Text:
Verse 1:
I walk through signals fading slow,
In every light, a shadow grows.
The static hum inside my chest,
Keeps whispering what I confess.

Pre-Chorus:
I built a wall of sound and fear,
To keep the silence from drawing near.

Chorus:
I’m just echoes of myself,
Lost between the truth and someone else.
Can you hear me breaking down the shell?
I’m the voice I never meant to tell.

(solo)

Verse 2:
The mirrors lie but still they show,
The parts I killed to let love go.
Your name still burns beneath my skin,
A ghost that moves where I have been.

Pre-Chorus:
These wires hum like memories do,
I’m still electric when I think of you.

Chorus:
I’m just echoes of myself,
Lost between the truth and someone else.
Can you hear me breaking down the shell?
I’m the voice I never meant to tell.

Bridge:
There’s no sin in being broken,
No shame in what remains unspoken.
If I fall into the sound tonight,
Let me fade in flickering light.

(solo)

Final Chorus:
I’m just echoes of myself,
Calling from a quiet kind of hell.
But if you find me, ring the bell —
I’ll come home, invisible, but well.

Outro:
(Soft synth drones and vocal reverb fade)
“Echoes… of myself…”

Echoes of Myself

Text:
Verse 1:
Kicked the dust off my busted wheels,
Got a full tank and a head that feels —
Like fire in a broken frame,
I’m born for noise, not for fame.

Pre-Chorus:
They told me slow down, find a plan,
But you can’t cage a rock’n’roll man!

Chorus:
I ride the line — between sin and soul,
Burnin’ gas, takin’ control.
Don’t need no crown, don’t need no sign,
I’m free tonight — I ride the line!

(solo)

Verse 2:
Devil’s laughin’ on the radio,
Angels watchin’ but they don’t know.
Every red light’s just a dare,
If you ain’t scared — you’re halfway there!

Pre-Chorus:
Can’t stop the thunder in my veins,
I live for sparks and highway flames.

Chorus:
I ride the line — between sin and soul,
Burnin’ gas, takin’ control.
Don’t need no crown, don’t need no sign,
I’m free tonight — I ride the line!

Bridge:
Yeah, life’s a road with no rear view,
No one’s drivin’ it but you!
Hit that gear, and don’t look back —
Just ride that storm till the sky goes black!

(Guitar-Solo)

Final Chorus:
I ride the line — between sin and soul,
Burnin’ gas, takin’ control.
Don’t need no crown, don’t need no sign,
I’m free tonight — yeah, I ride the line!

Outro:
(Guitar solo outro, big drum hits fade into feedback)

Ride the Line

Text:
Intro (spoken):
There’s a man in the mirror,
but the mirror lies.
His face glows orange,
painted by the fire of his own pride.

Verse 1:
He builds his towers out of sand and noise,
speaks with the tongue of broken toys.
Promises made of gold and smoke,
the crowd laughs, but no one spoke.

Bridge (spoken, dark tone):
And the crowd, they follow the shadow,
they drink the illusion,
they dream of being the mirror…
until the mirror breaks.

Chorus (sung):
All hail the mirror king,
burning crowns on borrowed wings.
He sells the truth for a song,
tells the weak they’re strong.

(Organ-solo)

Verse 2:
The desert hums with neon screams,
prophets drown in cable dreams.
He dances on the evening news,
while the world forgets what it could lose.

Bridge 2 (spoken):
He said, “I am the light, I am the deal.”
But the light flickered —
and the deal turned real.
The people clapped,
not knowing the show was their own.

Chorus (sung, heavier):
All hail the mirror king,
in his house of everything.
Every lie, a silver string,
every truth, a suffering.

Breakdown (spoken, free-form):
Do you hear him whisper?
Do you feel him crawl?
He’s in the billboards,
he’s in your calls.
The orange mask is smiling,
and the mask believes.
But the dream — the dream bleeds.

(Guitar-Solo)

Final Chorus (half sung, half spoken):
All hail the mirror king…
but the mirror’s cracked and gone.
The light goes dim,
the crowd moves on.

Outro (spoken, fading):
The mirror king sleeps,
beneath the dust of his own reflection.
And the rest of us…
wake up.

The Mirror King

Text:
Intro (spoken, distant):
I opened my eyes in the wrong century.
The sun was digital,
and nobody cared.

Verse 1:
The streets hum like broken organs,
faces glow blue in the night.
I asked a man for a match —
he showed me his phone.

Bridge (spoken, confused):
Where are the drummers?
Where is the smoke?
Where are the women dancing
with fire in their throats?

Chorus (half-sung, echoing):
I’m back from the fever dream,
but the dream forgot my name.
I’m back from the cosmic stream,
but nothing feels the same.

(Solo)

Verse 2:
The poets talk in headlines now,
the lovers swipe instead of kiss.
I saw a mirror on a wall —
it showed me what I missed.

Bridge (spoken, building):
I think I died once,
but no one told me.
They wrote songs,
but forgot the melody.

Chorus (sung stronger):
I’m back from the fever dream,
crawling through the screen.
The dead still write the news,
and the living just read the scene.

Breakdown (spoken, manic):
There’s a god in the algorithm,
a priest in the feed,
a million prophets screaming
what no one needs.

They sell salvation
with an access code,
and I —
I’m just trying to find the road!

(Guitar-Solo)

Final Chorus (sung, echoing):
I’m back from the fever dream,
I came too late to see.
The world moved on without me,
and now —
it dreams of me.

Outro (spoken softly):
Maybe I never died.
Maybe the world did.
And I just woke up
to watch it sleep.

My name is Jim Morriso… äh Jim, only Jim

Text:
Intro (spoken, Jim-like male voice):
L.A. sun burns through my bones,
streets look the same, but I’m alone.
Walked into a bank, said: “I’m Jim Morrison.”
They laughed.
Guess credit’s not eternal, huh?

Verse 1 (Jim, half sung male voice):
No money, no fame, no flame in my hand,
just ghosts of songs and desert sand.
They threw me out, said I’m a fraud,
but I’m still the lizard, I’m still god.

Bridge (spoken, walking on Skid Row, male voice):
The city hums like a broken prayer,
neon saints and lost souls everywhere.
I hear a beat, I hear a choir —
they’re burning sound, they’re lighting fire.

Chorus (Gospel choir + rap beat):
🔥 Come on baby, light that fire again,
we turn your pain into gold, my friend.
From Skid Row streets to heaven’s choir,
we keep that soul alive, higher and higher.

Verse 2 (rap, male voice):
Yo, old man say he’s Morrison,
from the doors, before the wars begun,
told him — this 2025,
no one survives unless they vibe.

You had the fire, we got the flame,
now we remix your holy name.
From blues to trap, from church to street,
we make the dead get on their feet.

Chorus (big, gospel-funk energy):
Light my fire, oh set me free,
the past and present in harmony.
No stars, no fame, no wired desire,
just a soul reborn — in the choir of fire.

Bridge (spoken by Jim, emotional):
I thought I’d be a legend forever,
but forever’s just another word for gone.

Then I heard the street sing back to me —
“Man, your song still lives on.”

Breakdown (DJ scratch + choir riffing):
Fire, fire, light that fire!
Old souls, new blood, lift it higher!
(repeated with beats, bass, brass stabs)

Final Chorus (all voices, massive energy):
Come on baby, light my fire,
the world still needs that burning choir.
From Skid Row to the sky above,
we light the dark with human love.

Outro (Jim whispering):
I guess…
the fire never died.
It just… changed hands.

(crowd cheering, gospel outro, brass fade out)

Light My Fire (Again)

Text:
Verse 1:
You built your walls of mirrors high,
believed your own reflection’s lie.
The louder you shout, the less we hear,
truth doesn’t bend to hate or fear.

Pre-Chorus:
You can buy the crowd, but not their hearts,
history keeps the truest parts.

Chorus:
This light — not for you,
this peace — not for you.
The Nobel’s for the brave and kind,
not the blind who lead the blind.

Oh, this song — not for you,
this hope — not for you.
We dance for love, not for your fame,
you can’t own a sacred flame.

(solo)

Verse 2:
She stood where silence used to reign,
spoke her truth through years of pain.
They tried to break her, still she rose —
Maria walks where freedom grows.

Pre-Chorus:
And every lie you ever sold,
melts away in her heart of gold.

Chorus:
This light — not for you,
this peace — not for you.
She fights for those without a voice,
we cheer the world’s right choice.

Bridge (spoken, anthem build-up):
We don’t worship gold or crowns,
just the courage to stand when the world falls down.

Call it a prize, call it a sign —
truth still shines, and the light is mine.

(Guitar-Solo)

Final Chorus (with full choir + band):
This light — not for you,
this world — not for you.
The liar falls, the brave pull through,
this love will never, ever be — for you.

Outro (echo):
Not for you… not for you…
(for the ones who dare the truth.)

Not For You

Text:
Intro (space sounds + whispers):
static whispers in the satellite rain,
voices fading through the static chain,
where do we run when home feels strange?
when will the madness end?

Verse 1:
I see her on the screen, she says she’ll leave,
I feel that ache, yeah, I can’t believe.
We built this dream on fragile ground,
now every truth is lost in sound.

The lights still shine, but the soul feels cold,
we traded warmth for silver and gold.
I’d pack my heart, I’d fade away,
if silence meant I could stay.

Pre-Chorus (strings + rising synths):
Neon tears in the city rain,
who’s to blame for the echo pain?
Satellites cry in a lonely sky,
freedom fades, but the stars don’t lie.

Chorus (massive, emotional):
When will the madness end?
We keep pretending, we just defend.
I’m losing faith in the noise we send,
oh tell me, tell me — when will it end?

I understand, I wanna go too,
this isn’t the world I once knew.
Hold my hand, don’t let it bend,
when will the madness end?

(solo)

Verse 2 (funk groove with guitar):
The city moves in coded lies,
digital gods with plastic eyes.
We pray to screens, forget the sound,
of hearts that beat underground.

We used to dance, we used to feel,
now even love feels unreal.
I’m still here, yeah, holding tight —
to the last pure spark of light.

Bridge (ambient breakdown, space effects):
I hear you, I hear you calling,
through the static, through the falling.
A single tone, a human blend,
whispers softly: this can’t be the end.

(Guitar-Solo)

Final Chorus (full orchestral-trance fusion):
When will the madness end?
I’m tired of breaking to just pretend.
We’ll build again where truth can bend —
not for the power, but to mend.

I understand, I wanna go too,
but something tells me we’ll break through.
In the ruins, my voice I’ll send —
when will the madness end?

When Will the Madness End

Text:
Verse 1:
You walk in shadows, afraid to feel,
I see the scars that never heal.
Your heart’s a code I long to break,
a whispered truth I can’t forsake.

The city sleeps, but I’m awake,
chasing ghosts I didn’t make.
Love’s not sin, it’s sacrifice,
it cuts so deep — but it’s paradise.

Chorus (soft but wide, deep pads + slow beat):
Open your hands,
don’t hide from the rain.
Let it fall, let it cleanse the pain.
You don’t have to beg for grace again.
Just open your hands.

(solo)

Verse 2:
The static hum beneath your skin,
the fear of losing, not to win.
Every truth we try to hold,
turns to dust when hearts grow cold.

I’m not your savior, just a spark,
lighting hope inside the dark.
No religion, no command —
just you and me, with open hands.

Bridge (filtered synth arps + whisper vocals):
Breathe in slow — let go of control.
Breathe out low — feel the soul unfold.
The world won’t stop, but we can stand,
together still — with open hands.

(Guitar-solo)

Final Chorus (layered harmonies + cinematic pads):
Open your hands,
we’re dust and desire.
Falling slow through the static wire.
Love’s not fear — it’s fire.
Open your hands…

Outro (ambient fade, reversed synth, analog warmth):
The silence understands.
(fade to hum of tape hiss)

Open Hands

Text:
Verse 1:
Neon rivers in my veins,
I breathe in sound, forget my name.
Cities blur, the lights collide,
I’m alive — just electrified.

Pre-Chorus:
Every beat pulls me higher,
fragments of fire,
falling through wire —
no control, just desire.

Chorus:
Running through light, I dissolve in the night,
gravity fades — I’m out of sight.
Hearts like machines, still trying to dream,
lost in the rhythm — it’s more than it seems.

(solo)

Verse 2:
Time bends, no past, no pain,
only pulse inside my brain.
Truth is noise, and love’s a spark,
dancing ghosts inside the dark.

Breakdown (spoken / vocoder):
“We fall apart, to feel complete.
We lose the beat, to find the heat.”

(solo)

Drop / Refrain:
Running through light... running through light...
(echoed, layered, dissolving in reverb)

Running Through Light

Now We Are Free

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Running Through Light

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