Loving the jangle,John. Hope you are well man.

Sounds like an instant classic! Great melodic choices and variance between sections. Top stuff 🔥

I went to see Squeeze last week - this would fit right into their set. Fabulous songwriting

Super catchy number, love the way you sing this! 👍

A lament and funeral march for a ravaged planet.
This was a track I did a couple of years ago and it was the basis for the collab with the turtle project track 'Rest your Head'. This is just an instrumental doodle.

RIP Mother Earth

Video! https://youtu.be/vtvUyJUHfRI?si=y0wRyKUdBHA3Vvcm

Under Her Hypnosis
Words and Music: Joseph Spain
Produced by: Joseph Spain
© 2024 Joseph Spain
song from my forthcoming horror novel "Omega's Dark: The Transference"

--Verse 1
You used to be a lovely girl
Sorta lonely, kinda cute in your own way
Now that's in the past
And lost with yesterday

--Verse 2
You used to be the special one
With a radiance you made all faces smile
Now that didn't last
You've only tears to cry

Pre-chorus 1
My new love is a mega-force
She's got me, she's the one
Her draw is an attraction
With the pull 'n power of a thousand suns

--Chorus
I'm into her like a comet's tail I chase behind
Our love storm's like a winter's blizzard white-out leaves me blind
She comes and moves in her spirit 
Her love takes us high
Up off the ground
Far beyond the clouds
I'm under her hypnosis now

--Release
She comes and moves and her water sends me higher now

--Verse 3
You used to be so fun to kiss
Sorta clever, kinda new in your own way
But that's over now
That ship has sailed away

--Verse 4
You used to be the only one
With a perfect whisper wrapped in love so shy
But you're over now
You've many tears to dry

--Pre-chorus 2
My new love is the only force
Behind her there's no one
Her call is an attraction
With the pull 'n power of a million suns

(repeat chorus/release)

--Bridge
Bliss is the lost state of mind
An illusion in the sky
I'm out of orbit chasing her
Past the moons of Neptune 
Drawn into her light

(repeat chorus x1)

-- outro
She comes and moves and her water sends me higher now
(you're under my hypnosis now) 
She comes and moves and her water brings me higher love
(you're under my hypnosis now)

Omega's Dark

Under Her Hypnosis (demo)

I call to talk but I have nothing to say
I just want to hear your voice
I act like I don’t have a care in the world
And that not being yours was my choice
I wanted to tell you that I can’t stop thinking
Of you, your face, and your ways
But words once spoken can’t be reclaimed
So I play the role of friend instead

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

Your touch is accidental
But it hits like an lightening bolt
My face is a mask, I’ll never show
The feelings you evoke
Are you really not aware
Of the chaos you create
When you’re not here, I’m clear of mind
But one look and I can't think straight

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

I rest my hand on your seat
When I travel alone
You’re a ghost in my days
Presence felt, never shown
Not a chill, but a warmth in my bones
Like a secret, comforting shawl

False friend, there’s no end to my deception
False friend, better longing than rejection
False friend, in the order of what matters
Better dreams untapped than shattered

False Friend

V1
Hey, I just heard our song on the radio
Was it really oh so long ago ?
Living it up every night
Watching the city come to life
Living life on the edge of a knife

Do you remember that time we went to Spain
Sitting at the back, smoking on the aeroplane
Girona's lights they burned so bright
Lighting up the Spanish night
Sipping Cointreau in the pale moon light

Ch
We didn't think of the future
But it crept up before too long
No way of hitting the rewind
I just remember that song

V2
So the years flew by and we worked it out
Good times bad times, no need to scream or shout
Laughed so much that it made me cry
Cos you always had that look in your eye
Found it hard to say goodbye

Ch
We didn't think of the future
But it crept up before too long
No way of hitting the rewind
I just remember that song

Bridge
Memories are made but fade away
One by one to make to brightest day
Each one packaged in a special little parcel
The wind picks up and blows them all away

V3
So I'm happy that I've lived that kind of crazy life
Where I've made mistakes that anyone might
Understanding all it takes
Weeding out all of the fakes
Always time, never too late

Chorus

Hitting The Rewind

Please don't speak for me
You don't know what I'm trying to say
Please don't try to feel my fear
Or wish it away
Don't pander or stand for me
Don't cry, don't you fight for me
The things that I hide
I don't want you to see

You're not me
You can't see
What I need to be free
Find yourself someone new
I'll do me, you do you

Please don't tell me what you think I want to hear
Please don't hide the truth to stop these tears
You think it's fine cos they're little white lies
They might be kind but they're still not right
So go, leave, shut the door
I don't want you here

You're not me
You can't see
What I need to be free
Find yourself someone new
I'll do me, you do you

Just because you want me doesn't mean that we'll succeed
I know you're convinced that we've got all we need
But it's not enough for me 
And I know deep down you see it

You're not me
You can't see
What I need to be free
Find yourself someone new
I'll do me, you do you

You Do You

Wear Your Crown

A song about an 'everyman' called Bob as he fruitlessly navigates the frustrations of modern consumer life. We've all been there with call centres and stonewalling customer service departments. And yes, our heads probably exploded too.

But not as badly as Bob's!

Bob’s Head Explodes

Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?
It took me years to write, will you take a look?
It's based on a novel by a man named Lear
And I need a job
So I wanna be a paperback writer


It's a dirty story of a dirty man
And his clinging wife doesn't understand
His son is working for the Daily Mail
It's a steady job
But he wants to be a paperback writer
Paperback writer


If you really like it you can have the rights
It could make a million for you overnight
If you must return it you can send it here
But I need a break
And I wanna be a paperback writer
Paperback writer

Paperback Writer (Beatles Cover - Demo)

Synergy

Running Through The Boulevard 

November skies and clarinets;
beautiful remembrance of love.
Holy father take her tears,
guide her through the passing years.
Her strength is like an ocean unsurpassed.

Fair of voice, brave beyond compare.
The sadness of the ages, often lost yet unaware.

We go running through the boulervard in Spring;
fleeting moments spent.

A stone is dropped into the well,
touching every person that we meet.
Holy father, guiding light,
see her safely home tonight.
following your footsteps; in your grace.

Fair of voice, brave beyond compare.
The sadness of the ages, often lost yet unaware.

We go running through the boulevard in Spring
fleeting moments spent. 
We go running through the boulevard in Spring.
Fleeting moments spent.

The seasons changing will renew.
It’s there to see in all we do.
Running through the boulevard again;
no more sadness or pain. 

We go running through the boulevard in Spring;
fleeting moments spent.
We go running through the boulevard in spring;
fleeting moments spent.

Written by Paul Vasey November 2024

Running Through The Boulevard

John Bradley A.K.A Pompeyjazz is a Southsea based Singer / Songwriter, multi instrumentalist and producer who has released 14 solo albums together with other albums with collaboration projects Star XD and The Auditors. His music covers a wide variety and genres and influences based on a lifetime of playing music.

​These days, live performances are mainly solo acoustic interpretations of his catalog of songs.

https://pompeyjazz.bandcamp.com

Pompeyjazz on Spotify 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2QfDhSlidjwyONhk8Srbpe?si=7cb9610383b7493c

Star XD on Spotify (Collaboration with Ces Sile)

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4S34BGkchyjUwxETLKS3xf?si=0507552e86b14f53

The Auditors on Spotify

https://open.spotify.com/artist/11SgWBQiUwBk84a5RZBEat?si=1b540475860349f4

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