How do I forget what was?
Not by silence.
Not by shame.
But by walking through the wreckage
and planting something new again..
They said all men are created equal
But the system never learned the line.
We pledged allegiance to a dream
That never made room for everyone at anytime
We were taught to work hard
But not to expect fairness.
To believe in justice
But only if we could afford the lawyer to protect us
The church took a vow of poverty
Then built cathedrals of gold.
The preacher passed the plate twice
While the hungry often went cold
Stars cried on stage
And sold their heartbreak for big rewards
Love became merch.
Fans became just wallets then ignored
And the rich wept in glitter
While the poor they even lost their twitter
A car used to be something you could fix
With a wrench and a weekend.
A house could be bought
With one job now we just pretend
Peace and love weren’t hashtags
They were handshakes.
Neighbors waved.
We didn’t scroll past each other their was give and take
Concerts were sweat and sound
Not screens and selfie videos
We danced without proof.
We sang about the wonder we know
Belief was quiet.
And fear didn’t follow it home.
You could speak your truth
Without needing armor to stand alone
So how do I forget what was?
I don’t.
I name it.
I carry it.
Until it becomes a bridge.
I remember the good
And let go of the lie of what now is
I build with what’s left
And love with what’s real. and hope one day what was can come back and heal
Today, I choose to believe again.
Not in perfection.
But in peoples hearts
Not in systems.
But in souls.
I choose to sing again be apart
Even if the melody hurts.
I choose to dance again
Even if the rhythm’s broken.
I choose to live like back then
You are not the wreckage.
You are the architect.
You are not the silence.
You are the song.
You are not the ending.
You are the rebuild.
And you were born to belong

All rights held by the songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Link to more of our Singer/songwriter style hits you can cover into fame because of your take!

https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/best-new-folk-americana?si=04e0155163644977b37cf8c0a04f3c53&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

How Do I Forget What Was

Riding the tide oh riding the tide
Will you stand by me or drift and hide
Riding the tide oh riding the tide
Loyalty's the anchor where hearts collide
He came from a town where the seagulls scream
She was the girl with a sailor's dream
Under the pier where the salt air sings
They made a vow with the ocean as king
The waves they rise the waves they fall
Will you be there through it all
Riding the tide oh riding the tide
Can you hold on when the waters divide
Through the calm through the storm
Will your heart stay warm
Riding the tide oh riding the tide
A stranger arrived with a grin too wide
Promised the stars and a smoother ride
She glanced at the boy who had held her tight
Was the ocean enough or was he just a fight
The waves they rise the waves they fall
Will you be there through it all[Verse 3]  
The stars above, they softly glisten  
Hearts intertwined if only they'd listen  
The ocean knows what the heart can't show  
Loyalty’s a bond that ebbs and flows  
Within the waves, dreams quietly soar  
Holding onto hope at the ocean's core  
When shadows fall and the night is long  
Loyal hearts will find where they belong  
And the moonlight bathes the restless sea  
"Loyalty is your sanctuary"  
Riding the tide oh riding the tide  
Can you hold on when the waters divide  
Through the calm through the storm  
Will your heart stay warm  
Riding the tide oh riding the tide   2]  
With every wave, we’re making history  
In faith and trust, we write  mystery  
Loyalty and the tide(Loyalty and the tide)
Loyalty and the tide
With every wave, we’re making history  
In faith and trust, we write  mystery 
Loyalty and the tide...(Loyalty and the tide)
......the tide...(the tide)

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

All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder. 
Be sure to visit Tina's playlist here: 
https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/tina-talone-may-this-kind-of?si=c962a19838244cafab03c08ba110c75f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

And Tina's new music video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZvNm4nfdQ

Loyalty Waves by 🌹Tina Talone🌹

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💔)

I wish I could help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
I talk too fast, I spill too sweet
Your secrets ain’t safe when they land at my feet
I wish I could help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
If you tell it to me,... I’m.. gonna.. tell it a lot...tell.. it ...a lot...!
You said “Don’t tell nobody, but Taylor and I broke up last night”
I said “Sure thing, sugar,” then I hit send right on sight
By breakfast it was trending, by lunch she blocked your name
Now you’re mad at me for playing the truth-telling game
You whispered “I’m quitting, but don’t tell the boss”
I told my girls at brunch, now you’re fired and lost
HR called you early, said “We heard it from a friend”
Guess I’m that friend who tells it all again
You said “I kinda like Jenny, but keep it on the low”
I told her in the powder room, now everybody knows
She told her boyfriend, who told your wife
Now you’re sleeping on the couch for life
I wish I could help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
I talk too fast, I spill too sweet
Your secrets ain’t safe when they land at my feet
I wish I could help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
If you tell it to me,... I’m.. gonna.. tell it a lot
I told you so, but you told me first
I didn’t mean to make it worse
I’m just a gal with a mouth that runs
And a heart that thinks gossip’s fun
I wish I could help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
I talk too fast, I spill too sweet
Your secrets ain’t safe when they land at my feet
I wish I could help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
If you tell it to me,... I’m.. gonna.. tell it a lot
So next time you whisper, think it through
‘Cause I’m the echo that’s coming for you
coming for you, think it through, think it through
coming for you
coming for you 
coming for you (coming for you)
I wish I could help myself, I wish I could help myself, 
I wish ..I could.. help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
I talk too fast, I spill too sweet
Your secrets ain’t safe when they land at my feet
I wish I could help myself, but I sure can not
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
If you tell it to me, I’m gonna tell it a lot
If you tell it to me,... I’m.. gonna.. tell it a lot...tell.. it ...a lot...!


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

All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder. 

Be sure to visit Tina's playlist here: 
https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/tina-talone-may-this-kind-of?si=c962a19838244cafab03c08ba110c75f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

And Tina's new music video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZvNm4nfdQ

Tell It To Me 🌹Tina Talone🌹

Arizona… where the trail don’t end, just bends
Where the heat fades slow and the cold begins
Where a gal rides through memory’s never dim
Arizona… it’s all I’ve ever been
sHe rides through pines above Flagstaff’s crown
Dust on her boots, the sun sinking down
The heat of summer behind her back
Winter ahead, on a frostbit track
sHe’s seen this land in every shade
From monsoon storms to canyon blaze
Each trail  she rode, each fire she lit
Still burns in dreams she won’t forget
Campfire crackles, coffee brews
The stars lean close like old tattoos
sHe thinks of towns that came and went
Of letters lost and time misspent
The saddle creaks, the night breathes slow
Coyotes sing what she used to know
sHe lays her head on pine and stone
In Arizona, she’s home  ooh... she's ..home
Arizona… where the silence speaks
Where the past rides in on desert peaks
Where the wind still calls one by your name
And the sky don’t judge, the sky's.. don't.. blame...
sHe’s the dust, the dusk, the flame that stays
The echo in the canyon’s praise
sHe’s the verse that never fades away…
Arizona… she rides with her again...... today
Arizona… where the trail don’t end
Where the fire returns with every bend
Where the coffee’s strong and the sky is wide
Where a better dreams and the years collide
Arizona… it’s all I’ve ever been
Arizona…  it’s all I’ve ever been
sHe wakes to frost on saddle leather
Sunrise gold in morning weather
Another day, another mile
Another ghost behind each smile
sHe in the saddle, she rides again
Through pine and dust and desert wind
No map, no plan, just heart and hand
In Arizona, she understands
Arizona… it’s all I’ve ever been…
Arizona… 
Arizona… it’s all I’ve ever been…
Arizona… 
Arizona…
Coyotes sing what she used to know
sHe lays her head on pine and stone
In Arizona,s he’s home she's home
Arizona…she's home
Arizona…she's home 


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

All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder. 

Be sure to visit Tina's playlist here: 

https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/tina-talone-may-this-kind-of?si=c962a19838244cafab03c08ba110c75f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

And Tina's new music video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZvNm4nfdQ

Arizona by🌹Tina Talone🌹

Vagrant in the sky… no one to follow, no one to cry…
Vagrant in the sky… flew too far, forgot goodbye…
She flew off course one autumn day
The wind was wrong, the clouds gave way
No flock to call, no song to hear
Just empty sky and rising fear
She crossed the lines no map had drawn
Past every place she once belonged
The stars looked down but didn’t speak
And home grew farther every week
Vagrant in the sky…
No one to follow, no one to cry
Vagrant in the sky…
Flew too far, forgot goodbye
She’s a whisper in the wind
A shadow lost, too thin to mend
Vagrant in the sky…
Where do the broken fly?
She found a tree with foreign leaves
A nest of thorns, a bed of grief
No songs like hers, no calls returned
Just silence where her wings had burned
She sang alone to empty air
A melody too lost to share
The sky grew cold, the nights grew long
She faded into someone’s song
She wasn’t meant to die this way
So far from those who knew her name
But vagrants fly where hearts won’t stay
And vanish in the ache of rain
She was the note that missed the chord
The echo no one waited for
She was the verse that broke apart
Still singing with a shattered heart
Vagrant in the sky…
No one to follow, no one to cry
Vagrant in the sky…
Flew too far, forgot goodbye
She’s a whisper in the wind
A shadow lost, too thin to mend
Vagrant in the sky…
Where do the broken fly?
Vagrant in the sky…
Vagrant in the sky…
Vagrant in the sky…
Where do the broken fly…

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

All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder. 

Be sure to visit Tina's playlist here: 

https://soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/tina-talone-may-this-kind-of?si=c962a19838244cafab03c08ba110c75f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

And Tina's new music video here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZvNm4nfdQ

Vagrant by 🌹Tina Talone🌹

I was no longer / I’m here but gone
I speak in shadows / I sing in none
No more to yesterday’s fears…
Evaporation… disappears…Johatsu......Evaporation
[Verse 1:long  acoustic dulcimer solo fades in,lush phrasing]
I left no note, no final call
Just faded through the paper wall
The city lights, they blinked too loud
So I dissolved into the crowd
No suitcase packed, no name to claim
Just silence where I used to remain
I walked away from all I knew
And vanished in the morning dew
Evaporation…
I was no longer / I’m here but gone
I speak in shadows / I sing in none
No more to yesterday’s fears
Evaporation… disappears
They’ll say I broke, they’ll say I ran
But I became a different man
Or woman, ghost, or something else
A whisper lost inside itself
I saw the cracks in every face
The shame, the debt, the silent disgrace
So I became the missing line
A verse erased from someone’s time
I wasn’t stolen, wasn’t chased
I chose the fog, I chose erased
I wasn’t weak—I just withdrew
From all the things I couldn’t do
I am the echo in the rain
The name you’ll never speak again
I am the space between the sound
The one who’s lost but never found
I was no longer / I’m here but gone
I speak in shadows / I sing in none
No more to yesterday’s fears
Evaporation… disappears
Evaporation… disappears…Johatsu
Evaporation… disappears…Johatsu
I was no longer… I’m here but gone…Johatsu
Evaporation… disappears…

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

All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder.

Be sure to visit Tina's playlist here:
soundcloud.com/edwin-balder/sets/tina-talone-may-this-kind-of?si=c962a19838244cafab03c08ba110c75f&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

And Tina's new music video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TZvNm4nfdQ

Evaporation by 🌹Tina Talone🌹

Dust on the windows, light breaking through
I’ve been waiting for something true
The road was long, the nights were cold
But I held on to stories told
Coffee gone bitter, silence too loud
I walked through the wreck, head unbowed
The sky kept changing, but I stayed still
Chasing the warmth I couldn’t feel
Every mile, every scar
Led me here, where the warm things are
Every tear, every song
Pulled me closer to where I belong
Where the sun belongs
Where the shadows run
Where the heart can mend
And the day’s not done
Where the sun belongs
Where the light begins
Where the soul comes home
And the sky leans in
I’ve seen the rain, I’ve felt the flood
I’ve walked through fire, I’ve tasted blood
But still I rise, still I sing
Still I reach for everything
Old photographs, letters worn thin
I read them like prayers I keep within
The past is a lantern, the future a flame
I carry both and call them by name
Let the past be wind
Let the future spin
Let the silence speak
Let the healing begin
Where the sun belongs
Where the shadows run
Where the heart can mend
And the day’s not done
Where the sun belongs
Where the light begins
Where the soul comes home
And the sky leans in
 silence, I’ve been the sound
 lost, I’ve been the found
 echo, I’ve been the cry
 truth no one could buy
storm, I’ve been the rain
the pain...the pain...the pain
I’ve been the fire, I’ve been the song
I’ve been the place the sun belongs
Now I stand where the light pours in
No more hiding, no more spin
I’ve earned this warmth, I’ve earned this sky
I’ve earned the right to ask why
So if you’re lost, if you’re low
If you’re waiting for the glow
Know the sun won’t ask your name
It just shows up and burns the shame
Where the sun belongs
 shadows run
 the heart can mend
 day’s not done
Where the sun belongs
 the light begins
Where the soul comes home
And the sky leans in
You’re not too late
You’re not too far
You’re just arriving
Where the sun belongs

Where the Sun Belongs by #AKB

Snow on the rooftop, silence in bloom
Your name in the steam of a hotel room
We said forever in a borrowed coat
Now I chase echoes in every note
시간은 휘어져도 부서지지 않아
얼어붙은 호수에 너의 목소릴 그려
Echo bloom, echo bloom
You were gone, but never too soon
Every petal, every tune
Still sings of you—echo bloom
서랍 속에 접힌 편지
그때처럼 다시 읽어
너의 웃음은 스테레오 속
그림자처럼 나를 감싸
Can you hear me in the quiet?
Can you feel me in the riot?
사랑은 노래처럼 울려 퍼져
내 심장 속에 너는 멜로디야
에코 블룸, 에코 블룸
너는 떠났지만 너무 이르진 않았어
꽃잎마다, 노래마다
아직도 너를 부르고 있어—에코 블룸
Echo bloom, echo bloom
You were gone, but never too soon
Every petal, every tune
Still sings of you—echo bloom.
Echo bloom, echo bloom
You were gone, but never too soon
Every petal, every tune
Still sings of you—echo bloom
꽃잎마다, 노래마다
아직도 너를 부르고 있어—에코 블룸
Every petal, every tune
Still sings of you—echo bloom
Echo bloom—echo bloom—echo bloom…
사랑은 노래처럼… 너는 멜로디야
Love echoes like a song… You’re the melody
 Echo bloom—echo bloom—echo bloom…
사랑은 노래처럼… 너는 멜로디야
Love echoes like a song… You’re the melody
 Echo bloom—echo bloom—echo bloom…
사랑은 노래처럼… 너는 멜로디야
Love echoes like a song… You’re the melody

Hope to find us on your playlist one day


All rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Echo Bloom (에코 블룸) by #AKB

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

New tracks tagged #pop #indierock #indiepop #topten #retro #country #folk #countrywestern #waltz #storysong #americana #nashville #guitar #playlist #Dance #dancemusic #musicnews # #musicmonday #musicindustry #singersongwriter #singer #songwriter #musician #reco