(verse)
When I was four years old, Daddy left us alone
Chose another life, found another home

You would not give me up, and, walk away
Cause that’s not in your heart, you made sure I knew that
(pre chorus)
Every day of my life, you were there for me
But now
(chorus)
  You live in a yesterday, where I can’t go
  You ain’t comin’ back, and I miss you so
  I won’t be leavin’ you, until you’re free
  I promise Momma
  You can count, on me
(verse)
You bought my first guitar, with some money you’d saved
From your second job, and you never complained

You worked so hard I know, just so I could play
And now it breaks my heart, that you don’t remember
(pre chorus)
Every day of my life, you were there for me
And now
(chorus)
  You live in a yesterday, where I can’t go
  You ain’t comin’ back, and I miss you so
  I won’t be leavin’ you, until you’re free
  I promise Momma
  You can count, on me
(instrumental verse)

(chorus)
  You live in a yesterday, where I can’t go
  You ain’t comin’ back, and I miss you so
  I won’t be leavin’ you, until you’re free
  I promise Momma
  You can count, on me

©  10/00   J. Michael Tracy   All Rights Reserved


You can count on me (s)

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The Marathon Years - 40. Through the Looking-Glass

3 + 4 – You = Grief is about losing someone in slow motion.

My dad was one of the sharpest minds I knew. A quiet force. After a stroke, he started forgetting things—names, moments, even me sometimes. He’s still here… but not really.

This is grief before death.
For anyone who’s watched someone fade while their body stays behind.

I wrote this because I don’t know what hurts worse—losing someone forever, or losing them while they’re still here.

3+4-You=Grief

Inspired by Manacled (Orchestral version)

A song depicting the ups & downs of a person with memory loss. Paper rainbows have memories of loved ones written on them to help remember forgotten experiences. Dedicated with love to my Mother Linda.

Memories on Paper Rainbows

alright this ones a little different . this ones just a little fun in between .

Waiting

[Verse 1]
Streetlamps flicker with a violet glow,
I drift like mist where bitter cold winds blow.
Footsteps fade in echoes of a muted sound;
My shattered reflection remains unfound.

[Pre-Chorus]
I reach out, but the world won’t slow;
Names are lost in the undertow.
I speak, but silence calls instead—
A hollow voice inside my head.

[Chorus]
I’m a faded ghost, adrift in a haze where memories fray;
A forgotten name, confined in the maze of endless gray.
No refuge to call my own, no tender hand to guide my way—
I vanish into silence as time steals dreams away.

[Verse 2]
The city sighs beneath a mournful air;
Neon spectres wander with a vacant, distant stare.
Moments crumble like brittle leaves in disarray,
And I stand alone, swallowed by endless gray.

[Pre-Chorus – Variation]
I reach out, yet time remains unkind;
Every whispered name slips further from my mind.
I cry out, but the void replies instead—
An echoing sorrow deep within my head.

[Chorus]
I’m a faded ghost, adrift in a haze where memories fray;
A forgotten name, confined in the maze of endless gray.
No refuge to call my own, no tender hand to guide my way—
I vanish into silence as time steals dreams away.

[Verse 3]
The stars don’t whisper, and the night won’t speak;
Only silence lingers where every shadow grows weak.
I call for meaning, yet all light slowly decays—
Like clockwork hands that keep slipping, erasing the days.

[Bridge]
My reflection shatters on glass so thin—
A faded shadow sinking deep within.
Each breath unspools like silk undone,
While neon ghosts weep under a dying sun.

[Chorus – Variation – Final]
I’m a faded ghost—was I ever truly here?
No hand calmed the ache of my perpetual fear.
As darkness consumes me and silence claims my soul,
We hide our deepest sorrows, too painful to control.

———

"Faded Ghost" drifts through the neon-lit corridors of memory, loneliness, and the quiet erasure of self. Wrapped in lush progressive rock textures and cinematic atmospheres, it blends baritone vocals, haunting piano lines, and precise guitar interplay into a spectral journey through identity and loss.

This track captures the feeling of walking through violet fog—alone but surrounded by echoes. It’s a meditation on impermanence, where moments crumble like ash and every dream slips further from reach.

“Faded Ghost” is not just a song—it’s an emotional landscape you can wander.

———

Genre: Progressive Rock
Key: E♭ Major
Tempo: 147 BPM
Time Signature: 4/4

———

Artist: Kareem Tyler 
https://www.instagram.com/tylercraftsart

© 2025 Kareem Tyler. All Rights Reserved. 


Darkness

Faded Ghost

You think you know what happened that night

But the truth is far more dangerous …
'Exquisitely told by the author of last year’s bestselling debut Anna O … just as unforgettable’ Daily Mail 

 From the No.1 international bestselling author comes a story of secret pasts and buried memories. A MURDER IN PARIS is a thriller you’ll never forget.

***

WHAT IF A MEMORY COULD GET YOU KILLED?

Imagine the past returning to you in fragments.

A hotel room, a pillow, a lifeless body.

Your ordinary, innocent life upended by one flash of memory.

You can’t remember what led to the crime.

All you know is that you must return to the scene, to the clues that lie waiting in Room 11.

But this is a mystery that goes far beyond that room, that night, that murder.

Are you ready to unlock the truth?

***

Readers are hooked on A MURDER IN PARIS:

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘This book grips you from the very first page and doesn’t let go’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Another edge-of-your-seat thriller which keeps you guessing’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A fantastic, fast-paced thriller full of unexpected twists’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘A compelling and emotional read’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Absolutely riveting … I couldn’t put it down’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘I loved this from the start’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Gripping, twisty and addictive’

Matthew Blake's book 'A Murder in Paris' was a Toronto Star bestseller w/e 2025-06-11.

A Murder in Paris, By Matthew Blake, Read by Penelope Rawlins, Rose Robinson and Josh Wichard

Scientists at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have uncovered a remarkable key to reversing memory loss

What’s right: Breakthrough to reverse memory loss

Purchase all maxwell 3 music from iTunes & amazon
Just an old guy with Parkinson's . . . Shaking it up, and having fun!
Helping with Happiness along the way.

Available on: Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, iHeart, and many others. Search for "maxwell 3"

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ASCAP member

Professional pianist, I record piano covers and sheet music, sometimes I compose melodies

I make songs for people who feel too much, say too little, and post like everything’s fine.
If it hurts, I write it. If it’s petty, I rhyme it. If it breaks me, I monetize it.

I write every lyric. Every word, every wound, every clever line — that’s all me.
The voice and production? Powered by AI. But the feeling behind it? 100% real.

These songs are demo blueprints — built to showcase songwriting, hooks, and concept direction.
If you’re an artist or band looking for original material, co-writing, or lyrics that hit deep, hit me up.

Lyrics first. No filler. Just raw feeling with a rhythm.
Sad, savage, self-aware — pick your poison.

Dive in. Regret nothing.
(Except your ex. Definitely regret that.)

You can also find me on music streaming services under the name “3iye”

Publishers of award-winning fiction and non-fiction audiobooks for adults and children. Listen to exclusive clips from our books and free audioook extracts here on Soundcloud.

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Project KT (Knowledge Transfer) is the solo vision of Kareem Tyler—a multidimensional artist navigating the limits of the physical realm through immersive, genre-blending sound. Fusing progressive rock, symphonic fusion, post-punk ambience, and metallic catharsis, Project KT crafts cinematic soundscapes led by violin, orchestral depth, and raw poetic tension.

After a life-altering accident caused partial vocal cord paralysis and ended his ability to play piano, Kareem rebuilt his artistry through digital composition and visual design—transforming personal trauma into transcendent expression.

That rebirth came to life in Echoes of the Void (2025), a symphonic progressive metal epic charting entropy, solitude, and rebirth across expansive movements. Its companion, Beyond the Void, reimagined the work as a cinematic and orchestral odyssey, featuring Canadian singer-songwriter Valeria Rusnak, whose operatic vocals added radiant contrast to Kareem’s baritone foundation. Together, they forged a dialogue of shadow and light, entropy and grace.

Though Project KT remains firmly Kareem’s vision—writing, producing, and shaping every detail—he is actively seeking a female vocalist to further embody its still-untold emotional core. With an evolving presence on Instagram, BandLab, and SoundCloud, Project KT continues to weave cross-medium narratives that fuse sound, image, and meaning.

For listeners and collaborators drawn to gothic romanticism, cinematic drama, and genre-fluid experimentation, Project KT offers more than music—it is an echo unfolding into infinity.

My name is John Michael Tracy I write songs, jmtsongs.com , love photography, hunting, fishing and all of the outdoors. I was born on Jan. 11, 1957 in Elmira, NY.  I’m the oldest of six children, and my family lived, for most of my youth, in Athens, PA., which is right across the border from Upstate New York.   
	My parents had me take piano lessons when I was a kid, and when I was a teenager, I taught myself to play guitar.  Some friends and I had a country band, and we played local spots for a while.
	In my early twenties, I bought a 4-track recorder and enjoyed playing and recording songs that I liked from the Eagles, Jim Croce, Lobo, David Gates and Bread, Dan Fogelberg, etc.  I sent the recordings to my Grandfather, who had a band when he was young and performed all over upstate Pennsylvania and New York.  One day he asked me why I didn’t write my own songs.  The thought had never occurred to me, but once I’d considered it, it sounded like a great idea, and I told him that I bet I could do it.  
	After the first hundred songs or so, I called a few record companies to let them know that there was a new talent ready to take over the songwriting world, and they suggested I join NSAI first to help me hone my craft.  So I did.  In the mean time, I was sending quite a few of my songs to Washington to be copyrighted.
	A Publisher/Writer named Donn Hecht (most famous for co-writing Patsy Cline’s “Walkin’ After Midnight”) had someone working for him in Washington that noticed the number of songs I was copywriting.  Donn contacted me and asked me to send him some material. I did. He became my publisher, mentor and friend until his death in October 2002. He taught me more about songwriting and the business than anyone I’ve ever met.
	In the Spring of 2000, I wrote a song called “The South’ll Rise Again” and sent it to the nationally syndicated “The John Boy and Billy Big Show” as a gift, never imagining they’d ever do anything with it.  They were impressed enough to play it on the air, and it has been on their “Best Of” shows ever since.
	After the terrorist attacks of 9/11, I wrote a song called “Give’m Hell U.S.A.”  and  sent it to President George Bush and some of his staff.  Both President Bush and his Chief of Staff, Andrew Card, responded with really nice thank you notes. 
	I’m also a member of the local and National GTO clubs, own a 1970 Judge, and have written several “hot rod” songs that get regular play at many car shows and cruise-ins.
           My wife Kathy and I lived and worked in Nashville for a year and met many wonderful artists and songwriters who inspired and encouraged me.
	As the successful songwriter, friend and mentor, Jerry Vandiver says, “We write, because we have to”. The music needs to come out so we do what we love, and let it flow.

I'm using SoundCloud to release audio versions of the latest chapters from my book 'The Marathon Years' - the story of our decade-long battle defying dementia. (Oh, and It's a love story too) Catch new episodes at my website Miles Posts, where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter keeping you updated with all the latest news and releases..

New tracks tagged #memory loss