BACK N FORTH (ft. BANTA.)

Select    songwriter Edwin H. Balder
The screen lights up, a gallery of faces,
A thousand maybes, but none quite erase this
Feeling that love’s become a game of chance,
A roulette wheel spinning without romance.
I’m scrolling through the highlights, the filters, the lies,
But I’m searching for the truth behind the disguise.
Select your moment, select your fight,
‘Cause love’s not a match made in a single night.

[Chorus]
Select your heart, select your fire,
Choose the one who lifts you higher.
In a world that’s quick to disconnect,
Be sure who you select
Select your now, select tomorrow,
Through the joy, the pain, the sorrow.
In a love that’s built to resurrect,
Be sure who you select

[Verse 2]
new daydreams whispers, “This one’s your type,”
But love’s not a formula, it’s not swipe-right hype.
It’s the quiet mornings, a love story told
The way your hand fits in mine when we’re growing old.
Select your battles, select your scars,
The ones that remind you of who you are.
‘Cause love’s not perfect, it’s a work in progress,
A messy, beautiful, lifelong process.

[Chorus]
Select your heart, select your fire,
Choose the one who lifts you higher.
In a world that’s quick to disconnect,
Be sure who you elect.
Select your now, select tomorrow,
Through the joy, the pain, the sorrow.
In a love that’s built to resurrect,
Be sure who you select

[Bridge]
It’s not about the likes or the fleeting attraction,
It’s the way you see me beyond the distraction.
Select your words, select your tone,
Build a love that feels like home.
In a world that’s always moving too fast,
Select the kind of love that lasts.

[Outro]
Select your heart, select your start,
Every choice is a work of art.
In a world of swipes and fleeting sparks,
I’m holding out for the one who leaves a mark.
Select your now, select tomorrow,
Through the joy, the pain, the sorrow.
In a love that’s built to resurrect,
Be sure who you select


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Songwriter Edwin H. Balder
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Select by Hot Cookie

Tuxedo Economics by songwriter Edwin H. Balder
The ice used to crack with the weight of our plans,
Now it groans like a vault where nobody stands.
We traded in fish, sang "progress" in the squall,
Till the ATMs froze, and the banks were just walls.
You slid me a krill, said, "This’ll cover the rent,"
But the frostbite of debt’s got a 10% scent.
Oh, it’s a bad day to be a penguin with no cash,
In a world where the whales call the shots, and they’re rash.
We waddle in circles, our credit gone thin,
Just feathers and IOU’s in a capitalism spin.
The icebergs are shrinking, but the interest won’t drown—
We’re drowning in zeros while the krill stocks go down.
You quit your day huddle, said "Fish ain’t a career,"
Now the chicks cry for supper, and the silence cuts sheer.
The fisheries tanked when the trawlers got bold,
We’re pawns in a game where the board’s bought and sold.
Your flippers went numb folding cash that’s not there,
Just vaporware dollars in subzero air.
Oh, it’s a bad day to be a penguin with no cash,
Where the rich seal’s yacht plows the floes in a flash.
We’re stranded, no lifelines, just frostbite and loans,
While the brokers in blubber carve profit from bones.
The markets crash harder than waves on the shore,
And we’re all just collateral… penguins, no more.
I thawed out my heart, found a spark in the freeze—
Maybe wealth’s not in wallets, but in sharing the seas.
We built a new ledger with tide tracks and trust,
Traded "yours" for "ours" in the snow’s pixelated dust.
No vaults, just the aurora’s forgiving green glow—
Turns out, we’re richer when the graphs flatline below.
Now the chicks chase the sunspots, not digits on screens,
And the bankers? They’re icebergs—all facade, no means.
We’re poor as the plankton, but the hunger’s dissolved…
In a world without cash, well—
Maybe nothing’s absolved.
But...maybe....... we’ve ..got..... enough.(enough)...enough...

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Tuxedo Economics by Hot Cookie

Dream and Pretend    songwriter Edwin H. Balder
I was sixteen with a borrowed guitar,
Stumbling through "Landslide" in some coffeehouse bar.
Every note cracked, yet some would clap,
one even asked when I'd be back
blushed so back then under the spotlight, all warm and unclear,
Dreamt of a stage where the whole world would hear...(whole world) would hear.
But the auditions got colder, the rooms grew too bright,
Singing for strangers who’d shrug, "Not tonight." (Not) tonight."
I packed up my heart, took the train back alone,
Humming a new melody, making it my own.
Then it was demos in closets at dawn,
Pitching my soul just to keep moving on.
Labels said "Pretty," but never "You’re it,"
Publishers nodded but never committed.
I wore out my soles on the sidewalks of doubt,
Every "almost" a door swinging... always locked out (always) locked out
Oh, the auditions got louder, the stakes cut like knives,
playing for crumbs just to stay alive
But the songs in my pocket kept burning to be set free
Screaming, "You’re music Matters , as I learned to trust me...(learned to) trust me...'
Then one night I quit keeping score,
Tore up the cover song set list by the door.
The industry’s ghost couldn’t haunt me.. no more—no more—
I chose my music (my music), not their pop hit war.
Now it’s just me in the glow of the screen,
Uploading my heart to the silence ...unseen.
No red velvet curtains, no A&R glare,
Just the hum of the strings and the cold midnight air.
But the numbers don’t matter like they did back then,
‘Cause the woman in the mirror’s singing just for her again...(just for) her again.
I have my flops and the tracks that won’t hit
Tunes that don’t glitter but still make you think a bit...
‘Cause the spotlight can fade, but the music never ends—
tonight maybe write a new 
dream this.. is.. the ..one...dream and pretend....
dream this.. is.. the.... one....
 dream and pretend 


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Songwriter Edwin H. Balder
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Dream and Pretend by Hot Cookie

Loud Enough To Stay   by Edwin H. Balder
Funny how love teaches you to sleep and dream...
as a thief steals the silence inside your scream
"I memorized the way your eyelids flicker,
Streetlights sputtering in the rain’s hush.
You steal the blankets and headlines—
Front-page news I can never touch.
"We’re a jigsaw puzzle glued to the table—
Pieces forced into place, an uneasy embrace.
endless edges you left jagged,
now I wonder if our love was a mistake."
"We’re half asleep but fully gone—
Two ghosts with textured songs.
You dream in numbers that never add up,
While I’m painting in the dark....
I’ll love you loud enough to wake the neighbors,
But never loud enough to stay..."
 will I love you.. I love you... I love you.. another day.....another day
"The suitcase by the door leans heavy,
An exclamation turned into a question mark.
I water the plants while feeding the silence,
Pretending we’re not drowning in the dark.
"We’re a dictionary left in the rain—
Ink bleeding through the definitions.
I keep looking up surender ....surender...
But the pages just burn to embers...embers
"We’re half asleep but fully gone—
Two ghosts with textured songs.
You dream in numbers that never add up,
While I’m painting in the dark....
I’ll love you loud enough to wake the neighbors,
But never loud enough to stay..."
 will I love you.. I love you... I love you.. another day.....another day
"They say if you love something, let it go—
But what if it ,
 forgot how to leave?"
 you say you love me ...love me...but that's not what my heart believes..
what..my heart ....believes....
"So I’ll learn to sleep with the light on.
You’ll learn to sleep alone...
And when the sun spills through the curtains,
We’ll blame the shadows for our lonely homes
 loved you loud enough to wake the neighbors,
But ..never.... loud ...enough.. to... stay..."
never..........loud ...enough.. to... stay..."
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Songwriter Edwin H. Balder
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Loud Enough To Stay by Hot Cookie

Symphony OF   by Edwin H. Balder
let your heart be the melody when your lost in the storm,
your rhythm my falter, your tune torn and worn.
But through the silence, trust that new song in you
your symphony of healing will carry you through.
once danced (danced)
 in shadows, lost in the haze,
Each heartbeat a struggle, each moment a maze.
love ( love)was fleeting, whispers  at dawn,
 fragile harmony that would go so wrong (SO WRONG)
But in the darkest corners, NEW whispers rose,
A chord of solace  the music now chose.
Oh, the notes of(love) ,of love,...notes of love
 played deep and true,
A symphony of life and loss  and love renewed 
 soul found its rhythm, heart found its beat,
(oh) oh (oh) in music discovered, love can feel complete.(oh) oh (oh) in music discovered, love can feel complete.
 met love in the echoes of a forgotten refrain,
A presence steady amidst the chaos and pain.
here touch was a sonnet,  words a hymn,
Together they crafted a song to begin.
Through crescendos and falls, their melody soared,
In  harmony, you found what had long been ignored
Oh, the notes of(love) ,of love,...notes of love
 played deep and true,
A symphony of life and loss  and love renewed 
 soul found its rhythm, heart found its beat,
(oh) oh (oh) in music discovered, love can feel complete. (oh) oh (oh) in music discovered, love can feel complete.
The past played its dissonance, sharp and cold,
But with each verse rewritten, love story retold.
 music no longer mourned what was gone,
It celebrated the journey, the battles won.
From pain to passion,  life reframed,
to stand in the present,
 unbroken, ( unbroken, )
reclaimed. (reclaimed.)
learn to sing boldly, your ballad of grace,
hearts beats stronger, in loves embrace.
 writes your own anthems,  lead your own choir,
With love as the rhythm, and hope the fire.
ones journey continues better
 with music as your  guide,
ones journey continues better
 with.. music.. as your .... guide,
let your heart be the melody when your lost in the storm,
your rhythm my falter, your tune torn and worn.
But through the silence, trust that new song in you
your symphony of healing will carry you through.
your symphony of healing
 will ..carry ..you......... through.

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Songwriter Edwin H. Balder
All rights reserved and protected by ZproMur LLC, doing business as Pinky's Picks. Copyright 2024 by ZproMur. For cover inquiries and use in films, commercials, or other marketing, promotional, or musical applications of this material in any part, please direct message or look for us on Music Row: Open Door Music Party and Publishing

Enjoy a short set of our odd side here: https://soundcloud.com/cookiehot/down-the-rabbit-hole-by-hot-cookie/s-fVUOBBeSu1J?in=cookiehot/sets/down-the-rabbit-hole/s-JCiuoPhlNVx&si=25b61ac586d648308a074d78f217702a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing


Symphony OF  by Hot Cookie

Meet Hot Cookie, the wonder that’s redefining cool with a fresh blend of reflective lyrics and acoustic-driven power. Our sound is the heartbeat of today's music scene, capturing the essence of raw emotion and musical artistry. With every track, we aim to elevate your listening experience, offering melodies that resonate and lyrics that linger. Get ready to be swept away by Hot Cookie, where every note is a testament to our passion and every song a journey!....Social Contact: https://x.com/HotCookieMusic

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