Some more present day planetary observations and musings with the help of the Original Star Trek episode The Return of the Archons.
                                                     
When I was a kid
I struggled and I hid
Preteen horde, tuned out, ignored
Those moments on their grid

My obsessions turned confession
All conform and compromise 
The follows and suggestions
Accept and actualize 

And now it feels the same
They are checking, counting names
The ones who don't fit in 
Expose, extort and grin

Neighbour against neighbour
Grandpa's gun up on the roof
Galaxy of gangsters
Grade school bullies after you

Aaahh you're not of the Body
You be shabby, sick and shoddy
They say, “Desist, Deplane and Deport”
Aaahh you're not of the Body
We like the golden, gloss and gaudy
Not you…You will be absorbed

When I was a lad
I was labeled brash and bad
Schoolyard brawls, slurs etched on walls
Their ugly ironclad

And now it feels the same
Angst and anger, bringing blame
Time to pick a side, patriotic pride
A dangerous children's game

Aaahh you're not of the Body 
We want the hero and the haughty 
To fight, fight, fight… go to war
Aaahh you're not of the Body 
Let's keep the nice but not the naughty 
And you…you will be absorbed 

                      The medium's the message
                      The message is clear
                      Red hour, purging power
                      The Festival Fear
                      School day selections
                     Still in front of me
                     Reddits and Podcasts
                      Theaters of hate
                      Forecasting of futures 
                       The marches to great
                       A planet fantastic 
                      Sponge job soliloquy 

Aaahh you're not of the Body 
The fratty feel and glitterati 
Behind the prayers and shares, lies the sword
Aaahh you're not of the Body 
Wish I could get beamed up now by Scotty
Before they say, “ You will be absorbed"

             


You Will Be Absorbed

I wrote this song to deal with loss. I took my original version with my vocals/lyrics and used AI vocals to grow the song. My original Version https://fritz7.bandcamp.com/track/begin-to-finish

[Verse 1]
Demise appears, anguish and tears
So much to do, where to run

[Verse 2]
In disbelief, decry the grief
How is it true, proceed with you

[Chorus]
Out of the blue, fate thorough flew
Nature's cruel, so long adieu

[Verse 3]
Now we can all say goodbye
Cry and cry, gonna die

[Verse 4]
Demise and tears, absent years
There is no clue, just heaven do you

[Chorus]
Out of the blue, fate thorough flew
Nature's cruel, so long adieu

[Chorus]
Out of the blue, fate thorough flew
Nature's cruel, so long adieu
So long adieu

Begin to Finish - Revisited

Lyrics By: Graciana and Paulo Sergio Carvalho

I Don’t Know Why (Dance Remix)

Lyrics By: Paulo Sergio Carvalho

Put away your phone, girl
No swiping left or right
I'm standing right here, babe
And I got you in my sight

No need for filters, no need for games
I'm the real deal, not just a name
Forget the apps, let's take it slow
Look in my eyes nowhere to go!

Stop the carousel of men
I'm the only one for you
No more matches, no more texts
Let's do love the old-school way instead!

I don't need a clever bio
Just wanna make you laugh
No staged vacation photos
Just love that's built to last

No ghosting here, no games to play
I'll call you first, I'll make your day
Forget the likes, forget the trends
Let's write a story that never ends

Stop the carousel of men
I'm the only one for you
No more matches, no more texts
Let's do love the old school way instead!

No DMs, no emojis, just me standing here
With a goofy grin and a six pack of beer!
I may not be trending, I may not be cool
But girl, I'd delete my whole profile for you!

So put down your phone, just take my hand
Let's make memories, let's make plans
No more swipes, no more distractions
Just you and me real life action!

I'm the only one for you
No more matches, no more texts
Let's do love the old-school way instead!
No ghosting here, no games to play

I'll call you first, I'll make your day
Forget the likes, forget the trends
Let's write a story that never ends
Stop the carousel of men

I'm the only one for you
No more matches, no more texts
Let's do love the old-school way instead!
No ghosting here, no games to play

I'll call you first, I'll make your day
Forget the likes, forget the trends
Let's write a story that never ends
Stop the carousel of men

I'm the only one for you
No more matches, no more texts
Let's do love the old-school way instead!

I'm standing right here, babe
And I got you in my sight
I'm the only one for you
Let's write a story that never ends

The Only One For You

A tender farewell from beyond, this song offers comfort through grief—love endures, whispering through memories, prayers, and everyday moments.

Just Out Of View

Lyrics By: Graciana and Paulo Sergio Carvalho

Woke up early, hit the ground,
No more running, no more doubt.
Looking in the mirror, all I see,
Is a man still chasing who I used to be.

I let you down, I lost my way,
But I hear your voice like yesterday.
Saying, "You can be so much more,"
Now I'm fighting to be the man you swore...

I’m working every day, standing tall,
Righting my wrongs, breaking the fall.
If you still believe, if you still see,
I’ll be the man you always saw in me.

Years have passed, but I still know,
The way you laughed, the way you'd glow.
I was blind, I let you slip,
Now I’m climbing back, brick by brick.

I let you down, I lost my way,
But I hear your voice like yesterday.
Saying, "You can be so much more,"
Now I'm fighting to be the man you swore...

I’m working every day, standing tall,
Righting my wrongs, breaking the fall.
If you still believe, if you still see,
I’ll be the man you always saw in me.

I know I can’t erase the past,
But I swear this time I’ll make it last.
No empty words, no wasted time,
Just one more chance to make you mine.

So here I stand, my heart laid bare,
If you call my name, I’ll be there.
No more regrets, no make-believe,
Just the man you always saw in me.

I let you down, I lost my way,
But I hear your voice like yesterday.
Saying, "You can be so much more,"
Now I'm fighting to be the man you swore...

I’m working every day, standing tall,
Righting my wrongs, breaking the fall.
If you still believe, if you still see,
I’ll be the man you always saw in me.

The Man I Am

Lyrics By: Graciana and Paulo Sergio Carvalho

Acordei cedo, firmei no chão,
Sem mais corridas, sem indecisão.
No espelho agora o que eu vejo em mim,
É um homem correndo atrás do que já fui enfim.

Eu te decepcionei, perdi a direção,
Mas ouço tua voz como uma canção.
Dizendo: “Você pode ser muito mais”,
Agora eu luto pra ser o homem que jurou jamais...

Eu trabalho todo dia, de pé erguido,
Corrigindo os erros, vencendo o abismo.
Se você ainda crer, se ainda me vê,
Serei o homem que você sempre enxergou em mim.

Anos se foram, mas eu não esqueci,
O teu sorriso, a luz que havia ali.
Cego eu fui, deixei você partir,
Agora subo aos poucos, tijolo a construir.

Eu te decepcionei, perdi a direção,
Mas ouço tua voz como uma canção.
Dizendo: “Você pode ser muito mais”,
Agora eu luto pra ser o homem que jurou jamais...

Eu trabalho todo dia, de pé erguido,
Corrigindo os erros, vencendo o abismo.
Se você ainda crer, se ainda me vê,
Serei o homem que você sempre enxergou em mim.

Eu sei que o passado não posso apagar,
Mas juro que agora vai eternizar.
Sem promessas vãs, nem tempo em vão,
Só mais uma chance de ter teu coração.

Aqui estou eu, de peito aberto a ti,
Se chamar meu nome, eu vou estar ali.
Sem arrependimentos, sem fingir,
Só o homem que você sempre viu em mim.

Eu te decepcionei, perdi a direção,
Mas ouço tua voz como uma canção.
Dizendo: “Você pode ser muito mais”,
Agora eu luto pra ser o homem que jurou jamais...

Eu trabalho todo dia, de pé erguido,
Corrigindo os erros, vencendo o abismo.
Se você ainda crer, se ainda me vê,
Serei o homem que você sempre enxergou em mim.

O Homem Que Sou (Portuguese)

an older tune I cleaned up a bit
it is a tribute to actor, singer, dancer, artist, and author Russ Tamblyn, who turns 91 in December.

I wrote the song around the time I retired from my  medical career. So  along with references to  Russ and childhood memory, there are veiled allusions to this strange  new exciting but a bit unsettling life circumstance in the lyric.

As per Russ 
He danced and acted in Westside story  and Seven Brides for Seven Brothers most famously but was in a bunch of movies in the 50s and 60s.. and ....my favourite as a kid was the War of the Gargantuas, which  for Russ was a creative low point ..but  it got him to Japan
opening clips from WotG...the middle and end clips from his movie Highschool Confidential



PS The line in the last verse Words stuck in my throat..lifted from the song The Words Get Stuck in My Throat From the movie War of the Gargantuas...sung by the wonderful Kipp Hamilton who has to contend with a Gargantua groupie..dont worry she survived....clip of the song in the movie is here
https://vimeo.com/358726099?fl=pl&fe=sh
Devo did a cover of it years later


Russ Tamblyn

I'll get a Tokyo life                             
Say some words off the script          
Monsters in play                                
Career gone adrift                               
I can make it in spite                          
Of the way they dub my lines              

I'll sail to the East
Maybe take me a bride
Dance out regret
Act up with pride
Let me do it 
Let me do it
Let me do it brother, what do you say?
My little boy brain wants to be Russ Tamblyn for a day

I wanna be cool
I’d like to be strong
A fighter who dances
A singer of songs
Add some rhythm 
Put some muscle on these rhymes 

The streets of the West
I'll be taking a side
Living forever 
This world’s opened wide
Let me do it
Let me do it
Let me do it, what do you say?
My little boy brain wants to be Russ Tamblyn for a day 

In 1970                                         
I saw him on the TV screen        
With those creatures, one             
brown, one green                         
My Gargantuan celluloid dream   

They said I could bail    
I’d much rather swim
Head above water
Life on a whim
I can make it in spite
Of their doubts and their goodbyes

Words stuck in my throat
What's left to say?
There's only myself
I can't stay away
Let me do it 
Let me do it
Permit me if I may
My little boy brain wants to be Russ Tamblyn for a day
My little boy brain wants to be Russ Tamblyn for a day





Russ Tamblyn(the Ballad of the HotR)

Lyrics By: Paulo Sergio Carvalho 
Intro in Yoruba by: Olawale

Ona mi o, mo n ba lo
Imole ran dun mi lokan

Translation:
"This is my path, I am moving forward
The light shines, it brings joy to my heart.”

From the moment I saw you there
With the sunlight in your hair
I knew my heart had found its way
To love you more with every day

Your laughter brightens up the night
Like fireflies in golden light
Every touch, every embrace
Feels like time just melts away

These beautiful things
The way you smile, the way you shine
Every moment, love still sings
I’m so blessed to call you mine

The way your hand fits into mine
Feels like fate, so true, divine
Through the years, through joy and pain
I’d choose you over and over again

These beautiful things
The way you smile, the way you shine
Every moment, love still sings
I’m so blessed to call you mine

No matter where the road may lead
With you, I have all I need
Through every sunrise, every star
You’re my home, my beating heart

So take my hand, don’t let go
Let’s dance beneath the moonlight’s glow
These beautiful things will never fade
With you, my love, my heart is made

I thank the heavens every night
That you became my beautiful wife
A love so pure, a dream so true
My world is brighter all because of you

I thank the heavens every night
That you became my beautiful wife
A love so pure, a dream so true
My world is brighter all because of you

These beautiful things
The way you smile, the way you shine
Every moment, love still sings
I’m so blessed to call you mine

These beautiful things
The way you smile, the way you shine
Every moment, love still sings
I’m so blessed to call you mine

These Beautiful Things (Olawale Version)

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Pop / electronic / indie — Track 1 of 8 from VICE by Nova J. Full album streaming now.

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Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
I’m sweatin’ bullets in December
There’s blood in my sight
All them dreams I don’t remember
Flew off in the night

Got a choir of delusions (ahhhh)
Hammerin’ in my skull
And this wheel of confusion
Keeps on turnin’ full

[Chorus]
Oh, my vice, my vice
It used to feel like home
My vice, my vice
Now it cuts me to the bone

[Verse 2]
My body’s all broken
My blood feels like sand
And the devil’s still pokin’
With his bat in my hand

My eyes stay wide open
Sleep don’t come to me
I swam an ocean of lies
And drowned in the debris

[Chorus]
Yeah, my vice, my vice
It used to calm the storm
My vice, my vice
Now it’s colder than before

[Bridge]
One bright day, I saw forever
Fall to pieces in the rain
Seven years of stormy weather
Burnin’ holes inside my brain

[Instrumental]
(Yo!)

[Verse 3]
I’m prayin’ for redemption
God, pull me through
Let me be the exception
I don’t know what else to do

[Outro]
Oh, my vice, my vice
It’s not a friend no more
My vice, my vice
Left me dying on the floor

VICE — Track 1 of 8 from VICE by Nova J

Hi. New album VICE out now! 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. - Nova J

VICE — Track 1 of 8 from VICE by Nova J

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