Name: Look Closer at Me by Staying Alive
Duration: 5 min 46 s
Description: A moving folk ballad that gives voice to the elderly, reminding us to see the soul within, not just the frail body outside. Both a protest against indifference and a celebration of life’s journey.

Wedding Song

all of ROADS GOES EVER EVER ON song in one place.

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À contre courant

You thought I wouldn’t know?

A moving folk ballad that gives voice to the elderly, reminding us to see the soul within, not just the frail body outside. Both a protest against indifference and a celebration of life’s journey.

Look Closer at Me

A song for the prince and my king, my dad. The words remind me of me and my father’s story.

Changes

Humoristische folk-pop vertelling over een buurt-BBQ aan de Brouwersmolenweg. B1 jaagt op kerntemperatuur, B2 bewaakt de façade, en B3 is de beste stofzuiger. Akoestische gitaar, lichte drums, accordeonpad. (#Ugchelen #Nederlands #folkpop)

Rook aan de Brouwersmolenweg

Verse 1

So much I couldn’t explain
in just one day
will you stay?

It’s hard for me to say
am I too late
or did you fade?

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Bridge

Lost without you, what went wrong?
Chased your shadow, now you’re gone
I can’t find where I belong

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Chorus

I’m losing my mind
can you hear me? It doesn’t feel right
I’m exploding inside
left with all the love you denied

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Verse 2

I’m here with myself again
fighting the pain
driving me insane

A storm inside my brain
I need escape
is that too late?


Lost

This piece began as a reflection on age, wonder, and the universe. It carries the bittersweet truth that some of us may not live to see the answers we’ve always longed for the moment the sky finally “answers back.”

But it’s also a message of hope. Our place isn’t measured only by lifetimes. It’s carried forward in the songs we write, in the questions we refuse to let go of, and in the wonder we pass down.

The closing nod to Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star reminds us that curiosity is timeless from the child’s lullaby to the elder’s last reflection, we are joined by a shared yearning to understand.

This isn’t just about stars. It’s about legacy, belonging, and the truth that even if we don’t grow into tomorrow ourselves, a part of us will.

Some of us are too late in the day
To see the gates swing open
To watch the sky answer back

But we’ve left our fingerprints
On the glass of the telescope
Our breath fogging the lens
For the next set of eyes

The truth is our place
Isn’t just measured in lifetimes
It’s carried forward in songs
In questions that refuse to die
In the wonder we hand down

So even if I don’t grow into that tomorrow
A part of me will
In the echoes, in the chords
In the starlight that remembers
We once asked

Twinkle, twinkle, little star
How I wonder what you are

Oh, how we wonder

Twinkle Twinkle, Little Star
How I wonder what you are

Oh how we wonder
What you are

Yes we wonder

Footnote to the Stars

Flower is a song by Amos Lee that always moved me because of how honest and simple it is. In this version, I wanted to keep that feeling but also make it my own.

I recorded it with acoustic guitar, harmonica, and organ — keeping it intimate and real. It’s not about copying, it’s about singing it from who I am.
Every word I sang believing what the song says: that love, even through fear or loneliness, is still a real force.

Basadas y Covers I

Flower

Mirror of Lies

Keith A. Wilkins — the mind behind Staying Alive — is a 75-year-old independent songwriter from Australia with a growing catalogue of 170+ original tracks. He doesn’t perform the songs himself, but he writes every line — blending protest, satire, resilience, and raw truth into bold musical stories that speak for the voiceless and challenge the mainstream.

From folk and outlaw country to acoustic rebellion and cheeky satire, Staying Alive is not about fame — it’s about survival, expression, and legacy. These songs are sung by others, but the story, the soul, and the sting come straight from Keith’s pen. More Songs here 
🌐 Website: https://stayingalive1.net/home

Look Closer at Me

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