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"The Sinner in Me – A Velvet Confession in Heat and Shadow"

A torch-soul confession from the dark side of desire.
“The Sinner in Me” drips with smoky elegance and unapologetic sensuality—where gospel lips kiss like temptation and velvet skin hides sacred scars.
Breathy, smoldering vocals curl around upright bass, brushed drums, and moody Rhodes, building into a chorus that aches, pulls, and releases.
This is no prayer for redemption—this is the sound of surrender.

For late nights, dim lights, and sins too sweet to regret.

The Sinner in Me 

[Verse 1]
You see the smoke, not the flame behind it,
I smile like mercy, but play no saint.
Lips like a psalm, touch like temptation—
Speak my name, and I let you in.

[Pre-Chorus]
Don't search for purity, don't pray for innocence,
I'm the ache you return to.
I wear my scars like velvet skin,
Soft beneath fingers, yet soaked in sin.

[Chorus]
It's the sinner in me,
That draws you close, then sets you free.
I don't promise heaven—
Just fire between your teeth.
You can love me or leave me—
But I'm the ember that never fades.
There's no saving what you see—
It's the sinner in me.

[Verse 2]
With one kiss I've poisoned your dreams,
Now you sleep in shadows too deep to wake from.
I'm the melody that won't unravel,
The wound that throbs when your mind wanders.

[Pre-Chorus]
I don't pretend to be your healing,
I'm the sin you secretly revere.
Wrapped in silk, dipped in shame—
Yet your voice trembles when you call my name.

[Chorus]
It's the sinner in me,
That draws you close, then sets you free.
I don't promise heaven—
Just fire between your teeth.
You can love me or leave me—
But I'm the ember that never fades.
There's no saving what you see—
It's the sinner in me.

[Bridge]
Light your candles, say your prayers,
Wash me off with holy stares.
But when night crawls up your spine—
You'll wish this sin was yours and mine.

[Final Chorus]
It's the sinner in me,
That brings sweet torment and breathes heat.
I won't beg, I won't plead—
Was never meant to be redeemed.
You may chase what's pure and free—
But crawling you'll return to me...
To the sinner in me.

The Sinner in Me

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Slow paced cinematic electro-dub-fusion of cake

Vocals: Astrid Solvrid

Lyrics:
The Cake Is A Lie
No need for candles

Level up you bastard
The Cake is a lie
The Cake is a lie
No need for Candles this time

When all is lost
No cake this time
A saving hand
Oldschool lovely friend of mine

Little Piggies

The Cake is a Lie

On Sunday, 18 May 2025, I marched with 100,000 human beings in The Hague, the Netherlands. We marched in a long Red Line against the genocide in Gaza. I walked most of the way with tears in my eyes; profoundly touched by this show of humanity. 
On Monday, 19 May 2025, I wrote the lyrics for a song titled, This Red Line. 
On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, I picked up my guitar and improvised a melody, clean slate, and recorded only one take on my iPad. This is it.
Today, Wednesday, 21 May 2025, I publish this song as my tribute to the people of Gaza and to all the human beings I marched with on Sunday, 18 May 2025. It is raw and unpracticed and far from perfect. But I feel in it the pain I have experienced since 7 October 2023, and the overwhelming power of humanity I so intensely felt during that historic march in The Hague, when the human beings in the Netherlands said, ‘No more genocide! Never again!’

This Red Line - Lyrics
In shadows deep where hatred breeds,
A whisper turns to violent deeds.
A people marked, a target set,
Humanity begins to fret.
 
The signs are there, the words take hold,
A story tragically unfolds.
As we gaze up at darkened skies
As fields turn red, and tongues are tied
 
But there's a line, a crimson thread,
Where life is sacred, fear is dead.
This line we hold, with hearts ablaze,
Against the darkness, through the haze.
No further step, no inch will yield,
On hallowed ground, on battlefield.
Genocide's shadow shall not reign,
This line we hold, again, again.
 
The cries unheard, the pleas ignored,
As innocence is stripped and gored.
The world looks on, a silent shame,
While precious lives are put to flame.
 
But deep within, a fire starts,
To mend the broken, bind the hearts.
A human voice calls out with No! 
Its echo sounds cross bloody lands
 
And there's a line, a crimson thread,
Where life is sacred, fear is dead.
This line we hold, with hearts ablaze,
Against the darkness, through the haze.
No further step, no inch will yield,
On hallowed ground, on battlefield.
Genocide's shadow shall not reign,
This line we hold, again, again.
 
It's not just borders on a map,
It's in the silence, in the gap
Between our words and what we do,
The promise we must see it through.
For every soul unjustly lost,
A heavy, bitter, human cost.
 
And there's a line, a crimson thread,
Where life is sacred, fear is dead.
This line we hold, with hearts ablaze,
Against the darkness, through the haze.
No further step, no inch will yield,
On hallowed ground, on battlefield.
Genocide's shadow shall not reign,
This line we hold, again, again.

This line we hold...
Against the darkness...
Again... again...


This Red Line

💔 They judged our love, doubted our bond, tried to silence our dreams... but we’re still here.
🎙️ "Still Here, Still Us" is a raw, soulful anthem about surviving hate, holding each other close, and rising stronger, together.
🎶 Smooth harmonies, grounded rap, and a touch of sax weave a story of love that won’t break.
🔥 For anyone who’s ever been told they don’t belong, this one’s for you.

#StillHereStillUs #AxisThree #RnB #PopRap #NeoSoul #QueerVoices #PolyLove #UndergroundSoul #LGBTQMusic #EmotionalRap #IndependentArtist #SoundCloudRNB #NewOnSoundCloud

Still Here, Still Us (Axis Three)

SAFE SPACE by Nova J 

Get with the program
Sorry, but no ma’am
My life’s not broken
(My life’s not broken)

So why you tryna fix it
Throwin’ snap decisions
You seem so committed
(You seem so committed)

And now you’re tearin’ up my safe space
Doing damage I cannot erase
I don’t wanna go back
(No, don’t wanna go back)
To that dark place
But you keep tearin’ up my safe space

(this is my safe space — ahhh)
(this is my safe space — mm-mm)
(my-my-my… safe space — shhhhhh)
(this… this… this is safe — safe — safe)
(mmm this is my…)
(…safe space — safe space — safe space)

Pushing your opinion
Like it’s your dominion
I’ve got my own rhythm
(I’ve got my own rhythm)

You call it tough love
I call it just dumb
And now the time has come
(And now the time has come)

That you are tearin’ up my safe space
Doing damage I cannot erase
I don’t wanna go back
(No, don’t wanna go back)
To that dark place
But you keep tearin’ up my safe space

(this is my safe space — ahhh)
(this is my safe space — mm-mm)
(my-my-my… safe space — shhhhhh)
(this… this… this is safe — safe — safe)
(mmm this is my…)
(…safe space — safe space — safe space)

I don’t wanna go back to 2022
On my knees cryin’ — I was barely over you
I prayed my way out, with God’s good grace
Now you say get out, of my safe space

(this is my safe space — ahhh)
(this is my safe space — mm-mm)
(my-my-my… safe space — shhhhhh)
(this… this… this is safe — safe — safe)
(mmm this is my…)
(…safe space — safe space — safe space)

My life’s not broken
(So why you tryna fix it)
Pushing your opinion
(Like it’s your dominion)

And now you’re tearin’ up my safe space
Doing damage I cannot erase
I don’t wanna go back
(No, don’t wanna go back)
To that dark place
But you keep tearin’ up my safe space

SAFE SPACE

I Am Pure Joy


[Intro – airy, breathy, spoken like a rising spell]
You tried to dim me.
Break me.
Tame me.
But I rose laughing—
I am PURE JOY

[Verse 1]
I wear light like second skin
Gold in my lungs, fire within
You said I felt too much, too loud
But I was born to move the crowd

My laughter cracked your quiet room
My tears bloomed flowers in full bloom
You called me storm, I called it choice—
I am the sun behind my voice

[Pre-Chorus – shimmering, ascending]
I don’t glow just to be seen
I blaze because I’ve tasted grief
And made it sing, made it fly
Now I rise
And I reply—

[Chorus – euphoric and grounded]
I am PURE JOY
Not fragile, not fake
Not made to bend or just behave
I shine in color, I move in sound
I lift the broken off the ground
You call it loud, I call it mine—
I am PURE JOY, by fierce design

[Verse 2]
I’ve danced with shame and called it name
Held sorrow close, then loved again
Not light that hides behind a smile
But fire that stays, that dares, that climbs

You can’t contain what dares to bloom
I am the voice that fills the room
No filter, no disguise—
Just soul, and song, and rising skies

[Pre-Chorus – radiant]
I didn’t heal to shrink in place
I healed to laugh in your face
And every scar I ever wore
Now glows
And gives me more

[Chorus – repeated, expanded]
I am PURE JOY
Unshaken and whole
The echo deep inside my soul
I shine in color, I breathe in bloom
I turn the pain into perfume
You call it loud, I call it mine—
I am PURE JOY, by fierce design

[Bridge – whispered, then soaring]
I don’t ask to be allowed
I was born already crowned
No guilt, no mask, no decoy—
Just one wild truth:
I am PURE JOY

[Outro – like rising sun]
Let them tremble. Let them fade.
Let them bow or run away.
I don’t chase
I don’t destroy—
I just exist.
I am PURE JOY.

I Am pure joy

Missing You is an emotional song about longing and heartache after losing someone special. The lyrics express deep sorrow, memories, and the emptiness left behind. With a soft melody and touching vocals, the song captures the pain of absence while holding on to love that still lingers despite the distance.

Missing you

I had posted a year ago the row version of this track recorded back in 2015 (https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/bosque-redondo)
I thought that, after all these years, it was time to remake it, without altering the melody or the atmosphere.
Regarding the context evoked, see for example here: https://americanindian.si.edu/nk360/navajo/long-walk/long-walk.cshtml

Composed by Michele Ansani (2015-2025).
Bansuri is courtesy by Aahro.
Cover photo: Navajo girls at Fort Sumner, Bosque Redondo era, New Mexico, 1864-1868(?). Palace of the Governors Photo Archives, negative number 038208.

RePosted on SoundCloud: 2025, June 16

Bosque Redondo (final version)*

MY crazy side coming out ...

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***LYRICS***

Hear my rhyme, crack this riddle,
Like a leprechaun playing the fiddle,
Its paddy's day all the time,
Knocking back beers and shots of wine.... 

You ........can't ......stop,  what I'm about to pop....
You cant comprehend, this shits about to bend Your mind ..... 

Laaadeeedeee laaadeeedah, I'm about to crash my car,
Into the tree of life, I can't die, so I just might,
Ignite some thoughts like a hurricane,
Crashing all around me, I feel no shame,
On the news tonight its all going to happen,
Killing the mike, as my lyrics pierce like shrapnel.. 

You ........can't ......stop,  what I'm about to pop....
You cant comprehend, this shits about to bend... your'e mind 

Hear my rhyme , crack this riddle...



RIDDLE

Be My Only.wav

"There is always a road back, if we have the courage to look for it, and take it." - Louise Penny

"The road back is always longer than you think, but generally never as long as you fear. " (Usually attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald)

This composition draws inspiration from those who've traveled "the long road back"—whether to find their way home, reclaim their health, or revive a cherished dream. The composition begins slowly and tentatively, mirroring the first steps of such a journey. Around the 2:20 mark, the music gains momentum, signaling that the end of the long road is near. The piece ultimately resolves on a major chord, symbolizing a successful and hopeful return.

The Long Road Back

Soul, Love, Sultry, Emotion
Lyrics by Sas. Song by Joy

From my playlist-I Adore You 

-Gentle-Man

[Verse]
Is there such a thing?
 this myth they talk 
A gentle-man in a world raising hell
Flowers in his hand
 heart in his chest
Whispering promises,  doing his best
A Gentleman he is for all to see. 

[Verse 2]
He opens the door like a knight of old
Pulls out her chair in a crowded restaurant 
His voice a shelter calm in the storm
Calling her daily to tell her 
he is thinking of her. 

[Chorus]
Gentle-man where do you hide?
Are you real or just a dream denied
Strength in your touch, rock in your soul
Carrying love to make her whole
A Gentleman is what he is.

[Verse 3]
Strong but  soft as the rain
Hands built to shield and protect her
She’s his reason
 his anchor,
his everything.

[Bridge]
The world it doubts,
 says you’re a ghost
But love it lives
 where it’s needed most
He is a Gentle-Man 
Rare as they come

[Chorus]
Gentle-man where do you hide?
Are you real or just a dream ?
Strength in your touch
 rock in your soul
Carrying love to make her whole.

You are a Gentleman from a time long gone.

Gentle-Man

Thank you for nothing .mp3

Living on an island

Last Light

Return, Feel, to live...

Hi. Thanks for listening. I’m a writer and producer who uses AI tools to turn my words into music. This became my “healthy hobby” after a long battle with addiction. I’m now gratefully sober. I’m open to collaborating with other artists. From broken bones to broken hearts to beautiful love (and loss). All these songs are written by me and deeply personal. If you like what you hear, please hit LIKE and REPOST. I don’t monetize my music but I do hope it can reach someone else out there going through life’s ups and downs. Thank you.-Nova J


Here is my music as I make it. Check out my latest mixtape, Rearranged: https://open.spotify.com/album/7sFQUJ5sNiGDXlxPUdZiFo?si=p-PofiBhT--D0BABF78tFA

NOVA J is a songwriter from the United States who has spent the last decade living and working abroad.

nova.j.artist@gmail.com

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NOVA J

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