Hey everyone! "Sanctify" is a song that's very close to my heart. It's about finding peace and healing in the midst of chaos and uncertainty.I wanted to create a track that serves as a sanctuary for the soul, a place where you can escape the noise of the world and find solace within yourself. It's about embracing your inner strength and resilience, even when life gets tough.Through "Sanctify," I hope to provide a sense of comfort and empowerment to anyone who's going through a difficult time. Remember, you are stronger than you think, and you have the power to overcome any obstacle.So, if you're in need of a little sanctuary, let "Sanctify" be your guide. You are worthy of love, peace, and happiness.

Tasha - Sanctify

Weathered Hearts Back in sound cloud✨✨https://soundcloud.com/weatheredhearts 
Patchwork Heart(Weathered Hearts&Tot.）
Beat by Tot.masa
Words&vocals,final mix,masterd and lovely art work by Weathered Hearts
Thank U for listening from us three🙏🙏🙏

Lyrics:
I’m a pattern on a patchwork heart
What am I gonna do with my little part?
Cover up everything that’s dark?
Or shoot light outta my heart

Like a rainbow
Cut through the clouds
Like a rainbow

Do da do Do da do

Shuffling along inside my shoes
Walking on a different road than you

Do da do Do da do

I’m hoping we can find a thread to share

Seems to me we’re really quite the same
Really quite the same
We’re different patterns cut in different shapes

Ooo, are you?
Maybe not, maybe we are
The same thing, underneath this
Ooo, are you?
Maybe not, but what if we are
The same thing, underneath this?

Do you wanna make a patchwork heart?
We are only strong as the thread holding us together
Double seam on the things that we really need
To hold the light in our hearts

Like a rainbow

Cut through the clouds
Like a rainbow

Shoot out my heart
Like a rainbow

You’re in my heart
Like a rainbow

Stick together like a patchwork heart
And shine our light

Like a rainbow
It’s the colour of light

Stick together like a patchwork heart
And shine our light
Like a rainbow
It’s the colour of light

Like a rainbow
It’s the colour of light

Like a rainbow
It’s the colour of light

Patchwork Heart with Weathered Hearts

1st composition of the 1st album with my group "Cynical Tales"
with my friends Pierrick Mantillet on drums, Romain Dveaux on bass, Thomas Francommes on vocals and me on guitar.
today I wanted to present a version with a more current sound and a rewriting of certain passages

1ere composition du 1 er album avec mon groupe "Cynical Tales"
avec mes potes Pierrick Mantillet a la batterie, Romain Devaux a la bass ,Thomas Francommes au chant et moi a la guitare.
aujourd'hui je tenais a présenter une version avec un son plus actuel et une re écriture de certains passages

fancy confession

Fancy Confession <re release>

Cast of Characters:

Surfers Like Us– @user-411502040 –Artur–composition, arrangement, and Fender Jaguar delayed, foundational rhythm guitar

J.J. Terrell– @j-j-terrell – Yamaha Genos 2 Synthesizer

Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)– @josh-clary-1 –Josh – Warwick fretless four-string bass

K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken -- drums

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen — Tom Anderson custom T model electric guitar, production, mix, and mastering

Llanpsych -- @llanpsych -- Tez – Fender Stratocaster electric guitar

The Beautiful Dark -- @thebeautifuldark -- Carl -- ovation acoustic guitar, vocals, and lyrics

This song began in Artur's jam room at his house, where he creates all of his amazing music on his Fender Jaguar, which is perfect for the surf sound, at which he's a master. He shared it with Josh, who shared it with the group.

Before Josh could lay down a bass part to it, though, JJ came up with his elegantly moody synth and laid it down. The rhythm section, Josh and Ken, then did their usual dance, dialing it in with some back and forth. Stephen was next in line, adding a subtle duet with Artur's chords. Tez then played the ethereal lead throughout most of it. Stephen, after it was pretty much laid down, came through with the ripping wah solo towards the end.

Once the music was all taken care of, Carl came up with some great lyrics for it, and sang them, as the newest member of the group. He also laid down an accompanying acoustic rhythm guitar part, too. After Carl did his thing, we turned it over to Stephen for a mix, which he did with his professional skill set.

This is the latest in a long line of surf rock tunes Artur has shared with Eclectic Collective. If you dig the sound, he has plenty more great ones on his page, which are worth checking out, too. We tried to do this with a little nod to The Police, the band, not the profession. We hope you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed making it. Thanks for listening.

Lyrics - The Beautiful Dark

Who said we're different
We got our genes and our names
One human mission
Heart fused like fission
Real collective brains

Pure pine for pure
Pleased though holds hands
Reel in one love
Filter for our sands

I feel the same as you
No provocation ever making us blue
I feel the same as you
No provocation ever making us blue

I feel the same as you
Let music train our clue
No place like home we woo
I feel the same as you

I feel the same as you
Let music train our clue
No place like home we woo
I feel the same as you

I Feel the Same as You (w/The Eclectic Collective)

This song is inspired by a true story of a Mexican citizen I met who was incarcerated for 3 years without ever being charged, tried, or sentenced. Sadly, this is all too common in Mexico: "Four out of every 10 Mexicans currently behind bars have not been convicted of a crime, according to new official statistics that experts say show the depth of injustice in the country . . . Much of the issue stems from Mexico's use of mandatory pretrial detention, or prisión preventiva oficiosa, a no-bail system in which those accused of certain crimes such as burglary, fuel theft, kidnapping, or drug trafficking can be jailed without probable cause and held for years without trial." https://www.axios.com/2023/07/25/mexico-pretrial-detention-andres-manuel-lopez-obrador

For those listeners unfamiliar with Spanish, "Déjame ir" means "Let me go".

Lyrics: 
Ominous early morning knock on the door
Cops swarm in, pin him down on the floor
No reading of rights, just knocks ‘n’ deep bruises
Cascade of bad-mouthing, it scares and confuses
Tossed in a small cell, no hearing or trial
With five other inmates, not even a smile
A fist or a knife, a boot to the balls
For who or what is he taking this fall?      

Every day’s a nightmare straight outta Hell
The bad guys are devils, the good guys as well
If the sicko don’t getcha, a brutal guard will
So, you gotta stay quiet, you gotta stay still
In the showers come the men, there’s probably four
This time it’s the pretty boy pinned to the floor
A fist or a knife, a boot to the balls
For who or what is he taking this fall?

The chow’s pretty scarce, he gotta get more
Soul sold for the right to set up a store
Just to earn a few pesos to keep up his strength
When hunger grips, you go to any length
Every week they come round for a piece of the action
And if he falls short, there’s a harsh reaction
A fist or a knife, a boot to the balls
For who or what is he taking this fall?

Bridge
All he is seeking is peace of mind
Away from the fist, the boot and the knife
Peace of mind, yeah, peace of mind
And the chance to start a new life, start a new life, start a new life

Five years on, he’s still in the jail
No trial date announced, no chance to get bail
Five years lost, his wife and kids gone
No money to speak of, house sold for a song
His best mate’s been in for 15 years
Still awaiting a sentence, he still knows the fear
Of a fist or knife, a boot to the balls
And the question why did he take such a fall?      (Déjame ir x muchos)

Credits:
Music, lyrics & vocals: Michael Sellers
Guitars & bass; keyboards; Sergio Aguilar
Accordion: Gonzalo (Chalo) Cardenas
Drums: Rodrigo Uribe
Production, musical arrangement, mixing & mastering: Sergio Aguilar
Cover design: Michael Sellers
Track cover photo: Image by Tim Hüfner on Unsplash

The Fist, the Boot & the Knife

A bitter-sweet, jazz-tinged song about Christmas time and its highs and lows. 

Lyrics:
It’s Christmas morning, what should I do?
Drag myself to church, hung over and blue?
Christmas Eve was grim
I picked a fight I couldn’t win … with you … with you

It’s Christmas
It’s Christmas morning, I stumble out
Seasonal bonhomie, follows me about
I’m beginning to cheer up
Their jokes are making me crack up … and shout … and shout
   
It’s Christmas time … It’s Christmas time 
My love life’s on the line
But it’s Christmas time, yeah, it’s Christmas time

It’s Christmas time … It’s Christmas time 
My life’s a pantomime 
But it’s Christmas time, yeah, it’s Christmas time

The folks who used to walk right past me
Now stop and call me friend
The knives they stuck into my back 
Stowed away till Yuletide’s end

It’s Christmas Day … It’s Christmas Day (in the morning)
Presents by the tree, one for you, none for me 
Still, it’s Christmas Day

It’s Christmas time … A Merry Christmas time (Hark! The herald angels sing)
Gin & tonic, and water turned into wine 
Yes, it’s Christmas time

It’s the day after Christmas, still hung over and blue
The front door is opening . . . . . . and now I see you!
Yes, I see you . . . . it’s really you . . . . It’s truly Christmas time!!
Yes, yours and mine
My life’s turned on a dime
And bells begin to chime 
And it’s Christmas time!

Music & Lyrics: Michael Sellers
Vocals: Michael Sellers 
Bass guitar, musical arrangement, editing & production: Sergio Aguilar 
Keyboards: Carlos Milán
Trumpet: Franklyn Brooks
Sax: Miguel Covarrubias
Drums: Rodrigo Uribe
Cover Design: Michael Sellers
Photo: Nathan Poncet on Pexels

It's Christmas Time!

© Joe Liberty 2025, all rights reserved

Tuff luck 

Got sold that dream of a Ponzi scheme 
Hard work n sacrifice know what I mean
Trade your life away to make a few bucks
And all ya got left is a lotta tuff luck

Tuff luck
That sucks
Tuff luck
Aww

To fast to live, to young to die
Without enough sense to ever wonder why

To old to work to broke to quit
Just a cog in the wheel lost in the mix

Tuff luck
That sucks
Tuff luck
That really sucks
Tuff luck

TuffLuck

- PROLLY THE BEST -

A song about the very best of friends!

All songwriting, lyrics, instrumentals, production, mix and master by me
Vocals: Eric Castiglia

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Verse 1
Old stars hum beneath the clay
Lanterns swing where shadows stay  
Silent roads still breathe  

Footprints fade yet keep their song  
Echoes bend through plaster walls
Shadows keep the room

Coffee rings tattoo the oak
Old fires fade, but warmth will stay 
Memory moves slow

Chorus
You’re prolly the best,
the solid, the stone.
Prolly the best 
Yeah
keeping me whole.
Let the bridges burn.
Hey - Call this a home.
We’re prolly the best.     
Yeah prolly the best   

Verse 2
Ash and ember, quiet spun,
Days collapse into the sun 
Stillness holds the line.

Dust turns gold when time grows thin,
Silver roots keep pulling in  
Nothing drifts away.

Kitchen window, evening glass,
Waiting out the storm to pass  
Holding what won’t go

Chorus
You’re prolly the best,
the solid, the stone.
Prolly the best 
Yeah
keeping me whole.
Let the bridges burn.
Hey - Call this a home.
We’re prolly the best.
Yeah prolly the best  
We are the crew - that shows at 3am
we hold the line - stitched tight like glue  

**Ending** 
Under all this hush I know 
we are the pulse below
Through the quiet, through the storm 
Break the grip, keep the scars 
Prolly the best Yeah… 
prolly the best
prolly the best
prolly the best 
prolly!
The best!

Prolly the Best

Bark at The Moon LIVE cover

Side Hustle Prophets is an original music and art project. Founded by Long Island, NY native Billy L Schaefer as a means of escape from things self destructive. Original music and art created independently or via collaboration with musicians and artist throughout the world. 

Performing artist and contributors:

Billy L Schaefer (NY) - Songwriter, composer, producer, vocals, guitar, bass, artwork
 
Sergio Aguilar (Merida, Mex) - producer, guitar, bass, Owner- Studio 423 Merida, Mex

Tatsuya Awaya (Yamaguchi, Japan) - guitars, bass, drums, producer, composer 

Christoph Schlüter (Germany) - guitars, bass, composer, producer, mixer. @chris_schlue

Christoph Karlheim (Germany) - Drums @mightymartens

Justin Scheidling (NY) - drums, percussion

David Phelps (NY) - Guitar

Tod Isler (NY) - Drums

Frank Guerrero (Mex) - Drums

Rodrigo Uribe (Mex) - Drums

Josh Clary (Pittsburgh) - Bass

Do what makes YOU happy without hurting yourself or others…

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