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Wow! What a compelling opening. Great rock ballad with amazing vocals.

Back to celebrating great Americans, this time we set out to honour three of them at once. 
Robert "Bobby" Sharp, who wrote this song, Ray Charles, who first recorded it in 1961, and finally Joe Cocker who's 1987 cover probably became the most well known rendition.

Guitar by my son Gideon.
We hope  you'll enjoy our take on this classic.

Unchain my heart (Bobby Sharp - Giddy and Rob Jam)

This song is a deeply personal exploration of the complexities of creativity, ego, and the human experience. The entire concept was born from the mind of my friend @DJShAnkAri, who shared with me her thoughts on the pain of being an originator, only to see her ideas and influences go unacknowledged. I was inspired to take her ideas and craft them into a song, and I'm proud to give her co-writing credit for this piece. 

The song grapples with the tension between artistic expression and the desire for recognition, as well as the struggle to transcend the ego and find freedom from the trappings of pride and fame. At its core, the song is about the power of beauty to both inspire and ensnare us, and the importance of learning to witness our own experiences rather than becoming mired in them. 

Through the lyrics, I aim to capture the nuances of this inner conflict, and the ways in which our experiences shape us, even as we strive to rise above them. The song is an invitation to reflect on the nature of creativity, identity, and the human condition, and to find a deeper understanding of ourselves and our place in the world.


LYRICS: 

[Verse 1]
I saw myself in someone else’s lines
Unspoken echoes dressed in borrowed rhymes
They never turned to say my name
But still I burn and feel the same
A quiet theft, a silent sting
Why does the source feel everything? 

[Pre-Chorus]
I know it’s ego, just a shell
But in that shell I often dwell
The pain’s a mirror—clear and cold
Still, I don't know how to let it go 

[Chorus]
Beauty holds me like a flame
I turn from pride, I turn from fame
But this one trap I can't escape
She wears my wounds, she knows my shape
I could be higher, I could be free
But beauty won’t let go of me 

[Verse 2]
Aloysius in the shadow’s grace
Unnamed fathers lost without a trace
We feel, we shape, we spark, we bleed
Yet never called the root, the seed
I should stand outside this game
But even ghosts can burn with shame 

[Pre-Chorus]
I know it’s ego, just a role
A mask that hides the monad’s soul
Still I confuse what I create
With who I am—and that's the bait 

[Chorus]
Beauty holds me like a flame
I turn from pride, I turn from fame
But this one trap I can't escape
She wears my wounds, she knows my shape
I could be higher, I could be free
But beauty won’t let go of me 

[Verse 3]
We are gods inside these scars
Drifting truth in jars of stars
The soul still wrestles with the clay
But learns to watch, not slip away
To feel, then filter, pain from grace
To love the art, but not the face 

[Bridge]
Be the witness, not the war
Don't need applause to mean you're more
In silence lies the deepest truth
Creation doesn’t ask for proof 

[Chorus]
Beauty holds me like a flame
I turn from pride, I turn from fame
But this one trap I can't escape
She wears my wounds, she knows my shape
I could be higher, I could be free
But beauty won’t let go of me 

[Chorus]
Beauty holds me like a flame
I let it hurt, I let it name
But then I step beyond the fire
Become the void, the quiet choir
I could be higher, I choose to be
Even if beauty won’t set me free 

[Outro]
I feel, I fall, I know the cost
But nothing felt is ever lost
The soul may ache, but still it sings—
The witness wakes beneath all things

Thanks so much to the incredible @DJShAnkAri for the amazing remix of this song...
https://on.soundcloud.com/H8r9kZajYnwV2z6QqR



Beauty Holds Me

The road is cracked the signs are gone
I keep on walking though I’m all alone
A shadow whispers where do you belong
But the answer’s stuck in a broken song

I turn the key but the lock won’t spin
I knock and knock but no one lets me in

No way home .wav

This Is Sappy

It’s ok
It’s ok to be me 
To be me.
Me me.
It’s hard to me
To be…
Me
Me 
Me

Ending… just when…
I thought it was just the start
Of something unexpected 
Unexplainable
Unable to see
I guess it isn’t meant to be
Wasn’t meant to be 
To be for me

Damn it all to hell
Blow the world up
I don’t care (I don’t care)
Put me to bed. Empty my fucking head.
I’ve spent my life trying to
Satiate those who pretend to care
But I am spent.(I am spent. Spent)
My money is all gone
My heart broken too many times to count
I surrender to the dark gods of yesterday
Hoping for a better day.

If my disappointing days counted as spare change
I’d have an overflowing piggy with disgusting mange
Instead I have a lean piglet pink and dumb
As losing leaves no change but just tired senseless young 

Ending… just when…
I thought it was just the start
Of something unexpected 
Unexplainable
Unable to see
I guess it isn’t meant to be
Wasn’t meant to be 
To be for me

It’s ok
It’s ok to be me 
To be me.
Me me.
It’s hard to me
To be…
Me
Me 
Me

It’s ok
It’s ok to be me 
To be me.
Me me

it’s ok to be me

music/instrumentals/vocals/mix/master/compose/production by Stina Crow
(the guitar is recorded by mic ) :)

Hey Boy

Blue Moon Instrumental (original unedited)

Real creativity isn’t about standing on a soapbox and crowning yourself the judge, teacher, and moral authority of all art. It’s not about pretending to “protect the soul of creativity” while secretly feeding on bitterness. You’ve benefitted from the very system you claim to despise still cashing its checks, still playing its game yet you position yourself as the behavior police, shaming others as if you’re the lone savior of purity. That’s not noble. That’s gatekeeping wrapped in self-righteousness.

You present yourself as open-minded and educational, but it’s just a velvet cover over jealousy, a serious jealous gatekeeper implying that others are lazy, fake, or morally corrupt simply because they don’t share your worldview. You reject anything that doesn’t orbit your opinion. That’s not leadership, that’s narcissism. And underneath it all? A bitter, bitter person who confuses control with contribution, delivering moral high-ground rants dressed as friendly announcements.

True creativity doesn’t police, it inspires. It builds without needing to belittle. And it never hides behind the plank in its own eye while pointing at the speck in someone else’s. 

Mind Your Business

This song was created and Written by: J J Samuel
The production, vocals and Music were done: J J Samuel

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It’s about modern hunger: for status, recognition, money, and meaning, while corporations, scammers, and systems slice up what’s left of our creativity, identity, and worth—selling it back to us at a premium. The pounding bass, glitch-driven beats, and haunting vocals build a tense, cinematic atmosphere where desperation meets resistance.

Piece Of The Pie

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