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This tune was released by Queen in 1986 and performed by me here on my Yamaha PSR-SX900 arranger keyboard.

Can you "Name That Tune"? I have a website that contains my complete collection of tunes with their titles revealed at: www.harveytwyman.com

Name That Tune #546 by Queen

The last time I saw Lisa,
She was standing underneath an old oak tree
With her hair down, her hands in her pockets.
Lisa broke my heart and set me free.

The last time I saw Rachel
She was crying, trying to hide her eyes.
And she told me, she told me she was leaving.
Rachel broke my heart, no surprise.

INSTRUMENTAL

The last time I saw heaven, she was standing, standing where you are.
And she whispered, “You have nothing to fear boy.
Share that broken heart, share that broken heart,
Share that broken heart with me.

The Last Time

“Thriving Without Me” starts at the lowest moment of my life — a night I wasn’t sure I’d survive — and ends with something I never thought I’d be able to say again: "still alive"

The song is about the people I once made music with… the friends who told me my writing wasn’t good enough, the ones who drifted away, and the ones who went on to make it big while I was still trying to put myself back together.

It’s a song about betrayal, loss, resilience, and the slow climb back to finding my voice after everyone else had already moved on.

If you’ve ever felt left behind — or like you had to rebuild your entire life from the ground up — this one’s for you.


LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
February rain, cold steel and silence
Woke up to flowers and fear in their eyes
They said they’d stay, but they faded to shadows
Left me here counting who never said goodbye

[Pre-Chorus]
I built my heart into every band
But the dream keeps slipping through my hands

[Chorus]
And I see them shining on the screen
With faces from the life that used to be
Linda, Dina, all the ones who used to dream beside me
They’re up there smiling, wild and free
While I’m just haunted by the melody
Yeah, all of them thriving without me

[Verse 2]
Linda wrote lines, said mine weren’t worth singing
I walked away before the radio played
Less than a year, and the world was listening
While I was stuck in the echo and the shade

[Pre-Chorus]
I tried again, I found new friends
But the same old story starts again

[Chorus]
And I see them shining on the screen
With faces from the life that used to be
Linda, Dina, all the ones who used to dream beside me
They’re up there smiling, wild and free
While I’m just haunted by the melody
Yeah, all of them thriving without me

[Verse 3]
Now Dina’s rich, she’s flying high in L.A.
Karen’s still strumming with my old friend
Sandy’s laughing behind the drum set
And I’m here wondering how it all could bend

[Bridge]
It’s a cruel kind of beautiful, watching them bloom
While I’m still singing to an empty room
But maybe the stars still remember my sound
Maybe my story’s still turning around

[Chorus]
‘Cause I see them shining on the screen
With faces from the life that used to be
Linda, Dina, all the ones who used to dream beside me
They’re up there smiling, wild and free
While I’m still haunted by the melody
Yeah, all of them thriving without me

[Outro]
But the song’s still burning in my veins
Every scar still whispers my name
I may be lost between what was and what could have been
But I’m still here
Still writing my songs
Still me, still alive...

Thriving Without Me

Hey!
Look at me
The tall one
With needles.
The one doing all the emotional labor here.
Let's begin.

Step one
Approach with respect
I may look patient
but I've been standing in the cold for months
don't make it weird
Fluff my branches gently
as if I'm royalty
and you're late with the tribute
No shaking
No "Oops"
We both know you're stronger than I am

Step two
Lights first
Please
Last year you wrapped them like a confused spider
having a nervous episode
This time
one smooth spiral
like you're teaching math
Not too tight
I like to breathe
Not too loose
I'm not a philosophy essay

Yes, I see you reaching for the tinsel
Don't
We're having a talk about that

Hang things evenly
I'm not here for your emotional asymmetry
No clumps of baubles
like I'm hoarding planets
If you must put the sentimental ornament
you made at age six
fine
just don't make it my center of gravity

Step three
Garlands
Choose one
Elegant ribbon
wooden beads
or that weird popcorn chain
your aunt insists is "traditional"
Do not combine all three
I'm a tree
not a buffet

Let's review the topper rules
no stars, none, zero
Try a ribbon swirl
a paper snowflake
or a miniature reindeer
questioning his life choices
And place it gently
your dramatic jump last year
made you limp through New Year's Eve

Hang things evenly
gravity is real
and I've met it
Balance the shiny
balance the strange
don't tilt me like
your work–life balance in November
I may look festive
but trust me
I judge

Step four
Stand back
Admire me
Pretend you participated in the process
more than you did
I'll allow it
Now plug me in
Watch the room glow
I do it for free, you know
But yes
you’re welcome

Take a photo
that makes me look taller
than the sofa
Then post it proudly
on your Instagram feed
I’ll handle the sparkle

DECORÄTEME

This song was born from watching from afar someone I care about more than words can say struggle through years of heartbreak, injustice, and loneliness. I wrote “Where the Quiet Knows Your Name” for my dear friend @DJShAnkAri, who has been carrying battles no one should ever have to face alone. Her strength, her pain, and her courage inspired every line of this song.

But somewhere along the way, the meaning grew bigger than just one person.

This song is about those moments when the world feels too heavy to hold—when fear or darkness creeps in and you can’t quite find your way back to yourself. It’s the voice that sits beside you in the quiet—whether it’s someone you love, someone you’ve lost, a higher presence, or even that tiny piece of strength inside you that refuses to disappear.

It’s a reminder that you don’t have to be strong every second. You don’t have to fight every battle alone. You don’t even have to move. Sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is stop, breathe, and let someone—or something—stay with you in the dark until the light comes back.

“Where the Quiet Knows Your Name” is my way of saying that no matter how lost you feel, you are not abandoned, forgotten, or unseen. Even in the stillness, even in the fear, even when you think no one could possibly understand… there is a presence that stays with you. A voice that knows your name. A quiet that holds you instead of hurting you.

Because this song was written for ShAnkAri, I also wanted to do something tangible to help her step out of the nightmare she’s been living through. I’ve started a GoFundMe to help her secure legal support and protect her and her family during this critical moment.
If you feel moved and are able to help — even a little — it truly means more than words. 🙏💜

👉 GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-save-shankaris-homeone-last-chance-for-justice

This song is for anyone who has ever felt alone in the shadows. I hope it wraps around you the way it wrapped around me while I wrote it… and the way I hope it wrapped around her. 🫂


LYRICS:

[Verse 1]
When the night hangs heavy on your window
And the air won’t let you breathe
When the world is loud with shadows
Sit down here… right next to me
Let the trembling have its moment
Let the weight do what it must
You don’t have to rise above it
Just be still… right where you trust

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m the whisper in the doorway
I’m the hand that doesn’t shake
When you can’t find where you’re going
I’m the place your fears can break

[Chorus]
Be still, and know you’re not forsaken
Be still… you don’t have to say a thing
When you’re lost and every light is taken
I’ll be where the quiet knows your name
Where the quiet knows your name

[Verse 2]
If the dark drips down your heartbeat
And your memories feel unkind
If the past crawls in beside you
Pulls your breath out of your mind
Let the hurt sit in its corner
Let the tears fall how they fall
Every storm you’ve carried inward
You don’t have to carry all

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m the echo when you’re hollow
I’m the anchor in the rain
When the path forgets to show you
I’ll remind you where you’ve been

[Chorus]
Be still, and know you’re not forsaken
Be still… you don’t have to say a thing
When you’re lost and every light is taken
I’ll be where the quiet knows your name
Where the quiet knows your name

[Bridge]
If the morning… never finds you
I’ll sit with you… in the night
If your hope… loses its color
I’ll stay until it’s bright
If you feel yourself unravel
Or forget your way again
I’ll be here… in every shadow
‘Til the shadows start to bend

[Final Chorus]
Be still, there’s nothing you must carry
Be still… you’re safe inside this flame
When the world feels far too dark to bear it
I’ll be where the quiet knows your name
Where the quiet knows your name

Where the Quiet Knows Your Name

Cold porch, cracked step, grown man in a hood
Trying to remember how the season ever felt good
Back then, snow fell slow like it waited for us
Now it hits like debt, like deadlines, like dust

Mom's voice carried warmth through a worn-out door
Dad swore every year he'd try a little bit more
Now the carols hit different - they sound like truth
Every note is a memory I buried with youth

Stockings on the wall, yeah, we hoped they'd stay
Now the hooks hang empty like a rent-delayed day
And the world keeps spinning but the lights feel dim
So I light one candle just to see who I've been

I walk through the winter with a beat in my chest
Tryna find the old spark underneath all the stress

Christmas in the shadows, but I still stand tall
Made of echoes, made of losses, made of late-night calls
Let the bells ring heavy, let the angels fall
If the night gets dark, I'll still find my soul

I remember the gifts - not the boxes, the feeling
That fragile little moment when the world looked healing
Now I walk past windows full of staged joy scenes
Where the smiles look Photoshopped, glued at the seams

City snow's more grey than the stories we told
But the beat keeps walking like it's breaking the cold
Yeah, adulthood hits harder than a bass-boosted track
But the kid in me still whispers, "Bring the wonder back"

So I lace up hope with a cynical twist
Wrap truth in a rhythm that the darkness can't twist
If this season's a battle, then I'm holding the line
Let the choir drop heavy in a minor-key spine

Strings rise, bells pulse, silence cuts deep
We carry what we lost and the promises we keep
Midwinter hearts beat slow but strong
Even broken voices can finish the song

Christmas in the shadows, but I still stand tall
Made of echoes, made of losses, made of late-night calls
Let the bells ring heavy, let the darkness crawl
If the night gets cold, I won't lose my soul

Snow on the pavement, rhythm in the air
Even grown-ups need magic - we just learn how to bear
If the world forgets wonder, I'll remember the sound
Of a heartbeat steady in the snow-covered ground

Midwinter Confession

This Man

Alone in the Crowd

https://on.soundcloud.com/1IFRtxU182sRCamXGP by Nova J @nova-j-49914957

Street Cat 

[Verse 1]
What’s your life like?
Flirting with your green eyes
Captivating me
Seducing me
I’m your slave
This feral mind of mine
How it wanders, how it churns
These wild thoughts keep swirling
How they simmer, how they burn

[Chorus]
What it must be like…
To be a street cat…
To wander…
To roam…
To be free…

Ooh ooh

[Vers 2]
I fear for you
I don’t want your life to be hard
You take a drink and I feel chosen
But only for a moment before you run away
You belong to no one
You are possessed by no one
You are sworn to no one

[Chorus]
What it must be like…
To be a street cat…
To wander…
To roam…
To be free…

Ooh ooh

[Bridge]
The sun is finally shining
After two long weeks of rain
I even caught myself smiling
Like the old me again
But the storm always returns
And the wind always blows
My restless mind
These thoughts never slow

[Chorus]
What it must be like…
To be a street cat…
To wander…
To roam…
To be free…

Ooh ooh

[Outro]
I try to sit quiet
I try to sit calm
Typhoons and tempests
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)
Spiraling on (and on, and on)

Nova J @nova-j-49914957

ShAnkari touch - ShAnkAri prod
@djShAnkAri

Nova J - street cat (ShAnkAri touch)

Piss Pez Dispenser

Retired the beginning of 2023. Been writing music seriously for about six years. Thanks for listening - and sharing!

The Last Time

Scott Orr