Really nice vocals. Feels modern folky with a nice ambient undercurrent. :)

Beautiful (and very evocative) lyrics. It's very appropriate to the times, and wisely expressed. Nice track, my friend. :)

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Trying to get back to a normal after life has been turned upside-down... Friends, I hope you are all doing well!!

shoots & ladders
spying clouds twist into shapes
turning laundry into capes
basement shelf with books and games
baseball cards and halls of fame
a lone balloon floats into the sky
and where it travels the winds decide

how we spent those summer days
selling cups of lemonade
every Sunday come to play
shoots and ladders come what may
and all our dreams drift into the night
spreading up and out of our sight

Sleeping over on my floor
wide awake and laughing more
slowly drifting into sleep
wrapped in hopes we’re going to keep
an errant wish floats into the sky
rising up and is cast aside

how we spent those summer days
selling cups of lemonade
every  Sunday come to play
shoots and ladders come what may
and all our dreams drift into the night
blooming up and out of our sights

how we spent those summer days
selling cups of lemonade
every Sunday come to play
shoots and ladders come what may

I’m climbing up, you’re sliding down
you’re climbing up, I’m sliding down
I’m climbing up, you’re sliding down
you’re climbing up, I’m sliding down
I’m sliding down I’m sliding down I’m sliding down

Shoots & Ladders

I saw you one day drinking coffee and 
penciling words on a page
Thought maybe she’s writing the passages 
or acting them out on a stage
Its clear from your efforts and focus, you’re
sworn to the oaths of your art
Since you’ve been sharing your pain with me
Its torn me apart

Joan
Cold like a stone
Why did you leave?
Where did you go?
Joan
You left me alone
The lies that you weave
I wish I had known

You told me the roots of your storyline
Had me perched on the edge of my seat
I said you could stay on my sofa 
Just till you got on the soles of your feet
I fell for your naive anthology
I got lost in the pink of your hair
and woke in the fog of the morning 
when your things weren’t there

Joan
Cold like a stone
Why did you leave?
Where did you go?
Joan
You left me alone
The lies that you weave
I wish I had known

Ghosted

Leggaeton

The Director Of Speech

New World

On May 13, 2015, my brother-in-law Eduardo Fortuny Loret de Mola was killed in a road accident, to the great sorrow of all who knew and loved him, in particular his widow and two sons. I wrote this song in the aftemath of his all too soon passing away, but the time never seemed right to try and record it ... until now, when Enna, his wife, read the lyrics and expressed her wish to hear a recorded version. It would also have been his 60th birthday this year. I took both as a sign that it was time, and thanks to the monumental musical and production abilities of Sergio Aguilar, not to mention the wonderful backing vocals of Beto Quintero, here it is.

The song, needless to say, but I will say it, is dedicated to Eduardo, and all who loved him.

Hallelujah is a transliteration of Hebrew: הַלְלוּ (hallū yāh), which means "praise ye Jah!" (from הַלְלוּ‎, "praise ye!" [8] and יָהּ‎, "Jah".)[9][10][11] The word hallēl in Hebrew means a joyous praise in song. The second part, Yah, is a shortened form of YHWH (Yahweh or Jehovah in modern English).
~ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah

“In traditional Christian thought, the final transition from life on earth to life in heaven is symbolized by crossing the Jordan River."
~ https://jesusway4you.com/2020/06/24/signs-and-symbols-of-the-bible-jordan-river/

“For what is it to die but to stand naked in the wind and to melt into the sun? And when the earth shall claim your limbs, then shall you truly dance.”
― Kahlil Gibran, artist and poet.

"The song is ended
But the melody lingers on
You and the song are gone
But the melody lingers on."
~ Irving Berlin, songwriter.

“Do you not know that a man is not dead while his name is still spoken?”
~ Terry Pratchett, English author.

Lyrics
Last night I dreamed my brother strode with Jesus by his side
With heavenly strength to move them on, they walked the ocean tide
I cried, “Dear brother, hold your haste, we all must journey home.”
“Jordan calls me,” was all he said, I knew myself alone
I knew myself alone

Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu

Last night I dreamed my brother rode in tandem with James Dean
Along the streets and the highways that to this world are unseen
I cried, “Dear brother, promise me, you’ll meet me when I come.”
He smiled his smile, and raised his hand, I felt my world undone
I felt my world undone

Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu …. Hal-le-lu

Now I’m awakened, oh, let me dream that dream once more
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

Now I’m awakened, oh, let me dream that dream once more
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

And take me over Jordan, see my brother walk upon its shore
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

Yeah, take me over Jordan, for I am tired and so heartsore
Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu, Hal-le-lu … yah

Credits
Music: Michael Sellers; Sergio Aguilar
Lyrics: Michael Sellers
Vocals: Michael Sellers; Beto Quintero
Guitars & bass, piano; musical arrangement, & production: Sergio Aguilar
Drums: Rodrigo Uribe
Album Cover photo: Michael Sellers
Cover design: Loretta Sellers Fortuny

One Singer Left to Mourn

I Dreamed I Saw My Brother

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I Dreamed I Saw My Brother FT Beto Quintero (UKSC: Star Rating: 5 Commended Entry 2023)

Another one from the new album available in full on Bandcamp. Hope, as ever, you like it.

https://chimeramonde.bandcamp.com/

Tip For The Top

Cast of characters:
Llanpsych–@llanpsych –Tez–Electric guitar, mix, and production
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– acoustic and electric guitar  
J.J. Terrell–@j-j-terrell -- Piano, synth, and organ
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1–five-string fretless bass and lap steel
  This is a remix that Tez did of a song JJ wrote, and we released a couple weeks ago. He extracted the coda, expanded it, and mixed an ambient groove into it. Basically, he took the sweetest part of the fruit and made a salad with it. Everyone is doing the same thing they were a couple weeks ago, except this time what you're hearing has gone through the filter of Tez's brain. It sounds like almost a completely different song now, and a really fun ride at that. Tez is into ambient music, so this touches on that proclivity, too. When all heard it on Christmas day, we decided immediately that we wanted to share it with all of you. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it, and Tez enjoyed crafting it into something new.

RED SUN - AMBIENT REMIX (Eclectic Collective)

https://nowyyorg9.wixsite.com/seasional-optimist/music-7  
Album Interactive Experience 
nowyyorg 2024

Collector Of Lost Causes

Clever.wav

Thy WILL Be DONE

I found the perfect place to cry
Away from any judge filled eye
I lay my head down in the grass
Forget about the reasons why
I’m watching all the clouds go by
I lay my head down in the grass
In the grass, I lay my head down in the grass

All our lives we’ve been living a lie
Waiting for the day that the movement die
To reach our hands into the prayer jar
Solve the world’s most desperate cry
Jail it up and does it’s time
Weighed your aspirations from afar
Oceans dry and turn to deserts 
Suns die out and disappear 
Left our homes for new endeavors
None as great as they appeared 
Joan in edit cut to early 
Paragraphs have disappeared
John in shipping called in surly
Now the orders fester here

Home, I’m going home
And I’ll sleep till the morning in rem
Then I’ll open my eyes
Home, I’m going home
And I’ll hide from the city alone
Till this vileness dies

I found the perfect place to cry
Away from any judge filled eye
I lay my head down in the grass
Forget about the reasons why
I’m watching all the clouds go by
I lay my head down in the grass

Oceans dry and turn to deserts 
Suns die out and disappear 
Left our homes for new endeavors
None as great as they appeared 
Joan in edit cut to early 
Paragraphs have disappeared
John in shipping called in surly
Now the orders fester here

Home, I’m going home
And I’ll sleep till the morning in rem
Then I’ll open my eyes
Home, I’m going home
And I’ll hide from the city alone
Till this vileness dies

Escapist

lead pencil on a page
wearing it down for days
receipts found in my car
stained napkins on a bar
beige coffee cold and bland
black ink smeared on my hand
eyes tired and burning red
I’ll sleep when i’m dead

I am the writer
you are the subject
emotion denier
the heart is an object
we are the exception
to every rule
I am the writer
you are the subject
it’s all about you
every word

down where the type is set
and light a cigarette
them pages weigh a ton
going to turn them one by one
old paper, yellow tint
dog ears and faded print
and when my numbers up
I’ll hang it up

I am the writer
you are the subject
emotion denier
the heart is an object
we are the exception
to every rule
I am the writer
you are the subject
it’s all about you
every word

I am the Writer

exhilarate
(mixed media artwork by: Luke C.)

we wake up early and the 
day has yet to break
we pack our treasured things
I don’t know what to take
we hike through the prairie full of
blue eyed grass and rye
and set up cameras 
and wait for brilliant skies

dawn has led us here
daylight drawing near
dusk will come to dress us all
in black and stir our fears
dawn can ruin our shot
day can ruin our shot
dusk can ruin our shot
we may as well shoot what we’ve got

I switch from from my breaker to my
parka after while
you notice me shiver and you
giggle and we smile
a sip of my coffee and the
sound of distant trains
and race for the shelter
when the clouds pour down their rains

dawn has led us here
daylight drawing near
dusk will come to dress us all
in black and stir our fears
dawn can ruin our shot
day can ruin our shot
dusk can ruin our shot
we may as well shoot what we’ve got

Exhilarate

Songwriter based in Chicago, Illinois.  Contact via email simplecircuitsmusic@yahoo.com or PM.  Thanks for your kind feedback!


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