Frets & Strings (playlist)

From the album ‘Trust No Leaders’ by The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara. Released July 1, 2022. 

// Shaman
'Shaman' narrates a journey of self discovery into the depths of one's psyche. Guided by Jungian psychoanalytic theory, the song captures a personal confrontation with the unconscious in which one experiences the infinite and the energy of the universe. The song introduces the idea of attaining wholeness by uniting our inner and outer worlds.

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// Purchase ‘Trust No Leaders‘ Album CD + Digital Download:
▸ tcomas.com/trust-no-leaders

// Stream album on all platforms:
▸ tcomas.ffm.to/trustnoleaders
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LYRICS

I hear something call to me
The tide inside ebbs more and more
Before me lay a door
A door that was never there before
Here I was
Purged of all things
A new sun
A new dawning
I will knock
And I will enter
Ready to be free

Let me
Let me in
Lead me
To the end of the world
Let me
Let me in
Lead me
To the end of the world

Behind the door was a narrow passage
Darkness without shadow or trace
I let myself fall into a deep well
Down into the abyss
I was carried away by the current
Not knowing where it would lead to
Into the ocean of infinite worlds
The sea of all souls

A warmness is rising
It grows in me like a tree
There I realised, one is not born
But slowly grows whole
In the light of the new morning
There you are
In the garden where our fruit grows
Where we will reap and sow

I am flowing
I am formless
Floating through
Oceans of infinity
I am glowing
Incandescent
Light the way
Back to the ocean's door

Strip away
What is fake
Dig deep
Show your face
Strip away
What is fake
Dig deep
Show your face

Face your nature
Face your fears
Face your demons
Wake the dead
Face your nature
Face your fears
Face your demons
Wake the dead

Strip away
What is fake
Dig deep
Show your face
Strip away
What is fake
Dig deep
Show your face

Face your nature
Face your fears
Face your demons
Wake the dead
Face your nature
Face your fears
Face your demons
Face to face

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// About The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara

Hailed as ‘pioneers of a new form of expression’ through the performance of poetry in music, The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara (TCOMAS) are a UK-based duo comprising Daphne Ang (Singapore) and Andrea Papi (Italy), who came together in London in early 2020 to record their debut album, Full Spectrum, released on 26 Feb 2021. Breaking new ground in the way they combine progressive music, poetry, and vision, TCOMAS fills a gap in music by bringing literature, theatre, and history, fusing rock and metal, with poetry performance. Their sophomore album, Trust No Leaders, is due to arrive on July 1, 2022.
 
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// Connect With The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara

 • Official Website || https://tcomas.com
 • Spotify || https://open.spotify.com/artist/2V3zzIcq2sbRbaEjbGypc8
 • YouTube || https://www.youtube.com/c/TheChroniclesofManimalandSamara
 • Instagram || https://www.instagram.com/tcomas.music
 • Facebook || https://www.facebook.com/tcomasmusic
 • Twitter || https://twitter.com/tcomasmusic

© 2022 The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara / TCOMAS Music
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Shaman

From the album ‘Trust No Leaders’ by The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara. Released July 1, 2022. 

// Pound of Flesh
Taken from William Shakespeare’s play, Merchant of Venice, the term ‘Pound of Flesh’ refers to something that is owed that needs to be paid back at every cost – revenge. This song is concerned with the vicious cycle of suffering and conflict caused especially by wars and institutionalised vengeance
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// Purchase ‘Trust No Leaders‘ Album CD + Digital Download:
▸ tcomas.com/trust-no-leaders

// Stream album on all platforms:
▸ tcomas.ffm.to/trustnoleaders
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// The Album
'Trust No Leaders' is a record that weaves a voyage through heavy metal history — from its roots in the New Wave of British Heavy Metal up until present day, fusing heavy metal with their signature ‘poetry performance’. Set against orchestral and cinematic soundscapes, the record also pays tribute to non-Western musical traditions, including Native American and South American folk music, Vedic chants, and Indo-Persian classical music. The lyrics bring together elements from modern theater, classical Persian poetry, to Jungian Psychology and theology. 

Commenting on the motivation behind Trust No Leaders, 
TCOMAS: "Our inspiration extends beyond musical genres and the confines of discipline.The confluence of influences in our album extend throughout time and across cultures. In retrospect, this really captures our ethos: Look back into the past for insight, and look into the future with foresight. And in doing so, we created something new of our own."

Landing about 15 months after their debut album Full Spectrum, the duo’s sophomore LP expresses a more aggressive side to the band and was recorded last summer at TCOMAS’ studio in Camden Town, London.   

Discussing the new album’s motivation, TCOMAS:
"The current crisis and the events of our time have made it necessary for us to analyse, investigate, and expose the issues in urgent need of systemic change by looking inwards into the human condition. We want the album to be a beacon of hope, for making a future that prioritises people and the environment."
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// About The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara
Hailed as ‘pioneers of a new form of expression’ through the performance of poetry in music, The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara (TCOMAS) are a UK-based duo comprising Daphne Ang (Singapore) and Andrea Papi (Italy), who came together in London in early 2020 to record their debut album, Full Spectrum, released on 26 Feb 2021. Breaking new ground in the way they combine progressive music, poetry, and vision, TCOMAS fills a gap in music by bringing literature, theatre, and history, fusing rock and metal, with poetry performance. Their sophomore album, Trust No Leaders, is due to arrive on July 1, 2022.
 
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// Connect With The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara • 

•  Official Website || https://tcomas.com
•  Spotify || https://open.spotify.com/artist/2V3zzIcq2sbRbaEjbGypc8
•  Instagram || https://www.instagram.com/tcomas.music
•  Facebook || https://www.facebook.com/tcomasmusic
•  Twitter || https://twitter.com/tcomasmusic

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© 2022 The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara / TCOMAS Music
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Pound of Flesh

Darling 1 Day We Will Die, But 
Angels Live forever



“For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.”

2 Timothy 1:7



ALPHA ALMIGHTY 777 INTRO

What does it matter, why do we try!!?? 
I wish I could, I wish I died. 🚫🧢⚰️
Just to see you on the other side. 😯😐🫤

I wish I could, I wish you’d cried. that way I would feel  alive. I want your truth over lies, but you lie to survive. That’s the truth in my eyes. 🪬🔭

And I cannot look into yours, look into. Look into, look into yours. Oh, look into. 🚫 💉



Gone on another trip, when I’m gone I finally exist. If I don’t make it, know I tried. If I do make it, please don’t cry. I just wanted to see heaven in my very own eyes 👀. I’ve been passive, I’ve been numb, I’ve been bitter, I’ve been dumb. Loaded the gun, aiming for fun, aiming at the man behind the sun. 

*switch up🤤

Out spite, out of fun. Evvee*😵‍💫😴🫠

Even your 💕hurts some1 🔪 🩸 

All I want is money and funds, all is want is to pain to come. 

All I want is to feel numb all I want is to feel right, all you want is my advice. All day all night, I stay solo. I focus 🧘‍♂️ on my goals 🥅 when everybody wants my soul. 777 

*Damn

*Damn

What does it matter, why do we try!!?? 
I wish I could, I wish I died. 🚫🧢⚰️
Just to see you on the other side. (R.I.P Angels)

I wish I could, I wish you’d cried. that way I would feel  alive. 😭🫣😪

*Feel 🫦
*Feel 👅 
*Feel 👂
*Feel 👄 
*feel 🙌🏾 
*Alive 👁

*Feel 👄 
*Feel 👅 
*Feel 🙌🏾 
*Alive ⚰️ 

*Feel 👄 
*Feel 👅 
*Feel 👄 
*Alive 👁

Feel, Feel, I wish I felt alive.

What does it matter, what does it matter?

(“What Matters: All Lives Matter.”) (B.L.M especially…. Don’t get it twisted.) 
 RIP Daniel, Angels Live Forever.  777 > 666

Darling 1 Day We Will Die, But Angels Live Forever  (Prod. By ALPHA ALMIGHTY /Prod. By Canon)

luv?

Frenergy EP

Filthy Jizz

Para escuchar la versión instrumental  https://soundcloud.com/juan-fco-bueno/luchador-version-instrumental

LUCHADOR (Texto de Jesús Lainez Betoré)

Se acerca la pausa luchador
Algo va frenando ese reloj
Tus huesos protestan luchador
Y todavía les queda lo peor

Farolas grises luchador
te dejan en la habitación
Cierras tus ojos luchador
tras un mal día otro peor

Recuerda el fuego luchador
que entregaste en la competición
Tu espalda contra el hormigón
Ha dado un claro perdedor

Estribillo

Y el sueño que regresa de nuevo a tu cama
perdió su color y el gris ahora cubre tu cara
Y el fuego que te hizo mover las montañas
ya te abandonó y enfermo no sale de casa

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Se acerca la pausa luchador
algo va frenando ese reloj
Sigues luchando luchador
Para dar a los tuyos lo mejor

Dura lucha luchador
y no se vió en televisión
Pide campana luchador
que todavía queda lo peor

Cierras tus ojos luchador
el fuego ya te abandonó
Tu espalda contra el hormigón
ha dado un claro perdedor

Estribillo

FIGHTER

The break is approaching, fighter
Something is slowing down that clock
Your bones protest, fighter
And the worst is yet to come

Gray streetlights, fighter
leave you in the room
You close your eyes, fighter
after a bad day, another worse

Remember the fire, fighter
that you gave in the competition
Your back against the concrete
Has given a clear loser

Chorus

And the sleep that returns to your bed
lost its color and gray now covers your face
And the fire that made you move mountains
has already abandoned you and sick, he won't leave the house

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The break is approaching, fighter
something is slowing down that clock
You keep fighting, fighter
To give your people the best

Tough fight, fighter
and it wasn't seen on television
Call for the bell, fighter
the worst is yet to come

You close your eyes, fighter
the fire has already abandoned you
Your back against the concrete
has given a clear loser

Chorus

LUCHADOR (Feat. Jesús Lainez)

Feels like a solstice in my heart, and I'm heading for the stars

Solstice

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A lack of hope won't keep me sane.
Hold off the rain.
Maintain my brain
Whilst I'm awaiting soft release.
Don't read me meek.
Down with them freaks.

One day, I was drinking, and the years were flying by.
Next, I'm overthinking, and I'm walking down your line.
One day, I was somebody with nothing left to lose.
Next, I'm softly glistening, in middle age, refused.

A little escape from this storm.
My thoughts are worn.
My trousers torn.
You might be calling out the fakes.
You left me; shakes.
You took my breaks.
I need a holiday from you.
You leave me blue.
You give no clue.

One day, I was flying, and the clouds were far below.
Next, I'm overthinking all the facts  I used to know.
One day, I was heavenly, yet now I'm back to front.
Now I'm slowly wrinkling, in middle age, begun.

One day, I was drinking, and the years were passing by.
Next, I'm overthinking, and I'm taking down the lines.
Once, I was just nobody with somebody to love.
Next, I'm barely listening to guidance from above.

Overthinking

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Acid Dreams

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A nostalgic journey wrapped in melody. This track pulls you into a haze of bittersweet memories—of summer nights, faded moments, and echoes of the past. Perfect for lost thoughts and quiet reflection.

Do You Remember?

For all those 80s children - Who remembers chanting the phone number 867-5309? I made this into a Rock Cover that will make you shake your head in your car to the beat like Will Ferrell and Kris Kattan in the movie A Night at the Roxbury!  

This is the original version from Tommy Tutone - see link below.
https://youtu.be/6WTdTwcmxyo?si=A2Hs3iuWuqRxh-q1

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SPEEDING/RUSH

Written/Produced/Recorded by Nico Zaca
Mixed by mTwenty
Additional Electronic Production by Slshgrl on Track 7 - "Man2Machine:

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Wound Up/Unwind - Unwind for String Quartet and Hand Pan
Written: 2025
Total Duration: 10'
for string quartet and percussion (cajón with pedal and handpan—D Kurd 10: D) A, B-flat, C, D, E, F, G, A, C )
Commissioned by FAB5 quintet with support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
World Premiere: FAB5, Mostly Modern Festival | The Netherlands, Oostkerk, Middelburg, Middelburg, Zeeland, The Netherlands, May 2, 2025
US Premiere: Mostly Modern Festival. FAB5, Mostly Modern Festival, Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, June 18, 2026
Publisher: Bill Holab Music
For More Information: https://robertpaterson.com/wound-up-unwind
VIdeo: https://youtu.be/RPyXPYx-nuo


PROGRAM NOTE
For many years, my wife Victoria and her FAB5 quintet (string quartet and percussion), have entertained thousands of people at numerous performance spaces and travel hubs in New York City, including Moynihan Train Hall, Oculus World Trade Center, Javits Center, and Chelsea Market. Having seen many of their shows, especially those at travel hubs, there's a certain tension and release you experience watching people wait anxiously for their trains, and then the release they feel when they are finally on their way. I've had these experiences myself, so I wanted to create two pieces that emulate these feelings.

Wound Up/Unwind consists of two contrasting pieces for string quartet and percussion. The first, Wound Up, for string quartet and cajón, imitates the feeling of being worried, anxious, and frustrated, especially while waiting to board a train. The second, Unwind, for string quartet and handpan, is calm and soothing, perhaps emulating the satisfying feeling of relaxing in a quiet seat as the train leaves the station. Both pieces can be performed independently and in any order.

Wound Up/Unwind is written for and commissioned by the FAB5 quintet with support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

Unwind for String Quartet and Hand Pan

Up All Night feat. Cozy

BLUES - MOTHER OF SWAMP CITY
Tim Sanders - Guitar 
Ron Snyder - Bass & Drum Arrangement 

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Frets & Strings (playlist)

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