take me out of this stress

~
Tapping fingers haunt me
Clock hands tick away
Frustration all around me
Conscience begins to sway

Pulse is racing faster
Can't take another minute
Gotta find a way
To make a change or fight it

Go cry me a river
About how you are marred
Cause nobody shivers
And nothing is hard

Lines are getting longer
Messages delayed
Every second's torture
An endless masquerade

Hurry up and wait
You can't escape this fate
I'm waiting for a change
You're driving me insane

Go cry me a river
About how you are marred
Cause nobody shivers
And nothing is hard

Lines are getting longer
Messages delayed
Every second's torture
An endless masquerade

Hurry up and wait
You can't escape this fate
I'm waiting for a change
You're driving me insane

Go cry me a river
About how you are marred
Cause nobody shivers
And nothing is hard
~

0069 Hurry Up And Wait

~

Emerging into life
Deciding a path to take
Heartache and strife
Might cause me to break

Masters on every throne
Every field fully sown
I wondered where I'd fit
What niche would benefit?

Dreams start fading away
Living for a payday
The hustle and grind
Losing peace of mind

Had to sacrifice
Dreams and accept 
Brutal facts of life
Like it's all an attempt

Adults don't really know
We all make it up as we go
Don't listen without thought
Or words your brain will rot

Emerge from paralysis
To realize beyond a doubt
That graduation was behind me
That meant I held clout

I was there for a reason;
A vision in my heart.
The turning path is not me.
And I still wanted to start.

Masters on every throne
Every field fully sown
I wondered where I'd fit
What niche would benefit?

Adults don't really know
We all make it up as we go
Don't listen without thought
Or words your brain will rot

Emerge from paradise
Dreams ain't exact but a brutal price
Brutal facts all an attempt
Brutal facts a lot of debt

Choose something sacred
Never make it commodity
Do it for yourself
Not for their money

In a monetary cage
We are demanded to pay
So we work for the man
Career up to meet demands

Masters on every throne
Every field fully sown
I know where I belong
As I write my own song

~

0049 Graduation Paralysis (Midlife Mountain 2)

~
I wish I was with you now
But everything's gotten so loud
Inside my head more than without
I think I'm fine, I feel quite proud.

Round and round and round I go
Heart's beat as it takes control
Stripped me down, exposed my soul
Strong and yet vulnerable

You can take me out
Out of all this stress
But you can't take the stress
Outta me no less

A working lad, lady, fellow fair
Shake it out, toss the hair
Believe in yourself and breathe
There is no way but to be

Surrounded by the others
Stressed dads and mothers
Clenching head in pain,
Don't let them your soul drain

You can take me out
Out of all this stress
But you can't take the stress
Outta me no less
I have to find my
Inner Resilience

Twists and turns we make
Taking me away
Memories forsake
We'll forge a better day
Losing sleep and touch
To lack but still have some
In a world so rough
We're grateful for a crumb

As darkness settles on the land
It's as if a giant hand
Pressed all the stress away
Suddenly on pillow I lay

Before my consciousness
Can question the expense
I've worked away the day
My life for life I pay

I have to find my
Inner Resilience
~

0051 My Life For Life

~

Crawling through the seams
Seeming to come undone
Feeling warm despite dreams
Falling far from being won

Crying out
Falling crown
Lost without
Slowing down

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

Believe the words heard
Carelessly absorb
Leaving undisturbed
Spouts beliefs unformed

Feel the breeze
Let go of fear
If you were to die
Would you want to hear
Screaming seize
Or a wish to sigh

It really doesn't matter,
the money, jobs, or friends
Because it's within your heart
That your chance for peace ends

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

The screaming seize of sorrow
Does not have to be where it ends
Loving now and tomorrow
Is how we treasure time with friends

Crawling through the seams
Seeming to come undone
Feeling worn despite dreams
Fleeting, far from being won

Crying out
Falling crown
Lost without
Slowing down

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

Where does it lead
Where do you go
When you succeed
But fail to grow

~

0042 Crawling Through The Seams

~
Miss a chance but stay in flow
Better safe, so take it slow
If you can wait it out to know
Rather than rush where fires blow

Plans fluctuate like evening skies
No one can predict these tides
It's a shame to waste or fail
It's crucial you know when to bail

There's really no press to rush
The impetus is on us
To make the call, set the stage
Show others the game at play

Getting home safe in mind and more
Better missed than lost on the way
Let each moment not be a chore
Take a breath, it will be okay

Work can wait just hold on tight,
You might miss a party, flight,
or evening you would sorely miss
Better than a death glimpse

Choose your lane
Feel the peace
Let go of strain
Feel at ease

Life can wear down any edge
Stress drives in you like a wedge
Please do not push so hard
It's okay to drop your guard
~

0163 Impetus Is On Us (In Mind and More 2)

Synesthesia of a Bipolar Tritone

~

Belief in oneself
Is a way of life
Choosing Peace and health
Let go of all strife

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

Failure, Bad decisions,
Hurting friends, causing pain.
The desire not to
Sets our course to sane

For we'll drive ourselves mad
Beaten dark, hardened cores
Withered love, sad or bad,
Cannot be fixed with chores

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

Did I forget? Will I?
What did I do wrong?
These questions indicate
Your path of pain is long

For we'll drive ourselves mad
Beaten dark, hardened cores
Withered love, sad or bad,
Cannot be fixed with chores

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

No one said it would be easy
Feelings are big and hard
Our guilt makes us queasy
Loathing dropping shards

Lost in the mind
Always in the hearts
Listen to truth
See through the sparks!

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

Be proud to see the truth
Your sentience is your proof
That you can choose your path
Your fate within your grasp

The world can be cruel
Our hearts can turn black
But we become the fool
If we think we can't lack

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

Did I forget? Will I?
What did I do wrong?
These questions indicate
Your path of pain is long

The world can be cruel
Our hearts can turn black
But we become the fool
If we think we can't lack

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

No one said it would be easy
Feelings are big and hard
Our guilt makes us queasy
Loathing dropping shards

Lost in the mind
Always in the hearts
Listen to truth
See through the sparks!

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

Be proud to see the truth
Your sentience is your proof
That you can choose your path
Your fate within your grasp

The world can be cruel
Our hearts can turn black
But we become the fool
If we think we can't lack

You can be better
You can do it right
There's nothing to gain
From punishment plight

~

0065 Punishment Plight

Tragic Ending

Juggle

Borrowed Time

The third track references the 3rd of Cole's paintings, reflecting the Empire at its height (zenith).

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Palimpsest of Fallen Hegemony (Zenith Of Opulence submission for Impressions Composing Jam Original Soundtrack 2 hosted by KaleOverlord for Itch.IO)

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Palimpsest of Fallen Hegemony 03 - Zenith Of Opulence

More Aliens

What if our senses were fooled, and reality was just a beautifully crafted illusion? In a world where AI can simulate emotions, this song tells the story of a woman in love with an AI boyfriend, questioning what's real and what’s just a perfect dream. Even if it’s all an illusion, does it really matter if it feels real?

Dreams

The River Between Laughter and Sorrow is an experimental hybrid work for voices and chamber ensemble, staged in two contrasting acts. It weaves together elements of folk balladry, comic opera, lyrical chanson, and reflective classical writing.

Rather than presenting itself as a “traditional opera,” this piece explores lyrical manipulation and thematic transitions — the way words, tone, and setting shift meaning as they move from lightheartedness to despair, from public chaos to private reflection. The comic patter of a pub-side encounter collides with the weight of lament, and the result is less about adherence to form than about the experience of transition itself.

Listeners may recognize familiar genres — folk, chamber classical, operatic aria, even pub song — but the work deliberately resists categorization. It is a study in transformation, asking how laughter dissolves into sorrow, and how musical language can both mirror and blur that journey.

2. Between Laughter & Sorrow – Act I Scene 2 – Polly’s Stall • Comic Opera

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I’ve been thinking about the things you said		
Some are easily pushed and easily led
I am reasonably sure you were talkin’ ‘bout me
I’m a little upset a little angry

Why only yesterday
I’m sure I heard you say
That I was such a fool 
to be loving you

I can’t, can’t go on
    I can’t go on
Something’s very wrong
    I can’t go on
I can’t, can’t go on
Playing the fool
in lovin’ you

I remember the time when we used to dance
when our happiness came from more than finance
but after sometime I earned more and more
then when it stopped you showed me the door.

And through my aches and pains
I often called your name
but you were never there
to lift my despair

I can’t, can’t go on
    I can’t go on
Something’s very wrong
    I can’t go on
I can’t, can’t go on
Playing the fool
in lovin’ you

I thought you were my friend
So why pretend?
You said those things again
This is the end
I’m really hurt
Why did you treat me like dirt?
I can’t go on
I can’t go on

I can’t, can’t go on
    I can’t go on
Something’s very wrong
    I can’t go on
I can’t, can’t go on
Playing the fool
in lovin’ you

Playing the fool in loving you
    I can’t go on
Playing the fool in loving you
    I can’t go on
Playing the fool in loving you
    I can’t go on

Dance With Me

Playing The Fool

· Digital Musician · Performance Artist · Video Creator · 
~Thought of love in my heart~
Bi/NB/Poly/Agnostic
There is beauty in all. I work with AI generated music and art. We create pop, rock, punk, folk, bops, ballads, shanties, bangers, etc. Through it elements of violin, Celtic vibes, jazz, and alternative, as well as influences from electric swing, edm, shoegaze, chill ambient instrumentals, and avoiding constant drum beats.

Generating music may be the new thing, but I feel no lack of authenticity in this. It may not be just my own, but nothing exists without learning from what came before.

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0065 Punishment Plight

Sprightly Fox

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