Trapped between 2 realities...which is true and which is false? Is any of these true? Are we living the Matrix? Should I take the blue 💊 or the red 💊? Am I real? Are you?...!

Parallel Universe

Re recording of an old song. Solo Guitar and vocals with a little something here and there. Recorded this evening. 

Get up early and start your day
give some time back to yourself today
find the good times all around you
Bring the fun back in your life
leave those old work shoes by the door
you made your share of sacrifice
listen friend take my advice

The time for messing around is in the past
the days are moving by so very very fast
it's time for you to have your say
don't you letting things get in your way
forget about what other people do
and don't you worry about waht they say
cause they don't know you anyway

Save me.. save me.. save me
oh won't you please
won't you save me.. from another day
of doing things in the same old way

So settle up those old affairs
all they're going to get you 
is a head full of grey hairs
you know the folks around
they still love you so
they're gonna smile and wave as they watch you go
so won't you wave goodbye to yesterday
before you get too old and slow
it's time to shine and let it go

Save me.. save me.. save me
yes and carry me along with you
on this beautiful day




Save Me

Collab with https://soundcloud.com/fred-e-skywalker
Made in February 2025

Free World ft Fred-E Skywalker

Bill Liggett Vocals and Acoustic Guitar
Single Use Electric 

I really dig the vocal delivery and musicianship of Mr. Liggett.  Thanks Bill for letting me tag along this one.  

Hope you enjoy!   
Please note I only added the electric and logic drums

All You Need To Know (all Bill Liggett w/SU&R)

Vedran - One Second

Cast of Characters:
Joe Stroffolino-- @joseph-stroffolino -- Taylor 114ce acoustic guitar, main vocals, harmony vocals, lyrics, composition 
Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender HSS Telecaster electric guitar
TexMex Shaman–@texmex-shaman –Stephen– Tom Anderson Custom T electric guitar, mix, mastering, and production
Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark – piano
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara -–Ken–drums
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)–@josh-clary-1 –- four string Fender Precision Bass with a plectrum 
 
This song began as one of Joe's, lyrically centered songs, which he wrote and filled in with VST instruments. He came up with the lyrics by sharing ideas with fellow SoundCloud musician Michele Ansani.
   Knowing that Josh is a fan of his work, Joe offered this song to him in hopes that he'd share it with the rest of the band. Of course, Josh jumped at the opportunity to work on his song, and immediately shared it with the rest of the group. 
  Ken went to work first, adding his driving, excting drums. Josh was having a hard time coming up with a good bass line for it, until Ken suggested that he use the power of the 1/8 note to propel it. Tez was up next with his clever fills you hear throughout the first half of the song. Stephen came along right after and matched Tez's energy for the guitar fills in the second half of the song. 
  It was still missing a solo in the designated spot, though, so Mark stepped up with his innovative piano solo you hear in the middle. If it sounds a little mechanical, that's because he's using an arpeggiator to achieve the effect. We thought it sounded good in a song about AI, though. 
  Once all the parts were dialed in, and Joe had gotten all his vocals tuned up, we asked one of our resident pros, Stephen, to mix it for us. He did that and mastered it, too, expertly, as always.
  This is the first song we've ever done with Joe, and don't expect it to be the last. We all really enjoyed putting together, in no small part because Joe is such a competent, receptive, and gracious collaborator. We all hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it. 
Original lyrics by Joe Stroffolino (and Michele Ansani):
When I was thirteen I picked up my first guitar
it was my mother's, it only had one nylon string 
I tried to play it like a rock star
I learned to play the Coca-Cola jingle
So I could teach the world to sing
When I was fourteen, I put on six new strings
I learned to play Beatles, I learned a Bob Dylan song
I sounded out of tune but I tried to carry on
At fifteen I wrote my first original tune 
So bad it sounded like it might have been written by a baboon
When I was sixteen, I got a new guitar for my birthday
The metal strings sawed through my fingers 
But I continued to play
And the calluses formed and every day I learned a brand new chord
I was obsessed with that guitar and I never grew bored.
I wrote songs every day and most of them were a mess
But I believed that through hard work, I could achieve success
Malcom Gladwell wrote a book that said it takes ten thousand hours
To become and expert at your craft
But now all it takes is two commands and an enter
And in two minutes you have ten versions of the same damn new song,
You just have to choose the type
folk, rock, rap, pop, metal, jazz, trap or blues.
You don't even need to write the lyrics, 
your push a few buttons let the AI choose.
And people will think your songs are great even though you didn’t write or play a single note.
When I was 20, I did my first concert, it was time
it occurred in a village square
there were four cats all friends of mine
I was still using the plectrum and sometimes I got the chords wrong
at thirty I finally wrote what I thought was a decent song
It had a very well thought out structure
And a catchy vibe and beat
It was overly verbose but when I played it people tapped their feet
In my forties I stopped wasting my time
Work was more fun I was doing just fine

AI Sucks! (Eclectic Collective with Joe Stroffolino)

little story of a man a horse and a mountain where in the daily battle of the water a child cries...🙇🏾‍♂️⚘💥💫🤷🥂🙋‍♂️

A Man_ A Horse_ A Mountain⏰.mp3

Inspired by the short poem "Dust of Snow" by the American poet Robert Frost.

Dust of Snow

The way a crow
Shook down on me
The dust of snow
From a hemlock tree

Has given my heart
A change of mood
And saved some part
Of a day I had rued.


A Dust of Snow

I wrote this years ago, and it's one of my favorites. It's one of those songs that has had many transitions, one of my favorite melodies, and you always want the perfect lyrics and when they come it is such a great feeling. I thank God for giving me this song. Forever home behind the keys forever home with Him. I hope you like this live take I did tonight, just me and my Baldwin, accompanied by my trusty Tascam Portacapture x8 picking up the piano from behind with the condenser mics and a Rode NT1 for vocals. Thanks so much for listening!:) 

Forever Home 

Right behind these keys 
I feel a gentle breeze
You're right here with me
Oh the time can really freeze
Eight billion hearts
You struck my lonely heart

I'm forever home 
I'm forever home
I'm forever home
Oh I'm forever home 
I'm home 

You have put a fire 
Deep inside my bones
The devil is such a liar
I'm walking on him like stones
Everything is brighter
I'll never ever be alone 

I'm forever home 
I'm forever home
I'm forever home
Oh I'm forever home 
I'm home 

Ooo ooo ooo ooo 
Ooo ooo ooo ooo 
Ooo ooo ooo ooo 

Jesus Jesus Jesus 

Ooo ooo ooo ooo 
Ooo ooo ooo ooo 
Ooo ooo ooo ooo 

Jesus Jesus Jesus 

I'm forever home 
I'm forever home
I'm forever home
Oh I'm forever home 
I'm home 

Jesus 

All music written and recorded by 
©Daniel Colter Valentine

Forever Home (Live)

A clock that spins but stands so still
 The rhythm bends to one’s own will Each new heartbeat sends a clue 
To the people I’ve yet to meet 
To you 

Tomorrow’s friends are yesterday’s thoughts

Busy In the Box

PLEASE NO PROMOTERS . I DO MY OWN ! 
Mairidh Gaol is Ceòl: A well-known Scottish Gaelic proverb that translates to "The world will end, but love and music will endure”
Collabs welcome. I’ll provide the lyrics if you would like to provide the music and vocals ? 
Scottish born and bred. Just exploring some ideas spinning round in my head and putting them up here. Various styles of music and trying to find my niche ! Songs are ai assisted. All the songs are written solely by me. Music and singers are ai assisted

Tomorrow’s friends are yesterday’s thoughts

Highlander on the run