The Bearer of Bad News available February 3rd, 2015 via Tender Loving Empire / Party Damage Records.
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The Bearer of Bad News

I'm Not Falling Asleep

Muchacho

Song for Zula

A new song.........I have always wanted to write a tune about how calm and peaceful I feel when I am around water . The inspiration for this song came after viewing a beautiful photo of a a lake in the evening moonlight. So here you go.........😊🎸🎼🎶

Lyrics:

Peaceful waters calm and flowing
Soothing and refreshing
The calmness of the water
Relaxing my inner soul

Reflections and colors
Sparkling like the stars
They twinkle in the night sky
I feel one in the universe

The moonlight is glowing
Reflecting on the water
The gentle wind is blowing 
Through the trees and the leaves

The rippling waves creating circles
Pleasant thoughts within my mind
Breathing in and breathing out
The calmness I desire
The calmness I desire
The calmness I desire

Music and Lyrics by Len Bennati FM Folk 2025
Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea
Image: Alexey Chudin

Calmness

An alternate version of a recent tune, pitched up half a step and with a slightly different tempo (so far, I think I prefer the original version, but we'll see ...)

You lingered, you waited for me
When I was almost gone

And you were truer than true
The only one who held on through the blue

Now let me tell you

You are the morning
Oh you are the dawn
A miracle, a revelation
The love that held on

And you said, "I'll be there
Doesn't matter where or when"
You said, "maybe we'll laugh, maybe cry
That's how it goes sometimes
Either way, you'll be mine"

Now you are the morning
You rise like the dawn
You're a miracle, a revelation
The one who held on
You are the morning
The day breaking full of song
You are a jewel
For you, my love held on

You lingered, you waited for me
When I was almost gone

Image by Paul Morely

Digging Shelters

Neil Halstead