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A song I wrote back in early 2021 and probably one of the first after learning the guitar after a 20 year hiatus from any music, live or recording.
The wife brought me a lovely fender acoustic after I said on holiday in Santo Tomas that  I really wished I had learnt to play the guitar so the following Christmas the present arrived.
Another poignant moment was when my younger lad set up a soundcloud account in lockdown for my band This Elegant Chaos and loaded the albums and singles we had done. It had been such a long time since I had listened to the tracks it lite a fire in me to do it again. 
My family house was surrounded with guitars as my dad was a guitarist and my older brother who still is and still plays live & records with his original band The Bleeding Hearts. I just wanted to sing not showing any interest in learning which really annoys me now as it would have gave me a better understanding of the writing process. Instead of singing my vocal melodies to my band members expecting them to find the cords to match . 
This song explains the moment I reconnected with my past and was now my future again. 
I sent the original sketch from four years ago to Mike and he loved it.
I was such a novice to home recording back then that I always wanted to hear a well produced version.
I didn’t really give Mike any musical guidance on this just left it in his capable hands. 
I think it’s good to be brave at times and let the people who know what they are doing to just get on with it. 
Well another top mark from Magic Mike Fox as always.
So thank  you Mike for believing in the ideas and making them happen
With such passion and skill.
This Sound Society gives you…..

Reconnected (Brownie & Fox) 

V1
Reconnect me I forgot I still cared 
This feels strange after 20 years 
Lost my love for this and I was full of doubt
There were moments when I was missing this
Santo Tomàs was sent to reclaim me
And brought me back to where I was lost
 
Chorus 
So let’s reconnect 
To the days when we were at our best
So let’s reconnect 
When we felt so invincible 
We’re our diminishing youth was incredible 
So let’s reconnect 

V2
Now when I listen I listen with pride
A little biased but I think thats my right
It stands up and stands the test of time
My sons voices sound  just  like mine 
I hope a little of me came out in both of you 
We laughed cried and became inseparable 

Middle 8
Ive now got old and feel less pressure 
Different things brings new found pleasure
Do I wanna be young like Peter Pan forever
I’m not old really just unclaimed treasure 

Chorus to finish 

Front cover : original photo took by Rebecca Tolley at live rehearsals.

Reconnected -This Sound Society

01 Fills Me Up

WHERE DO WE GO

Where Do We Go

Let It Shine - Miles Graham

NEVER GONNA SLOW DOWN

Without Letting Go

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Blackout

Every now and then we say goodbye
Hold onto everything we’ve left behind
Searching for a certain peace of mind
I only get from you
Open windows welcome fresh sunlight
Unpack the photographs from our past life
Come the morning it will be alright
As long as I have you

Oh, I get lost in your love

There is brilliance hidden deep inside
The crevasses and the passages of your mind
Girl, you’re all I’ll ever need in life
No one will love me like you do

Prince of Spain — Lost

I am writing down everything I see
Tracing my steps back till I'm wild and free
And I'll chase until, it's in front of me
Born to wander and that's what lead me here
Cursed blessing, boy with a golden ear
Following my past, through a rear view mirror

I will climb the highest mountains
And I'll swim every river, every sea
I will brave the great unknown
Until my heart is finally where it's meant to be

Often pondering, and always asking why
Stop don't worry, here put your hand in mine
Truth in tidal waves, surface over time

Prince of Spain — Wild

Something’s gone and crawled inside my body
Taking over every single thing I own
I sit and watch there as the shadows linger
Sitting somber, humming softly as we go

Even if it takes forever
We can make it there together

Feel the miles passing under our feet
No place to be, ready conquer the unknown
Heart is racing quickly
But I know we’ll get there safely together
Compass pointing us to nowhere
But we’ll know it when we get there

Prince of Spain — Inside

Livin' It Up

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What's the sound that you will make forever
Less or more if all would cry for you
Underneath the twilight moon in leather
or in a song with loving eyes on you

If you told them everything tonight
If you found the words for sadness too
Would it make you anything the better
Is there anything that it would do

And we're going to tell your story forever
And we're going to sing this song for you
No one really wants to live forever
The flowers on the counter are for you

So you picked the moment to remember
a thousand eyes and twenty colored lights
You disappeared into the circle too
then you stopped and smiled but no one knew

And we're going to tell your story forever
And we're going to sing your song for you
No one really wants to live forever
The flowers all along the wall are for you

Never stop, never die
Never sleep and never sigh
You should know those you love
never want to see you cry

The flowers on the rooftop are for you

What's the sound that you will make forever
Less or more if I would cry for you
Underneath the twilight moon in leather
or in a song with loving eyes on you

And we're going to tell your story forever
And we're going to name a star for you
No one really wants to live forever
The flowers on the rooftop are for you

The flowers on the rooftop are for you

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Prince of Spain — Inside

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