Name: Stroke by Rusted Visions
Duration: 2 min 22 s
Description: It's a song about fighting against death. The topic caught me after I talked to a girl at a concert. She was celebrating her second birthday. One year after the fight against the death.

This time with my guitars and on the subject of wind. It's an atmosphere and a journey into the self.
Diesmal mit meinen Gitarren und zum Thema Wind. Es ist eine Atmosphäre und eine Reise in das ich.



Wind

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https://www.tiktok.com/@beatingedge/video/7471403082350365974
"I Lost Her to a Previous Version of Me" isn’t exactly your typical love song... but hey, close enough! 💔🫠 A tale of regret, self-sabotage, and the bitter realization that *past you* might have been the worst third wheel ever. Perfect for Valentine’s Day if your idea of romance comes with a side of existential crisis. Enjoy! 😘
Released on major streaming platforms on February 14, 2025.
©2025 Beating Edge

Lyrics:

They say you die twice
Once when they put you in the ground
The second is the last time anybody talks about you
So I guess I could be alive
'Cause I hear about that handsome fool all the time
And I curse the day she found him

I feel like a ghost
I walk around with the form of a man
But he's not me
Babe
I don't know who I am
'Cause she doesn't come around here
I don't feel her presеnce anymore
Yeah
I lost her to a previous version of me
Baby
What for?

Yeah
She never even saw it coming
Counseled me when he ran in
Even helped me back on my feet
But now it's black and white
She talks about me with those eyes
Never thought I'd fight for my life

But she swears to God
She swears up and down that it's him
I ask her
"Was it all just pretend?
Or were you always his?"

Yeah
She never even saw it coming
Counseled me when he ran in
Even helped me back on my feet
But now it's black and white
She talks about me with those eyes
Never thought I'd fight for my life

'Til he came back home
Covered in Billy
Gave her that smile
Said that he's changed
Gonna stay for a while
Now she counts in "we"
And I count in weeks

Yeah
She never even saw it coming
Counseled me when he ran in
Even helped me back on my feet
But now it's black and white
She talks about me with those eyes
Never thought I'd fight for my life

I Lost Her to a Previous Version of Me

"Dans un voyage, on évolue, on change, on se transforme. Et souvent, on rentre et tout est annulé par le retour".

"During a journey, we evolve, we change, we transform. And often, we return, and everything is undone by coming back"

(Raymond Depardon, Errance, Paris 2000, pag. 40).
From the same work, the cover picture (page 4).

Composed by Michele Ansani (2016-2025).
Sax (reworked by me) is courtesy of Komorebi Audio - Sunset Jazz.
Posted on SoundCloud: 2025, April 17.

Everything is undone by coming back *

When you stand at the edge of the unknown, you don't know what’s waiting for you. Have the courage to step over the line and try new paths. Trust yourself — your strengths and your experiences will guide you.

Threshold

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Shattered Reflections (April 2025 Remaster)

It's a song about fighting against death. The topic caught me after I talked to a girl at a concert. She was celebrating her second birthday. One year after the fight against the death.

Stroke

Cast of Characters:
Cgmaness – https://open.spotify.com/album/42qOeOxPcclsxwxlPynFfL – Chris – Gretch bass, Guild Pelora electric guitar, SoundStone on a Harley Benton electric guitar, vocals, composition, mix, and production
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – organ
Llanpsych–@llanpsych –Tez– Fender Stratocaster electric guitar
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Roland Phantom synth
TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen– Gibson Les Paul custom electric guitar

This song began as a mostly fully fleshed out idea from Chris. He presented it to the rest of Eclectic Collective as a bass line with a rhythm guitar chugging the goove. Awesomely powerful groove, but pretty stripped down compared with the final version. 
  
We did this in an odd order this time, for no particular reason. Probably because Chris' bass groove was so strong, Mark was able to first add his ripping organ throughout, inspired by Deep Purple. Tez, again surprisingly, was able to add the fiery solos at the end and the intro, even before the drums were up. Although, we didn't have to wait long for that, because Ken filled them in perfectly, as he always does. Once the structure and rhythm section was complete, Josh decided to add the synth solo in the middle, at the crescendo, which he really enjoyed doing. Stephen came last to the party, but replaced Chris' rudimentary rhythm guitar with a ferocious, but more riff oriented, and less chordy line throughout.
  
Once it was in the bag, Chris was the natural choice to mix it, since his productions are always top quality, and it was his song to begin with. During the production, he also decided to add the guitar, including the an e-bow like device called a SandStone that sounds a bit like a synth, and vocal tones to the middle and end. He also added the vocalizations you hear in those parts, as well. 
  
This is an example of an Eclectic Collective song started by Chris, whose music we adore and with whom are always excited to work. His music is all amazing; check out his page if you haven't already. He is also on Spotify, which is where you'll find his new album, which is amazing! We hope you enjoy listening to this song as much as we enjoyed creating it.

The Collective (The Eclectic Collective with cgmaness)

Lullaby

Floating in the Abyss

Picture: HeartStone (Rae)

Collaboration to Rae-D8 a Positive Energy🐉🔥

I really enjoyed Writing and Singing this to fit so easily with D's Guitar and additional music! Thank You so much D, for sharing these ideas and visions to create this song. Love this  Collab...8 to represent Balance and Infinity.

Humans, working with Dragons to make the World a better place! And with a Parallel shadow side, as though Sometimes they are battling against themselves...
 
And the HeartStone..in Central to all of the Challenges. To Rise in Test and to bring Truth in a Free World. This Story and Song.

Thank You for Listening, and I hope you enjoy this as much as we enjoyed Making it🌞🐉

Vocals and Lyrics by SolarRae🎤
Guitar and additional instruments by D🎸
@davide_z-275103124

Lyrics:

BloodFire🔥

Yeah this is BloodFire
Let it take us Higher

We have Spoken
Remain Unbroken
No Fear Forever
In our DragonFire Together
And our Passion Truly Grows
When the HeartStone Really Knows

That this is BloodFire
And it's gonna take us Higher

We are Guardians of our Time
And our Galaxy
Fight with our Dragons
For the Truth to be Free
We stand in Love
With a HeartStone

Be Standing in BloodFire
We let the Spirit take us Higher

With a HeartStone
With a HeartStone

Blood and Fire
We let the Spirit take us Higher

I Say this with my Heart
My Dragon Heart
My Dragon Heart🐉







BloodFire (Rae-D8)

I'm born in the early 80s in Germany. My musical interest is mostly influenced by 90s German Punk, Metal and Crunge. But I also love good orchestral arrangements and exploring folk music of several countries.

Today I love to compose music in my small music cave. As I can't sing, it often becomes a bit cinematic. 😉

Generally I like to experiment with styles and sounds. And if you want to use s.th. of it for your own project, feel free. When it's fun for me, I can even cut and remaster stuff for you. Don't hesitate to ask.

Licensing info: 
All music is licensed under the "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License". 

Attribution requirement:
When used in compositions, attribution must be made in the album credits (or similar album liner notes) as “Drum samples provided by DrumGizmo.org” and "Music created by Rusted Visions".
In cases where album credits (or similar album liner notes) aren't available it can be left out completely.

Stroke

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