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PEACE GUITARS; composed mostly outdoors during the 2021/2022 summers. The music was inspired by grand nature, desolated places, silence … I often brought the dog during these sessions and she enjoyed lying beside me, watching birds or boats passing by ... Hopefully the music will echo such moments ... 

Dedicated to graceful superior Vanja, my best friend.

DS 23th September 2022 (Project initiated 17th Sept 2021).

PEACE GUITARS

A reimagining of David Dunham's original track "Fall Back".
 Listen to David's beautiful original ---> https://soundcloud.com/david-dunhamuser589535203/fall-back?si=9b140300b6e14c22b6da0cb67f20ae96&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Thank you again, David.

Migration -- David Dunham, guitar; Debra Buesking, piano.

With winter weather approaching in Pennsylvania, USA, we decided to make a hypnotic kind of track to take us into a deeper, more rest full sleep... for those nights the brain gets too busy in thought. Repetition of certain patterns of numerics are known to subconsciously have the brain "tune out," if you will. Thusly, this track was born into creation. We hope you enjoy it. Please do not drive or operate machinery while listening to this track in a lower frequency than most radio music. Please listen to it at a lower level than you typically listen to most music and through headphones,(cordless, as we don't want you to strangle yourself if you toss and turn in your sleep!)for optimum effectiveness.

Logic Pro X.
Copyright/Sound Recording/All Rights: Rainier Daze: One Stop. 
For Licensing Contact:
Rainier Daze
Rainierdaze@gmail.com

Rutavala

Tot. X Modes About Me - Imprint - 82 BPM

Music: Composed, written, and performed by Tot.
https://soundcloud.com/tot-beat

Lyrics: Written and performed by Modes About Me "Mark David McClellan"

Lyrics:

I can feel you laying next to me
You don't whisper in my ear no more
I know your spirit, baby 
Reminiscing bout a ghost in the mirror, I can hear it
Especially when I need you the most
Especially when it's late and I'm chillin alone
Reminiscing bout the smell of your clothes, it's fading
That's the way that she goes
That's right
That's the way she
Now you're living in my phone
As time drags on I just wish I could have seen you grow

Modes About Me Pt. 1

Imprint (Prod. Tot.)

In astrology, Lilith is known as the dark moon or the unseen planet. Associated with intuition, psychic abilities and hidden knowledge, Lilith is also believed to be a powerful feminine force; one that can also be seen as dangerous. In many ways, she represents the shadow side of our nature.

Free download if you like it.

Thank you for listening ♥

Lilith - Dark Moon

Get Up But Git Down

Modes About Me X Eric Godlow Beats - ANOTHER F-ING WEED SONG - 77 BPM - C Minor

Music: Composed, written, and performed by
Eric Godlow Beats
https://www.youtube.com/@EricGodlowBeats

Lyrics: Written and performed by Modes About Me "Mark David McClellan"

Another Weed Song (Prod. Eric Godlow Beats)

FirstClass

iS iT ME?

Song Description
A quiet gut-punch about loss, loneliness, and self-reflection this song sits in the space between grief and accountability. It questions why every loved one becomes a memory, blurring the line between fate and self-sabotage, and ends with wondering if the common thread in all these goodbyes might be himself.

HOOK
Why everybody that I love turn into flashbacks?
Why every laugh that we shared feel like a last track?
Why every table that was full got an empty seat?
Why do I toast to the air when it’s time to eat?

Cards on the floor, I just stare at how they fell,
Can’t tell if life shufflin’ crooked or I dealt it myself.
When the smoke clears and it’s only my shadow with me,
I keep starin’ at the mirror like, “Is it really me?”

VERSE
I got ghosts in my call log, numbers I can't dial,
Names saved with a heart turnin' into "last time."
Group chat turned shrine, all the blue bubbles dry,
We was laughin' 'bout forever, now I text the sky.

I see your mom at the store, wearin' that brave face,
Sayin' "baby, you okay?" I feel my chest cave.
I say "yeah, I'm doin' fine," let the lie float free,
’Cause if pain had a voice, it would sound like me.

I still set an extra plate like you runnin' late,
Talk loud to the empty chair just to fill the space.
Play your song in the car, let the bass hit grief,
Every bar that you liked hit different on repeat.

Some left in a flash, some faded like ink,
Some chose a new road, never turned, never blinked.
Every farewell got my fingerprint in the scene,
So when the smoke clears, I keep askin' what it means—"Is it me?"

HOOK
Why everybody that I love turn into flashbacks?
Why every laugh that we shared feel like a last track?
Why every table that was full got an empty seat?
Why do I toast to the air when it’s time to eat?

Cards on the floor, I just stare at how they fell,
Can’t tell if life shufflin’ crooked or I dealt it myself.
When the smoke clears and it’s only my shadow with me,
I keep starin’ at the mirror like, “Is it really me?”

VERSE
Maybe I push 'em away when I'm pullin' 'em close,
Maybe I joke too hard when I'm really that broke.
Maybe I shut down first when the weather get rough,
Put my phone on "ghost mode," call it self-love.

Maybe I cancel plans ’cause the couch feel safe,
Maybe I never say "stay" ’til it's too damn late.
Maybe pride in my chest like a padlocked gate,
Sayin' "I'll hit you tomorrow," then tomorrow came.

I count backs that I watched while the doorframe shook,
Like a lesson that life keep re-readin' me the book.
Every chapter got a name that I still don't speak,
Every margin full of "should'ves" written crooked and deep.

If the common thread's me, then I gotta unweave,
Learn to show what I feel, not just what I tweet.
So I light one candle for the ones I can't reach,
Tryna forgive life for the rest and forgive me.

HOOK
Why everybody that I love turn into flashbacks?
Why every laugh that we shared feel like a last track?
Why every table that was full got an empty seat?
Why do I toast to the air when it’s time to eat?

Cards on the floor, I just stare at how they fell,
Can’t tell if life shufflin’ crooked or I dealt it myself.
When the smoke clears and it’s only my shadow with me,
I keep starin’ at the mirror like, “Is it really me?”

iS iT ME

[Intro]

(Yeah…)
(Mm…)
{Church boy sins}
{Street lights hummin’}

[Verse 1]
I learned love from a cracked piano bench,
Mama prayed loud, but the rent came late,
I been rich in my spirit, broke in my pocket,
Tryna keep my halo straight while the devil still watchin’.

She met me where the liquor and the light don’t mix,
Said, “You sing like God but you live like this?”
I told her truth don’t pay if you soft with it,
And survival got a way of soundin’ confident.

I been up three nights, sleep owe me favors,
Heart full of heat, hands still got patience,
Every promise I made, I half-kept,
Every line I crossed, I back-stepped.

Yeah, I love hard, but I leave quick,
That’s the part of me I don’t remix.

[Pre-Chorus]
She said, “FrAyzee, you fade when it get too real,”
I said, “Baby, I just learned how to feel.”
We standin’ in the silence like a standoff,
Both know what we want but we scared to call it.

[Chorus]
We don’t break up, we crossfade
Touch slow, then we pull away
Love loud, then it dissipates
Say we done, but we still stay

We don’t leave, we crossfade
One foot gone, one foot stay
Same fight, just a different day
Same song, just a different key

We don’t break up… we crossfade
{fade… fade… fade…}

[Verse 2]
I’m tryna be healed, not just impressive,
But my past still text me when I’m stressin’,
I been good to women, bad at permanence,
Tell the truth but dodge the consequences.

She say I disappear when she need clarity,
I say I stay quiet when I’m scared of me,
I was raised on “handle it,” not “talk it out,”
So I love with my chest then I chalk it out.

Yeah, I know I ain’t innocent,
But neither is the life that we livin’ in,
We both want peace, we just spell it different,
I say “space,” she hear “distance.”

[Pre-Chorus]
She said, “You sing like you know the way,”
I said, “That don’t mean I been okay.”
We lean in like we bout to confess,
Then step back like we dodgin’ the mess.

[Chorus]
We don’t break up, we crossfade
Love drunk, then we sober up
Hands tied but we open up
Close enough just to ghost again

We don’t leave, we crossfade
Same bed, but the vibe change
Same hearts, but the guard stay
Same pain, just a softer shade

We don’t break up… we crossfade
{mmm…}

[Bridge]
[organ drop]
[dry vocal]
Ain’t nobody taught us how to stay,
They taught us how to survive the night,
So when love feel like daylight,
We squint…
We hesitate.

{soft choir}

Maybe healing ain’t dramatic,
Maybe it’s just choosing not to run,
But I been runnin’ since I was young,
Since love felt heavy as a loaded gun.

[Breakdown]
[minimal beat]
She whisper,
(Don’t fade on me…)

I whisper,
(I’m tryin’…)

[Final Chorus]
We don’t break up, we crossfade
Touch hurts but it still feel safe
Say “this time,” then we hesitate
Still here, but we halfway gone

We don’t leave, we crossfade
Old scars, but we talk brave
Same love, just a raw phase
Same truth in a new tone

We don’t break up…
We don’t break up…
We don’t break up…

We crossfade
{crossfade…}

[Outro]
[tape slow]
[organ resolve]
(Yeah…)
Sometimes love don’t end…
It just fades into the next version of you.

Crossfade feat. Frazy Nondo - GoolZan

Modes About Me is a genre-defying trio from Niagara Falls, New York, known for blending alternative rock, pop, hip hop, and acoustic elements into a cohesive, emotionally charged sound.

The project began as a solo creative outlet for Mark, who started writing and producing music that didn’t fit neatly into one category. What started as a personal side project soon grew into something bigger when he recruited his childhood friends, Dave and Miller, both long-time musicians who shared his passion for experimentation and emotional honesty.

Together, the trio shaped a sound that thrives on contrast — heavy yet melodic, structured yet fluid, vulnerable yet powerful. Their music draws inspiration from the energy of Niagara Falls and the emotions of modern life, exploring themes of self-discovery, mental health, love, and resilience.

Modes About Me’s songs shift naturally between genres — from guitar-driven rock and soulful acoustic moments to rhythm-infused hip hop textures — while always staying true to their core identity. With every release, the band continues to push the boundaries of what alternative music can be, carving a distinct sound that’s deeply human and refreshingly original.