A collection of raw, emotional songs about surviving the aftermath—numbness, struggle, and the search for meaning after everything changes. This is life, back from the blur.

Back from the Blur

"Just Breathe" is a raw exploration of childhood trauma, survival, and the ongoing journey of healing. Written from the perspective of both a child learning to survive and an adult learning to live again, this intimate acoustic piece traces the path from building protective walls to slowly letting them decay. With each "just breathe," the song transforms a survival mantra into a reminder of resilience and self-compassion.

Stripped down to gentle fingerpicking and vulnerable vocals, "Just Breathe" acknowledges that while some scars may never fully heal, we can learn again how to feel. It's a testament to the human spirit's capacity to endure, recover, and eventually find its way home - from dissociation to presence, from isolation to connection.

Just Breathe

"Slipping Away" is a profoundly emotional ballad that explores the heartbreaking experience of grieving a loved one even before they're gone. With a delicate piano-driven melody, gentle orchestration, and soulful, expressive vocals, the song conveys the quiet agony of watching someone slowly fade away. The lyrics poignantly capture the helplessness and profound sadness of witnessing each cherished moment grow dimmer, yet desperately holding onto hope and love until the very last breath. It's an intimate journey through loss, memory, and the enduring struggle to find strength in the wake of immense sorrow.

Slipping Away

"Familiar Stranger" explores the haunting space between recognition and loss when someone we know transforms before our eyes. With ethereal harmonies and atmospheric melodies, the song navigates the disorienting feeling of watching someone retain their physical form while their essence shifts into something unrecognizable. It's an intimate meditation on change, identity, and the bittersweet acceptance that sometimes the people we love become strangers wearing familiar disguises.

Familiar Stranger

"Echo Chambers" explores the quiet struggle of putting on a brave face while battling with isolation and mental health challenges. Through raw, intimate vocals set against minimalist acoustic guitar, the song navigates the disconnect between the person we present to others and who we truly are when alone with our thoughts. 

The track captures those moments when text messages are answered with emojis that hide our true feelings, when simple tasks feel overwhelming, and when the silence of empty rooms becomes deafening. Yet beneath the melancholy, there's a fragile thread of hope—a recognition that acknowledging our struggles is the first step toward healing. With its UK grime-influenced vocal delivery contrasting against delicate guitar work, "Echo Chambers" transforms everyday vulnerability into a universal experience, reminding listeners that it's okay to not be okay.

Echo Chambers

“Back from the Blur” is a haunting fusion of dark pop and theatrical storytelling, channeling the raw emotion of post-trauma survival. With brooding vocals, cinematic piano, and modern synth textures, this track captures the ache of going through life’s motions after everything has changed. It’s a powerful, soul-searching anthem for anyone who’s ever felt like they came back from something—only to wonder if they were ever truly whole again.

"Weight of Air" explores the invisible battle of depression and anxiety—how something as imperceptible as air can become crushing when filtered through mental illness. The song documents the exhausting experience of carrying on when simple existence feels overwhelming, the frustration of well-meaning but hollow advice, and finding meaning in small victories when major ones seem impossible. It's about the contradiction of suffocating in open space and the courage it takes to keep breathing anyway.

Weight of Air

Pop, Electronic, Industrial, rock, piano, guitar, synth, synthpop

I Want You Here With Me ( Version Two Arrange )

The wall

How many tears before we learn

for Jim, RIP

and to all the musicians that I have had the pleasure and honor of making  music with.  



Dubrae production, composition
MartyG - bass
Moe Howard sub bass
SK, melody lyrics


SK
 The Wheels still Turn

everything is said and done
the days, the months, the years .. they run
like the shadows fading with the sun
in the blink of an eye, they’re gone

but with every laugh, and every tear you cry
leaves a mark, a light that never dies
we're just stories told in passing lines
still echoing through time

it was just a moment
in this life
where a memory of you
will be remembered in time

after everything is said and done
the wheels still turn when we are gone
and what you gave, it lives on
in every heart, in every song

hold on close, don’t let go
say the words they need to know
the smallest acts, they tend to grow
its so much more, more than we ever show

and the world keeps turning, turning
with or without our name
it’s the love that keeps on burning, burning
it’s never lost. it will always stay

now everything is said and done
the wheels still turn and you're gone
and what you gave it lives on
in every heart, every song

and with every laugh, and every tear cried
it leaves a mark, a light that never dies
all the stories told in passing lines
still echoing through time

and the world keeps turning, turning
with or without our name
it’s the love that keeps on burning, burning
it’s never lost it will always stay

The Wheels Stll Turn

"I do NOT own the lyrics or songs from the Artists, ProleteR and Gorillaz. This is a remix of a remix I made."

ProleteR VS C&TD VS Gorillaz

Leave Me With Kindness

Magoo

This song was inspired by the absolute gem of a song by Nova J - Middle Age
(https://soundcloud.com/nova-j-49914957/middle-age)

SOMEDAY:

I missed your call again last night
Left the room lit, said I might
Be back before the morning fell—
But time runs fast when minds dwell

I skipped the party, skipped the rain
Traded home for  the midnight train
Said, “Someday this will mean a lot”—
But someday’s all I ever got
Someday’s all I ever got

Is it worth it just to climb?
If the view don’t share its light
I keep trading depth for height
And leave it all behind

I learned to keep my suitcase near
To say goodbye without the tears
Wrote your name inside a song
Then left before you sang along

I used to dance with both my shoes
Now I move not to lose
Said, “Someday this will mean a lot”—
But someday’s all I ever got
Someday’s all I ever got

Is it worth it just to climb?
If the view don’t share its light
I keep trading depth for height
And leave it all behind

Oh, the calls I didn’t take
The friends I didn’t make
The hands I didn’t hold
For stories never told

Is it worth it just to climb?
If the view don’t share its light
I keep trading depth for height
And leave it all behind
I leave it all behind
I leave it all behind
Someday’s all I ever got
Someday’s all I ever got
I leave it all behind

Someday

Волны Океана (Твоя музыка)

I SUCK!

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?

Just Breathe

XAK STAHL

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