Grammy Echoes By songwriter Edwin H. Balder
MY my my my speech...
In the shadows of glimmer, I sit,
Watching giants toast their scripted wit,
Unseen battles rage behind the applause,
Fighting for a voice, I’ll bend all the laws.
Countless hours in rooms where echoes collide,
Lyrics dripping raw with unfiltered pride,
I pen every fracture, each scar I've amassed,
While the industry feasts on the fleeting and fast.
I’m not seeking comfort in a gilded cage,
I’m a tempest unfurling, igniting the stage.
The cameras capture smiles, a polished charade,
But beneath the surface, the truth screams unafraid.
I’m wielding my fury, my spirit untamed,
To carve out a narrative that refuses to be named.
Chasing a legacy that’s more than a trend,
A battle cry resonating until the end.
Not just contenders; we’re warriors in the fray,
Dismantling the system, redefining the play,
I won't be your trophy, your moment in time,
I’ll rise like a phoenix, transcending your rhyme.
Echoes of passion in dimly lit bars,
Rhythms of rebellion beneath the stars,
I’m the whisper that darkens the gilded veneer,
Breathing fire into verses, igniting the fear.
Underneath the glitz, I see the decay,
The shallow applause, the masked ballet,
An anthem for the aching, the lost, the unheard,
A symphony of truth that shatters the word.
I’m wielding my fury, my spirit untamed,
To carve out a narrative that refuses to be named.
Chasing a legacy that’s deeper than fame,
A battle cry reverberating through the game.
Not just contenders; we’re warriors in the fray,
Dismantling the system, redefining the play,
I won't be your trophy, your moment in time,
I’ll rise like a phoenix, transcending your rhyme.
So let the lights flicker, let the shadows ignite,
I’ll forge my own path through this unforgiving night.
With melodies as weapons and verses as shields,
I’ll break every barrier, my truth never yields.
I challenge the echoes of those paved in gold,
Voices lost in glamour, a story retold.
For every dream deferred, I’ll raise my own song,
A testament to grit, where the broken belong.
Not just contenders; we’re warriors in the fray,
Dismantling the system, redefining the play,
I won't be your trophy, your moment in time,
I’ll rise like a phoenix, transcending your rhyme.
So let them have their night, their praises and sheen,
I’m building a legacy that won’t fade unseen.
Beyond every spotlight, beyond every gleam,
I’m the roar of ambition, the pulse of a dream.


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Grammy Echoes By songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Turn it up...
 Our Time Baby by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Look at me—
I’m a constellation strutting through the smoke.
You’ve been orbiting my gravity, but never spoke.
I see your reflection in the disco ball’s spin,
A mirror of hesitation, where do we begin?


Look at me—
Can’t you see the universe in my stride?
Step into the rhythm, let the tension collide.
oooh yea(oooh yea)...
Look at me—
Let’s turn this moment into something divine. (it's our time) baby ...it's our time
(it's our time) baby...  it's our time


Feel the heat—
It’s not just the bassline rattling your chest.
It’s the way I move, like a secret confessed.
You’ve been lingering like old school history
But the dance floor’s a stage, and I’m your destiny.

Look at me—
Can’t you see the universe in my stride?
Step into the rhythm, let the tension collide.
oooh yea(oooh yea)...
Look at me—
Let’s turn this moment into something divine. (it's our time) baby ...it's our time
(it's our time) baby...  it's our time

Closer now—(Closer now—)
Your pulse syncs with mine, a magnetic pull.
Closer now—(Closer now—)
The DJ drops the beat, and the silence is full.
In this chaos of bodies, it’s just you and I—
Closer now—(Closer now—)
Two stars in a galaxy, baby you get me high...(get me high)...get....me...high

Eyes on me—
Not just the surface, but the depth in my gaze.
You’ve been searching baby it's me you want to taste
Well, here it is, in the flicker of the groove—
A chance to lose yourself, are you gonna make a move...

look at me—
Can’t you see the universe in my stride?
Step into the rhythm, let the tension collide.
oooh yea(oooh yea)...
Look at me—
Let’s turn this moment into something divine. (it's our time) baby ...it's our time
(it's our time) baby...  it's our time


Look at me—
Not just the rhythm, but the fire in the sound.
Hold me close, let the world spin around.
We’re not just dancing—we’re rewriting the script.
Look at me, and don’t let this moment slip (slip)
oooh yea(oooh yea)...
Look at me—
Let’s turn this moment into something divine. (it's our time) baby ...it's our time
(it's our time) baby...  it's our time

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Our Time Baby by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

BEE here now 
Sipping On Sunshine by  songwriter Edwin H. Balder
(Oh Yea)  sunshine
 (sunshine) honey baby.. (sunshine).... 
oooh (oooh) honey you, sweeter
Buzz ...around... baby (baby) baby
want to meet ya (meet ya) meet ...ya...
Oh Yea)  .....

O the hone you, sweet like nectar in the trees
Buzzin' 'round my world, put my mind at ease
Sweeter than sugar, ain't no sting in sight
Come on baby, let's groove, dance till the night


Hey there, honey bee, come close and taste
What this honey can bring, no time to waste
Got that golden love, feels so divine
You and me together, sipping on sunshine...(Oh Yea)  sipping 
 (sipping )on sunshine... sipping on sunshine ..(Oh Yea)  sunshine
 (sunshine) honey baby.. (sunshine) 

Got my heart in a hive, honey dripping slow
Your love is the groove, in the midnight glow
Sticky magical vibes, feel the chemistry
Wrapped in golden moments, let’s buzz, you and me

Hey there, honey bee, come close and taste
What this honey can bring, no time to waste
Got that golden love, feels so divine
You and me together, sipping on sunshine...(Oh Yea)  sipping 
 (sipping )on sunshine... sipping on sunshine ..(Oh Yea)  sunshine
 (sunshine) honey baby.. (sunshine)


Pulse quick like a drum, let’s feel the sting
Electric in the air, love on the wing
Whispered sweet nothings, honey-coated dreams
Dressed in moonlit honey,  more ,(mush more) then ...it.... seams...

Hey there, honey bee, come close and taste
What this honey can bring, no time to waste
Got that golden love, feels so divine
You and me together, sipping on sunshine...(Oh Yea)  sipping 
 (sipping )on sunshine... sipping on sunshine ..(Oh Yea)  sunshine
 (sunshine) honey baby.. (sunshine)

 sipping on sunshine ..(Oh Yea)  sunshine
 (sunshine) honey baby.. (sunshine)
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Sipping On Sunshine by E.H..B.

This song and others you will find on the "Too Hip For The Room Playlist' are songs I loved but others felt were too outside the mainstream to move to the release stage. Well I saw The Boss was releasing old tracks so why not me. Each song in this collection is loved by the songwriter but so often that is not enough/ Be Well /Do well /Stay safe and know I love you all...EdAll rights reserved by Songwriter Edwin H. Balder(Lyric sheet available on request- Thanks to all the studio players)

Pushing Buttons by Songwriter Edwin H. Balder

Just Interference by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

The Almost By songwriter Edwin H. Balder

You are best when you are you you know...
It Matters that You Matter by songwriter Edwin H. Balder
They tell you don’t shake, don’t break, stand tall
Like your name don’t weigh a thing at all
But I see you, I hear you
Your voice cuts through, your fire’s true
It ain't just noise, ain't just dust
A quiet heart still knows its trust
You hold space, you hold light
Even in the loneliest night
It matters that you matter
That your words still carve the sky
That your footsteps, that your laughter
Are more than passing time
It matters that you matter
That the stars still know your name
That you're seen, that you're remembered
That your fire burns the same
Some days you drown in the weight they throw
Some nights you stand where no one goes
But even then, even there
You are more than thin air
So don’t let the quiet tell you wrong
Don’t let the world erase your song
You exist, you rise
Even through the dark disguise
It matters that you matter
That your words still carve the sky
That your footsteps, that your laughter
Are more than passing time
It matters that you matter
That the stars still know your name
That you're seen, that you're remembered
That your fire burns the same
If you fall, if you fade
Know this truth won’t drift away
Every heart, every spark
Leaves a mark in the dark
So stand here, stand proud
Let them hear, say it loud
You are here, you are light
You are meant for more than night
It matters that you matter
That your words still carve the sky
That your footsteps, that your laughter
Are more than passing time
It matters that you matter
That the stars still know your name
That you're seen, that you're remembered
That your fire burns the same
When the world moves fast and leaves you behind
When the echoes don’t answer, when silence climbs
Know this truth, hold it close
You’re worth more than they’ll ever know
It matters that you matter
That your words still carve the sky
That your footsteps, that your laughter
Are more than passing time
It matters that you matter
That the stars still know your name
That you're seen, that you're remembered
That your fire burns the same
It matters that you matter, (it always will)
matters that you matter
matters ...that ...you ....matter
matters .....that .....you....... matter


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It Matters that You Matter by songwriter Edwin H. Balder

I used to run when the dark got near
Kept the lights on, drowned out fear
But now it sits beside my bed
Whispers truths I never said
It doesn’t shout, it doesn’t rush
Just breathes beside me in the hush
And every night, it pulls a chair
Like an old friend who’s always there
I’ve come to know the shadow’s face
It moves with quiet, tender grace
Not here to steal, not here to fight
Just walks me gently through the night
And though it hurts, and though I cry
I’ve stopped asking how or why
I’m not alone, not anymore
The shadow I feared… I’ve come to adore
It knows the names I never spoke
The dreams I lost, the hearts I broke
It hums a song I used to hear
When I was young and full of cheer
It doesn’t judge, it doesn’t preach
Just holds the things I couldn’t reach
And when I shake, it doesn’t leave
It stays until I start to breathe
I’ve come to know the shadow’s face
It moves with quiet, tender grace
Not here to steal, not here to fight
Just walks me gently through the night
And though it hurts, and though I cry
I’ve stopped asking how or why
I’m not alone, not anymore
The shadow I feared… I’ve come to adore
It doesn’t wear a cloak or crown
It doesn’t drag me, doesn’t drown
It just reminds me, soft and low
That even endings help us grow
So when the morning doesn’t rise
And I close these tired eyes
Know I went with love in tow
Led by the shadow I’ve come to know
The Shadow I’ve Come to Know (String Layers Edition)
The Shadow I’ve Come to Know (String Layers Edition)








The Shadow I’ve Come to Know

Searing timbre / burned in sound
The voice I lost / the one I found
Ashes echo / through the air
I sing what’s gone / I sing what’s there…
I was a whisper in the flame
A name erased, a song untamed
I walked through fire just to feel
If pain was proof that I was real
The chords were cracked, the mic was cold
But still I sang what couldn’t hold
A searing timbre, sharp and true
The kind that cuts and carries through
Searing timbre / voice of mine
Carved in smoke and turpentine
I bled in rhythm, broke in rhyme
But still I sang / I kept the time
Searing timbre / soul on fire
The echo born of lost desire
I sing the scars / I sing the flame
Searing timbre / still my name
I was the silence in the crowd
The note too sharp, the cry too loud
I sang in rooms that wouldn’t hear
But still I burned through every fear
The stage was cracked, the lights were dim
But I was gospel in the hymn
A voice that wouldn’t fade or bend
A song that didn’t need to end
I am the tremble in the steel
The heat beneath what others feel
I am the verse that won’t behave
The echo rising from the grave
I am the sound that won’t be tamed
The fire that sings without a name
I am the timbre, raw and seared
The voice you lost, the one you feared
Searing timbre / voice of mine
Carved in smoke and turpentine
I bled in rhythm, broke in rhyme
But still I sang / I kept the time
Searing timbre / soul on fire
The echo born of lost desire
I sing the scars / I sing the flame
Searing timbre / still my name
Searing timbre… still my name…
Searing timbre… still my name…
Searing timbre… still my name…

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

All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder.

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Searing Timbre by 🌹Tina Talone🌹

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🌹

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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