Engineered by 2x Grammy Award Winner Glenn Barratt -
(Official Music Video) - Editor / Director : Victor Mignatti - 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWfvoJjnNtw

Thinkin' 'Bout Leavin'

You Should See Me in a Crown

This is a song about forgiveness. 

Years ago a friend's father had died. He was deeply upset because he couldn't bring himself to respect his father saying that he'd failed as a father. It was clear that he did not believe that his father had done his best. I said 'maybe not, but he probably did the best he knew how". That phrase made a difference to my friend and, perhaps, allowed him to look at his father in a different way. It stuck with me ever since.

This is also my story and possibly every parent's story. We all fail to some extent. We all could have done better and wish we had. But we all did what we knew to do. We can only hope that it was enough.

Verse 1:
We started talking about nothing at all
we shared a bit of something and I started to fall
A little bit in love I guess I answered a call
Made her more than a friend

So we got married in a rush of youth
Feeling so free, playing fast and loose
I always meant well you know that's the truth
But I stuffed it up in the end

Chorus:
Wish I could say that I did my best
But it's simply not true
I could have done a whole lot better
If I'd known what to do
I did as much as who I was at the time would allow
I'd like to think that whatever I did I did the best that I knew how

Verse 2:
We brought you home your mum and me
You entered our house turned two into three
So I went to work thought my job was to be
Bringing home big buckets of security

Who knew back then what a father should be
Who knew what a little boy or girl might need
I learned too late what I needed to see
More than anything you needed more of me.

Chorus:
Wish I could say that I did my best
But it's simply not true
I could have done a whole lot better
If I'd known what to do
I did as much as who I was at the time would allow
I'd like to think that whatever I did I did the best that I knew how

Bridge (omitted from this version):
That's not to say that I didn't try
That's all I ever did and that's no lie
If I didn't live up to the standards I had
I never thought that I was doing all that bad
The only life I've known has been in my own skin
I've never been the man I wish I'd been

Chorus:
Wish I could say that I did my best
But it's simply not true
I could have done a whole lot better
If I'd known what to do
I did as much as who I was at the time would allow
I'd like to think that whatever I did I did the best that I knew how
credits

The Best

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Unrealness

Love Light - Robert Grigg & Combstead

A huge thanks to Barricage for their massive contriution to the track, it wouldn't sound anywhere near as good as it does without them. 

Lyrics : 
(intro)
Time to scalp the Balds
I love it when they die
(v1)
Welcome to the party where we celebrate
The beauty we steal from the people we hate 
We all disagree yet we never debate
We just have to believe and be in one kind of state

We all look alike and we all dress the same
This all happened before, yet we march unashamed
We know we'll self-destruct when it's all said and done
But we hate colour so much that we'll blow up the sun

(ch)
Yeah
How is this happening again (x3)

Thousand year party that only lasted ten 
False place their bets on mistakes of the dead
Living and breathing these skulls fear for their land 
Livid, they scream 'gainst what's only in their heads

(v2)
Strength over weakness
Us versus them
No self-awareness
Just self-defense

Back to the good days
Just not sure when
Days where the good hate
Could still make us friends
(Lex guitar solo)
Srength over weakness
Paint over shit
Cope can't redeem us
Nothing wrong with what we did

Hate over facts
Date over chat
Rape over castration
Murder over protection

(ch)

Credits: 
Lex : intro guitar, lead guitar (chorus+2nd verse), larsen effetcts
Dave : intro vocals, chorus vocals, background vocals (2nd verse), lyrics (chorus(2nd half), intro)
Iris : main composition, rythm guitar, bass, vocals (Verses 1 and 2, chorus (1st half)

Rage Party (w Barricage)

Originally a part of another song I was working on that evolved into a separate piece. Unlike my usual improvisation-based approach of writing guitar solos, this time I approached the soloing in a way more conscious manner.

Produced on Tascam 424 MKIII tape machine.
The final Tascam mix is mastered in DAW before upload.

Abu Dhabi
7/01/2025

Slow Dancing But The Room Is Already Burned To Ashes

Die With Memories

between me and you

Blown by the Solar Wind. Very heavy stuff, huge guitars and gigantic drums... even a bass solo !

Solar Wing - Part II

Chara's ult song for a game that me (and a friend) are working on
WIP game link ->(https://www.roblox.com/games/127648949699894/Battlegrounds-Placeholder)

NO REMORSE (CHARA ULT SONG)

Since 2007 NASP is a OMA (OneManArmy) a solo project entirely made by me Alexandre Santos born and raised @ Porto in Portugal.
That said, here´s a little global description for my sound:
"The world created by Not a Side Project is a mix of dark and light, war and peace, high peaks and fluid valleys, where silences become loud and the blend of guitar and drums carries the listener in a sublime trip through ominous atmospheres."
So...
Thank you very much for stopping by and listen to my music, and, if you somehow liked something around here just go and take a peek at my links section below and spread some love by following, commenting, messaging or do whatever´s on your mind at the time XD I mean it!
See you around! Cheers!

P.S. - Besides cover art, no AI was or will ever be used for the making of my music. 