Song (238)
Composer, Guitars, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass - JeanT Lui
@jean-bass-535093373
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Pixabay.com

Song (238)

Song (238) 70s'ish Instrumental

Song (240)
Composer, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Guitar - Bas de Beer
www.facebook.com/basdebeermusic
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic


PIC thanks to Pixabay.com

Song (240)

Song (240) synths & axe instrumental

Song (215) Instrumental 70's rockish
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass Guitar - Chris Branch
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/cbranch
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to pixabay.com

Song (215) Instrumental

Song (215) Instrumental (70s rock)

Same-Ole Same- Ole
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass, Mix & Production - Chet Couch
@user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

YouTube Video https://youtu.be/HpofvZyendg

PIC thanks to Pexels.com (photo 3023211)


© 2021 John Heavern,   Same-ole Same-ole (Revised, 9/18/21)
INTRO: :02
The human race's winners
are stable and stiff.
I'd rather take a crooked river
and stay adrift.   :15
V1 :17
Taught a life of much redundance, 
fought it from the very start.
In a world of such abundance, 
I couldn't control my hurtin' heart.   :31
Ch1 :32
Can't embrace the same-ole same-ole,
something has always gotta' change.
Cages chase me grave to cradle,
stunting my heart and numbin' my brain.   :46
V2 :47
Simple jobs are drivin' me crazy,
nuthin' new, a different day.
Gettin' robbed of somethin' to take me
outta' the noose and far away.   1:01
Ch2 1:02
Gotta' break the same-ole same-ole,
chasin' a dream beyond the din.
Gotta' shake and turn the table,
freein' a slave from deep within.   1:16
V3 1:17
Rosy path is not so perfect,
hidden thorns I cannot see.
Good and bad combined on purpose,
keepin' me dancin' on my feet.   1:31
BREAK: (:31)
Br 2:02
The universe is crazy commotion,
starry skies rearrange.
I wanna savor every moment,
be a part of a different day.   2:16
OUTRO: 2:17
I'm a slave to some repetition,
tired of facin' the same ole scene.
Gotta' shake this dreaded prison,
find an escape from life's routine.   2:31

Six Sides to a Story

Same-Ole Same- Ole

I Go Where It Takes Me
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass, Mix & Production - Chet Couch
https://soundcloud.com/user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to pixabay.com

YouTube Video
https://youtu.be/fYOvNt0Cstk

I Go Where It Takes Me

Song (246) Instrumental
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to all-free-download.com

Song (246)

Song (246)Instrumerntal

Fate Bites

Composer, Keys, Guitars, Vocals, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Jim Bryan
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/JimBass01
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Pexels photo: Furkan Yavuz-919576

© 2021 John Heavern,    Fate Bites
INTRO:  :22
Wonder if my life has a purpose,
runnin' around in merciless circles.
Give a taste of a gift that is stirring
down in a pit that is vacant and churning.
Time and space are hungrily feeding, 
biting my heels and preying on my feelings.   :48
Pre-Ch :49
Got a monster closin' in
can't escape it, I know I'll never win.
Race I'm runnin' is almost done,
fate is tastin' my failures on it's tongue.   1:06 
Ch 1:07
Time consumes and I’m the food,
there’s not a lot I can do about it.
Every day a dream's denied, 
fate comes around and takes another bite.   1:23
V1 1:24
Look around for a faceless villain
to take all the blame for my daily prison.
Bubbles are bursting and make things clearer:
plain to see it's my face in the mirror.   1:43
BREAK: (:34)
Ch 2:17
Time consumes and I’m the food,
there’s not a lot I can do about it.
Every day a dream's denied, 
fate comes around and takes another bite.   2:34
Interlude: 2:36
Time is a knife, every day I’m sliced.
Wastin’ my life, as fate bites.   2:43
BREAK: (:19)
Ch 3:02 
Time consumes and I’m the food,
there’s not a lot I can do about it.
Every day a dream's denied, 
fate comes around and takes another bite.   3:19
V2 3:20
Dreams can be conflicting illusions:
coating of candy mixed in confusion.
Quenching my thirst in useless endeavors, 
I guess that I'm cursed and it haunts me forever... .   3:42

Seven Steps Back

Fate Bites

Song (270) Instrumental
Composer, Keys, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
Bass - Marcos Caballero
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/PvonRitter
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Pixabay (milky-way-space-stars-universe-67504)

Song (270) Intrumental

Song (270) synth instrumental

Song (132) Synth Instrumental
Composer, Synths, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Drums/Percussion - Allen Conti
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/RealAl

PIC thanks to Pixabay.com

Song (132)Synth Instrumental

Song (132) synth instrumental

Song (279) Instrumental 70's rock
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass - Marcos Caballero
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/PvonRitter
Drums/Percussion - Brian Henry
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/ATLdrums

PIC thanks to Image by Lucy Prior from Pixabay

Song (279) Instrumental 70's rock

Song (279) instrumental 70'ish rock

Planet Two
YouTube Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHUsGH9Y-S4

Composer, Synths/Keys, Guitars, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Marcos Caballero
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/PvonRitter
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Pexels.com (2217660-874487)


2023 John Heavern,   Planet Two
INTRO: :22 
Aggravation runs,
and plays on Planet One.   :29
V1
:30
Gotta' stay alive,
and sign up for the dance.
Body and a mind:
a bind of circumstance.   :46
Ch1 :48
Need another side to view,
so I'm runnin' to a rendezvous.
Planet One is in a rut,
gonna' fly to Planet Two.
All the fun you ever want:
come along to Planet Two... .   1:14
V2 1:15
Auto-pilot tripped,
as navigation's found.
In creation's grip,
with nothing else around.   1:31
Ch2 1:32
Suddenly, no gravity
interrupting any sanity.
Plant Two's a better view
of something I'm imagining.
Cutting loose to Planet Two,
so I can lose the agony.   1:59
V3 2:00
Taking off to dream,
all madness is relaxed.
Traveling galaxies,
my fantasies are back.   2:16
Br 2:17
Jetting to a better place:
fantasies can happily interface.
Planet Two is calling for me:
sets me free from all the insanity.    2:34
2:35
Planet Two’s repairing me, 
nothing is scaring or wearing on me.
Free of grief, I feel relief,
under my celestial canopy.   2:52
BREAK: (:36)
OUTRO: 3:28
Make room...
to get away to Planet Two.   3:36

Planet Two

Song (274) Instrumental Adult Alternative
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass - Marcos Caballero
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/PvonRitter
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

Image by Alexander Stein from Pixabay

Song (274)

Song (274) instrumental

Song (233) Synth Instrumental
Composer, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC from all-free-download.com

Song (233) Synth Instrumental

Song (233)- synth Instrumental

Nod to Axel (184) Synth Instrumental
Composer, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC from all-free-download.com

Nod To Axel - Synth instrumental

Nod To Axel - synth instrumental

Song (180)Short Instrumental theme
Composer, Keys, Mix - Maarten Gelderman

A short classical themed instrumental piece.

Song (180) Instrumental theme

Song (180) short Instrumental theme

Song (306) Synth Instrumental
Composer, Keys, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic


Image by Андрій Юрченя from Pixabay

Song (306) Synth Instrumental

Song (306) synth Instrumental

King Of Compromise

Composer, Guitars, Keys (B3), Vocals, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass Guitar - Riga Ugo
https://www.kompoz.com/user/Hugline
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Pexels Pixabay (260024)

King Of Compromise

Shit Can Happen
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Chet Couch
@user-956678161
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks Adobe Stock

Shit Can Happen

No Man's Land
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Quique Atienzar
https://www.facebook.com/quique.atie/
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to RaiKom from Pixabay

© 2023 John Heavern, No-Man's Land
V1 :18
Great divide is far and wide,
in a time of no recourses.
Human Race takes a ride,
driven by computer sources. :33
Pre-Ch1 :34
Web creating distance,
segregating all existence. :40
Ch1
:41 Back to more nomadic ways:
satellites in outer space.
Vanish into No-Man's Land,
lost inside a database. :55
V2 :56
Bytes and bits never quit
sinister accumulation.
Different day, the same ole' shit:
hidden in a new location. 1:10
Pre-Ch2
1:11 Coming to conclusions:
real or just illusion. 1:18
Ch2 1:19
Gotta' question everything,
cyber-friends are vanishing.
Fraud is growing and expands:
all wide open in No-Man's Land. 1:33
V3 1:34
Planet-wide and digitized,
any site infected.
Hard to find them on the fly,
unannounced and undetected. 1:48
Pre-Ch3 1:49
Really no escapin',
Beast is in the matrix. 1:56
BREAK: (:30)
V4 2:26
Bandits roam around the globe,
madly looking for information.
Phishing from a hidden boat,
casting when their hook is baited. 2:40
Ch1 2:41
Back to more nomadic ways:
satellites in outer space.
Vanish into No-Man's Land,
lost inside a database. 2:55
OUTRO:
2:56 Tossed in a desert of drifting scams,
lost in the middle of No-Man's Land. 3:03

No Man's Land

Gimmygimmygimmy
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Scott Roberts
https://www.kompoz.com/user/sirpas
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

Image by Pixabay Offering 427297 640

Gimmygimmygimmy

Bounce
Composer, Guitar, Keys & Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Vocals - Whitman Rinaldo
https://www.kompoz.com/user/Owhit
Bass - Philippe Pansard
https://www.kompoz.com/user/bassman78fr
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Adina Voicu from Pixabay

Bounce

Composer, Guitar, Keys & Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass - Philippe Pansard
www.kompoz.com/user/bassman78fr
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Pixabay

Song (327)

Song (327) Instrumental version (Guitar & B3)

Song (332) Synth Theme
Composer, Keys & Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass - Philippe Pansard
www.kompoz.com/user/bassman78fr
Drums/Percussion - Akihisa Yorozu
https://www.kompoz.com/user/AkihisaY

	
Image by Omar Sahel from Pixabay

Song (332) Synth Theme

Moth and the Flame (sneak preview)
Composer, Lyrics, Guitars, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass, Drums, Mix & Production - Chet Couch
@user-956678161

Image https://pixabay.com/en/fire-smoke-match-burn-ignition-1899824/

Moth and the Flame

Moth and the Flame (sneak preview)

Live 'n Learn
Composer, Guitar, Keys  - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Philippe Pansard
www.kompoz.com/user/bassman78fr
Drums/Percussion & Mix - Benjamin Bourdil
https://www.kompoz.com/user/BenjaminBourdil

Image by unicadmo79 from Pixabay

Live 'n Learn

Live 'n Learn (Sneak Preview)

Are You The One?
Composer, Guitar, Keys & Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - Pratyusha Mukherjee
https://www.kompoz.com/user/Unicorn
Bass - Philippe Pansard
www.kompoz.com/user/bassman78fr
Drums/Percussion - Brian Henry
https://www.kompoz.com/user/ATLdrums

Image by un-perfekt from Pixabay

Are You The One?

Travel Alone
Composer, Guitars, Keys, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Vocals - Ekhaola (Mifa Tunes)
https://www.kompoz.com/user/ekhaola
Bass - Philippe Pansard
https://soundcloud.com/philippe-pansard & www.kompoz.com/user/bassman78fr
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
@tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to Pixabay.com (blonde-1867768)

Travel Alone (featuring Ekhaola)

Four Leaf Clover (IX)
Composer, E-drums, Keys, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Bass - Tony Thompson
https://soundcloud.com/silverhealer

Re-visit of an old tune, somewhat short, but still worth it.

Four Leafed Clover © Maarten Gelderman
Verse 1
I know the four leafed clover, 
and I know there’s something to hide. 
No pots of gold on a rainbow, 
not everything that moves is alive. 

Verse 2
I know the teardrops of rainfall, 
and I know the thirst of the dry. 
No promise of Jack and the beanstalk, 
not all truth is an inverted lie.

Ch
Not all truth is an inverted lie,
not all truth,
not all truth is a lie.

(repeat v1)

(repeat ch)

Four Leaf Clover (IX)

State Of Mind (71) Instrumental version (no vocals yet)

Composer, Guitars, Keys, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
@the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author  - John Heavern (for future verion with vocals)
@user-499402811 &
www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - JeanT Lui
@jean-bass-535093373
Drums/Percussion - Allen Conti
@user-559059386
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/RealAl

Picture thanks pixabay.com (space-spaceship-science-fiction-3359978)


State Of Mind (71) Instrumental version (no vocals yet)

Background Lyrics:
"A play on words, exemplifying the phrase “Nobody’s Perfect”. 
Mom always warned me, “Be careful, you can’t take words back, once they’re stated”. This issue has been a stumbling block of mine all my life: my big mouth! I tend to let emotions rule the moment and lash out with my greatest weapon... my words. Apologies can be accepted, but they don’t erase history." - JPH

Poboby's Nerfect
Composer, Guitar, Bass, Synth/Keys, Vocals, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
Drums/Percussion - Chris Bouchard

Picture thanks to Pixabay.com (diamond-black-rich-brilliant-316610)


Lyrics Pobody's Nerfect © 2019 John Heavern
V1
:19	Words can be tools or weapons of choice
	feelings can wield in dangerous ways.
	Hurled from a foolish, venomous voice,
	future regrets are stated in phrase.   :37
Ch1
:38	Pobody's nerfect, I'm no exception,
	premise can drift in different directions.
	Lots of emotions floatin’ around me
	drowned in notions my mouth’s selectin’.   :57
V2
:58	Tongue I’m flappin’, sharp as a tack,
	often unpacking a dangerous sword.
	Thoughtless reactions, can’t take’m back, 	
 	damage, in fact, is rapidly roared.   1:17
Ch2
1:18	Pobody’s nerfect, I know for certain,
	words accidental or purposely hurtin’.
	Reason impaled, terms are assailin’:
	damage is done, once on the surface.   1:36
V3
1:37	Wisdom was given but never applied,
	patience a gift not livin’ in me.
	Stated opinions never been tied:
	tongue of regrets just flap in the breeze.   1:56
Ch1
1:57	Pobody's nerfect, I'm no exception,
	premise can drift in different directions.
	Lots of emotions floatin’ around me
	drowned in notions my mouth’s selectin’.   2:16
Br
2:17	Human conditions come to fruition,
	rage is catchin’ up to stages I’m livin’.
	Moved to repeat the lines that I’m thinkin’
	makin’ a scene of mired distinction.   2:35
		(BREAK: 21)
Ch3	
2:56 Pobody’s nerfect, words rearrange.
	Pobody’s nerfect, blurred in exchange.
	Pobody’s nerfect, say it again.
	Pobody’s nerfect, praise or condemn.   3:14
		BREAK: (:21)
Ch1
3:35 Pobody's nerfect, I'm no exception,
	premise can drift in different directions.
	Lots of emotions floatin’ around me
	drowned in notions my mouth’s selectin’. 3:54

Reflections

Poboby's Nerfect

Take Or Leave It
Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
https://soundcloud.com/user-499402811 & https://www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?profile_view_source=header_icon_nav
Bass - JeanT Lui
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/JeanLui
Drums/Percussion -  Benny Sawdust
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/BennySawdust


Picture thanks to:
Pixabay (guitar-electric-guitar-2816248)


© 2019 John Heavern,   Take Or Leave It
V1
:08
Voices whisper in my ears,
controversial views related.
Choice I make, not always clear,
gotta’ choose a route and take it.   :22
Ch1
:24
Take or leave it, answers given:
complicate the ways I’m livin’.
Try to know which path to go down
based around a blind condition.   :39
V2
:40
Angel whispers to my soul,
Devil roars as loud as thunder.
Compromises bought and sold, 
weighs upon a mind of wonder.   :55
Ch2
:56
Take or leave it, reason’s gamble,
definitions seem to ramble.
Right and wrong invest prolonging:
inhibitions getting trampled.    1:12
V3
1:13
Sound advice is hard to hear, 
life’s confusing as it’s turning. 
Wisdom isn’t always loud and clear.
getting better as I’m learning.   1:27
Br
1:29
Roll the dice of appetites,
though it might come back to bite me.
Fate is based on inclinations
chasing flighty information.   1:43
BREAK: (:51)
V4
2:34
Opportunities hard to spot,
hard to know when each will open.
Paradigms can throw a wrenching rock,
try to keep me bent and broken.
2:48
Ch1
2:50
Take or leave it, answers given
complicate the ways I’m livin’.
Try to know which path to go down
based around a blind condition.   3:06
OUTRO:
3:07
Can’t rely on understanding,
life is hard and quite demanding.
Take or leave contingencies,
gotta’ play the cards I’m handed.   3:21

Zenworks

Take Or Leave It

Waiting
Composer, Guitars, Bass, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author, Vocals - Jeff Cozine
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/jubal
Drums/Percussion - Alex Zulaika
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/alyo


PIC:
https://pixabay.com/photos/red-rose-on-bench-love-symbol-snow-3914160/

Waiting (featuring Jeff Cozine)

Multiples Guitarras Limpias (instrumental)
Composer, Guitar, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project
Bass - JeanT Lui
https://soundcloud.com/jean-bass-535093373
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
https://soundcloud.com/tdstudiomusic

PIC thanks to all-free-download.com

Multiples Guitarras Limpias (instrumental)

Another Tres Guitarras (instrumental)
Composer, Guitar, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project
Bass - JeanT Lui
https://soundcloud.com/jean-bass-535093373
Drums/Percussion - Kevin Thompson
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Superstreet25

PIC thanks to Pixabay.com

Another Tres Guitarras (instrumental)

Synth Driven Theme (instrumental)
Composer, Synths, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project
Guitar - Simon C
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/smc123
Drums/Percussion - Bob Campbell
https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/bcstudios


PIC thanks to Pixabay.com

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