ReMix 3

Love is here
and always be
even with the broken chain
this lie remains to be
where I once found my home 
"sold" hangs under this for sale sign alone
Echos of laughter and joy bring me here
from all the walls of yesterdays gone lost tear
screams and fights, don't need remind
a sense of hope doesn't feel to familiar this time
repercussions of your crimes (broken tree)
Never excuse the time

Blame it on the sun
I've been thinking for some time you see
maybe it's not as bad as it seems
The guilty ones show me still nothing's changed
tell me how we can make the change
don't blame it on the sun
through the broken trees
Blame it on the sun

BLAME | T-Bone Gregory

Everything Is Simple

Updated with new guitar track and remixed_260524

@the-failed-states: lead vocals, guitars
@Kajati Kajati: Backing Vocals, Fretless bass, drum prog. electric guitar. 


I thought I could get off lightly
when I wash I pray to you nightly
and it can get frightening
alone in my room
When I let my thoughts come
over to you

sensors indicate I'm lost in space
i couldn't find my way out of a paper bag
sensors indicate I'm lost in space
i couldn't find my way out of a paper bag
 
I caught myself laughing
over something stupid you said
i can’t quite remember the context
but that thought got stuck in my head

sensors indicate we're lost in space
we couldn't find my way out of a paper bag
sensors indicate we're lost in space
we couldn't find my way out of a paper bag

And you ask me what planet I’m on
one where the stars are never right
you can cut the air with a knife
where the sun don’t go down without a fight
yeah the sun don’t go down out of spite

Part of the Toxic Kajati project. see: https://soundcloud.com/politricked
The song was written by my musical colleague @the-failed-states
the-failed-states: Guitars & vocals
San Kajati: fretless bass, backing vocals, production and mixing.

Lost in Space

This is an original love song that recalls such a vivid passion that he temps fate by dare asking if all these years later it could be reignited. Despite all odds, he ponders the seemingly impossible.

Lyrics:    Like We Could by Craig Durgy

I’m sure we can’t recall, the name of that motel
Where we parked our cars and hugged so hard we, 
Nearly fell
Like first time teenage fool-arounds we, 
Unlocked that door
And our summer duds went flying to the floor

And I loved you like no other, ‘cause I could
Never love another, the way we would
And I’d go back to that day with you, when it felt so good
Would you kiss me now, as if we really could
Can you understand, what we understood
And felt so good, like we could

The sun just melted all our cares, that distant day
But the bluegrass bands, like sonic fans just, 
Blew the sweat away
And I held you by your cut-off jeans like, 
Somewhere deep I knew
That loving you was too good to be true

And I loved you like no other, ‘cause I could
Never love another, the way we would
And I’d go back to that day with you, when it felt so good
Would you kiss me now, as if you really could
Can you understand, what we understood
And felt so good, like we could

Like We Could

Splinter 
lyrics by McTown Music's David L. Graham
Piano/synths and vocal melody by Kate Stanton
Acoustic and electric guitar, bass by Garry Kirby 
#FAWM2023 #Collab
Splinter 
lyrics by McTown 
music by Kate & Gm7 

VERSE 1 
I'm just a splinter on the family tree 
Daddy heard I was coming 
So he had to leave 
They say he headed south for some kinda job 
And I guess he stayed for something 
But who cares? 
I'm not God. 

CHORUS 
yea, mama lasted as long as granny'd let her 
Then the state said they could do it better 
Put me in a home where I wouldn't be alone 
And God knows...I wasn't 
God knows I wasn't alone 
God knows....God knows 

VERSE 2 
I was a learner in the family ways 
Learned to fake behaving 
Devil knows I prayed 
I skipped school easy but learned all my lessons 
Preacher tried to save me 
But said God 
had a Son 

CHORUS 
yea, mama lasted as long as granny'd let her 
Then the state said they could do it better 
Put me in a home where I wouldn't be alone 
And God knows...I wasn't 
God knows I wasn't alone 
God knows....God knows 

BRIDGE 
Well, I learned about love and about hate 
Forgiveness and hope 
Some of that had to wait 
I'm just a splinter, a splinter 

OUTRO 
I'm just a splinter on the family tree 
but God knows 
God knows....God knows

Splinter (Feat. Gm7 and McTown)

A guitar and voice demo of a song that I hope to record soon. The song is about a long-distance love.

Written by Stefano Manotti


LYRICS

I have never touched you

But you're still here

Our lives are stuck 

Words disappear



I have never kissed you 

I never will

I see your picture 

I Fall asleep



But you still guide me

Between the bars

You say “you are stronger 

Than you think you are”

 

Your words are far away

We fly and fall like rain

My lover, I feel no pain

My lover, I see your name



And I’m so scared 

To hear your voice 

But I’m prepared 

To leave this void 



You understand 

You see beyond 

Why did it take you so long





But you still guide me

Between the bars

You say “you are stronger 

Than you think you are”





Your words are far away

We fly and fall like rain

My lover, I feel no pain

My lover, I see your name

Fly and Fall (Demo)

Hey, what can I say? Sometimes it gets rough. But it's still good.

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on a summer blanket
in the moonlight
with the beach stones stirring
after midnight

i am ready
and i dare

god you know you’re tired
may you rest now
many ways to try it
lay the load down

i am ready (good to go)
i am there (going)

hey hey hey who
checkout avenue

on tomorrow’s bastion
once immortal
now you sense the ending
as a portal

i am ready
honeybear
i’m not waiting 
i am there

i am ready (here’s my ride)
and i dare (good night)
we’re not waiting (good to go)
we are there

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Thanks to Jacques DiCroce, Janine Levinson, Cheesemont Paisely-Paisely, Wheelwright, and David Weiss for early listening, consultation and support.

image from Linus Nylund via Unsplash

Checkout Avenue

'my love'
https://www.instagram.com/one.man.verity.show/reel/C4reGikusR2/

Times have been hard on you and I.
Our blinds have been drawn blocking out the sunshine.
Let's pull them up and let's see what we may find.
For I need your love, you'll always have mine.
My love. You're my love. 

I'm mesmerized by your beauty and your mind.
Still, after these years, I'm amazed that you're mine.
Especially after my mistakes and selfish times.
I must hold on to you for you are divine.

my love

If it were me, I’d ask you how your day has gone
If it were me, I’d listen as you carried on
And I would cherish all you say and do,
You’d tell me all your dreams,
I would make them all come true

And every day I’d tell you that you’re beautiful
Like how your eyes sparkle when you smile
And you should   know, for the first time in my life
 How I feel alive, and you were right here all the while
 
If it were me, you’re longing for

His love for you is fleeting and untrue
 A flash in the pan; he’ll soon disappear
And when you’re blue, i’ll be here for you
 Like I will be throughout the years
 
But it’s not me, I’m not the one your heart beats for
 Hard as I try, I’ll never be who you adore
And is that fair? Am I destined just to be
A friend that’s by your side
 While I keep it all inside?
‘cause it’s not me you’re longing for
A shoulder for your tears
A smile to ease  your fears
  That’s all I’ll ever be

if it were me

Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Cover)

Some undressed songs off the tape machine..........cheers for having a listen


chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new

hide seek night and day, you see me and look away
grey is raining, deep is blue
but then again, its nothing new

up down white or black, getting healthy heart attack
ink the skin, another bad tattoo

right wrong in or out, get ignored talked about
subscribe or follow, discard or use
but then again, its nothing new
it's nothing new

eyes see colorblind, lock the door, free the mind
paid on time, or overdue

chaos on my mind, gets hard just to find the time
keep on looking, trying to find a clue
but then again, it's nothing new
it's nothing new

It's Nothing New

Had my lovely acoustic piano tuned recently so felt like it was time for some song writing there. 😊❤️

Thanks to my lovely BF Sander for this wonderful mastering job. @wane-of-summer for his fabulous music 😊🎶❤️🎵🎼🎹

Love Me And Leave Me (with acoustic piano)

I see your silver hair and your smile
So proud yet all the while
Pleased to lead from behind
You always took the time
To let us speak our minds 
So sure that we’d shine

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

So many nights, by the phone
You said never walk alone
So you ferried us home
Not a harsh word from your lips
Just the same sound script
And a hug and a kiss

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Now I’ve kids of my own
I see them through your eyes as they grow
You’d have loved them, I know
So I bring you to them instead
An extra kiss to the head
As I put them to bed

Like glowing embers, I still remember
Love warm and tender
Home was to be near you
That twinkle, that mischievous wink
But gone in a blink
I miss you, I miss you

Glowing Embers

(translated below)

C'était une chanson difficile à écrire même si je ne l'ai pas voulue triste
Je pensais très fort à mon vieux père qui perd la mémoire tout en restant souriant et dont ma mère s'occupe continuellement

Dans ce monde qui se déchire n'oublions pas ceux qu'on aime. A la fin c'est cet amour qui restera.


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Quand tous les jours suivent les mêmes nuits
Dans un cycle infini
Les couleurs de mes souvenirs
S'estompent vers le gris

Et si un de ces jours
A rebours
Je venais à perdre l'envie
Je sais que tu serais mon appui
Au bord de l'oubli

Je n'ai plus peur du temps qui passe
Mon amour, mais dans mon cœur que tu te lasses
Et si le monde s'évanouit pour moi
Je sais qu'à la fin ton amour restera
Et je souris

Quand la mémoire glisse de mes mains
Tu guides mon chemin
Car dans le quotidien
Je ne ferai bientôt plus rien

Et tous les enfants de nos enfants
Je les vois de temps en temps
Mais je sens que leur vie
N'est déjà plus ma vie
Le bonheur, j'oublie aussi

Je n'ai plus peur du temps qui passe
Mon amour, mais dans mon cœur que tu te lasses
Et si le monde s'évanouit pour moi
Je sais qu'à la fin ton amour restera
Et je souris

Le monde s'efface autour de moi
Tu restes là
Le monde s'efface autour de moi
Tu restes là
Le monde s'efface autour de moi
Mais pas toi


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When all the days follow the same nights
In an infinite cycle
The colours of my memories
Fade to grey

And if one of these days
Backwards
I lose my desire
I know you'll be my support
On the edge of oblivion

I'm no longer afraid of the passing of time
My love, but in my heart that you get tired
If the world fades for me
I know that in the end your love will remain
And I smile

When memory slips from my hands
You guide my way
For in the everyday
I won't be doing anything soon

And all our children's children
I see them from time to time
But I feel that their life
Is no longer my life
I forget happiness too

I'm no longer afraid of the passing of time
My love, but in my heart that you get tired
If the world fades for me
I know that in the end your love will remain
And I smile

The world is fading around me
You're still here
The world is fading around me
You're still here
The world is fading around me
But not you

Au Bord de l'Oubli

here's the translation:

I thought I had left her behind
But she always catches up with me
She still hurts me to this day
And has distracted me so many times
Maybe I need more time
I don't want to be sad and I don't want to talk about it
I don't want to encounter all that crap again
I don't want to be sad and I don't want to talk about it
I want a sea between me and my past
A sea between me and everything that was
I want a sea between me and my past
A sea between me and everything that was
I love my friends
And how we are with each other
Still, I have to go somewhere else as soon as possible
Somewhere where the sun shines in winter
Where I can start anew, alone and without a past
Maybe someday I'll learn to forgive
I want a sea between me and my past
A sea between me and everything that was
I want a sea between me and my past
A sea between me and everything that was
I want an ocean
I want an ocean
I want an ocean
I want an ocean
I want an ocean
I want an ocean

Ozean (Guitar - Cover)

I'm only doing the singing on this one (trying to anyway). Not the greatest vocals but I just think this is a special song, one of Peter’s best, and wanted to share it, especially with those who haven’t heard it before. It's partly about growing old and getting your cherished memories in order while you're still able. 
Music downloaded legally from YouTube. 

'Playing for Time' - song by Peter Gabriel, from I/O album, 2023

Art by Annette Messager

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here's some pictures I took:
https://500px.com/p/MrMark?view=photos

vocal cover of Peter Gabriel song

This song is about the illusion of 'maya', aka the 'simulation', and about how only divine love or 'bhakti' can penetrate its veils or coding. 

Lyrics and vocals by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut
Copyright © Annie Dieu-Le-Veut, May 2024, all rights reserved

Music by Paul Foss
Copyright © Paul Foss, May 2024, all rights reserved
Email: paul@paulfossmusic.com

Words:
You sent me the colours of a summer’s dawn 
On the morning of Solstice, last year. 
Wedding band gold and Bridie’s slipper pink,
Just one small, shy honeysuckle flower…
But it was enough to make your feelings clear. 

The bloom then faded, and it followed the Sun 
On its passage down to the Underworld, 
I looked every day, but no more have come. 
Yet your passion for me will last and last, 
For long after this life’s romance is done. 

You make love to me in every dimension, 
In every realm, but not, it seems, this one. 
I know you’re there, hiding in your creation 
Your love song, your maya simulation 
That masks you from the sight of my heart.
The juggler, the trickster, the mercurial mixer
Of this Venetian carnival’s Commedia Dell’arte. 

Sometimes you leave me tiny dew-drop diamonds 
To show you care, to show you’re really there 
In my night garden at dusk; then at midnight 
You come in my dreams to spirit me away
And up the stairway to paradise, 
To paradise … and your Divine Play.

Divine Commedia Dell'arte

When I look into your eyes I can see a love restrained
But darlin' when I hold you Don't you know I feel the same?
Nothin' lasts forever And we both know hearts can change
And it's hard to hold a candle In the cold November rain

We've been through this such a long long time Just tryin' to kill the pain, ooh yeah
Love is always coming, love is always going No one's really sure who's lettin' go today Walking away
If we could take the time to lay it on the line I could rest my head just knowin' that you were mine All mine

So if you want to love me then darlin' don't refrain
Or I'll just end up walkin' in the cold November rain
Do you need some time on your own?
Do you need some time all alone?
Ooh, everybody needs some time on their own
Ooh, don't you know you need some time all alone

I know it's hard to keep an open heart
When even friends seem out to harm you
But if you could heal a broken heart
Wouldn't time be out to charm you? Oh, oh, oh

And when your fears subside And shadows still remain, oh yeah
I know that you can love me when there's no one left to blame
So never mind the darkness, we still can find a way
'Cause nothin' lasts forever, even cold November rain

November Rain

An original composition...Music has always been my go to coping skill. There is something about the melodies that provide such meaning for my soul. Singing has opened up many doors for me and allowed me to feel comfortable interacting with others after years of shyness and introversion. My father always told me that I the music within me came from his mother whom I never met but was always singing around the house as he remembered.

Lyrics
In the quiet of the night
I find solace in the song
The rhythm and the rhyme
Help me carry on


Through heartache and through pain
The music heals the soul
Every note and every chord
Helps us feel whole



It's always about the song
The way it moves us along
Echoes and melody
In our hearts, forever strong



Take me to that place
Where the music flows like a stream
Let me lose myself
In the beauty of the dream



So let the music play
And let the lyrics soar
For in the end, it's always about the song
That keeps us coming back for more 

Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk Copyright 2024
Production and Mastering by Tom Hanson

ReMix 3

Nathan T-Bone Gregory