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Will she run away with Johnny? Will he get out of this town? Does the world spin on a  Crooked Wheel?
Lyrics:
Johnny stands alone 'cross the street from the grocery store
with a hand full of cash and his discontent gathered up from the bedroom floor
He'll stand all night for a glimpse of her tired eyes
Is it true that she said that she'd follow him and run off to the bluer skies
As the world slowly turns...

Sara stares beyond the walls of her tiny room
With a hand full of hope and her shabby dreams it's the best she thinks she can do
Did he say he cares or just that he has to go
In a world that spins on a crooked wheel it's so hard for us to know
As the world slowly turns...

There's an empty space 'cross the street from the grocery store
As the sun rises higher in the east it'll see him nevermore
As he turns his wheel there's a tapping on the glass
Could it be he see's his future in the sunset of his past
As the world slowly turns...

The Tequila Monday Project

Crooked Wheel

original song written by Sally and Rick Schloegl
performed by "Heartland'
Sally W Schloegl- vocals and acoustic guitar
Rick Schloegl- Bass guitar
Neil Butler- Drums
Darrel Beasant- lead guitar
Darrel and Rick- Harmonies
Produced by Nirmal

Stars in your eyes

Stars In Your Eyes

Lonely

Wrote this one in 2019.  Thls one is mostly about my childhood growing up in Fox River Grove.  We lived on Opatrny, across the street from the Opatrny's.  I mowed Mrs. Opatrny''s lawn for $5 and she always had juice and cookies for me after.  The street was named after her father I believe.  This is back before the suburban sprawl took over the town and things were still wild, you could adventure and we were always outside playing.  This is back when summers lasted forever.  The name I carved in the tree gives reference to another song, Martha ... who I crushed on pretty hard in 6th grade.  The tree is still there.  This one is for my friends, as thanks for making FRG a special place to grow up.   A lot of baseball, music, sleepovers, wheelies, and skateboarding...a beautiful and very happy time in my life...one that I hope 35 years from now, my kids will look back and feel the same way about the childhood we gave them.  My Mom, a single mother, worked hard to give me the best she could and I count myself lucky to have had her and am grateful for the years we had in this town.  There is a reason I brought my family back here.  Mom, Scott, Mark, Nina, Martha, Jen, Karen, Stephanie, Wendy, all y'all know who you are, and some of you are gone already...some of you are still a strong force in my life.  I hope we all live forever!  THANK YOU!

Verse 1
Everything you were to me, Everything I’d never be
Well, I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die  

Verse 2
Standing there with the wind in song, all the birds they sang along
And they’re lonely, so lonely, they’re so lonely I could die.

Verse 3 
Take me home Opatrny, where I carved your name in a tree
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Chorus
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Verse 4
Promises, I’m sick of this, all those long nights I’d forget
And I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m so lonely I could die

Verse 5
That’s my mother there in bed, she used to call me sleepy head
She’s lonely, so lonely, oh, she’s so lonely I could die

Verse 6
Take your time with me my friend and I’ll be here till the bitter end
I’m lonely, so lonely, oh, I’m lonely I could die

Chorus 
And I got you and you got me, on and on we’ll shuffle through history
And I got you and you got me, let’s raise a glass and toast our misery
And oh, you’re lovely, I could live forever, we should stick together

Outro
I’m with you, you’re with me, let’s cause a scene, throw a party
I’m lonely, so lonely, but I’ll never be alone again as long as you’re by my side

Lonely

Free download https://hypeddit.com/haleen/gentlebreeze
https://open.spotify.com/track/4H0YksBFYKWeTwXLvz3Ulr?si=b4752ca60b8b4c78
https://youtu.be/QDP-GFIpXvo

Hello dear souls,
here is another acoustic joyful song, it is the start of a new album.
It has a special chorus which is very addictive to sing along.
Enjoy this creation
Love and blessings
Haleen


Slowely in the arms we came
Deep dive adventures is the game

Gentle breeze
Whispers on my skin

Ouaha Ouaha Ouaha
Ouaha Ouaha Ouaha

All sunlight appeals
Your kingdom reveals

Gentle breeze
Whispers on my skin

Ouaha Ouaha Ouaha
Ouaha Ouaha Ouaha

Draining the tender tale
While truth plays
Hide and seek

released February 7, 2023 
Composer - Hans De Bruck - Kathleen Merckx
Lyrics - Kathleen Merckx - Hans De Bruck

all rights reserved

Gentle Breeze

A few words, right or wrong, can make all the difference in the world! Sung by Sierra Wolfe, Chris Herbsen and Shael Wrinch, and produced by Shael at his Stone Hill Studios on beautiful Bowen Island.
LYRICS
A night, and a day, and a night youve been away
Which words to say, before this all slips away
A phrase takes a turn, Im deaf, Im blind, Im burned
With hearts on the line, the right words are all left behind
Maybe we have learned, theres no more bridges for us to burn
and so much more to say
Were just a few words away
So hard to understand, words fall, soft, from my hand
Youre right, I may be wrong. Weve misunderstood all along
We cry, we laugh, we sing. The right words could change everything
Which words to say, before this all slips away
Maybe we have learned...

Tequila Monday Project

A Few Words

A Few Words Away

I need this body to remember
a hill of wild flowers 
all speckled in ladybugs
must have been only four or five
the pressure of the sunlight 
was still a surprise to me

I need this body to remember
looking up from a sea into storm clouds 
turning olive not so far above
must have been no more than twelve
thought I’d die when lightning 
streaked down from the skies

I need this body that has been 
in a wet spring forest
just to dawdle in the smell of your hair
to have seen a spiderweb airborne
for the netting around our eyes to feel fair

and I need this creaky body
just to sway next to yours now, now
your closeness is the slow poison 
my body can’t do without

those with a body now sway 
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to sway

those with a body now swing
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to swing
to the samba

I need this body that has climbed cherry trees
just to have a funny old laugh with you
a lovers’ quarrel under a leaky roof
some truth like a snake outgrowing its skin

this body has pierced through enough nights now
to have its own little imagination going
and it sometimes catches a story
rising like a choir’s voice over the din

and it still has this urge
to sway next to yours now, now
your touch is the final proof
of a body we can’t do without

those with a body now sway
to the samba rhythm
for bodies that sway

those with a body now swing
to the samba rhythm
for bodies that swing
to the samba

those with a body now swing
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to swing

those with a body now dance
to the samba rhythm
for bodies to dance
while you’ve got one
while you’ve got one
while you’ve got one

those with a body now sway

Support Gom

Those With A Body

You dont get time to think it out. [carry on]
Always lots of drink about. [sing your songs]
There's lots that you can't know.
From far below. 

There's a need to claim respite,
There's a way to end each night.
There's a place where you can go to carry on.
You can feel it in the pit.
Of your stomach where it hits.
Like a hot knife that is saying you've gone wrong.

You won't get half the time you need. [carry on]
Careful of the signs you heed. [sing your songs]
[won't be long]
[can't be wrong]
There's places left to go.
Which all lay you low.

We made off with the buskers guitars,
and stood and played oasis songs for hours.
You lead all the dancing in the crowd,
and clapped your hands off beat to keep them roused.
They called out requests and gathered round,
while we just both ignore their pleas aloud.
More, they cried as I played facelessly.
The people who would view me sceptically.

Inside you might be crying out [carry on]
Sure that there us no way out. [sing your songs]
You'll face the day alone.
Pulled down so low.

We can go here after bar.
Sinister you are.
One day you'll need a place to call your home.
Just keep pushing alone.
The night that you must roam.
There's only one straw that will break your back.

No point in trying to work it out. [carry on]
Have you ever tried to think it out? [sing your songs]
[won't be long]
[can't be wrong]
Nowhere left to go.
Except far below.

In any beam of sunlight of the day.
You'd cross the street and pass the other way.
Whilst our attempts to reach the other side.
Are met with naught but frowns and lack of pride.

You lead your procession to the clouds.
Whilst those who must remain just scrabble bout.
Looking for a fragment of your peace.
Least hoping to hang on to some relief.

Always lots to think about. [carry on]
Always too much drink about. [sing your songs]
[won't be long]
[can't be wrong]
Carry on alone. 
dragged down below. 

After Bar Sinister

Une chanson pour amoureux inspirée par mes voyages à Paris composée pour mon amie Caroline qui adore les voyages aussi!

A song for lovers inspired by my trips to Paris and composed for my friend Caroline who loves to travel too!

5 VOIX

Québec-Paris

Québec - Paris

My rough English version of A Dutch masterpiece by the genius that is Youp van 't Hek;

https://youp.nl

The original:

https://youtu.be/X9FKscVNPRM

Lyrics:

	Mr. Alzheimers


Mr. Alzheimer’s I would like to talk to you
I’m not that old 
yet 
and doing well
my sense of self is more or less intact I guess
but I know one day, and that’s scary as hell
I’ll have forgotten what I’m singing
or the other tunes I’ll share tonight
for now though I need to cling to winning
feeling young and strong and bright
Enough to ask you a simple, humble question
a small one I’ve no meaning to offend
It’s about my last days and some compassion
when you’ll come knocking just before the end
would you mind sifting just a little bit
let me keep some key points in my life
so that when I waste way you’ll see fit
to allow me remembering my wife
Whom I made love to for so many decades
and lived with for life times in an hour
just how she kissed me that this never fades 
when I stop feeling my body in the shower
oh I really wouldn’t mind to erase a lot
thinking of twelve women easily and more
the names of five of them I forgot
and the rest can vaporize for sure
There is more than enough to take from me
take my fears, my sorrows and despair
take them, I’ll never claim them you will see
but leave some loving memories please just a pair
take my fights, my money and my lying
my often condescending tone may come undone
but please leave some illusions flying
and the love for my daughters and my son
There’s just one thing I need you to take 
I guess that’s the kind of coward that I am
I’ll admit my place amongst the spineless fakes
I beg you take my fear of dying if you can
so that I may leave with my head held high
with a smile for those I care about because
I need that Mr. Alzheimer’s, I won’t lie
dying scares the life right out of us

Mr Alzheimers (English cover)


A remaster of the original from 2022.

LYRICS

The dry leaves float upon the breeze.
The hidden corners of the trees.
The summer sun that penetrates.
A gloom that holds you all prostrate.

Chorus
Miss out as the championship.
Slips between your fingertips.
Come so close but yet so far.
You had it all but no cigar. 

A glistening pool just out if reach. 
The heat that has the people beat.
The endless March towards your fate.
The white rabbit is running late. 

A stopped clock isnt always wrong.
no matter where that time has gone.
A friend is still the same as then.
The wind that blew will blow again.

A door that you had punched in rage.
Your scattered drawings on the page. 
The honeysuckle wrapped around
A wall you ha built to keep them out. 

You had it all and messed it up.
The judge is throwing you the book.
The lie you tried to propagate
Was not believed at any rate. 

Covering your tracks.
Falling in a trap. 





A Trap (No Cigar)

Sonic Dreams

Day With You (feat. wetgropes)

https://haleen1.bandcamp.com/track/a-greater-call
https://youtu.be/yD-YqaJrk5M

In the depths of our being
Lies a truth divine
A sacred soveirgnty
Waiting for us to align
We are all but vessels
Of a higher power
When we surrender
Our spirits can flower

God removes the sin
Of the one who humbly confesses
And grants us freedom
From all our past messes
We are called to a higher purpose
A greater call
To live in truth 
To stand tall

For the sake of goodness
Let us journey to the heart
And awaken to the power
Of our inner art
Let us dance with joy and sing with grace
And honor the magic
Of this sacred place

God removes the sin
Of the one who humbly confesses
And grants us freedom
From all our past messes
We are called to a higher purpose
A greater call
To live in truth 
To stand tall

God removes the sin
Of the one who humbly confesses
And grants us freedom
From all our past messes
We are called to a higher purpose
A greater call
To live in truth 
To stand tall

from Seeded, track released May 13, 2023 
Composer - Hans De Bruck - Kathleen Merckx
Lyrics - Kathleen Merckx - Hans De Bruck

all rights reserved

A Greater Call

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Everything

Jasmin M. - " I TRY "
Written by Jasmin M.

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Thank you for listening! <3
Here's our Link for the youtube living room session: https://youtu.be/kckxovAq6pI

I TRY (Original / Demo) - Jasmin M.

Travelling With The Stars

Lullaby written for our baby girls.

Cover image by Taylor Kopel on Unsplash.

Wandering Dragons

Oh my Love!
Oh my love, why do you cry for me my love
and all that I want is here
haven't I made it clear?
now and then oh I get the feeling that you pretend
your happy when you are sad
hurt and feeling so bad

and why must you try so hard?
why haven't you learnt so far?

When we've been through some bad times
lived all the lonely nights
so how come your feeling this way?
and we'll be here together
forever by your side
now listen to all that I say

Times not real, with you in my arms
and I can't conceal, these feelings I have are so right
so Darling dry those eyes!

For you know that I cared from the start
and I give nothing less than my heart

And we've been through the bad times
lived all the lonely nights
so how come your feeling this way
and we'll be here together
forever by your side
now listen to all that I say

Oh my love, why do you cry for me my love
when everything you need is here
haven't I made it clear?

Andrew Smith: Song writing/Music, Mixing

Oh My Love!

i dont feel okay, i ve got people telling me what to think
i w ont change my ways, until now i ve been able to feed myself
i w ont give them a pay, they re trying to take our lives away
they need you afraid, coz they wanna make way in your brain

everybodys here, but nobody s there
everyone knows but no one shows
everybody stares, but no one dares
and now you want a place upstairs

Right here!! its time for us to stand up for our rights
Right here!! we re not the first, and we re not the last
c ant you feel, the ground shaking under your feets
feel, everything around you is moving now

Now i want to say, people need to change their ways
if you dont wanna prey, then do something good anyway
work work everyday, you ve gotta shoot somebody to make your way
rain rain go away now, new little humans want to play 

everybodys here, but nobody s there
everyone knows but no one shows
everybody stares, but no one dares
and now you want a place upstairs

Right here!! its time for us to stand up for our rights
Right here!! we re not the first, and we re not the last
c ant you feel, the ground shaking under your feets
feel, everything around you is moving now

Right Here

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Right Here (Original)

My debut album

A collection of instrumentals; my first attempts at writing and recording music

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