Trouble     (c2022)

Lil Wayne Bobby Valentino & Kidd Kidd VS N.O.R.E (Dramantic Remix)

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

Buy on Bandcamp

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

Ai Shite Iru (instrumental)

Réflection

An unfinished work.  The kind of track that stays sleeping till a time comes and you make the magick.

Not Me

For Tez.  (Photo: of St Thomas Episcopal Church.  Mamaroneck Historical Society)

Auld Lang Syne (Trad. instrumental)

V-Life is not in Vain

This was a track that never saw the light of day.  Furball was a band I was part of, in the mid nineties.  We only lasted about 15 months.  I played the guitar (badly!)

Furball - Truman's Scam

Come back to yearn

Was the desert that messed me up
That’s what everyone said
Found a river and filled my cup
Drink till I’m scrapping the bed
Walking down where the drunks hang out
Feet weave a trail in the dust
I lift my eyes to the western sky
Lights coming on in the dusk

I can’t look back I can’t move on
Lost in this tragic age, I don’t know anyone
To befriend or befool me
I try to pretend like your notions amuse me
When all the tales we share are gone 
Trash in the modern day
They’ve no need for our songs 
That we sing.  They’re our stories
Noise in your ear just a chance to ignore me
This fight what is it for
Hold on or just give up
I don’t know anymore

Was it music that saved my life?
Dreams jumping out of my head
When I drifted to sleep each night
I felt everything that you sang
I think back to the golden age
I kept all the records we bought
I look now and it all seems beige
My wealth for original thought

I can’t look back I can’t move on
Lost in this tragic age, I don’t know anyone
To befriend or befool me
I try to pretend like your notions amuse me
When all the tales we share are gone 
Trash in the modern day
They’ve no need for our songs 
That we sing.  They’re our stories
Noise in your ear just a chance to ignore me
This life what is it for
Hold on to what we’ve got 
I don’t know anymore
No I don’t know anymore…

Tragic Age

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


Tragic Age

Simple Circuits