This is a dark-wave / new-wave track inspired by Depeche Mode. The theme is being different to others, and being happy out of place.

Lyrics:

Shadowed I walk alone
My world is dark like stone
They wear colors so bright
I can't join in their light
They laugh and shine so clear
But my heart holds the fear
In their glow I'm unseen
Caught in a world between

Out of place I stand
Where dark is my land
In a world of light
I'm lost in the night

They see rainbows and sun
But for me it’s all gone
Their smiles don't touch my soul
In this dark I feel whole
In their world I’m a ghost
A shadow they have lost
No matter how they try
I’m a dark lullaby

Out of place I stand
Where dark is my land
In a world of light
I'm lost in the night

I know you think I am cold
Invisible
A phantom that you cannot hold
At home in the dark

Out of place I stand
Where dark is my land
In a world of light
I'm lost in the night

I'm lost in the night


Dark

This song was originally written as an acoustic track with just piano and vocals, and has been through multiple levels of feedback to reach its current stage. I have tried to approach overcoming isolation and depression in a way that is generally relatable, and to build to an optimistic conclusion. It's in Db Major, which is the musical equivalent of someone putting on a happy face.

Lyrics:

Did you ever feel that the world's not listening
Did you ever feel that the world just don't care
Did you catch a glimpse of the sky made of diamonds
Did you look again and it wasn't there

When you see through the illusion
And you break through your confusion
You can find the truth in your heart
You can heal as your world falls apart

Did you ever think that you were a loser
Did you ever think that you didn't belong
Did you hear the song in the colors of the rainbow
Did you look again and it was gone

When you see through the illusion
And you break through your confusion
You can find the truth in your heart
You can heal as your world falls apart

You're not the only one that's hurting
You're not alone in your pain
You can find solace in remembering 
That rainbows only follow rain


When you see through the illusion
And you break through your confusion
You can find the truth in your heart
You can heal your world and not fall apart

Yes, you can heal your world and not fall apart

The Illusion

Save Me from Myself

I have a dream
You and me on the beach
Lying in the sun
Waves crashing
Just you and me
Holding my hand
Phones buried in the sand
No one else around
Just taking in the ocean sounds

We’re on the beach
You and me, it’s a dream
Fucking in the sand
You’re gripping hard to my hand
Reaching climax
Melting like hot wax
Come a thousand times
I belong to you and you are mine

I know you’re the one
Making love in the sun
Get me off so good
Like no-one else has done
Throw it back
Yeah I like it like that
We go fast and we go slow
You’re my princess yeah you know

Dream

/ 16 июня /
in your city there is also sun...
and also June - the sixteenth...
you dreamed of thinking in another language..
- it will not come true..

but the rest will work out..!

what happened..?

we did not tell each other everything...
at our meeting
so many lies...
words hidden..
and time wasted
in doubts..

we are tired...
of wandering around real events...

and

your plan succeeded

yes...

but -
so-so..

so-so...

now...
you are far away

incomprehensible...

miles stretch and break...

between us....

you write songs about me
in another language

and I do not understand them...

we are refugees - we are emigrants from each other...

and
your plan succeeded

yes .

but -
it's so-so...

so-so...

в твоём городе тоже солнце...
и тоже июнь - шестнадцатое...
ты мечтал думать на другом языке ..
- это не сбудется..

а остальное удасться ..

что было ..

не всё друг другу сказали...
в нашей встрече 
так много лжи...
слова скрывали ..
и время потерялось 
в сомненьях наших..

мы устали ...
по реальным событиям
скитаться ...

и

твой план удался

да ...

но -
он так себе ..

так себе...

а теперь ...

ты далеко

непостижимо ...

мили тянутся и рвутся ...
между нами....

пишешь песни обо мне
на другом языке

я их не понимаю…

мы беженцы - 
мы друг от друга

эмигранты…

и

твой план удался

да .
но -
он так себе ..

так себе...

so-so

"...because of my kevlaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrr!"  

What would an American Killing Joke sound like?  Maybe like this.  

I've always loved the crossroads between new wave and hard rock, between dance music and tribal punk...and there really aren't a ton of bands out there that fit that template.  I know, because I tried a couple of times in the mid to late 80s to do it myself...and only occasionally made the mark.  

So, the fact that this track reminds me of something that Cremation Dance or DangerScience would have done--although baffling to 99.999% of you as that statement is, there is 0.001% of you who will think "Yeah, that's true."--it means that, perhaps, my skills are improving to the point where I'm making the sounds...and the songs...that I hear in my head.  

(It IS still an Interbay song...so, it ain't perfect by any stretch of the imagination.  I do have a tendency, especially in my post-punk/rock tracks to turn the faders all the way up and leave them there--so, when the track gets a bit manic about 3/4ths of the way through, it can verge on the cacophonus.  But I can't say that isn't by design nor can I say that it isn't thematically appropriate.)  

The idea to reframe the North Hollywood shootout as a description for someone protecting themselves from a toxic relationship has no particular inspiration from my own romantic history, but it seemed appropriate for the vibe of the track I was creating.  (It also has that Drew Magary "Song That Would Make You Run Through All Wall" spiciness to it.)  

Does anyone else hear a little Rick Sanchez in the "Kevlar, baby!" line in the chorus?  It could be that I spent ten days with my kid who kept [adult swim] going whenever we were in the hotel (at least, at the hotels where the Game Show Network wasn't available), so I'm hearing certain voices wherever I am, now.  (Though, I might lose it if I run into anyone in the grocery store who sounds like anyone from Squidbillys.)  

So, yeah, there are synths, there are various electronic touches--but, for the most part, this is a dark, guitar-centric post-punk track...and I tried my best to dial back the more obvious effects.  (I mean, could this be the first EVER Interbay song where nothing gets autopanned?  Could be!)  

If you like your post-punk with an orange distortion pedal on the guitars, then this might be the perfect Interbay track for you.  

If you like the dance stuff or the chimey/jangly guitar stuff more...well, that's ok.  I can't be bruised by your opinions, because I'm basically bulletproof...

"I will still remain."   

As always, listen, like, share, repost, comment, playlist...and, most of all, please consider following this page.  Thank you! 

"Kevlar (Bulletproof)" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Produced and written by Sarah Paradise-Brown

Something feels broken
Something inside
I often wonder
Why I’m not like the other guys

Something feels distant
Good times get pushed aside
The closer you hold me
The further I reside

Were you faking when
You said it felt so good

Don’t touch my skin
I can’t breathe when you pull me in
Love’s just a word
I’ve only heard
What love should be
Cause I was never shown
How love should feel
How love should feel

Tell me if you’re feeling tired
Tell me if you’re feeling tired

Don’t touch my skin
I can’t breathe when you pull me in
Love’s just a word
I’ve only heard
What love should be
Cause I was never shown
How love should feel
How love should feel

How Love Should Feel

In comes in waves and now I'm drowning in my shame
I smoked so much that I can't remember my name
I'm falling into the void

I freak out, I withdraw, I wanna be alone
Ignore my message, I don't pick up the phone
Stop calling, I'm getting annoyed

Let me make music let me get into my zone
I'm acting cold and like my heart is made of stone
This nothingness swallows me whole

Go fuck yourself don't tell me how I'm s'posed to feel
Just give me space, that's always been the way I heal - with loneliness
It fixes my soul

In comes in waves and now I'm drowning in my shame
I smoked so much that I can't remember my name
I'm falling into the void

I freak out, I withdraw, I wanna be alone
Ignore my message, I don't pick up the phone
Stop calling, I'm getting annoyed

Into the void
I'm falling Into the void
I'm falling into the void

Let me make music let me get into my zone
I'm acting cold and like my heart is made of stone
This nothingness swallows me whole

Go fuck yourself don't tell me how I'm s'posed to heal
Just give me space, that's always been the way I heal - with loneliness
It fixes my soul

It comes in waves and now I'm drowning in my shame
I smoked so much that I can't remember my name name
It comes in waves and now I'm drowning in my shame
I smoked so much that I'm falling

Into the void
Into the void
Into the void
Into the void
I'm falling into the void
Into the void
Into the void
Into the void
I'm falling into the

Into The Void

BadBear

I Advise You Not To Touch Me

I do love it when your brain just locks into an idea and it feels effortless to create something.  

I also like it when MY brain does that, too!  And that's what happened with "Quibble"--the latest Interbay track to drop exclusively here on SoundCloud.    

At 114bpm, it grooves instead of sprints.  The palette of sound colors is limited to just a few and the grind of repetition is a feature on this track, not a bug.  There is progression and there is acceleration, as the energy level of the song does built throughout the tracks length.  

And the lyrics construct a narrative that is about storytelling techniques and escaping a seemingly inevitable fate--"the magic of quibbles."  That sure feels like a worthy topic to make an Interbay song about!  

Is there at least a little bit of Rufus Du Sol influence here?  I think so.  Your mileage may vary, of course.  

"Keep your eyes out for those sly quibbles."  

Heading into the weekend, this slightly dark but still worthy of an enthusiastic dance track feels perfectly timed.  Hopefully you'll give this one a listen, a like, a repost and share.  Add it to a groovy dance playlist.  Leave a comment.  

Most of all, please give this page a follow.  If you'll look, there's nearly 500 original tracks in the back catalog of Interbay here--and all of these have been posted one per day for nearly 500 consecutive days.  That means, so far, every day brings a new surprise present for you to open up and check out--of course, it's always the same...a new Interbay track...but, those tracks sure aren't going to sound the same as each other!  

Worth it?  I think it is...though some may quibble with that admittedly biased opinion.

You should make your own decision.  To do that, you need to listen...and you should follow!

"Quibble" *SoundCloud Exclusive*

Post-punk, dance, indie, electronic, and mutant pop in various styles (seriously!)--new tracks being posted daily (every day for over a year, so far!)

Interbay is the new project of Peter Greyy (previously of Cremation Dance and DangerScience), based out of Seattle and Phantom Laboratories West.