Closer

The Diamond Album - Gospel Blues

Grace Is My Armour

I Got You, Too (The Reply to Slow Down)

Under the sky full of stars just you and me!

In Your Rhythm

Woke up this mooorninnnn’, sun refused to shine,
Yeah, my baby gone, and the fault was mine.
Coffee’s cold, guitar’s outta tune,
Lonely rhythm playin’ in a dusty room.

I got rust on my sooooouuuul, cracks in my shoes,
Carryin’ the weigghhht of them midnight blues.
Love done left me, time don’t choose,
I keep singin’, singin’ these highway blues.

The radio’s hummin’ some old 45,
Every note remind me, she kept me alive.
Ashtray’s full, but my heart still burns,
Ain’t no road back, just lessons learned.

I got rust on my sooooouuuul, cracks in my shoes,
Carryin’ the weigghhht of them midnight blues.
Love done left me, time don’t choose,
I keep singin’, singin’ these highway blues.

Lord, the years roll heavy,
Like a freight train down the line.
Dreams turn to ashes,
But the blues still keep me alive.

My hands are blistered, strings cut deep,
Every note’s a secret I couldn’t keep.
If tomorrow don’t find me, at least I know,
The blues took my pain, but they saved my soul.

"But Lord… these blues, they been heavy on me."

"Mmm… set him free…"

"Rust on my soul, cracks in my shoes,
Still I walk with faith, and I pay my dues."

"Oh, carry him through… hallelujah!"

"Took my sorrow, turned it into song…
Now I know, Lord, I’m where I belong."

"Where he belong! / Hallelujah strong!"

"Rust on my soul… but the Spirit keeps me true."

I got rust on my sooooouuuul, cracks in my shoes,
Carryin’ the weigghhht of them midnight blues.
Love done left me, time don’t choose,
I keep singin’, singin’ these highway blues.

Rust on My Soul

Nutshell (Jazz Version)

Haunted By Her Shadows drifts like smoke through a midnight alley—slow, brooding jazz chords wrapped in ghostly whispers. The track tells the story of a man lost in obsession, hearing her voice in the wind and chasing silhouettes that fade as quickly as they appear. Every note is heavy with longing and unease, the rhythm walking like footsteps that may or may not be his own. A haunting mix of passion and paranoia, it’s a love song turned phantom—where memory, desire, and madness blur into shadows that never let go.

HAUNTED BY HER SHADOWS

[Verse 1]
I walk the streets at midnight
Chasing her name
Her voice in the wind
It’s driving me insane
A silhouette in the window
It fades when I stare
She’s everywhere and nowhere
It’s more than I can bear

[Chorus]
She’s a ghost in my mind
Haunting every place
I see her in the mirror
I see her in their face
Can’t run
Can’t hide
Her shadow always stays
She’s a ghost in my mind
Haunting every place

[Verse 2]
The rain whispers secrets
It sounds like her laugh
Every step I take
It’s like retracing her path
The scent of her perfume lingers in the air
But when I reach for her
There’s nothing there

[Pre-chorus]
I hear her footsteps
But I know they’re mine
I’m lost in the echo of borrowed time

[Chorus]
She’s a ghost in my mind
Haunting every place
I see her in the mirror
I see her in their face
Can’t run
Can’t hide
Her shadow always stays
She’s a ghost in my mind
Haunting every place

[Bridge]
I’m chasing the phantom of what we used to be
Her laughter
Her whispers
They won’t set me free
A flicker of light
A trick of the eye
But it’s always her shadow
Saying goodbye

Haunted By Her Shadows

Love

This is cover of Spanish Harlem there is so many different covers of this song so I will give you this one to listen to.....

https://youtu.be/OGd6CdtOqEE?si=WYnRBWL3uHCdcCYa

Thanks for listening :)

Spanish Harlem

Lyrics translated from a Menelaos Loudemis poem (in Greek originally) and adapted for a Blues song by GPT and the undersigned. 

[Verse 1]
Come close to me, baby, I ain’t the fire,
No, I ain’t the flame that burns you down.
The rivers wash away that fire,
And the cold north winds chase it ‘round.
He ain’t, no he ain’t the fire.

[Chorus]
Come on, come on baby, come close to me!
Let’s hear that song in the summer heat.
I’m no fire, I’m no wind, I’m just a man —
But I’ll love you gentle as the land.
(Choir full: “He’ll love you gentle as the land!”)

[Verse 2]
Come close to me, baby, I ain’t the wind,
No storm’s gonna carry me away.
The mountains stop the restless air,
And the floods take the rage away.
He ain’t, no he ain’t the wind.

[Bridge]
I’m just a drifter, a soul on the road,
Restin’ by that old olive tree.
Listenin’ to the song of the earth,
Waitin’ for you to sit with me.
(Choir hums low, gospel style)

[Chorus]
Come on, come on baby, come close to me!
Let’s hear that song in the summer heat.
I’m no fire, I’m no wind, I’m just a man —
But I’ll love you gentle as the land.

[Outro]
No, I ain’t the fire…
No, I ain’t the wind…
Just a wanderer callin’ your name again.

Nutshell (Jazz Version)

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