A hauntingly emotional ballad about the pain of watching something precious slip away. A funeral in song form, capturing the sorrow of mourning what can never return.

something beautiful

Lyrics By: Paulo Sergio Carvalho

The sun is setting, girl,
The night is so clear to me
As I look at you now, babe,
The dust settles in my mind.

Girl, if I never told you this,
I’ll say it now, no holding back
You’re the only one I’ve ever
Seen in color when the world turned black.

If you want me, just say the word,
I’ll drop it all and run to you.
I’m done with maybes, done with doubt
I just need to know the truth.

Girl, it’s always been you,
Even when I left, I still knew.
The love I tried to bury deep
Kept coming back every time I’d sleep.

Girl, it’s always been you,
No one else ever felt so true.
From day one to the end of time,
You’re the one I want beside mine.

I had to grow, I had to break,
To see what real love truly takes.
You stayed gold through all the storms,
Now I just want to keep you warm.

You’re the calm when I lose my grip,
The name I say when I let it slip.
It’s not a game, it’s not pretend
I want you now, not just as a friend.

So if there’s a chance, if there's a spark,
Let me hold your hand in the dark.
'Cause I swear on everything I’ve known
I’ve never felt this safe, this home.

Girl, it’s always been you,
Even when I smiled, I missed your truth.
The laughs I faked, the love I chased
None of them ever took your place.

Girl, it’s always been you,
No one else could do what you do.
You're the reason my heart beats loud
You're the girl I’ll say "forever" out loud.

So tell me now, don’t make me guess
Are we a no, or are we a yes?
'Cause I’ve got one shot, and I’m all in
Loving you feels like where I begin.

Girl, it’s always been you,
Even when the skies turned blue to gray,
I still saw your light every single day.
Girl, it’s always been you,

My heart never moved on, it stayed with you.
So if you’ll have me, say we’re two,
‘Cause girl… it’s always been you.

It's Always Been You Live (Acoustic)

A collab with Phonkmatej! Please check him out <3

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Much love to all <3

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What's My Name (prod. and mix by Phonkmatej)

Red Lines covers the two non-negotiables a mentor sets—business and family—and how both get tangled when a social-media figure enters the picture. It follows the trust, the miscommunication around his daughter, and the final fallout where mentor, family and position all disappear at once. It’s a quiet, detailed chapter about how clout can wreck real structures.

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Red Lines

Sub-cutaneous regrets. On the surface you soak up your victory. But bubbling underneath is the nagging thought you knew you always had, that you did wrong.  

You Cast a Lovely Blast Shadow

Twentieth and last from the upcoming release: REDUX - The Acoustic Sessions

Redux version: https://soundcloud.com/benedict-francis/stay-1

Stay (Acoustic)

„Beneath the Tinsel (Father’s Lullaby)“
A melancholic punk-folk ballad by Beyond & Before Music
Voiced by Adelheide – a ghost from the past, a whisper in the snow.
This song is a father-daughter dialogue across time, woven into the transmedia universe of „Hinter uns das Land“ (a biographical novel about memory, resistance, and the quiet violence of history). Recorded as a wartime Christmas ballad, it asks: What remains when love can’t stop the falling bomb?
„Oh, Father, did you know?
The war’s not in the snow — it’s in the silence…“

Credits:

Vocals: Adelheide (a character from the novel’s virtual world)
Music & Lyrics: Frank Talmon l’Armée
Genre: Punk-folk / Wartime Ballad (84 BPM, E minor)
Part of the Hinter uns das Land soundtrack – where music and literature intertwine.
Full novel & soundtrack coming 2026.
#PunkFolk #ChristmasBallad #HistoricalFiction #Transmedia

Why this song?
Adelheide’s voice – aged, raspy, yet tender – carries the weight of generations. This track is a bridge between the novel’s 1930s setting and today’s digital age, where „the battle’s in the feed, the human need.“

Listen closely: The theremin’s hum in the outro is the sound of a bomb that never explodes… but never goes away.

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„Beneath the Tinsel (Father’s Lullaby)“
Eine melancholische Punk-Folk-Ballade von Beyond & Before Music
Gesungen von Adelheide – eine Stimme aus der Vergangenheit, ein Flüstern im Schnee.
Dieser Song ist ein Dialog zwischen Vater und Tochter über die Zeit, eingebettet in das transmediale Universum von „Hinter uns das Land“ (ein biografischer Roman über Erinnerung, Widerstand und die stille Gewalt der Geschichte). Als Weihnachtsballade im Kriegsmodus fragt er: Was bleibt, wenn die Liebe die fallende Bombe nicht aufhalten kann?
„Oh, Father, did you know?
The war’s not in the snow — it’s in the silence…“

Credits:

Stimme: Adelheide (eine Figur aus der virtuellen Welt des Romans)
Musik & Text: Frank Talmon l’Armée
Genre: Punk-Folk / Kriegsweihnachtslied (84 BPM, E-Moll)
Teil des Hinter uns das Land-Soundtracks – wo Musik und Literatur verschmelzen.
Roman & vollständiger Soundtrack erscheinen 2026.
#PunkFolk #Weihnachtsballade #HistorischerRoman #Transmedia

Warum dieser Song?
Adelheides Stimme – gealtert, rauchig, doch zärtlich – trägt die Last der Generationen. Der Track ist eine Brücke zwischen den 1930er-Jahren des Romans und unserer digitalen Gegenwart, in der „der Kampf im Feed tobt, das menschliche Bedürfnis“.

Hört genau hin: Das Theremin im Outro ist der Klang einer Bombe, die nie explodiert… aber nie verschwindet.


Beneath the Tinsel (Father’s Lullaby)

A song about loss and finding the strength to move on.

Ashes To Gold

I’ll sing out a song of freedom. I’ll sing to my heart’s content.
And I’ll keep singing just as long as I can.
And when they said no more percussion, I knew it might sound different.
But I kept singing - I think I understand.

I still sing my song of freedom. My voice is a sword to pierce
The cold, hard armor of a nation that’s lost its plan.
And when they said no more strings now, I struggled to fight the tears.
But I kept singing - I think I understand.

I know they’ll never take away my voice.
I’m always gonna sing my song.

INSTRUMENTAL
And when instrumentals were all banned, I pushed on because I can.
But I kept singing - I think I understand.

I know they’ll never take away my voice.
I’m always gonna sing my song.

“The bass,”they said, “just has no place here.” I gave in reluctantly.
I still have my guitar and voice, and that might just cross the span.
“But guitars,” they said, “must go too,” I shed a tear once again.
But I kept singing - I think I

Song of Freedom

Written about the slow journey of losing a loved one to Alzheimer’s, and the love that remains in the in-between spaces.

A Piece at a Time — For Anyone Walking Through Alzheimer’s

Adventure sounds like THIS

Tzayla has spent her life traveling the world, collecting over 20 instruments, and blending the sounds of different cultures into her music. She calls it World Indie Pop—a fusion of the foreign and the familiar, just like her: a Filipina, Mexican, and German artist living in the States.

Through her music, she brings cultures together and invites listeners on a journey—one that sparks curiosity, opens new perspectives, and inspires exploration, both of the world and of the soul.

Retired the beginning of 2023. Been writing music seriously for about six years. Thanks for listening - and sharing!

The story I tell isn’t clean or polished. It’s raw, real, and unapologetically true. Within it lies something worth holding onto—about love, loyalty, or power. My sound is cinematic trap designed for night drives: low, dry vocals folding into cold precision with no filler. Born and bred in Jordan, I bring sharp edges and stark realities to every beat.

An Epic Novel. A Sonic Universe. One True Story.

Welcome to the sonic universe of "Behind Us The Land" (Hinter uns das Land). What began as a soundtrack for an epic historical novel has evolved into a global, cross-genre music phenomenon, celebrated by millions of listeners and a worldwide community of artists.

Discover the different worlds within this project:

The official soundtrack to the 80-year true story of the Feyerabend family.

The epic progressive metal of the virtual band Adelheide's Wisdom.

The chart-topping indie pop of the virtual artist Ulla F.

Helmed by author, producer, and lifelong music curator Frank Talmon l'Armée, this project is the result of a deep-seated passion for music and storytelling. As the human visionary, he employs a hybrid method of traditional songwriting and the pioneering use of AI tools as his "orchestra" to bring this monumental saga to life.

This is a place for deep listeners, for fans of epic stories and genre-defying music. Dive in, explore the albums and playlists, and become part of a story that connects the past with the future.

At its heart, 'Behind Us The Land' is more than just the 80-year story of one German family. It's a universal parable about loss, resilience, and the unbreakable will to build a new home from the ruins – a story that repeats itself tens of thousands of times every single day, all over the world. Our music aims to give a voice to this universal experience and to inspire courage.

OUR VISION & MISSION

Our Vision: We believe that resilience can make even the deepest wounds bearable.

Our Mission: This project is dedicated to a profoundly human, true story to achieve two things:

To Bear Witness: To show what war does to ordinary people and how its scars echo for generations.

To Give Courage: To strengthen and inspire anyone who has suffered loss or lived through difficult times.

This is music as a testament. A story that repeats itself every day.

A Beyond & Before Music production.

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Ein Romanepos. Ein Klanguniversum. Eine wahre Geschichte.

Willkommen im Klang-Universum von "Hinter uns das Land". Was als Soundtrack zu einem epischen historischen Roman begann, hat sich zu einem globalen, genre-übergreifenden Musikphänomen entwickelt, das von Millionen von Hörern und einer weltweiten Community von Künstlern gefeiert wird.

Entdecken Sie die verschiedenen Welten innerhalb dieses Projekts:

Den offiziellen Soundtrack zur 80-jährigen, wahren Saga der Familie Feyerabend.

Den epischen Progressive Metal der virtuellen Band Adelheide's Wisdom.

Den chartstürmenden Indie-Pop der virtuellen Künstlerin Ulla F.

Geführt von Autor, Produzent und Musik-Kurator Frank Talmon l'Armée, ist dieses Projekt das Ergebnis einer lebenslangen Leidenschaft für Musik und das Erzählen von Geschichten. Als menschlicher Visionär nutzt er eine hybride Methode aus traditionellem Songwriting und dem wegweisenden Einsatz von KI-Werkzeugen als sein "Orchester", um diese monumentale Saga zum Leben zu erwecken.

Dies ist ein Ort für anspruchsvolle Hörer, für Fans von epischen Geschichten und genre-sprengender Musik. Tauchen Sie ein, erforschen Sie die Alben und Playlists und werden Sie Teil einer Geschichte, die die Vergangenheit mit der Zukunft verbindet.

Im Herzen ist 'Hinter uns das Land' mehr als nur die 80-jährige Geschichte einer deutschen Familie. Es ist eine universelle Parabel über Verlust, Widerstandsfähigkeit und den unzerbrechlichen Willen, aus den Trümmern eine neue Heimat zu schaffen – eine Geschichte, die sich täglich zigtausendfach auf der ganzen Welt wiederholt. Unsere Musik soll dieser universellen Erfahrung eine Stimme geben und Mut machen.

UNSERE VISION & MISSION

Unsere Vision: Wir glauben daran, dass Resilienz selbst die tiefsten Wunden erträglich machen kann.

Unsere Mission: Dieses Projekt widmet sich einer zutiefst menschlichen, wahren Geschichte, um zwei Dinge zu erreichen:

Zeugnis ablegen: Zu zeigen, was Krieg mit normalen Menschen macht und wie seine Narben über Generationen nachhallen.

Mut machen: Jeden zu stärken und zu inspirieren, der Verlust erlitten oder schwere Zeiten durchlebt hat.

Das ist Musik als Vermächtnis. Eine Geschichte, die sich täglich wiederholt.

Ein Projekt von Beyond & Before Music.

© 2006-2025 Beyond and Before Music

#HinterUnsDasLand #BookSoundtrack #CinematicMusic #Storytelling #RockOpera #AdelheidesWisdom  #BeyondAndBeforeMusic

Folks with laptops and feels. Hit us up on Bandcamp!
https://themelancholy.bandcamp.com/album/backstory

I’m a songwriter first and last - not a performer. My focus is on the craft of the song itself, which is why my music has such a wide range. I don’t have one sound; I write for other voices and a vast variety of genres.

You won't find my face on a stage or my voice on a mic. My tracks aren't about building my own brand; they’re about creating a mood or a story that comes fully to life through the right singer.

Just a non-conformist rapper keeping it real

One love! <3

My IG: https://www.instagram.com/onedoeswin

I see music in the stars, I hear music when I sleep, its a never ending story... Paulo Sergio Carvalho, known to the music world as iPauloSergio, was born in the stunning city of Ponta Delgada in the Azores, Portugal. His early years were enriched by the lush landscapes and vibrant culture of the islands. At the tender age of 13, Paulo discovered his passion for music, immersing himself in the sounds of the piano, keyboards, and guitar. This early exposure laid the foundation for his lifelong love of music and set him on a path to become a multifaceted musician.

Paulo’s music is a rich tapestry woven from a wide array of influences. He admires legends such as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, and Bob Dylan for their storytelling prowess, while also drawing inspiration from the melodic genius of Billy Joel and the powerful anthems of Journey and Van Halen. Furthermore, the innovative sounds of electronic pop icons like Pet Shop Boys and Depeche Mode can be felt in his work. This fusion of genres reflects Paulo's ability to connect with a diverse audience and create music that resonates on multiple levels.

In addition to his solo pursuits, Paulo has collaborated with fellow musician iGracie to write songs for various bands, including the country outfit Devils and Debutantes and the indie rock group Love Bomb Poets Society. These partnerships have allowed him to explore different musical styles and expand his songwriting repertoire, blending heartfelt lyrics with catchy melodies that appeal to listeners across genres.

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