Mark Morgan is following.... very choosy guy...so I said I might as well check out.... good thing I found you.....great job on this one ;)

@squidger: Thanks, it is one of my favourites, although funnily enough I've never actually played it live! It needs a bunch of musicians to get the best out of it I think

Nigel, thank you for reaching out and so glad you did... love what you bring to the SC table and will be back with Gail to sample more in the future.

Nigel, I am glad that you posted this up on my timeline. I like it a lot... some depth and soul in here.. ohhh and cut me too as I remembered the sad, dark days after my old pops passed on...

List 1

A Love Like This’ is an unmastered track that explores the tension of staying in a relationship that feels imperfect, yet familiar. The song reflects on the idea of settling for something that isn't quite what we imagined but somehow becomes the version of love we endure. With lyrics like 'Maybe once in a lifetime, we might find something close to bliss,' this track dives deep into the complexities of love, sacrifice, and accepting the status quo. This version is still a work in progress, but I wanted to share a sneak peek with you. Huge thanks to Calum Hayes for his brilliant production work. Let me know what you think, and stay tuned for the finished version!

A Love Like This (Unmastered)

Based on the poem by C. David Hay "I'll still be loving you"
Forever Love

I'll Still Be Loving You

You Must Be Joking

Jacksonville

Tread, where angels would not even dare,
Against the tides and through air, down winding streets that lead no where
(And I don’t have no cares)

Small, steps that lead to big strides,
Proceed over hillsides , 
With no destination you can never arrive
(And then you tell me that)

Time won’t stand still
So lets not wait any longer
back to Jacksonville
My yearning grows forever stronger 

Scared, turned up totally unprepared, 
blissfully un-aware,
of the what, when, how and the where
(And I don’t have no cares)

Lines, on the Map could never guide, me to what I was to find, when I first set my eyes on you
(And I knew what to do)

Need some sleeping pills
Because I don’t sleep any longer
But due to Jacksonville 
My heart burns a little warmer

Jacksonville

And, Scene

Too Late - Alt Version

Lumen Festival

False flag drones 
by mobile phone
Article four
Info war
satanist red line 
Crossed right on time 
Lucifarian members club
Far left Euro hub
NATO rally 
our greatest ally
Flags of pride
pick a genocide 

Captured billions
Erasure of millions 
Every century 
The casualty
European race
Look me in the face
say I’m lying 
Call me a liar
your hand in the fire
say this is not true
Like you never knew

casualty-europe-(drones-by-phones-mix).mp3

Adversary is about the most common form of battle. The one within....

Adversary

Old song, never recorded, until now. Not brilliant, just quick and dirty, lo-fi. 


Dead and down the drain
Run my dreams washed down by rain
I pray for the sun
But the forecast stays the same…

Any fool can see
What a fool you made of me.
I reached for the sky
For a hand to rescue me
It's a waste of time

It’s already too late	
They’re all ready to take control
It’s all out of my hands
I’ll just sit here and wait
My fate

We all need a crutch
We all need someone to touch
And the hands that feed
Are the ones we need so much

My love don't speak its name
It just hangs its head in shame
And fair-weather friends
Write me postcards from the plane
They don't waste no time

It’s already too late
They’re all ready to take control
It’s all out of my hands
I’ll just sit here and wait
My fate

And it’s too late to help me now
Yes it’s too late, it’s too late
I’ll just sit here alone and wait
Cos it’s my fate, it’s my fate

Dead and down the drain
Run my dreams washed down by rain


Dead And Down The Drain **DEMO** - Nigel Mines

Hunting (on my knees) - Nigel Mines

Crumble

Something died, something good
Deep inside understood
We couldn’t save it if we tried

Is it a sin, is it bad?
We didn't care for what we had
Too busy chasing what we couldn't have

And down in your soul
When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away.

Don't say a word, just be still
Don't make a mountain of this hill
Don't suck the sweet taste off this bitter pill

And down in your soul
When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away.

The colours in my mind all fade to black and white
You make my strings unwind to find my way back home
When all the words have flown
I don’t know where to start
My head says ‘Let it end’
My heart says ‘Start again’

When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away 
Down in your soul
When truth is the last card you play
And some words are so hard to say
Just don’t let it crumble away.


Crumble - Nigel Mines

Recorded a few years ago in very poor conditions. Really must redo....


Painkillergun

Their faces crowd around me
They’ve only come to stare
They try to understand me
They talk like I’m not really there

No time for indecision
No time for schemes and plans
It’s just a small incision
I know my life is in your hands

When will this pain ever go, now that you’re gone?
Why did this painkiller gun only make things worse?
The bullet lodged in my brain, the one with your name.
And when they open me up you’ll be there

Your promise sounded hollow
I saw it in your eyes
But I was bound to follow
And what I found was no surprise

You said that pain never comes if you believe
That with your painkiller gun I would be free to choose
But the bullet lodged in my brain, the one with your name.
And when they open me up you’ll be there

Like a hole in my head, like a dirty stain from the words that you said
I can scrape my brain ‘til the blood runs red but you’ll still remain
Like a hole in my head, in my head

You said that pain never comes if you believe
That with your painkiller gun I will be free at last
And when they open me up I will be free at last
And when they open me up I will be free at last


Painkiller Gun - Nigel Mines

Electricity Flows - Nigel Mines

Singer/Songwriter based near Bath, UK. Looking for opportunities to play live, and collaborators/fellow musicians who want to join me on my journey. If you like what you hear then become a fan and tell the world!

Hunting (on my knees) - Nigel Mines

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