A haunting acoustic ballad born from coffee-stained memories and whispered truths. The vocals interweave like shadows dancing on ceiling cracks, finding beauty in broken fragments of love. Cathedral builders with clay hands reaching for forever, discovering grace in the yearning. Sometimes the most powerful stories live in what we leave unsaid

Soft rap, soft R&B, Guitar, Duet . Song by DjSas with Joy.

Someone_Else

Always dad
Never daddy
Always dad
Somber and cold
Angry and gruff

Your words
Tore my skin
And shaped me
Into me…

I try to remember what you were like
When I was little
When we ate dinner together 
As a family..(as a family)
In pain
You spoke little
Sometimes commenting on the food
Which was usually bland 
As Mom hated to cook
But I don’t think you cared
As you frequently went dining out when you were away
From us. From her. From us
Life was free away
Away from us…
Free away from us…

Mostly I remember you
As sick in bed
From exhaustion 
As an escape
As a way to stay away from us
a young father who avoided his own seed
His own seed
Once you had to leave, you recovered
Packed your bag and left again

Always sick
Always mad
Short temper fuse
Feared your wrath
Feared your voice
But your ridicule (your ridicule)
Tore my skin
And shaped me
Into me…
A sad me…

Always dad
Never daddy
Always dad
Somber and cold
Angry and gruff
No hugs
Few smiles

Trying to remember you
When I was young
When I was little
I don’t see you in my far away 
Now that you  are gone
My memories are of my search
To please you through men Like you
Men like you..
Ones who spoke to me through pain
Through ridicule

Always dad
Never daddy
Always dad
Somber and cold
Angry and gruff

Tore my skin
And shaped me
Into me…
Into me…
Into me…
Me…

always dad never daddy

For Selin
A butterfly in the meadow sky
soft wings painting purple light
beside her an orange cat remains quiet
keeping watch keeping her warm
a safe place always near


Dance Until Dawn

[Verse]
The lights are dim the room feels wide
I see your shadow by my side
your eyes like stars they pull me in
A moment starts where time begins

[Chorus]
We'll dance until the world is gone
hold on until the break of dawn
with every step our hearts collide
tonight we're free no need to hide

[Verse]
The floor is ours we own the night
your laughter turns the dark to light
A thousand beats beneath our feet
A melody we can't defeat

[Chorus]
We'll dance until the world is gone
hold on until the break of dawn
with every step our hearts collide
tonight we're free no need to hide

[Bridge]
The echoes fade but we remain
our rhythm cuts through joy and pain
in every spin in every sway
we're writing songs that never fray

[Chorus]
We'll dance until the world is gone
hold on until the break of dawn
with every step our hearts collide
tonight we're free no need to hide

Dance Until Dawn

when i walked away that night
i never really came back
did i

veins froze
skin glow
eyes low
still broke

face look clean but the vibe say ghost
eyes like tombs why i hide don’t post
old connect stares like i owe em closure
but i’m fresh from the flame still smell like coma

mama said you cold baby where’s your heat
told her i’m still here just minus the beat
pops won’t speak just stares at the fork
like he seen me walk in straight out the morgue

my boy in the kitchen said you don’t eat
i said only count what drip off the weak
tried nights at the thrift quiet worn
but the clerk said you walk like you came back from war

took shifts in silence
kept my coat on
they clocked my iris
said the vibe’s wrong
now i’m cashin out in a field full of doubts
and every sigh tastes like blood in my mouth

still bleedin can’t clock in
no pulse but i glide like sin
no sleep just a thick black tint
say i’m here but i feel worn thin

still breathin nah that’s cap
i float through smoke like a vinyl scratch
friends all look with a question mark
like who that man in your skin in the dark

still bleedin no call back
nothin real just pale contacts
eyes on fire but the tears won’t crash
and the girl in black still ain’t come back

this ain’t life
it’s a rhythm with no light
it’s a hunger with no fight
it’s a coffin with wi-fi

still bleedin can’t clock in
yo you good nah i bin sinnin
heart flatlined but the wrist still glisten
fangs out smirkin while the reaper listens

still breathin nah that’s cap
real g’s die but don’t come back
i’m huntin in the same streets i lived strapped
damn she fed me fate
now i’m stuck in the trap

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Came and Went  - Unplugged

Recorded in 2021. remastered.  I have to have a new way to play the piano. My sister and my son are doing that. They are working out a way to bring the piano to my hospital bed. I can no longer sit up, even in my powerchair. It's too uncomfortable and hard to breathe. I don't have functioning back or abdominal muscles, and I can't lift my head off my chest unless In laying back. Only my arms and hands are semi-functioning. My thumbs are going bad. I can't pull a zipper. I won't be able to play as well and I don't know how I'll work the sustain pedal - but I'll do my best! 😊🎶🎹🎶

Light at The End of The Darkness

A haunting acoustic ballad born from coffee-stained memories and whispered truths. The vocals interweave like shadows dancing on ceiling cracks, finding beauty in broken fragments of love. Cathedral builders with clay hands reaching for forever, discovering grace in the yearning. Sometimes the most powerful stories live in what we leave unsaid.

Coffee rings on yesterday's letter  
Ink still bleeding through the page  
Words we carved in whispered weather  
Now they're ghosts inside this cage  

Your shadow's dancing on the ceiling  
While I'm tracing all the cracks  
In the silence, I'm still feeling  
Every bridge we can't walk back  

And I'm reading between the lines  
Of everything we left unsaid  
All the truth that we disguised  
Is living in my head  

So I'll hold onto the fragments  
Of the light we used to make  
Even broken, there's still magic  
In the chances that we take  
And maybe we're just learning  
How to breathe inside the storm  
Finding beauty in the burning  
Of the love that keeps us warm  

Midnight conversations echo  
Through these hollow, empty rooms  
Every memory's a window  
To the garden where we bloomed  

But the seasons keep on turning  
And the colors start to fade  
Still I feel that old fire burning  
In the mess that we have made  

And I'm reading between the lines  
Of the person I became  
When you held me through the nights  
And whispered out my name  

So I'll hold onto the fragments  
Of the light we used to make  
Even broken, there's still magic  
In the chances that we take  
And maybe we're just learning  
How to breathe inside the storm  
Finding beauty in the burning  
Of the love that keeps us warm  

We were cathedral builders  
With our hands made out of clay  
Reaching for forever  
But forever slipped away  

Now I'm standing in the ruins  
Of the dreams we thought we'd share  
But I swear I still can feel you  
In the music in the air  

So I'll hold onto the fragments  
Let them cut me as they shine  
There's a story in the damage  
Of your heart bleeding through mine  
And maybe we're just learning  
That some love is meant to scar  
Finding grace inside the yearning  
For the light of what we are  

Coffee rings on yesterday's letter  
Ink still bleeding through the page  
But the words are getting better  
As I'm turning every page

Between the Lines

In Ireland, we have a tradition of lighting a candle for someone who is struggling, or to remember loved ones. Kept well, the flame shines bright to remind us of them. Light A Candle is that sentiment, but also  a song to remind us of those who are away, but we expect to return..... in this life or the next.

This is a Demo I've been working on for some time. It's a sentimental Ballad with feeling and message. It's not perfect, It's not finished, I'm fighting emotions and energy to get it done.

Hope you like it :-)


Light a Candle For Me (Demo)

My brand new song is a pop/rock track about regret, lost love, and longing. Have you Ever felt the same - have you?🫶

Have you ever



https://youtu.be/71CktXYh0Os?si=T0nQ7D2cjBok1VHK

https://open.spotify.com/album/0u99rAbPDDtpHoTr4XPcoV?si=KUMuqaV-S4qz4LGCE43lqw

https://music.apple.com/us/song/ci-siamo-incontrati/1842611826


Ci siamo incontrati.mp3

Song about emotional breakup. This song was recorded by Annie first then me. Both versions are on here to emphasise the different emotions felt in both songs ! Enjoy

End of the road ( Male perspective) .mp3

“Selfies en el baño” es una confesión íntima hecha canción. Habla del deseo, la rutina y la contradicción de amar y alejarse al mismo tiempo. Una mezcla de sensualidad y vulnerabilidad que convierte lo cotidiano en poesía.

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“Selfies en el baño” is an intimate confession turned into music. It speaks about desire, routine, and the contradiction of loving and leaving at the same time. A blend of sensuality and vulnerability that transforms the everyday into poetry.

SELFIES EN EL BAÑO

Xak Stahl: Alchemist of Sound, Architect of Emotion

Xak Stahl is a genre-blurring music artist, sonic storyteller, and relentless experimenter. Every track he creates is a new world—a kaleidoscope of indie folk, alt-pop, electronica, and global flavors—infused with raw emotion and boundless curiosity. Xak’s music isn’t just heard; it’s felt.

From Shadow to Spotlight

For Xak, music is metamorphosis. His journey began in the shadows, transmuting heartbreak and struggle into songs that glow with hope. Early anthems like “Neon Dreams” and “Rising Through the Darkness” invite listeners to find their own light. His newest project, Major Arcana, channels the mysteries of the Tarot—each song an archetype, each lyric a step along the path from the Fool’s first leap to the wisdom of The World.

More Than Music: A Multisensory Universe

But Xak isn’t confined to sound. As a visual artist and writer, he crafts immersive stories that spill across genres and languages—sometimes haunting, sometimes playful, always honest. Whether he’s conjuring lush soundscapes, weaving bilingual lyrics, or creating striking visuals, Xak’s art dares you to feel deeper and dream wilder.

An Invitation to Transformation

Join Xak Stahl on a sonic odyssey that blurs borders—between genres, between artforms, between you and the music. Each release is an invitation to explore, to heal, to become. For Xak, every song is a spell, every album a universe. The only question is: are you ready to step inside?

Between the Lines

XAK STAHL

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