© 2021 John Heavern,   Particle Dreams

Released on SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project/particle-dreams
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Vocals, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman @the_slipstream_project
 Lyrics, Author - John Heavern @user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav 
Bass Guitar - Philippe Pansard @philippe-pansard 
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey @tdstudiomusic
PICs thanks to all-free-download.com

V1
:13	I don’t rely on those fables and fairy tales,
	shining knights relayed in fantasy.
	I'd rather catch a ride on a comet's tail,
	a gentle flight inside of particle dreams.   :30 
Ch
:31	Every soul can find a destination
	to have and to hold inside imagination.
	Capture a star that seems too elusive,
	particle dreams that free the illusion.   :48
V2
:49	The space I love is a galaxy far away,
	place of peace that brings serenity.
	I stream along in mystical clarity
	imagination's flight is ahead of me.   1:05
Ch
1:06	Every soul can find a destination
	to have and to hold inside imagination.
	Capture a star that seems too elusive,
	particle dreams that free the illusion.   1:23
V3
1:24	I’m not controlling the range or velocity,
	travel's only started magically. 
	I float along in a state of autonomy:
	I sense momentum but there's no gravity.   1:41
Ch	
1:42	Every soul can find a destination
	to have and to hold inside imagination.
	Capture a star that seems too elusive,
	particle dreams that free the illusion.   1:59
Br
2:00	Hard to believe the spell I've been under:
	particle dreams of amazing wonder... .   2:11
		BREAK: (:15)
V4
2:26	Horizons dipped in a mystical chemistry,
	dreams and desires get stirred in me.
	My troubles drift as I'm losing identity
	and slip inside a dream so perfectly.   2:43
Ch
2:44	Every soul can find a destination
	to have and to hold inside imagination.
	Capture a star that seems too elusive,
	particle dreams that free an illusion.   3:01  
OUTRO: 
3:03	Particle dreams...
	particle dreams.
	I float on particle... 
	particle dreams... .  3:19

Particle Dreams

Project Brief: Comes To Pass

I've been familiar with this saying(end of the chorus)for a long time, just was never sure how to apply it, if at all.

BRIEF:
Humans have survived on this harsh planet because of our ability to adapt to our environment. We all have different mechanisms of adaptation. Some "go with the flow", some bury their anger and frustrations in their jobs, some are doers and try to effect change in a very real and palpable manner. Whatever our method, it is a way to cope with our surroundings and situations that would otherwise drive us insane!

It seems I have inherited a long-standing Irish tradition of being an emotionally-driven obstinate cuss who never shuts his smart mouth about injustices, despite the accepted, sometimes detrimental consequences. Not a method I recommend, but it's who I am and I'm not about to change(even if I wanted to!) at this late stage of the game. I've paid for it in the past and probably will again in the future. I'm proud of who I am, my heritage and the views I represent. :-) I have been blessed with a method of coping that can sustain me until my time "comes to pass".
In the grand scope of things, I'm an inconsequential cog in the machine, a spare part easily overlooked and/or discarded. This is for all the "spare parts". I share their thoughts but need a voice... it's amazing what can be built from spare parts! :-)
Thanks for your time, hope to hear from you soon!
John "Spare Part" Heavern


2019 John Heavern,   Comes To Pass

Creator, Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
Instruments, Composition, Arrangement, Lead Vocals - Dave Fowler
Backing Vocals - Kris Pride
Mix/Master - Peter Bomhof

V1
:10	Life’s a bowl of cherry pits
	and relatively savored.
	Sweetest flavors don’t exist
	in many people’s favor.
	Speaking from my tasteless bowl
	of vast majority,
	a small percentage take control
	and expect conformity.   :29
Ch
:30	I’m gettin’ tired of the rules
	afforded higher ranking fools:
	a testament to power trips
	that forces out my ridicule
	and when the time has come around,
	they’ll finally get to shut my mouth.
	When it comes to pass, they can kiss my ass,
	so just bury me upside-down,
	just bury me upside-down.  1:02
V2
1:11	Some can take it on the chin
	much better than the others,
	kissing up and faking grins, 
	they keep their feelings smothered.
	A masking impropriety. 
	a virtue never shared.
	They try their best to quiet me,
	but my anger seems to flare.   1:31
Ch
1:32	I’m gettin’ tired of the rules
	afforded higher ranking fools:
	a testament to power trips
	that forces out my ridicule
	and when the time has come around,
	they’ll finally get to shut my mouth.
	When it comes to pass, they can kiss my ass,
	so just bury me upside-down,
	just bury me upside-down.   2:04
		BREAK: (:08)
Br
2:12	Not about to change a thing
	when I shout about everything.
	Just a mouse in the machine,
	I’m squeakin’ loudly in between
	lots of noisy moving parts:
	I’ve got no pull but I’ve got heart.   2:31
		BREAK: (:32)
V3
3:03	Made no difference to the rest,
	inconsequential blather.
	Had to get it off my chest
	when heated to a lather.
	Life’s not fair, I know it’s true,
	in present days or past.
	Still I dare suggest a few
	prepare to kiss my ass.   3:23
Ch
3:23	I’m getting tired of the rules
	afforded higher ranking fools:
	a testament to power trips
	that forces out my ridicule
	and when my time has come around,
	they’ll finally get to shut my mouth.
	Comes to pass, they can kiss my ass,
	so just bury me upside-down,
	just bury me upside-down.
	Bury me upside-down,
	bury me upside-down.   4:05

Comes To Pass

© 2022 John Heavern,   Pain In My Neck

Sound Cloud Release  https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project/pain-in-my-neck 
Composer, Guitar, Keys, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman @the_slipstream_project 
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern @user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav 
Bass - Marcos Caballero www.kompoz.com/music/artist/PvonRitter 
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey @tdstudiomusic
PIC - JPH

Ch
:20	Nothing to do but grin and bear it,
	pain is the weight I lift and carry.
	Daggers of fire attached to wires,
	pain in my neck's a little scary.   :37
V1
:38	Every day, another movement to discover,
	life is getting tougher when my head is turning.
	Body's disrepair is far from ordinary,
	nerves are thinly wearing and my skin is burning.   :54
Ch
:55	Nothing to do but grin and bear it,
	pain is the weight I lift and carry.
	Daggers of fire attached to wires,
	pain in my neck's a little scary.   1:12
V2
1:13 	Science says my spine is evidently closing,
	sending central nerves to a pinched position.
	Subtle little movements might be some improvement,
	but it's still a losin' proposition.   1:30
Ch
1:31	Nothing to do but grin and bear it,
	pain is the weight I lift and carry.
	Daggers of fire attached to wires,
	pain in my neck's a little scary.   1:47
V3
1:48	Still a lotta' payments I gotta' be makin',
	ain't no use complainin', my neck's required.
	Every time I move, a message is acutely
	sending me to new sensations of fire.   2:06
Br
2:07	Needles in fingers, itching and burning,
	not only lingers, persistently worsening.
	Life's got a mess of disease and infection,
	but now, all I feel's the pain in my neck.   2:24
		BREAK: (:18)
Ch
2:42	Nothing to do but grin and bear it,
	pain is the weight I lift and carry.
	Daggers of fire attached to wires,
	pain in my neck's a little scary.   2:59
V4
3:00	Money doesn't care when my hand is burnin',
	twisting and I'm turning in all directions.
	Working's just a dance of battling nerve ends,
	coming to the surface, in burning tension.   3:17  
OUTRO:
3:18	Never wish my burden on another person,
	guess I'll just be hurtin' for the rest of my days.   3:33

Pain In My Neck

© 2022 John Heavern,   It's Just A Fantasy

	Concept, Bass/Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Keys - Mikael Lindh: https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Fretnoises
	Lyrics - John Heavern: https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Deeptrope
	Vocals - Bob Campbell: https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/bcstudios
	Drums, Percussion - Chris Thomas: https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Chris1970
	Lead Guitar/Fills - Francois Graiouf: https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Graiouf
	Engineering - Guiliano Vangelista: https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/gvangelista

V1
:19	Wander around in some kind of haze,
	doing my job a lot of these days. 
	Find no relief when the work is done,
	there's always some circumstances comin' up.
	I can't believe this life was meant for me,
	I tell myself it's just a fantasy.   :42
Ch1
:43	Keep tellin' myself 
	it's just a fantasy.
	A little cry for help...
	that no one has ta' see.
	A way to deal with reality:
	....... it's just a fantasy.   1:03
V2		
1:07	Painfully clear that I missed the boat,	
	grindin' my gears in shit that don't float.
	Work's just a means to visit my dream,
	savor a taste of who I should be.
	Life denies my identity,
	but it's ok, it's just a fantasy.    1:30
		BREAK: (:16)
Ch2
1:46	It's a foggy day
	inside reality.
	I'm walking through a maze...
	in walls of apathy.
	I tell my mind it's all a lie... 
	....... it's just a fantasy... .   2:11
		BREAK: (:48)
Br
2:59	Hard to keep up while spinning around,
	always another thing to be found.	
	Under a canopy, I can escape:
	it's just a fantasy, every day.   3:15
		BREAK: (:15)
OUTRO:
3:30	It's all insanity...
	it really has to be.
	Every day, a game I have to play,
	it's just a fantasy... .   3:47

It's Just A Fantasy

© 2022 John Heavern,   Dive Into My World

Composition, Bass Guitar, Mix - Alfredo Moyano
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern 
Lead/Rhythm Guitar, -Mikael Lindh
Vocals - Bob Campbell
Drums/Percussion - Roberto Rabosio
Keyboards - Matthew Bunch
Mix/Master - Tom Hellsten

V1
:14	Soul is an ocean of commotion,
	magical chasm of emotions.
	Deep within a sea of possibility,
	passion is excited to be wide open.   :28
V2
:29	Anger is lifted and forgiven,
	free from the daily drain of livin'.
	Can't survive the din, 'til I'm divin' in 
	to imagination's crazy pool of vision.   :43
Ch1
:44	Dive into my world, the water's fine,
	set a mind of hurt on a slip-and-slide.
	Spill into a sea of infinite dreams,
	fantasy's keepin' deep inside me.   :58
V3
:59	The planet is technically driven,
	pretty certain I'm a guest within it.
	Deep inside of me, I dive into a dream,
	nobody sees, no matter where I'm livin'.   1:13
V4
1:14	Everybody needs some peace around 'em,
	freedom from the beast, to dream without 'em.
	Gaze into my eyes, they're a slip and-slide,
	spillin' down a wild and crazy mountain.   1:28
Ch2
1:29	Dive into my world, without a care,
	giving inspiration a breath of air.
	Hold it long as I can,
	to let imagination's fun expand.   1:43
		BREAK: (:30)
Ch1
2:13	Dive into my world, the water's fine,
	set a mind of hurt on a slip-and-slide.
	Spill into a sea of infinite dreams,
	fantasy is keepin' deep inside me.   2:27
		BREAK: (:15)
OUTRO:
2:42	In my mind, I'm usually swimmin',
	plenty of vacant room within it.
	Divin' deep inside at any moment,
	riding on a wave of mental motion... .   2:59

Dive Into My World

© 2022 John Heavern,   Pretend Time

Composition, Production, Mix/Master - Musend Vaso
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
Vocals - Geoff Rotunno
Pic - R.D. Smith-EaoFNH7chHw-unsplash 

V1
:08	Since I can remember,
	I've always had a friend:
	a voice of adventure that
	is calling from pretend.    :20 
V2
:21	Times, I imagine
	reality is just a lie,
	and I 
	can leave it all behind.   :32
Pre-Ch1
:35	Trouble always 
	can hunt me down.
	I gotta' find some peace of mind:
	let my friend come out.   :46
Ch
:49	Light...
	at the tunnel's end for me,
	just as far as I believe it.
	Peace in ...
	all the fantasies
	that I'm feeling inside 
	of a dream.  
	It's my little friend, again,
	it's imagination's guest.
	Pretend time,
	there's a muse in me
	that puts confusion to rest.   1:17
		BREAK: (:13)
V3
1:30	Don't see any reason
	for politically correct:
	it's not a way of thinkin'
	in everybody's head.  1:43
V4
1:44	Tied to the people
	who pick and choose society:
	their ethos
	is frightening to me.  1:54
Pre-Ch2
1:57	It's a wonder 
	my peace of mind 
	survived this kind of crazy life.
	It's under a spell:
	imagination's-   2:10
Ch
2:11	-light...
	at the tunnel's end for me,
	just as far as I believe it.
	Peace in ...
	all the fantasies
	that I'm feeling inside 
	of a dream. 
	It's my little friend, again,
	it's imagination's guest.
	Pretend time,
	there's a muse in me
	that puts confusion to rest.   2:40
V5
2:45	Call me a loser,
	I choose to be this way. 
	All caught up in illusion,
	I can cruise to inner space.   2:58

2:59	Got to fly to passion 
	with a friend:
	my companion of... 
	pretend.   3:11
OUTRO:
3:13	Keep on seeking out
	that little friend of mine
	in a mystic cloud:
	pretending time,
	is now... .   3:33

Pretend Time

© 2022 John Heavern,   Mindgame

Creator, Songwriting, Cover Art, Vocals - Ana Ros @https://soundcloud.com/ros_ana
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
Rhythm/Acoustic Guitar, Composition, Mix - John Henderson @https://open.spotify.com/artist/15RnTvJc9hPCUuIjuFrl4n
Drums/Percussion - Chris Thomas
Lead Guitar/Fills - Francois Graiouf
Lead Guitar/Fills - Jesse Breakspear
Bass Guitar - Chris Branch
Production - Du Brae

V1
:22	My thoughts are frightening,
	go by like lightning.
	It's hard to tell which ones
	might compromise me.   :40
V2
:43	A game of passion,
	and quick reaction.
	Flipping of a switch,
	and it can happen.   1:01
Br
1:05	Why am I like this:
	a sensitive child?
	Outside is passive,
	inside is wild.   1:20
V3
1:25	A mood is changing,
	it's overtaking.
	I gotta' follow suit,
	and be a stranger.   1:44
V4
1:46	Seen as a loner,
	perhaps bi-polar.
	Don't even have a clue,
	I've repeatedly asked the owner.   2:06
Pre-Ch
2:14	Stuck in a mindgame,
	emotions win.
	Reason, I'm finding,
	is no match for it.   2:32
		SOLO: (:22)
Ch
2:54	Call for believers,
	but there's nobody home!
	Heart and my soul
	are alone... .   3:17
OUTRO:
3:18	There's no escaping,
	I'm in a mindgame.
	Feelings are rolling the dice,
	I'm just a pawn of their device.   3:37

3:45	There's no escaping,
	I'm in a mindgame.
	Feelings are rolling the dice,
	I'm just a pawn of their device.   4:04
Refrain:
4:06	I'm in a mindgame... .   4:30

Mindgame

© 2022 John Heavern,   Dreams Of Blue

Composition, Drums, Bass/Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Mix - Felix Cortes
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
Vocals - Buck M.
Lead/Rhythm Guitar - Marinos Vafeiadis
Keyboards - WillaWay Studio

V1
:15	Tired of the road I'm traveling,
	sanity fights on my behalf.
	Signs that I'm shown are maddening,
	time is a frightening psychopath.   :27
V2
:28	Trapped within a sad reality,
	voices embrace a lonely tune.
	Choices mask personality:
	draping passions in dreams of blue.   :40
Ch
:41	Now, I found I'm wrapped around it,
	trapped and bound to roundabout it.
	Fantasies I'm running to
	are canopied in dreams of blue.   :54

:55	All the things that I've forsaken,
	vanishing in time's conveyance. 
	Fate's routine is coming soon:
	can't escape the dreams of blue.   1:07
		BREAK: (:14)
V3
1:21	Can't seem to find my happiness,
	wearing a fabricated face.
	Fashion it all for the cash, I guess,
	but I'd rather be in a brighter place.   1:33
V4
1:34	Found me no room in runarounds,
	now is the time to make a move.
	Gotta' see through the clutter and
	fly beyond all my dreams of blue.   1:46
Ch
1:47	Now, I found I'm wrapped around it,
	trapped and bound to roundabout it.
	Fantasies I'm running to
	are canopied in dreams of blue.   2:00

2:01	All the things that I've forsaken,
	vanishing in time's conveyance. 
	Fate's routine is coming soon:
	can't escape the dreams of blue.   2:13
Br
2:14	Darker skies ahead of me,
	the hows and whys embedded deep.
	Gotta' find a place to hide,
	where I can be at peace inside.   2:26
2:27	Manic mission of regrets:
	canopy ain't licked me yet.
	Fantasies are bleeding through
	the dim routine of dreams of blue.   2:40
		SOLO: (:40)
OUTRO:
3:19	Gotta' take a chance and shake the
	canopy of dislocation.
	No one else can give a clue,
	living in their own dreams of blue.   3:32

3:33	Need to find a resolution,
	seek a sign that says I'm human.
	Rays of hope are gleaming through,
	breaking open dreams of blue.   3:45
Refrain:
3:47	Dreams of blue...
	my dreams of blue... .   4:11

Dreams Of Blue

© 2022 John Heavern,   Gotta' Give

Composition, Guitars, Arrangement, Mix/Master - Derrick Strickland
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
Vocals - Stephanie Kisamore
Keyboards - Moe Howard
Drums - Nick Anderson
Bass - Andrea Spinelli
Cover Pic: pexels-photo-14004482

Project Brief:
	By the age of 10 years old, I was aware that I possessed an affinity for poetic verse. Due to my skewed vision of what a real man should be, it mostly sat in my head for 40 years. When I decided to go public, it was the scariest decision of my life: to expose myself as a "Sensitive Man", and a target of criticism. 
         Something drew me to music. Perhaps all those jokey parodies, I had entertained friends with, had come to mind... ("On The Commode" - King Of The Road... etc. ...)  ... perhaps it was desperation. All I knew, was that I was energized and motivated like never before in my life! It felt like falling in love... and it was!
	I can't say enough about the wonderful and truly gifted people I have had the privilege to collaborate with, on Kompoz.com. How strange... that a musical collaboration website, would be the first place that a poet ever felt truly at home. 
	Thank you, Derrick, for inviting me into your wonderful musical vision. A tune that somehow, brought all of this out, in meter and rhyme.
	Thanks, Stephanie, for being my beautiful messenger! I inherited my Father's gift for the English language, but also his cursed singing voice. Your interpretation and delivery of this piece (word for word), is perfect. I couldn't imagine it being done any better... and I have a pretty good imagination! 
	Moe: your interpretation of this piece inspired me to write to it. You might say that you were my "Moe-tivation"!  :-)
	Passion is amazing. Each of us collaborators, have passions for different individual things, yet share a much greater one: song. 
	I suppose the theme of this song resonates with a lot of folks on Kompoz.com... and elsewhere. - John
 
V1
:27	Gotta' belong
	to some other scene.
	Trodding along,
	and covering dreams.   :37
V2
:38	Gift in me grows,
	I feel it inside.
	Give it a go, 
	know at least that I tried.   :47
Pre-Ch1
:49	Gotta' give a little 
	piece of what I've got.
	Gotta' give a little, 
	to feel it a lot:
	deep in a spot.   1:01
	
1:02	Gotta' share the middle,
	if I wanna' play.
	Kinda' blow the whistle 
	on my hideaway:
	in the notes that I make.    1:15
Ch1
1:16	Gotta' let them look,
	peek at what I've got.
	Be an open book,
	but believe it a lot: 
	whether I am understood
	or not.   1:31
V3
1:33	People give up,
	and people give in.
	All can depend 
	on what they're dealing with.
	Life intervenes,
	and wipes away dreams.
	Cannot pretend,
	with family in need.   
	Gotta' have bread,
	reality feeds.  
	Getting ahead,
	before we can breathe.    2:04
Pre-Ch2
2:05	Gotta' give a little,
	if they're gonna' know.
	Ego that is brittle,
	has really gotta' go:
	let emotions flow.   2:18

2:19	Gift's a little fickle:
	satisfied or not. 
	Gotta' give a little
	or it's just forgot,
	consisting of squat.   2:30
Ch2
2:32	Time is in demand,
	gotta' keep it real.
	Grains of falling sand
	are sealing the deal.
	Life can be a heavy hand
	to feel.   2:47
V4
2:49	Laundry is hung
	out on the line.
	Nowhere to run, and 
	nowhere to hide.
	Open it up,
	and give it try.
	Notions erupt in 
	rhythm and rhyme.   3:09
V5
3:10	Gotta' be scared,
	to give it away,
	but nothing compares
	to the dividends paid... .   3:23
		BREAK: (:42)
OUTRO:
4:05	Gotta' let it loose,
	show 'em what I got:
	cutting from the noose,
	letting go of the knots.
	Give it a shot.   4:17

4:18	Gotta' let my heart
	dangle on a sleeve,
	if I wanna' start
	to capture a dream:
	chart my galaxy.   4:31
Ch1
4:32	Gotta' let 'em look,
	let 'em see what I've got.
	Be an open book,
	but believe it a lot.
	Gotta' show the me that 
	time forgot... .   4:51

Gotta' Give

© 2022 John Heavern,   Corridor

Composition, Instruments, Guitars, Mix/Master - Massimo De Agostini
Lyrics, Vocals - John Heavern

INTRO:
:30	Life's a ball, rolling down a hall,
	bouncing off of a lot of walls.
	Each is on a different course:
	decisions, down the corridor.   :44
V1
:45	Human curiosity,
	a doorway to some crazy curves:
	vigilant velocity,
	that's driven fate to take a turn.   :59
V2
1:01	Try to test the water's edge,
	without much thinking.
	Suddenly, we're soaking wet,
	and hope is sinking.   1:14
Ch1
1:16	Careful what you're looking for,
	you might just get it down the corridor.
	Choose direction, step into
	a new dimension ahead of you.
	Waiting to explore the way
	toward a more exiting day.
	May be more than you bargained for,
	winding down the corridor.   1:45
		BREAK: (:18)
V3
2:03	Roll around philosophies,
	pointing out a better path.
	Notions of dichotomy,
	going straight to nowhere fast.
	Searching for some good advice,
	or best impressions.
	Doesn't hurt to check them twice,
	or learn a lesson.   2:30
Br
2:33	Running blind and behind a door,
	peace of mind is a foreigner.
	Fate is waiting, stirred and shaken:
	crazy turns, the corridor.   2:48
		BREAK: (:32)
Interlude:
3:20	Take a chance, run with a feeling...
	life is coming as fast as time is revealing.  
	Dive in impossible waves of fame and of fortune:
	you might get a bitter taste 
	of a much greater proportion.   3:47
		BREAK: (:10) 
OUTRO:
3:57	Life is waiting around the corner,
	ready to invade the psychic border.
	Never know what's behind a door,
	rolling down the corridor.   4:12

Corridor

© 2022 John Heavern,   Growing On Trees

Composition, Instruments, Arrangement, Backing Vocals - JJ Thiele
Lyrics - John Heavern
Lead Vocals, Mix/Master - Bill Cantrell

V1
:03	Prices and fees were my ignorant bliss,
	more math than I needed, when I was a kid.
	Taking for granted, my room and my board,
	I didn't understand what life had in store.   :27
V2
:28	Lived kinda' poor, yet we never quite knew it,
	Dad had a plan and he carried us through it.
	Deaf to his warnings of earning a living,
	I find myself poor in a world unforgiving.   :52
Ch
:54	Lost in the forest, there's so many trails,
	reality's a jungle leading many to fail. 
	Money is made out of wood, I will concede,
	but that doesn’t mean that it’s growing on trees.    1:18

1:19	There’s no doubt about it, the saying's true,
	Dad would state it loud and clear, 'til he turned blue.
	Running through deaf ears with some space in between,
	money’s never growing on any of my trees.   1:44
V3
1:45	Reality's debits were gripping me tight,
	while pushing the best of my dreams out of sight.
	Faced with survival instead of success,
	I'd only get by with a little bit left.   2:08
V4
2:10	Never quite followed things all the way through:
	swished, didn’t swallow, took a glimpse, not a view.
	Ground's getting harder to sow any seeds,
	time moving farther away from my dreams.    2:35
Ch
2:36	Lost in the forest, there's so many trails,
	reality's a jungle leading many to fail. 
	Money is made out of wood, I will concede,
	but that doesn’t mean that it’s growing on trees.   3:00

3:02	There’s no doubt about it, the saying's true,
	Dad would state it loud and clear, until he turned blue.
	Running through deaf ears with some space in between,
	money’s never growing on any of my trees.   3:26
OUTRO:
3:27	Mom and Dad gave me the tools to prepare,
	I was kinda' stupid, and just didn't care.
	Seems kinda' funny, as I blow in the weeds:
	my foolish dreams are money that's growing on trees.   3:52

Growing On Trees

© 2022 John Heavern,   Lost Beyond The Moon 

Lead Guitar/Bass/Back-up Vocals : Mart Greenslade
Lyrics: John Heavern
Rhythm Guitar: John Henderson
Drums: Chris Thomas
Engineering/Production: Scott Wazear
Manager: Du Brae
Composer/Lead Vocals: Ana Ros

V1
:32	Dreams are waving goodbye,
	drift away into outer space.
	Life's not treating me right,
	I'm out of place.   :54
V2
:55	Gotta' follow my heart,
	never ask if the world agrees.
	Need some time to depart,
	and live my dreams.   1:14
Ch
1:15	Lost beyond the moon,
	lost beyond the moon.
	Reach for the stars that I knew:
	forgotten dreams beyond the moon.   1:38
V3
1:41	Actor playing a role,
	always told what to say and do.
	Feel like I'm selling my soul
	to make a buck or two.   1:58
V4
2:00	Getting hard to survive,
	hard to say what tomorrow brings.
	Gift I'm given inside,
	just wants to sing.   2:23
V5
2:26	Lot's of plans turned around,
	head is lost in technology.
	Turn my head to the clouds,
	quite hypnotically.   2:42
V6
2:45	Need a private escape,
	find the dreams that I once knew.
	See they're hiding away,
	beyond the moon.   3:00
Br1
3:03	Time of reckoning's getting near,
	destiny whispering in my ear.
	Only solution's in my illusions,
	otherwise, nothing's clear.   3:21

3:22	Feel like I'm living in a trance,
	fantasy may be my only chance.
	Have to escape to outer space,
	where a mind can dance.   3:45
Ch
3:47	Lost beyond the moon,
	lost beyond the moon.
	Reach for the stars that I knew,
	forgotten dreams beyond the moon.   4:11
Br2
4:12	Want to give my dreams another start,
	something to relieve an aching heart.
	Can't see a drone chasing a bone,
	keeping us apart.   4:30
OUTRO:
4:31	Lost beyond the moon,
	lost...
	beyond the 
	moon... .   4:50

Lost Beyond The Moon

© 2022 John Heavern,   Jackhammer Jamboree 

Composer, Guitar, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman @the_slipstream_project
 Lyrics, Author - John Heavern @user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav 
Bass - Marco Caballero 
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey @tdstudiomusic 

V1
:18	Generations differ, when it comes to songs.
	kids with vision never get along.
	Have to be a pest, when it comes to sound,
	hammer a message to anyone around.  :33
Ch
:34	It's Devil music,
	at max capacity.
	We're groovin':
	Jackhammer Jamboree.
	Givin' parents seizures:
	assault and battery.
	We need it,
	Jackhammer Jamboree.   :50
V2
:51	Hear all the stories, what used to be,
	dinosaurs' boring tunes were weak.
	Glad they're happy tapping in their day:
	jackhammer's comin', better run away.   1:06
Ch
1:07	It's Devil music,
	at max capacity.
	We're groovin':
	Jackhammer Jamboree.
	Givin' parents seizures:
	assault and battery.
	We need it,
	Jackhammer Jamboree.   1:22
V3
1:23	See we got some axes, drummer and a bass,
	a screamin' singer that gets in your face. 
	Band who's song is truer to it's past:
	got to assume it's gone in a flash.  1:38
Br
1:40	Hammer 'til it's nailed, hammer in the street,
	hammer out a scale that cracks concrete.
	Won't be finding no taps of tambourine, 
	just a jackhammer bangin' out a beat.    1:54

1:55	Hammer out the notes, keepin' it in time,
	hammer out emotions, feel a bit alive.
	Manic obsession has nowhere left to hide,
	jackhammer broke all the pressure inside.   2:11
		BREAK: (:33)
V4
2:44	Nuthin' to it, if you really want to learn,
	feel it, muse it, 'til it stings and burns.
	Let it loose in messages of runnin' notes,
	that's sure to be upsettin' to some other folks.   2:59
Ch
3:00	It's Devil music,
	at max capacity.
	We're groovin':
	Jackhammer Jamboree.
	Givin' parents seizures:
	assault and battery.
	We need it,
	Jackhammer Jamboree.    3:16
OUTRO:
3:17	Some people call it clatter,
	melodic tragedy.
	It doesn't really matter
	what tag's attached to me.   3:24

3:25	Got our time for playin':
	our crack at history.
	Madness in the makin':
	Jackhammer Jamboree.   3:34

Jackhammer Jamboree

© 2023 John Heavern,   Green Bridge

Composition, Guitars, Mix/Master - Jamie Williams
Lyrics, Vocals, Photo - John Heavern
Bass Guitar - Phillipe Pansard
Drums - Brian Henry 

V1
:11	High School was a narrow slide,
	I rarely ever went inside.
	Met a dude I bonded to,
	who always wanted to get high.  :24
		BREAK: (:17)
V2
:41	Rog knew everyone he'd meet
	had or really wanted weed. 
	In a drought, he'd flush it out:
	always found it, magically.   :53
V3
:55	Lived around his neighborhood:
	got to know him pretty good. 
	When we secretly would meet,
	the bridge of green was understood.   1:08
Ch
1:10 	Hear the phone, 
	I know it's Rog.
	Let's get stoned,
	he's got some pot. 
	Where to meet
	is not discussed:
	the bridge of green
	is obvious.   1:23

1:25	Homes are placed
	on different streets,
	so I wait here
	in between.  
	Wanna' party,
	I got the itch:
	always starting 
	on the green bridge.   1:38
Br
1:40	Mischievous teens, ventures in deviance:  
	sneaky and lean, never obedient.
	Meet at the bridge and we'd cut through the woods, 
	out on a mission and up to no good.    1:53
		BREAK: (:16)
V4
2:09	Bridge is made of iron grate,
	pipe for rails that I would shake.
	Facing East is a dead-end street,
	a cul-de-sac the other way.   2:22
V5	
2:24	Tucked away from peeping eyes,
	never coulda' got surprised.
	Camouflage for me and Rog:
	bridge to another side.   2:37
Interlude:	
2:39	Spit into a deep ravine,
	aiming at that little creek.
	Just a game we liked to play,
	after hacking on some weed.   2:53
		BREAK: (:45)
V6
3:38	Meet and then it's understood:
	we seek adventure near the woods.
	Slipped the law at times because
	it's all familiar neighborhood.   3:50
V7
3:52	Sneaking out or when I ditched,
	meet around that ole' green bridge.
	Skippin' school and breakin' rules:
	heads were fueled with dreams on it.    4:06
Ch 
4:07	Hear the phone, 
	I know it's Rog.
	Let's get stoned,
	he's got some pot.   
	Where to meet
	is not discussed:
	the bridge of green
	is obvious.   4:20

4:22	Homes are placed
	on different streets,
	so I wait here
	in between.   
	Wanna' party,
	I got the itch:
	always starting 
	at the green bridge.    4:35
OUTRO:
4:36	Little bridge, single span,
	carries secrets in its' past.
	Memories are painted green
	and kept between a narrow gap .   4:52

Green Bridge

© 2023 John Heavern,   Eat My Dust

Composition, Guitars, Instruments, Mix/Master - Massimo De Agostini
Lyrics, Vocals - John Heavern
Drums/Percussion - Danilo Lovino

V1
:16	Too much traffic 'round,
	when I'd go cruisin' through this town.
	Fools in bumper cars:
	attitude has gone a bit too far.
	Got no room to pass,
	'cuz a truck is usually on my ass.
	Breathin' poison fumes:
	can't avoid the feeling I'm entombed.   :40
Ch1
:41	Now I found a car that races
	in and out of parking places.
	Wave goodbye to piles of rust,
	I'm not waiting, time's a must.
	Pedal to the metal and they all... 
	can eat my dust.   :58
		BREAK: (:13)
V2
1:11	Glad that I can say:
	I got a rocket for a getaway.
	Every day's a treat
	layin' lotsa' rubber in the street.  
	Hear the engine roar, 
	as I push the pedal to the floor.
	Rollin' through this town,
	with a lotta' dust to kick around.   1:36
Ch2
1:37	R.P.M.'s are hittin' fives and
	all my senses overdrivin'.
	Feed the passion by the gallon,
	free the madman, feel alive.   1:49
Ch3
1:50	No concern for gettin' busted,
	I don't ever get confronted.
	Still can lose 'em and confuse 'em,
	when I'm zoomin' off to somethin'.
	"Step aside or suck it": 'cuz it all...
	can eat my dust.   2:07
			BREAK: (:13)
V3
2:20	Spin the wheels around,
	get a little edge beyond the crowd.
	Leave a dusty trail,
	everybody eats around my tail.
	Goin' undisturbed,
	showin' my bumper to a slower herd. 
	I'm just passin' sheep,
	maybe they can catch me: in their dreams.   2:44
		BREAK: (:16)
OUTRO:
2:58	Ain't no slower gear,
	only one I take to get me clear.
	Speed is all I need,
	to peel away and quickly disappear.
	Driving's lots of fun,
	energizing me a notch above:
	I don't fall behind,
	so it's always time to eat my dust.   3:23

Eat My Dust

© 2023 John Heavern,   Dive Inside

Keys, Composition - Moe Howard
Lyrics - John Heavern
Vocals - Ana Ros
Guitar - Timothy Reid
Keys - Carlos Baez
Drums - Daniele Silvestri
Bass Guitar - Chris Branch
Production - Du Brae

V1
:08	Lost in emotions,
	an ocean of blue.
	Hope was a notion,
	and not a clue.   
	Paying dues,
	sailing in time... . 
	Where is 
	the joy of my life?
	I need a man 
	to voyage inside.   1:03
Pre-Ch
1:05	Finally, a light,
	shining right into me.
	Could it have the lips
	that I kiss
	in my dreams...?   1:29
Ch
1:31	Dive inside...
	make something...
	come alive.
	There's nothing
	left to hide...   
	when you dive...
	inside.   1:48
Interlude:
1:51	Hold me...
	our time is now.
	Know me
	inside and out.   2:05
OUTRO:		
2:07	Gaze in my eyes,
	and my soul's 
	taken to a wave 
	of amazing emotions unknown.
	Take me...
	make me whole... .   2:26

Dive Inside

© 2023 John Heavern,   Magical Navigation

Composition, Guitar, Bass, Synth - Louis Denomme
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
Vocals - Michael King
Drums, Mix, Master - Brian Henry
Piano - Moe Howard 

INTRO:
:14	Round and round and round we go,
	how and when, we never know.
	Take a turn and beat the odds:
	journey to the Great Beyond.    :25
V1
:26	Life is serving painful lessons, 
	bad advice and worse suggestions.
	Accidents are bound to happen,
	at some crowded intersections.
	Take a tour of creation:
	driving force of inspiration.
	Roll the wheels towards a feeling:
	passion needs some navigation.   :50
Pre-Ch1
:51	Crazy to follow roads 
	paved by other people.
	Lots of stop and go,
	potholes of good and evil.   1:02
Ch1
1:03	Train...
	has left the station.
	Brain...
	relocation.
	Sail....
	imagination.
	Magical 
	navigation   1:27
Br
1:28	Find a way to new sensations:
	brighter place of navigation.   1:37
		BREAK: (:25)
V2
2:02	Gotta' free the gift we're given,
	seek a one and only vision.
	Digging deeper for a feeling,
	past reality's conditions.   
	Fantasies of disconnection
	reach for hands of best intention.
	Rays of hope are interloping,
	with a scope of intervention.   2:26
Pre-Ch2
2:27	Sunnier skies ahead,
	if a mind is open.
	Sail away, catch a breath,
	escape to private moments.   2:38
Ch2
2:39	Sea...
	of creation.
	Getaway, 
	through meditation.
	Dream...
	map a haven:
	magical
	navigation.   3:03
Br2
3:04	All aboard,
	a gift required.
	Set a course,
	and spin the tires.  
	Inspiration's 
	navigation
	is desire... .   3:29
		BREAK: (:21)
Ch3
3:50	Leave...
	in amazement.
	Capture all
	constellations.
	Free...
	aspirations:
	magical
	navigation.   4:14
OUTRO:
4:15	Rising tide...
 	of your desires.
	Magic wave,
	that takes you higher.
	Isle of dreams,
	a heart's concealing:
	navigate,
	to a feeling... .   4:40

Magical  Navigation

© 2023 John Heavern,   Guttersnipe

Composer, Synths/Keys, Guitars, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman @the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern @user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Bass - Javier Magdaleno www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Txapa
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey @tdstudiomusic
Image by Amin Pomnit from Pixabay

INTRO:
:18	Tempered by economy,
	prisoner of circumstance.
	Tethered to monotony,
	different doesn't stand a chance.   :34
V1
:35	Profit is out of pocket again,
	after I've got it, then it's out of my hands.
	Though I've tried, I can't get ahead.
	Minimal life is all I get.   :50
Ch
:51	Hit the clock and something dies,
	wonder if it is worth the price.
	Can't get rich as a workin' stiff:
	just society's guttersnipe.   1:05

1:06	In the gutter and washing out,
	got another flood of doubt.
	Guttersnipe doesn't see the light,
	sucked into a roundabout.   1:22
V2
1:23	Doesn't matter, whatever I do.
	Wherever I turn, I'm certainly screwed.
	Just getting by while prices are high,
	Guttersnipe has a pitiful life.   1:38
Ch
1:39	Hit the clock and something dies,
	wonder if it is worth the price.
	Can't get rich as a workin' stiff:
	just society's guttersnipe.   1:55

1:56	In the gutter and washing out,
	got another flood of doubt.
	Guttersnipe doesn't see the light,
	sucked into a roundabout.   2:11
Br
2:12	In the gutter and near the drain,
	can't recover anything.
	Cost of livin's off the chain,
	causing all the misery.   2:28
		BREAK: (:41)
OUTRO:
3:09	Ain't complainin', I'll be just fine.
	Occupation is not my life.
	Fate put me out of place, it seems
	and washed away all my crazy dreams.   3:25

Guttersnipe

© 2023 John Heavern,   Worlds Collide 

Sound Cloud Release
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project/worlds-collide

Composer, Synths/Keys, Guitars, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman @the_slipstream_project
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern @user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey @tdstudiomusic
Image by shyamparivar.com

INTRO:
:20	Can't keep track of all my travels,
	thoughts are jumpin' one another.
	Get no slack, I might unravel,
	head is getting kind of cluttered.   :37
V1
:38	Circumnavigate galaxies,
	different worlds hitting rapidly.
	Fast encircling fantasy:
	mass collisions happening.   :55
Ch1
:56	I feel my worlds collide.   
	There's nowhere left to hide.   1:08
V2
1:14	Riding fringe of society:
	get pretty sick of its' piety.
	Fantasies breathe as I vegetate
	out to a dream that I generate.   1:30 
Ch2
1:32	A state of mind collides.  
	It's chaos deep inside.   1:44
		BREAK: (:40)
Ch3	
2:25	A fervor is alive...
	and stirred as worlds collide.    2:37
OUTRO:
2:42	Dreams getting caught in the gravity,
	seep into thoughts of reality.
	Venomous poison is stirred inside:
	feel the implosion as worlds collide.   3:00

Worlds Collide

© 2023 John Heavern,   Chambers

Composition, Production - Dubrae
Lyrics, Vocals - John Heavern
Lead Guitar - Joey Six
Harmonica - Miguel Bella

INTRO:
:19	Voices call out 
	and echo in my head.
	Pieces remaining missing.
	Noises of doubt
	can push me off the ledge,
	while reason's insanely spinning.   :37
		BREAK: (:20)
Mission:
:57	Must unlock the chambers,
	passing by the dangers.
	Take a peek underneath
	and peel away each layer.   1:14
Instigation:
1:16	Caught inside a spinning nexus,
	time and space are intercepted.
	Gauntlet of imagination,
	sucks me up in gravitation.   1:34
		BREAK: (:22)
Ch
1:56	Summoned to the Chambers,
	a vault of my behaviors.
	Reaching deep in chasms,
	where all things are imagined.   2:11
Door 1
Instinct:
2:12	Hunger, fear, survival,
	live in every creature:
	comin' through in primal,
	unforgiving features.   2:30
Door 2
Recollection:
2:34	Dark memories are haunting:
	menacing and daunting.
	Vexing, crueler moments,
	forever doin' donuts. 	 2:51
Door 3 
Recluse:
2:52	Hard to get along, livin' with the folks,
	tryin' to belong despite the different strokes.
	Gotta' be polite and friendly on the path:
	others might have keys that I would like to have.   3:11
Door 4
The Gatherings:
3:12	Social time at gatherings:
	no one here that I know.
	Confidence is scattering,
	loneliness begins to show.
	Never really mattering:
	I might as well go.   3:30
Ch 
3:31	Summoned to the Chambers,
	a vault of my behaviors.
	Reaching deep in chasms,
	where shit happens.   3:46
		BREAK: (:18)
Door 5
Emotions:
4:10	Heart and soul 
	are deep inside the layers
	and control
	the keys to all my chambers.   4:24
Revelation:
4:29	Cannot deny, it's running through my life.
	Path to reason isn't gonna' fly.
	Voices I hear becoming crystal clear:
	feelings can steer me off the dotted line.
	Chambers unlocked, revealing what I got:
	common sense is desolate in spots.
	Hard to conceal emotions that I feel:
	reality's affecting them a lot.   5:06
OUTRO:
5:08	Voices deep 
	in chambers:
	crazy brain,
	with layers.   5:16

Chambers

© 2023 John Heavern,   Devil Inside

Composition, Guitars - Jim Lawlor
Lyrics - John Heavern
Vocals - Jim Pattison
Keyboards - Mike Sanders
Bass Guitar - Philippe Pansard
Mix/Mastering - Tom Hellsten

V1
:09	Love in your eyes
	and fog in your head.
	Didn't think twice
	when you took me to bed.   
	Caught in the throes,
	but that's how it goes.
	Hard to deny:
	it's the Devil you've met.   :43
Br
:47	Now, you're mine,
	paying the price,
	again and again... 
	and again.   1:03
		BREAK: (:18) 
V2
1:21	Bending the truth,
	I enter your mind.
	Devil is loose,
	and dead in your eyes.   1:38
V3
1:40	Selling a soul's 
	a helluva' toll.
	Now you will know
	that a life of pleasure's...
	a message of lies.   2:01
Ch
2:04	I come into your heart,
	and runnin' through your mind.
	You wanted it to start,
	now you're one of my kind.   2:21

2:23	Submitted to a thrill:
	of this you cannot deny.
	Committed my will:
	you got the Devil inside... 
	you got the Devil inside.   2:44
		BREAK: (:18)
Interlude:
3:02	Nowhere to hide,
	with the Devil inside... .   3:08	
OUTRO:
3:11	Everyone seems
	attracted at first.
	Chasing a dream,
	fulfilling a thirst.
	Then they awake
	and see their mistake:
	better believe
	that evil lurks.   3:31

Devil Inside

I didn't hit 61 this year... it hit me! 
I wrote this from Room 7901, CMC Main hospital, Charlotte. 
2 Months, 3 surgeries, and I still have unresolved "complications".

© 2023 John Heavern,   Wheels Come Off

Composition, All Instruments, Mix/Master - Massimo De Agostini
Vocals/ Melody - Lee Lambeck
Lyrics - John Heavern

V1
:25	Caught up in a wind of changes,
	nexus of reality.
	All at once life rearranges:
	strangest things keep happening.   
	Everything is getting crazy,
	gotta' say it's maddening.   :46
		BREAK: (:08)
V2
:54	Shocked into a new dimension,
	nothing I can do or say.
	Mind is not allowed to mention:
	body don't cooperate.
	All I got is recollection
	of a less pathetic day.   1:15
Br1
1:16	Unprepared, it hits me blind,
	running scared, I search for signs.
	Shot to hell, I'm just a shell:
	meaning well but in decline.   1:30
Pre-Ch
1:31	Say it's mind over matter,
	but I know it isn't true.
	Body's no longer master:
	one I'd grown accustomed to.   1:45
		BREAK: (:24)
Ch
2:08	Never stops:
	maliciously
	hits a slob 
	so wickedly.
	Gonna' pay
	so tragically:
	vanished wages,
	magically.   2:22
V3	
2:23	Flesh and bone is now a prison:
	death the only one escape.
	Searching for another vision
	opposite of what I made.   2:36
V4
2:37	Life is surely teaching lessons:
	so I think I gotta' change.
	Seems that life has served me lemons,
	now I'm drinking lemonade.   2:51
Br2
2:52	Can't escape the skin and bone,
	standing naked, on my own.
	Gotta' bend and comprehend:
	not pretend I'm made of stone... .   3:14
Refrain:
3:21	The wheels come off... .   3:50
OUTRO:
3:52	Reach the end of denial,
	letting go of pleasantries.
	Wheels come on off in a pile,
	rolling to memories.   4:08

Wheels Come Off

© 2023 John Heavern,   Split Decisions

Composition, Instruments, Production - Massimo De Agostini
Vocals, Melody, Mix - Lee Lambeck
Lyrics - John Heavern

V1
:16	I never like to quickly decide,
	it leaves behind scary consequences.
	I'm better off when there's plenty of time,
	to let me find where my common sense is.   :40
Ch1
:42	Did the math,
	it is a given.
	Really bad at 
	split decisions.  

	Overcome,
	with division:
	run amuck in
	split... 
	decisions... .   :59
V2	
1:01	It's in my face again and again,
	the dice I'm rolling can make or break me.
	My concentration is put to the test.
	I hope and I pray that it won't forsake me.   1:26
Ch1
1:27	Did the math,
	it is a given.
	Really bad at 
	split decisions.   

	Overcome,
	with division:
	run amuck in
	split... 
	decisions... .   1:43
Refrain: 
1:47	Did the math...
	it is a given.
	Really bad at,
	at split decisions.
	Really bad...
	at split decisions.   2:06
Ch2
2:07	On a path
	made of choices
	I would rather
	have avoided.
	Now I'm stuck
	with this condition:
	just my lucky
	split decisions.   2:20
V3
2:21	I don't posses no magical wand
	that some can find in most situations.
	I try to guess and it's time to move on
	to face the mess of my own creation.   2:46
OUTRO:
2:47	The story changes and pages redone,
	the more I face my split decisions... .   3:03

Split Decisions

© 2022 John Heavern,   Driving Each Other Crazy

Composition, Instruments, Vocals(sung), Mix/Master - Michael King
Lyrics, Vocals(spoken) - John Heavern 
Pic - mike-lloyd-ksWKFRLi85I-unsplash 

V1
:06	Always the type that don't need a wife,
	no legal ties to a ball and chain.
	Got enough problems clogging me up,
	leaving by way of a narrow drain.  :19 
V2
:21	Wanted a mate, so I went on some dates,
	finally fate delivered a girl.
	Knew that we fit, she didn't take shit,
	and purred like a kitten when rockin' her world.   :35
Ch
:37	Traveling years on a road that's winding,
	heart is in gear, emotions driving.
	Rest of our lives, on the ride we're taking,
	most of it, driving each other crazy.   :51
V3
:54	Cannot discern which way I should turn,
	given the nature of present concerns.
	Bangin' our heads either for or against,
	passion's intense, aggravation returns.  :1:07
V4
1:08	Matter of fact is a punch that I pack,
	thinking an argument's not coming back.
	Time and again, she blindly rejects
	anything said, aligned to attack.   1:19
Ch
1:29	Traveling years on a road that's winding,
	heart is in gear, emotions driving.
	Rest of our lives, on the ride we're taking,
	most of it, driving each other crazy.   1:42
Br
1:47	Weapons that come
	straight from a tongue.
	Damage is done,
	can't take it back.   1:56

1:57	Thick inner shell
	fits her as well:
	giving it hell,
	matter of fact.  2:06
OUTRO:
2:13	Made it so far, on our fire and friction,
	matching desires that prime ignition.
	Adjectives fly in the love we're exchanging: 
	have to be driving each other crazy.   2:26

2:27	Have to compete, neither one of us quitters,
	quicker to speak up than see what's for dinner.
	Love her so much, all the shit doesn't phase me.
	Ride is rough, driving each other crazy.   2:42
Ch
2:43 	Traveling years on a road that's winding,
	heart is in gear and emotions driving.
	Rest of our lives, on the ride we're taking,
	most of it, driving each other crazy.   2:56

Driving Each Other Crazy

© 2022 John Heavern,   Fantasizing Limits

Composition, Guitars, Keys, Vocals - Maarten Gelderman
Lyrics - John Heavern
Drum/Percussion - Tony W.
Bass Guitar - Marcos Caballero

INTRO:
:10	Come and go, I'm floating, 
	seeking imagination.
	Hear echoes so remotely,
	reaching from the constellations.   :25
Ch1
:26	Brain is alive and kickin', 
	need a space and time within it.
	Mind is on amazing missions,
	flies to fantasizing limits.    :42
V1
:43	People ask, I tell 'em:
	habits finally catchin' me.
	Traveling's fried my melon,
	wrapped in such a fantasy.   :58
Ch2
:59	Magically, a mind can pivot,
	in appealing misdirection
	Have no fantasizing limits:
	it's a feel of disconnection.   1:13
V2
1:15	Played it cool, and wasted
	past opportunities.
	Mad memories misshapen,
	dancing out in lunacy.   1:30
Ch1
1:31	Brain is alive and kickin', 
	need a space and time within it.
	Mind is on amazing missions,
	flies to fantasizing limits.   1:47
		BREAK: (:34)
Ch2
2:20	Magically, a mind can pivot,
	in appealing misdirection.
	Have no fantasizing limits:
	it's a feel of disconnection.   2:34
V3
2:36	Just like a taste of illusion,
	flies me higher than a kite.
	In a phase of delusion,
	I find myself a magic light.   2:51
OUTRO:
2:52	Slight insanity's risen,
	feeling free of gravity.
	Fantasizing limits:
	passion becomes a tapestry.   3:08

Fantasizing Limits

© 2021 John Heavern,   Getting Over, Not Along

Sound Cloud Release
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project/getting-over-not-along
  Composer, Synths/Keys, Guitars, Vocals, Mix - Maarten Gelderman @the_slipstream_project Lyrics, Author - John Heavern @user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Pic: pexels-pixabay-36717

V1
:02	Hard to fathom, but it's true:
	the final dance, our bond is broken.
	Passion ride we had is through,
	our paths divided by emotions.   :17
Ch1
:18	Getting over, not along:
	on the road and movin' on.
	There's no way that we could save it,
	just float our way to different dawns.   :33
V2	
:34	Can't forget the times we had,
	and shared some happiness together.
	Training thoughts onto separate tracks,
	that's really all we'll have forever.   :49
Ch2
:50	Getting over, not along,
	yet a feeling still belongs:
	it's a piece of your own heartbeat, 
	and it sings a distant song.   1:06
V3
1:07	Turned our pages of history:
	lessons learned, implicitly. 
	Given a chance at our own dance,
	just taking paths to different dreams.   1:22
Refrain:
1:24	Getting over, 
	not along.   1:38
		BREAK: (:18)
Ch1
1:56	Getting over, not along:
	on the road and movin' on.
	There's no way that we could save it,
	just float our way to different dawns.    2:11
V4
2:12	Couldn't seem to compromise,
	it's hard to read between the lines.
	Best to show the lies we told,
	and hold the rest down, deep inside.   2:27
OUTRO:
2:28	Getting over, not along,
	had the darkness, now the dawn.
	It's a new day as you fade:
	to places I just don't belong.   2:44

Getting Over, Not Along

© 2023 John Heavern,   Howl At The Moon

DuBrae - Composition, Instruments, Production, Cover Art
John Heavern - Lyrics
Ana Ros - Vocals
Matteo Torchiani - Guitar

INTRO:
:11	The gloom:
	darkness yearns for me.
	The moon turns memories.   :24
V1
:27	Despite my heart, 
	we lie... apart.   :37
Pre-Ch	
:39	Moon of blue.
	I drown inside:
	the beast is loose.
	Your tide is rising:
	I'm...
	consumed.   1:08
Ch1
1:13	Howl at the Moon, 
	soul lets out it's tune.
	My wolf... 
	is loose.  
	Feel it's gravity,
	kind of weighing on emotions.   1:41
V2
1:44	Reason fails to see... 
	any way in 'til it's over.   1:52
Br
1:58	Now, 
	apparently, something's missing.
	Destiny gone, 
	the feeling is strong 
	to howl at the moon... .
	It's what I do over you.   2:29
Ch2
2:30	Howl at the moon,
	howl at the moon.
	Set free...
	the Beast, 
	feel it's disillusion.   2:50
Refrain:
2:53	Heart has been forsaken:
	adrift upon the tide.  
	Howl at the moon...
	howl at the moon... 
	to howl at the moon... .
	It's what I do over you.   3:37
Ch2
3:38	Howl at the Moon,
	howl at the Moon.   
	Set free... 
	the Beast, 
	feel it's disillusion... .   3:58
OUTRO:
4:01	Heart has been 
	forsaken:
	adrift upon 
	the tide.   4:08
 
4:11	Howl at the moon...
	howl at the moon... .   4:21

Howl At The Moon

© 2024 John Heavern,   Illusion

Carlos Barrios - Musical Comp., Instruments, Mix/Master
Mifa Tunes - Vocals
John Heavern - Lyrics
Ray Bailey - Bass Guitar

INTRO: 
:17 	People say I'm a dreamer, 
	a little bit out of touch.
	No one calls me for dinner,
	because I'm still out to lunch.   :32
Refrain: 
:33 	Reality's a noose. 
	Feel I need to loosen it,
	and lose myself in my 
`	illusion.   :45
V1 
:46 	Life has challenging stages, 
	and characters I gotta' be.
	Rather write my own pages 
	than dance to a common beat.   1:00
V2 
1:01 	Need more room I can breathe in, 
	forsake the limiting chains. 
	Find a window to peek in. 
	Escaping misery's haze.   1:16
Refrain: 
1:17 	Reality's a noose. 
	Feel I need to loosen it,
	and lose myself in my 
`	illusion.   1:29
Ch 
1:30 	Cast my passions to the wind 
	when this world is cruel and dim. 
	No more nooses tightening, 
	illusion finally sets me free.   1:44

1:45 	Cresting vessel of relief 
	is diving silently and deep. 
	Absolution in a dream: 
	illusion captures fantasy.   2:00

2:01 	Dream's alive, I'm feelin' fine: 
	illusion leaving life behind.   2:08
V3 
2:09 	Mind desires a journey, 
	retreat from cynical lands. 
	Fantasy time is yearning 
	and leads me into a trance.   2:25 
V4 
2:26 	Only I can be found in 
	my cloud of magical space. 
	World is never allowed in, 
	the crowds are planets away.   2:40
Refrain: 
2:41 	Reality's a noose. 
	Feel I need to loosen it,
	and lose myself in my 
`	illusion.   2:53
V5
2:54	Now I know I can make it,
	illusion giving me hope.
	Not a chance they can break me,
	or dance at the end of a rope.   3:08
V6
3:09	Life's a mess of confusion,
	and comes with a vengeful side. 
	Turn my head to illusion,
	and things are gonna' be just fine.   3:24
OUTRO: 
3:25 	Gotta' beat the noose:
	possibilities are loose.
	I choose to be
	inside illusion.   3:37

Illusion

© 2024 John Heavern,   Life Ain't Fair (It's a Carnival)

Composition, Keyboards, Mix/Master - Mike Sanders
Lyrics - John Heavern
Vocals, Bass/Rhythm Guitars, Mix - Peter Cairns
Lead Guitar - Jim Lawlor
Drums/Percussion - Neal Frankle
Cover Pic - Edwin Soto, pexels- 2884693

V1
:34	Lots of fun things and attractions,
	no guarantees on what'll happen.
	Everybody gets a ticket,
	but they come with different limits.   :49
V2
:50	It's a planetary freak show:
	Bearded Lady's at the bistro.
	It's a playground of confusion:
	entertaining disillusion.  1:05
Ch
1:06	Life ain't fair, at times,
	it's got amazing faults.
	Life ain't fair, it's like
	a crazy carnival.   1:20
V3
1:22	Rollercoaster can be scary,
	nothing close to ordinary.
	Better keep your eyes uncovered,
	it's one surprise and then another.   1:37
V4
1:38	Ups and downs are unpredicted,
	on a ride forever twistin'.
	Gotta' take all the bumps in order
	to find fun things around the corner.   1:53
Ch
1:54	Life ain't fair, at times.
	it's got amazing faults. 
	Life ain't fair, it's like
	a crazy carnival.   2:09
		BREAK: (:33)
V5
2:42	Lots to see and do from the bleachers,
	in this human zoo of creatures.
	If you keep an open mind, 
	it's guaranteed you're gonna' like it.   2:57
V6
2:58	Every person has a story,
	quite diverse and never boring.
	Can't believe what you may be missin',
	until you take the time to listen.   3:13
OUTRO:
3:14	Life ain't fair, that's right.
	It's too hard to call.
	Life ain't fair, so I
	call it a carnival.   3:28

Life Ain't Fair

PUZZLES: 
Composer, Vocals, Guitar, Keys - Maarten Gelderman
Author, Lyrics, Video - John Heavern
Bass Guitar - Willie Favero
Acoustic Drums - Lowell Parker

Project Brief: 
A collaborative effort crafted on “Kompoz”.com . 
Wonderful composition and vocal effort by Martaan Gelderman! Three minutes of singing, I only  gave him one 33-second break! Guitar, Keys, Mix/Master. I’m glad he let me write the lyrics!(he writes, also).
Also thanks to talented contributions by Willie Favero on bass guitar and Lowell Parker pounding on acoustic drums!
					PUZZLES:
The world, and life within it is one big puzzle, a collage of innumerable puzzles of varied degrees of difficulty, size and priorities. The “Big One” is never really solved, although some feel they have achieved more than others. However, each puzzle is unique to the individual and has it’s own shape. Curves, slants, indentations, rough edges, corners and pieces that look alike but just don’t seem to fit quite right. 
“Life is a state of mind that evolves as puzzles are solved”-JPH


© 2019 John Heavern,   Puzzles

V1	
:17	People approach them in so many ways,
	many subscribed to misguided forays. 
	Life is conceiving differently phrased,
	deceivingly sunny, diffident days.   :32
Ch1	
:33	Puzzling little pieces of circumstance, 
	spinning minds on purpose or pure chance.
	Puzzles leave impressions, supposedly.
	Clues invite conjectured possibilities.   :50
V2
:51	Puzzles are pieces of tempered resolve,
	varied degrees of a focus involved.
	Desperate ideas are grabbed without care,
	cast on the wing of hope in a prayer.   1:05
Ch2
1:06	Puzzles found eventually captured in
	floating doubt: distraction is dancing.
	Tempted by the realm of impossible,
	wonder is draining inferior souls.   1:22
V3
1:23	Puzzles becloud others lying around,
	confusing illusions of scenery found.
	Reason perplexing in dissonant themes
	fantasy fetches and meshes with dreams.   1:38
Ch1	
1:39	Puzzling little pieces of circumstance, 
	spinning minds on purpose or pure chance.
	Puzzles leave impressions, supposedly.
	Clues invite conjectured possibilities.   1:55
		BREAK: (:33)
Br
2:28	Can’t you see the puzzle within?
	Can’t you see the puzzle within?   2:35
V4	
2:36	Left by the wayside with practical thought,
	sanity stranded and clarity sought.
	Logically linking collinear lines
	hopelessly caught in puzzles combined.   
	Puzzles are reasonably hard to define,
	creatively wrapped in erratic design.   2:59
Ch2
3:00 	Puzzles found eventually captured in
	floating doubt: distraction is dancing.
	Tempted by the realm of impossible,
	wonder is draining inferior souls.   3:16
OUTRO:
3:17	Puzzles a piece of a life from the start.
	Puzzles in mind overcoming a heart.
	Puzzles repeated more easily played.
	Puzzles completed interred in a grave.   3:33

Puzzles

© 2020 John Heavern,   Pillows Of Pain

Sound Cloud Release 'A Woman's Touch':
https://soundcloud.com/the_slipstream_project/pillows-of-pain?in=the_slipstream_project/sets/a-womans-touch/

Composer, Guitars, Mix/Master - Maarten Gelderman
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Lift
Lyrics, Author - John Heavern
@user-499402811 & www.reverbnation.com/deeptrope?prof…eader_icon_nav
Vocals - Rebecca Gay
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Reba1994
Bass - JeanL T
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/JeanLui
Drums/Percussion - Tony Wolsey
www.kompoz.com/music/artist/TDStudio
Lyrics Pillows Of Pain © 2020 John Heavern
www.kompoz.com/music/collaborati…0106/file/1044432
Picture thanks to:
all-free-download.com
INTRO:
:20	Drowning sadness pounds a rhythm
	resounding in my head.
	Sullen tune from burst balloons:
	a shroud around my bed.   :35
Ch
:37	Can't stop the rain on my pillows of pain,
	it falls from my eyes and courses my veins.
	Smothering feelings in sheets that I stain,
	can't rest my head on pillows of pain.   :54
V1
:55	Vicious tides of prone emotions		
	have driven in lament.
	Caught in throes of undertows,
	I swim in discontent.   1:11
Ch
1:13	Can't stop the rain on my pillows of pain,
	it falls from my eyes and courses my veins.
	Smothering feelings in sheets that I stain,
	can't rest my head on pillows of pain.   1:29
V2
1:31	Fate attached a delicate heart
	to unprotected sleeves.
	Now it starts to break apart 		
	and drenches me.   1:47
		BREAK: (:19)
Br
2:06	Darkening cloud seems to follow me around,
	showering doubt on an isle of dismay.		
	Dismal inside as futility cries,
	bridge is washed out, I can find no escape... .   2:28
		BREAK: (:14)
OUTRO:
2:42	Sleepless nights in my seclusion,
	with no one left to blame.
	Tightening noose of disillusion,
	pillows of pain... .   3:08

Pillows Of Pain

NEED LYRICS?
Greetings, my name is John Heavern, I am a lyricist currently living in Charlotte, N.C. . I have lots of music demos, 14 of which are videos on youtube, link available here. Demos are Rock, Psychedelic, Alternative, Country, so far. MY influences: Roger Waters, Neil Peart, Jim Morrison, Freddie Mercury, ... mostly Rockers.
A special thanks to Roger Waters. While on leave from the U.S. Navy in 1982, I stayed up all night by myself at a friend's apartment and listened to every Pink Floyd album released at that time (my friend being a huge "Floyd" fan). I realized that Waters was writing poetry! It closely resembled a style of poetry I had dabbled in from time to time when life was getting me depressed. I began to structure my poetry to lyrical form. It sat for decades, but the style remained whenever I needed my emotional outlet. I'm certainly not comparing my work to his, only the poetic style and crediting him for inspiring me towards this musical/lyrical outlet that has become an obsession! Take a wild guess what my favorite movie is!!! :-)   I now have over 350 complete lyrics(and growing) of various subject matter and disposition. A lot of it's pretty deep stuff, some humor and love as well. I feel my lyrics lend themselves to various genres of music that I can style them into. Something to say is never an issue! Lyrical inspiration and writing to instrumental pieces comes very easy to me. I especially enjoy writing to rock tracks. Rock was the catalyst that brought all this to fruition(obviously). I'm now working with various composers on several projects on the "Kompoz" collaboration site and through personal communications/email. "Soundcloud" next, perhaps??? Biggest challenge seems to be finding singers. Plenty of composers/musicians like my material, but we seem to bottleneck at the vocal stage of projects. I'm involved in over 100 projects awaiting vocals, so they can get final mix and mastering for release.  I was a "closet writer" for years and have only been writing to music tracks since October of 2018. Throughout this process, I have learned quite a lot about music, and the business as well. I create videos for songs to not only promote the songs but also my lyrical aptitude and the talented musicians/singers who bring them to life. I'm very grateful to all of them for the opportunity to explore this creative outlet which has brought me here and allowed me to pursue what is now, the love of my life! :-)))  Anyone in need of lyrics for tunes, my lyrics are attached to songs here. If you like what you hear/read, hit me up and let's create some songs! :-)   I'm excited about current and future collaboration possibilities!
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/Sloganspunfeature=mhee
Kompoz, (collab. site, "Deeptrope" is site name) https://www.kompoz.com/music/artist/Deeptrope
Many thanks for your time and support here! You folks have been great!!!
...Lyrical spheres, inspired frontiers, creations awaiting a musical dawn... - JPH

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