Name: Anyway by Richard Royce
Duration: 4 min 12 s
Description: A nostalgic retrofuturistic Synth-pop anthem with a sweet and longing soul.

There are forests on Earth that endure extreme winters, places where temperatures can reach up to -40/-50C.
They are called Taiga 
Plants and animals go into hibernation hoping they have stored enought nutrients to survive another extreme seasson.
A once thriving forest full of beauty, sounds and colours turn in to a deadly , almost lifeless , colourless and soundless frozen desert.
Life`s clock seems to slow down to a halt while hours turn to days , days turn to weeks and weeks turn to months.
Until the first sun rays strong enough to stop the ice and snow`s  deadly grip ,appear..
Like an explosion...Life`s clock speeds up while the forest heart beats faster and faster, the forest is awaking along with its inhabitants..
Spring returns ...Life begins ....again...

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He has a wonderful heart, after I spoke to him he gave me permission to use his work as cover for my new piece. Visit his site, it will bring you a smile.
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Taiga

Oto-Hime (The Dark Princess)

Coda:
The girl with the jet-black hair, she don't know you as well as you think,
Emeralds, diamonds, seduce your mind cos the flesh is weak.

Verse 1:
The future never-ending, yearning for a change,
But she don't know how and she can't avow, a stranger coming through the door.

Verse 2:
Tall, dark, and a face made-up, blackness in his soul,
She sees his heart, a life apart, destiny coming into view.

Chorus 1:
Dark Princess so patiently, privacy is her game,
With purple eyes, a wicked smile, innocence never came.

Verse 3:
Something to remember, a keepsake full of you,
A jewellery box, the memories lost, she gave it to you with a promise made.

Chorus 2:
Dark Princess, a shadow of me, the image don't suit her face,
Black mascara and modesty, her movement filled with grace.

Middle 16

Verse 4:
I know that you won't listen, I take it from your hand,
But the warning's clear and I don't fear, a hundred years with the turn of a key.

Chorus 3:
Dark Princess, the girl of my dreams, impossible to love,
She takes revenge, done nothing wrong, her virtues lay intact....

Oto-hime (The Dark Princess)

Lyrics/Vocals/Guitar - Eileen 

The Ricochet ©️

I am here I am here I heard you say
Amplified by the ricochet
A silent stand-strong 
Anticipate the times to come 
 
In the shadows of disbelief
Open up your eyes so you will see
A beacon - a kind of light 
In the dead of the night 

A frown to a smile, a hug, a way
The ricochet
A frown to a smile, a hug, a way
The ricochet 

I can see I can see I heard you say 
Amplified by the ricochet 
A chosen observer
Silent with only a murmur 

A frown to a smile, a hug, a way
The ricochet
A frown to a smile, a hug, a way
The ricochet 

Reflections of shadows fade in the dark 

A frown to a smile, a hug, a way
The ricochet
A frown to a smile, a hug, a way
The ricochet 

©️Eileen van der Schyff May 2022

The Ricochet is about how nothing we give or feel disappears, it rebounds. A word, a silence, a smile, even pain, they echo back, often stronger, often transformed. It’s a song about resilience, quiet strength, and how the smallest human gestures can ripple into light in the darkest of nights.  A ricochet is unpredictable: it shows how love, pain, or conflict can rebound in unexpected ways. In the song, that imagery becomes a metaphor for the way life’s wounds or echoes of the past keep coming back, even when you try to move forward.

The Ricochet ©️

Verddi Mloe - Undo Redo Weirdo

More Than Me

01. Versatile - Embrace the Cosmos stream Version) [Aerodynamica Music]
02. U-Mount - Skyliner (Extended Mix) [Activate Recordings]
03. Dan Cooper - New Dawn Rises (Extended Mix) [Nocturnal Knights Music]
04. Liam Bailey (UK) - Take Us Back To The Start (Extended Dub Mix) [Extrema Global Music]
05. Transaphonic - Guide Me Home Extended Mix) [High Voltage Recordings]
06. Awaken - Lightspeed (Extended Mix) [CRTN Trance]
07. Alphed Le Cornett - Eternal Night (Extended Mix) [AROS Music]
08. Craig Connelly - New York Sunday (Extended Mix) [Pure Trance NEON]
09. EDU BRAVO - VIDA RUBEN (Extended Mix) [Easteria]
10. Trance Reserve, CHECHERIN - SuperStar (Extended Mix) [Trance Reserve Music]
11. SkyRaid UK & TranceFormerz - Euphoric Dream (Extended Mix) [Lost Kommunications]
12. Mazeev - Ad astra (Extended Mix) [Gert Records]
13. Sonja Marie, Time Geometry - Lightning (Extended Mix) [AROS Music]
14. Matteo Ferri - Aldebaran (Extended Mix) [CRTN Trance]
15. Matthew Duncan - Take Me (Extended Mix) [Rated Records]
16. Siege (NZ) - Wait For Me (Extended Mix) [Reason II Rise Music]
17. Graham Wootton - Vision (Extended Mix) [FlatLine Recordings]
18. Rene Ablaze, Alex van Leeuwen - Zero Gravity (Extended Mix) [Ablazing Records]
19. U-G - Under the Same Sky (Original Mix) [One Forty Music]

Trance Journey 212

A nostalgic retrofuturistic Synth-pop anthem with a sweet and longing soul. 

Anyway

Alex Arcady:  Drums, Synths, Vocals, Mix & Master
Dirk Taubenheim:  Vocals, Guitars, Bass

This is our 'Christmas Song'. Thanks for your attention. God bless you.

World in trouble   ft. ALEX ARCADY

Air above. Sirens below.
Siren Ascent is the moment caught between rising and drowning, but which way will you go?
Wubby bass, haunted vocals, and pads that feel like a breath underwater.

Siren Ascent

“Hazy Head” was born out of a moment when inspiration was supposed to strike… but didn’t. I was sick, feverish, and my mind felt completely foggy — the kind of state where every idea slips away before you can catch it. I sat down to write a song, but nothing came. No spark, no melodies, no clever lines. Just the soft hum of a tired brain.
So instead of fighting it, I decided to write about that exact feeling: the frustration of trying to create when your head is clouded and empty. A song about not being able to write a song — maybe a paradox, maybe just honesty. But the moment I accepted the “nothingness,” the music finally started to flow.
Sometimes the struggle becomes the story.

Lyrics:

“Hazy Head”

Woke up with a fever glow
blank page waiting, but the words won’t show
Every thought just slips away
guess my mind took off today

Trying to write, but I’m barely awake
Nothing to give, just a headache
Still I’m hoping something breaks through this fog

My head is hazy, ideas fading
chasing after sparks that keep escaping
If I can’t write a song tonight
I’ll sing the silence in my mind

Stuck in my… stuck in my head
Hazy mind… hazy instead
Beat it out… beat out the dead
Turn the fog… into a thread

Hazy… hazy head
no words left to be said
Hazy… hazy head
I’ll make a song from this instead

Hazy… hazy head
no words left to be said
Hazy… hazy head
I’ll make a song from this instead

Cold tea watching from the desk
knows my writer’s block the best
Maybe I don’t need much more 
one clear thought, that’s what I’m looking for

Trying to write, but I drift again
Fever humming like a friend
Maybe all I need is
just this haze

My head is hazy, ideas fading
chasing after sparks that keep escaping
If I can’t write a song tonight
I’ll sing the silence in my mind

Stuck in my… stuck in my head
Hazy mind… hazy instead
Beat it out… beat out the dead
Turn the fog… into a thread

Stuck in my… stuck in my head
Hazy mind… hazy instead
Beat it out… beat out the dead
Turn the fog… into a thread

Hazy… hazy head
no words left to be said
Hazy… hazy head
and still a melody ahead

Hazy Head

Intro
Dark guitars, cold echoes.
Heavy riff drop, low synth pulse.

[Verse 1]
Behind these frozen walls I call your name — can you hear me now?
This breakup hit like winter steel, cutting deep, I’m bleeding out.
My pride buried every “don’t go,” every warning sign I hid away…
Losing you felt like losing the part that kept me breathing each day.

[Pre-Chorus]
Since you left, I can’t trust anyone,
No one fills the scar you carved in my heart.
Wish I crushed my pride and pulled you close
Before the black storm tore us apart.

[Chorus]
Still in these cold dark walls, I’m missing you —
Your scent, your skin, your fire-lit view.
If fate brings you back to me someday,
Look in my eyes — don’t run.
Take my hand — don’t let go.

[Verse 2]
I walk the nights you left, every shadow feels like you.
Your ghost whispers truths I never knew.
I fight myself, I fight the past — you’re the wound unhealed,
A razor memory, a pain too real to conceal.

[Pre-Chorus]
Since you left, the world grew darker,
Every promise sounds like a lie right now.
Wish I’d held you tight instead of breaking down.
[Chorus]
Still in these cold dark walls, I’m missing you —
Your scent, your skin, your fire-lit view.
If fate brings you back to me someday,
Look in my eyes — don’t run.
Take my hand — don’t let go.

[Bridge]
It never faded; the emptiness still calls your name.
I want to run to you, but pride keeps feeding this pain.
If destiny brings us face to face again,
Don’t pull away — let it be a rebirth, not the end.
(Riff / electronic break)

[Final Chorus]
Still I love you through these freezing walls,
Nothing I do makes this fire fall.
If we meet again, don’t turn away —
Hold my hand, hold it tight…
This time, stay.

Outro
Fading guitars, heartbeat drum.
Whispered: “My only one… stay

Sworn to the Stars

Now official music videos on YouTube @richardroyceofficial. Check out the music video to - Ikaros - (!!!) Myth meets Synthz! ☀️🪽

Reaching tens of thousands, my heart goes out to each and everyone, hope to meet you all someday!

From chrome-tinted synths to breakbeat pulse, from 60s shimmer to future neon—Richard Royce forges a sound where melodic pop, retrofuturistic DNA, and modern electronic edge collide.
It’s music built on hooks, heart, and motion: soaring anthems, shimmering ballads, high-speed outrun, heavy pulse-driven dance, and the strange little colors that make everything feel alive.
Always melodic. Always cinematic. Always unmistakably its own universe.
Made in Sweden. Made for everywhere.

Anyway

Richard Royce

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