Old Forest

Writing songs and kitchen party playing with my many musical friends ... pretty much sums it up.

The Cottonwood Flats

Mike Dampf

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