"The Sands of Time" by Velvet Petals is an energetic blast of raw alternative/indie rock. Fueled by driving guitar riffs, a powerful rhythm section, and urgent male vocals, the track questions the passage of time, fading choices, and identity ('Are we unnamed?'). With a memorable 'Echoes... in time we fade' hook and a fiery guitar solo, it captures a driving, questioning energy perfect for fans of high-octane rock. #AlternativeRock #IndieRock #VelvetPetals #TheSandsOfTime #Energetic #GuitarDriven #Echoes

The Sands of Time

Better Now

The Price We Pay

NIGHTMASK

I laughed too loud
At the wrong part
You smiled like
You knew my scars

Said I’m fine
But I lied too well
Now I’m stuck
Inside my shell

Can you hear me?
Through this static?
I’m screaming
But it sounds like static
I dress the wound
But it keeps on singing
A song called “please”
With no one listening

I taped myself together
With songs
But I’m breaking
All wrong

If I’m still here
Pull me out

i lied

A blend of vulnerability, dark humour and stark honesty, it captures the quiet chaos of emotional collapse through compulsive cycles of self-sabotage and despair.

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Burning Bridges

Maps To Nowhere In Particular

All songs copyrighted 
Lyrics

Intro – Spoken/half-sung, atmospheric]
Yeah, they trim the trees,
They rake the fire away.
Build fences strong,
But can’t outrun the laws today.

[Verse 1]
Juan’s got a scar that runs ear to chin,
Said it came from Sonora, not from sin.
He brings his boy on Sundays, just to play
Near the pool he’ll never swim in anyway.

[Verse 2]
Mowin’ lawns under redwood shade,
Hands in dirt while the rich get paid.
Sings to the birds in broken slang—
Every word feels like a chain that hangs.

[Verse 3]
They came last night in unmarked vans,
Took three men like they weren’t even men.
Left their tools in the morning dew,
Leaf blowers still, boots filled with truth.

Verse – Chicano’s Voice]
I send my pay to a border town,
Where mamá lights candles when the sun goes down.
My name’s not ‘hey’ or ‘you in the hat
I got stories, but no time for that.


[Bridge – whispered, rising tension]
Is this freedom, is this fear?
Do we only welcome those we mirror?
My friend cries but hides his face—
Guilt’s a shadow you can’t erase.

[Final Chorus – crescendo, all-out delivery]
They build your world and vanish in the smoke,
Names unspoken, dreams that broke.
You walk on marble, they crawl through flames,
Still you can’t even learn their names.
No green card, no last call—
But they stood taller than us all.

Eucalyptus Blues

Blackbirds FC's third album!

This record has been a long labour of love for the band and features ten hand-tooled total bangers including the singles Rings Around the Sun, Lake of Stars and What's the Half-Life of Loving You?

Lyrically it talks about love (mainly gone wrong), politics (also going wrong), the young and the future (could go either way...). Musically it calls on the noisy spirits of all our influences including Wilco, The Church, the Go-Betweens, Beck and. Midnight Oil. 

The record title, Desire Lines, is partly a reference to the informal, unplanned pathways that people create despite the efforts of designers.

These lines typically cut across a planned route or area, often due to a more convenient or direct route and seemed like a good fit on a variety of levels for this record. 

Credits
Released July 11, 2025

Blackbirds FC are: 

Jeff Baker – Guitar 
Phil Campbell – Drums, percussion
Julien Chick – Bass, vocals 
Jeremy Gronow – Vocals, guitar, keyboards, string arrangements 
Gina Hearnden – Vocals, acoustic guitar 
Bec Long – Cello, lighting design

With Cameron McKenzie - Guitars, keyboards, vocals.

Produced by Cameron McKenzie at Station Place Studios, March - December 2024.
Mastered by Joe Carra at Crystal Mastering, January 2025.

Cover design: Phil Campbell
Band Photo: Jon Baxter

Made in the country of the Boon Wurrung/Bunurong People of the Eastern Kulin Nation. Blackbirds FC pay respect to their past, present, and future Elders and recognise their continued connection to the land and waters of this place. Sovereignty was never ceded.

Contact: blackbirdsfcband@gmail.com
www.blackbirdsfc.com.au

Copyright: Blackbirds FC 2025
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What's The Half Life Of Loving You?

[Verse]

Quand le ciel s’efface sans bruit

Un murmure glisse sous la pluie

Les ombres dansent au bord du puits

[Chorus]

Quand le noir est-il devenu nuit

Quand les étoiles ont-elles pris la fuite

Un instant perdu

Une vie sans suite
 
[Verse 2]

Les lampadaires pleurent des éclats d’or

La ville soupire

Mais rien ne dort

Un silence lourd comme un remords

[Prechorus]

Est-ce un rêve ou bien un leurre

Un battement

Une heure

Une peur

[Chorus]

Quand le noir est-il devenu nuit

Quand les étoiles ont-elles pris la fuite

Un instant perdu

Une vie sans suite

[Bridge]

Les horloges tournent mais rien ne bouge

Chaque seconde s’efface

Tout s’embrouille

Et si le temps était une embuscade

Un sablier au goût de jade

Quand le noir devenu nuit - Jef Bourgeau

Another track from my upcoming album, "Sojourner".  HALFWAY HOME is about a man who returns home from a long absence and doesn’t recognize his own family in his own house.  He feels the disconnect, and his wife continually tries to reache out to him, but they both get frustrated by the circumstances, and don't realize that it's a game of inches for recovery.  Finally, at the edge of ruin and despair, his wife reaches out in one last desperate attempt to get him back, and professes that love isn’t perfect, but if they just try, they can make it in little steps.

LYRICS:

Verse 1
I walked through a doorway I once called mine
The walls remembered, but the lights unaligned
Your voice was soft, your eyes were kind
But something between us was reassigned

[Verse 2]Verse 2The children smiled — a little unsure
I reached for a word, but my tongue deterred
There’s love in this house, but it feels so far from me
Like a dream we built that couldn’t stay free

Chorus
You said, “I still love you — that’s all we need.
If you’ll meet me halfway, our hearts can take lead.”
And I felt the ground beneath me bend —
Halfway home, we start again.

Verse 3
The silence returned, we both went to hide
In unchanged rooms of a same old life
But you reached across one quiet night
And said, “Let’s stop running from what is right.”

Bridge
Love’s not perfect, it never was
It’s hands in the dark, it’s faith because
We fall, we fail, we start once more
And learn to hold on, a little stronger than before

[Chorus (reprise)]
You said, “I still love you — that’s all I know.
If you’ll meet me halfway, we’ll let it grow.”
Halfway home — and we begin again.

Chorus
You said, “I still love you — the past is now gone.
If we’ll walk together, we can soldier on.”
Halfway home, and we begin again.
Halfway home, and we begin again.
Halfway home, we begin again.


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