one bright spot
I'm not a friend to everyone
Some folks take until you're done
I've lost races that I should'a won
But, I still run as hard as any son of a gun

(vs)
I play the cards that I've been dealt
Doing my best not to ask for help
I never follow everybody else
'cause I was taught to know thy-self

(lift)
Looking back at what I've got
at who I am, and who I'm not
Hard luck has been the fight I fought
But you're still my one bright spot

(Ch)
You're the one bright spot that lights my way
One bright spot turning night to day 
You're a bright, white light in a raging storm
My one bright spot where the love is warm

(vs)
for poor folks life is a daily test
An everyday fight doin' more with less
measured by a world of big success
sometimes it ain't enough to do your best

(vs)
If I get caught in a down-ward spiral
It's never you putting my life on trial
Looking back, at all the up-hill miles
I'm still turned on when you flash a smile

(lift)
Looking back at what I've got
at who I am, and who I'm not
Hard luck has been the fight I fought
But you're still my one bright spot

(Ch)
You're the one bright spot that lights my way
One bright spot turning night to day 
You're a bright, white light in a raging storm
My one bright spot where the love is warm

OneBrightSpot Asli Version Master

Umbrella on Jamaica
© 2013 Johnny Ace, Henry Mittnacht

How do you tell an Angel she has a broken wing
That the miracle she needs is not yours to bring

Judy Wild was a woman child who had everything
all the reasons why, she might never fly
Only made her want to sing!

And She said, "I'm going once more to Jamaica"
if you're lonely, then you're the only one for me 
I'll have a beautiful, blue umbrella
we'll float there on a breeze..... with an

Umbrella on Jamaica
Where they all love Marley sing
Under the sun with a big umbrella
"You can find me in Jamaica"...
Under the sun with my blue umbrella
i'll be the one singing acappella
by the shining sea

For even half a chance at a true romance 
We should dance like fools
Throw away the plans, and the books
that demand we obey the rules

Judy Wild, had a grace and style
seen from miles away
She walks thru my mind, from time to time
i'm still thinking of her today... 

Now, Judy Wild has flown away
On a wild and windy day
With her beautiful blue umbrella
I know she's floating to Jamaica
Over the shining sea 

Umbrella on Jamaica

Dogs of the Gods

(vs)
Do you recall
those dogs of the Gods
attacking our ships while deep in the mists

200 feet tall
with arms as big as logs
Springing on us like snakes from deepest abyss

Gods at their leisure
will kill us for pleasure
or steal what we treasure the most

those beasts of destruction
were Loki's corruption 
unleashed from Hell to savage our host

(ch)
Mortals who shrink 
are food for their drink
death will not even your odds
Thus we did fight with all of our might
howling like dogs of the Gods

(vs)
"Devils!" we cried
"Krakkens" they were...
20 men died 
before they were heard

we hacked with our blades
we fought tooth and claw 
an' our courage was weighed 
by those dogs of the Gods

(ch)
Mortals who shrink 
are food for their drink
death will not even your odds
Thus we did fight with all of our might
howling like dogs of the Gods

(vs)
"Courage" we cried
their weakness revealed
their huge yellow eyes
were larger than shields

blinded they fell
back into the fog
Tho' we cried an we wailed
at those dogs of Gods

Gods at their leisure
will kill us for pleasure
or steal what we treasure the most

those beasts of destruction
were Loki's corruption 
unleashed from Hell to savage our host

(ch)
Mortals who shrink 
are food for their drink
death will not even your odds
Thus we did fight with all of our might
howling like dogs of the Gods



Dogs Of The Gods (pt 2 emerald sea)

spin again
Music, Andy Gupta, Holger Bremer, (Lyric Johnny)
(vs)
We can cool it down 
Pretend there's no hurry
Tonight, it's only you and me and the moon 
and when you come un-wound
I wanna ride the fury of this emotional typhoon

Silent screams
Just let them go
Let me touch the anguish you feel deep inside
And if this is a dream,
tomorrow I'll awaken no-less satisfied

Spin again, Spin again
We might lose, We might win
attraction set our course
and I have no remorse
I'm magnetically yours!

Forget about the evening news
Deadlines that are overdue
tonight we spin all our pain to pleasure
Spin again, spin again
Spinning our dross to treasure

(vs)
I am holding on...
agonizing moments
You're not here, so I'll wait for you, my love
C'mon now sing your song
and hold me tight
Like a hand inside a glove

Spin again, spin again
We might lose, We might win
attraction set our course
Happiness or remorse
I'm magnetically yours!

Remember when we first met
Those feelings I'll never forget
You say, "When", and I'll say, "ever"
I'll spin with you again 
I'll spin with you, wherever
 
Living thru these lifetimes for a moment
These moments when I truly feel alive
They come to me, each like small atonements
For all the times I barely do survive

Spin Again

my dear friend, Era Mikkolla, owns a small studio in Helsinki called, "Space Whale"
We met a couple of years ago soon after he posted the music that became, "Here I Am". Not long after, Henry Mittnacht added the vocals and we finished that tune in a week!

Recently, Era contacted me about music he wrote for, "little owl" a simple lyric wrote for, Owl Moonbright.
Ms. Owl is a poet friend i met (and adored) at the, Muses Muse,
a simple text asking, where are you? 
i liked his concept so I re-wrote the piece to reflect a little child and an Owl with a broader theme.
Henry again provided us with a great vocal/melody and really pulled the two pieces together
We are working on "mousetown" now, and then we're off to Rat Hole City ect,,, 

 little Owl (Johnny)

(vs)
Once I heard a little owl
Singing outside my door
Finest of the feathered fowl
Beneath the moon's bright orb

Folks say owls are wise
and I know this to be true
She had great all-seeing eyes
my heart tells me they're blue

(lift)
Songs about humanity, the beauty and insanity
Seeds of love and hate, our need to dominate
What is life? What is fantasy? This is our reality
We share a common fate...We share a common fate

(ch)
O mighty little Owl
Can you hear the dogs of doom 
all around me creatures prowl
I can see 'em in the gloom

O mighty little Owl
all this ignorance and fear
Rats & mice are running foul
Little Owl we need you here

(vs)
Once i heard a little Owl
Singing outside my door 
everything made sense, somehow
Beneath the moon's bright orb

And my mind was opened up
To all the possibilities
the door was finally shut
Upon my old reality 

(lift)
i ran to find my brother, tell my father & my mother
the wisdom of the Owl, they looked at me and scowled
My mother cried, "The Devil". My father said, "It's evil
"It's not up for debate"! 
There is no common fate...

(ch)
O mighty little Owl
Can you hear the dogs of doom 
all around me creatures prowl
I can see 'em in the gloom

O mighty little Owl
all this ignorance and fear
Rats & mice are running foul
Little Owl we need you here

(outre)
i was standing by the door
she was high up in the boughs
beneath the moon's bright orb
i heard a grey wolf howl

and my little Owl took wing
thru the shadows of the night
but i can still hear her sing
an' my spirit feels so light...

(lift)
Songs about humanity, the beauty and insanity
Seeds of love and hate, our need to dominate
What is life? What is fantasy? This is our reality
We share a common fate...We share a common fate

little owl

The third song of what was suppose to be a compilation around "my machine". Corporate Dogs, the second is still brewing.
Great music and vocals from Mark Shrider! His amazing talent is on display in the country/rock tune "Johnny", as well...
Personally, at first, I wasn't too sure about this one as I heard it way different in my head, but after a couple of listens, I don't want to hear it any other way
Hope you enjoy it!
Cheers, to honesty ;)

everybody hates a thief

(vs)
if you could see him in the dark, he'd be smiling
Twisted lips, steel ball bearing eyes
if you listen to him talk, you'll say beguiling
greasy bits of truth wrapped up in lies

put your hand on his heart, feel the beating
the dead thump of a cold-blooded pump
worms inside his soul are slowly eating
likes a maggots feeding on a fecal dump 

(ch)
....ev'rybody hates a thief
& how they creep into your life 
Even a thief, hates a thief
back-stabbing rat just stole your knife

(vs)
in-between the shadows he comes crawling
carefully, and lightly where he treads
breaks a lock and slithers down your hallway
dark as any nightmare in your head

if you could see him in the dark, he'll be smiling
as a wolf who lies among the sheep
the visions in his mind sees you crying
as he steals you blind while your fast asleep

(ch)
....ev'rybody hates a thief
& they creep into your life 
Even a thief, hates a thief
back-stabbing rat just stole your knife!

(br)
He rifles thru the drawers of my possesions
Steals the plans of all my future dreams
spook of a soul who lives by his obsessions
money, power and pornographic greed

(ch)
....ev'rybody hates a thief
& how they creep into your life 
Even a thief, hates a thief
back-stabbing rat just stole your knife

Everybody Hates A Thief

One of those tunes born from spam..."Miley's amazing money method". (Something my spam-blocker missed)Funny stuff. The verses got a bit choppy, but the gist is there ;) 
Bill, George, John, Paulo, and myself: same crew that created "Cannabis Economy, and "Tower of Babble", In good form here, on a great little rocker that has less from me and more from them,,,

Money Maker

(vs)
Miley's gotta money tree
Growing on her private beach
with GMO honey bees
working on very short leash
the money hangs down 
like a big, soft fuzzy peach
I come around
an all I gotta do is reach

(ch)
Miley's little money maker
Miley gotta money maker
daddy's little ball-breaker
she done me like salt-shaker
Miley's little money maker

(vs)
We hop into her sports car
an drive to her personal yacht
She sails by the South Star
pointing out the world she bought
Doesn't matter who you are
all that matters is what you got
I said, only thing growin' in my yard
are forget-me-nots...

(ch)
Miley's little money maker
Miley gotta money maker
Shook me like an earth-quaker
done me like salt-shaker
Miley's gotta money maker

(br)
She feeds me full on promises
that she never intends to keep
To Miley, it only makes common sense
You gotta sow if you wanna reap

MoneyMaker (rotm - Mix5) Master

Started this a couple of years ago, but life kept getting in the way. I finally contacted my Friend, Mark Shrider, for a new bed-track using, Steffen Stoman's, original music. Holger Bremer was our vocalist, but began experiencing health issues. Mark stepped up there too, and delivers a great vocal for this genre...This is my original text. Some of it was sacrificed in the interest of time.
All in all I'm happy with the long awaited results
Hope you like it!
Cheers :)

Corporate dogs

Fat cats gather in a board room over developments
the news is a shock an ev'ryone's in panic mode
armed with facts from a man they pay in the government
a message arrived written in a secret code

quickly do the wheels of power spin
in room so quiet you can hear a pin
they all read a memo that's given them
then the chairman wields his almighty pen

Some little man in a workshop wants to change the world
A foolish little man screwing with the status quo
Remember the story of a fisherman who found a pearl
Gentlemen, that's how low we're prepared to go

are there no rooms in Heaven for the corporate dogs?
No there are no rooms in Heaven for the corporate hogs
Hell won't have 'em 'cause the devil's got his own backlog
'cause there are no rooms in Heaven for the corporate dogs  

a call gets made to a law firm off in a foreign land
an account is made and money gets shuffled in 
a throw-away phone makes a call to a hidden man
the rules are changed so the corporation wins 

I know a man who we can trust
who always does what he knows he must
details have already been discussed
An he'll deliver any these plans to us

Somewhere lives a man who works for a government
a civil servant who only serves himself 
on a password account he accesses on the internet 
a nice, little check awaits him for his help

meanwhile, the corporation spins the stock
money gets past and deals are locked
the minutes get lost in an iron box 
of the little man's world that's about to rock

are there no rooms in Heaven for the corporate dogs?
No there are no rooms in Heaven for the corporate hogs
Hell won't have 'em 'cause the devil's got his own backlog
'cause there are no rooms in Heaven for the corporate dogs
  

Corporate Dogs  MCS Version B  20150528 01

A Life Like Yours

Vocals - SmithC.
Music production - Billy Playle
Lyrics - Johnny Williams 

Only a fool would ever presume
to know what you're going thru
or offer you up advice
without walking in your shoes

suffering in silence
from wounds that never heal
a self inflicted violence
to numb the pain you feel

but you know
I know how much you're loved
an we know
Sometimes it's not enough
but this is your life
Not a soul has a right to shame it
This is your life
you can live or you can blame it
This is your life
An I'm here to help re-claim it
This is your life
 
Sometimes you do everything right
Just to watch it go wrong
Beat ourselves with hindsight
Till our confidence is gone

Often I find, that given time
It's just blessings in disguise
Not saying it's a grand design
Only more than we realize

and I know
I know how much you're loved
an we know
Sometimes it's not enough
but this is your life
Not a soul has a right to shame it
This is your life
you can live or you can blame it
This is your life
An I'm here to help re-claim it
This is your life...

A Life Like Yours

This one started out with a piece of music Mark composed and then left sitting around waiting for lyrical inspiration.
Finally he contacted me. :) wanting to create something involving the Greek Gods and the country's economic issues today.
I thought, wow, it's a "Greek Tragedy" if there ever was...
after things got going (and a few changes) ha, Era came in with some of his fab bass, and a bit later, CrossEyedHenry,  nailed it on drums.
other than Mark wishing he was a better singe,r (He's a lot better than me), it turned out to be a pretty good rocker
well, it was fun anyway, & great to work with these fantastic collaborators.
Cheers fellas!



Greek Tragedy

 (Prologue)
 Gather round ye children...a great drama yet unfolds
 As Mortals by their millions struggle with Gods of old

 I hear Old Cronus laughing, so where do we begin
 For the Gods are everlasting...but mortal life must end

 (vs)
Mortals take your seats in the arena
as Dionysus dances with Athena
the drunken fool's all dope & grope
& Zeus is throwing lightning bolts

Hades comes up to Mount Olympus
Athenas' drunk & she plays the temptress 
 Mortals gasp as they watch her Un-dressed
 Dionysus & his latest conquests

 (ch)
 Too much want...Too much greed
 Mortals take more than they ever need
 Pandora slams the lid on Hope
 & the Gods appear to help us cope...

 (vs)
 Apollo rides over cloudy skies
 Over mortal men who are doomed to die
 Don't look now, he'll burn your eyes
 The privilege here is to feel alive

 Mortals cling to a knotted rope
 Feet on the edge of a slippery slope
 Placing their faith in isotopes 
 for the power of Zeus's lightning bolts

 (ch)
 Too much want Too much greed
 Mortals take more than they ever need
 Pandora slams the lid on Hope
 & the Gods appear to help us cope...

 (bridge)
 Sadly we know the ending
 Of every great tale must come
 Gods are only ever condescending 
 To we poor Mortal scum

bass - Era
drums - Steve Collins
guitar, vocals, mix - Mark Shrider
lyrics - John Williams

Greek Tragedy

Holger and i on our first song together with an amazing band from members of the, Musicians Collaboration Studio...this was my first song ever! Wow, was i ever the "lucky one"

bass         Andy Gupta (AndyG6508)
guitars      Mick Lovering (mickbrit55)
keys         Jay Schankman (j)
drums       Gerald Langenfeld (jman)
lyrics        Johnny Ace Williams (Johnny)
music        Holger Bremer (soulfrontier)
mix/master Mark the Cosmic Dolphin

Fair Weather Friend

v1:

Look at you, it's been a while
Grown up from a child
In you, I see your mother's eyes
Mysterious and wild

v2:
I hear she's doing well
Got herself a brand-new life
She followed me through the gates of hell
To end up someone’s wife

v3:
Maybe this is God’s revenge
For leaving you behind
But I was living, on the fringe
A blurr now, in my mind

ch:
Farewell is easy, for
Fair weather friends
Sunshine companions they
hide when the rain begins
Put no faith in.....
Fair weather friends

short solo (G-Am-C-G)

v4:
I’m begging you’re forgiveness
Like many times before
I’m seeing the abyss now, and I
know there’s nothing more

ch:
Love life surround yourself
With people you depend
Never let yourself become
A fair weather friend

bridge:
1.
Do not despair for me
I’ve done this to myself...you see
Many people
tried to help me
2.
I’m not prepared for what will come
On that I won’t pretend
My sunshine
I'm your
Fair weather friend


i wanna save the world

a monster of a song! parts 1 & 2 placed together based upon an invention i'm working on. Andy Gupta's beautiful music, and Holger Bremer providing the vocal...Andy Doherty ties it all together with blistering guitar craft and a "Musivia" video on U-tube! Check it out!

My Machine 
 Music:AndyG, Lyrics: Johnny (c) 2011 

(Prologue)
Made my machine to clean the ocean...While it purifies the air
In a dream, I saw primitive motion...making energy to spare
You should see my machine...She's a beautiful thing...
I've loved her all these years
Her gears and her spring...are an engineers dream
For ev'ryone to cheer...Ev'ryone to share 
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alone at night in my workshop
Hammering out details
Ev'ryday I'm workin' non-stop
Dreaming of the holy grail

You should see how high she soars
With the sails on her scissor wings
She can row her sail like an oar
Sculls thru the sky of my dreams

(Ch)
You should see my machine
Beautiful and serpentine
You should see my machine
Long and lean with scissor wings
Machine, she's my machine
Machine, my-my machine

She devours wind for power
Spits it back out like cream
I sat her on an ivory tower
where we dream mechanical things

I made her bellows an' nice, full bladders
Squeezes them when they're full
In my dream she's a dragonfly udder
With fat, pink nipples to pull

(Ch)
You should see my machine
Beautiful and serpentine 
You should see my machine
I dreamed of her for all these years
You should see my machine
All precision engineered
You should see my machine
Long and lean with scissor wings

Late nights in my workshop
Hammering out details
Ev'ryday workin' non-stop
Dreaming of the holy grail

Machine..she's my machine
Machine...My-my machine 

The Machine Band:

Holger Bremer: Vocals
Andy Doherty: Guitars
Steffen Offermann: keyboard, SFX, Mix/master 
Andy Gupta: Music, bass, guitar, and SFX
Johnny Williams: Lyrics


My Machine Part I + II 20120111 01 master v1 dr10

A nice little pop-tune finished in like 2 days! Henry Mittenach provided the vocal and melody to Era Mikkola's music and my text...more pop than i prefer, but still, a very nice listen

Docmidnite: Vocals, melody, acoustic guitar, co-lyrics 
Johnny: Lyrics
Era:Mix, arrangement and composing/synths
-Made with Logic 9, Avid Mbox Pro and a iPad (Moog Animoog / Korg iElectribe)
-21 tracks / 6 synths / 
-Not mastered / masterbus compression with T-Racks 3

Here I Am

(vs)
Do you need an explanation
Why I am the way I am...
I could fill your mind with lame excuses
even draw you diagrams...

(vs)
I'm telling you, "I'm sorry"
For the damage I have caused 
I'm asking you, "Forgive me,
and to overlook some flaws"

(ch)
Here I am...
Without you life is shifting sand
I roll along like a broken wheel
It all feels so surreal 
here I am....
"Praying you still give a damn"
Here I am...Here I am...Here I am

(vs)
I think you know how much I love you
I'm a crystal in your hands
No one else, have I, above you
So try to understand

(vs)
I'm telling you, "I'm sorry"
For the damage I have caused 
I'm asking you, "Forgive me,
and to overlook some flaws"

(ch)
Here I am...
Without you life is shifting sand
I roll along like a broken wheel
It all feels so surreal
Here I am...
"Praying you still give damn"
Here I am...Here I am...Here I am

(vs)
What seemed inconsequential
Became your final straw
Tiny things...so essential
Were the things I never saw


Here I Am

My contribution to this remarkable collection of original songs are the lyrics.  The musicians are from all around the globe.  I call it, "Countries Music" 
Cheers

Johnny & Friends

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