©2022 Noel Adams, words and music, all rights reserved.
Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA): GW62440692
ISWC: T-307413824-8

This tree keeps on standing
It was here when Mozart was a boy
For birds, it’s a home
And for squirrels that run, jump and roam
It’s a playground and a big adventurous toy

This tree keeps on standing
Through the years, it’s been my friend
I was ten when mama died
And I sat here and cried and cried
And this tree gave me hope and helped me mend

Sunshine and rain
Blizzard and hurricane
Unwavering, it braves them one by one
It never gives up
Never gives in
It’s always growing, reaching for the sun

This tree keeps on standing
So proud, resolute and true
Sturdy and strong
Unafraid it faces what comes along
And I cross my heart and promise
This is how I will love you

Sturdy and strong
I’ll fearlessly face what comes along
And with all my heart, I promise 
I’ll be as steadfast as this tree

This Tree

Rain...too little of it and there is drought, too much of it and there are deadly, destructive floods, just the right amount and the earth flourishes; crops grow, gardens bloom, our spirits are refreshed and encouraged.  This song begs the questions; are mankind's plans, philosophies, charitable endeavors, or selfish goals like the rain that can benefit mankind or destroy it?  Do novel ideas work for the moral structure of humanity or is the ancient wisdom better? There are no easy answers to the questions Peter asks in the lyrics, but they are questions we should consider as we see the world aflame--which is another blessing of rain, it can put out fires.
Lyric/poem, singing and narration - Peter The Poet: @ soundcloud.com/user-264930040/tracks
Beautiful guitars left/right - David: @david-dunhamuser589535203
Music, e-guitar, mix, and masterful production - Seagull: @farout-music-studio
The gorgeous female voice: Clara Sorace.

Rain
And so it rains
Will it wash away tomorrow’s hopes,
Leave us stranded in our yesterdays
Clinging to the fraying ropes
Swinging helplessly in vain

And yet it rains
Both the means to life or drowning death
Spilling ‘cross the flooding plains
Sucking out the terminal breath
Forever and again

I stand here naked, cold and blue
Stripped of pride and freedom too
Aspirations drained, subdued
As heaven’s cloudbursts purge me through

And still it rains
Will it cleanse, refresh, renew the truth
Sanitise and ease the pain
Or launder filthy failure’s proof
To try and hide the liar’s stain

And it will rain
While lunatics still yield the whip
Indoctrination’s game remains
The crass politico’s iron grip
Will euthanise our children’s brains

……and so it rains

Rain (with Conny, Peter And David)

It's been a while since I put out a jazz tune so I decided to put out this standard by Gershwin played on my nylon string. I had a look at a few different examples of sheet music for this one. Interestingly there seem to be quite a few variations of the chords. One of the beauties of jazz! I used the chords in a cool old songbook I bought at a garage sale. The tune was written in the 1930s so I reckon the songbook is as old as 1940s. 

A simple chordal representation of the tune. Hope you enjoy!

Summertime (by George Gershwin)

Upward Spiral (A Scale Interlude)

sky ship

El Camino

OM sound🙌

Lyrics: R.W. Davis
Music, arrangement, mix, master, vocals, harmonies, BGVs: me
Graphic: Jekyll Island, GA, March 2025

Not With a Bang

“faith-is-the-evidence”.mp3

Lost and Found

Tomorrow is Waiting

For me, songwriting is a puzzle. I keep at it day after day after day. And eventually all the twisting and turning with words and rhymes morphs something worth smiling about.