Helium Life Jacket

Enchanted

A Sacred Wish

[VERSE 1: YOUNG] (playful, breathless)
Your laugh was my first sacrament—
No stained glass shone as bright as it.
They say, "Wait for skies of gold,"
But you were warmth when we grew cold…

[VERSE 2: MIDDLE-AGED] (worn, wonder-filled)
Your wrinkles map the years we stole—
Each line a psalm, each scar a scroll.
They preach of pearly gates above…
Darling, I’ve known them.
They’re your love.

[CHORUS: BOTH] (harmonized, simple)
Heaven was you in candlelight,
Heaven was fighting side by side.
If God asked where my worship starts,
I’d point to where
…your pulse meets mine.

[BRIDGE: OLD] (fragile, unshaken)
(He, voice cracking:) "The priest says ‘eternity’s so long’…"
(She, smiling:) "It’s just a breath since our first song."
(Both, laughing:) "Angels? Oh, we’ve met a few—
They taught us chords…
…but you taught blues."

[FINAL CHORUS: GHOSTS] (floating, unresolved)
Now Heaven’s just our old front porch,
Your hand in mine, no need to talk.
The Devil grins—we grin back too…
We’ve had our Heaven.
It was you.

(The lights fade on two empty rocking chairs, still swaying.)

Heaven Was You (Beauty's version)

White Silence

White Silence - Ehsan Solhtalab

The Time That You Had

Sound of Stars (Slowed)

Seb Wery - Sound of Stars (Slowed)

Borderless is a sonic journey between tradition and modernity — an organic fusion of electronic textures and Persian instruments.
Flowing at 120 BPM, the track weaves hypnotic layers of setar and kamancheh into a deep rhythmic landscape shaped by handpan, bendir, and modern synths.
A soundscape where east meets west, and rhythm becomes a universal language.
Instruments: Setar, Kamancheh, Handpan, Bendir, Synthesizer
Genre: Electronic, Fusion, World Music, Experimental
Composed & Produced by: Morteza Jahani
Setar: Kaveh Salehi
Kamancheh: Mostafa Jahani
Percussion & Handpan: Morteza Jahani

Borderless

This is a stripped down and shortened version of Meatloaf’s epic number.  Great vocals from Ewan, backed by me on guitars and strings.

For Crying Out Loud (with Ewan Mackenzie)

Evgeny Grinko - Graying, Pt. 1, 2

This is an old work that composed for photo collection titled (One never comes) in 2015. 
Photographer & Cover Art: Vaheed Abbasi

One Never Comes

Martin Howard is an English guitarist, originally trained in the classical tradition who
has expanded into folk, blues and rock, both electric and acoustic. He specialises in
original instrumental music featuring both solo and ensemble electric and acoustic
guitars. He has also collaborated with a number of other artists, notably Mark
Johnson, leader of the Kent based band The Midnight River Crew.

Martin also records and shares cover versions under PRS licence LE - 0036402.

For Crying Out Loud (with Ewan Mackenzie)

Martin Howard

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