Name: Understated by Maurus McNeil
Duration: 4 min 48 s
Description: a bit of a medicinal track for myself, was in a bit of the doldrums, so needed to make something quirky and bright. the image I've used is of some medieval graffiti in the 1000 year old castle in the city.

I like the chord shifts in this area. … Cool drop and voices. … Very compelling and carries me up and onward.

Perfection (Ddha Qabra Remix) - Martha Da'ro

Special thanks to Marty for his cappella ....

https://soundcloud.com/mkandersson1982/marty-andersson-from-the-archives-liberation-spoken-word

Lyrics: 

Our bodies are enslaved, but our minds and our spirits do not have to be. Do not fear thinking outside what is considered normal, do not fear to think unlike your peers. If they judge you, let them; their opinions are of ill importance; what matters is your heart, what matters is the truth. This physical existence is but only a short chapter in the epic tale of you and I; a tale that connects us all and stretches throughout eternity.

As your lives are spent working day in and day out to reach the a-typical material goals, ask yourself in a deeper sense: are you happy? Do you know true happiness? Or do you merely find comfort within the confines of societal boundaries because it is safer to follow the majority?

Liberate your spirit; even if it means being criticised, even if it means being considered abnormal;

 everyone has the right and/or power to be themselves, we just need to break free from the shackles of fear which hold us back from revealing what is behind the mask.

LIBERATION. 🎧

Spécial thanks to HEMANIFEZT for his acappella ....

 Lyrics

 you forgot what love is Yeah,
 yeah, you forgot what love is
 Yeah, yeah, you forgot what love is Yeah,
 yeah, you forgot what love is 
 What the happiness that it brings You don't understand your life or what it 
 sings Guess you can hear it in the atmosphere (
 But you forgot the love is inside You don't understand right now 
 I'm here to provide Some people just don't understand 
 But why? 
 They don't understand what love is Yeah, they don't know what love is
 Why I had you, yeah, holding in my arms This is real right now, I'll hold you like 
  a charm Oh, yeah, I knew the world 
 Right now, it's getting kind of worse But guess what? 
 I'm the one to step up first I guess the love that I have right now 
 It ain't no curse We a perfect match 
 But you don't understand none of that Yeah, I think you forgot what love is
 You forgot what love is Yeah, yeah, you forgot what love is 
 Yeah, yeah, you forgot what love is Yeah, yeah, you forgot what love is 
 Yeah, yeah, you forgot what love is You don't know, you never will 
 I guess you don't know how I really feel My emotions inside right now 
 I'm telling you right now I'm trying to stay alive 
 But it seems like it's harder for me to try I'm trying to get my whole point across 
 But it seems like right now your thoughts is tossed 
 But I was wondering why you so lost Why he do you like that? 
 I guess the love was not in him But the love inside of me 
 Just to let you know I still breathe And everyday I know how it could be 
 Right now we going for the victory And the victory is right now 
 Me and you together for history Yeah, for centuries 
 You forgot what love is Yeah, yeah, I think you forgot what love is 
 Yeah, yeah, I think you did Yeah, I think you did 
 You forgot what love is It's the love that I'm giving 
 And I hope you receive it Man, you forgot what love is 
 To all the females out there Yeah, you forgot what love is

FORGOT WHAT LOVE IS. 🌺.🎧. Feat HEMANIFEZT

You light me up, I burn too fast
Every spark I know won’t last
Taste the danger on your lips
Sweet as sin, a counterfeit

I play immune, but crave your tune
Pull me close, then fade too soon
I can’t resist, I come undone
Hooked on you, I’m overcome

I always get high from you
Doesn’t mean I’d die for you
I’m not gonna lie to you
Unspoken
We know the game, we play it tight
Touch and go, fade out of sight
Nothing left to prove
Unspoken

Glances speak, we say too much
Every word can burn and crush
Your shadow moves inside my head
It's your touch that leaves me dead

Try to quit, but crave the thrill
Every hit, I need you still
You’re poison, yet I taste the truth
Drawn to you, I can’t refuse

I always get high from you
Doesn’t mean I’d die for you
I’m not gonna lie to you
Unspoken
We know the game, we play it tight
Touch and go, fade out of sight
Nothing left to prove
Unspoken

Maybe we're a losing bet
But I ain’t cashing out just yet
Keep me floating, keep me used
In these unspoken rules

I always get high from you
Doesn’t mean I’d die for you
I’m not gonna lie to you
Unspoken
We know the game, we play it tight
Touch and go, fade out of sight
Nothing left to prove
Unspoken

Unspoken

I could wait forever,
Close my eyes for the pressure,
Every breath fades to gray,
Every dream drifted away,
Swallow me whole, losing control,
Fading in, fading out, losing control.

The fire’s gone,
The embers breathe,
I call your name,
It echoes through me.
Left in the dark,
Hidden from you.

There’s no color,
No reflection.
I drown in silence,
You suffocate, I bleed.
There’s no color,
No reflection.
I drown in silence...

You suffocate, I bleed.

Your voice still lingers,
Your ghost never lets me rest.
Scared to erase, I see
What we became — two ghosts
Without a name.

The fire’s gone,
The embers breathe,
I call your name,
It echoes through me.
Left in the dark,
Hidden from you.

There’s no color,
No reflection.
I drown in silence,
You suffocate, I bleed.
There’s no color,
No reflection.
I drown in silence...

You suffocate, I bleed.

There’s no color,
No reflection.
I drown in silence.
There’s no color,
No reflection.
I drown in silence.
You suffocate, I bleed.

I could wait forever,
I could wait forever,
Close my eyes — forever.

Embers

Jai Radhe (Ddha Qabra Remix) - Brenda McMorrow

This song, “They All Knew (Trump & Epstein Blues),” is my protest anthem about power, privilege, and silence. I wrote it to expose the web of complicity between Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, and those who enabled their crimes. It’s not just about two men—it’s about the institutions that looked away while young girls were hurt and justice was traded for influence.

I wanted the verses to feel like reading a declassified file—cold facts dripping with truth—while the choruses rise like a collective cry from the survivors. Every “They all knew” is both accusation and lament, a reminder that silence protects the guilty. This one’s for every voice that was ignored, and for the courage it takes to keep telling the truth.


LYRICS:

[Intro]
Melania knows.
Acosta knows.
The victims know.
Palm Beach Police know.
The FBI knows.
They all know.

[Verse 1 – The Introduction]
’99 at the Knicks game lights,
Donald and Melania, date-night smiles so bright.
Epstein in the crowd, Zampolli pulls the strings,
Models, moguls, dirty kings.
“Terrific guy,” Trump laughed on cue,
They drank champagne while the cameras flew.
But behind that flash, the whispers grew,
And the girls who cried — yeah, they knew too.

[Pre-Chorus]
Palm Beach nights, the mansion walls,
Where secrets echo down the halls.
History’s watching, the world in pause,
And justice trembles at the cause.

[Chorus]
They all knew, they all knew,
Trump and Epstein, the chosen few.
Money hides but truth breaks through,
And the lies all fall in view.
They all knew, yeah, they all knew—
Acosta signed, the pain renewed.
They all knew… they all knew.

[Verse 2 – The Deals and Denials]
Maison de l’Amitié, bought in gold,
While Trump’s casino empire sold.
Epstein lost, the friendship broke,
Two devils choking on their smoke.
Acosta’s pen made the nightmare real,
A secret pact, a sweetheart deal.
The girls were silenced, justice too,
And still they smiled for photo shoots.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Power talks in whispers low,
While victims beg for truth to show.
History’s bleeding through the cracks,
And Epstein laughs—no turning back.

[Chorus 2]
They all knew, they all knew,
Trump and Epstein, the chosen few.
Mar-a-Lago to Fifth Avenue,
They shared a sin the world once knew.
They all knew, yeah, they all knew,
Acosta signed, the pain renewed.
They all knew… they all knew.

[Verse 3 – The Fall]
Stormy storms and Access lies,
“Grab her by the—” on replay twice.
Melania’s gone, that “cooling off” smile,
She knows the secrets stretch for miles.
Then Epstein’s gone, cameras die,
A noose appears beneath the sky.
Maxwell caught, Virginia speaks,
And Trump denies for endless weeks.

[Bridge – The Reckoning]
She warned, “I’m not suicidal,” clear,
Her voice still ringing in our ears.
The pastor falls, the files still sealed,
The cycle spins, the wounds unhealed.
But truth’s a blade—it cuts through spin,
And even kings can’t cage their sins.

[Chorus – Extended Anthem]
They all knew, they all knew,
Trump and Epstein, the chosen few.
Money hides but truth breaks through,
And ghosts still walk Mar-a-Lago’s view.
They all knew, yeah, they all knew,
Melania, Acosta too—
From Palm Beach halls to D.C.’s pews,
They all knew… they all knew.

[Verse 4 – 2025 and Beyond]
Giuffre’s gone, the headlines fade,
The House calls out, subpoenas laid.
Gloria walks, the victims stand,
Demanding truth across the land.
And Trump just laughs, “Old history,”
While bodies fall like prophecy.
But every lie will meet its due,
When justice finds the chosen few.

[Final Chorus]
They all knew, they all knew,
Trump and Epstein, the chosen few.
The girls were children, now they’re gone,
But truth still sings their battle song.
They all knew, yeah, they all knew,
No more secrets left for you—
We won’t forget, we won’t undo,
’Cause we all know…
And now we see it too.

[Outro]
Melania knows.
Acosta knows.
The victims know.
Palm Beach Police know.
The FBI knows.
Trump knew.
Epstein...
They all knew.

They All Knew (Trump & Epstein Blues)

Special thanks to Sergi Yaro for his a cappella....

NIGHT AND DAY.  🎧.  Feat  Sergi Yaro

Special thanks to Wildsilences for his cappella..."Dreams"

In tribute to all the victims of the attacks of 11/13/15 in Paris

Cover : Work of urban art created by Banksy in June 2018 on the door of an emergency exit from the Bataclan.

Lyrics Wildsilences

Tu ne m'aideras pas, je ne veux être nulle part, mais voici ton rêve. Toi et moi, perdus dans les rêves, perdus dans les rêves, perdus dans les rêves. Je ne veux pas être ailleurs, tomber dans le noir, tomber dans les arbres, perdu dans mes rêves. Tu étais là, tombant dans le noir, dans des rêves d'avant.

You won't help me, I don't want to be anywhere, but here is your dream.
You and me, lost in dreams, lost in dreams, lost in dreams.
I don't want to be anywhere else, falling to the dark, falling to trees, where lost in dreams.
Here was you, falling to the dark, into dreams before.

GHOSTS OF BATACLAN. 🎧 .  feat Wildsilences

Bring It Over Here

a bit of a medicinal track for myself, was in a bit of the doldrums, so needed to make something quirky and bright. the image I've used is of some medieval graffiti in the 1000 year old castle in the city. 

Understated

By day I work in the world of biological sciences. By night though, I like to create. I'm a drummer/percussionist with a lot of years of gigs under my belt, but I also like to write songs, music and stories and poetry. I am master of none but I get a lot of satisfaction experimenting and making words and music.

A blast from the past: I laid the drums and percussion on this Prog-Rock album by Stealing the Fire. https://stealingthefire.bandcamp.com/album/king-of-shadows

'my' band Pelerin blue has released a back catalogue as a omnibus album (To Fly Again) and can be found on Spotify, iTunes, YouTube and many other places  https://open.spotify.com/artist/5j8TUM8qcCTHEiMyMVEPSe?si=eyH_FfubQq2xJYm__NTaKg

I'm also on many music streaming site including spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7wBG3pAilbQU4WWsgDDt67?si=jIT88CigQ0uK7jwIiLWubw

For my own creations I'm not tied to any particular genre, nor in my listening and nor am I particularly good at recognising particular genres.

I'm open to feedback, comment, critique and generally saying hi.

Understated

Maurus McNeil

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