Name: The Sound Of Rusted Gears by The Psychonauts in The Worker
Duration: 3 min 16 s
Description: The Sound Of Rusted Gears

The Worker

“Fearful Shadows” by Luke

I tend to play around with Synths & drums in between my major Piano based compositions …
this shortened track sounds like what you think it sounds like, but they are very different.. use 🎧 

Keys & Piano & Synthesizer & Guitar & Drums  by Luke
Created & Composed & Produced by Luke
Music & Track & Album Photos by Luke
Photography by Luke
I use Open A.i for Album art pictures 

                           Beats by Luke©️
                         S c h ü ß m a n n©️

“Fearful Shadows” by Luke

Through the Mist [Short Version]

[Verse 1]

I walked through halls of shadow,
seeking what was gone.
A door began to open,
the mist was moving on.

[Chorus]

Through the mist a thread appeared,
a promise shining clear.
The youngest voice began to sing:
“The future still is here.”

[Verse 2]

Her presence lit the silence,
a beacon in the night.
Not of the past or sorrow,
but of a bond made bright.

[Chorus]

Through the mist a thread appeared,
a promise shining clear.
The youngest voice began to sing:
“The future still is here.”

[Bridge]

No wall of time can sever,
no silence close the way.
The thread is spun forever,
it waits for us today.

[Chorus]

Through the mist a thread appeared,
a promise shining clear.
The youngest voice began to sing:
“The future still is here.”

Through the Mist [Short Version]

Cast of Characters:
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar and composition
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Fender Precision Bass
J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – synth and organ
The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl — vocals, whistling, and lyrics
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Tom Anderson Custom T model electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering
This song began at the end of last summer, August of '24, when Tez sat down and composed it on his guitar. He shared it with us right away, and while everyone jumped on it immediately, it sat on the shelf for so long because we all felt we needed a singer for it. Fast forward a year, and lo and behold, we picked up Carl, who is down for whatever vocals a song needs. 
  We began construction on this by creating the rhythm section. Ken first adding his explosive drums, followed by Josh completing the rhythm section with his four string, fretted bass, which he used a plectrum to play.  JJ entered the fray next, adding his otherworldly synth and thickening organ. 
  Then it sat. And sat. And sat some more, until Carl found us, or we found him, and he was finally able to add the missing puzzle piece. He also did something that none of us had ever heard before. He added the whistling at the end, too. But before we put it to bed, Stephen added some thrilling solo work with his axe, too, also towards the end. 
  Now that it was a completed song, we asked Stephen to mix it, even though it's really Tez's song, and that honor would usually go to him. However Tez was experiencing some technical difficulty, so the honor went to Stephen, who did his always professional production work on it. 
  This is a straight rocker from Eclectic Collective, being in all of our wheelhouses. This one was all made in house, too, so it's a great representation of our rocking skills as a band. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it. 

Original lyrics by The Beautiful Dark:

Curing core
Great lucid lore
Ore of iron dreaming
Alluring more
Grace lucid door
Assuring new real scening

Iron dreaming
Earth's core revealing

Tick tock that hope
Dream that design
Tick tock that goal
Aspiration in mind
Love locked to luscious
Living for time
New rules got rhyme
The future is fine

Iron dreaming
Earths core revealing

We need not fists
We need no guns
Just words and wits
Dreams for daughters and sons
You get the jist
A felt future is on
We'll clear the mist
Open those fists
It's a hug and a handshake
Then let's all move on

Iron Dreaming (Eclectic Collective)

Damage Control

Indie Pop Rock

The Worker [Smiles For Nothing]

[Intro]

The beggar prays to masters,
they never hear his plea.
The one who pets the tiger
soon learns what teeth can be.

He thought the machine his brother,
a friend to ease the load.
But oil will never quench him,
it poisons what he sowed.

[Verse 1]

He walks in the same old circle,
same door, the same result.
An idiot keeps repeating,
and prays the world will halt.

He builds his cage with patterns,
a prison made of doubt.
The shadow laughs behind him,
no different ending out.

[Chorus]

Seven shadows in the mirror,
dancing where I stand.
Every mask a different actor,
every lie a broken hand.

[Verse 2]

He cries at the smallest whisper,
his eyes are wide with flame.
He points at the other children,
but he’s calling out his name.

She hides her rage in silence,
her hunger locked away.
She smiles at the crowded table,
but her hunger doesn’t stay.

[Chorus]

Seven shadows in the mirror,
voices not my own.
But if I face the darkness,
I can bring them home.

[Outro]

The worker smiles for nothing,
his shadow shakes the dice.
He trades his soul for silence,
and pays the same old price.

The mirror cracks with laughter,
the actors take their bows.
A thousand lies keep marching,
and no one wonders how.

The Worker [Smiles For Nothing]

The Sound Of Rusted Gears

Spark's Dirty Prayer

💥C'est une histoire vieille comme le monde, un homme convoite deux femmes mais n'est amoureux que d'une seule. La maitresse lui clame sa détresse et met un terme à la relation. Malgré la douleur, elle en ressort victorieuse, car elle se débarrasse de l'emprise que cet homme à sur elle. Merci à Nadja.K de s'être prêtée au jeu, une correction de la voix avec Melodyne et autotune pour un résultat presque naturel.🎶 J'espère que vous apprécierez ce titre autant que nous avons eu plaisir à le travailler.🤍
💥This is a story as old as time: a man desires two women but is truly in love with only one. The mistress voices her despair and ends the relationship. Despite the pain, she emerges victorious, freeing herself from his hold. Special thanks to Nadja.K for joining in this project. A touch of Melodyne and Autotune helped refine the vocals for an almost natural result.🎶 We hope you’ll enjoy this track as much as we enjoyed creating it.🤍

Extrait :
[Verse 1]
Tu m’appelles juste parce qu’elle t’a laissé en plan
Tu aimes venir me prendre et faire semblant
Dans la tête, t’as encore les courbes de mon corps
et sous tes mains, des caresses qui me jettent un sort (ugh)
[pré-chorus]
Ouais, maintenant je vois clair dans ton jeu… je vois clair dans ton jeu…
Tu aimes, me mettre en feu et me laisser seule au pieu 
et j’ai le seum, j’ai le seum.
[Chorus 1]
Dis-moi, où est Luna ce soir ?
Tu sais, c’est l’amour de ta vie
Cheveux noirs, yeux bruns
Un corps plus beau que le mien
Alors, Où est Luna ce soir ?
Je sais qu’elle squatte tes pensées
Comme si elle hante les miennes
Elle est ta lune, je n'suis rien pour toi,
Pourquoi tu perds ton temps dans mes draps ?
Tes mains glissent sur mes cuisses
Et moi je me demande pourquoi,
Alors, qu'au fond, elle est ton supplice  :
Alors « Où est Luna ce soir ? »

Où est Luna ce soir ?

No Particle Dies

The loch lies still in the morning light
Its waters dark its depths hold tight
A cradle of time where echoes sleep
Whispered secrets the soul will keep

Oh the loch it calls it sings so low
A song of love from long ago
In its arms the stories flow
Oh the loch it calls it sings so low

The hills stand guard their shadows lean
They watch the loch in shades of green
The wind it dances a fleeting friend
A melody that will never end

Oh the loch it calls it sings so low
A song of love from long ago
In its arms the stories flow
Oh the loch it calls it sings so low

Does the loch remember their names
The ones who loved who played its games
Or does it dream in quiet sighs
Beneath the stars in the endless skies

Oh the loch it calls it sings so low
A song of love from long ago
In its arms the stories flow
Oh the loch it calls it sings so low

Whispers of the loch .mp3

Good morning Berlin (again)

I posted the original track on SC many years ago. 
But just for fun I decided to post this alternative short electronic version 
Lyrics by Demelia Denton
Vocals and music Torbjørn
OCEAN'S EDGE

Receding waves
And dampened sand
Footsteps gone
No longer found

Walk upon
The Ocean's edge
Crashing, creeping
Waves intend

To wash away
And grind the sand
All Castles built
But waves rebound

Gone the Sun sting
Heat of day
Children on
The beach that played
Quiet now
As darkness creeps
Sinking sunset
Ocean meets

Sultry, still...
Soon breeze will cool
Absorbed by waves
Sand, Ocean mills

All the Castles
Washed away
Not a sign
Of children's play

Come the dawn
Another day
Artistic Castles
Eyes will gaze

Ocean`s Egde (lyrics Demelia Denton)

An intense late afternoon (Getting lost on a smile)

Weight To Bear

Note: In light of the recent AI breakthroughs, we feel it's important to clarify that we've been working with voice modulation since the mid-1990s – originally inspired by David Bowie's album Outside. Our approach predates AI-driven tools and is rooted in treating the voice as an instrument, shaped and sculpted through earlier technologies.

We fully understand that questioning authenticity may not be the intention – but it's worth remembering that all electronic music is, by nature, mediated and transformed. Even Nietzsche pointed out how modern tools shape us: inserting paper into a typewriter already creates a distance that handwriting does not. Perhaps birdsong is the only truly authentic sound. 🐦

Writes original song lyrics and takes custom lyric requests under the artist name La Wi. This platform is also home to the creative collaborations of the Psychonaut Collective (The Psychonauts). Thank you for your support and appreciation.

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