Unhappy in Our Own Way – The title is based on Tolstoy's Anna Karenina. "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way."

Unhappy in Our Own Way

Verse 1
The bottles clinked behind the door,
We swore we wouldn’t fight no more.
Mama prayed, the preacher came,
But shame still sat here just the same.


Pre-Chorus
You can patch the roof, repaint the wall,
One loose brick can bring it all—
Crashing down like thunder gray,
No map out of the maze.


Chorus
All happy families sound the same,
But ours was breaking day by day.
Love’s a house of cards, it shakes—
We were unhappy in our own way.


Verse 2
I chased shadows, needles too,
Thinking I could beat the truth.
We wore our secrets like a chain,
Every link another name.


Pre-Chorus (short)
You can hide the hurt, change your tone,
Every family fights alone.



Chorus
All happy families sound the same,
But ours was breaking day by day.
Love’s a house of cards, it shakes—
We were unhappy in our own way.


Bridge
Till I found a meeting in a church hall,
Folded chairs and a phone call.
Someone said, “Man, you ain’t alone—
Every broken home can still be grown.”


Final Chorus
All happy families sound the same,
But ours is healing day by day.
Love’s a house of cards, but hey—
We can build it stronger anyway.


Outro
We’re learning love… in our own way.
(fade on single guitar / warm synth hum

Unhappy in Our Own Way  v. HauntFolk  Reidmoto: Lyrics & Producer

In this piano trio, Echoes of What Was portrays a quiet conversation between piano, violin, and cello —
each reaching out to express what words cannot, echoing the beauty and fragility of fleeting memories.

Echoes of What Was

Three seconds Maybe Four

[Verse 1]
There’s a light above the kitchen sink
pale as early morning skin—
you sit with both hands around a mug
watching steam rise soft and thin

Outside rain paints silver dots
on cars asleep along the street
a quiet city hanging on
to everything we used to keep

[Pre-Chorus]
No plans no maps no future tense
just your tired smile and tired eyes
I can feel the world move slow
between the seconds passing by

[Chorus]
Three seconds maybe four—
your eyes meet mine then drift again
I keep that small uncertain smile
as if it’s worth remembering

If someone asked what love looks like
I’d say it isn’t grand or loud—
just two hearts at a kitchen table
while the rain comes down

[Verse 2]
You trace a circle on the wood
the same place where a stain remains—
we talk about a film we love
but every word pulls quiet pain

A siren spills a lullaby
somewhere far across the town
and you breathe out through parted lips
as though you might confess then don’t

[Pre-Chorus]
No storms no raised voices here
just tired truth beneath your voice
every silence feels like choosing
even when we have no choice

[Chorus]
Three seconds maybe four—
your eyes meet mine then drifts again
I keep that small uncertain smile
as if it’s worth remembering

If someone asked what love looks like
I’d say it isn’t grand or loud—
just two hearts at a kitchen table
while the rain comes down

[Bridge]
When morning comes this house will breathe—
soft perfume of toast and tangerines
maybe nothing changes babe
but you’ll still sit across from me

[Final Chorus]
Three seconds maybe four—
you lift your eyes then look away—
for now I’ll keep this tiny scene
a quiet corner of our days

If someone asked what love looks like
I’d point to moments small and true
an empty mug a fading night
and me across a table watching you

Three Seconds Maybe Four

emancipation by Nova J

[Vers 1]
Demons they haunt me
Lost souls, cast away at sea
Heartbeats from dragging me
Into endless purgatory 

But I was pulled from nights’ abyss (oh oh)
By the pull of Divine forgiveness (ooh ooh)
That suffering makes sense
That carried me to this

[Pre Chorus]
And If I had to do it all over again (ahh oh)
If that was the means to meet this end (ahh oh)
And that was the way to learn to live
If I had to
If I had to

[Chorus]
Break the chains of desperation 
Emancipate your mental state
Free your mind, free your body
‘Cause heaven on earth awaits (awaits)

[Post Chorus]
How much longer shall you linger (linger)
In this hell of your own creation? (creation)
Take your hand off that trigger
Feel the joy of emancipation 

[Pre Chorus]
If I had to do it all over again (again)
If that was the means to meet this end (this end)
And that was the way to learn to live (learn to live)
If I had to
If I had to

[Chorus]
Break the chains of desperation 
Emancipate your mental state
Whoa! Free your mind, free your body
‘Cause heaven on earth awaits (awaits)

[INSTRUMENTAL]

[Post Chorus]
How much longer shall you linger (linger)
In this hell of your own creation (creation)
Take your hand off that trigger
Feel the joy of emancipation 

[Bridge]
And if I had to do it all over again
If that was the means to meet this end
And that was the way to learn to live
If I had to
To learn to live
If I had to
To meet this end

[Final Chorus]
Break the chains of desperation 
Emancipate your mental state
Whoa! Free your mind, free your body
‘Cause heaven on earth awaits (awaits)

[Outro]
How much longer shall you linger
In this hell of your own creation
Take your hand off that trigger
Feel the joy of emancipation 
Feel the joy of emancipation 
Feel the joy of emancipation 
Feel the joy of emancipation

emancipation

When You Know You Know

[Verse 1]
You said it like a passing thought
with a tight smile half-way out the door
the rain was brushing at the window
your keys ready in your hand

I asked if you were coming back
you laughed like you didn’t hear the question
the kind of laugh that stings a little—
almost warm almost gone

[Pre-Chorus]
And maybe it was nothing
or maybe it was everything
funny how the quiet
tells the truth first

[Chorus]
When you know you know—
it hits you slow
like a long breath you didn’t take
like the space between
what you said and what you meant
when you know you know—
and I knew the second
you looked at the floor
instead of me

[Verse 2]
I replay your footsteps down the hallway
every step a softer version of yourself
you always left with a kind of carefulness
as if breaking something delicate—

As if you knew I was the delicate thing
I sat with the quiet after
hands wrapped around my own ribs
trying to hold what was slipping

[Pre-Chorus]
You didn’t have to say it
people rarely do
the truth always arrives
before the mouth catches up

[Chorus]
When you know you know—
the body feels it first
the heart gets it late
and the mind pretends
it’s all misunderstanding
when you know you know—
and I knew the night
your goodbye sounded
too practiced

[Bridge]
I keep thinking maybe I dreamt it—
the way your eyes softened
right before you let go
love is funny like that
it lingers even after
the people don’t

[Final Chorus]
When you know you know—
the truth sits small
but heavy in the chest
you don’t have to explain it
I already heard it
in the spaces you left
when you know you know—
and I know now
even if you couldn’t say it

When You Know You Know

A few breaths…
And the spiral starts again.
Shadows watch me like they already know
what I’m fighting.
I told you once— yeah, I believed I could—
but this room feels hollow tonight.
I need to say I’m done, no more cigarette,
unless you ask me to stay.
Baby… won’t you change your mind?

[Verse 1 – Slow Dark Pulse]
I keep chasing inspiration
in the wrong places,
stroking the madness
like it’ll save me.
There’s a voice in my head
that drags me back
to my pretty cigarette—
my pretty cigarette.
It’s supposed to be the last one,
the kind that makes my head spin,
but my hands still tremble
when I try to walk away.

[Pre-Chorus – Rising Tension]
A few breaths,
and the spiral winds tighter.
I get foolish,
the air gets heavy.
It never stops—
it never stops—
that voice calling me back
to my pretty cigarette,
my pretty cigarette.
This is supposed to be the last one,
the kind that makes my head spin…
and I’m trying to let it go.

[Chorus – Heavy, Echoing]
Make my head spin,
make my head spin,
spin my head—
pull me in again.
Last cigarette, last cigarette,
last cigarette…
This should be my last cigarette.
But I still want that last cigarette.
Last cigarette, last cigarette…
This should be my last cigarette—
a promise burning slow inside me.

[Chorus – Dark Extended Version]
I still want one last cigarette,
last cigarette, last cigarette…
This should be my last cigarette.
I want that final taste—
even as the habit claws at me.
Last cigarette, last cigarette…
This should be my last cigarette.
I want one last— last cigarette—
the craving pulling threads
through my bones.

[Bridge – Spoken / Distorted]
I told you I believed I could change.
Before I shut this door,
I need to stay clean tonight.
Baby, won’t you change—
change your mind?
Your shadow lingers,
mine shakes in the doorway,
trying to leave the smoke behind.

[Breakdown – Minimal / Cold]
A few breaths…
and the spiral turns again.
My pretty cigarette,
my last cigarette—
the one that makes my head spin.
Make my head spin.
Still…
it never stops,
it never will—
not unless I break the cycle
one breath
at a time.

[Outro – Slow Fade / Dark Glow]
Last cigarette, last cigarette…
slipping from my fingers
like a fading memory.
I want one last cigarette,
but the night keeps whispering,
“no more.”
A few breaths,
and everything spins again—
but this time
I’m walking out of the haze.

Smoked my last cigarette

A dramatic French song that reflects the image of those who control our lives. A song that rings true and should be listened to without restraint.
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Une chanson française poignante qui reflète l'image de ceux qui contrôlent nos vies. Une chanson qui sonne juste et qu'il faut écouter sans retenue.
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Ein dramatisches französisches Lied, das das Bild derer widerspiegelt, die unser Leben kontrollieren. Ein Lied, das wahr klingt und uneingeschränkt angehört werden sollte.

Le Masque en Doré

🎵 SUGAR & SIN

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INTRO

Sugar…
Sin…
Here we go again.


VERSE 1

Sweet on the outside, poison in the core,
Every time you knock, I open up the door.
You kiss like candy, talk like trouble,
Pull me in once and I’m seeing double.

You got that velvet-danger grin,
One look at me and I cave right in.
Baby, you’re no good — that’s the truth,
But hell if I can stay away from you.


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PRE-CHORUS

I tell myself I’m done…
then you say my name again.
My halo hits the floor —
and I’m yours like I’ve always been.


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CHORUS

You taste like sugar and sin,
I know you’re bad, but I let you in.
You’re trouble wrapped in a perfect skin,
Baby, I break — and you always win.

You taste like sugar and sin…
(I know, I know, I know…)
but I let you in.


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VERSE 2

You call at midnight, ask me what I’m doing,
Baby, don’t pretend — we both know what’s brewing.
You say you’ve changed, I say I won’t fall,
But you breathe my name and I lose it all.

I swear I’m stronger, swear I’ve grown,
But you show up and I’m skin and bone.
Guess some lessons never stick,
When the poison tastes this sick.


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PRE-CHORUS

I tell myself I’m fine…
but you’re under my skin again.
You pull me to the edge —
and I jump like it’s pretend.


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CHORUS 

You taste like sugar and sin,
I know you’re bad, but I let you in.
You’re trouble wrapped in a perfect skin,
Baby, I break — and you always win.

You taste like sugar and sin…
(I know, I know, I know…)
but I let you in.


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POST-CHORUS DROP

Mm-mm, sugar…
Mm-mm, sin…
Every time I swear I’m done,
you pull me back again.

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BRIDGE 

I blame you,
then I blame myself.
Call it love,
but it feels like hell.

I want out —
but then you pull me in…
Guess angels fall
for a devil’s grin.

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FINAL CHORUS

You taste like sugar and sin,
I know you’re bad, but I let you in.
My flaws, your fire — where do I begin?
Baby, I lose — just to let you win.

You taste like sugar and sin…
(I know, I know, I know…)
but I let you in.


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OUTRO

Sugar…
Sin…
Here we go again.


SUGAR & SIN

The Edge of Light

[Verse 1]
I’m standing at the border of my pain
the edge of who I used to be
shadows whisper comfort—
but I can't go back
I feel the pull of something free

[Pre-Chorus]
The world tilts and my breath expands
a trembling step an open hand
I’m not afraid of what I'll find
when love begins with me this time

[Chorus]
On the edge of light I'm breaking open
learning how to see with new eyes
on the edge of light my heart is chosen
to love myself and let the rest arrive

[Verse 2]
The mirror no longer speaks in blame
I touch the glass it speaks my hope
every scar a holy thread—
woven proof that I was never less

[Pre-Chorus]
The world tilts and my breath expands
a trembling step an open hand
I'm not afraid of what I'll find
when love begins with me this time

[Chorus]
On the edge of light I'm breaking open
learning how to see with new eyes
on the edge of light my heart is chosen
to love myself and let the rest arrive

[Bridge]
A fire glows inside the dark
a quiet spark that will not fade
I'll walk into the unknown sky
knowing love has found its way

[Final Chorus]
On the edge of light I'm breaking open
rising into all that I am
on the edge of light love is the ocean
and I am ready to dive again

[Outro]
On the edge of light—
I am finally mine

The Edge of Light

Missing Without You

[Verse 1]
Met you on a slow blue morning
sunlight caught on your hair—
you laughed like you already knew me
and something in me shifted quiet

We walked past houses half-awake
your fingers brushing mine—
close enough to spark
but not enough to start us not yet

[Pre-Chorus]
Funny how the small things stay—
your voice the warmth
the way you said my name
like it meant something more

[Chorus]
Cause you’re the part of me
I didn’t know was missing—
the rhythm in the mess
the calm when all is spinning

Every time you go
I feel the space you leave—
it’s like the world leans sideways
tilted—missing without you

[Verse 2]
You showed up on my hardest days
hands in your pockets eyes soft—
you stayed until my breathing settled
until the walls I kept got tired

And I didn’t say it
but you knew—
the way my shoulders dropped
the way my voice found its way to you


[Pre-Chorus]
It’s wild how your silence speaks—
your presence filling
every space I thought was empty
holding what I couldn’t hold alone

[Chorus]
Cause you’re the part of me
I didn’t know was missing—
the rhythm in the mess
the calm when all is spinning

Every time you go
I feel the space you leave—
like the room forgets its center
I’m missing without you

[Bridge]
And if you ever wander
if you ever doubt—
I’ll keep a light on
I’ll say it out loud

You’re the piece that fits
the place I land—
come back home
and I’ll take your hand

[Final Chorus]
Cause you’re the part of me
I didn’t know was missing—
the pulse I follow through the dark
the truth I keep believing
Anywhere you walk
I’m already halfway there—
cause the world stays brighter
when you’re right here
I’m missing without you—
only whole when I’m with you

Missing Without You

Aime-moi d'amour
Claire et Louis s'éloignent pour un nouveau départ, 
mais leur rêve tourne au cauchemar 
quand des hommes en costume leur offrent une ferme isolée 
en échange d'un 'petit service'. 
Quel est ce prix à payer pour leur bonheur ? 
Jusqu'où iront-ils pour protéger leur amour et leur avenir ? 
Seront-ils capables d'échapper aux ombres du passé ? 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGAz4do4D2A

Enfin, si tu veux répondre à ma flamme,
Enfin si tu veux
Combler tous mes vœux,
Jusqu'au dernier jour garde-moi ton âme,
Jusqu'au dernier jour
Aime-moi d'amour.

François-Marie Robert-Dutertre.

Vibrer de tendresse

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Now that we've got that straight...

I'm a songwriter and musician, have played in bands, play mostly guitar, and a bit of keyboards, but my primary passion is writing songs--creating cool songs that people can relate to. 

I like to write songs that have meaning and emotional impact, but try to also include some humor in them to make it not so serious and heavy. 

I hope you enjoy some of the songs.

Reidmoto