great lyrics & love the vocals - brilliant song ♥

Poetry and music, and singing - all in unison in this authentic beautiful song, Mike!

Brilliant lyrics/concept Mike. More of your unique genius on display here 👍👍👍

Very good...! and thought-provoking, excellent vocals and lyrics...

Very cool ... I love this! And great lyrics!

Wonderful metaphorical story.  We all know someone like this....some of us may be like this.

Rowing in the Dark
Music and Lyrics by Mike Krath

There are times someone shows you the right way to go,
But you ignore them and head for the common flow,
Preferring to be caught up in the stormy gale,
While waves batter against you to keep you still,
And then you only cry for help when you are sure no one is near,
A futile calling when there is none to hear. 

Many times you’ve acted like you’ve wanted someone by your side,
Walking toward you on the water to make your storm subside,
But it was only pretend as you stayed on the wider route,
So you could row here and there and all about. 

Rowing without direction is your preferred way,
To keep your lack of peace as a summer’s day,
And you ignore the waves flooding your boat as the end draws near,
Then have the audacity to sink with the look of fear. 

Rowing in the dark is what it is all about,
Rowing in the dark is where your mind is at. 

You row with no direction to go.
In a river that’s wide to make it so,
No rock in sight to keep you secure,
And even if seen, you always make that quick detour. 
Rowing in the dark until the bitter end. 
Rowing in the dark with your so-called friends.

Rowing in the Dark

My friend @soundsofthekosmos invited me to collab by exploring japanese mythology. This track is dedicated to Amaterasu, the goddess of the sun. Check also other collabs around this project here: @soundsofthekosmos and feel free to participate.

Amaterasu (Ariad + Zanshin)

https://open.spotify.com/track/5VHDzuvGntCxYRFL3amOiZ?si=f5cf78f5e23445be

Last Hope

NADA TAN SENCILLO

Nada Tan Sencillo

Originaly recorded in the 1990s, remastered in 2022
Artwork:    c r u m i u s
Photo:        me on holiday in Spain in 1974

If you like you can buy the digital track in high quality here:
https://crumius.bandcamp.com/track/time-change

Time Change

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Unnutz

go with the flow

Original music by: FPMORINSTUDIO/Francois Pierre Morin

I NEED TO DANCE ONE LAST TIME

Seasons Greetings from Mono-Orbit with this Festive Offering… includes words from “What Child Is This? / The Manger Throne” written by William Chatterton Dix in 1865

Charm

Mind gap Gothenburg

Vital Pillars

too late

its to late
I ran out of time
filled my head with lies
tears dried im done crying 
done crying , im still crying

how’d I get to this point
all I feel is remorse 
i don’t regret it 
ill do it all again
all I need is one chance

too late

I'm a keyboardist with a love for layering sounds to create ambient, ethereal atmospheres and composing simple piano pieces to embellish. I love all genres of music, and find myself composing different types depending on my mood of the day.

I’ve never had formal training. As a teen, my parents wouldn’t let a piano in our house in Egypt, so I studied piece-meal at friends’ homes. When I got to college, I learned by going to university piano practice rooms. In my 40’s, I met my birth-mom who turned out to be a child prodigy, winning a Van Cliburn competition by playing Rachmaninoff at age 11. Most of what I play today, I learned from the techniques she taught me. 

I’m an American who has lived abroad for a good part of my life in Egypt, Turkey, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Taiwan, and now back to Texas.

Rowing in the Dark

Mike Krath

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