Original arrangment of a poem by Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), "A Ballad of the Two Knights". Lyrics:

    Two knights rode forth at early dawn
    A-seeking maids to wed,
    Said one, "My lady must be fair,
    With gold hair on her head."

    Then spake the other knight-at-arms:
    "I care not for her face,
    But she I love must be a dove
    For purity and grace."

    And each knight blew upon his horn
    And went his separate way,
    And each knight found a lady-love
    Before the fall of day.

    But she was brown who should have had
    The shining yellow hair,
    I ween the knights forgot their words
    Or else they ceased to care.

    For he who wanted purity
    Brought home a wanton wild,
    And when each saw the other knight
    I seen that each knight smiled.

A Ballad of the Two Knights [SynthV] [Solaria] [Asterian]

Title: Sailor of the Astral Space
Music&Lyrics: Akia-AP
Mixing & Mastering: Haa-kun
Vocal: SynthesizerV_ASTERIAN lite

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【Lyrics】

Humm
Let the sun rest, now
Follow the rhythm, humm
let moon guide you in the dark

Humm
Let the waves take us
Follow the rhythm, humm
Let us sail to the Astral space

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Inside a circle
Repeat the cycle
Within the new home
We must find our song

Out of horizon
Listen to sirens
And sail along
To the edge of universe

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"Tonight, we will rise our flag.
In the seas of stars, they are watching from afar.
And then, we will tell our tales.
For the future to remember, that we are
Were here."

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Humm
Let the tides rise up
Follow the rhythm, humm
Let moon guide you in the dark

Humm
Let the waves take us
Follow the rhythm, humm
let stars guide you through the night

Humm
Let the tides rise up
Follow the rhythm, humm
Let moon guide you in the dark

Humm
Let the waves take us
Follow the rhythm, humm
let stars guide you through the night

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Humm
Let the sun rest, now
Follow the rhythm, humm

Humm
Let the tides rise up
Follow the rhythm, humm

Humm
Let the waves take us
Follow the rhythm

Humm
Let the tides rise up
Follow the rhythm

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Humm.

Sailor Of The Astral Space【ASTERIAN Original Song Contest Entry】

This is my first finished song -- ever! 
 
All made of virtual Instruments, 
and virtual singer Asterian Lite by Eclipsed Sounds in the first place.
And I apologize for the poor quality of my mix. It's because I'm a hobbyist only, equipped with a weak-ish laptop, and we both know next to nothing about audio engineering or using VST instruments to their true capacity. (But we're seriously trying!)

So I'm hopíng you might enjoy my song a tiny bit...  :-)

Just a couple of years ago, I never knew virtual instruments even existed. All I aimed to do was to lay down the notation for about a dozen songs I had spinning around in my head for some years, to which I had written the lyrics decades ago. 
I hadn't imagined that three years later, I'd have a software which transforms my notation into audible music, -- not to mention a plugin with a (seemingly) REAL LIVE SINGER! 
I might be a poor beginner, but to me it is a dream come true, and I chose Asterian for my first real song because he's just the best for this kind of ballad. 

A big thank you goes out to Eclipsed Sounds for giving us Asterian Lite!

So this is my first official song: 

"Forever For You"

Music and lyrics written by SaRaBand(2202) 
Arrangement and tuning of all instruments: SaRaBand(2202) 
Vocals: Asterian Lite by Eclipsed Sounds on Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio Pro 
Mix: SaRaBand(2202) and Steinberg Dorico 5 (with a little help of various 3rd party plugins)

Lyrics: 

Forever For You
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Verse 1:

"I'll be leaving", 
you said. 
"Found me somebody new." 

Precious moments 
we shared,
they mean nothing to you.

Pre-Chorus 1:

Then you turn around, 
tell me that you've found 
I am still the one. 

I can't take no more.  
Nothing's like before. 
Look at what you've done. 

But it is the moment 
I look in your eyes 
when I know I'm falling 
again for your lies.

Chorus 1:

In too deep. 
(It's) too late to run. 
Can't believe 
how I've come undone. 

Everywhere I go 
all I do 
is thinking of you. 
Little did I know 
that me, too, 
was falling for you. 
Never did I guess  
I'd be falling for you. 

Forever for you... 

Verse 2:

I've been trying   
to change, 
to be the one that you crave. 

But I am still 
who I am. 
Won't ever be some other man. 

Pre-Chorus 2:

But it is the moment 
I'm meeting your eyes 
when I know I'll always 
be ready to try 

I don't know why 
I keep holding on 
I am the earth, 
and you are the sun. 
 
Chorus 2: 

(You) took my hopes, 
along with my heart, 
took my soul 
and tore it apart. 

Everywhere I go, 
all I do 
is running off track, 
trying not to show 
that it's true 
I want you back. 
Never did I know 
I'd be falling for you. 

Forever for you... 

-- Guitar Solo --

Pre-Chorus 3: 

And it is the moment 
I look in your eyes 
when another piece of my heart slowly dies, 

when I know I need to 
get hold of my dreams, 
find someone who won't cut me down with her schemes. 

Chorus 3:

How can I 
break free from your spell 
from those lies 
you're weaving so well? 

Tell me what to do to move on  
and stop loving you. 
If I only knew I'd be gone 
starting anew. 
Never did I reckon 
I'd fall for you. 

Forever for you. 


#SynthV_ASTERIAN

Forever For You (featuring Asterian Lite by Eclipsed Sounds)

SaRaBand feat. Asterian Lite By Eclipsed Sounds - Forever For You

And it just so happens that tonight I came up with another song for Asterian!  
Again, please forgive me for the less-than-perfect sound quality -- I'm still learning how to handle things and saving for better equipment, but I'm hoping to get there one day...  :-) 

So here's my second approach: 

"Shadow"

Music and lyrics written by SaRaBand  
Arrangement and tuning of all instruments: SaRaBand  
Vocals: Asterian Lite and Solaria Lite by Eclipsed Sounds on Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio Pro 
Mix: SaRaBand and Steinberg Dorico 5 (with a little help of various 3rd party plugins) 

Shadow
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Verse 1
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Misfit 
old dimwit
lacking sense
jumping any fence
that's me
crazy soul 
alien freak 
totally out of control

Pre-Chorus 1
-------------

you stepped in  
taking over 
cutting me
right down to sober 
took my soul, made my shell 
into somebody else 

Chorus 1
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strip away my rainbow 
and I'll be but a shadow 
take away my song
and I'll lose my voice
you say that it's wrong
all I've dreamed of  
future days that I'd meet head-on
failure, -- I'm no failure
don't take away my choice

--instrumental part 1--

Verse 2
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Like a fool I
skip the rules 
count on me 
to act mindlessly 
that's my way  
no restraint 
any day 
I'll choose full over faint 

Pre-Chorus 2
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here you came 
to reform me 
synchronize
and adorn me 
to be part of your norm 
equalized and forlorn 

Chorus 2
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strip away my rainbow 
and I'll be but a shadow 
take away my song 
and render me mute 
you say that it's wrong
all I am  
all my dreams I'm chasing headstrong
errors I'm to shed 
but I never could. 

--instrumental part 2--

Verse 3 + Outro
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you leave 
quit, full stop 
will I ever 
come out on top?
no, it's me
seducer 
being always 
the loser

losing 
to be free 
yet I'm trapped
solely  
I am trapped
to be free
but imprisoned 
within 


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SaRaBand feat. Asterian Lite & Solaria Lite by Eclipsed Sounds - Shadow

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