Brilliant song, Paul - and I found the article fascinating, too, about this brave man. It was tragic that it cost him his marriage - taking down this drug baron - and also affected his health due to the drinking - but I can imagine those were very stressful times when he was trying to get that case prepared and through the court system.

Having another listen - really good song, Paul :-)

A very nice song, as always the own style is clearly audible.

Lovely songwriting guitar lyrics and arrangement. Very relatable!!

Cast of players:
SuZanne: David Copperfield
The Candies: James Steerforth, Markham, Grainger & Mrs Crupp

Listen to SuZanne at www.korima.net.

Lofty Castle
A lofty castle of my own
Like Crusoe pulls up the ladder to be alone
Steerforth, he is our guiding star
Inns of molten blue; that’s our repertoire
“Fill full your cups”

I hear the squawk of corkscrew sound
Long before it’s needed for the next maroon round
I’ve laughed at my own jokes all night
How town sharpens an appetite

Trickling trust divine
“Crackling fever” free
“Unaccustomed wine”
What deceiver it could be

“Vast truths that mortals seldom” found

I heard someone fall down the stairs
False reports the tumbler was in fact truly yours
Perhaps there’s foundation after all
I’m on my back on the passage floor

Trickling trust divine
“Crackling fever” free
“Unaccustomed wine”
What deceiver it could be

“But still we held as time flew by”

Who’s that smoking right by the fireplace? It was me!
Who’s that leaning out of the window? It was me!
Contemplate their self in the mirror? That was me too!

Trickling trust divine
“Crackling fever” free
“Unaccustomed wine”
What deceiver it could be

“Drink to me only with your eyes”

Lofty Castle

CULT BURY RIOT・太陽の王国　From vocal Spade13(13R.I.P)
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Artwork is by My good friend's wife; margaryta yermolayeva. Please check out her art at margaryta-yermolayeva.pixels.com

Original Lyrics:

There has to be something there
I seen it with my own eyes
Feel the carefree summer breeze
It makes my curtains rise

I sit and think of how it's been
I seen it with my own eyes
Traveling through this kaleidoscope
Tomorrow a dark sun will rise

Languor

Music by Kate Stanton & 12 Below
Lyrics by Edwin C. Balder
Art by 12 Below

My friend, indie songwriter/lyricist Edwin H. Balder, sent me these lyrics as a Christmas gift late last year. He encouraged me as I was recovering from a major health blow & surgery. Now it is Ed's turn. He's having some health struggles yet continues to write. We want to encourage him. 12 Below and I hoped to surprise him with music set to his lyrics. 

Ed, we are all rooting for you--prayers, positive vibes, and healing music your way!! Thank you for inspiring so many of us. @edwin-balder

Passages

Passages (Featuring lyrics by Edwin H. Balder)

Good Emotion Never Stings

Lyrics below.  Here is the story behind this song:  

http://dartmouthalumnimagazine.com/articles/tom-shakeshaft-after-el-chapo

SHAKESHAFT

What do we know, not too much
How the bottle became a crutch
He couldn't get past
He told stories in the neighborhood
About the times he did good
Taking on the wolf pack

He was shakeshaft
Shake, shake, shaft
He was shakeshaft
Shake, shake, shaft

He took them down in a court of law
Only to win, not to draw
He gave up on that path
He lived in town in a corner loft
The demons came and then they'd claw
Right up on his back 

He was shakeshaft
Shake, shake, shaft
He was shakeshaft
Shake, shake, shaft

When he was running, when he was holding
The wind would advance
It would blow in and take a hold in his mind and his hands
He tried to resist it, but he would miss it and everything would crash

What do we know, not too much
How the bottle became a drug
He couldn't walk back

He was shakeshaft
Shake, shake, shaft
He was shakeshaft
Shake, shake, shaft
He's at peace at last

Paul Stephanides

Shakeshaft

Undead rise up from the muddy grounds
Shadows lurking in the dead of night

Distorted minds and jaded deep within
Hand in hand in a world immersed in flames

Come and see...
And I saw and my eyes began to bleed
Come and see...
And I looked and I teared my eyes out

In a moment, in a dream we danced
As raindrops fell and washed away all fears
In dark hearts, a pure flame, of love
In this our moment before the end

Distorted minds and jaded deep within
Hand in hand in a world immersed in flames

Can you feel, the shifting? 
Can you feel the change that's coming... 

Everything's in motion, and soon everything will change
Life will tear the both of us apart
I'll follow you down my love, knowing all is gonna be ok...
We're falling yet ascending knowing all is gonna be ok... 

Come and see...
And I saw and my eyes began to bleed
Come and see...
And I looked and I teared my eyes out
Come and see

Come & see

Come And See

Dollar General

Room With a View

Many thanks to Jeff for the encouragement (AOTS)

Keep on running from the claw (Jeff Roberts on drums)

Lost In Space

A song from my album "Ah Shit," released in 2022. This song is about a very old one-sided love story. I was very young and completely helpless.

The lyrics in French.

C'est bon d'en finir
Trop loin l'avenir
Si loin de moi
Un oiseau volait
C'est dur de tirer
Mais pas assez
Lentement j'ai vu
Tout ce que j'ai su
Aller plus haut
Quand je ne serais plus rien
Tends la main au bien
Qui ne m'entend pas
Je ne sais plus que me dire aurevoir
Je ne sais plus que me dire aurevoir
Je ne sais plus que me dire aurevoir


It's good to finish
So far, the future
So far from me
A bird was flying
It's hard to shoot 
But not enough
Slowly I saw
All that I knew
Go higher
When I'll be nothing anymore
Reach out to the good
That doesn't hear me
I no longer know what to say goodbye
I no longer know what to say goodbye
I no longer know what to say goodbye

Bass : Frédéric Van Linden @mokeit 
All other instruments & vocals : Christophe

Ah Shit

Aurevoir

My band Nickel and Steel's debut album out now.  Preview a few tracks at Nickel and Steel's SoundCloud page:  https://soundcloud.com/nickelandsteel

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