Lyrics:

Peaceful mind, calm waves
Content serenity
Seclusion suits me, no storm takes me by surprise

It’s just a small thrill when the lights go dim
But a presence lights the room
I’ll just bite my tongue, but I’ll get my fill
When a smile lights up the room (2x)

All trouble fades away when a brightness fills the room
My sorrow fades away when a light brightens the room
No grimness, spite or fear can take my lightness from the room
He smiles and teases, says: can’t take my lightness from the room (repeat ad nauseam)





Presence
Copyright 2024

Presence

Can't live by only bread, won't satisfy
Need something for my head to glorify
Need something for my heart to tenderize
And that thing you got that makes me appetize
Won't you lay it down all over me?

You cut right through the specter of my games
You come right to the center of my shame
You put cracks in my face's hollow pride
And shine a light on places I'd rather hide
Won't you lay it down all over me?

Never been a simple man
Won't you take me as I am
Never been a simple man
I know you can understand

Won't you lay it down all over me?

Lay It Down All Over Me

**The Sun Paints Red** by Laxá & Heima Kvartett is a sweeping post-rock journey that captures the stark beauty of the Icelandic landscape. Jussi Siglarson's guitar lines shimmer like distant northern lights, weaving through a dense soundscape where Bjarne Guðjohnsen's bass pulses like an underground river and Matthias Helguson's drums crash like waves on a stormy shore.

The strings, led by Lisbeth Heima and her ensemble—Sif Árnadóttir, Natasha Guðmundsdóttir, and Ída Sigurðardóttir—move between fragile whispers and powerful, cinematic peaks. Mike Taylor's keyboards add depth, filling the space between with layers that feel both expansive and grounded. The track is a journey through light and shadow, where each instrument paints a vivid scene in deep reds and golds, reflecting the raw, untamed spirit of Iceland.

The Sun Paints Red by Laxá [Post Rock Music from Iceland]

THE DARK SIDE OF THE SOUL

Bang Bang REGENESIS (Remaster)

"A Gentleman's Gambit" By Edge Of The Void

Oh in the evening
With the sunset low
Pistol by his side, no sense of fear

Became an outlaw
But a true gentleman
In a dance with the law, the gambit clear

Went by Butch Cassidy
Wasn’t ever out to kill
But with all that dynamite, he lit the sky

And with them stories
Traveling town to town
And they knew without a doubt, this bunch was wild

For every fallen man on this dusty trail
Who would be the better man?
Take only what you need but spare them souls
Then run away

In this tale of the west
Was a shadow in the dusk
He went out like the blazin sun

He’d  where his honor 
Like the boots on his feet
Gotta love this life out on the run

For every fallen man on this dusty trail
Who would be the better man?
Take  only what you need but spare them souls
Then run away

So let the wind blow at our backs
Let them horses run till the sky is black
And we’ll prowl in the dead of night …Alone

Let’s raise them guns up to the sky
We’re always up for another fight 
If we must, Till the morning light….  we go

On the horizon
Where the shadow’s cross
Rides a man with a steady hand and lust for gold

In the mountains of the land
Swimming under darker skies
He’d always played but never fold

For every fallen man on this dusty trail
Who would be the better man?
Take only what you need but spare them souls
Then run away




A Gentleman's Gambit

Guitars, Keys and Bass by Robert Grigg
Composed and mastered/mixed by Robert Grigg

Working The Edges

Early December

Verse 1
Anastasia wore a sad, quiet smile,
To a life that never eased her way,
So tragic, like some old vaudeville style,
She smiled at fate, a cruel display.

Left by a father soaked in gin,
Bruises, scars, her only kin.
Built of sorrow, brittle and tough,
Edges that scrape, as life gets rough.

Verse 2
Anastasia watched rivers of lives,
Flowing wildly, torrents unruly,
Tragic, like a comedy that strives,
She watched the world parade so fully.

On a street corner, a man stood alone,
In faded light, beneath a worn lamp’s glow.
With flowers in hand, waiting in vain,
For his love to cross the rain.

Chorus
Anastasia dreams of love that waits,
Of promises bound, against cruel fates.
In every face, a story told,
She searches for warmth in this world so cold.

Verse bridge
Left by a father soaked in gin,
Bruises, scars, her only kin.
Built of sorrow, brittle and tough,
Edges that scrape, as life gets rough.

Verse 3
Across the street, a woman prayed,
Bearing the weight of her life’s decay.
Blood tears mourned a child lost to war,
The echoes of grief she couldn't ignore.

Anastasia wept for a stranger’s sorrow,
Without knowing why, just feeling the blow.
In her heart, the salt of shared pain,
A silent bond in life’s disdain.

Chorus
Anastasia dreams of love that waits,
Of promises bound, against cruel fates.
In every face, a story told,
She searches for warmth in this world so cold.

Bridge
Dusk fell and wrapped the city tight,
Another day to fold, to bid goodnight.
And tomorrow would rise and fall again,
With paths too steep, dreams broken in vain.

Verse 4
Anastasia sits by her window’s view,
Watching the world, the dance of the few.
She knows life’s river carries on,
With currents wild, till hope is gone.

She drifts to sleep, her heart unchained,
Grateful for tears that cleanse the pain.
In each stranger, she finds release,
In a fleeting moment of silent peace.

Outro
Anastasia sleeps, her heart unbound,
The weight of life a softer sound.
She knows life’s river, wild and true,
Will carry her till skies turn blue.

Final Chorus
Anastasia dreams of love that waits,
Of promises bound, against cruel fates.
In every face, a story told,
She searches for warmth in this world so cold.

Anastasia's laments

Anastasia

I woke up different.....

Treading across the backs of alligators to cross a wide river, I look to the skies; a perfect rainbow.  in my right hand a flame, in my left hand a shield of shining gold. 

Ahead of me a Castle atop a mountain I knew I must climb. The air was a purple hue with blue sparkles of dust flickering when they caught the intense sunlight.

I felt strong. I felt alive.

I woke differently.

Fever Dream

remake de Afterglow  - OST 17

Fragile Dreams

Instrumental rock/ post rock solo project. All rights reserved.
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