My Second Collaboration with JJ SAMUEL
Instrumental/Production : EG
Lyrics : JJS

JJ Samuel & EG ‘A LITTLE CLOSER’

P-Stop Loafing Around

#expermental #trip-hop #jungle #housemusic #deephouse #bjork #drums

Nearly like a Virgin

New Haggard Ass Intro

WITHOUT YOU expresses an intense dependence on someone who feels irreplaceable, portraying love as both a lifeline and an obsession. It captures the struggle of trying to move on while being constantly pulled back by memories and emotions that refuse to fade. The lyrics reveal vulnerability, longing, and the inability to imagine life without that person, framing them as the center of existence. It’s a powerful declaration of love’s grip, where absence feels unbearable and presence defines identity.

LYRIC

Verse

Every day I wake, I still hear your name
Like a song stuck deep in my veins
Tried to move, tried to play it cool
But I’m falling hard, like a reckless fool

Pre-Chorus

You’re the reason that I lose my ground
When you’re not near, I spin around
Don’t tell me it’s just a phase
I’m caught in your magnetic haze

Chorus

I can’t live without you, no way to pretend
You’re the start of every moment, the place where I end
I can’t breathe, I can’t fake it
This is real, I can’t shake it
I can’t live, I can’t live without you

Verse

Every room I walk through feels too wide
You were the pulse that fit inside
No map can guide me from your trace
I still see your face in every place

Pre-Chorus

Told myself I’d be just fine
But you’re the frame to my broken line
You’re the spark that lights my fire
The only name I still desire

Chorus

I can’t live without you, no way to pretend
You’re the start of every moment, the place where I end
I can’t breathe, I can’t fake it
This is real, I can’t shake it
I can’t live, I can’t live without you

Bridge

I’ve tried to rewrite all our lines
But every word still leads me back in time
You’re the rhythm I can’t replace
Still feel your hand, still see your face

Chorus

I can’t live without you, no way to pretend
You’re the beat that never ends
I can’t breathe, I can’t fake it
This is real, I can’t shake it
I can’t live, I can’t live without you
No, I can’t live, I can’t live without you

Without You

Lilac in the Desert

[Verse 1]
This age has melted me down
but left my breath behind—
youth did not kill me
yet its death stayed inside

Lilac I drifted far
shadow on a page of sky—
if love had its time
why did it wait to arrive

[Pre-Chorus]
I carried sparks in the soil
cried to the heavens above—
Every wound in my palm
was a prayer was a love

[Chorus]
Lilac in the desert
calling out my name—
restless urge of rivers
pulling through the flames

I was young unbroken
yet broken just the same
Lilac in the desert
you led me where I came

[Verse 2]
I would not speak too soon
my tongue rusted with grief—
the chance of mistakes
the inheritance of belief
Adam's fate was in me
trembling body set alight
thousands of sparks
plunged deep into the night

[Pre-Chorus]
I drank the cloud's essence
without breaking its skin—
Sweat and questions poured
where has it carried man in

[Chorus]
Lilac in the desert
calling out my name—
restless urge of rivers
pulling through the flames

I was young unbroken
yet broken just the same
Lilac in the desert
you led me where I came

[Bridge]
There is a fountain soiled and scarred
my reflection in my hand
I said 'it doesn't matter'
yet I was searching for a stand

The city's fire still burning
its wound still speaks in me
I walked on face bent forward
toward a summer I can't see

[Final Chorus]
Lilac in the desert
calling out my name—
restless urge of rivers
pulling through the flames

I was young unbroken
yet broken just the same
Lilac in the desert
I walk and still I came

[Outro]
Lilac oh lilac
I walk on

Lilac in the Desert

The Snake Man Frank

CALOR



https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4v_woFYcGI&si=IgUd7pxzoROX_NWI


We met that day.
Through the storms we
laughed like crazy
You're the steady hand when I lose
my way
The glue that mends the cracks
of my soul


We built our world
From the smallest things
Jokes and hidden dreams that grew
Together with us.
When life throws stones
we roll them.


When the stars go out
we still shine bright
Together we are a beacon in
the darkest night


There's no need for mirrors when
you're by my side
Reflect the truth that I
sometimes hide
An unspoken but strong bond
Every laugh is a treasure
Every hug is a cure


We're not just friends
Through scarred skies
and burning fires
We'll always return to each other


When the stars go out we
still shine bright
Together we are a beacon in
the darkest night
And slowly we find ourselves in the morning

With the dew on the flowers

Siamo stelle.mp3

Surfers like Us ….. composition, all guitar parts, arrangement and mix

Hi Everyone!
The seasons change, but I still surf... on my guitar board 😎
This is a new version of my older track called „Born to Surf”.
I hope you enjoy the blend of surf rock and synth pop beats 🔆

This new version is dedicated to my friends: J.J. Terrell, Josh Clary and Håkan Skeneby (Well) 🍀

The cover image was downloaded from Pixabay.

Many thanks for listening and support!
Artur

Still Surfing

Wrote this in coronavirus lockdown.  Wondered how a man would muster hope if everyone around him died. He keeps reassuring himself. The music builds to a crescendo on the hope of a new life. Then ends abruptly.

I'm Going To Find My Place Again

I’m a song-writer who enjoys creating music of any genre.

My son recently introduced me to A.I. and taught me how to do covers of my previously released non-A.I. music. Since I've never considered myself a performer (except playing with worship bands at church or solo-piano at a rehab center) using A.I. is right up my alley.

Since I've  exhausted using my previously released music for A.I. covers, I now compose music in a DAW, rip to a wave file, and make an A.I. cover of this wave file. I then write lyrics to the A.I. music. It takes around 100 A.I. iterations to complete the lyrics and get a style I'm happy with.  

Brief Bio: Lived more than a quarter of my life overseas (Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye, Italy, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan). Each country gave me an appreciation for different types of music plus probably why I get bored easily in sticking with one genre or another.

I'm Going To Find My Place Again

Mike Krath