"XXII La Isla", a poem of Easter Island, by Pablo Neruda. The poem is from Pablo Neruda's "The Separate Rose", translated by William O'Daly. 
Permission has been granted by the Pablo Neruda Foundation. 2009
Composer: Pamela Illanes-Tatsuoka.
Performed with the composer's voice.
Dedicated to Kikumi.
I am honored and excited that the video for this song has been posted on the Apech channel:
https://youtu.be/rKmS6qIbfhM

"XXII La Isla" (poem by Pablo Neruda)

Dreaming

Maggie Sunrise 1993

In your eyes. 1602 ( 1993 ) Margareta Theorin ( Margareta )

LYRICS:

I know I know
I gotta do it sober
I know I know
No rest until it's Summer
Burning out in conversation
Bits and pieces falling away
Wasting time on confrontation
Spoke a little softer today

I'm ready to live
And I won't take no for an answer
I'm not going down
My own face at every corner
I don't give a damn
Cause its only myself I'm fighting
There's no sleep at all
Cause the phantom is in the mirror

I know I know
It'll be a wretched Summer
I know I know
No failing 'til it's over
Giving way for concentration
Felt a little better today
Like the way you used to see me
Always searching for better ways

I'm ready to live
And I won't take no for an answer
I'm not going down
My own face at every corner
I don't give a damn
Cause its only myself I'm fighting
There's no sleep at all
Cause the phantom is in the mirror

I'm ready to live
And I won't take no for an answer
I'm not going down
My own face at every corner
I don't give a damn
Cause its only myself I'm fighting
There's no sleep at all
Cause the phantom is in the mirror
I'm ready to live
And I won't take no for an answer
I'm not going down
My own face at every corner
I don't give a damn
Cause its only myself I'm fighting
There's no sleep at all
Cause the phantom is in the mirror

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A relationship from beginning to end presented in impressionistic sketches. 
From the new EP "Short Songs For Tall Minds" on Soundcloud 2022
Lyrics:
You came uninvited
To my birthday party
That's how this unlikely romance got started
I'm the silence
In the spaces
In between the words
That I never said
I'm the ghost hovering around your bed
Competing with TV
For attention inside your head
In matters of the heart
I'm build on contradictory parts
Contradictory parts

You say: if the great creators
If they wanted to call you home
That you would just laugh
And say they don't exist
But not me
I'm willing to compromise
Because they must have much bigger
Bigger fish to fry
In matters of the heart
I'm built upon my contradictory parts
Contradictory parts

You left unexpected
 For the Airport bar
I'm unpacking your luggage from the trunk of my car
You say my problem
My one of many
Is that I think I'm right all the time
But I've never seen truth in the eyes
I always lie

You packed your suitcase with your blues
My love notes
My David Foster Wallace books
Counterfeit Jordan shoes
Mmmmmmmmmmm
In matters of the heart
I'm built upon contradictory parts
Contradictory parts

My Contradictory Parts

Brian Butts - Guitar, Drums, Bass, Keyboards, Master Mix
https://soundcloud.com/brian-butts-565934842
cosmic keanu - Vocals, Lyrics

Lyrics:
Our so-called intellect
is ignorance defined
A veil that blinds 
our eyes

We think we know it all
And that’s why we'll fall

The ancients, now buried
Believed themselves as gods

Their deafening silence
proves that they were wrong

Gentle bravery preserves
While hubris destroys

We’ve forgotten ourselves
Consumed by our toys

We think we know it all
And that’s why we'll fall
Again and again
And again

Our so-called intellect
is ignorance defined
A veil that blinds 
our eyes

We think we know it all
And that’s why we'll fall

A mighty army lies vanquished
The snake consumes itself

The one who kills
destroys themselves

Subtle perseverance
steers us to the way

Our collective madness 
has chosen – has chosen --
Another fate

True words may be ugly
While the beautiful may be false

Have respect for everyone
don’t exalt yourself

The great are laid low
The soft and gentle remain

This world could be a paradise
But we have initiated the fall

Flumina (Brian Butts Feat. Cosmic Keanu)

I decided to revisit this track because I felt the original could be improved. I thought about replacing the old file, but ultimately chose to upload this version separately.

I’m also trying out a new approach to mixing and mastering.

Your feedback is always welcome! ( •̀ ω •́ )✧

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