202512

All About That Bass (Meghan Trainor Cover)

Some thoughts that have been percolating in my mind lately (cover photo:  photo of my halloween skeleton edited with a not to scale termite and silver spoon: adobe stock images)

***
Copyright 2025
Vocals , Chords and Lyrics by Joe Stroffolino
Organ (playing my midi keyboard with sound from Logic Pro BeBop Organ)
Single Strum track  (playing my Taylor 114ce)
Second fast strumming track: PG music real track
Bass: PG Music real track
Piano:  EZ Keys2 (with sound from Native instruments Piano uno)
Drums: EZ Drummer 3
***
They say that life is a test but not everyone’s dealt the same hand
Some are born into privilege, while others struggle through quicksand
We play the cards we’re dealt as we try to find our way,
Doing our best to keep our heads above water as we go about each day.
People born with a silver spoon in their mouths, they’re rich and the die is cast
Other’s get a wooden spoon, which the termites eat, and it’s struggle not to finish last
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it’s hard to put a smile on your face
When the game is rigged and you can’t even get to first base.
How many billions do you have to accumulate before you’re just running up the score
At what point do you decide that you don’t need anymore
Telling rags-to-riches stories, so the common man believes it’s true,
“Keep those taxes off the billionaires cause someday that might be you.”
 People born with a silver spoon in their mouths, they’re rich and the die is cast
Other’s get a wooden spoon, which the termites eat, and it’s struggle not to finish last
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it’s hard to put a smile on your face
When the game is rigged and you can’t even get to first base.
 Politicians smiling and acting like they share your blues,
But they’d collapse in a minute trying to walk a mile in your shoes.
Lottery tickets selling hope, though the odds are that you’ll never win
You’ve got a better chance of being struck by lightning than ever cashing in.
You’ll be paying off those loans for the rest of your life from that useless college degree
As the corporations implement AI trying their best to replace you and me
 The universe is billions of years old; we come and go in a flash.
We spend our short lives obsessing over cash.
 People born with a silver spoon in their mouths, they’re rich and the die is cast
Other’s get a wooden spoon, which the termites eat, and it’s struggle not to finish last
They say money can’t buy you happiness, but it’s hard to put a smile on your face
When the game is rigged and you can’t even get to first base.

Life Is a Test

we-killin’-it

Know Me So Well

A young couple on a road trip. The latest single from AI Collective.

Road Trip

AI Collective - Road Trip

7. VELVET SHOES

A rhythmic, soulful groove that turns writer’s block into a dance-floor confession. Smooth vocals ride a warm, pulsing beat while the melody sways between vulnerability and uplift. Soulful, groovy, and irresistibly rhythmic — a track that moves your body while speaking to the creative struggle deep inside.

THE SONGS GONE

O wide, unending sea—
the salty wind brushes over
my tingling skin.
My only salvation
is hearing the waves,
and with each breath I take,
time begins to move again.
The world that once felt full
has dried away,
and I’ve found myself
returned to a desert.
From here—from here—
I know I will never see you again.
From here—from here—
I know I will never see you again.
From here—from here—
I know I will never see you again.
In the end, while I kept hesitating
over what I truly wanted,
I simply grew older.
There is nothing to do
in a small countryside town like this;
I want to go to a great city
on another star.
Even kings and politicians
grow bored in the end—
and I no longer have
the luxury of boredom.
From here—from here—
I will not see you again.
From here—from here—
I will not see you again.
From here—from here—
I will not see you again.

I Am Here ここにいる

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


ha!

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm

ha!


I'm slow to do anything. People don't change if they keep whining and complaining.
If then, then

何をするにも　もたついている
ぐずりなやみ続けても　人は変われない
なら　なら

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


I've gone a little too far and now I regret it. I keep obsessing over small things.
If then, then

少しやりすぎちゃって　後悔してる
小さなことに　こだわり続ける
なら　　なら


I'll keep painting your words, tomorrow's sun, with the brush of my heart.

君の言葉を　明日の太陽を
一枚描き続けるさ　心の筆で


I don't know, but I'll blow my dreams on the conch. 

A buzzard dances through the gaps in the trees. 

Don't get too impatient about where I'll 
end up.
Slow, slow

わかっちゃいない　夢をほら貝で吹いて
木々の隙間から　トンビが舞うさ
どこにたどり着くか　痺れ切らさないで
スロウ　スロウ

Even if I fail at the time, I want to live. My heart may not burn, but that's also part of the path.
 

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm









ときに失敗しても　生きていきたいんだ
心は燃焼しないことも道の上である

My words, the sparkle of yesterday, are confirming my hopes on the path to you.

僕の言葉を　昨日の煌めきを
確かめているのさ　君のもとへゆく道



The water I scooped up fell to the ground again. 


掬われた水は　地面にまた落ちて
掌の隙間から　光が溢れた
会いたい気持ちは　消えることはないさ
スロウ　スロウ

スロウ　スロウ

Light spilled from the gaps in my palm. 

My longing for you will never fade.


Slow, slow

Slow, slow

？螺？、
°○



no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


ha  ha  ha  ha!

no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm





ha  ha  ha  ha!



no  no  no   no   no
na  na   na   na   na
ya  ya  yaya   ya  ya  mmmmmm


year!!!

ha  ha  ha  ha!

ha  ha  ha  ha!

ha  ha  ha  ha!

Slow スロウ

I don’t know when
my heart began to loosen up again.
My body’s tight,
and I keep glancing back at where I’ve been.

I fall into the same routine,
holding on to what I know.

Tomorrow might bring sun or rain—
should I hand it all to fate,
or trust myself at last
and chase that landmark down again?

Wonderland Crisis
I dive into a shining sea of light.
Time drifts soft and slow,
and the waves keep shifting
the distance between us—
pushing us apart,
pulling us close again.

Even on a new-moon path,
there’s always just a little glow ahead.
After the rain, the grasses sway,
and tiny creatures start to sing.

We repeat the same old things,
but no two years are ever the same.

When the dawn breaks and the birds awake,
I let the waves decide or ride their crest.
The earth and sky
are singing all around us.

Wonderland Crisis
A farewell light spills over the corner of town.
Even a wandering butterfly
can throw the heart off course.
We chase what’s real—
endlessly, endlessly—
and I’ll set out with you.

Wonderland Crisis
I dive into a shining sea of light.
Time drifts soft and slow,
and the waves keep shifting
the distance between us—
pushing us apart,
pulling us close again.

Wonderland Crisis ワンダーランドクライシス

Somedays

This is my moment
This is when
I play my part
She just called me
And needed to talk
About a broken heart
But I saw this coming
I tried to warn her
From the start
But when it comes to love
Things can get hard
It’s always easy
When you’re on
The outside
Looking in
You want the best
Yeah the best
For your best friend
You want things
To continue
You don’t want
Them to end
But life happens
And there’s no point
In trying to pretend
That what might
Start out 
And seem the best
Might not stand up
You know
To the test
Of time
He wasn’t perfect
She wasn’t 
What he had in mind
There’s a good reason
They say that
Love is blind
©2025 wr heustis

The Moment

On a long, sloping path, the sunlight beating down,
I placed my hand in yours—
It felt like we could go anywhere.
We who can’t become birds
Look up to them with longing,
But birds who can’t be like us
Take off into the sky, crossing borders,
Heading south—
Back to their homeland.
In the height of summer, pecking at berries,
Thinking we’ve gotten everything we wanted,
Yet still we look up at the sky today.
We who can’t become birds
Look up to them with longing,
But birds who can’t be like us
Take off into the sky, crossing borders,
Heading south—
To the ancient city they once called home.
From a rooftop in the skyline,
I looked out across the world,
Trying to find the direction
Of the place I belong.
Ah, ah…
Ah, ah…
We who can’t become birds
Look up to them with longing,
But birds who can’t be like us
Take off into the sky, crossing borders,
Heading south—
Back to their homeland.
ah  ah  ah
oh  oh  oh
.ah  an  oh


atmospheric, dreamy, synth-driven バラード　おしゃれ　現代　ポップ　優しく軽やか　バンド　Unplugged session　タイトなリズム　ギターのリフ　ソロ

古都 HOMELAND

Genre: Soul Ballad / Holiday Pop Vibe: Intimate, Gritty, Warm. "Tangled up together in the colored lights." A slow-burn 70 BPM soul track featuring clean electric guitar, lush strings, and a powerful belt chorus.

Our Own Tradition

Gravity deepens its hold,
a silent weight tightening around my steps;
yet even as my legs grow heavy,
I am compelled to carry myself forward.
o  o
  o
Whether it is morning’s pale corridor
or the darkened passage of night,
the world does not shift for us—
and you already know
there is no simple doctrine
for a single, miraculous leap.
o  o   o  o
So fly—
you were never meant
to linger in eternal preparation.
Fly—
summon the vision of a run-up,
steady, deliberate,
cutting through the air before ascent.
I have reached a place
bathed in unbroken radiance;
and still—
I refuse to arrive alone.
You, all of you,
will rise with me.
Rain begins to fall
upon the black sheen of asphalt,
as if blessing our passage.
o   o   o
So dance—
scatter,
lift your chin to the sky,
and stand your ground.
Dance again—
for this stage,
forever haunted by angels and devils,
belongs to those
who dare occupy it.
Soon the rain is devoured by the sea,
and if your body falters,
if motion abandons you—
then think.
Do not allow your thoughts to sleep.
Swim through the whirling currents
at the ocean’s floor,
bright and unafraid,
and rise—
rise toward the trembling surface of the world.
So fly—
you were never meant to dwell
in preparation’s shadow.
Fly—
feel the weight gather behind you,
the way a bowstring tightens
before release.
o  o   o


Classical,World,Folk,Funk,Blues,Soul,Country,Jazz グランドピアノ　美しい日本的メロディ　エレキギターソロ　リフ　エフェクトなしballad バンド

So Fly 飛躍

Silk stage shimmer, velvet grin
Halo bright but paper thin
Curtain call with borrowed light
Spotlight soft as sleight of mind

Sugar glossed illusion dressed
Heartbeat sold as innocence
Hands wave high to hide the truth
Glass Eden cracking under youth

Warm light bending out of frame
Who decides what we can name
Tell me what is real, and when
Soft contradictions breathe again

Choreographed to seem unplanned
Every gesture second hand
Meaning whispered, then denied
Truth rehearsed but never tried

Mascara moon on trembling lashes
Fevered glow in mirrored flashes
Everyone wants love and blame
A spotlight built to dodge the flame

Warm light bending out of frame
Who decides what we can name
Tell me what is real, and when
Soft contradictions breathe again

Curtains shimmer with a borrowed glow
Truth gets filtered till it barely shows
Every spotlight hides a quiet bruise
Beauty staged in carefully chosen hues

Glass reflections bending what is real
Hands rehearsed in how they’re meant to feel
Honest faces buried under light
What we praise is never what we write

Silent rules we learn then keep
Costumes stitched in borrowed speech
Honest work in hidden places
Truth is braver without faces

Warm light bending out of frame
Who decides what we can name
Tell me what is real, and when
Soft contradictions breathe again

Glass Eden

News...
⭐️1
"Autumn Spiral" reached Top 
on the indie trends. Be sure to listen to it！

Featured on Indie Trending.(soundcloud in Asia,Korea,Vietnam...)

⭐️2  "ひぐらしevening cicada  "it onto SoundCloud Discovery’s “its okay to be sad“. (Soundcloud)

⭐️3  "Beautiful word"Featured on Soul Trending.(soundcloud in Indonesia)

⭐️4"Wall’ featured on SoundCloud"Soulful Mornings "and"Soul focus".

￼

聴いてくれてありがとう。


Welcom to our Music Island!Thank you for visiting our Land.Please   listen. I hope you have good time and good life!!!


🇰🇷 들어줘서 정말 감사합니다.
🇻🇳 Cảm ơn các bạn đã lắng nghe.
🇮🇩 Terima kasih banyak sudah mendengarkan.

Thank you so much for listening.  
From Japan — Island on Universe
ありがとう🙏

↓↓↓

	•	Indie Rock / Atmospheric Pop
	•	Japanese indie rock band
	•	“Autumn Spiral” trending in Indie

We are a band in japanese Shikoku island.Its cosmos.Please listen and enjoy.rylic is r whitten by our band's menber. Thank you for your kind comments! Lets make good music and boom!


⭐️Producer's Instagram→

https://www.instagram.com/hiasamasaru?igsh=MTdkNXgyMWxyMHFmdA==

⭐️spotify→

https://open.spotify.com/artist/0RnTOMszUzDzhYAqwGzfoG?si=2WpWb0wcSu-se_a-VdQKog

have a good island!

Slow スロウ

Island on Universe

Related tracks