You have got into the words as though they are your own. Great personal sounding melody Dick, this is lovely

Nice sound, & song writing.  I hear a little Steely Dan harmony ..

This is a small update to this song. I've upped the tempo slightly and spiced up the background textures a little. I love this one a lot!

Life Is Delicate

Love's Gone ... (It's too late)

© Xanylovem - April 2022

Love's Gone (Acoustic Session)

The pictured mini kalimba or thumb piano ( a present from a Fair Trade shop) was used for a short piece to accompany this gardenvideo https://youtu.be/nUY7OPUV8Z8

Mini Kalimba

Pleasurebot Party

2023

customize your fear

Lyrics by Jay Rich
https://soundcloud.com/richsoundz-534267642
Clip: https://youtu.be/LUB_Cg0FoRY

 Dead Man's Switch
V1:

Life today is such a challenge
But I'm rising to it all
And to win it takes some planning
My back ain't against the wall

Ch1:
Dead man's switch
Feeling it under my feet
Dead man's switch
Giving me control I seek (or it sounds like see)

V2:
Really need some good protection
From the vagaries of fate
So a means of intervention
I now use to keep me safe

Ch2:
Dead man's switch
Feeling it under my fe-et
Dead man's switch
Giving me control I seeK
*****Break*****(Max 30 secs)
Bridge:
Fail-deadly or fail-safe
Circuits can complete or break
Either way I stay in charge
Is the message written large 
It's a readily triggered system
Keeps me steady on my way

Ch3:
Dead man's switch
Feeling it under my fe-et
Dead man's switch
Keeps me safe, out of the heat 

V3:
Life today is such a battle
But I aim to win the war
By fighting back, it's all that matters
All these threats I can't ignore

Picture: Flickr - Dixtuin 2023

Dead Man's Switch

Scream

O-Rhein

featuring Mark Hoogslag @mark-hoogslag on Xiao and Tim Brombley on backing vocals.
picture Rosemarie Voegtli Pattern 29-6-2023-Flickr CCBY https://flic.kr/p/2oLnA15

As silent waters move
There's no layer left unstirred
These rivers tell a tale
of fleeting strife and jest
There's lightning on the sea
and it guides me back
  to the beach
  where I know 
  you could be reached

The lady of the lake
doesn't speak to me no more
I know my love was true
but she keeps closing doors
her name became a sign
when I turned the music on

The station has gone by
no turning back again
this train won't stop for none
of the reasons
  I think of
  When I think of you
  on the road
  where I could
  meet you again

Pleasure asks for dues
is it you or just your eyes
this war demands a truce
as I fear its tricks and lies

The land is dark and damp
but the road feels like a friend
soldiers passing through
on their way to a certain end
  that will come
  for all
  of us

I guess that I've been wrong,
misreading signs that weren't there
a disappering thought
that kept me occupied

written in Bydgoszcz, Karola Libelta, Poland - august 15th,  2023

Silent Waters

Tectonics

Is this desire
truly reason free?
or only entertainment
what is left of you and me?

is this longing
really part of love?
what if this mutual gaze
has been a never-ending chase?

I know I dream you

Gotta keep moving
Shift the tectonics
Cause I don't want to
Become a target
Rain starts falling
From the cliff to the beaches,
Reaches the shoreline
in endless erosion.

The lighthouse is guiding
A ship to the harbour
It's getting harder
to come across

Gotta keep breathing
Get off this Titanic
Captain, oh captain!
Your radar is dying
just when we need some
signal to guide us

Away from the currents
On these foam crested seaways
The flood comes from two sides,

Making it harder
to come across.

Dedicated to the Captain of the lost waves. Thanks to EricP for borrowiong his fretless 5string bass, StevenH for his warm welcome

Thanks to MaartenL for advice, 
23 - 11 - 2023 - Phone - Vox - Mix - Mr

https://youtu.be/kBo2G1V0kPc Youtube video  

https://on.soundcloud.com/e1kni earlier instrumental version

Stripped to the mast

Tectonics

bandcamp

Days grew dark, oh God

Comments & ideas for collaborations appreciated. 
Instruments: violin, mandoline, acoustic, bass and electric guitars, harmonica, tin whistle, darbuka, sansula, roland synthesizers. 
Recording with Cubase Elements 11 

Recommending these inspiring musicians: 

https://soundcloud.com/the-plugs , https://soundcloud.com/pleudoniem , https://soundcloud.com/markjbennett ; 
https://soundcloud.com/dan-lockhart ; 
https://soundcloud.com/silent-steps ; 
https://soundcloud.com/julsy : 
https://soundcloud.com/houckjt : 
https://soundcloud.com/tante-meli

Dead Man's Switch

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