This came about as an experiment with Arturia Minilab, exploring the possibilities of electronic music (and learning). 

John Rettig has been gracious enough to let me use his artwork for this sound. See credit notes in other songs where I used John's artwork.

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Renaissance Man

Delete Dream

Scatterbrain

Nu Engine

All things sacred 
On the verge of tears 
When it falls
A heart there is to mend 
Darling I...
I cannot hold you 
Go in peace 
We will meet again 

A lifetime again 
It's Love
Born
In pain

Love
Die
In pain

I have a smile
For you 
My gift 
You're its reason 
Nothing more 
I hold it dear 
On the verge of peace
Though I know... 

It's "never again the same"
Never You 
Never Me

And though I know I broke your heart 
A triumph away 
It's those hours 
I must live 

Without seeing your face
Under layers of earth 
A sunshine away 

And though I know I broke your heart 
A triumph away 
A triumph away 

Who has plucked the strands of hope 
And shattered all your dreams
It's those hours
I must live 

Without seeing your face
Under layers of earth 
A sunshine away 

And though I know I broke your heart 

A triumph away 
A triumph away

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This was originally a poem (over lost love). Later I decided to explore turning it into a hard rock song with bluesy tones...

A triumph away

You know who you are 
There's no need to hide 
Cause you are...
You are the Sun 
And it's darkest... 
Darkest before dawn 

And you know 
The moon... 
The moon will carry on 

Notice how 
Everything...
Everything runs on its course 
From birth to death 
Traversing... 
Traversing an immutable circle 
Carry on 
Carry on 
Carry on 

As you embrace 
The forces of nature
It shall sing 
"You are the Sun!"
And you know 
The moon 
The moon will carry on 
Carry on
Carry on 
Carry on

Eclipse I (darkest before dawn)

Intro the sunset 
A broken ship 
Steering well to forget about you 
Into the sunset 
I feel the warmth 
Soon to clear as the night draws in 
Into the sunset 
My body is shaking 
I enter the light 
Washed of all the pain 

Into the sunset a stranger to you 
Breathing new life 
Bound by the sunlight 

Will you be... 
My darling
Will you follow me, wherever I may roam 
Will you wrap your arms around me 
Read to me our future 
Tell me it is bright

Eclipse II (into the sunset)

Eclipse III (all coming to an end)

Will you be my darling 
Will you follow me 
Wherever I may roam 
Will you wrap your arms around me 
Read to me our future 
Tell me it is bright...

Eclipse V (read to me our future)

You know who you are... 
You are the sun 
And you know 
The moon... 
The moon will carry on
Carry on... 
Carry on... 

Notice how 
Everything runs on its course
From birth to death 
Traversing...
Traversing an immutable circle 
Carry on... 
Carry on...
Carry on... 

In due course of time
You too will come to see 
The light within you 
Even during an eclipse 
And the moon will carry on
Carry on... 
Carry on... 
Carry on... 
Carry on... 

As you embrace 
The forces of nature 
It shall sing 
"You are the Sun!" 
And you know 
The moon 
The moon will carry on... 
Carry on... 
Carry on...
Carry on...

Eclipse IV (you are the sun)

Aphrodite 

Immerse with the stars, Aphrodite 
Our hearts open up 
Flowers to the sunrise 

I want all the cool things for you 
All the world 
All its wonders
On them to carve my name
And tell you it’s all yours 

Full of life, Aphrodite 
Nature’s rivers run within you 
To the beat of ocean’s pulse 
I follow you to the dance 
Wanna believe we’re somewhere else 
Wanna believe we’re sparks of light 
Living in the garden 
In the garden 

A song within me rises 
To a hint of your smile 
When you laugh I’m ancient and mute 
To the child within you 

Let your earthly hair down, Aphrodite 
Lead us upon the breeze 
To the quietness of our minds 

Full of life, Aphrodite 
Nature’s rivers run within you 
To the beat of ocean’s pulse 
I follow you to the dance 
Wanna believe that there’s no limit 
To what I can do for you 
Aphrodite 
Aphrodite…

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My earliest song… A valued friend mixed and mastered the track to help me achieve studio-like quality. Another version of the song is in the works with a slightly different rhythm and overall feel. 

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Image credits: John Rettig

Aphrodite

Outcoming

When you speak what’s on your mind 
When it comes from deep inside 
When you heed the wake up call 
You wanna start a revolution 

When the dead weight of apathy 
pulls you down 
A game you want to override 
Cause you know inequality is on the rise 
You wanna start a revolution

Lord, lord, lord 
Are you up there?
Lord, lord lord 
Won’t you heed this call?
Lord, lord, lord 
Is this the way it’s meant to be? 
Guide us through this evolution

When your higher self commands
Once again you feel alive 
Lead the way, uplift your friends 
They wanna join your revolution

With a stroke of a pen 
They have sealed your fate 
They have split the earth for gain 
You’re quite aware, they just don’t care 
Help them through an evolution

Lord, lord, lord 
Are you up there?
Lord, lord, lord 
Won’t you heed this call?
Lord, lord, lord 
We won’t take this anymore 
Guide us through a revolution

When you want to run and hide 
When you feel there’s something wrong 
Hear within, all voices join 
Rise above your destitution

Yeah, yeah.. 
and when they pull the boogeyman 
You should know they fear your voice 
Their temples stand on your dead dreams 
They fear the sound of insurrection

Lord, lord, lord 
Are you up there? 
Lord, lord, lord 
Won’t you heed this call? 
Lord, lord, lord 
We don’t see another way 
Guide us through this evolution

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Image credits: John Rettig

Outcoming

Kind of world we live in 

I wish 
For a bright star 
For a spark to light me up 
I wish to admit the weakness of clay

I wish 
For the burst of tears 
To unchain a broken heart 
I wish for the truth in a cup that overflows

I wish 
For the heavens to call my name 
For an honest face in a clear blue sky
Oh, how I wish... 

All out in the streets now 
Done with the lies
Fearmongering 
Calling the end of this trance 
How long can you pretend?
You know the monster you see 
is the monster within 

That's the kind of 
World we live in... 
That's the kind of
World we live in...  

I wish
To laugh again before tomorrow's rain 
The breaking point before the waning moon
To settle in the soft soil of grace
To be born again before the broken vase

All out for the truth now
There's talk on the street 
These are dangerous times 
How do you cope with you guilt 
Are you indifferent?
Well, somewhere there is a child
Who's seen more evil 
Than you can bare 

That's the kind of 
World we live in... 
That's the kind of
World live in...

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Image credits: John Rettig

Kind of world we live in

I am a sole artist for the time being. And even when I am with others, I am still a sole artist, only with others. What you hear is stuff I have written over approximately half a decade. Music is the one passionate thing I enjoy doing which even makes me forget to eat and sleep, let alone worry about anything else. Thankfully (or not), I do not always engage in such extravagant activities. If you are a musician who enjoys the creative process and wants to jam, or you represent a band with potential, or you are a mixing engineer with a vision, or you are someone with voice who needs lyrics, or you are an avid critic whose life depends on pointing out flaws, or you are just an interesting non-mainstream human looking for an interesting experience... I am always looking to make new friends! My home base is rock music but recently I have been dabbing into electronic music as well. I am really not sure what the future has in store...   Everything you hear is homemade... I still dream of producing something professionally and dedicating time to make it right. My strategy is to pick one song to try doin that, and then another, and another, and another...  and if that remains a forever dream, that is fine, I am still blessed to have music in my life! <3

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