Many thanks to She's Excited! and Couch King Presents for giving life to this old demo.

Instrumental, mix and artwork - @wouwouandthewormling
Vocals and lyrics - @she-s-excited
Vocals and lyrics - @couch-king-presents

Flight (feat. She's Excited! & Couch King Presents)

This song is a samba-rock that talks about the need to look forward to overcome obstacles and be happy. When we do what needs to be done, life becomes easier.

Do What You Have to Do

Leave the sadness aside, if you've been hurt;Let the dawn come; 
Each one has their burden, a heavy karma; Made just for you; 
And if everything goes wrong, double the smile; What can you do? 
Carry your shotgun, blame God or Mars; For what you lack;
See the sunrise through bars, unable to bail out; Who's going to defend you?
Do what you have to do, do what you have to do, do what you have to do, do what you have to do;
Leave that depression aside, double the smile; Make it happen;
Throw your meds down the drain, light up a joint; Watch the sunrise; 
Send it all to space, all this tiredness; Start to bloom again; 
When we're in the hole, only close ones; Can rescue us. 
They arrive quickly and throw down a ladder, but it means nothing If you don't want it;
Do what you have to do, do what you have to do, do what you have to do, do what you have to do;

Essa música é um samba-rock que fala sobre a necessidade de olharmos para frente para superarmos os obstáculos e ser feliz. Quando fazemos o que tem de ser feito, a vida fica mais fácil.

Faça o que tem que fazer

Deixa a tristeza de lado, se foi magoado;
Deixa amanhecer;
Cada qual tem o seu fardo, karma bem pesado;
Feito pra você;
E se tudo der errado, sorriso dobrado;
O que há de fazer?
Carregar seu bacamarte, culpar Deus ou Marte;
Por você não ter;
Ver o Sol nascer quadrado, inafiançável;
Quem vai defender?
Faça o que tem fazer, faça o que tem fazer, faça o que tem que fazer, faça o que tem que fazer;
Deixa essa depre de lado, sorriso dobrado;
Faça acontecer;
Joga o Rivotril no ralo, acende um baseado;
Veja o Sol nascer;
Manda tudo pro espaço, todo esse cansaço;
Volta a florescer
Quando estamos no buraco, somente os chegados;
Pra nos socorrer.
Chega logo e joga a escada, mas não vale nada
Sem você querer;
Faça o que tem fazer, faça o que tem fazer, faça o que tem que fazer, faça o que tem que fazer;

Do what you have to do (Faça o que tem que fazer)

Instrumental by Oussama Arichi
Lyrics, Vocals, Mix by Nadia Selvaggi
Horses: Pixabay
*Excerpts from America the Beautiful by Katharine Lee Bates, and the Declaration of Independence
P-line:
℗ 2025 Nadia Selvaggi. Oussama Arichi
C-line:
© 2025 Nadia Selvaggi, Oussama Arichi

Two If By Sea by Oussama Arichi & Nadia Selvaggi

Initially I thought of "love is the perfect excuse for hatred", but that implies the agent's malice. I believe it's not always the case. We can simply let ourselves be driven by some cognitive biases and ancient basic instincts - hence the title. I finally opted for "love is the perfect ground for hatred". Indeed, we can often justify our hatred to others by declaring them a threat to something we love - from our way of living to cats and dogs...

** Reptilian Brain **

They cared for their children. 
They loved their female companions.
For that love,
they would risk their lives chasing the huge mammoths.
When mammoths became scarce, they soon faced starvation.
Competition from other caverns put at risk their survival.
To save their loved ones, they were bound to kill the others.
But killing others of their own species required more than hunger.
It required enmity.
And so they went to war, 
singing primitive versions of La Marseillaise:
"They're not like us!
Let's save our beloved cavern,
and let their impure blood water our fields!"
Damn!…
It's hard to think celestial while carrying a reptilian brain...
For some dark cognitive reason,
love is the perfect ground for hatred.

Reptilian Brain

Just patterns converging and diverging in many subtle ways.

Ok so I decided to leave this as an instrumental for now. I think this final version is the best mix. Feel free to leave a comment.



Switching Lanes

A really wonderful short piece from Gérald Olivieri. I just wrote down and sang a few simple words, and the result warms my heart. I guess I'm getting old and sentimental...

*** DOUCEMENT ***

S'il te plaît, 
reste encore un moment pour garder la tendresse.
Doucement, doucement…
Faut surtout pas bouger, faut rester embrassés.
Viens arrêter le temps.
Raconte-moi tes vingt ans, et nos rêves éveillés,
la maison, nos enfants, nos victoires éblouissantes, 
nos défaites partagées...
Vieillissons doucement.
Vieillissons doucement.
Ne pars pas. Ne pars pas…
Reste encore un moment…

Doucement (Based on Gérald Olivieri's "A Simple Melody")

A Bat's World

Mixed it all together and made some kickass soup.

Nothing Left To Say

Painted 150 BPM

Rings Away From Uranus

Take A Seat On Saturn

Burnin' And Lootin'

The man who sold the world. YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLEaJAo9vVf60TYKOAhXahWnbkWi3RvvFs&si=NKf5MUNhsyGqH4Yp

Do what you have to do (Faça o que tem que fazer)

Pablo Diablo