Produced by Exsonvaldes.
Recorded by Exsonvaldes @ Soyuz, Paris.
Mixed by Etienne Caylou.
Mastered by Antoine Bernard @ Square Mastering.
Artwork by Exsonvaldes with help from Aurélie Ingrato.

Words & music by Exsonvaldes. Published by Finalistes.
P & C 2022 Finalistes.

Torino

Written and Performed by Ryan Ritual
Produced and Mixed by Chris Zane
Mastered by Joe Laporta
Engineered by Nathan Cable
Additional Guitars by Connor James

Welcome to the end of everyone
Where are you gonna be tonight
It's in fashion to be passionate, love 
Do you believe in that big lie

There's an army out there dancing alone
The bars are empty every night
Don't you wanna feel the neon glow
Don't you wanna feel alive

Where did love go
(Far away)
(Far away)
Where did love go
Too far from me

Welcome to the empty space in your mind
The digital overflow 
You can fill it with whatever you like
A cowboy with a new lasso

There's an army out there dancing alright
You're sitting with your cats at home
Don't you wanna light the fire tonight
Don't you wanna know

Where did love go
(Far away)
(Far away)
Where did love go
Too far from me

I'd rather be dead than boring
I'd rather be dead than boring

Where did love go
Where did love go
Where did love go
Where did love go
Too far from me

Where Did Love Go

Mommy

Start

Leave That Town

Wait

When All Is Said And Done

electro dark synths EMO indie rock


Intro – dark synth bass + ambient guitar noise, slow build-up, whispered echoes]

[Verse 1]
Lost on an island, the branches divide,
shadows are moving, they steal all the light.
I follow a pathway that fades into dust,
every step closer — still further from trust.

[Low vocal, restrained, with pulsing groove]

[Pre-Chorus]
The sky was open, then it turned to stone,
the moon was shining, then it left me alone.

[Build intensity with organ pad, add backing whisper]

[Chorus]
The moon is a stranger, hiding from view,
I reached for its silver, it slipped like the truth.
What looked so near now drifts away,
a promise I can’t hold, a dream I can’t stay.

[Big layered chorus, delay on vocals, guitar swells]

[Verse 2]
Faces are flickering, like ghosts in the trees,
the wind is confessing in secret degrees.
I thought I had found it, the end of the maze,
but echoes are laughing — they cover my gaze.

[Beat slightly heavier, guitars with tremolo/delay]

[Pre-Chorus]
The road was certain, then it broke in two,
the voice was tender, but it wasn’t you.

[Short drop before chorus, vocal echo]

[Chorus]
The moon is a stranger, hiding from view,
I reached for its silver, it slipped like the truth.

[Repeat with fuller instrumentation]

[Bridge]
If I walk in circles, will the sky forgive?
If the night betrays me, do I still live?
If the light deceives me, I will still burn —
lost in the lesson I’ll never learn.

[Minimal arrangement – tribal beat + organ pad only, whispered backing vox]

[Final Chorus]
The moon is a stranger, I know it well,
a mirror of heaven, a shadow of hell.
It shines, then vanishes — always the same,
I walk without ending, I call out your name.

[Layered, anthemic – add backing vocal harmonies, synth swell, full drums]

[Outro]
The moon… the moon… the stranger… the flame.

[Fade with whispered echoes + ambient guitar noise, slow filter sweep]

moon is a stranger

I don't know you
But I feel I should
I don't know you
I think you would

Kiss me
Kiss me nice
Kiss me
Feel alright

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

I wanna make you love
I wanna make you love again

Feel my heart
Feel my soul
Feel my love
I won't let go

I see the pain
In your eyes
I see the need in your eyes
I see the pain in your eyes
I see the need in your eyes

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

Believe in your beauty
Belief in your love
Know that the love
You once felt

Will
Rise above

Will
Rise above

For you are beautiful
You are lovely
You are giving
It's not time to be lonely
It's not time to be lonely

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

I wanna make you love
I wanna make you love again

Feel my heart
Feel my soul
Feel my love
I won't let you go

I see the pain
In your eyes
I see the pain in your love
I see the pain in your eyes
I see the pain in your love

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

Believe in your beauty
Believe in your love
Know that the love
You once felt
Will soon
Rise above

Will soon
Rise above

For you are beautiful
You are lovely
You are giving
It's not time to be lonely
It's not time to be lonely

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

You are beautiful
You are cute
You are beautiful
You are cute

You Are Beautiful

A songs inspired by the ancient Greek myth of the Sirens with a dash of sitar music.

Where Did Love Go

Ryan Ritual

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