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Holiday likes 2024

AB Playlist 139 The latest songs from these fantastic Artists & Bands.

AB Playlist 139

AB_REPOSTS Playlist 146 The Latest songs from some fantastic
Artist's/Bands and a few of my own.

Playlist 146

Shock the Algorithm

Related tracks: Goombah Jam

Related tracks: Turn The Tap

Related tracks: So Long

Related tracks: NOISE MAN

A STREET OF LIFE
Written, Performed, Produced & Mastered
by Andrew Borderick Coptright AB Music 2021
https://youtu.be/NMqa5s3WLUo

WE'VE ALL MESSED ABOUT
MAY'BE BEEN THE FOOL
SOMETIMES TAKE A CHANCE
AND BREAK ALL THE RULES

TIMES  CHANGED SO FAST
JUST LIKE LIFE IT SELF
IN A BLINK OF AN EYE
THEN I SAW YOU

REMEMBER THE WAYS OF THOSE DAYS

I DON'T BELIVE IN MUCH
AND WHAT'S ABOVE
UNTILL THAT STAR
FELL UPON YOU
(chorus)
LIVING IN A STREET OF LIFE
LIVING IN THIS WORLD
GROWING IN A STREET OF LIFE
(break)
SOMEDAY WE'LL BE GREY
ROCKING IN THE SHADE
LOVING EVERYDAY
I HOPE IT'S WITH YOU

LIFE IS FULL OF LUCK
THEN YOUR NUMBERS UP
DON'T WISH FOR MUCH
IF YOU HAVE LOVE
(chorus)
LIVING IN A STREET OF LIFE
LIVING IN THIS WORLD
GROWING IN A STREET OF LIFE
I'M TAKEN TO THIS WORLD
LIVING IN A STREET OF LIFE
LIVING IN THIS WORLD
GROWING IN A STREET OF LIFE
TAKE ME

A STREET OF LIFE

A STREET OF LIFE (see info for video link)

So Long

Are people honest;
Or do most of them pretend?
We believe in love;
Or is that something that we say?

Your memory, really is your best friend
But when the truth is hidden does it matter anyway?

Black Cat, tell us how it is; black cat, tell us how it is: I-A-O-U-E

Now the end is near, see how their faces speak of gloom.
Can you read their minds? Or do their eyes give you the proof?
We're falling down, we've walled a monster in a tomb!
As the animal screams, here it try to tell the truth...

All good people your time has come, all good people your time has come I-A-O-U-E...

(Art by Neil Carey; @mrbultitude on Instagram)

Black Cat

Waves

Music & Lyrics: Jan Schonander

More synthrock, but this time with a somewhat dirtier sound. All instruments except the drums are created on the Nord Stage 3. Played a little with feedback, as well as changed the attack on the main rhythmic synth live as I was playing. The lyrics are once again a mix of science and emotion using a black hole as a metaphor for a toxic relationship - seems to be a style that works for me.

INFINITE ATTRACTION

I can’t, I can’t break free
Oh no
I can’t, I can’t break free

A fine line pulling on my soul
As close as I could ever get
An unseen stronger than steel
At the point of no return

Light up all of your rockets
Switch on the burners, oh yeah
Let go of all of your emotions
You can spiral to the infinite
The infinite attraction

I can’t, I can't, I can't, I can't break free
I can’t, I can't, I can't, I can't break free

Bounce off a satellite to Houston
Switch on the radio, oh yeah
There’s no time for thinking
You could spiral to the infinite
The infinite attraction

I can’t, I can’t break free
Oh no
I can’t, I can’t break free

The cosmos is dragging me down
Once in there’s no getting out

It’s an infinite attraction
It’s an infinite attraction

Infinite Attraction

Spotify

'The First Flower' is a musical interpretation of the opening words of Eckhart Tolle's book 'A New Earth'. This in a slightly extended version with a few words form Master Tolle himself :-)

The First Flower (Extended Version)

Marlene   Ariel en Bicicleta

An anthem for those kind souls we miss and for those special people in our lives who never leave us, even after they are gone.

Holy

Holy (feat. Will)

The Road

Written and Recorded by Strange Company
Produced by Romesh Dodangoda at Longwave Studios, Cardiff

© 2023 Strange Company

Make Yourself At Home

RETORCIDO - banda de Mar del Plata años 92/94
integrada por:Fabian cachu Spaltro-bateria,Guillermo Cerato-guitarra,Pablo di Giovanni-bajo,Berni Villar-guitarra y Christian Lisotti-voz

Bajon

The words on this are of course borrowed from Tennyson ... :)

Ulysses

Taken from the upcoming debut full length album (planned to be released March 1st - "Rock and Roll Kills").
(p) & (c), 2024.
Youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80YWaTAt8Gc
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lyrics:
We've been through a lot, a lot of shit
now it's time to fight, fight against
against this depression and evil vibe
this is the time we will take over our lives

We've been submersed deep deep down
we've lost our faith into this evil town
we have to get back, get back to our own feet
we had enough, enough with this shit!

and now we have our head up high
we know what it's true and never dies
and now we step up with god's command
we won't take it anymore, not get stuck into the sand

It won't take forever just to reach our dream
it won't take forever to delete the bad scene
it won't take forever to hold your hand
it won't take forever to the promised land

it won't take forever to live again
it won't take forever to face the sun
it won't take forever, it won't take forever!

Rock and Roll Kills

It Won't Take Forever

In which our hero attempts a mic drop in zero G.

Thanks to @Dynameks for the drums and djembe. 

H/t to the wife for the song title and reference to "For All Mankind" season 3. (I'll make her a sci-fi nerd yet!)

Influences: Soul Coughing, Beastie Boys, DJ Shadow.

Martian Abortion

Contours and detours
Written and recorded by TJG May 2024

Life rarely moves in straight lines—and neither does the music. Three Photons returns with "Contours and Detours", a winding, analog-rich meditation on movement, misdirection, and the beauty of the unexpected.

Contours and Detours is my take on Gershwin's Rhythm changes with my own harmonic substitutions throughout. Written in B-flat Major with a Key change in the bridge. 

Technical Details
Rhythm Guitar: Gibson ES 335
Lead Guitar: Gibson ES 335
Guitar Amplifier: Fender George Benson Hot Rod Deluxe
Fender pedal board: Line 6 delay; Fender clean boost
Mics: a pair of Royer r10 ribbons on guitars
Mic preamps: API 312
Mixer: API 24 channel summing mixer (8200/7800)
Stereo Bus processing (API EQ and API compressor)
Final mix down to a MARA MCI JH110 1/4inch 2-track at 15 ips using ATR Master Tape.

Contours and detours

Good old rock n roll featuring the ladies.

Bump!

[ Albums ]
https://negativeheadphone.bandcamp.com

[ Youtube ]
https://www.youtube.com/c/negativeheadphone

[ Spotify ]
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6yptVqiGbvP3HpQNz2XTyQ

[ Facebook Page ]
https://www.facebook.com/negativeheadphone

[ Twitter ]
https://twitter.com/NegaPhone

Walking through beach with barefeet

lyrics:
Just another second before i blow you away
just another hype before this decadence
U r about to be eliminated beyond this fence
u know u don't have any decent defense

That's the condition shit
where all the people spit
the gratefulness that should exist
but got lost from people's fist


Just another war about to begin
that's the people's choice gathered on one regime
U r about to be eliminated beyond this world
u know u don't have any decent kind of word

Now the history repeats itself
just another book from the shelf
just another hit before this demolition begins.

(p) & (c), 2024.

Condition Shit (new track)

Goombah Jam

Battle Fields

THE BOY - NOISE MAN
EVERYTHING BY THE BOY
OUT NOW ON EVERYWHERE!!!
LINK IN BIO!!!
SPREAD THE WORD!!!

NOISE MAN

A great honor and pleasure for me...
...very happy about that wonderful inspiring process with the following artists: 

Cast of Characters:

https://soundcloud.com/holgerengel bass, seed idea
Entheogenic Psychonaught (Josh Clary)-- @josh-clary-1 – guitar and four-string fretless bass, annotations
K2 and the Three [and the Four]--@k2andthe3, @k2-kara –Ken–drums
J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- electric piano, synth
mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark-- electric piano
Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- mix, and production
xian3-- @xian3 – Christian -- vocals and lyrics

 
This song began with Christian's friend Holger Engel coming up with a melodic bass line and sharing it with him to use as a seed stem for a project. Having collaborated successfully with him before, Christian thought of Josh and decided to pass it along to him to see what he could build with it. Josh was excited to work on another of Holger's creations. His bass line was in a high octave on the instrument, so Josh added a similar, complimentary bass line on the low octave to give it some heft. He invited Ken onto the project, and after doing their little rhythm section give and take, Ken laid down some powerful, yet tasteful drums. Mark was brought in next, and added some very fitting, wonderfully melodic electric piano, which he added in the choruses. Josh also asked JJ to add some electric piano to the verses and synth to the whole thing, which he did in a very mind-bending syncopated way. Josh then added some guitar to the high end to thicken things up a bit.
  We then sent the finished product back to Christian to add his thoughtful, inspired lyrics and signature vocals to his song. This is what Christian had to say about how the lyrics came about. 
  "[Being an avid reader], I came along the sentence, 'We write and make art to show our wounds to the world,' reading an interview with Paul Auster (1947-2024). He died earlier this year, yet his novels are legendary. There was talk about creativity, manifoldness and what the personality consists of. 
  "I can’t remember where that interview was and basically I wrote the lyrics around this sentence attributed to him. 
  "I quote another writer, Goethe (1749-1832), with a famous quotation from "Faust,“ 'Two souls, Alas, housed in my breast...' That points in the right thematic direction in my opinion.
For sure the lyrics also contain other layers of meanings, much more personal…
I am also happy about the title of the song 'We Are Many'. I think Tez came up with it. I was unsure for very long, what’s the name of that song… :)"
  After we had it in the bag, we asked mix-master Tez to produce and mix it, so what you hear is also his creative vision for the project. We hope you enjoy listening to this as much as we enjoyed creating it.
 
Original "We Are Many" lyrics by Xian:

1
To me it seems very obviously
That my I is not a unity
Rather a bunch of personalities
I got a problem with multiplicities

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“ …

2
I am no self-contained identity
Cut off by other possibilities
No border guards set up at the boundary
Enforce the claim to exclusivity

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
We write and make „art“…
„I“ writes and makes „art“
To heal the wounds of the heart

3
„Two souls, alas, housed in my breast…“
We hope, that if we do confess
To get rid of this fallacy
And collect the splits of personality

ref
We write and make „art“ 
To show our wounds to the world
I write and make „art“
To heal the wounds of my heart

out
There is
A consolation in round things
There is
A consolation in round things 
A consolation in round things
Oh, ohh,
„I“, „I“,
Oh…

We Are Many (wt Holger Engel and The Eclectic Collective)

Composition and Sampling collage by Synline.
Art Work By HANSUAN FABREGAS

The title of the next album will be "Cyber Pink".

Could Be Lovers

Cast of characters:

J.J. Terrell-- @j-j-terrell—JJ-- electric piano, synth, seed idea

Mistermark-- @user-432503709 -- Mark –  vocals, lyrics, mix, and production

Llanpsych-- @llanpsych -- Tez – guitar

TexMex Shaman– @texmex-shaman –Stephen–banjo, guitar, sitar, and final mastering

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

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

Composition – The Eclectic Collective

This song started in probably the most effective way our group writes them. Ken had a spectacular drum beat that was unused in a previous project, so JJ composed and recorded with his magical keys a chord structure and arrangement. Once we had a beat and a chord structure, Josh came along and added his foundational bass. 

  Now that the rhythm section was complete and the chord structure was in place, Stephen added his unique melody line that you hear at the beginning and every other verse on his magic banjo. He also plays all the initial guitar until about the 1:40 mark, when Tez takes over. In addition, Stephen also laid down some really trippy sitar in the break section. Then it was time for Tez to add some spice to the mix with his fiery guitar solos, which you hear from about 1:40 on, eventually building up to a crescendo towards the end. 

  Once we had all the music down, we realized that we had a big gap in the bridge without much going on in it. So, Mark came through and recorded a cool poem he had written on his refigerator with word magnets more than a decade ago, captured with a picture, and added to for the this song. The poem is loosely based on the idea that our dreams exist in a digital environment/universe. The girl's voice you hear echoing him is his daughter, for whom he originally composed it, in her first appearance with the EC. 

  The song was now finished, except for Mark using his masterful production skills to trim and move a few things. After he made those adjustments on, he threw a mix on it. While we usually defer to Tez or Stephen for the mix, Mark did such a great job, we decided to keep his mix. Stephen did, however master and EQ it to make it a finished product. 

  This is a song written truly as a whole band effort, showcasing what the Eclectic Collective can do. I hope you enjoy listening to is as much as we enjoyed creating it.  

Original lyrics by Mistermark:  

The moon flickers on
and rises and dances
across a celestial stage
as dreamers paint the pixels of their mind 
like an infinite canvas 

Sleep away tiny egg
and leave a delicate thread 
of memory behind 
but never log out 
you are in the elaborate web
always

Dancing Moon - (Eclectic Collective)

Gotta Run by Korima celebrates the joy of running - our evolved desire to run – and running legends. Inspired by Christopher McDougall’s: Born To Run.


Download: https://www.korima.net/listen

Gotta Run - Korima

OLYMPICS 2024 / Paploviante Open Collaboration Offer 
Paploviante: E-Bass, Composing, Arrangement, Mix and Mastering 
BPM 100
Free Download
Feel free to adding something !
If you publish it, you have to mention me in the description and title!

Olympics 2024 Open Collaboration Offer

Another summertime strum.
The short (and very inaccurate) version here (https://soundcloud.com/michele-ansani/conversion-order); all the recovered parts are unaltered and only remixed (badly).
The guitar solo from 1‘ 35’ to 1‘ 52’ and the main rhythm guitar backing from 1‘ 52 to 2'30 and then from 2'45’ to the end are by my old friend Max (thanxxx you Max!).
Cover photo by Pietro Corrao.

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Composed by Michele Ansani (2022).
Extended version posted on SoundCloud: 2024, July 31.

Conversion order (extended version) *

IPG1's open collab rap 'Untapped' with Llanpsych guitars and bass.
Beats are 'Old School Hip-Hop' by @Chrisbeat33 from Looperman - many thanks!

Ian’s open collab rap is here

https://on.soundcloud.com/QqgybTvn4EBFQxrd9

Untapped - with IPG1

An atmospheric piece of music for guitar, synths, woodwinds and cello.  It starts mysterious and gets more and more emotional as it unfolds.

The Crystal Way

Recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, USA.
Coventry, West Midlands, UK.
Chelsea, London, UK.

Mixed and Mastered in EPG Studios, Chelsea, London, UK.

Janine Levinson @janinelevinson: Brilliant New World Vocals
Rick Medlock @rick-4-1: Equally Bright Drums
Phil McWalter @phil-mcwalter: The Other Colliding Accents Stuff


A New World Dawns

In streets once familiar, now strange and new
Ancient rhythms fade, replaced by a bolder hue
The land I knew, with traditions deep and strong
Slowly dissolves into a discordant song
Faces once mirrored mine, shared stories now untold
Amidst this sea of strangers, and cultures manifold

Our customs and values, once firmly in place
Blur and shift, leaving barely a trace
Languages mingle, accents collide
The essence of home seems to subside
In this tidal wave of change and flux
I search for anchors, familiar crux, familiar crux

A new world dawns, equally bright
A new world dawns, equally bright

Yet in this loss, a bittersweet truth emerges
As cultures blend and humanity surges
Though the country I once knew may fade from sight
Perhaps a new world dawns, equally bright
Maybe equally bright
Still, I mourn for what once was mine
A shared identity, now hard to define

In this global village, ever-growing
I'm left adrift, nostalgia flowing
Though the country I knew may fade from sight
Perhaps a new world dawns
Perhaps a new world dawns
A new world dawns, equally bright
A new world dawns, equally bright

© Philip McWalter Aug 2024

A New World Dawns

Music, Rhythm Guitar, Bass, Drums: Manuel https://soundcloud.com/ruizzoidman21centurions
Music, Lyrics, Vocal, Synths, Organ, Drums, Mixing, Mastering: Jan Schonander

When Manuel sent me a guitar track over a year ago I fairly quickly decided to write an epilogue for Major Tom. Little did I know that I would end up taking a longish break from writing music. With infinite patience Manuel waited for me until now and to my even greater surprise this retro lyric has become almost current with the two NASA astronauts in space waiting for their return trip to Earth.



SEND ME A ROCKET
(MAJOR TOM THE EPILOGUE)

I can’t hear you 
Still I can see you
A cloudy ball in space
Nothing to keep it in place
This is my beautiful view
Nothing can make things right
I’m stuck here 
A deep longing
Hard to accept this 
This can’t be
This can’t be
My final fate

It’s been so long
It feels like you forgot me
Nobody cares about the shirts I wear 
Did you move onto something new
Cause I’m still looking at you
I’m still waiting for you

Send me some hope
Send me a rocket
Show me that you care
Send me some hope
Show me that you love me

You forgot so soon
It hurts all the time
You forgot I was a shining star
You wouldn't write enough about me
Oh, oh, I’m so sad

Send me some hope
Send me a rocket
Show me that you care
Send me some hope
Lighten your pocket
Show me that you love me
Send me some hope
Some hope

I can’t let go
I dream all the time
I wanna feel the sun and wind
I wanna go home

Stuck in my tin can
With no way out, out
Shiny and bright
Can you hear me shout, shout
I’m stuck here 
A deep longing
Hard to accept this 
Oh no, oh no
I want to go
Want to go
Want to go 
Want to go home
Go home
This can’t be
This can’t be

Send Me A Rocket

Send Me A Rocket | Major Tom The Epilogue

Made in #Ableton (August 2024)

I dedicated this track to the sugar factory in my native village Hoogkerk.
Just like the first track (from 2018).
It is possible to watch and listen to it here;
youtu.be/Qp12CKuFWg8?si=1WGSzxCpuLoNU0YV

https://hega.bandcamp.com/album/world-of-sugar-ii

Genres;
#Electronic
#Experimental

World Of Sugar (II)

Inside Me / an open invitation for a collab 
from Ian Greaves aka (IPG1)
Vocal and Lyrics Ian Greaves aka (IPG1)
https://soundcloud.com/ipg1/inside-me-vocals-96-bpm
Paploviante: Bass, Music, mix and mastering

Inside Me - IPG1 & Paploviante

A song I recorded back in late 2018/early 2019. Deleted for whatever reason. The section of intense vocals toward the end of this song I've used in another song called "Losing It" which I may re-record in the future. So be on the lookout for that familiar ending. Enjoy.

On the Raid

WHO NEEDS A FANFARE
IN A FANCY BAR
YOU CAN DRIVE QUITE FAR
IN AN RUSTY OLD CAR
I AM ANIMAL
I GO MINIMAL
THE ALLIGATOR WAY

I GROW BY THE LIGHT
WHETHER DIM OR BRIGHT
IN A SILLY TRY
TO REACH THE SKY
I AM VEGETABLE
I GO MINIMAL 
THE POISON IVY WAY

ROCKY AS A TOAD
CARVED ALONG THE ROAD
A BOULDER OF OLD
A NUGGET OF GOLD
I AM MINERAL
I GO MINIMAL
DOING IT MY WAY

THE LARGER THE CROWD
THE FURTHER I STAY AWAY
THE MORE THE TALK GETS LOUD
THE LESS I HAVE TO SAY
I’M NO WATERFALL
I GO MINIMAL
THE MISSISSIPI WAY

THE MISSISSIPPI WAY (Lyrics)

'Turn The Tap' is a mid tempo Fusion track.

Walking The Straight And Narrow

Turn The Tap

Gravitas

Chris Lyrics & Vox
Mike instruments & background vox
Hanna background vox

Hell On Wheels Wild Christopher & Unguided Express

PARTY TO PARTY
Written, Performed, Produced
by Andrew Borderick Copyright 2024 AB Music
https://youtu.be/wI2iv2hjFQ4?si=7lnQCOjnGV_--ej7

V1
LOOK OUT FOR THE FUTURE
BEWARE OF THEIR PAST
THEY'LL MAKE AN ILLUSION
IT'S ALWAYS UNFAIR
V2
EVERYDAY A DECISION
IT'S ONE TO DISTRACT
WE'RE NOT BORN TO BE FAMOUS
IT'S JUST TO SURVIVE
Ref
EVERYDAY YOUR TAKING SOMETHING FROM MY HAND
THEIR ALWAYS TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME
Chorus
IT GOES
FROM PARTY TO PARTY
THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY IS HOME
FROM PARTY TO PARTY
WE CAN NEVER SEEM TO MAKE UP OUR MINDS
V3
QUESTIONS HAVE NO ANSWERS
THE TAX MAN DONT LIE
WE PAY FOR DISTRUCTION
AND END WITH LIES
Ref
EVERYDAY YOUR TAKING SOMETHING FROM MY HAND
THEIR ALWAYS TAKING THE LONG WAY HOME
Chorus
IT GOES
FROM PARTY TO PARTY
THE LIGHTS ARE ON BUT NOBODY IS HOME
FROM PARTY TO PARTY
WE CAN NEVER SEEM TO MAKE UP OUR MINDS
Break
Ref x1
Chorus x2

INFINITY

PARTY TO PARTY

Rainbow Boy

www.rasoschroedermusic.de

(Verse 1)
In a crowded room of hollow smiles, I lose my voice behind the cheers,
Trading truth for comfort, I’ve been hiding all these years.
I once believed that kindness meant I had to bend and sway,
But I’m done with that illusion, I’m done being led astray.

(Pre-Chorus)
It’s time to break the pattern, watch these chains unwind,
Stand up in my own shadow, leave the old me far behind.
A quiet whisper rises, turning to a mighty roar,
I’ll light a spark inside me that burns forevermore.

(Chorus)
No more stepping back, no more giving in,
I’ll raise my voice tonight and let the truth begin.
I won’t be your echo, I won’t dance on your string,
I’m done with pleasing everyone, I’m done with everything.
So sing it with me, shout it out loud—
This is my time, I’m standing proud.

(Verse 2)
I held my breath to keep the peace, afraid to rock the boat,
But holding all that silence left a knot inside my throat.
I’m finding strength in honesty, a power in the “no,”
I’ll shape my own tomorrow, wherever I may go.

(Pre-Chorus)
There’s beauty in this breaking, in walls I tear apart,
A promise in each boundary drawn straight from my heart.
The more I learn to speak out, the clearer I can see,
I’m not the sum of others’ wants—I’m who I choose to be.

(Chorus)
No more stepping back, no more giving in,
I’ll raise my voice tonight and let the truth begin.
I won’t be your echo, I won’t dance on your string,
I’m done with pleasing everyone, I’m done with everything.
So sing it with me, shout it out loud—
This is my time, I’m standing proud.

[Bridge - Instrumental / Soft Build]
(Whispered) No more silence… no more fear…
(Gradually louder) My soul is waking… it’s all so clear…

(Chorus - Stronger)
No more stepping back, no more giving in,
I’ll raise my voice tonight and let the truth begin.
I won’t be your echo, I won’t dance on your string,
I’m done with pleasing everyone, I’m done with everything.
So sing it with me, shout it out loud—
This is my time, I’m standing proud.

(Outro)
This is my voice, my love, my right to choose,
No longer chained, I’ve got nothing left to lose.
I’m done with bending, done with playing along,
I’m finding my freedom, I’m claiming my song.

Unmasking the Illusion

______          We where at the club last night  !       : )       ______

Accoustic Version of Firefly song by Xanylovem 
Vocals interpreted by Lisha @lisha-nandi-124733328  and Olivier on Saxophone @saxophoniste-nice-cannes

Listen to another instrumental version here :  
https://soundcloud.com/lisha-nandi-124733328/firefly-prod-by-xanylovem

Thanks a lot to you both Lisha and Olivier for this fantastic collaboration ! (complex but beautiful), you are amazing and very talentuous musicians  !

Firefly - Lyrics by Lisha Nandi 9/23/2018

Never wait for the dawn to come
No I must be gone before the sun
I can't hear the morning song of the birds In my lover's window only he has heard 
The love songs with no words
The love songs with no words

We come together in the night 
But my instinct is to always take flight
Before the sun rises I'm on the horizon to home alone 
Like a drone in a heartless zone 
Safe from the chance of love and romance
How do I live this way ay ay
How do I live this way

I'm afraid of the closeness of you 
Been with lovers and although they're few 
I simply can't tear down this wall 
Or build a gate in the fence for you at all
My heart has been trodden by many who've sought to seclude and elude 
So how can this woman find love so true 
When all that she ponders is you 
And what she shouldn't let through 

My love you know me so well yet
You sit at my heart's wishing well 
You throw in a penny and wish for so many new possibilities to dwell

Alas we are never so real 
As when we embrace and feel 
The passion in the moments we steal 
The moments of my ever spinning wheel How do I stop spinning
How can I begin mending 
Will I die with no ending still
With no love to know what I should feel 
To give back what you've given and see the well's now hidden 
Because we've become what we wished for and all is forgiven 
For that is what love does it dries up our longings
And no more than what once was makes haste with its belongings 
To find a new home 
When true love comes along
When true love comes along

© Xanylovem & Lisha & Olivier - Nov. 2018