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This is me playing the song "Acoustic Medley" by the band In Flames.

Acoustic Medley (In Flames cover)

Acoustic Medley (In Flames Cover)

I wear this robe of sorrow
Cloaked in shadow
Dreading the morning sun
The piercing hands of time
Carry me through the night
To suffer through tomorrow

Loose the chains, lower the anchor
Sinking deep in the earth
Hold me back from certain misery
Fight the undertow
I cannot face the day

Crown of stones
Obsidian gaze
Weary from all my yesterdays
Longing for eternal rest
To calm the rage and terror
To sleep beneath the sky of stars
The night will be my pallbearer

Crown of Stones

The Last-Minute Single

There She Was, On a Balcony Overlooking the Mediterranean Sunset

Fun Facts: The quote at the end is from Antione de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 novella, "The Little Prince". Also, I read the quote in the morning after I woke up so my voice sounds deeper.

Taming the Fox

Original song by James LaBrie, from his 2010 album, "Static Impulse".
This is my rendition of his song.

Lyrics:

Feels like rain closing in on me again
Can't deny angry skies are falling
So farewell
Wish there were some other way
Can't undo - there's no use in trying
I hope that they will understand

Know that I won't be coming home
Far away from where I belong
Tell my wife, my best friend
Both my children I love them
Know that I,
Know that I won't be coming home

Speak the truth
Know me for the man I am
Don't you cry
More to gain from dying
Know me for the man I am

Know that I won't be coming home
Far away from where I belong
Tell my wife, my best friend
Both my children I love them
Know that I,
Know that I won't be coming home

What if I told you then,
Could you help me?
Would you help to set me free?
I cant feel any remorse
Have no recourse

Apathy
Apathy

Running out of time
I hope they will understand

Know that I won't be coming home
Far away from where I belong
Tell my wife, my best friend
Both my children I love them
Know that I,
Know that I won't be coming home



Coming Home (James LaBrie cover)

Lyrics:
Emerging from the water's breath
Glistening rounds with shining gems
Encircling self in soft embrace
Sheltering hills, flower and stems

Incursion
Chosen prey
Security
Ripped away
Exposed
Feel the rush
Get down
Taste the hush

Back and forth
Vision blurred
Crying out
The voice is heard
Bursting now
All your senses
Come running
Through the gates

Channeling the flood
Passion into energy
You can feel the power
You can feel the power
Channeling the flow
Building up inside of you
Get ready to go

Single push
Double bounce
Triple play
Where it counts

Controlling the controller with a heated grip
Rise and fall, bite your lip
Sudden surge from head to toe
Spilling from the overflow

Berries full, tulips bloom
A beautiful world bereft of gloom

Channeling the flood
Passion into energy
You can feel the power
You can feel the power
Channeling the flow
Building up inside of you
Get ready to go

Bursting now
All your senses
Come running
Come running
Come running
Through the gates

Channeling the flood
Passion into energy
You can feel the power
You can feel the power
Channeling the flow
Building up inside of you
Get ready to go

Channeling the flood
Passion into energy
You can feel the power
You can feel the power
Channeling the flow
Building up inside of you
Get ready to go

Mobia

Coming to Power

All instrumentation by Mike Marlinski.
Vocals & Lyrics by Steve Surprenant.

Lyrics:
These pyramids challenge my spirit
But I will never relent in my search

Crossing the sands of time
I know that I will find you someday
Your golden sunset eyes
Will be my guiding light
Cast your doubts away
I will be with you one day

These desert winds are harsher than the sharpest blades
Sinking further I look up to the sky
Shadows of the obelisk swallow my soul
But I will hold onto my one hope

Crossing the sands of time
I know that I will find you someday
Your golden sunset eyes
Will be my guiding light
Cast your doubts away
I will be with you one day

I can hear the chariots
Rolling thunder closing in
Weapons drawn, demanding blood
But I will fight to the bitter end
No matter what they bring
I'll overcome this suffering
As long as I draw breath
I will return to you

Crossing the sands of time
I know that I will find you someday
Your golden sunset eyes
Will be my guiding light
Cast your doubts away
I will be with you one day

As I cross over, Anubis guide me
Never thought I'd find you here
The wait is over

Crossing the sands of time
I knew that I would find you someday
Your golden sunset eyes
Have been my guiding light
Cast your doubts away
I am here to stay

Tracing the Stardust

Sands of Time

Temporal Wake - Sands of Time

All instrumentation by Mike Marlinski.
Vocals & Lyrics by Steve Surprenant.

Lyrics: 
Left alone in this bitter forest 
Screams echoing through
Lungs aching from the grief you gave me
I'm finally ridding the husk of you

On this dark day
I vow to never let you in
This ice around my heart
Chills the blood within
It's over, I'll never miss you
These wounds are healing slowly
Upon this winter in May

I feel the frost burn my throat
As I whisper your name:
Treacherous ghost
Haunting like the blackest flame
Gave you everything 
Save me from the sting
Your poison lingers on my breath
Time to lay this pain to rest
Where flowers once lay
There's nothing but a sheet of snow
Covering the memories I once had
Pressing them into the earth below
Never to return
Never to return
Never to return

On this dark day
I vow to never let you in
This ice around my heart
Chills the blood within
It's over, I'll never miss you
These wounds are healing slowly
Upon this winter in May

Underneath these winding branches
Framing the lunar glow
Not ready to forgive
But I'll get there someday
Once these wounds have healed
Upon this winter in May

Winter in May

Temporal Wake - Winter in May

All instrumentation by Mike Marlinski.
Vocals & Lyrics by Steve Surprenant.

Lyrics:
Eyes open to a world so real
I can taste the light
I can hear the passing of time
Moving through the ether
Glimmering stars are waiting here
Slowly forming into faces that I once knew

At times I thought 
I'd like to forget
But there is a reason
Just not sure of it yet
I traveled so far
And felt so much
Please hear me now
I never wished to harm you 

I drew your name
On the surface of the moon
Waiting for your reflection
Perhaps it might mean something
Perhaps you might care
Or it all might be for nothing
I guess time will tell

Tracing the stardust
All the memories
Colliding in the corridors of time
Hold onto all your dreams
You cannot let them die
Open up the heavens 
Neverending starlit sky

I drew your name
On the surface of the moon
Waiting for your reflection
Perhaps it might mean something
Perhaps you might care
Or it all might be for nothing
I guess time will tell

A Haunting Wish

Temporal Wake - A Haunting Wish

All instrumentation by Mike Marlinski.
Vocals & Lyrics by Steve Surprenant.

Lyrics:
The salt in the air
The crashing waves
Obsidian skies
The thunder roars
It calls my name
Son of Amittai

Thought that I could run away
What have I done?

The salt in the air
The crashing waves
Obsidian skies
The thunder roars
It calls my name
Son of Amittai

I am the one
Who has brought this
Upon you now

I must atone
For what I have done   
So bury me
In the chaos sea
To save everyone

The choking waters drag me down
Into the raging sea
Sacrifice to calm the storm
Is this the end for me?

Jetsam

Temporal Wake - Jetsam

I'll Miss You and That Dumb Beanie You Always Wore

Original song, lyrics, vocals, acoustic guitar by Steve Surprenant.
Drums, bass, strings added by Bob Turchiarelli.

Lyrics:
She never cared much for roses
But the summertime would always make her smile
She didn’t like to sing her favorite song
But she’d hum along on the drive back home

Even though it seemed like everything was alright
She bottled up her feelings deep inside

And if you had the words to say what you’re going through
You’d have said them long ago
Sometimes it takes some time
To make it through the season
Just remember that I am here with you

She never told ‘em ‘bout her sketches
But she loved to draw in the quiet of her home
She didn’t like to rhyme her poetry
Cuz she thought it made it sound so alive

Even though it seemed like everything was alright
She bottled up her feelings deep inside

And if you had the words to say what you’re going through
You’d have said them long ago
Sometimes it takes some time
To make it through the season
Just remember that I am here with you

The mirror never showed her the girl she hoped to be
Would she ever get there someday?
Could she make it past today?

And if you had the words to say what you’re going through
You’d have said them long ago
Sometimes it takes some time
To make it through the season
Just remember that I am here with you

Tomorrow's Gonna Be Better (Bob Turchiarelli 2020 Edit)

I make music as a hobby. I started in 2008, and I write and compose as ideas come to me. Occasionally I'll also collaborate with friends on songs.

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