A great song. Superb arrangement and production ( as always ). Another great listen. Well done!

This is cool I’m loving the three vocals can I here you singing on the harmony? Great track guys 👍

Great production. Nice tune with very good vocals. 👌✌️

 Russians says "There' s no Ukraine, it shouldn't exist"...  I'm Ukrainian and I'm proud of it. My country do exists as well as my music. No one in the world has no right and power to make such statements about any nation. They drew their fascist sign "Z" with blood of Ukrainian children. If you support Russian aggression against Ukraine you've got that bloody sign on your forehead. The God is to judge you...
This track is remastered by Houman (https://soundcloud.com/houmans)

Falling Slowly

How Long Does It Take – written by Andrea Brennan – is a song that is especially close to my heart. When I first read the lyrics, I was instantly touched and deeply inspired. I’m incredibly grateful that Andrea entrusted me with this beautiful piece. 
Dear Andrea, once again, thank you so much for your trust. It was a true joy and an honor to set your words to music.

___________________________

How Long Does It Take


Love is the captor I welcomed to find
But now that you're gone, how my heart cries
I'm surviving on memories replayed in my mind

Our home now a house, the warmth faded and gone
Death is the poison nightmares feed upon
And it's cold as Hell, yet a fire burns on

How long does it take to heal this broken heart
Piece together my world that has fallen apart
To feel once more like I did before
How long does it take to heal this broken heart

Sweet remnants of you everywhere that I look
Slippers by the bed, pink robe on a hook
Reading glasses perched on your unfinished book

Things can't dry my tears and they can't hold me tight
Things cannot rock me gently through the night
And things cannot whisper everything will be alright


How long does it take to heal this broken heart
Piece together my world that has fallen apart
To feel once more like I did before
How long does it take to heal this broken heart


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Credits:
Lyrics: Andrea Brennan
Music & Vocals: Axel Menningen

How Long Does It Take

IMAGES is a numbered series of original piano pieces inspired by the music impressionists of the late 19th and early 20th centuries... Ravel, Debussy and Faure. I love the impressionist painters. As a composer, I hear colors, the painter sees. And, I hear movement, shape and expression with sounds of melody, rhythm and emotion.

I hope you enjoy this collection. I would love your thoughts about how the music makes you feel, the story you imagine and the images you see when you listen. :)

Music Dreams Productions
Jennifer L. Jones
Music Dreams
Composer | Pianist | Producer
May 2025

Images for Piano No.1

Images for Piano No. 1

"How many crossroads are you allowed to have in life? I seem to have a lot of crossroads. I think maybe I crossed back across the same road too often." -- Queen Latifah

When I was younger, I imagined life would present a few major, yet basic crossroads. Of course, there have been many crossroads encountered since then…Life is filled with countless decisions and changes.  Some crossroads are obvious; others, not so much, and this can produce some significant stress until a choice has been made. Even after making a decision, doubt can linger: Was it the right path? Of course, only time will tell, but all crossroads, taken or missed, can still provide us with valuable life lessons and personal growth. 

This composition offers a glimpse into the crossroads we encounter in our lives, and the inner turmoil that may accompany the decision-making process.  As the piece nears the end, a very subtle change signals a decision and movement toward resolution.

Crossroads

25-05-25-3

This is the first instrumental I will be uploading from the Heartbeat Project. 

The totality of the heartbeat project is " Recovered music "  ... in other words a recollection ...

Desperate Flight

A song about women betrayed by undercover police officers infiltrating their lives.  (note gender is reversed in lyrics for male lead vocal)



In the Dark

She spoke of freedom, she sang the fight,
Held my hand in the dead of night.
Swore she’d stand, swore she’d stay,
Ghosts don’t love, they fade away.

Built a life on borrowed time,
Truth was hers, but never mine.
Shared my dreams, she wore my trust,
All for secrets turned to dust.

Was it real, or was it lies?
Did you feel, or just disguise?
A lover, stranger, name in the dark,
You tore apart, you played your part.

Now I see behind the veil,
A badge where love had set its sail.
You walked away, I stand alone,
But you can’t take what I’ve outgrown.

Built a life on borrowed time,
Truth was hers, but never mine.
Shared my dreams, she wore my trust,
All for secrets turned to dust.

Was it real, or was it lies?
Did you feel, or just disguise?
A lover, stranger, name in the dark,
You tore apart, you played your part.

And when I heard what you had done
The moon had covered up the sun
And when I saw your photo land
I knew you’d dealt the devils hand

I wish I’d never let you stay
I wish I’d never felt betrayed
I wish that time I could erase
I wish that I had never know 

Lyrics / vocals  -  Martin Hester
Music / Production - Noobly
Backing vocals - Bel

In the Dark     -     The New Vigos  (feat. Bel)

(Verse 1)
She’s sitting on her little bed,
Warm candlelight, a glow of red.
A letter to Santa, like every year,
Lies in a bin — no postman near.
No postman comes to take it home.

Mom says softly, “That’s the magic,”
Dad just smiles, a little tragic.
But something’s different this cold night —
The truth is cracking, thin as ice.

(Chorus)
If you lie for dreams of glitter,
Of bunnies, sleighs, and season’s glow —
How can I trust what’s out there waiting,
What’s truly real in all I know?
If you lie for shiny stories,
For Easter bunnies, Christmas glory —
Then what is true beyond this light,
When "perfect worlds" turn into fight?
A child begins to lose her peace,
And sees the world’s sharp edge increase.
If you feed me tales and wonder,
Who will scream when truth goes under?
If Mom just lies to keep me whole —
From love and fear and gentle soul —
What about the harsh, cold voices,
Who speak of care, yet steal our choices?

(Verse 2)
Mom just says, "That’s how it goes —
A dream can guard where nothing grows."
But she knows well: soft lies and walls
Are still a cage when darkness calls.

…they’re fences made of thorns and wire,
Disguised as dreams that we admire.

(Bridge)
She counts the stars above the roof,
And wonders if there's any proof —
That somewhere out in all this night,
Another child still seeks the light.

auf Deutsch
 (Strophe 1) Sie sitzt auf ihrem Kinderbett, die Kerzen glühn in warmem Licht Ein Brief an Santa, wie jedes Jahr, liegt in einer Tonne die Post hlot ihn nicht  und die Post holt Ihn nicht Die Mama sagt, das sei Magie, der Papa nickt und lächelt leis. Doch dieses Mal ist alles anders, die Wahrheit liegt auf dünnen Eis. (Refrain) Wenn ihr schon lügt für Glitzerträume, für Hasen, Schlitten, Wunderzeit – wie soll ich glauben, was da draußen noch echt ist in der großen Welt? Wenn ihr schon lügt für Glitzerbäume, für Osterhasen,  Weihnachts -Träume   was ist da draußen wirklich echt die heile  Welt wird groß und schlecht Das Kind verliert sein Paradies  und sieht die Welt so hart und fies  Wenn ihr mich mit Märchen füttert ? wer schreit dann laut, das "Wahre Leid"? wenn Mamma lügt(um mich zu schützen)  aus Liebe, Angst ( und Zärtlichkeit –) was ist dann mit den kalten Stimmen, die sprechen für die Menschlichkeit?  Mama sagt: „So ist das eben – man schützt das Herz mit einem Traum.“ Doch sie weiß jetzt: Auch sanfte Lügen, -sind hohe Mauern in, (unserem Lebensraum.)  ....sind Mauern "Stacheldraht und Zaun" (Bridge) Sie zählt die Sterne überm Dach, und fragt sich, ist noch jemand wach. Ob irgendwo ,in einer  Welt  ein Kind wie sie die Sterne Zählt.

True Lies ( Deutsch free download  mp3 )

Music, lyrics, vocal & ac. guitar : Grave
Other instruments & mix : PJ Project

Time waits for no one

✍ All rights reserved by Rolf Joseph
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💿Love Never Reached Me
🎵Josillion
📅250822

Lyrics:

I sent a letter on the wind
It never came back
Chased the echoes of a dream
But they cracked
Like a mirror in the night
Shards of stars
No guiding light

I whispered to the moon
It didn’t reply
Left me wondering why
Just why

Love never reached me
Not a trace
Not a sound
Like rain in the desert
It fell but never found
Every heartbeat
Every plea
Still love never reached me

I built a castle out of hope
Sand and tide
Watched it crumble as the waves kissed the side
A lighthouse in the storm
No ships to keep me warm

I called out to the sun
It turned away
Left me in shadows
Every day

Love never reached me
Not a trace
Not a sound
Like rain in the desert
It fell but never found
Every heartbeat
Every plea
Still love never reached me

🎧Love Never Reached Me

Gary Moore

Songwriter, producer, musician from Hampshire, England.   

No AI generated music here - I play everything you hear (except drum / percussion sounds and loops).

My main projects are “The New Vigos” and "Conscience of Kings". 

Various other collaborations with amazing talented people who I've met along the way - love working with different collab partners (mainly singer / songwriters).

My passion / focus is on the musical composition, instrumentation, arrangement and production whilst my collaborative partners are normally focused on lyrics, vocal melodies and recording which I then incorporate in the mix and produce to completion / mastering. 

Previously in “FGB” and “Vigo Lane”

Main gear:

Fender Strat American Performer
Gibson Les Paul Studio
Gretsch G2622
Gibson Hummingbird Acoustic
Fender Sonoran Acoustic
Lindo Bass
Reaper DAW
Focusrite 4i4 UI
Roland Juno D Synth
Korg Poly 800 synth
ARP Quartet Synth

Thanks for visiting and hope you hear something you like and enjoy

In the Dark - The New Vigos (feat. Bel)

Andy H - aka “Noobly”

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