(Verse 1)
You slide in like static on the radio
Midnight perfume, dressed in vertigo
Eyes like crime scenes, lips a cigarette
I lit your fuse, but I’m the one who’s wrecked

(Pre-Chorus)
You said, “Love’s a game,” and I’m a bad sport
Always chasing hearts I can’t afford

(Chorus)
Velvet cigarettes and neon sins
You’re poison wrapped in silk and gin
I swear I saw heaven when you said my name
Now I’m coughing up stars in your hurricane
You taste like trouble, and I’m still addicted
Every kiss a crime, and I got convicted

(Verse 2)
We danced like secrets on the fire escape
Your laugh was louder than my big mistakes
I should’ve known from the start,
You play guitars like you play hearts

(Pre-Chorus)
Said “Don’t get close,” but pulled me in tight
I lost my head in your blacklight

(Chorus)
Velvet cigarettes and neon sins
You’re poison wrapped in silk and gin
I swear I saw heaven when you said my name
Now I’m coughing up stars in your hurricane
You taste like trouble, and I’m still addicted
Every kiss a crime, and I got convicted

(Bridge)
And now your ghost is in my speakers
Singing lies in perfect pitch
I tried to quit you cold,
But you're the needle and the itch

(Final Chorus)
Velvet cigarettes and neon sins
I’d light you up all over again
Even if it burns, I’ll take the flame
You're the bruise that feels like fame
You taste like trouble, and I’m still addicted
Love like yours should be restricted

Velvette cigarettes

A new song, dark blues rock this time. I hope you like it!

Lyrics © Señor Barends

Oh oh  
You’re in deep  
Knee deep  
Deep in sleep  
Eyes stitched shut with greed  
You don’t even hear the scream

There's frost in the blessing, the fire's gone cold  
The silence you cherish was bought and sold  
Hands that once built now just claw for more  
Eyes glazed over, blind to the war  
You praise the lie, but curse the whore

There’s so much distress  
The world’s a rotted mess  
They treat truth like trash  
Feast on the clash  
They’ll betray you for cash  
And call it finesse

You’re in deep  
Knee deep  
Wading through sin in your Sunday best  
Open your eyes  
But you just confess

You sleep with your pockets turned out  
Pray to gods who cash you out  
What you reap, you sow  
But you never plowed  
No sweat on your hands  
Just blood from your mouth

You’re in deep  
Knee deep  
Deep in the bones of the deal you made  
Open your eyes
Now your future’s delayed

They’ll betray you for cash
And laugh while they do
Ain’t no saving grace
Coming back for you

You're in Deep

Open Season categorizes the difficulties the USA has had during the last four years.

1. You Can't Keep a Good Man Down

1988 is more than an album—it’s a time machine back to the glory days when heavy metal ruled the airwaves, the stage, and our hearts. From 1980 to 1989, a generation of denim-clad dreamers and leather-bound rebels forged anthems that would echo through eternity. This project is a loud, unapologetic celebration of that golden decade—of pounding drums, screaming guitars, and the brotherhood of true metal fans.

Every song on 1988 is a salute to the legends who inspired us, and a rallying cry to all who still carry the torch. Turn it up, feel the power, and remember: metal never dies—it only gets louder.

1988

Don't just follow blindly and become a sheeple. Question everything and don't drink the Kool-Aid

Get Onboard

Not A Love Song

The clock’s a whisper
The night’s a haze
My eyes are open but lost in a maze
Shadows crawl
They stretch and sway
Are they real
Or just astray

Blurred edges
Lines that fade
Dreams and truth
A masquerade
Am I here or drifting wide
Caught between the worlds
I slide

A hallway stretches
It bends
It breaks
Faces appear
Then they fade
The moon hangs low
The stars don’t shine
This half-lit world
Is it yours or mine

I reach
I pull
But it slips like sand
Am I asleep
Or just in no-man’s land

Blurred edges
Lines that fade
Dreams and truth
A masquerade
Am I here or drifting wide
Caught between the worlds
I slide

A heartbeat echoes
It doubles
It slows
The wind sings secrets only it knows
I touch the air
It turns to glass
Through this fragile moment
I pass

Lyrics by Scott Richardson. Music by Suno.

Blurred Edges

still in me

DEAD OR ALIVE

Terminal Love

You Pick Me Up When I Fall Again

Early music Influences: Kraftwerk, Emmerson Lake and Palmer, Jean Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream, Geoff Wayne, New Order, Eurythmics, Soft Cell, Depeche Made,  Wendy Carlos, Garry Newman and the Sex Pistols. Also reference to the Prodigy, Gorillaz Leftfield, Nine Inch Nails, White Zombie and electronic music in general. A special mention to Phil Thompson for one of the best albums I have ever listened to. 

Films: Logans Run, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, A Clockwork Orange, Westworld, Capricorn One, Zardos, The Andromeda Strain, The Man Who Fell to Earth, Space 1999, UFO, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Tron, Risky Business, 

Likes: Whiskey……..

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You Pick Me Up When I Fall Again

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