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Gasing up...Ed In Georgia

This Song Is Open Source and Free To Cover...
She saved for months
Just to feel close
To someone who wouldn’t notice
And they called it love
But it came with a price tag
She wore the shirt, she knew the lines
She danced alone a thousand times
She thought the music saw her soul
But it was just another sold-out show
Three thousand dollars for a box of dreams
Lipstick, glitter, backstage schemes
They said it’s art, they said it’s grace
But it’s just greed in a pretty case
Greed and glory, lights and lies
Take their hearts, then raise the price
Sing the song, then sell the name
And do it all again the same
Greed and glory, diva’s crown
Lift them up, then shake them down
They don’t see the tears we hide
Just dollar signs and ticket lines
My granddaughter cried when she saw the cost
Said, “I thought love was never lost”
But love don’t live in velvet ropes
It lives in truth, it lives in hope
They sell the sparkle, sell the pain
Then autograph it in champagne
But real fans bleed, and real fans break
While stars just cash what they don’t take
Greed and glory, lights and lies
Take their hearts, then raise the price
Sing the song, then sell the name
And do it all again the same
Greed and glory, diva’s crown
Lift them up, then shake them down
They don’t see the tears we hide
Just dollar signs and ticket lines
We don’t want your mansion
We don’t need your fame
We just wanted something
That felt like it knew our name
So here’s to the ones who sing for free
Who write for love, not luxury
Who see the crowd and feel the weight
Of every soul they elevate
You don’t need glitter to be gold
You don’t need fans to be bold
Just sing the truth, and let it land
In every heart that understands
Greed and glory, lights and lies
Take their hearts, then raise the price
But we still sing, we still believe
In songs that don’t deceive
Greed and glory, diva’s crown
We see the game, we won’t back down
We’ll build our stage on honest ground
And let the real ones wear the sound

All rights held and given by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

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Money For Taylor by the Indivisables

This song is Free To Cover and Open Source as per songwriter Edwin H. Balder
She walked with the quiet
She listened to leaves
She spoke to the wild
And taught us to believe
[sad acustic guitar riff]
In the hush of the forest, in the eyes of a chimp
She saw the soul of the world, not just a glimpse
She didn’t shout, she didn’t fight
She just lived the truth in morning light
And every step she took was grace
A gentle echo in this place
What you do makes a difference
And you have to decide
What kind of a difference you want to make
It’s the mirror we hold, the vow we take
To matter to the world, to matter to ourselves
To walk well, to walk kind
To leave love where we dwelled
She taught us that wonder is never too small
That the roots of compassion can grow through us all
She held the earth like a fragile flame
And whispered, “You matter—your choices, your name”
So cherish the nature you’re blessed to meet
The moss, the moonlight, the dirt beneath
Let every creature, every breeze
Remind you who you’re meant to be
What you do makes a difference
And you have to decide
What kind of a difference you want to make
It’s the mirror we hold, the vow we take
To matter to the world, to matter to ourselves
To walk well, to walk kind
To leave love where we dwelled
She’s gone from the forest, but not from the song
Her voice is the wonder that carries us on
What you do makes a difference…
So make it strong....(.voice)  wonder that carries  on..
.carries  on..(.carries  on) carries  on..
.carries  on..(.carries  on)carries  on..(.carries  on)
wonder ..that ..carries  ..on..

Thanks to all who rushed to thier DAWs...
 from GarageBand to
• 	Logic Pro 
• 	Ableton Live
• 	FL Studio 
• 	Pro Tools 
• 	Reaper 
• 	Cubase and HC and Tina and Tommy and Del's folks wow! LOvE YOU

A Difference (💔For Jane💔)

You didn’t ask / I didn’t speak
like we  were always just gonna meet
The air went still / the world fell quiet
And I knew the truth / without trying to write it…
We were just talking, nothing planned
Your hand brushed mine, not quite a stand
The light was low, the room was wide
But all I saw was what you tried
No lines rehearsed, no script to read
Just silence blooming like a seed
You leaned in close, I didn’t move
And something shifted in the groove
You said it all without saying
You touched the part I kept delaying
You found the note I couldn’t play
And held it there, then walked away
You said it all without saying
You turned the night into relaying
A thousand things I couldn’t name
But still I felt them just the same
I felt the warmth before the flame
The hush before you spoke my name
You didn’t speak, but I heard loud
The way you looked beneath the cloud
No need for words, no need for sound
Just breath and space and hearts unbound
You didn’t ask, I didn’t cry
But something real had passed us by
It wasn’t lips, it wasn’t skin
It was the fire that burns within
It was the pause, the held-back sigh
The way you didn’t even try
It was the echo in the air
The way you didn’t have to dare
It was the truth we didn’t speak
But still it made my knees go weak
You said it all without saying
You touched the part I kept delaying
You found the note I couldn’t play
And held it there, then walked away
You said it all without saying
You turned the night into relaying
A thousand things I couldn’t name
But still I felt them just the same
You said it all without saying
You turned the night into relaying
A thousand things I couldn’t name
But still I felt them just the same
You said it all… without saying…
You said it all…
You said it all… without...... saying….you said it ...all....

🌹Thanks to the players from H.C. and Del's studio

All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder.

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Without Saying by 🌹Tina Talone🌹

Born blue in the early light
June thirtieth, fifty-two fight
Umbilical cord like a noose of fate
But I kicked through the odds and showed up late
Radio played the greatest game
While my mama breathed through the pain
They gave me my father’s name in case
I never got to see her face

[Verse 2]
Long Island house with garage dreams
Dad chased power, split the seams
Mom was a nurse with steady grace
Held the line when we lost our place
Puerto Rico, factory start
Fell apart like a hopeful heart
We came back broke but still intact
Till love turned cold and the past looked back

[Chorus – Hook]
I’ve been lost, I’ve been found
I’ve been spun all around
From Saranac snow to desert sun
From broken vows to the only one
I’ve been a name, I’ve been a flame
I’ve been the quiet in the loudest game
And if this is the end of the mile
I pass with a smile

[Verse 3]
School in the snow, boots too thin
Then west I went, let the heat begin
L.A. lights and Phoenix dust
New Mexico dreams that turned to rust
Married wrong, but love came right
Julie and the kids lit up my night
Built a life no one could steal
Invented truth, wrote what I feel

[Bridge – Spoken-sung]
I’ve been the song no one heard
I’ve been the man behind the word
I’ve been the fire, I’ve been the grace
I’ve been the soul time can’t erase

[Final Chorus – Hook]
I’ve been lost, I’ve been found
I’ve been spun all around
From Saranac snow to desert sun
From broken vows to the only one
I’ve been a name, I’ve been a flame
I’ve been the quiet in the loudest game
And if this is the end of the mile
I pass with a smile

[Outro – Fade with soft sax and acoustic fingerpicking]
I pass with a smile…
I pass with a smile…    Love you all...e

I Pass with a Smile by songwiter Edwin H. Balder

In the shadows of Apache Junction, at the foot of the majestic Superstition Mountains, sits a weathered hacienda. This desert oasis is home to an enigmatic figure, a songwriter whose journey reads like a long, dusty road of honky-tonk bars and college cafeterias. He wasn't chasing fame or glitter; instead, he chose the soul-crushing beauty of music for music's sake.

Years spent hunched over sticky barroom tables and scribbling lyrics on napkins earned him a reputation—not in the spotlight but in the back rooms where deals are made. He wrote melodies that found their way into the hearts of stars who had lost their own muse. He sold his creations for cash, with no recognition, but the whisper of his songs carried the weight of his soul.

Finally, he bought this piece of desert paradise—a stable income from his timeless songs allowed him to live comfortably, if anonymously. Here in this hacienda, with his family beside him and the mountains as his backdrop, he found the peace to write hits under his own name. He chuckled at the irony that now, without chasing fame, he could create music that brought him joy.

In the end, it was never about the spotlight. It was about the journey, the stories, and the songs that wrote themselves through his life. As the sun set behind the Superstitions, casting long shadows over the hacienda, he strummed his guitar and sang—content, unknown, and unburdened by the world's gaze.


Copyright 2019 Edwin H. Balder

I may be dead when fame comes but my real glory was always JULIE & The Kids. Thank you for such love

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