If I could inspire the moon
To cast my shadow on the ground
I'd want yours next to mine
And if time could just stay still
I could tell you all the reasons I adore you

I wrote a poem a story a song
And after every prose
You had the thought to
Sing someone  else's song

If I could conspire with you
I'd hope that we'd get away
And leave it all behind

I wrote a poem, a story a song
And after every prose
You had the thought to
Sing someone  else's song

I know the inside of your mind
It looks a lot like mine
It's something like the outside
Beautiful and deadly
Like laying too long in sunshine

Week 2 A 2.3 (someone else's song)

Please think of me
And the silly routines
We had every Sunday
Why should we
Carry the bag
Spend all our cash
On celebrating anniversaries oh

Please (Please) remember me (Remember me)
And the things we've seen (Things we've seen)
When you hit it big (Big)
Oh I think I'm losing my cool
Looking at pictures of you
I feel like crying
On the way home

Week 1 C 2.0 (on the way home)

Can you remember that progression
Something happy something sad
You were writing all the lines and
I could have learned a thing or two

You take out your guitar
We'll write some new nostalgia
Just like we practiced
All those years ago

Late December there's nothing colder
Than when you're lay in a heap
There's no sense in  getting older
If memories all you can't keep

You take out your guitar
We'll write some new nostalgia
Just like we practiced
All those years ago

Just like we practiced
All those years ago

Week 4 C 1.1 (just like we practiced)

I did not write this song.

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Fred Astaire (San Cisco)

I DID NOT WRITE THIS SONG.

written by Bright Eyes

Ladder Song (Bright Eyes)

Track 2 on "Flavors: II," the third installment of the Euphony Machine collection. Featuring Eric Shorter and MartyMaar.


LYRICS:

[Eric Shorter] 
I feel squished (squished) 
I feel stressed (pushed) 
rushed (scared, scarred) 
skin's tough 
tough love 
walls up 
luck's up 
tough nuts 
you fucked up 
I feel a rush of new air 
just then (and right there) 
I start to fall up 
I know it's all love 
perhaps a tall dove 
no cage 
you can still sing 
I'm not afraid to hear the phone ring. 

a course correction 
a subtle inflection 
strength like a bow, 
an admirable tension 
you crossed the room like ecstasy 
I watched you like the television 
a love like technicolor 
I stole light from your light 
taste from your tongue 
a rhythm from your heart 
and a fire from your lungs 

[MartyMaar] 
this is from outer space 
got me thinkin' in a different kinda way 
nighttime is my time 
the only time I can really get away 
you thinkin' this a race 
but class sells over time and I'm sayin' 
I'm in my zone you in my way 
I pour a drink so we can fade 
so we can fade... 

[Mike Smith] 
songs I love sound slower at night 
drinks you pour me crystalize 
and oh oh oh 
I forget my name 
without shame we 
touch the knife 
break it open 
realize 
that the game is nothing 
free the tide 
train the players, say your name 
is fame the way? 
we'll make it. 
is blame the way? 
we'll take it 

half the time.



Written, Produced & Recorded by Mike Smith 
www.twitter.com/euphonymachine (@euphonymachine)
www.theeuphonymachine.com/bandcamp.com

Featuring Eric Shorter
https://soundcloud.com/eric-shorter

Featuring MartyMaar (Martin Muniz)
https://soundcloud.com/martymaar

Artwork created by Shannon Settlemyre
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Trial & Error Ravenous (feat. Eric Shorter & MartyMaar)

"You" closes out the EP. It is made up of a lot of samples from Bibio's song by the same title. Most of the song is the original reordered with crazy drums that I added on top. I add in a little spoken word verse and Martin takes it homes with a dope ass verse. I hope YOU like it OHHHHHHHHH

lyrics:

*find someone else like you*

I have a dream when I drink too much and fall asleep before the sunrise
thinking "damn, this is lonely."
3x forward the life recording
already happening
it happened before
it happens again
what if I had a family
take responsibility for my own damn actions?
finally something I can treasure
a question opens every door a puzzle to get there
the kingdom
the castle
the luxury
the problems
the hunger
the life you seek 
it's pressure
the moments you adore are off the table when you don't know how or why you got there, thinking you deserve it
listen to your elders
let them tell you how its paramount to keep that young blood flowing through your veins
take the reigns
let her be with you
be with her too

(Martin)
you don't believe me
I take it easy 
I'm doin 90 on the freezy
only time I feel free
I'm still in this shit
boy, you hear me
boy, I'm killin this shit
to be honest, I'm kind tryna make a killin' with this
and I could give a fuck about the grillin' and shit
cus niggas hatin' like they don't know I'm a villain and shit
who else you know would be chillin' like this
you could lie
and say that you're not feelin' the kid 
I could give a fuck I ain't no regular nigga
I am special
God bless you for dealin' with this
I don't think you know what I been through 
Its Marty Maar AfterDark. 
after dark we prolly could get it in too
you know?
it's gonna happen if it's meant to.

Written, Produced & Recorded by Michael G. Smith III 
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Featuring MartyMaar (Martin Muniz)
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@martymaar

Artwork created by Shannon Settlemyre
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Samples from "You" written by Bibio

Flavors: II

You (Bibio)

Slow Motion was originally written by Serge Karpenko for an unreleased album by Like City Light around 2010. At that time I added some drums and vocals. I always liked the song, so I decided to add a few more parts and re record it.

LINK TO ANASTASIOS SHORT STORY: www.wattpad.com/628089881-anastasios

Go, smoke your cigarettes
And tell me again
Why you do these things to me
And I swear that I figured it out
And without a doubt
I will watch you fall

Situations they come and they go
But do you ever ask yourself
Do you want to mess around with somebody else
The consequence
Reactions from a positive crowd
In the background thinking
That you weren't sleeping around

Well I know
The real conflict is simple logic
You can't give second to love
You can't hold nothin' else above
You're afraid
You're terrified

Situations they come and they go
But do you ever ask yourself
Do you want to mess around with somebody else
The consequence
Reactions from a positive crowd
In the background thinking
That you weren't sleeping around

I've come and I've gone and I know
There is a consequence
Why do you mess around
It's just this sound ringin' in my brain
The types of feelings bringin' me no shame
Who shouldn't mess around
In slow motion light's just like sound
What do you think of yourself
The world as a whole has shame
We've grown to be our own mistakes

Written by Serge Karpenko & Mike Smith
Originally Performed by Like City Light
Produced & Recorded by Mike Smith 
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Photo taken by Joy Bernal
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Additional Vocals by Dennis Lera

Slow Motion

Originally written for Edwin's Vineland documentary, this song turned into quite the collaborative piece. Dennis Lera, Martin Muniz and Eric Marin all made this possible. 

Twenty minutes spent up in the mirror
Bout the things you couldn't see
Twenty different things you couldn't see
I think you'd like that
If I opened up your text and never write back
That's what you're attracted to despite that
I figure maybe we can get up on the right path
The right path
Cause I feel what you feel
I just don't know if it's real
And I can't play this game
Where I don't know what to think
I've been I've been
Been through all the pain
Pursuing these dames
You & her
I prove y'all the same
Y'all want attention it soothes all the pain
Boost up your ego and shoots up your brain
Induce to stay sane seduced by the fame
But when it all fades your truth is the shame
You lost out on people you treated so evil
Used them like needles
Now they moved on and you still have that pain
The same, the same
I can tell, this is something
Whole lot of love
But the slightest sense that something terrible awaits
Because because cause I feel what you feel
I just don't think you can deal
With the change, slower pace
Accidentally misbehave and what else
Making people fall in love
You can't unring those bells

Written by Mike Smith & Martin Muniz
Produced & Recorded by Mike Smith & Martin Muniz
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Photo taken by Joy Bernal
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Shout out to Edwin Rosa for making this song possible.

Savannah McKay (feat. MartyAfterDark & Uncle Rico)

Syncopated Miracle was the jumping off point for the entire concept. It was the first time I wrote about placing a loved one's consciousness in a computer. Brandon Bailey can be heard singing on verses 1 & 2.

It's just us out sitting by the pool
Drinks in our hands
Felling so cool
We have time there is no school
Yeah it's hot out but I'm glad I'm with you
Let's jump in have some fun
Take our clothes off and enjoy the sun
Feels like my heart is going for a run
I'm scared but I'm sure you are the one

The miracle was always seeing clearly
With the heat that tried to blur it all
The simple things
And you thought it was me

It's just us out let's do what you want to do
Amazing times relaxing on queue
This time in our lives is brand new
I can't believe this would happen to you

The miracle was always seeing clearly
With the heat that tried to blur it all
The simple things
And you thought it was me

How long I wait how long I take depends on you
You lied and tried to take it back
Am I the client or the host
A memory or a ghost
Not to eat not to sleep
Or dream
Can you carry me away
Can you carry me away

Written by Mike Smith Brandon Bailey
Produced & Recorded by Mike Smith
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www.theeuphonymachine.com/bandcamp.com

Photo taken by Joy Bernal
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Syncopated Miracle (feat. Brandon Bailey)

This song  plays when Anna & Stasios relive their wedding day.

The Artani Wedding

'55 is a single introducing the storyline for the next part of the Anastasios story. It paints a dystopian picture with the juxtaposition of being in both 1955 and 2055. Nostalgia & dread altogether.

Here is a link to part one of the new short story 'Dream Objects':

https://www.wattpad.com/747974320-dream-objects

Link to first short story, Anastasios:

https://www.wattpad.com/628089881-anastasios

Lyrics

What's the point of the driveway
When we're not driving the cars
Computers come to pick me up
And drop me on the moon
The moon
There's nothing that will live
That will be gone soon
According to my data I've been oversleeping
No one's listening to the tune

And I remember time's when 
You'd come driving up
My block just to take me out
We'd roll the windows down
And sing our favorite songs out loud
Whatever happened to when
The phone rang off the wall
Now that phone never rings at all

When does this begin
Some rules aren't meant to break
We should share all the things we make
Whatever happened to the way we lived
It's leaking like a sieve

'55 (feat. Corinna)

First single released by Lightning Round featuring Martin Muniz, Dennis Lera, Ricky Cortes, and myself. Please share and enjoy!

Lightning Round - "Stand Out"

I did not write this song*

I know that it is freezing but I think we have to walk
I keep waving at the taxis; they keep turning their lights off
But Julie knows a party at some actor's west side loft
Supplies are endless in the evening; by the morning they'll be gone.

When everything is lonely I can be my own best friend
I get a coffee and the paper; have my own conversations
With the sidewalk and the pigeons and my window reflection
The mask I polish in the evening, by the morning looks like shit.

And I know you have a heavy heart; I can feel it when we kiss
So many men stronger than me have thrown their backs out trying to lift it
But me I'm not a gamble you can count on me to split
The love I sell you in the evening, by the morning won't exist.

You're looking skinny like a model with your eyes all painted black
You just keep going to the bathroom always say you'll be right back
Well it takes one to know one, kid, I think you've got it bad
But what's so easy in the evening, by the morning is such a drag.

I've got a flask inside my pocket we can share it on the train
If you promise to stay conscious I will try and do the same
We might die from medication, but we sure killed all the pain
But what was normal in the evening, by the morning seems insane.

And I'm not sure what the trouble was that started all of this
The reasons all have run away but the feeling never did
It's not something I would recommend, but it is one way to live
Cause what is simple in the moonlight, by the morning never is
It was so simple in the moonlight, now it's so complicated
It was so simple in the moonlight, so simple in the moonlight
So simple in the moonlight

Lua (Bright Eyes)

"Face Mask" is Lightning Round's second single. Lightning Round is an umbrella name for collaborating artists in the Cumberland County area. We hope to grow and work on new and interesting genres.

Track includes:
Dennis Lera - Production/Vocals/Guitar
Martin Muniz - Production/Vocals
Ricky Cortes - Drums
Craig Maven - Vocals
Eric Marin - Vocals
Mike Smith - Vocals

Be sure to check out the first single released entitled "Stand Out" (Available on all streaming platforms)

Lightning Round - "Face Mask"

I Left It On A Beach is a single that was written about 2020 and all the stresses that came with it. It's about knowing when to teach and when to learn. It's about stress relief. It's about the beach.

I Left It On A Beach (feat. Vacation School)

This song was started in the summer of 2018 and has morphed a lot. As the end of 2020 approached, it made more and more sense to try and release it before the end of this year. I love working on and putting out music around the holidays, to me it makes it that much more special. 

CHORDS:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/the-euphony-machine/what-a-year-will-do-chords-3479390

Unofficial MUSIC VIDEO:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgUNkcv_PaE

LYRICS:
Well making plans and following through
Are different things
Created a band met someone like you
That's what a year will do
Time didn't stand still
It fell over and poured into the ground
That's where we grew cause
None of the people were ever around
We'll share a cup of kindness 
But forget to clean the glass
Every year I learn we're moving closer to our past
You'd think more would have evolved
People could've carried the weight of this world
But someone HAD to leave the box WIDE OPEN
It makes you wonder how "Face Mask" released in 2019
Before a shut down, the Round came through but
That's what a year will do
We'll share a cup of kindness but forget to clean the glass
Every year I learn we're moving closer to our past
You'd think more would have evolved
People could've carried the weight of this world
But someone HAD to leave the box WIDE OPEN


Written by & Michael G Smith III
Final Section is loose rendition of "Auld Lang Syne"
Produced & Recorded by Mike Smith
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What A Year Will Do

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