wow~ a good song just need a good melody. This song definitely shows that! impressive!

okay this song closely brought me to tears..

Lovely. I'm snuggling with my cat and we are both so relaxed and happy.

I love this chord progression and the spaciousness between your voice and the guitar....Your voice sounds a little bit like the lead singer from the Decemberists, but its distinct enough to make it your own. I also love the quiet deperation of this song, I don't know if that's what you were going for, but its excellent. Great song.

i like how your lyricism always comes so close to the edge of that morbid abyss... :) .... and sometimes lands smack dab in the middle of the abyss.... 

@ok-enough: Thanks Donnie! It's a really old recording on old equipment and when I knew much less about recording etc, so I really think it would benefit from redoing, but I'll go easy on the production so as not to spoil the feel :)

Great lyrics Nigel. Love the steady, gentle progression of this

Experimental

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

S.A.D. by Nigel Mines produced by Samuel Franklin Reynolds, Jr.

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

Adversary

Collaboration with http://soundcloud.com/tambay on my old original track:
http://soundcloud.com/nigel-mines/in-silence-no-no-no-no-no/

I could not have shouted 
Louder than the things I did 
All you did was nothing 
To ease my pain and suffering
In silence 
Silence
Friends may try to comfort you 
Some may break your heart in two 
It’s a shame that you should bring 
All this pain and suffering
In silence 
Silence
And you tear down the walls 
Just to find there are more 
And the mines in my heart 
They just tear me apart
Clouds roll by and hide the sun 
Angels fly when darkness comes 
At the end of everything 
All my pain and suffering
In silence 
Silence
And you tear down the walls 
Just to find there are more 
And the mines in my heart 
They just tear me apart
No, no, no, no 
No, no, no, no 
No, no, no, no 
No, no, no 
No, no, no, no 
No, no, no 
No, no, noooo….


In Silence (No No No No No) - Tambay Collaboration

Crazy. I'm not crazy
About maybe, oh but lately
Things have been crazy, I'm in a daydream
I thought you'd hate me, turns out you saved me

And I was just thinking aloud
and I would not leave you to doubt
That I'm not bailing out

Think. I'm not thinking
Do something, (do something), just do something
To keep me from drowning, keep me from sinking
'Cos I'm in a tailspin, crashing and burning

And I was just thinking aloud
and I would not leave you to doubt
That I'm not bailing out

In, out, in, out, in, out, in, out

After all the years of waiting I decided
It was time that I need to decide if I am

In, out, in, out, in, out, in, out

Crazy (In:out) demo - 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

Ok, it's ALL YOUR FAULT. You suggested I added more stuff so I did. I never claimed to be a multi-instrumentalist! Electric guitars are a bit old skool but best I could do under the circumstances (these being a lack of ability/skill).

Added bass and vocal harmonies.

Tell me if it's sh*t

**New version uploaded with harmonies on first chorus**


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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!

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