A song suggesting the relationship is sinking,  But there's still the hope of patching it up.

The vid:  https://youtu.be/HHU67XaGPzw

Down Down Down

Puppeteer to a king
The raising of sheep
Escaping the slums
Emotions run deep
Some rich and some poor
The foods and the dance
A history of stories
An ancestral trance
Endurance and courage
Survival and fear
Their hopes and their dreams
And shadows draw near

Not as real as we seem
We were dreamed into being
We sing the creation
The ancestral dream

Family secrets
Deep family ties
Our fate to heal them
And follow their cries
Bring light to their darkness
Love to their shame
Live in integrity
Let go of the blame
With each of their gifts
And wisdom too
Fulfill every prayer 
And dream something new

Not at big as we think
Nor as small as we pretend
We have to awaken
For the dream to end

May we fulfill the hopes you had for us
May we heal your sickness too
May we recognize the doors you opened
With hearts open as we walk through

Ancestral Dream

Mountain Behind Me

I was dreamin’ of a city
Where the buildings live forever         
Some brick and steel painting        
Like a shadow and an echo
            
Middle of October   
Sky gettin’ colder          
Wind hittin’ harder         
Like it’s tryin’ to tell ya somethin’
            
The streetlights sputter sermons
mm-hmm          
And it kinda makes me nervous
uh-huh

Well some folks speak a language         
The city don’t wanna learn        
Written in the alleys
And the barrels that still burn

Drill gang on the corner         
Spittin’ like a drummer           
But the bullets still fly          
Just chasin’ down the summer
        
I was dreamin’ of that city       
Dreamin’ of that sorrow         
Clock says it’s October           
But it’s already tomorrow

Dreamin' Of A City

Spirited Gypsy Jazz number in the style of Django and Grappelli but with somewhat of a modern arrangement.

Gypsies - No Tramps Or Thieves

We wake in the morning taking our places
And march to the beat of the drum
Perpetual motion somehow erases
All that we ache to become

And, oh, so we go
But one day the calm will come
Until then I’m holding out for love

Watching it sideways it all seems so shaken
The way that our world ought to be
One of these days our hearts will awaken 
And then we may finally see

That, oh, heaven knows
How the dark will be undone
Until then, I’m holding out for love

Feel this heart inside 
and know it’s always meant to shine
No matter what the world demands
Love and fate have better plans
It’s hard to see now
With eyes closed and head down

But, oh, heaven knows
How one day your kingdom comes
Until then, I’m holding out for love.

(C)2025 Dj Lekich
 
Lyrics and Music by Dj Lekich

Holding Out For Love

Vocals: Synthesizer V (Amaya, Sheena 2, Felicia 2)
Backing Tracks: Band in a Box
Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash

Nothing's Changed

A song perhaps about perpetual ignorance.
The Vid:  https://youtu.be/KidREfFANzY

Dave Bell: http://www.blue-attitude.net/  
and https://www.youtube.com/@blueattitude4126


We'll Never Know Why

Lyrics: R.W. Davis
Music, vocals, production: me
Image by kues1 on Freepik

No No No No

For Dennis

Produced, Mixed and Mastered by Scott Collingwood

Screaming Eagle

Moonlight was my whole world,
swaying to Glenn Miller,
then her hair came uncurled
when I had hoped to thrill her.
It’s hard to face the night I know;
who needs all the extra woe—
it seems the moon has lost its glow.

Ain’t no say or play about it,
love just hit the rocks—
all its pieces fit
on display within a box.
It’s hard to face the night I know;
who needs all the extra woe—
just seems the moon has lost its glow.

Well, it seems the moon has lost its glow;
city lights lost power.
Where's a couple gonna go
when he wants a chance to wow her?
Well, it's hard to face the night I know;
who needs all the extra woe—
just seems the moon has lost its glow.

I spend my nights in neon bars
where shadows hide the lonely.
But it covers up all my scars,
so here's my number, phone me.
Yeah, it's hard to face the night I know;
who needs all the extra woe—
just seems the moon has lost its glow.

How many fell in love by moonlight?
How many wished upon a star?
Where in the world is my true love so right?
Why does she seem to be so very far?

That clarinet blew oh so sweet,
everyone got up to dance.
What a brilliant way to meet;
what a moment, what a chance.
But I'm alone and very low.
It seems the moon has lost its glow.
It could be me, alright, I know—
Am I the only one with woe?
Yes, it's hard to face the night I know;
who needs all the extra woe—
it seems the moon has lost its glow.

Lyrics by Bob Millard
Music & Arrangement by DJ Lekich
(c)2020 Bob Millard/DJ Lekich

The Moon Has Lost Its Glow

Dj Lekich