Do You Think About Me?

Nine Cavities!!!

I spent years hiding under the table
Half expecting a war
I just escaped although I'm slightly less stable
But I'm alive after all

CHORUS
Give a snigger give a round of applause cuz I'm smiling
Please excuse all my obvious flaws whilst I'm smiling
See me laugh hear me cry with excitement
I'm smiling and striving not to let you down

If there's no picture it didn't happen
Forever searching the truth
I've got my naughty school boy cap on
I think that I'm bulletproof

CHORUS

I spent years hiding under the table
Where I was waiting for you
I stayed there for as long as I was able
But now I've started anew

CHORUS

Bulletproof

Encountered

I'll try to mix this song again soon (maybe in a year ;)). There are too many compressors and limiters here, but they condition the overall mix...But this is what it is all about:

𝐻𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝒻𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒽 𝒾𝓃𝒸𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓈𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝓇 𝓈𝓊𝓅𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑜𝒹𝓎'𝓈 𝓅𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝑜 𝒶𝒸𝓉; 𝓈𝒶𝒹𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈, 𝑜𝓃 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝑜𝓉𝒽𝑒𝓇 𝒽𝒶𝓃𝒹, 𝒾𝓈 𝒶𝓃 𝒶𝒻𝒻𝑒𝒸𝓉 𝓌𝒽𝒾𝒸𝒽 𝒹𝒾𝓂𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓈𝒽𝑒𝓈 𝑜𝓇 𝒾𝓃𝒽𝒾𝒷𝒾𝓉𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝑒 𝒷𝑜𝒹𝓎'𝓈 𝓅𝑜𝓌𝑒𝓇 𝓉𝑜 𝒶𝒸𝓉 - 𝒽𝑒𝓃𝒸𝑒, 𝒽𝒶𝓅𝓅𝒾𝓃𝑒𝓈𝓈 𝒾𝓈 𝒹𝑜𝓌𝓃𝓇𝒾𝑔𝒽𝓉 𝑔𝑜𝑜𝒹.

𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘥𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘻𝘢 (1632 - 1677), 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘉𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘴 𝘥'𝘌𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘻𝘢, 𝘋𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘦𝘳

Die Fröhlichkeit ist ein Affekt, welcher des Körpers Macht zu handeln vermehrt oder unterstützt; die Traurigkeit ist dagegen ein Affekt, welcher des Körpers Macht zu handeln mindert oder hemmt – folglich ist die Fröhlichkeit geradezu gut.

Baruch de Spinoza (1632 - 1677), eigentlich Benedictus d'Espinoza, holländischer Philosoph

A Colourful Life

...All blades fired in this forge would break soon after forging, but the shards would never rust, nor dull, nor break...
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In ancient times, There was a Dwarven blacksmith.  The iron in his region was rather poor and despite the skill he lavished upon his blades, they would always break.  One day a mysterious stranger, robed in black, approached him at his forge and offered to enchant the blacksmith's forge that blades made in it's fire would never perish.  The blacksmith was suspicious, and asked what the stranger wanted in return.  "The deed itself is my payment," said the stranger.  The smith opened his mouth to reject the offer, when his gaze fell upon one of his broken swords.  Hesitantly the dwarf agreed.  

The stranger pointed at the dwarf's forge and began an incantation.  Clouds gathered and snow began to fly in the valley, despite the summer.  The ground shook and spikes of obsidian shot up around the forge.  The fire, which had been a warm red, became an arcane violet.  "It is done," said the stranger to the horrified dwarf.  The smith cautiously took up his tools as the stranger watched, and forged a blade.  When the sword was completed, the dwarf tested the blade against the obsidian.  As he struck the rock, the blade sheared in two.  Outraged, the dwarf confronted the mysterious black robed man.  "Strike the anvil with this broken blade," said the man, and the dwarf, full of suspicion, complied.  The sheared blade clove the anvil in two and the blade took no hurt.  

All blades fired in this forge would break soon after forging, but the shards would never rust, nor dull, nor break.  Much mischief was done with those blades.  The forge came to be known as The Splinter-Forge.  From then on, the snow never departed that region and the violet fire never cooled.
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{Bible Verse}
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The Splinter Forge

My second collaboration with Jimena and Chris Kinsey.  The song began with a few chords played on a midi keyboard using ‘silky string selection’ in Logic to work out the structure.  I added Guitars, Bass and Drums and asked Chris to add some ‘Kinseyfication’ on Piano and Organ, then, it was over to Jimena to write the lyrics and record her amazing vocal tracks. Once I had all the constituent parts, I set about the final mix and mastering; this is the result.
A huge, huge thanks to Chris and Jimena for their outstanding contributions which have elevated the song to another level.

Credits:-
Jimena:- Lead and backing vocals, lyrics, vocal composition. https://soundcloud.com/jimenaarroyo
Chris Kinsey:- Pianos, Organ, musical composition. https://soundcloud.com/chriskinsey1
Dairv Dubbleyew:- Guitars, Bass, Drums, String Synth, musical composition, production.


Mind Maze

Caught in a nightmare
From which I can’t escape
I gulp in foul air
And mortal dread takes shape

No recollection
Of joyful memories
Sheer desolation
No more victories

The throes of delusion engulf me and swallow me 
It’s getting too hard to wake up from this dream
And all the confusion that toys with my sanity
Invites me to let out a blood-curdling scream

Someone please save me
There’s no way out of this mind maze
My heart betrayed me
And now I’m all lost in this mind maze
Mind maze

Running blind in the wilderness
Chased by unfounded fears
I’m fleeing from the emptiness
That threatens to feed on me

The throes of a nightmare engulf me and swallow me 
Although I’m awake as can possibly be
And all the despair that consumes me and blinds me
Makes me wanna cry, makes me wanna scream

Someone please save me
There’s no way out of this mind maze
(No way out of here)
My heart betrayed me
And now I’m all lost in this mind maze
No way out of here

In these blurry surroundings my mind plays tricks on me
If give in to madness, will my worries disappear?
Oh, if I succumb to the darkness, will you find me in my sleep?
Please don’t take an eternity to come and rescue me
Rescue me

I succumb to this wasteland
Can’t fight this pantomime
As I sink deep in quicksand 
I reach out to you one last time

Someone please save me
There’s no way out of this mind maze
(No way out of here, no way out of here)
My heart betrayed me
And now I’m all lost in this mind maze
(No way out of here)
No way out of here

Save me
Save me from myself

Mind Maze - (Jimena - Chris Kinsey - Dairv Dubbleyew)

Picture © ESO/ M. Kornmesser
Video to the sound track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0bPcfzqEUc

Exoplanet Colonist

FntUnvrs

Other People's Children - The Lliam, Malcolm, Beva Trio. 
This one recorded and mixed by Mike Grace

They found me in a noodle factory up on planet Pluto
They couldn’t figure what to do they thought I was a noodle
So they hung me up and hosed me down enough to make a worm ill
but just before my eyes caved in she said life’s not that futile

I understand the sadness buried deep beneath your eyes
gets in the way takes up space there’s too much else to occupy
I got it too I feel it’s terror well beneath my breast
and when it rears its ugly head we’ll crush the buggy fest

What is it that turns my head and makes my eyes to stare
into this piercing silence cant you speak if you are there
too many noodles not enough salt the butter’s disappeared
I get the feeling it’ll never be right and then she grabs my ear

Exoplanet Colonist

Scutum Music