dreamy, flowy, breezy, soft recorded in January 2019 before lockdown and before Sophie!

It Takes Me

MENTAL LESSONS

Just to see you

A little rock song about a fighter pilot - on one last flight.
Written by: TG March/April 2022
Cover art: World War II Research from the US Center for Naval Analysis
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Featuring: The Gatsbys
A HUGE thank you to Dirk Taubenheim for agreeing to work on this song. 

Mix 1: May 16, 2022
Thanks to Rene and Jeff for feedback on the first mix. Always appreciate that. 

Mix 2: May 26, 2022
Thanks again to Eddie Ciletti for the mix tips!

Technical Details
Recorded at Princeton Studio

Tim's Guitars
Rhythm1: Gibson ES 335
Lead1: Les Paul Standard

Dirk’s guitars
Rhythm and lead: Epiphone EJ 200
Rhythm: Rickenbacker 360
Bass: Rocktile (Rickenbacker copy)

Mics: 
Neumann TLM 67 main vocals
Rode M3 background vocals and acoustic guitars
Drums: arranged by TG
Software: Pro Tools
Vocals: TG
Backing vocals: DT

Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape. 
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Just to see you

Lyrics
Verse 1
One last flight
I think I’ll check my vital signs
Before I strap in for the ride
And in my mind
You’re the fear I cannot hide
When I’m flying across the sky

Refrain 1
Just to see you, Again
Just to see you, Again

Verse 2
Enemy lines
I think I’ll drop my last goodbye
and find my way back to you
I can’t un-see 
All the things you made me be
I’m coming home back to you

Refrain 2
Just to see you, Again
Just to see you, Again

Outro
One last flight
One last flight
And I’ll see you, AGAIN
Just to see you, Again
Just to see you, Again
One last flight, Again
Just to see you, AGAIN
Just to see you, AGAIN

Just to see you (ft. The Gatsbys)

Each Situation

Ominous Imagined Storm Approach on a Spring Hike in a Fictional Mountain Meadow

Rich Man Lyrics

This one is called Rich Man. In our last song, the poor man was trying to get by with limited funds. In this one, our hero is just enjoying life with whatever he can. He's happy just living life.

Lyrics;
I walk in old shoes
Drive on old wheels
Don't have much money
But that's not how I feel
Cause I'm a rich man

I do what I need
And that's getting me by
Got two feet on the ground
And my Head in the sky

I travel lightly
Not much to my name
But I've got all I need
Just the same
I'm a rich man

Wherever I'm at
Is where I want to be
And I'm living my life
Like this world's made for me
I'm a rich man

I have my friends
And my family
They're all the best people
And they're rich just like me


I've traveled the highways
In sunshine and rain
Slept in a boxcar
Of many a train
I've loved and lost
And I still feel the pain
But life is for living
And I can't complain

I don't need a thing
To prove my success
Nobody out there
I need to impress
But I'm a rich man

I do what I need
And that gets me by
Two feet on the ground
My head in the sky

I might walk in old shoes
and drive on old wheels
Not much money
But that's not how I feel
Cause I'm a rich man

I'm a rich man
a rich man
a rich man ...

Rich Man

New EP (track three)

amandasanderson.bandcamp.com/album/mcmlxx

Music, lyrics, mixing, production: Verulium
Flute: Kris Aylesbury
Vocals: Amanda

MCMLXX

Multi Tonal Majesty

@rick-4-1 - The Mighty Coventry Clutch Kit
@phil-mcwalter - The Other Ska M6 Suspension Stuff

JUST AN INSTINCT

Grew up in the same street
Bound to meet
Kicking cans together
Laughed forever
Went to the same school
Shared some thoughts about life
Growing up was fun and games
Or so we thought

We bought our cars
We went to bars
Laid on the beach 
Life unfurled
Sitting in the park
Watching cricket
'Till it was dark
Then barbecues 
And lemon fools

And when the going got tough, 
You hung on for your life, 
But was it just an instinct?
I don’t think you’d thought it through
I don’t think you wanted to…

And when the going got tough, 
You hung on for your life, 
But was it just an instinct? 
I don’t think you wanted to…
I don’t think you’d thought it through

Then we went to Uni
Kept in touch
Went to gigs
We told the wildest stories
Laughed the hardest laughs
Danced the hardest dances
Trekked the highest paths
Got totally lost
Totally lost

Then I got married
Had two children
Got divorced
Moved away from here
Everybody moves
I’m on my own
With my mobile phone
Looking for clues
Looking for you

And when the going got tough, 
I hung on for dear life, 
But was it just an instinct?
I don’t think I’d thought it through
I don’t think I wanted to…
I don’t think I’ll fall in love… 
Again...
Lah-di-dah-di-dah
Again!
Lah-di-dah-di-dah

© Phil McWalter May 2022

Just An Instinct

'In A Nutshell' is an instrumental fusion track....

In A Nutshell

© Joe Liberty 2022. All right reserved.

DayByDay

This world we live in 
With all the good and the bad
The sane and the crazies
The happy and sad

What we all have in common
Like the nose on our face
Is we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

So be who you are
And not who you’re not
Cause if you are who you’re not
Well then you’re missing a lot
And try to be 
Each and every day
The best you can in every way

Well it’s not always easy
No it’s not always fair
As we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

Solo

Revelations explode into colourful fireworks
As our atoms mingle with the stars and the universe

The past is remembered 
The future untold
As we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

So be who you are
And not who you’re not
Cause if you are who you’re not
Well then you’re missing a lot
And try to be 
Each and every day
The best you can in every way

Well this world that we live in 
With all the good and the bad
The sane and the crazies
The happy and sad

What we all have in common
Like the nose on our face
Is we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by
Yes we live day by day, day by day 
And watch the world go by

DayByDay

May the memory of the past be with you!

Möge die Erinnerung an das Vergangene mit euch sein!

The First Day Of The Rest Of Your Life

I believe music is a powerful remedy and a way of expressing the beauty and pain of life throws your way.

When I was a little girl, my grandfather wrote me a letter about dandelions. He described them as dreams in flight, twirling through the wind, each tuft holding a spark of hope.

Dandelions are weeds, but they can survive anywhere, even cracks in cement. They constantly move, flow, and evolve. They adapt to whatever environment they find themselves in, ideal or not. They survive and thrive without needing to be cared for. Their beauty is in their resiliency.

This idea has stuck with me in the years since that letter. Growing up, I moved so much that I felt like an international nomad with no distinct roots or place to call home. Hence the name Sans Roots. Sometimes, it seemed like I just struggled into being, much like the dandelion poking through the cracks.I believe that home is not necessarily a physical location, but rather a person or a state of mind that brings peace and fulfillment.

My music blends my experiences in different cultures and countries with elements of various genres, including soul, 90s hip hop, and contemporary Scandi. My songs are anthems of hope and the ability of the soul to heal. If you love Sarah Bareilles’s “Gravity,” Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic,” or Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill,” my songs are meant for you. I hope they inspire you to keep chasing that silver lining and know that you can overcome anything.

Love, Sans Roots