When I received the email asking me if I was interested in collaborating with Dirk from The Gatsbys even  before I heard the track the answer was yes.
When I heard the track I was blown away by the instrumental and the big Rickenbacker sound.
The Rick sound had always been a big influence on my 90s band This Elegant Chaos. So it was a pleasure to be involved writing lyrics and singing on the track .
The song is a true story based on an extremely close friendship that spans from kids to the present day.
And how the dynamics of friends choices  in parters later in life changes how that friendship develops. 
Still always best friends because that we never change but that doesn’t mean the relationship doesn’t.
What’s ever said and done and when there’s nothing left to defend you will always defend them to the end. That’s just how it is. 

 Nothing Left To Defend (Lyric’s) 

V1
We don’t see each other like we used to do 
She as your location keeping  tabs on you 

Bridge 2
We’ve been tight since we were kids
We argued you even broke my ribs
From the boxing club to the paired bout
I swung a right it nearly knocked you out 

V2
To me  you were my mothers other prodigal son
She loved you like her own called her son of a gun 

Bridge 1

We layed down the gloves and then we hugged 
Walked straight out of that  boxing club 
Swore never to fight each other again
And save ourselves from jellybrain 

Chorus 1
When there’s nothing left to defend 
I will still defend you to the  end 
When there’s nothing left to defend 
Like brothers in arms we bare the scars 


V3
From the rowdy pubs to the mirrorballs hanging in  the night clubs
You attracted trouble wherever ever you stood 
I wouldn’t change a thing we had the world at our feet 
And if it was a movie I’d play it all  on repeat 

Bridge 3

God I miss you & those nights out
When life was more than a roundabout 
And now it’s just one of those things
It was Never To Much  we would sing 

Long Chorus 
When there’s nothing left to defend 
I will still defend you to the end 
When there’s nothing left to defend 
I will still defend you to the end 
When there’s nothing left to defend 
It’s blood brothers  to the end 
When there’s nothing left to defend
Like brothers in arms we bare the scars

Nothing Left to Defend by Gaz Brownie & The Gatsbys

Original track by Phil Dutton & Les Corlett

Lyrics...

If only for a second do you stop and think of me,
Sitting in the shadow of a life that's set you free?
Wishing you remembered how good you had it then,
I only wish you well on your journey to the end.

And if by some small miracle you should pass this way,
I'd take you warmly by the hand but I wouldn't make you stay.
See memories have a thousand tricks they always like to use,
One day you think it's sunshine the next it's just bad news.

I'll stand and I'll be waving from the top step by my door,
As your car heads down the road and you're on your way once more.
Towards a lost horizon with wings upon your heels,
Tell me when you get there how good it really feels. 

These whispered words of sentiment come only when I drink,
If I was stone cold sober I'd take the time to think.
And wonder what the hell you ever saw in me,
Did you settle for second best or did you get lazy?

I guess in time you realised that I was just no good,
The secrets that I hid behind the cabin in the woods.
Were too far gone and so messed up they put me in the frame,
And the only things they've left me with are sorrow and my name.

If I could still be brave enough if I could be adored,
Would I be a slave to love or simply be ignored?
The weight of expectation is the thing that's killing me,
In time you came to cage the beast and threw away the key.

Systematic waves of panic are coursing through my veins,
I'd better light the signal fire before everybody blames.
The single reason I exist as a warning to you all,
I thought I flew among the stars but everybody falls.

I made mistakes that much is true and I paid the price,
I tried to hide the lies I cried and tried to be real nice.
Depression all consuming tore at my very soul,
But now I turn to face the truth before I get too old.

If only for a second do you stop and think of me,
Sitting in the shadows of a life that's set you free?
Wishing you remembered how good you had it then,
I only wish you well on your journey to the end.

The Puppeteers

If Only For a Second

IF ONLY FOR A SECOND

A song for all the gifted students, the ones who grew up on praise and awards, who wake up with nightmares of losing that status

Firework

Original by Christy Moore 1984
Docvet : Acoustic guitar & vocal

Ride On W/ Docvet

Get ready for an electrifying ride with 'Electric Rush' - a high-octane electronic track that pulses with adrenaline from start to finish. With its driving beats, pulsating rhythms, and dynamic arps, this track delivers an exhilarating rush of energy that's perfect for fueling your next adventure. Buckle up & brace yourself for an electrifying journey through sound!

Track & Cover Art by Pixie Post

(special effects: 10 speeding up passing screeching car.mp3 by reyborlaza -- https://freesound.org/s/588189/ -- License: Attribution 4.0 https://freesound.org/people/reyborlaza/sounds/588189/?)

Electric Rush

ANARS ! Refais-le

Rarely do I encounter perfection in this world.  Typically perfection is a cruel myth.    When I do find perfection, my reflex is to memorialize it with  a song.   Here's the fruit of one such reflexive response to an encounter with perfection.

Perfect

There’s G.O.A.T in every single one of us . We just gotta find it and when do some won’t like it … but I don’t give a fu$& . 🙏🏼🏴(Prod.Ryini)

G.O.A.T

Who Could Not Be Restrained (9)

Baby’s Rest

Home Oklahoma

Christmas time is here and we have written our first ever Christmas song!! Out NOW!
Our latest album, 'SNAGGLETOOTH' is now available to purchase on vinyl @ https://elasticstage.com/soundcloud/releases/the-dc-sound-project-snaggletooth-album

The DC Sound Project. Eight albums deep and still going strong. It usually starts with a good old-fashioned jam session, then somehow ends in a coffee-fuelled recording marathon. We write songs about love, politics, heartbreak, and those occasional “what the hell is wrong with the world?” moments, all brewed fresh on the Wirral. Press play… it’s music therapy with better side effects!

We’re an independent duo creating everything from raw folk ballads to gritty blues-rock. Every video is carefully crafted with free footage and, sometimes, AI-generated visuals to tell the story behind the song.

💿 Albums: 
Snaggletooth (2025)
Addiction (2025)
Black Ice (2024)
Yellin’ at the Clouds (2024)
The Puppeteers (2024)
Burning Bridges (2023)
Rattlesnake (2023)
Melancholy Blue (2023)

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Thanks for joining us on this journey, it’s all about the love of music! 🎶✨