Mila

an electroninc drum machine sets the base of this disco rock kind a song

roses of mayhem

Roses Of Mayhem

1st version: https://on.soundcloud.com/1wGf9

Open Collab Playlist: https://soundcloud.com/storyofthelie/sets/slowly-please-open-collab

Slow Down Faster

There's a boy I'm looking at
on the other side- of the rippled glass
at times...I can see him clearly
seems he's calling out in the emptiness 
and I draw near
so he can hear me
but he's fading in and out
while the light's shining low then loud
and I may never know how he came to be
on the other side of the rippled glass
waiting to be freed
and so...
a crowd has gathered- some pray in disbelief
others betting transactions on the odds
of grief...or greed
and the consequence of inaction
(while no one takes the lead)
...still, I may never know
how he came to be on the other side of the rippled glass
just waiting...to be freed
O
the crowd's getting agitated- slammin fists against the panes
but the boy is growing silent
his eyes draw far away...
and I'm seeing him less clearly
sensing there's a change...
our eyes...locked in the rippled haze
and then he fades
and if that's fulfillment of your promise-
to have it all,...just taken away-
tapping at some rippled glass
yea
my legs are shaking
babe, I am afraid...

Rippled Glass (amp)

Original Track https://soundcloud.com/qbbills/shivers

Remix Prod by  Benny Holmes
Instrumental https://soundcloud.com/ben-holmes-beats/qb-bills-x-benny-holmes-shivers-cover-instrumental

Esidarap
2nd Kitchen Sounds
Hit Or Miss

QB Bills x Benny Holmes - Shivers Remix

Progressive!

Original Song by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics

I like to drink Wild Turkey,
Smoke a joint or two,
I like expensive women,
But I ended up with you.
You're cheap and you're nasty,
Baby you're just like me.
We hang around,
The wrong part of town,
And we are both happy.

Desolation Boulevard,
Has sold on every sign.
Cryptic words and promises,
Enough to blow my mind.
Selling souls and steel guitars,
And lives weighed by the pound,
Whisper it for long enough,
Till there's no one else around. 

I spent all my money,
On feeling low and getting high.
I have some deep regrets,
But I have no reason why.
There's not a single day,
Or a wish that's not fulfilled,
I know the ways of love love,
And I'm surprised I've not been killed.

Desolation Boulevard,
Has sold on every sign.
Cryptic words and promises,
Enough to blow my mind.
Selling souls and steel guitars,
And lives weighed by the pound,
Whisper it for long enough,
Till there's no one else around. 

And down on the corner,
Where I lost track of time.
I seem to remember,
Some good ol' friends of mine.
Picked me up and brushed me down,
And helped to fix my mind.
I'll have to thank them later,
When I get to the end of the line.

Burning Bridges

Desolation Boulevard

DESOLATION BOULEVARD

I'm continuing to explore the tones and flow that come to me whilst improvising on my ES7 Stage Piano. I hope you'll flow along with me as they unfold moment by moment.

So Thankful to be alive and able to create and share.

May you enJOY!

Simply Thankful *

A Modern Pauper’s Funeral is a song about unnoticed loneliness and poverty. Many thanks to @BecHollcraft (vocals), @Dave-McKeown (clarinet) and Maria Triana (mastering).

Feel the draft through the window
See the torn rug on the floor
Pull the crooked curtain 
Smell the mold on the wall
Sitting at the table in this dim and musty place
You will search in vain for any hidden grace

You know the situation
You think you know for real
But you’ll never understand
Until you feel 
Forsaken
Forlorn

Stay warm in a blanket
Huddled on the couch
Sometimes there is breakfast
Always fear the truth will out
Hide unopened letters, throw away the bills
Pretend no one’s home when the doorbell rings

You know the situation
You think you know for real
But you’ll never understand
Until you feel 
Forsaken
Forlorn

Out in the street
A body’s been found
No sign of crime
Just silence around
Lonely as life
No love to recall
For a modern pauper’s funeral

Who knew the situation
Didn’t know for real
Didn’t understand
Didn’t feel

A Modern Pauper's Funeral

A Modern Paupers Funeral (ft. Bec Hollcraft & Dave McKeown)

Hi, Seb Mankoo is Bas Kooman (@bastiaan-kooman) writing and producing songs in English.

A Modern Paupers Funeral (ft. Bec Hollcraft & Dave McKeown)

Seb Mankoo

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