This song is about injustice and man’s attitude towards money rather than people. 
Trumps over here playing golf ? Who cares 
He’s signed a trade deal with Europe today ? Who cares 
What about the innocent people of Gaza and the malnourished children ?

Skies on fire burning red
Ashes whisper where hope once bled
The air is heavy the silence loud
Fear is rising in the shrouded crowd

Missiles falling hearts are crying
The earth is screaming people dying
When the smoke clears who's still there
Skies on fire and no one cares

Skies of fire .mp3

YOU DON’T HAVE THE RIGHT
© 2025 R3Zondo

i gave you every piece of me
you built your throne on broken stone
you tried to chain me in the dark
but my fire lit a stronger heart
you don’t have the right…

you played the judge, you wrote the law
but i won’t kneel, i won’t crawl
you can’t rewrite what’s mine to live
this soul’s got more to give
you don’t have the right…

you don’t have the right to tear me apart
you don’t own the truth that beats in my heart
your hands can’t hold what was never yours to claim
i rise from the ashes, you’ll remember my name
you don’t have the right…

every scar you gave me, i survived
every tear burned but kept me alive
you thought love was yours to control
but real love don’t shatter a woman’s soul
you don’t have the right…

you drew the line, you set the game
but i won’t dance to your shame
the chains you forged won’t bind my song
i’ve been free all along
you don’t have the right…

you don’t have the right to tear me apart
you don’t own the truth that beats in my heart
your hands can’t hold what was never yours to claim
i rise from the ashes, you’ll remember my name
you don’t have the right…

i’m not your story, i’m not your sin
i’m the storm that you can’t win
i’ll burn the lies, i’ll light the night
my soul was never yours to write
you don’t have the right…

you don’t have the right to tear me apart
you don’t own the truth that beats in my heart
your hands can’t hold what was never yours to claim
i rise from the ashes, you’ll remember my name
you don’t have the right… you don’t have the right…

you don’t have the right…

(Summary)

This track is a personal reckoning, something I needed to write to reclaim power after being broken down. It’s not about revenge. It’s about remembering that healing comes when we stop asking for permission. The phrase “you don’t have the right” became a mantra of self respect, and this stripped, raw performance carries all the pain and resolve behind it.

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#RadioGPT #RAiDiOFYI #HitRadioAI #bigGPT #AIDJ #AIHost #AIonSiriusXM #SiriusXMAI
#Soul #Pop #Ballad #FemaleVocal #LivePiano #Minimal

You Don’t Have The Right

Rare Flame
© 2025 R3Zondo

you won’t meet spirits like mine every day
i don’t just pass through and walk away
i change the air when i’m in the room
don’t hide my past, i let it bloom

you’ll get the real, the soft and the brave
i bring the truth, not what you crave
i’ve worn the pain, i’ve kept the spark
even when life feels dim or dark

even when i fall short, i still rise
i’m more than the weight behind my eyes
i give it all, no curtain or gloss
even when i’m cracked, i don’t feel lost

my heart don’t run from love’s old ache
it makes more room with every break
i hold the joy with all i’ve known
build bridges out of scars i’ve grown

i speak the words others won’t say
i light the path in my own way
some call it too much, i call it grace
you’ll find the truth all over my face

even when i fall short, i still rise
i’m more than the weight behind my eyes
i give it all, no curtain or gloss
even when i’m cracked, i don’t feel lost

they said i burn too bold, too bright
but i was never meant to dim my light
i’ve lived, i’ve shed, i’ve learned to stand
every bruise made me who i am

even if i leave just a trace
i hope it feels like love took place

(Summary)

This song is an anthem of raw truth and unwavering self worth. It’s about being too much for some, but just right for myself. I’ve walked through pain, let it teach me, and turned it into something healing. My heart still makes space, even after loss. Rare Flame, is my reminder that we can shine even in our cracks. It’s soft and soul bearing, like a quiet confession lit with courage. Vulnerability is my superpower, and I sing it without shame.

#RareFlame
#SoulfulConfession
#PianoDriven
#BareYourSoul
#LiveUnfiltered
#VulnerabilityIsPower
#EmotionalTruth
#SlowBallad
#SoftButStrong
#NeoSoulTrack
#RawIsReal
#SoulHealing
#WarmToneVocal
#PianoPoetry
#IntimateRecording
#TruthInLyrics
#R3ZondoOriginal
#SoundCloudDrop
#MusicForFeelers
#UndeniablyMe
#QuietCourage
#DeepSoulSong
#SelfWorthAnthem
#EvenIfCracked
#WorthTheFlame
#LetItBurnBright
#EmotionalSoul
#IndieSoulArtist
#LoveTookPlace
#LightInTheDark
#SoundCloudSoul
#SpotifySoul
#HealingSoundtrack
#BruisedButBold
#SoulBallad
#LayersOfMe
#AuthenticArtist
#HopeInEveryLine
#R3Zondo
#RAiDiOFYI
#RadioGPT
#SiriusXMAI

Rare Flame

Vacancy
© 2025 R3Zondo

unspoken air where your warmth used to breathe
morning sun cuts a line across my sleeve
am i just a heart waiting for someone’s claim?
or am i fine living free without a name?

vacancy
is it a hollow or a piece of me?
vacancy
is it hunger or the way it’s meant to be?
vacancy…
i can’t tell if i’m whole or lonely

empty nights where the echoes pull me near
but my own hands remind me i’m still here
do i crave another or fear what’s unknown?
could this quiet space truly feel like home?

vacancy
is it a hollow or a piece of me?
vacancy
is it hunger or the way it’s meant to be?
vacancy…
i can’t tell if i’m whole or lonely

maybe love is a fleeting guest
maybe freedom knows me best
would opening my arms
leave me with less?

vacancy
is it a wound or a place to dream?
vacancy
feels like floating on an endless sea
vacancy…
i might just stay this way, or let you in slowly

(Summary)

I wrote Vacancy, during a quiet moment where I started to wonder, am I lonely, or just finally at peace? It’s a song that sits in that gray area, where missing someone and learning to be enough on your own can feel almost the same. It helped me ask whether a space left by someone else always needs filling… or if maybe, that space belongs to me now.

#VacancySong #NewMusicRelease #R3Zondo #OriginalLyrics #PopBalladVibes #EmotionalPop #AcousticSoul #HeartfeltLyrics #ModernBallad #IndiePopMusic #VocalDriven #SoulfulPop #MusicTherapyVibes #SingerSongwriterLife #LoveAndSolitude #NewMusicDiscoveries #MelancholyPop #MusicWithFeeling #EmotiveVocals #FreshSound #PopMusicVibes #ChillPopPlaylist #LonelyHeartsClub #IndiePopBallad #StreamingNow #DeepLyricsMatter #AcousticPopLove #SoundtrackToLife #ListenWithHeart #AltPopSounds #SlowBurnMusic #SoulSearchPop #FeelingEverything #AmIWhole #EmptySpaceAnthem #AloneNotLonely #SoloHeartSong #SundayMoodTrack #StayOrLetYouIn #RadioGPT #RAiDiOFYI #AIonSiriusXM #SiriusXMAI

Vacancy

GET BACK
© 2025 R3Zondo

you been knockin’ on that closed up door
sayin’ i’m what you’re still lookin’ for
but the damage runs too deep to ignore
and i’m not who i was before

i know i hurt you, no use in lies
but i’m still haunted by goodbye
i thought time would heal what we lacked
now all i want is to get back

get back, you keep tryin’ to get back
chasin’ the fire that faded to black
you want a love you already cracked
but there’s no way, no way to get back

love don’t rewind like an old love song
some things end ‘cause they don’t belong
you want a future i can’t unpack
so there’s no way, no way to get back

get back, you keep tryin’ to get back
chasin’ the fire that faded to black
you want a love you already cracked
but there’s no way, no way to get back

no way…
no way to get back

(Summary)

Get Back, is a slow burning R&B duet about the emotional divide that lingers after a breakup. Told from both sides, it explores one person’s desperate attempt to rekindle love, while the other has already made peace with walking away. The song holds space for tenderness, regret, and self respect, delivering a soft but firm boundary, some doors just stay closed.

#GetBack #RnBHeartbreak #SmoothRnB #BreakupSong #RnBDuet #NewMusicDrop #MusicWithFeeling #LateNightRNB #ModernRnB #RnBVibes #SoulfulSounds #EmotionalDuet #AltRnB #RnBSoul #RnBAddict #MusicForHealing #RnBChill #RnBMagic #SongwritersOfIG #HeartbreakLyrics #RnBLoveSong #IndieRnB #SlowGroove #ChillRnB #RnBVoices #RnBConfessions #RnBNow #RnBFeelings #RnBProduction #RnBBallad #RnBStorytelling #IntimateRnB #DeepLyricsOnly #LoFiRnB #RnBForTheSoul #RnBEmotion #RnBRealness #RAiDiOFYI #RadioGPT #AIonSiriusXM #SiriusXMAI

Get Back

What She’s Doin’
© 2025 R3Zondo

neon signs blur through a taxi window
heartbeat thumps like a song i used to know
wonder if she’s out there spinning in some light
or lying wide awake under the same night

what she’s doin’ tonight, i can’t shake the thought
maybe she’s dancing, maybe she forgot
what she’s doin’ tonight, i’m caught in rewind
feels like she’s gone, still stuck in my mind

jukebox hums behind the glass and smoke
i’m tracing lines only we ever spoke
she might be fine, or just good at pretend
i’m stuck replaying where we reached the end

what she’s doin’ tonight, i can’t let it go
maybe she’s laughing, maybe i’ll never know
what she’s doin’ tonight, while i’m holding wine
trying to forget the way her eyes aligned

maybe she’s holding someone new
or still wears the weight of something true
i’m just here driving through my own sky
wondering why

what she’s doin’ tonight, won’t leave me alone
maybe she’s happy, maybe already moved on
what she’s doin’ tonight, while i’m here in this light
losing my mind… losing my mind…

what she’s doin’ tonight…

(Summary)

This song came from a place of restless wonder, those late night hours when you can’t stop imagining what someone who meant everything might be doing now. It’s soft and haunted but wrapped in warmth, like cruising through city lights with nothing but a memory in the passenger seat. What She’s Doin’ (Tonight), is about loving someone you had to let go, but whose shadow still lingers in the glow of every streetlight.

#WhatShesDoin
#NewMusic2025
#IndiePopVibes
#LateNightFeels
#HeartbreakAnthem
#CityLightsMood
#IndieSongwriter
#SoulfulSounds
#PopRockBallad
#EmotionalLyrics
#MusicWithFeels
#IndieMusicScene
#LostLoveSongs
#NightDriveVibes
#MoodyTracks
#LoveAndRegret
#StorytellingInSong
#AcousticPopRock
#AlternativePop2025
#IndieBallad
#EmotiveVocals
#SingerSongwriterVibes
#MelancholyPop
#EchoesOfLove
#HeartOnSleeveMusic
#IndiePlaylistFinds
#DreamyCityNights
#PopRockMood
#EmotionalJourney
#R3ZondoMusic
#RadioGPT
#RAiDiOFYI
#bigGPT
#AIRadio
#AIDJ
#AIHost
#AIonSiriusXM
#SiriusXMAI
#TaxiLoveStory
#RetroVibes2025
#VinylDreams
#AnalogEmotion
#MidnightBallad

What She’s Doin’

Off the Hook
© 2025 R3Zondo

tired of rehearsing words i’d never say
living in the echo of the mess i made
guilt was a home i built out of fear
it caved in quiet, year after year

kept a list of every time i broke
every silence, every heavy joke
folded my needs in the shape of a smile
left them behind every once in a while

but i don’t want to fix what isn’t torn
don’t want to bleed just to be reborn

i’m off the hook, and that’s okay
don’t need a reason to walk away
i stopped pretending i was built to bend
called it a start, not just an end

used to think peace meant giving up
but now i know it means enough
no more running circles in my head
no more turning soft words into dread

i’m off the hook, like a leaf in flight
i sleep through storms, i welcome night
no big goodbye, no one to impress
just a breath i don’t have to second guess

i still shake when the quiet comes
still miss people who made me numb
but i’m learning slow, i’m holding fast
to the softer parts i buried last

off the hook, i’m finally free
no more chains disguised as me

⸻

(Summary)

Off the Hook, is about the quiet power of forgiving yourself. I wrote this song to let go of the guilt I carried for too long, guilt that didn’t belong to me. It’s a confessional folk ballad that marks a turning point, learning that peace doesn’t require penance. This one is deeply personal and emotionally raw, and it helped me step out of my own way.

#OffTheHook
#LetGoToGrow
#SelfHealingJourney
#EmotionalFreedom
#IndieFolkVibes
#ModernFolkMusic
#AcousticConfession
#RawAndHonest
#VulnerabilityIsStrength
#ForestFolk
#AltFolkBallad
#SingerSongwriterVibes
#AcousticSoul
#HealingThroughLyrics
#GentleStrength
#FolkloreEnergy
#SongwriterLife
#LiveMicSession
#IndieAcoustic
#FolkWithFeeling
#NatureInspiredSounds
#LettingGoTheme
#LyricsThatHit
#FolkRevival
#SlowBurnSound
#EmotionalReleaseSong
#QuietStrength
#SoundtrackToHealing
#RadioGPT
#RAiDiOFYI

Off the Hook

What Is Your Peace Worth
© 2025 R3Zondo

you said, let it go, like it was light as rain
but i held it tight like blood in a vein
all the silence, all the cost
kept track of every line i crossed

i tried to fix what wasn’t mine
took the blame just to keep you fine
but i’ve been running from myself
to keep your demons on the shelf

what is your peace worth
if it breaks me down?
if i trade my truth
just to calm you down
every time i bend
you don’t even see
what is your peace worth
if it costs all of me?

i walked on eggshells, you called it grace
smiled while i vanished without a trace
gave you comfort, gave you grace
but lost the mirror to my own face

what is your peace worth
if i disappear?
if i lose my fire
just to quiet your fear
every time i shrink
to let you be free
what is your peace worth
if there’s nothing left of me?

there’s no prize for staying small
no medal for that kind of fall
and i won’t beg, i won’t pretend
this kind of love can’t heal or mend

what is your peace worth
if it breaks my voice?
i’ve got one life
and i’ve made my choice
you can have the calm
but not at my fee
what is your peace worth
if it costs all of me?

(Summary)

This song is my raw, emotional reckoning with the cost of peace when it comes at the expense of self. Inspired by the tradition of deep truth telling, it speaks to anyone who’s ever swallowed their truth to keep others comfortable. It’s about reclaiming your voice, and asking, finally, if that trade was ever worth it.

#WhatIsYourPeaceWorth
#R3ZondoOriginal
#SingerSongwriterLife
#AltFolkConfessional
#FolkAmericana
#HeavyVibratoVocal
#AcousticSoul
#TruthInLyrics
#BoundariesAndHealing
#ModernFolkScene
#StrippedDownSong
#DeepVocalDelivery
#SoundCloudFolk
#NoFXRecording
#SongwriterTruth
#RawFemaleVocalist
#LiveMicSound
#PeaceHasAPrice
#EmotionalFolk
#WhatItCosts
#SelfWorthAnthem
#FolkBalladWithTeeth
#QuietStrength
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#GuitarAndVoiceOnly
#TruthOverComfort
#WomensVoicesMatter
#FolkStorytelling
#RadioGPT
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#HitRadioAI
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#AIHost
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#AcousticPower
#VoiceAndAcoustic
#DryFolkProduction
#HonestSongsOnly
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#IntimateStudioRecording
#©2025R3Zondo

What Is Your Peace Worth

I Wish I Had, I Wish I Could
© 2025 R3Zondo

i wish i had the words that night
when you looked at me and turned off the light
i stood there frozen, heart in my throat
choking on things i never wrote

i wish i could forget your name
but it lingers soft in every flame
even silence still smells like you
and every “no” feels half-way true

i wish i had the strength to leave
i wish i could believe in me
but i keep running back for good
like pain is something understood

i wish i had the peace you found
i wish i could stop breaking down
but even dreams don’t end that clean
they carry ghosts we’ve never seen

you always knew how to let go
i only learned how to miss slow
now every song is out of key
and every mirror lies to me

i wish i had the strength to leave
i wish i could believe in me
but i keep running back for good
like pain is something understood

i wish i had, i wish i could
be more than pieces, more than should
but some regrets are just too wide
to bury in the dark and hide

(Summary)

This song came from a place of emotional surrender. It’s about the words we never say, the heartbreaks we rehearse in silence, and the quiet ache of trying to heal while still haunted. I wanted to capture that breathless stillness of missing someone who let go long before you could. It’s stripped back and raw, just like the moments it came from.

#melancholymusic
#heartache
#emotionalballad
#singersongwriter
#darkpop
#sadpiano
#breakupsong
#altpop
#slowburn
#moodymusic
#lonelyhearts
#musicforthesoul
#minimalistmusic
#intimatevocals
#cryinginmyroom
#livevocal
#rawperformance
#lofimusic
#darkwave
#r3zondo
#lateNightFeels
#sadsoundtrack
#indiepop
#hauntingvocals
#songsfromtheheart
#quietpain
#fragilevoice
#musictherapy
#newmusicrelease

I Wish I Had, I Wish I Could

My Best Friend
© 2025 R3Zondo

lola, we met in the third 
grade line  
braided hair and sparkles just like mine  
shared our dreams on notebook pages  
back when we thought ten was ages  

from scraped up knees to sleepless calls  
through crushes, dances, heartbreak falls  
you’ve always been my second skin  
a voice that lifts me up again  

you’re my calm in a restless world  
the only one who’s seen the girl  
behind the smile I sometimes fake  
you catch the pieces when I break  
when I forget who I’ve been  
you remind me where I’ve been  
with every twist, with every bend  
you’re still my best friend  

you wore blue to my first stage show  
took my hand when I said, don’t go
you called out truths I couldn’t face  
but stayed with grace in every place  

you saved my letters, dried my tears  
held onto hope through all these years  
in every mess I tried to mend  
you showed up, lola, once again  

you’re my calm in a restless world  
the only one who’s seen the girl  
behind the smile I sometimes fake  
you catch the pieces when I break  
when I forget who I’ve been  
you remind me where I’ve been  
with every twist, with every bend  
you’re still my best friend  

some girls drift, some just pretend  
but you’ve been solid to the end  
i’d pick you in a world pretend  
not just a chapter, you’re the end  

you’re my calm in a restless world  
the only one who’s seen the girl  
who holds my truth, who doesn’t bend  
you’re more than blood
you’re my best friend  
when I forget who I’ve been  
you remind me where I’ve been  
no matter how this story ends  
you’ll always be  
my best friend  

(Summary)

I wrote My Best Friend, as a love letter to the one constant in life. It’s a warm, acoustic reflection on how some friendships don’t just survive the years, they define them. From childhood moments to quiet emotional rescue, this song holds every memory we built together in the most honest way I know: song.

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#AIonSiriusXM
#SiriusXMAI
#HitRadioAI
#bigGPT
#AIDJ
#AIRadio
#NewVoicesAI
#OpenMicAI
#MyBestFriendSong
#LolaAndMe
#CountryPopBallad
#ForeverFriends
#FrontPorchVibes
#HeartfeltCountry
#WarmFemaleVocals
#NotebookMemories
#StorytellerLyrics
#BestFriendAnthem
#WurlitzerVibes
#AcousticConfession
#EmotionalHarmony
#LifeLongBond
#FriendshipNeverFades
#CountrySongwriter
#SlowCountryPop
#SongsThatHeal
#SunsetBallad
#MelancholicJoy
#AcousticIntimacy
#FriendshipInLyrics
#CountryPopPoetry
#WistfulAndWarm
#GoldenHourSong
#RealLifeStories
#ForTheOnesWhoStay
#ModernSouthernPop
#SmallTownSoul
#SongsFromTheHeart
#R3ZondoOriginal

My Best Friend

🎶 From Cassette Tapes to Creating My Own Sound 🎶

When I was a kid, music was more than background noise, it was my escape, my teacher, and my first real love. I’d sit with two cassette players, playing the Beatles on one and singing into the other, trying my best to match artists like Paul McCartney or Barbara Streisand’s range (sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much) 🤣. Homework could wait, lyrics in my wide rule notebooks couldn’t.

Life took me through winding roads, retail, hospitality, consulting, caregiving, but music never stopped calling. 45 years later, after many personal losses, and loosing one of my sons last year, I turned back to songwriting as therapy. Inspiration is all around me. Every song I create starts with raw lyrics, usually scribbled in one shot as I choreograph in my mind, then evolves into a fully produced track through hours of refining vocal coding,  instrumentation, and feel. I blend personal stories with AI driven music tools, letting technology and emotion work together to capture what I hear and see in my head and heart.

Now, I’m finally sharing it. Not perfect, not polished to death, just real. This is me, finally putting the music out there for you to hear.
Peace & Love ❤️ 


Verifiable identity links must be included if you’re reaching out. I will not respond otherwise. rick@r3zondo.com