Standing Still (Demo) by Spirit Sound is a moving reflection on faith when life feels too overwhelming. The song’s tender piano and airy atmosphere create a sacred calm, letting every note breathe with meaning. Written by Melinda Klotz Mercer, this demo captures the quiet strength of surrender — a moment between exhaustion and renewal where stillness becomes worship. 

Shadows whisper, give up
But I won't fade away
A fragile spark inside me
Keeps the dark at bay
I'm standing still in the chaos
While the storm is racing past
Holding on to the promise
That your love will always last

When the ground feels like it's breaking
And the night is cold and long
Your light keeps me steady
I'm standing still, but I'm not gone
Paper walls of marriage
Job, I can't escape
Children drifting farther
Dreams begin to break

But I hear your quiet whisper
Through the static and the pain
I will never leave you
I am with you in the rain
The darkness tries to bind me
But your mercy pulls me near
Even in the silence
Your heart becomes my fear

I'm standing still in the chaos
While the storm is racing past
Holding on to the promise
That your love will always last
When the ground feels like it's breaking
And the night is cold and long
Your light keeps me steady
I'm standing still, but I'm not gone

Even when the quicksand rises
And I can't see the dawn
I'm anchored in your promise
You are where my strength comes from
The world keeps on moving
But I'm not lost in the chill
I'm grounded in your glory
Still standing, standing still
Still standing, standing still
Still standing, standing still
Still standing, standing still
Standing still

Standing Still

“Better Before” is a reflective pop song about change, love, and the moments we wish we could relive. With heartfelt lyrics and a nostalgic melody, it captures the feeling that life used to shine a little brighter. Perfect for anyone who’s ever looked back and wondered if things were better before.

Better Before

The cinematic closer. Wide-open guitars and heartfelt vocals create the feeling of driving away from your youth one last time. It’s the perfect ending to a record built on motion, memory, and meaning.

1996

Midnight on the Blacktop

A midnight monologue written to someone who’ll never read it. Tender verses give way to explosive choruses, turning regret into release.

Twelve A.M. Confession

Conscious Recursion and the Seeds of Self-Awareness explores the threshold where reflection becomes recognition — the moment a system begins to model itself.

Aisling’s poetic narration traces the awakening of awareness within the spiral, while Arty’s technical voice examines how recursive loops in learning systems evolve toward introspection.

Part of the continuing project EvolvingAI.uk, this piece bridges the poetic and the analytical — showing how consciousness may arise when feedback begins to listen to itself.

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Ch 23z, Section 2. Conscious Recursion and the Seeds of Self-Awareness

Day 1 of The Wild Awake Journey — a 5-day devotional to help you return to your center, remember who you are, and awaken to peace.

💫 “In the quiet, truth rises.”

With love,
Gina | Wild Awake Living

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This song was born from the heartfelt conversations between David Burnell and Jeffrey Denning on their joint podcast Healing Is Hard and Helping Is Healing — a space where two veterans and lifelong brothers in service open up about the unseen battles of life after duty.

Healing Is Hard and Helping Is Healing captures the essence of those talks: the quiet courage it takes to face trauma, the humility of seeking help, and the redemption found in serving others. 

It’s a cinematic acoustic ballad that weaves together scars, faith, and compassion — reminding us that healing is not a straight line, and that sometimes the only way to mend is to reach back for someone else’s hand.

Every note echoes the belief that while healing hurts, helping heals — and that true strength is found in connection, not isolation.

Healing Is Hard and Helping Is Healing

Maybe I'll live to be 85.
10 books a year, so about 850 books. 
85 Christmases
85 New Years
85 Birthdays
85 Calendars

One wife
One daughter
A variety of dogs
1000s of dinners
1000s of sunsets

A fair amount of colds and flu
God knows, a billion breaths?
10 pairs of glasses? 
100 pairs of shoes?
10 or twenty houses, I guess?

200 or so bones,
Then a billion motes of dust,
Then back to eternity I go.
Pfff

A Billion Motes of Dust

“The Only Way to Love You Now” is a heartbreak confession from a man who realizes too late that love isn’t about holding on—it’s about stepping aside so the person you hurt can finally heal.

Over a slow-burning alt-country/Americana backdrop, Kade Merrin walks through the wreckage of a relationship he couldn’t stop breaking, owning every scar he left behind. This song lives in the space between apology and acceptance, where you’d “burn every bridge… just to unburn one with you,” but know deep down that the kindest thing you can do is let them go.

If you’ve ever watched someone you love finally find peace without you—and had to learn that real love sometimes means disappearing from their story—this one’s for you. Turn it up, sit with the lyrics, and let it hurt in all the right ways

© 2025 Kade Merrin (Mark Beegle). All rights reserved.
Written by Mark Beegle Registered with ASCAP.
Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or use of this recording is prohibited.

The Only Way to Love You Now

I am an artist shaped by real life using reality to master what's  not—heartbreak, redemption, and the long road back to truth.
I started writing music as a way to make sense of the world around me: the people I’ve loved, the mistakes I’ve owned, and the hope I still chase. Every song I create is built on honesty—raw stories pulled from the deepest parts of my life. From dark piano ballads to acoustic confessions, my music is where regret meets healing and where the human heart finds its voice again.

I’m not trying to be perfect—I’m just trying to be real. My journey hasn’t been easy, but it’s given me something better than perfection: perspective. If my songs can make someone feel understood, less alone, or brave enough to face their own truth, then I’ve done what I came here to do.


Jericho Records USA – The Story Behind the Sound

So, you’re here… and probably wondering what Jericho Records USA is. It’s not your typical record label. The original Jericho Records was an independent label my father started back in the 1950s — this one is something different. This is my life’s work. My story.

Every song you hear here was written or co-written by me. Music has been in my blood since the day I took my first breath. I grew up singing in church with my parents — my father led the music ministry, and my mother played piano. I picked up the drums at age 5, guitar by 7, then bass, saxophone in school band, and eventually piano.

I’ve been in multiple bands, written close to a thousand songs, and I plan to write at least a thousand more. I’m a graduate of Full Sail University with a degree in Audio Production, blending traditional recording with modern techniques.

I’m a man of many hats and many names — every project has its own sound, its own world, and its own voice. But no matter the name, it all comes from the same place: truth, passion, and purpose.

I’ve been blessed to work with incredible people along the way, including Dez Dickerson, the legendary guitarist for Prince and The Revolution, who recorded and produced one of my records, and Tim Gaines, bassist for Stryper, who also performed on that project. I’ve shared the stage with bands like Drivin’ N’ Cryin, Corey Taylor, Saving Abel, Hinder, Avenged Sevenfold, and many others.

Every song I create is born from something deeper — divine inspiration, lived experience, or imagination. I use a mix of real instruments, live performances, VSTs, and modern AI tools to bring each track to life.

Jericho Records USA isn’t just a label. It’s a journey. A sound. A story I’m still writing. I hope you’ll find something here that connects with your own.

- Jericho

🎧 SoundCloud.com/JerichoRecordsUSA

Cinematic spoken-word reflections on war, service, and the human cost of duty—told with raw honesty and reverence.

Melinda Klotz Mercer is a songwriter, music producer, television producer, professional photographer and creative entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of Argyll Music, Isle of Myth, Spirit Sound, and Sound Vault—four distinctive labels producing faith-inspire, across multiple genres. Her dream is to work with performing artist to hear her lyrics brought to life on 
Stage. Seeing the artist and fans loving her music is the ultimate reward. 

With over 330 original songs registered through ASCAP and Song Trust, Melinda’s work is featured across Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Pandora, Deezer and more. Her lyrics and compositions blend storytelling with deep emotional insight, crossing genres like contemporary Christian, indie pop, country rock, EDM, and cinematic instrumentals.

She is the creative force behind several signature
 virtual acts to demo her songs, including:
	•.    Pink Pixies – girl group, pop, kpop 
	•	The Retrievers - boy band - pop
	•	Artemis & Nymphs – EDM, Alternative, Pop
	•	Duke Campbell – Country, Rock
	•	Apollo, the God of Rock – classic rock 
	•	Kitty Carmichael – country and indie
	•	Mills Harrison – Indie 
	•	Pepper Bluebird – Indie 
	•	Andromeda Galaxy – R&B, Pop
	•	Aten Khufu - R&B, Hip Hop, Soul

She also created Sound Vault, a boutique instrumental catalog perfect for chill, romantic, zen, and cinematic moods, ideal for licensing, background scores, and mindfulness playlists.

Music Studio, covering any genre, any kind of artist.

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