Sweet Memory

You always meant to
Put things right
You always meant to
Make amends
Twas your intent
Someday it's right
No argument
We'll still be friends

Now we've gone too far down that road
We've lost sight of the way
Erosion wears down the biggest stone
Leaves little left to say

I alway meant to
Do what's right
To be the one
To count on
Lose the need for
Fight or flight
Opportunity's gone

I Always Meant to

Vocal / Composer / Lyricist: Richard A Perna
Vocal Engineer: Nixin VanDough

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"緑陰 (shade of trees)"

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緑陰 (shade of trees)

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Breathe Freely * Instrumental

The Mermaid of Zennor is a piece of mystical beauty. It is directly inspired by the legend of the same name from the ancient Celtic land of Cornwall. Zennor is a small village that is in the far west of Cornwall. The beautiful village stands majestically near cliffs that quickly descend into the sea. The ancient Church there, St. Senara's, harbors an equally ancient and mysterious tale. Here is the tale as told by late Cornish bard/singer, Brenda Wootton:
"The magic land of West Penwith lies to the far south west of Cornwall, and on the north coast there lies a little village of Zennor. In the granite Church there sang a young man, and his name was Matthew Trewhella. He came from Towednack, and one Sunday there came to the back of the Church a lady... and she was dressed in black from top to toe... and she was a mermaid. She came to him and whispered in his ear and said, "come away with me, Matthew Trewhella, and live beneath the sea... and you will never ever die..." Four Sundays in a row the mermaid came to Matthew Trewhella and she whispered, come away, Matthew... and after the fourth Sunday, Matthew Trewhella was gone... under the sea with the mermaid. So... young men... beware of the mermaid of Zennor..." (Cornwall the Land I Love, BBC, 1981). 
Not only was I was profoundly moved by the story itself, but I was also rather bewitched by a song written about this tale sung by the late Cornish bard/singer, Brenda Wootton. My composition truly began the moment I heard Brenda sing the song in her pure silver voice. Later, I visited Zennor, and that only furthered my mission to write my own piece inspired by this all. The Church in Zennor is incredible and it also holds a relic of this story... a 15th century wood bench that features a carving depicting the mermaid herself. In this carving she holds a mirror in one hand and a comb made from fishes bones in the other. Matthew Trewhella really did exist, you know...? That together with this bench makes one wonder... did this really did happen? Well, in a land as rich, special, ancient, and magical as Cornwall, perhaps anything can happen... Do you believe? 
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Here is a link to a video in which the late Cornish bard/singer, Brenda Wootton, tells the story of the mermaid of Zennor, and she sings a gorgeous song about it written by the late Cornish bard/linguist. Richard Gendall. 
    • Brenda Wootton - The Mermaid of Zenno...  

Here is a link to the studio recording of Brenda Wootton singing the song, "Mermaid". 
   • The Mermaid

The Mermaid of Zennor

City Serenade

A cover/remake of one of my favorite songs of all time. I made this as an inquiry into themes associated with my root chakra. I envisioned an empty desert at night, with me under a tree with bare branches. This image has accompanied me throughout my adolescence quite a lot, always as some sort of imaginary save haven, even though it feels like a place of great solitude. I hold a certain sense of melancholy and solitude very close to my heart, even though I can't quite put my finger on what it is exactly, there is something in those states that is incredibly dear to me. Maybe it is because in this image - alone under a tree in a desert, endless horizons, the sky always waxing and waning between twighlight and night - there is a quality of peace, and absence of hostility and danger, that enables a part of me to be and unfold itself.
At the same time - this is where the double-edged-sword-likeness of the situation lies - I'm alone. I'm by myself. There is no one around. I - the part of myself in that imagination - perceive other people as a threat. Still I long for company.
But I need to be here - this is heaven, even though it hurts.
This song is that place, that feeling, that part of me, made audible. This is what helps me connect to silence when I'm in the need of solitude. This helps me to accept that part of me, so it too may find true peace and love one day. This is what aids me in transforming the loneliness and sadness I hold. Or in relating differently to the loneliness and sadness I hold.
I sincerely hope and wish, for those of you who can relate, that this song can offer something of similar importance.
Maybe we are together in solitude. 

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