check out a live acoustic version: https://soundcloud.com/hurdy-man/promise-of-the-sun-maya-daniel-live

Promise of the Sun

I built a fortress, under the sea
you held the ladder, but not for me

you were ascending, while I fell down
no moral endings, the silence was profound

you were a martyr, when no one cared,
the crowd that gathered, they all just stared

you found the courage, when there was none
the hardest lesson, be still when you could run

both sides were certain, both sides were wrong,
both sides deserted, the promise of the sun

don't relapse, don't relapse, don't relapse...

you were a stranger, in foreign lands
you spoke the language, they didn't understand

the mob was shouting, they wanted blood
the mindless smashing, as if they all were drugged

both sides were certain, both sides were wrong,
both sides deserted, the promise of the sun

don't relapse, don't relapse, don't relapse

if you hear laughing, and nothing sane
don't be discouraged, the prisoners run the cage

don't relapse, don't relapse, don't relapse... don't collapse

Promise of the Sun

A mix between metal and new wave maybe, much experimental song

Astral Plane (demo) feat. Brian Butts - The Bawl Slant - John Page Contraband

Swing For This

keep meh heart

Purple Days- by S W Schloegl (c) 2014
 a demo i recorded at home. 
guitar and vocals by Sally W Schloegl


Verse 1

It hurt so much-it’s been 20 years
Something he did confirmed my deepest fears
To realise with absolute certainty
He never ever loved me
Not one iota-I was just part of some quota- 
In his head, another notch on his bedstead

Chorus

I’m seeing red
Ooh but I’m feeling blue
You’ve coloured my heart
In almost every hue
I’ve been green with envy
White with rage
I’ll walk around for little while
In a purple haze
Here come those purple days

Verse 2

I was very sure I was quite immune
I’d never ever dance or sing to his tune
I’d theorise with resolute uncertainty
I was fairly sure he missed me
We were just star-crossed lovers
Destined for one another in another life
Huh? What a big fat lie!

Repeat chorus


Purple Days

They left you in the cold like a cat at the door.  Your blood is dark red.  You expected more.

I'm All You Need - Richard Grist

A remake of my song REALISE , that i wrote when i was 16. This one is way better and cleaner! A song is like wine, it gets better with time and even better than wine :)
 it was a very big pleasure working with this one with Gaxillic Productions! good vibrations! thanks again!

LYRICS:

Said i walked down my street
and i've got my cats walking with me
almost the end of the road
and still no one saw me

i've got a lot lot lot of answers on my mind
but no questions to go with it
it makes me so nervous to see
the poor and rich fighting for nothing yeah
i just c'ant beleive how i feel
oh someone please do something yeah

so i sat down under a big tree
two minutes to think oh am i free?
i've got to find a job man for my dream
but all i can do is, to sing!
so i lokked up the sky, got on my knees
and i tought of my wife, my cats and my kids
oh i could have sold my soul too but i beleive
we d'ont need any money to have a good sleep 
so all i can say now is, stand up and scream
before your life end like, one two and three

Realise

Realise (Gaxillic productions)

An original song that takes you everywhere.  A song that I wrote when I was 18, and recorded 5 years later.

Copyright:  1984
Remastered 2021

http://youtu.be/6ssBA3L7iB4

Recorded in 11 hours on a 4-track recorder in November of 1984.

Ron Snyder - Keep Lookin' (Into My Mind) - 1984

This is one of my softer songs, meant to be sung in front of an audience.  I wrote it when I was 18 years old, and recorded it 6 years later.

Copyright 1984
Remastered 2021

My Main Channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/SnyderRon

This song was recorded in 11 hours on a 4-track recorder in Sept/Oct 1984,

When I Met You

Ron Snyder - When I Met You (1984)

Careening (prod. Twisted Dev)

Lyrics:

Sitting at home in a basement, living a life of a spaceman. (going crazy)
Don't want to be an experiment. (paranoid)
I had no common sense. (naïve)

That's when the lights went out, and I chose to save the world. (salvation)

I don't want to, I don't need to, but I have to. (obsession and compulsion)

Our love was breaking down. (loss of purpose)
Don't remember her touch now. (loss)
Five years ago we had a fight. (looking back in the past)
Now the nightmares come every night. (taught reality is a lie)

We blew the candle out. (marriage candle)
We chose another world. (a secular world)

When I think back, all the memories, all the plans we made, all the dreams we dreamed.
I didn't see, Hun, all your love gone.
I didn't see my supernova. (I lost it. I lost it.)

We threw the gauntlets down, and we made Hell on Earth. (relationship war)

I don't want to, I don't need to, but I have to.

Fly Away
Though there's nowhere left to fly. (the unknown)
Fly Away
Soaring into the black sky. (the unknown)
Fly Away
Above all my horrid sins. (I failed)
Fly Away
Until I fall and break again. (I fail again and again)
Fly Away
Remember all our memories. (living in the past)
Fly Away
All the things we used to be. (living in the past)
Fly Away.
Will the gods ever let us in? (the mystery is impenetrable)
Fly Away
Will I ever love again?

Fly Away

Richard Grist – A Voice from the Jagged Edges of Indie Rock
Born and based in Christchurch, New Zealand, Richard Grist is a singer-songwriter whose music fuses raw storytelling with atmospheric indie rock. Drawing inspiration from artists like Band of Horses, Wilco, and Nick Cave, his songs explore themes of longing, resilience, and self-discovery.

Richard's distinctive songwriting has earned him a growing following, blending melodic, cinematic soundscapes with introspective lyrics. Whether crafting delicate acoustic pieces or expansive, guitar-driven tracks, his music reflects the emotional depth of an artist who has lived through the highs and lows of creativity.

In 2023, Richard gained viral traction on TikTok (@richardgristmusic), sharing songwriting insights and behind-the-scenes glimpses of his creative process. As the frontman of Blackhole Stars, he reached #1 on the Repost Exchange Pop/Rock Chart with the album Halfway Home. Now stepping into his solo career, Richard is carving his own path with a sound that’s both intimate and anthemic.

With new music on the horizon, Richard Grist invites listeners into a world where melancholy meets hope, and every song tells a story.

📍 For Fans of: The National, The War on Drugs, City and Colour
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I'm All You Need - Richard Grist

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