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This is a previously unheard track that was the B-side to the single 'I Don't Want To Dance' that was due to be released just weeks after the band split up back in 2008.... We Are Back!

Beautiful Inside

UNRELEASED - ONLY AVAILABLE HERE ON SOUNDCLOUD

Anyone's Someone

Music & Lyrics: Mia Kowal / The Kowal Project
Violin: Julia Stein www.whoknowssound.co.uk
Production: Mia Kowal & Austin Leeds


V1
Staring at the twinkling light beaming from the Christmas tree
My mind wanders into the quiet, is this meant to be
And why is this loneliness, my only companion
Tonight I'll pray I'll find the one, as Christmas comes along

CHORUS
My beating heart carefully wrapped in hope longing and blues
Can I be anyone's someone
When my soul's tattered and bruised
I'm spinning in revolving doors
Like a radio playing the same old tunes
I only have one wish - That's love

V2
Flickering white powder snow is silently falling down
The town slumbers while I wonder; will bliss live in this house
I'm strong on my own, just wanna feel close to someone
Tonight I'll pray I'll find the one, as Christmas comes along

Listen...

CHORUS
My beating heart carefully wrapped in hope longing and blues
Can I be anyone's someone
When my soul's tattered and bruised
I'm spinning in revolving doors
Like a radio playing the same old tunes
I only have one wish - That's love

BRIDGE
The course of love never runs smooth
But my soul’s whisper will carry me through

CHORUS
My beating heart carefully wrapped in hope longing and blues
Can I be anyone's someone
When my soul's tattered and bruised
I'm spinning in revolving doors
Like a radio playing the same old tunes
I only have one wish - That's love

Single

Anyone's Someone

The Deeper You Bruise
© Mia Kowal
Music & Lyrics: Mia Kowal
Producer: Mia Kowal
Mix/Mastering: Austin Leeds

YouTube Lyric video:
https://youtu.be/TVD5YJHF9qs?si=9lHMJupqiv8LRhOv


V1
 So we get 2 billion heartbeats in a lifetime
 Well I’ve spent too many on shut eyes and white lies  
There’s just no stopping you, I’ve cut, I’ve glued  
But somehow we fell through, the cracks in me and you

CHORUS 
All I did, all I did, all I did was just give you my heart
 But you ripped it apart - Didn’t you
All I need, all I need, all I needed was love from the start 
Was that so damn hard to do

It seems the deeper you love, the deeper you bruise

V2 
Now the truth I could not miss, sat softly on my lips
 Like a kiss, that stops me breathing
Like a song that had me deaf, every lie that you had said  
Had stopped me listening to my soul’s whispering

CHORUS
 All I did, all I did, all I did was just give you my heart 
But you ripped it apart - Didn’t you
All I need, all I need, all I needed was love from the start
 Was that so damn hard to do

BRIDGE 
I’ve been staying up all night, getting drunk getting high
 The bottom of the bottle looks blue
I’ve been thinking blurry thoughts from a tender heart 
The deeper you love, the deeper you bruise

INSTRUMENTAL

CHORUS
All I did, all I did, all I did was just give you my heart
 But you ripped it apart - Didn’t you
All I need, all I need, all I needed was love from the start
 Was that so damn hard to do

It seems the deeper you love, the deeper you bruise

The Deeper You Bruise

Echowrecked

Inevitable Incredible

If I Could
© Mia Kowal - Music & Lyrics
Vocals: Alessandra Votta
Producers: Mia Kowal & Austin Leeds

Lyric video:
https://youtu.be/uIwdvdAaTs8?si=3wmOF477Fe96FXnE


V1
Night time enters the little cafe on a city's side street
A table for two with me trying to ignore the empty seat
Did I just see an old faded flame through the misty window
Where someone has drawn a split heart with a faint glow

PRE
And I need a new perspective from way up above

CHORUS
If I could only soar high like an eagle
I could see the world from up there
See what's going on down here
If I could only take a ride on a rainbow
I could be free and release my pain
Let my heart beat for love again

V2
Roll out of bed solo and step outside on a sunny day
I meander around and kneel to pick a little snowdrop bouquet
Did I just hear a soundless echo of what my life's become
Lost in a crowd - I wanna feel close to someone

PRE
And I need a new perspective from way up above

CHORUS
If I could only soar high like an eagle
I could see the world from up there
See what's going on down here
If I could only take a ride on a rainbow
I could  be free and release my pain
Let my heart beat for love again


BRIDGE
I'm watching another Twilight fade
For every mistake I ever made
And the blind alleys I often paved
I'll rise above the endless waves

CHORUS
If I could only soar high like an eagle
I could see the world from up there
See what's going on down here
If I could only take a ride on a rainbow
I could be free and release my pain
Let my heart beat for love again

If I Could (feat. Alessandra Votta)

The Sound Of An Empty House

© Mia Kowal - Music & Lyrics
Production: Peter Bladh @www.disxposed.com
Vocals: Alessandra Votta
Violin: Julia Stein @www.whoknowssound.co.uk



V1:
Lonely hangers - dusty shelves
Plates playing hide’n seek in the sink
Echoes of our love, chime like distant bells
While the scent of you is still so distinct
I hear the sound
I fear the sound of an empty house

CHORUS
Like an actor without a part to play
I’m chasing your touch till morning light
Time slipped through our fingers - I wish me back
Back to laughter and hope burning bright

V2:
Roaming dim-lit halls - restless thoughts
Ain't giving me any chance to unwind
Life shattered on the floor like broken cups
Rips me apart leaving chaos inside
I hear the sound
I fear the sound of an empty house

CHORUS
Like an actor without a part to play
I’m chasing your touch till morning light
Time slipped through our fingers - I wish me back
Back to laughter and hope burning bright

BRIDGE
(Instrumental part)
There’s no room for sorrow’s storm anymore
When there’s an ocean outside my door

CHORUS
Like an actor without a part to play
I’m chasing your touch till morning light
Time slipped through our fingers - I wish me back
Back to laughter and hope burning bright

The Sound of an Empty House

UNRELEASED - ONLY AVAILABLE HERE ON SOUNDCLOUD
Lyrics: Joseph Mohr - 1816
Music & Arrangement: Mia Kowal
Vocals: MA
Violin: Oleks Bozhyk 
Mix & Mastering: Pablo Dominguez


Silent night - Holy night
All is calm all is bright
 Round yon virgin mother and child 
Holy infant so tender and mild
 Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace

Silent night - Holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight 
Glories stream from heaven afar 
Heavenly hosts sing ‘Alleluia! 
Christ the Savior is born 
Christ the Savior is born

Silent night - Holy night
Son of God, love’s pure light 
Radiant beams from Thy holy face 
With the dawn of redeeming grace 
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth 
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth

SIlent Night - Reimagined By The Kowal Project

Silent Night (Reimagined by The Kowal Project)

UNRELEASED - ONLY AVAILABLE HERE ON SOUNDCLOUD

Music & Arrangement by: Mia Kowal_The Kowal Project
Violin: Oleks Bozhyk

Listen to the vocal version, too :)
https://on.soundcloud.com/i2xWiG93RosiEqu47

Silent Night - Reimagined By The Kowal Project (Instrumental)

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fragile

AWAITS RELEASE 
 
Music & Lyrics: Mia Kowal (The Kowal Project)
Vocals: Dee
Production: Ben Cavendish


V1
Packed boxes leaning on each other
Gotta live in the moment, but I’ve had enough
My next stage is right around the corner
I want and I need tomorrow to hurry up


PRE
I got cuts, I got bruises, on my soul
But I know, but I know
My wounds don't need stitches
They just need time and kisses


CHORUS
I'm a believer
In the power of healing
I'll drown out all the weeping
That's why I'm still screaming
I'm a believer
In the strength of feeling


V2
Slowly open, my new front door
Listen, the echoes haunt the empty hall
Mellow silence, lingers in my thoughts
This is me now, I’m watching my shadows fall


PRE
I got wild-fire, burning, in my bones
And I know
My wounds don't need stitches
They just need time and kisses


CHORUS
I'm a believer
In the power of healing
I'll drown out all the weeping
That's why I'm still screaming
I'm a believer
In the strength of feeling


BRIDGE
Footprints in soft sand
Leaving broken plans
All my useless fear
See it disappear
- 
My wounds don't need stitches
They just need time and kisses 


CHORUS
I'm a believer
In the power of healing
I'll drown out all the weeping
That's why I'm still screaming
I'm a believer
I'm a believer

My Wounds Don't Need Stitches (feat. Dee)

Some good news in a bad world. Like the return of a prodigal son, we're back with a new track called, rather predictably, "Prodigal Son". Hopefully this is the start on a 'single per month' strategy for 2025, but like all January gym memberships maybe we'll have run out fo steam by February. See you on the treadmill....

Prodigal Son

post punk

Tell it to my heart

Music & Lyrics: Mia Kowal
Vocals: Dee
Violin: Julia Stein
Production & Guitar/Bass: Ben Cavendish


V1
I've been living too long at this no-tell motel
Where it feels like yesterday never leave
Broken glass, a tin vase with dried-up bluebells
Going in circles - Everything's a little a dream thief

PRE
A tap at the door
Phone hits the floor
We've done this a million times before
You grab my hand
We run into the dark
Jumping over quicksand

CHORUS
Lying in the grass silently hugging
Raindrops whisper sweet nothings
Will you stay this time
Will you change your mind
Whatever happens - I’ll be okay
I need more but maybe someday
So just in case this blows over
I’ll pick a little four-leaf clover

V2
If love is a currency, I'm all out of change
Diggin' through my pockets to find some hope
Candy wraps, an old mint stuck to a keychain
Thinking of you - I'm gliding down a slippery slope

PRE
We'll do it once more
Like Jane and Thor
And it makes me feel shaky but secure
You grab my hand
We run into the dark
Jumping over quicksand

CHORUS
Lying in the grass silently hugging
Raindrops whisper sweet nothings
Will you stay this time
Will you change your mind
Whatever happens - I’ll be okay
I need more but maybe someday
So just in case this blows over
I’ll pick a little four-leaf clover

BRIDGE
Careful what I wish for
Don't need what we were before

CHORUS
Lying in the grass silently hugging
Raindrops whisper sweet nothings
Will you stay this time
Will you change your mind
Whatever happens - I’ll be okay
I need more but maybe someday
So just in case this blows over
I’ll pick a little four-leaf clover

Four-Leaf Clover (feat. Dee)

Hi! 
I'm a Danish songwriter diving into the music scene with fresh enthusiasm. My musical journey has been a colorful tapestry woven with influences ranging from 80s synth to classical melodies. 

Crafting compositions that resonate deeply and stand out has always fascinated me. Now, I've embarked on a new chapter, translating my thoughts and emotions into soul-stirring music. 

Through experimentation and pushing boundaries, I'm on a quest to discover my unique sonic identity. 

Join me on this adventure, and I hope my music strikes a chord with you

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The Sound of an Empty House

The Kowal Project

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