Third of 3 from the V Beads' EP... when the muse is over

MUSICIANS
Dave Turnbow - vocals, guitar
Sean Jensen - bass, background vocals
Pete Kassal - drums, background vocals

LYRICS
Appearing as a light
A beacon when I’ve had too much to think
She guides me through the night
Quells my deepest fear with a wink
She bids me not to weep
Lays my head against her perfumed breast
She lulls me lovingly
Caresses sculling me to needed rest

She makes my life alive
Animates my soul
A zombie no more

Misty is her flight
A vapor into nothingness
Distant, out of sight
She disappears with my duress
I dwell upon a tear
Taste the sweet and bitterless
The essence she confides
A gift too dear to be possessed

She lifts me from myself
And into something else
A mortal no more

The Venerable Beads

Life Alive

Bonjour à tous, avec mon cher Ami Zitou itou,nous avions envie de collaborer sur un titre. Il m'a proposé cette musique qui lui est si particulière et magnifiquement produite,j'ai dit"oui" de suite,j'ai écrit le texte,interprété le chant avec quelques notes de guitare,et voilà,cette pépite est née de nos deux univers différents que la musique a rassemblés !!!...Je vous souhaite autant de plaisir à l'écouter que nous avons eu à la faire,musicalement vôtre,Mr. Madeleine.

Ses Yeux Comme Des Tours De Lumières Par Zitou itou et Mr. Madeleine.

Souvent nous revient cette curieuse envie de changer le monde parce que certaines choses ou pour certain beaucoup de choses nous dérangent ou déplaisent, mais c’est en fait un jugement qui nous appartient, c’est donc surement le monde à l’intérieur de nous qu’il faut changer, notre perception, car personne n’a le même ressenti pour les mêmes choses, la paix intérieure est en nous c’est ce que j’essaie tous les jours de comprendre et de suivre, la résilience, le contentement pour accéder à cette paix intérieure. Lâcher prise en faisant confiance à cette force invisible qu’est la vie et son équilibre, se laisser un peu porter lorsque c’est trop difficile.
 Gandhi disait : Personne ne peut te blesser sans ta permission, le bonheur c’est un état d’être, le bonheur c’est un choix que l’on fait le matin au réveil, ou pas. Nous sommes libres de notre état d’être

Voici 3 livres que j’aime particulièrement :
Le bonheur de Frederic Lenoir
Messager de lumière de Neale Donald Walsh
Danser le rêve de Jamie Sams

Image et cœur : https://soundcloud.com/user-262019520
Chant et musique : Steph Ouna

 Parole :
C’est un musicien
Toujours pressé d’aller plus loin
Qui s’enfuit dans le lointain
Avec son âme à la main
Comme il s’enfonçait
Au plus profond de la forêt
Le vent se mis à souffler
Pour l’empêcher de tomber

refrain :
Lever les mains, vers le haut
Profiter il fait beau, ça nous donne tellement chaud
Qu’on est si près des oiseaux, on se sent libre au bord de l’eau
Et on y trouve le repos, on garde le tempo,
mais où sont cachés les défauts

Et dis-moi le musicien, je crois que l’on se sert de toi
Quel contraste sur ton chemin, tu sais qu’il n’y a ni raison, ni lois
Et t’y perds un peu parfois, tu te crois à l’abris de ça
Et l’on ne donnerait pas cher de toi, si l’on ne te connaissait pas

A vouloir partir trop loin, aller jusqu’à se rendre fou
Puisque rien ne nous retient, alors regarde ce qu’ils ont fait de nous
Essaye toujours de rester debout, même quand la lumière s’éteint
Et que la douleur te cloue, comme l’ancre sur un parchemin

Et mon pauvre musicien, tu avais envie d’aller jusqu’au bout
Mais tu n’es pas magicien, tu es là pour nous faire rêver, c’est tout
C’est comme un nœud qui se dénoue, puis la vie reprend son chemin
Alors on sent ce vent si doux, qui semble venir de si loin

refrain :
Lever les mains, vers le haut
Profiter il fait beau, ça nous donne tellement chaud
Qu’on est si près des oiseaux, on se sent libre au bord de l’eau
Et on y trouve le repos, on garde le tempo,
mais où sont cachés les défauts

Le chemin du musicien

Another redo of my songs.  When I'm finished with this new exploration, time to go back to grind of composing on my keyboard. 

Just Want to Rest This Head
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artwork: hotpot.ai/art-generator
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

I’m tired of waking up to read,
About people who used to be,
Who I grew up with 
you see,
And now have started their eternity.
People who’ve made their history,
As brief as that could be.

Here’s to the woman who gave me a chance
To see the beauty of this life's dance.
But now is only a memory,
Of what life was and still should be. 

I see them walking in the street,
The young making their new ends meet,
I once was there, but am still,
Watching it all through our window sill. 

What life was is no longer a thrill,
No longer a thrill.

I’m tired
And just want to rest this head,
Find a place to rest this head 
There’s not much left that can be said,
The light is dimming,
Time to leave. 
And I just want to sleep. 
Just rest my head.

Just Want to Rest This Head

People walking by
I don't know why they're walking by
I don't know why I want to cry
I'm just keeping the world away

Sitting in the crowd
In the crowd they're really loud
In the dock she's really proud
I'm just keeping the world away

It's a feeling I get from time to time
Especially when I'm feeling this sublime

427. people walking by (harding).mp3

24 Frames (Jason Isbell cover)

Wrote this while living in Turkey in the early 90's.  My young children danced to its beat.

When I'm Down on My Knees
Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

 I'm down on my knees,
Lord you give me joy and peace,
Yah, yah.
When I'm down on my knees, 
Lord you give me joy and peace,
Yah, yah.
When I know that you are always there,
You always hear my prayer,
I know that you're always there,
You always care.
I know you are always with me, Lord,
I know that you care for me,
I know you are always with me, Lord,
I know you always care for me,
When I'm down upon my knees,
Lord ,you give me joy and peace,
Yah, yah.
When I'm down upon my knees,
Lord ,you give me joy and peace,
Yah, yah.
I know that you are always there,
I know that hear my prayer,
I know that you always care.

When I'm Down on My Knees

In The Snow by George.
From Volume II Side A of the Band of Georges.

Music and lyrics by G. Davies.
Composed 24th November 1982.

Recorded June 1986.
Mixed October 1986.
Lifted from cassette March 2025.

Copyright © 1986 & 2025 Wud Records.
Copyright ℗ 1982 Explicit Music.

Fun Facts:
This is a song in D minor, the saddest of all keys.
The clean guitar is fingerpicked.
The dirty guitar has some extreme settings on the HM2 dirt pedal.

See also:
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/miscellaneous/band-of-georges/volume-ii-side-a/
https://www.wudrecords.co.uk/news/band-of-georges-release-permission-granted/
https://linktr.ee/wudrecords

Volume II Side A

In The Snow

Downloads

Band of Georges: In The Snow

É frio o bastante para sentir sozinho
É calor o bastante para arder

De paixão ou amor
Eu vivo tentando até acertar

Sei que não tem tempo para amar
Sei que não existe uma fórmula

Vivendo cada ilusão
Aprendendo com cada momento
Acreditando na luz
Lutando com a escuridão

Music and Lyrics: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics 

In the morning when I rise
Gotta take these pills to feel alive
They help me get through another day

Through all my aches and all my ills
My salvation lies in a tiny pill
And my life lies on a prescription pad

Why did the Lord put me on this earth
Just to take all these pills to feel my worth
Wish I could take my body back

Oh Lord, I wish there was another way,
To make it through another day,
Then taking all these pills.

Chorus:
And in the end when I die
My hope is that I’ll find myself in paradise
With no pills and no more pain
Cause to live is Christ and to die is gain.

The Prescription Blues

Nothing We Do Will Last
Lyrics and Music: Mike Krath
artificially enhanced using SUNO

Lyrics

You made my life pain and sorrow,
But soon it will pass,
Nothing we do is forever,
Nothing we do will last.

You left me when I was depressed,
You said you won't be there when I'm dust,
You said you'd be long gone by then,
and you hope I get it in the end.

All our love was always waiting for tomorrow,
Never intended to last,
You deserted me in my sorrow,
You walked out as my past.


You made my life pain and sorrow,
But soon it will pass,
Nothing we do is forever,
Nothing we do will last.

You made my life pain and sorrow,
But soon it will pass,
Nothing we do is forever,
Nothing we do will last.

Nothing We Do Will Last

I’m a keyboardist who unfortunately has developed arthritis in my hands so I’m not as accurate as I used to be.

But needless to say, my main tool for composing is still a keyboard or the keys of my MacBook Pro.

I find writing lyrics to be the easiest first task.  From there the music follows.

My son recently introduced me to A.I. and taught me how to do covers of my previously released music. While this is fun to see how your original music sounds in different styles and voices, I can see how it can stifle creativity.  Plus you can’t go on concert with an A.I. cover.  A.I. basically relegates you to a song-writer, but not a performer.

I don’t see any problems using A.I. as a tool.  It’s here to stay.  But recommend proving yourself first as a  composer and/or lyricist before using it.  Plus, in my mind,  it’s more fun to come up with your own works first even leaving out canned loops when you do it.

When I'm Down on My Knees

Mike Krath

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