A lyrical, motivational, pop-style testimony of what my walk with God has been like as a Chosen One rejected, attacked, and struggling to keep an upright heart 

Head Cornerstone

Let Me Testify

i-am-righteous-57

I Am Still Here

On His Deadline

He Can Catch Me Afterall

  This song has a totally made up lyrics about nobody real, all in my imagination. I wanted to write like an "Eleanor Rigby" type of song about loneliness, mental illness, and old age. Just following that type of format. Words came first and then I wrote the music. Which gives it that creepy vibe with a falling cliche bass line. Very eerie and haunting, trying to capture that getting old by yourself ambiance! I wrote it during the pandemic, so the scene was set! I added organ, guitars, bass, and a bunch of other instruments pre-pandemic and Charlie came over and added the vocals and a harmonica track post-pandemic. Great job by him on both accounts. So it just sat around for 3 years just gathering digital dust!😂 I never thought it was that good because the timing seemed off to me, probably because I had forgotten how it went after 3 years! Not our best effort I think. If you watch the video it will make more sense.

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/H6TuC5eYUD4

     The video was challanging and I spent a ton of time on it, about a week last year. I made it about 2 people, both named Amanda, hence the title "Amanda, Amanda". The name was suggested by my wife who loves the name Amanda. The first Amanda was a middle aged woman wandering around at night in a forest with a torch and crying herself to sleep but the second Amanda was an elderly woman that quite frankly had gone a little bit crazy due to the lonliness. We can all relate especially during the pandemic! I tried to show that in the video. There's a ton of eye-candy in the video. It's a haunting tale and a haunting song. Thanks so much for visiting and take care everyone! Let's all try not to end up like either Amanda! 🙏😎✌🏼

“AMANDA, AMANDA”

AMANDA,
HAVE YOU SAID ALL YOUR PRAYERS TODAY?
FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY,  
      
AMANDA,             
IS THAT LONELINESS IN YOUR EYES?      
IS LIFE SLOWLY PASSING YOU BY?
YOU CAN'T DENY,

AMANDA, AMANDA,
SITS AND WAITS YEAR AFTER YEAR,
AMANDA, AMANDA,  
NO ONE'S THERE TO WIPE HER TEARS,
WHEN SHE CRYS, NO ONE HEARS,
AMANDA, AMANDA,
AND LIKE A GHOST SHE'LL DISAPPEAR,
  
AMANDA,
IS YOUR MAILBOX EMPTY AGAIN?       
NO PHONE CALLS FROM LOVERS OR FRIENDS,
WHY PRETEND?       
      
AMANDA, AMANDA,
SITS AND WAITS YEAR AFTER YEAR,
AMANDA, AMANDA,  
NO ONE'S THERE TO WIPE HER TEARS,
WHEN SHE CRYS, NO ONE HEARS,
AMANDA, AMANDA,
LIKE A GHOST SHE'LL DISAPPEAR,
YEAH LIKE A GHOST SHE'LL DISAPPEAR,
OH LIKE A GHOST SHE'LL DISAPPEAR,
HMM LIKE A GHOST SHE'LL DISAPPEAR.

BY JIM VALDES
© 2021

"AMANDA, AMANDA" (Video - https://youtu.be/H6TuC5eYUD4)

Streets of Hell prod. R4MSAY

Alone While Living is a raw post-grunge confession about isolation, the hollowness of life, and the silence that frames it all. With haunting verses, heavy choruses, and lyrics that cut deep, this track explores the truth that death isn’t the scariest part — it’s living that hurts the most.
The song moves between soft, brooding moments and explosive grunge-fueled riffs, capturing the ache of loneliness even in a crowded world. A track for anyone who has felt unseen, unheard, or alone in the noise of life.

Alone While Living

Silence marked A-O, Where did the rain go? I met her in creation.

Rain - An Original by Mari Hale (2017)

**I NEVER USE A.I. IN ANY OF MY SONGS!** Hi everybody, my name is Jim and I’m a songwriter, I've written over 300 songs, I play guitar, bass, piano, and am an okay lyricist.  I play all types of music and have my own recording studio.  I use no A.I. or DAW or any computers to make my songs, all the instruments are played by me live on a multitrack studio recorder and Charlie, my vocalist, sings most of my songs and also plays the Harmonica on several tracks. I'm not a pro or a great musician but I do what I can with the tools that I have! I belong to the "Keep Humans In Music Movement" (KHMM)! We're NOT perfect but we're REAL! Thanks everyone for listening and the world needs more music now, real music made by HUMANS not MACHINES! So let's all sing a song with our own voices, please! I do not consent to any of my songs or videos being used or sampled or lifted in any way or fashion. Take care!👍😎✌🏼.

YouTuber, Photographer, Director, Actor, Author, Poet, Artist and Music Maker.

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