Lyrics and Melody by Paul Beaumont
Music by Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins
Recorded at: Laughing Gravy Studios in 2022
Lyrics written in 1984
Music written in 2021-22
Guitars, Bass and Vocals by Paul Beaumont
Organ and Drum Patterns by Ian Jenkins

The Words (Jazz It Up)
I’m lost today
Things are going wrong
I’ve lost my way
Why is it going wrong

I feel my senses pushing me around
Pushing me in motions of leaps and bounds

Jazz it up jazz it up
Jazz it up jazz it up
Give it a chord give it a bass
Give it a beat that we can taste
But jazz it up jazz it up
Jazz it up jazz it up

I ran tonight
Through an empty street
I ran all night
It was a dead-end street

I feel my senses pushing me around
Pushing me in motions of leaps and bounds

Jazz it up jazz it up
Jazz it up jazz it up
Give it a chord give it a bass
Give it a beat that you can taste
But jazz it up jazz it up
Jazz it up jazz it up

Jazz It Up

Lyrics and Melody by Paul Beaumont
Music by Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins
Lyrics written in 2006
Music written in 2022
Recorded at: Laughing Gravy Studios in 2022
Guitars, Bass and Vocals by Paul Beaumont
Keyboards, Backing Vocals, Percussion and Drum Patterns by Ian Jenkins

Time And Tide  (The Words)

In the cradle of our lives
Til magenta moons arrive
We can’t stop the clocks from ticking
From the carelessness of youth
When our fragile minds run loose
We can’t make the days go backwards

Time and tide wait for no man
Where time rings the bell
And the tide rises high
Time and tide wait for no man
Where time tolls the bell
As the tide waves goodbye

Out of wistful thoughts we make
There’s an emptiness we take
Then tell ourselves that we’re contented
And this road we walk along
Where we often get things wrong
By the time we learn what’s right it’s too late

Chorus

Stop the world
And let us start again
Stop the world
We need a second chance
But this time know our minds
And this time recognize
Our hearts to understand
With knowledge to be wise

Chorus

Time And Tide

Music by Paul Beaumont
Melody written in 1982
Music written in 2022
Recorded at: Laughing Gravy Studios in 2022
Guitars and Bass by Paul Beaumont
Keyboards and Sonic Treatments by Ian Jenkins

For The Journey

Lyrics and Melody by Paul Beaumont
Music by Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins
Lyrics written in 1983
Music written in 2022
Recorded at: Laughing Gravy Studios in 2022
Guitars, Bass and Vocals by Paul Beaumont
Percussion and Drum Patterns by Ian Jenkins

Out Of Confusion (The Words)

I tried to change the world but
All I did was change my shoes
From the running and the walking on
The roads to break the no way through’s

I tried to stand alone with
Just one view where did I look
All the knowledge that I thought I had
Was just a chapter not the book

The thunder the lightning
The energy endures the ripening
Where am I where are you
The summer sun depends on break through *
The wanting the failing
Can’t anything be just plain sailing
This dreaming illusion
I’ve woken up I’ve woken up
I’ve woken up out of confusion

I tried to push the world but
It was all in self-defence
All the pressure when it hit the ground
Rediscovered every sense

I tried to break the mould of
Just another come what may
In the distance where it all began
The journey to enrichment day

Chorus

Middle 8/Chorus
The thunder the lightning
The energy endures the ripening
Where am I where are you
The summer sun depends on break through

The thunder the lightning
The energy endures the ripening
Where am I where are you
The summer sun depends on break through *
The wanting the failing
Can’t anything be just plain sailing
This dreaming illusion
I’ve woken up I’ve woken up
I’ve woken up out of confusion

Out Of Confusion

This is the first release in a set of musical interpretations of the nine Greek Muses that I'm writing, and I'll be releasing them sporadically as they are finished. 

In Greek mythology, Terpsichore was the Muse and goddess of dance and chorus. She lends her name to the word "terpsichorean", which means "of or relating to dance".

The piece starts off as a slow, graceful dance but evolves into a proper 'rug-cutter'!

Recorded at IronJay Studios, May to July 2023.

All the instruments and samples played by me, engineering, production, mixing and mastering also done by me...a right clever dickie!

Image created by me in Leonardo.ai

Terpsichore

Lyrics and Melody by: Paul Beaumont
Music by: Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins
Recorded at: Laughing Gravy Studios in 2023
Lyrics written in 2007
Music written in 2023
Guitars, Bass and Vocals by: Paul Beaumont
Backing Vocal by: Ian Jenkins
Drum Patterns by: Ian Jenkins

The Tug Of Love Of Life (the words)

People come and people go
And just for what we’ll never know
It’s just the tug of love of life
What we think and what we say
Is always good for every day
If tomorrow cuts us like a knife

Rainbows glow then rainbows fade
To show us all how we are made
And just how fragile we all are
Lonely roads and crowded streets
We need them both we need retreats
To keep a distance near or far

But it’s alright and it’s the way
To smile your tears all away

The push and pulls of whys and how
The ups and downs of where to now
The dos and don’ts of lines to cross
The good and bad of gain and loss
And that’s the tug of love – that’s the tug of love - of life

No one knows so no one leads
The search to all we want and need
It’s just another compromise
To feel it once but never twice
And know it’s there to be enticed
From every sunset to sunrise

The push and pulls of whys and how
The ups and downs of where to now
The dos and don’ts of lines to cross
The good and bad of gain and loss
And that’s the tug of love – that’s the tug of love - of life

People come and people go
And just for what we’ll never know
It’s just the tug of love of life

But it’s alright and it’s the way
To smile your tears all away

The push and pulls of whys and how
The ups and downs of where to now
The dos and don’ts of lines to cross
The good and bad of gain and loss
And that’s the tug of love – that’s the tug of love
That’s the tug of love – that’s the tug of love – of life
And understand it so much better now

The Tug Of Love Of Life

Recorded at IronJay Studios May 2024
Engineered, produced by me
Music by me
Drums, bass and guitars generated by Band In A Box
Keyboards and vocals by me
Lyrics by Carroll Kiphen (@carroll-kiphen)
Image created by me using Leonardo.ai

Monkey’s got him a handful, stuck like a fly in glue. 
Could have taken less and run but he was a greedy fool. 
Could be free in the jungle, now he’s locked up in a zoo. 
Better stop being greedy, the next one will be you.
 
Yes monkey’s got him a handful, it’s much more than he needs. 
He isn’t all that hungry, he’s only feeding greed. 
Could be swinging through the trees but now he’s in a cage.
He takes anything he gets because he couldn’t change. 

The more you get the more you want, the less it gratifies. 
Just when you think you’ve got it all, it still don’t satisfy. 
If you had your wealth in silver, you’d still trade it in for gold. 
If you thought you could do better, you’d even sell your soul.

You’d lie and steal for power, you’d use it to gain wealth. 
You’d step on friends and lovers and send em straight to hell. 
What comes around goes around, no matter who you are. 
You’re no different than that monkey, got your hand stuck in the jar.

Times gonna come some day, when your greed gets the best of you.
You’ll make that one big mistake, like you never thought you’d do.
You’ll take more than what you need and you won’t getaway.
You’ll end up in the monkey's cage when you could’ve walked away. 

The more you get the more you want, the less it gratifies. 
Just when you think you’ve got it all, it still don’t satisfy. 
If you had your wealth in silver, you’d still trade it in for gold. 
If you thought you could do better, you’d even sell your soul.

The More You Get (The More You Want)

Lyrics and Melody by Paul Beaumont
Music by Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins
Recorded at Laughing Gravy Studios in 2024
Lyrics written in 2011
Music written in 2024
Guitars, Bass and Vocals by Paul Beaumont
Drum Patterns by Ian Jenkins

Just Look Around (the words)

Just look around
And see the hollow and grey
It’s all gone to ground
And turned the wrong way

Where to begin
To end the anger and fears
As life spreads too thin
The heart disappears

Let’s see what happens when there’s no prize
Let’s spill the beans out the truth needs no lies
Take a look at us and through my blue eyes
Do you see the difference
Do you see the surprise

Please step inside
To speak in tenses of when
The share and divide
Will come round again

Breathe in the heat
And lose the reason to bite
There’s strength in retreat
The weak only fight

Chorus

Just look around
It’s time to measure the world
And what can be found
The need to unfurl

Who can deny
The weight of mind weary days
A blink of an eye
It’s all come what mays

Just Look Around

This is the fifth  piece in my Nine Muses project.

Urania is the muse of astronomy, astrology and stars, her attributes being the globe and compass.

The composition, arrangement, instruments, recording and production all happened at IronJay Studios in September 2024 and it was written, played and tweaked by me.

No AI was used in production of the music, but the image was created by me using leonardo.ai

Urania

Lyrics and Melody by Paul Beaumont
Music by Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins
Recorded at Laughing Gravy Studios in 2024
Lyrics written in 2024
Music written in 2024
Guitars, Bass and Vocals by Paul Beaumont
Drum Patterns by Ian Jenkins

Likewise (the words)

One lingering look
One tug of the heart
And a squeeze of the hand
To make it all start

Few words need be said
A smile helps to ease
And a glint in the eyes
Will reflect what life sees

Driven by the way that it feels
No point in dragging your heels
Onwards and upwards we go
To a place that we only know

What you're thinking I'm thinking
Likewise Likewise
What you're feeling I'm feeling
Likewise Likewise

Two parallel lines
Of what's meant to be
And the mirror we are
Is all destiny

Repeat Bridge

Repeat Chorus

Likewise

Hi there and thanks to anyone and everyone that has taken the time to search, find and listen to these songs. The Time+Zones are a collaboration of myself Paul Beaumont and Ian Jenkins. Ian and I have been friends for many years but have come from 2 very different musical directions to be recording together. (Ian is also on soundcloud as Ian Jenkins 3. If you visit him You Are, Inside Out, Gliding and Famous Last Looks are all my lyrics that he has put music to. His version of Famous Last Looks adoptss on a very different feel than the one by the Time Zones!)

I have played guitar on and off since I was about 13 but have always had a head for lyrics and an ear for melodies and whilst the words have all been written down (now well over 100), the tunes have just been in my head until 2009 when I decided to do something with them all. So I invested in some home recording equipment (Cubase, a line 6 UX2 and an M-audio keyrig) and haven't looked back since. Some of the songs that will appear on Soundcloud were first written/started way back in 1980 right up to present date.

I don't profess to have influences, music itself is a reason to do this but there are a number of bands and artistes that have helped give me the reason, such as Echo and the Bunnymen, The House of Love, Joy Division, The Velvet Underground, Simon and Garfunkel, Leonard Cohen, John Sebastian.

Ian is an accomplished keyboard player and musician. He has been in a number of rock and soul bands, has played loads of live gigs and also has recording experience. He has helped bring these songs to life (so a big thank you to Ian).
I have only been a domestic musician so far.

Songs and Recording (who does what but we both share our ideas whatever the instrument):
Paul Beaumont-
Lyrics, Melodies, Music
Guitars, Bass, Vocals, Backing Vocals

Ian Jenkins-
Music, Keyboards, Drum Patterns, Percussion, Strings Arrangements, Backing Vocals

Jazz It Up

The Time Zones

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