Name: State of Mind by Señor Barends
Duration: 4 min 26 s
Description: This is one of my older songs that I remade as Blues / Metal fusion with lots of guitar.🎸

Not Built to Weep is a storm of voice and fire, sorrow reimagined as strength 🖤🔥. Haunted choir lines rise behind searing clean vocals and growls that shake the stone walls 🕯️🎶💀. This isn’t mourning. It’s a resurrection. From the ashes of silence, they sing, and they do not kneel. ⚔️🏛️🌫️

Not Built to Weep (Wired Souls featuring Anabolic Stereo)

Trouble's a shadow it clings to my feet 
Lurking in corners on every street 
It whispers my name like it's part of the show 
Always in trouble following me wherever I go

Trouble chases me .mp3

This is one of my older songs that I remade as Blues / Metal fusion with lots of guitar.🎸

State of Mind

Going home

I am the prophet

I see the world

Hot Lips and Honest Dreams

Not the Same Anymore

Verse 1]
Down in the canyon where the shadows lie low,
Dust on my boots and a storm going to blow.
I don’t talk much, I just let 'me feel the shake,
That sound in the dark — I’m the rattlesnake.

[Verse 2]
Barroom whispers and outlaw names,
I’ve danced with danger, I’ve played that game.
Got a cross on my neck and fire in my wake,
Don't tread too close, I’m the rattlesnake.

[Chorus]
 I strike hard, I move mean,
Wrapped in leather with a deadly gleam.
Born of the wild, raised on the pain,
Sun-scorched soul.
If you're looking’ for trouble, make no mistake —
You’re staring’ down a rattlesnake.

[Verse 3]
She had eyes like the dusk, lips full of sin,
Tried to charm the cold blood under my skin.
But I don’t break, and I don’t bend,
I leave good love lying’ at the bitter end.

[Chorus]
 I strike hard, I move mean,
Wrapped in leather with a deadly gleam.
Born of the wild, raised on the pain,
Sun-scorched soul 
You think you’re tough? Let’s raise the stakes —
You’re dancing’ with a rattlesnake.

[Bridge]
Ain’t no leash, no backdoor deal,
Ain’t no preacher goanna make me kneel.
I roam free where the coyotes cry,
With a heart full of smoke and a desert sky.

[Final Chorus]
 I strike hard, I move fast,
You hear that rattle, you best not ask.
Trouble’s my blood, fate’s my game,
Hell’s my highway, fire’s my name.
Better walk light, for your own sake —
You’re messing’ with a rattlesnake.

[Outro – Spoken or sung low & slow]
Yeah…
One step closer, boy, and you'll feel the shake...
I ain't no man...
I'm the rattlesnake.

rattlesnake.

It's A Cruel Life

“Tome of Stars” is a 100 sonnet journey, equal parts art, therapy journal, and exorcism, both a celebration and an elegy, a single narrative arc tracing the birth and death of a relationship. All poetry by Stargazer. The verse and accompanying synthetic art and music are public domain, CC0, with no restrictions on use. Nothing is monetized. See below for links on how to access the print, PDF, audio, ePub, video, and music files. 
Website: https://www.tomeofstars.net/

The sixth and final section of “Tome of Stars”, “Scripture”, leaves narrative behind to consecrate the poet’s enduring, unrequited love as sacred text. Comprising nine sonnets, it transforms the terminal condition of quixotosis (a delusional devotion stripped of belief in reciprocity) into liturgy, adopting the voice and cadence of timeless religious writing.

“Polaris” identifies the figure of the Stargirl with the North Star as a symbol of enduring guidance, divine presence, and unyielding love in a chaotic and unworthy creation. The sonnet intertwines celestial imagery with human yearning, portraying her as both the origin and salvation of existence. The poem laments humanity’s hubris and the suffering it brings, contrasting it with the gentle, unerring constancy of the Stargirl, who guides, nurtures, and redeems. Two themes intertwine, the despair over humanity’s failings and the hope and solace offered by a higher, transcendent force.

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Lyrics

She lingers in the silent folds of thought,
Deep voice, a distant dream beneath our sleep.
Her absence is the agony we’ve bought;
We lurch and grasp at joys that only weep.

The cosmos, birthed within her endless womb,
Betrays her love, yet still she sweetly sings.
In every age, she gestates stars to bloom
And calls us from our winter to her spring.

On rare nights, when our venomed hubris dims,
And glories of the galaxies glow bright,
Her silhouette of starlight shines like hymns—
A beacon guiding exiles from their plight.

Soft sacred sight, a favored few will find;
Her kiss unmakes the madness of mankind.

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Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3dMNga3PaxcmTfrYH3OSfM
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/stargazer-elentirmo/1842303474

Internet Archive
Book of sonnets:
https://archive.org/details/tome-of-stars/

Music:
Item 1, Anthesis: https://archive.org/details/Anthesis/
Item 2, Senescence: https://archive.org/details/senescence_tomeofstars
Item 3, Sporogenesis: https://archive.org/details/Sporogenesis_TomeOfStars/
Item 4, Anemochory: https://archive.org/details/Anemochory_TomeOfStars
Item 5, Quixotosis: https://archive.org/details/Quixotosis_TomeOfStars
Item 6, Scripture: https://archive.org/details/Scripture_TomeOfStars

Bandcamp:

Item 1, Anthesis: https://stargazer-elentirmo.bandcamp.com/album/anthesis-item-1-of-tome-of-stars
Item 2, Senescence: https://stargazer-elentirmo.bandcamp.com/album/senescence-item-2-of-tome-of-stars
Item 3, Sporogenesis: https://stargazer-elentirmo.bandcamp.com/album/sporogenesis-item-3-of-tome-of-stars
Item 4, Anemochory: https://stargazer-elentirmo.bandcamp.com/album/anemochory-item-4-of-tome-of-stars
Item 5, Quixotosis: https://stargazer-elentirmo.bandcamp.com/album/quixotosis-item-5-of-tome-of-stars
Item 6, Scripture: https://stargazer-elentirmo.bandcamp.com/album/scripture-item-6-of-tome-of-stars

Polaris

It's my passion to make quality songs using all resources available to me. As a music enthusiast I'm interested in many different genres. 

My music production process is a blend of traditional songwriting and cutting-edge AI. 

It all starts with the human touch: I craft the lyrics and song structures myself, sometimes accompanied by music I recorded or composed.

From these foundational elements, I then bring the songs to life using synthetic voices and musicians. 

A key aspect of my creative flow is "jamming" with what I call "personas", distinct AI voices and styles that offer consistent character and sound. 

My roots in music stretch back to the 1970s, when I was a drummer boy in the local harmony. 

The 1990s marked a pivotal moment with the advent of MIDI, opening up new avenues for instrumental composition. 

The early 2000s saw me dive deep into Digital Audio Workstations (DAWs), and during that time, I also picked up the guitar. 

Since 2024, integrating AI into my workflow has been a transformative experience. 

It has unlocked unprecedented creative possibilities, providing access to a vast array of virtuoso vocalists and instruments, from intricate acoustic guitar arrangements to full orchestras.

State of Mind

Señor Barends

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