This is one of my 'lounge series' acoustic thingies.  A simple one-take song/story for voice and piano.

Listen

Listen, I want to tell you, I respect you, I admire you
Listen, I want to open up, enfold you with my heart
You’re looking closed up, I’m feeling shut down, is there no place we can meet?
I’ve lost the shape now, words have vanished, think I’m talking in my sleep

And you’re not even listening, no you never even heard
Now you drown me out, shut me down, I’m bewildered and I’m hurt

Listen, I want to tell you, what’s the point in carrying on?
Listen, I’m giving up now, just can’t take this pain of losing
You’re looking closed up, I’m feeling shut down, is there no place we can meet?
I’ve lost the shape now, words have vanished, think I’m crying in my sleep

And you’re not even listening, no you never even heard
Now you drown me out, shut me down, I’m bewildered and I’m hurt

Listen, I need to tell you, how I love you deep inside
Listen, goddamn you listen, it’s no use, you run and hide
Been building walls up so long now, you’ve walled yourself away
If I come too close, you’re cornered and you toss my love away

Then I notice that you’re crying, in a small and subtle way
But there’s no way in to hold you, so I have to walk away
And I realise your pain now, the parts of me you heard
had to drown me out, had to knock me down, you couldn’t bear my words

And it’s all over now, the phone keeps ringing
and there’s really nothing left for us to say
it’s all over now, I watch you as you turn and walk away

Listen...

North Carolina 5

Come Home

EXIT

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The English saying "We're all going to Hell in a hand-cart" just about describes my mood when I wrote "Descent". It was one of those weeks in northern hemisphere Spring 2024 when there was absolutely no good news coming in from anywhere on the planet.

I trust that things will get better!

Descent

this track is really just revisiting an older tune from around 2022 that started off with just the opening electric piano part, and experimented with different synth pads and an arpeggiator. The updated version adds a few newer synth sounds to the mix. It's really still fairly experimental, and I may try another alternate version at some point. 
The image was designed by me and created with Chat GPT 4o
The title is kinda lame so if you have any suggestions drop 'em in the comments  :)

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Dark Arpeggiator / Electric Twilight

My memories of distant shores and a beautiful sea... With age, memories become more acute and gradually become the main ones in life...Theme and performance - LeoMReznik   (DADGAD tune)

Faraway shore

My Own Light 150 BPM

Written and recorded to 8 track tape then mixed straight onto cd around 2009.

The drum percussion sound, because I didnt have a kit back then, was created by using crusty old paint brushes on a textured vinyl album cover. If I recall, it was the Eagles greatest hits. Where theres a will, theres a way.......

Silence And The Dark

Midnight Dance 
[Verse]
City lights glow in the night
Taxi cab ready for the flight
Hop inside buckle up tight
Take me somewhere feels so right

[Verse 2]
Driver grins takes the wheel
Music pumping let's make a deal
Got no coins only vibes to feel
In this ride it's all surreal

Chorus]
Sexy taxi no no no no no
Through the streets we go go go go go
Feel the rhythm flow flow flow flow flow
In the city glow glow glow glow glow

[Verse 3]
Windows down breeze in my hair
Turning corners without a care
People stare but I don't mind
In this ride leave it all behind

Bridge]
Sun comes up night fades away
But our ride keeps making waves
Memories that forever stay
On this trip I'll never stray

[Chorus]
Sexy taxi no no no no no
Through the streets we go go go go go
Feel the rhythm flow flow flow flow flow
In the city glow glow glow glow glow

Sexi Taxi Dance 💥

Well hello,
If you have popped over from my main and current music page Mr Cagey, (Link below), then thank you very muchly. Or, if you just bumped into me by accident, no worries, why not have a listen anyway.
Here you will find some of my older recordings made between 1987 and 2012. They were all recorded using an 8 track Adat tape recorder through a Seck 12 8 2 analogue mixer, except Number One which was on a Fostex Model 80 tape machine. No mastering, just mixed straight to a stand alone Philips cd recorder.(Number One mixed straight to cassette)
I really appreciate you taking the time to visit and lend an ear to my old stuff. Please feel free to comment and share if you wish.

Silence And The Dark

Mr C's 8 Track Oldies