Song Description – “The Boat at Sea” by Dean R. Chandler

“The Boat at Sea” is a deeply cinematic and emotionally charged ballad about the passage between worlds — a voyage through love, memory, and transcendence. Set against a swelling ocean of choirs, strings, and orchestral textures, the song drifts like a soul carried by the tide, its haunting vocal capturing the fragile stillness between life and afterlife.

The lyrics paint a vivid scene: a lone figure standing on a fading shore as the tide pulls him toward a radiant ship shimmering in the moonlight — a vessel where familiar faces wait beyond the veil. It’s not a song of goodbye, but of awakening — a peaceful surrender to the pull of light, to reunion, and to the eternal current of love that never truly ends.

THE BOAT AT SEA

[Verse]
I stood on the edge of a fading shore
Sand slipping fast like it knew the score
A whisper of wind said it's time to go
But my feet felt heavy like stones below

[Chorus]
And there it was the boat at sea
Sailing closer calling me
Faces glowing hearts set free
All the ones who loved me
Even the ones who let me be

[Verse 2]
The tide pulled back like it made a path
The moon split wide in a quiet laugh
Their voices echoed across the waves
Some I'd lost and some I'd saved

[Prechorus]
I reached out to touch the mist
A breath of love, a final twist
And now I see beyond the veil
A ship of light, on stars we sail

[Chorus]
And there it was the boat at sea
Sailing closer calling me
Faces glowing hearts set free
All the ones who loved me
Even the ones who let me be

[Bridge]
A lover's hand brushed mine once more
Eyes that burned like they did before
A mother’s tears a father’s grin
They opened the gates and pulled me in

[instrumental]

[Chorus]
And there it was the boat at sea
Sailing closer calling me
Faces glowing hearts set free
All the ones who loved me
Even the ones who let me be

[Outro]
And there it was the boat at sea
Sailing closer calling me
Faces glowing hearts set free
All the ones who loved me
Even the ones who let me be

The Boat at Sea

SoundCloud Description – “The Year of Reckoning” by Dean R. Chandler

“The sky split open like a whispered tale…”

The Year of Reckoning is a cinematic electro-rock epic set at the edge of humanity’s survival. Inspired by ancient-astronaut mythology and modern spiritual crisis, it imagines a moment when our creators return — not to destroy us, but to demand change.

Haunting synths and orchestral tones collide with apocalyptic choirs as Dean R. Chandler channels the sound of awakening — part prophecy, part prayer. The song captures a single ultimatum: one year to heal the planet, one year to remember who we truly are.

This is not a love song. It’s a warning set to music.
The countdown has begun. ⏳


THE YEAR OF RECKONING

[Verse]
The sky split open like a whispered tale
Ships of light
A celestial veil
They came with eyes like mirrored seas
Echoes of stars
Ancient pleas

[Prechorus]
In their voices
A warning rang
A hymn of fire
A world to hang

[Chorus]
One year to mend the broken thread
One year to wake the sleeping dead
Change your heart
Let shadows fade
Or watch the light itself decay

[Verse 2]
Their hands of silver traced the air
Maps of futures laid threadbare
A storm of truth
A cosmic scream
They spoke of time
A fragile dream

[Prechorus]
In their gaze
The galaxies wept
The weight of worlds in silence kept

[Chorus]
One year to mend the broken thread
One year to wake the sleeping dead
Change your heart
Let shadows fade
Or watch the light itself decay

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
One year to mend the broken thread
One year to wake the sleeping dead
Change your heart
Let shadows fade
Or watch the light itself decay

[Outro]
One year to mend the broken thread
One year to wake the sleeping dead
Change your heart
Let shadows fade
Or watch the light itself decay

The Year of Reckoning

“IF” is a cinematic reimagining of a timeless poem written nearly fifty years ago by the late George S. Chandler — a man who dreamed of peace, unity, and compassion in a divided world.

Now, his nephew Dean R. Chandler has brought George’s words to life using modern AI music production — transforming the original poem into an emotional, orchestral journey that moves from war-torn darkness to radiant hope.

Blending haunting strings, piano, and cinematic sound design, “IF” asks the question that still matters most: What if we really could change the world?

This track stands as a tribute to George’s enduring vision — a bridge between generations, created with love, memory, and technology. 🌍✨

IF

[Verse 1]
If I could change the world, I’d make it better
A better place for everyone to live
If I could take each individual person
And teach them not to take, but just to give

[Pre-Chorus]
If I could get each leader of each nation
To meet and sit and talk instead of fight
To throw their guns and tanks and all their missiles
On a great big scrap heap out of sight

[Chorus]
If only we could all bury the hatchet
And forget about the wars that have always been
If only someone could really convince me
That all I wish is not only a dream
(Oh, if only… if only… we could change this world we’re in)

[Verse 2]
If I could only feed the hungry thousands
And see them talk and laugh instead of cry
And take the food that’s on the earth to feed them
And never need to ask the reason why

[Verse 3]
If I could catch each boy and girl at marriage
And really try to tell them what to do
To love and cherish and to raise their children
If only they could always remain true

[Bridge]
If I could save the money that is wasted
On silly things like reaching for the moon
And spend it on the things that really matter
For after all, it wouldn’t be too soon

[Chorus – Reprise / Lift]
If only we could all bury the hatchet
And forget about the wars that have always been
If only someone could really convince me
That all I wish is not only a dream
(Oh, if only… if only… we could change this world we’re in)

[Outro] (soft, hopeful — fade with piano and strings)
I think that one day all these things must happen
If there’s to be a world worth living in
Perhaps my children’s children, or their children
Will live to see a world that’s free of sin
(Oh, if only… if only… we could change this world we’re in…)

By George S. Chandler

Part of Me

“Redeeming Grace: The Awakening” unfolds like a cinematic prophecy — where divine power meets alien revelation. Built on a pulsing synth bass and metallic percussion, the track surges with industrial energy as orchestral strings and bold brass from the orchestra rise like a storm.

Heavy guitars drive beneath angelic soprano harmonies — ethereal voice floating like light breaking through clouds. The operatic chant echoes across cathedral-like reverb, blending Slavic folk and sacred mysticism into something both haunting and holy.

It’s a moment of reckoning — humanity’s judgment day, painted in sound. The mood is divine, emotional, and transcendent… a slow evolution from fear to grace, from darkness to awakening.

This is the AI version of Redeeming Grace, taken from the Stage 1 production by Dan Cooper of my original demo. The finished original version will appear on my 2027 album “A Human Odyssey.”

An anthem for those who believe salvation might come not from heaven — but from the stars.

REDEEMING GRACE

[Verse 1]
They hide, waiting so patiently
Waiting for Gods to leave
Abandon this place and leave us
So I beg, forsake our humanity
Please don't forsake us here
Are we so lost, are we so blind?

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
The lights that I see in the sky
They're watching us close, it's almost time
To face the truth of man
Has this all been planned?

[Chorus]
They come from far off lands
They are now here to claim the soul of man
And so now I see our judgment day
All I can do is cry, we need redeeming grace

[Verse 3]
So we fear the things we can't explain
Throughout the years, the wars and the pain
We'll stand before you, Gods
All we can do is hope and pray

[Chorus]
They come from far off lands
They are now here to claim the soul of man
And so now I see our judgment day
All I can do is cry, we need redeeming grace

[Bridge]
Can you save us from all we see?
Do you watch from eternity?
Are you so broken and cold with all that we've shown?
Are we now so lost to the cause?
If there is something we change, could we now be saved?
Or are we to face this alone?

[Chorus]
They come from far off lands
They are now here to claim the soul of man
And so now I see a judgment day
All I can do is cry, we need redeeming grace
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

[Instrumental]

(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)
(Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh)

Redeeming Grace

Redeeming Grace: The Awakening

“Between Heaven and the Void” by Dean R. Chandler is a cinematic fusion of orchestral grandeur and electronic pulse — a journey through light and shadow, faith and fear. The track opens with brooding strings and a deep, pulsing synth heartbeat, slowly unfolding into vast brass swells and thunderous percussion. Intimate piano passages whisper the verses, contrasting the explosive choruses where symphony and celestial choirs collide.

As the song ascends, layers of taiko drums, ethereal female chants, and soaring strings evoke a sense of divine conflict — the struggle between salvation and surrender. It concludes in a sweeping, transcendent finale, leaving the listener suspended between the heavens above and the infinite void below.

This is the sound of the soul searching for its place among the stars.

“Between Heaven and the Void” is a song about what it feels like to be suspended between hope and uncertainty — that strange, quiet place where you’re searching for meaning but the universe isn’t giving you a straight answer.

At the heart of the song is the image of a broken satellite drifting through space.
That satellite represents a person who’s still sending out signals, still reaching for connection, still searching for something bigger — even after life has knocked them around.

The “heaven” in the song is the world of light, purpose, and faith.
The “void” is the darkness, the doubt, the fear that nothing is really out there.

The song moves between those two emotional states:
	•	The verses explore ancient spiritual questions — the kind we all ask when life pushes us to our limits.
	•	The chorus admits the truth: sometimes we’re lost, floating between who we were and who we’re trying to become.
	•	The bridge, with its huge orchestral lift, is that moment where the universe suddenly feels alive — like it’s humming back at you, even if you can’t understand the message.

In the end, the song isn’t about choosing heaven or the void.
It’s about being brave enough to drift through that in-between space — to keep reaching, keep listening, and keep hoping — even when the answers aren’t clear.

It’s a song for anyone who’s ever felt caught between faith and fear, light and darkness, past and future… and still kept going.

BETWEEN HEAVEN AND THE VOID

[Verse]
Flickering stars like ancient prayers
Whispering secrets to the endless air
Silent temples carved in time
Stand on the edge of the divine

[Chorus]
Between heaven and the void I drift
A broken satellite
A lonely gift
Wings of light
Shadows collide
I’m lost in the pull of the great divide

[Verse 2]
Cosmic winds hum hymns of old
A tapestry of dust and gold
I reach for halos
They slip away
Chasing the dawn of another day

[Prechorus]
Is it faith or fear that calls my name
A sacred fire or a fleeting flame

[Chorus]
Between heaven and the void I drift
A broken satellite
A lonely gift
Wings of light
Shadows collide
I’m lost in the pull of the great divide

[Bridge]
Galaxies bloom
They sing and they fall
I hear the echoes of a voice in it all
A choir of stars
A silence so loud
Am I rising or fading into the cloud

[Prechorus]
Is it faith or fear that calls my name
A sacred fire or a fleeting flame

[Chorus]
Between heaven and the void I drift
A broken satellite
A lonely gift
Wings of light
Shadows collide
I’m lost in the pull of the great divide

[Outro]
Between heaven and the void I drift
A broken satellite
A lonely gift
Wings of light
Shadows collide
I’m lost in the pull of the great divide

Between Heaven and the Void

A cinematic Arabian-orchestrated rock epic — a journey through darkness, grief, and transcendence.

In “I’ll Rise, When The Silence Calls,” a man wrestles with the weight of his past, drowning in noise and despair. As his spirit breaks, the world around him falls into silence — and through that stillness, his mother’s voice returns. Her ethereal presence rises from the void, guiding him home through waves of chant, desert strings, and thunderous drums.
This is a song of surrender and rebirth — where the silence becomes salvation.

I'LL RISE, WHEN THE SILENCE CALLS 

[Verse]
A mind that's lost
I begin to crack
And  now I'm drowning
I can't turn back
Every breath feels stolen
I need some air
I can't see
A way out of here

[Prechorus]
This clock is broken 
It ticks too fast
Time to face, my broken past

[Chorus]
Now I crawl
As I  fade
On my knees, in the black
Let me rest
Let me heal
Let me find my way back
My head's too loud
My mind too small
But I'll rise when the silence calls

[Verse 2]
The life I live
It hurts my chest
Every tear, every scar, I must lay to rest
I sleep with memories
Your  ghost is here 
With every nightmare
I see you cry a tear (You cry your tears)

[Chorus]
Now I crawl
As I  fade
I'm falling apart again
Let me rest
Let me heal
Let me find my way back
My head's too loud
My mind too small
But I'll rise when the silence calls

[Bridge]
Stop this crying
I'll help you home
Your broken body
Your  broken soul
I can see you
I'll light your way
The war inside you
Will end today

[Chorus]
Let me fall
Let me fade
Let me drown in the black
Let me rest
Let me mend
Let me crawl my way back
This world’s too loud
My voice is too small
But I'll rise when the silence calls

[Outro]
Let me fall
Let me fade
Let me drown in the black
Let me rest
Let me mend
Let me crawl my way back
This world’s too loud
My voice too small
But I'll rise when the silence calls

Dean R. Chandler 
10.11.2025

I'll Rise, When The Silence Calls

In “By Freyja’s Fire”, an English warrior and a Viking shieldmaiden discover that their souls are forever entwined. Their first meeting — amid the chaos of the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066 — ignites a love that defies death and time. Nearly a thousand winters later, their spirits find each other again, reborn beneath modern skies.

Blending Norse myth and reincarnated love, this cinematic ballad fuses ancient drums, haunting strings, and ethereal harmonies with a modern, electronic edge. It’s a song of destiny, sacrifice, and eternal connection — where the old gods still whisper through the ages.

BY FREYJA'S FIRE

[Verse 1]
Until the day your eyes met mine,
I thought one heart could only find,
One love each life to beat in time —
But I was wrong, when your eyes met mine,
Did you feel that spark divine?

[Verse 2]
From distant shores are you and I,
Yet speak as one beneath the sky.
A soul both strong and frail I find,
To love with fire — not to bind.

[Chorus]
By Freyja’s fire, our hearts entwine,
In different lives, our souls aligned.
Through blood and time, my spirit flows,
A life reborn the old gods chose.
And now we stand, both pure and new,
To love again — so fierce, so true.
For once before, beneath that sky,
At Stamford Bridge in 1066 — you caught my eye.
It was then our fates became combined,
Forever bound, our souls entwined.

[Verse 3]
Can you see me through your eyes?
Don’t you know, the gods decide.
When our mortal days are done,
We’ll feast with Odin ’neath the sun.

[Verse 4]
Then we’ll rise and live again,
And I’ll find my heart’s best friend.
For we are bound beyond all sound,
To love and honour the bond we’ve found.

[Chorus]
By Freyja’s fire, our hearts entwine,
In different lives, our souls aligned.
Through blood and time, my spirit flows,
A life reborn the old gods chose.
And now we stand, both pure and new,
To love again — so fierce, so true.
For once before, beneath that sky,
When swords were crossed in 1066 — you caught my eye.
A thousand winters since that day,
Our spirits found their home this way.
It was then our fates became combined,
Forever bound, our souls entwined.

It was then our fates became combined,
Forever bound, our souls entwined.
Forever bound, our souls entwined.
Our souls entwined.

Dean R. Chandler
12.11.2025

By Freyja’s Fire

Epic reincarnation ballad blending orchestral drama & folk roots. Across three lifetimes — 1066, 1566 and 2025 — two souls fight destiny, war, duty and death just to return to each other. A love that survives oceans, centuries and the grave itself. “The One I Always Find” is an anthem for anyone who believes the right souls never lose each other.

THE ONE I ALWAYS FIND

[Verse 1 - 1066]
As swords were drawn and blood was spilled
My fate was sealed upon that field.
I fought for king and country proud
Our marching cries rose strong and loud
Then in that  moment, I did fall -
A Heathen struck , I heard the call
And then our eyes in fire did meet
You struck him down, fell at my feet
Your brother slain, he fell and cried
You saw a truth, deep in my eyes

[Pre-chorus - 1066]
From that day our hearts Entwined
Two thousand nights, our love divine
Then Heathens came, that fated  day
They tore my world, stole you away
I begged the Gods to help me through
Those raging seas
 I'd come for you!

[Chorus 1]
For there is nothing that I wouldn't do
No raging sea, nor battle could keep me from you
By the divine, I promise you -
That nothing and no one will tear me from you
So now I honour the vow that I made
To hold you again, I'll fight till the end of days
And should I fall before your eyes
I'll find you in death, where our souls are aligned

[Verse 2 - 1066]
The storm did rage, on through the night
But in the dawn, I cried (I can see a light)
Upon the shore there was a glow
The thunder struck, and down my boat did go
Now broken and cold, upon the shore
I opened my eyes -
You stood before me once more
And as I died, there in your arms
You whispered to me, (this is not our final dance)
(It's  not our final dance)

[instrumental]

[Bridge - 1566]
After five hundred years, I see you again
Our love still burns,  a fire that's  in my head
The times have changed, no war this time
But duty called and our love is denied

[instrumental]

[Pre-chorus - 2025] 
And now today, I stand alone
I fear a love, that’s yet to be known
Yet in my soul, I  feel you near
When will the Gods, bring you here

[Chorus 2]
For there is nothing that I wouldn't do
No raging sea, nor battle could keep me from you
By the divine, I promise you -
That nothing and no one will tear me from you
So now I honour the vow that I made
To hold you again, I'll fight till the end of days
And should I fall before your eyes
I'll find you in death, where our souls are aligned

[instrumental]

[Verse 3 -2025]
Five hundred years, since we last did meet
I sit in a café in a London Street
Then a bell on the door did ring
I looked up - saw your face - and our eyes did meet
As you walked by, your arm brushed mine.
And then our fire, then re-alights

[instrumental]

[Bridge 2 - 2025]
You sat and spoke to me for a while
But hours passed, - we couldn’t hide
For we both knew that on that day
We’d met before, but couldn’t place
The time, the year, the world, the life - 
You looked away in silent strife
Then  softly said, (it's time to leave, but it’s not our last dance, I do believe)
Then with those words, it flashed in my mind
The day I died,  and Astra cried!

[Chorus 3]
For there is nothing that I wouldn't do
No raging sea, nor battle could keep me from you
By the divine, I promise you -
That nothing and no one will tear me from you
So now I honour the vow that I made
To hold you again, I'll fight till the end of days
And should I fall before your eyes
I'll find you in death, where our souls are truly alive

[instrumental]

[Outro]
Across the years, our lives entwined
Forever bound, forever tied
A love so raw, a love so pure
My kindred soul
Forevermore

Dean R. Chandler 
15.11.2025

The One I Always Find

“THE STORM - A LOVE DIVIDED” (AI Version)

The Storm is a raw and intimate AI re-imagining of a demo named 'The Storm' I recorded a few years ago. This isn’t the official release — it’s a standalone cover of my own original song, which will finally appear in its true form on 23 January 2027 when A Human Odyssey launches.

This version shifts the lens.
Instead of the album’s storyline — where the song belongs to a man on the brink of ending his life after losing his son — this take explores the agony of two lovers who cannot be together. Circumstances keep them apart, and the separation is tearing their souls to pieces. Both are crying out to God for strength, clinging on by a thread as the darkness closes in. The female vocal brings a different kind of ache to the track… one that feels like two hearts praying across a storm.

In the wider Human Odyssey universe, this song actually exists across multiple timelines.
The 2025 album version is about grief, abandonment, and the breaking of a father’s heart.
But there may also be a 1566 version — a love-song interpretation set in the Tudor/Norse thread of the story, where two soulmates feel God is once again keeping them apart.
If this were ever a film, The Storm would echo through the centuries in different forms — each one carrying the same plea: “My God, why have you forsaken me?”

This AI version is simply another window into that same emotion… just told through love rather than loss.

THE STORM

[Verse 1]
I didn't see the storm approaching
I couldn't feel the beads of rain
I didn't feel the wind surround my soul
Was blind to this type of pain

[Verse 2]
I didn't hear my cries of sorrow
I was lost without a light
I was cold in all my darkness
Now I feel that something is just not right

[Pre-Chorus]
Call for me, I don't feel you
Reach for me, I'm losing  you

[Chorus]
My God, why have you forsaken me?
I've walked alone from the start
Now I must find you
Before I am lost in the dark 
Heal my broken heart

[Verse 3]
If this is my time to be here
I'll dance one more time in the rain
I question my fear of darkness
Forgive me, I can't feel my shame

[Pre-Chorus]
Call for me, I don't feel you
Reach for me, I can't see you

[Chorus]
My God, why have you forsaken me?
I've walked alone from the start
Now I must find you
Before I am lost in the dark
Heal my broken heart

[Bridge]
Blinded and cold, stories untold
Memories of days in the sun
We've come undone, songs left unsung
Help me to live one more day without you

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
My God, why have you forsaken me?
I've walked alone from the start
Now I must find you
Before I am lost in the dark
Heal my broken heart

[Outro]
Oh, my God, why have you forsaken me?
I've walked alone from the start
Now I must find you
Before I am lost in the dark (before I am lost to the dark)
Heal my broken heart

The Storm, A Love Divided

“I’d Move Heaven & Earth”
This track dives into the kind of love that refuses to die, even when lifetimes get in the way. It follows Alexander and Astra — two souls who keep finding each other across centuries. In this life, they collide again in modern-day London, but the weight of their past lives hits Astra like a storm she isn’t ready to face. Every flashback, every echo of who they were, shakes her to the core.

Alexander feels it too. The familiarity. The truth. The ache of losing her before — more than once. But this time he’s determined not to let history repeat itself. The song is the cry of a man who would literally challenge gods, storms, fate… anything… just to keep their souls connected.

The lightning, the runes, the presence of Odin — they’re symbolic of the forces that have shaped their story through time. Old gods watching. Destiny circling like ravens above them. A love bigger than one life, trying to break through the chaos of another.

At its heart, this song is about recognising someone your soul already knows… and fighting like hell not to lose them again.

I'D MOVE HEAVEN AND EARTH

[Verse 1]
When I first saw your face here
Something deep inside me had to really know
If you felt the same as I did
Or if I’d walk this road alone

[Verse 2]
The days rolled by I doubt you noticed 
You were living out a life already planned
Until the day your storm came calling
Then saw the love within my hands

[Pre-Chorus]
Time has passed, the storm has died
And now I’m shattered here to find
That every dream I held for us
Was broken in my mind
The night you said, goodbye, goodbye!

[Chorus]
I’d move Heaven and Earth
Just to keep you close
I’d challenge the Gods
So you’d never go
Oh…
I’m lost in the dark
As I walk alone

[Verse 3]
Now I’m replaying every moment
Every word you whispered through those sacred nights
Oh…
Your beauty cut right through me
Just like it shone beneath the crimson raven skies

[Chorus]
I’d move Heaven and Earth
Just to keep you close
Challenge old northern Gods
So you’d stay at home
Oh…Oh…
I’m lost in the dark
Can't find my way home

[Bridge]
We could’ve had forever
In another life.
Maybe in the future
Our love will reignite
Oh…
With you by my side 

[Chorus – Final]
I’d move Heaven and Earth
Just to keep you close
Challenge old northern Gods
So you’d never go
Oh…
I’m lost in the dark
Can’t find my way home
As I walk alone.
Can’t find my way home
As I walk alone
Alone

Dean R. Chandler 
19.12.2025

I'd Move Heaven & Earth

I'd Move Heaven and Earth

About

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I’m Dean R. Chandler — a London based songwriter, recording artist, and storyteller. My music is rooted in a lifelong search for meaning, weaving together themes of love, loss, faith, alien contact, and humanity’s future.

My upcoming double concept album Human Odyssey (set for release in January 2027) is the culmination of decades of writing and reflection. It’s a narrative journey that begins with a search for God and ends with an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence — exploring not only what it means to be human, but also where we might be heading as a species. Musically, it draws inspiration from the epic storytelling of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds, the synth-driven edge of Gary Numan, and the emotional depth of artists like Tori Amos and Chris de Burgh.

I previously released Time Machine – Reflecting Shattered Dreams (2014) and continue to revisit my archive of songs written across 35 years, reimagining them with today’s tools and sounds. Some pieces remain intimate and acoustic, while others expand into dark rock, industrial, or orchestral landscapes — but all are connected by a focus on emotional honesty and cinematic storytelling.

Beyond music, I’m fascinated by the intersection of creativity and technology. I’ve been experimenting with AI-driven composition and production to bring old demos to life and to spark entirely new works. For me, these tools are not replacements for human artistry but extensions of it — ways of unlocking stories and emotions that otherwise might have remained hidden.

At its heart, my work is about connection: to the past, to the future, and to the unseen mysteries of existence. Music, for me, isn’t just entertainment — it’s a chronicle of transformation, a conversation between spirit, science, and sound.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dean-r-chandler-b19715382/
www.deanrchandler.co.uk

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