Colored By Setting Sun

i've got two lonely shadows
that are fit to kill
if one of them does not get me
the other has the will...
prayers for the high holy one.
 
written & sung by poet/songwriter gil chasin
guitars by gil & naldo
keyboards by guillaume pearson
drums by naldo
arranged & produced by kid otari

Recorded on tape at the Laundry Room, Oakland California
8-channel 1/2" Otari MX5050
remastering by guillaume

cover art by naldo

Two Shadows

Here We Go!

They call me an empath
 That don't mean I can see the future
  any more than you can

It means I feel what you feel If you're around me
 And it's the same with everybody
 All at once makes me crazy

But I'm okay if I'm all alone
 Unless you call me on the phone
 I don't need to be near you
 Just have to hear you

Cause I'm an empath
 That don't mean I can see the future or read your mind

Oh I'm an empath
 Means I feel what you feel
 If you're around me
 Oh it's the same with everybody
 All at once makes me crazy,  crazy
 oh the life of an empath is crazy

Imagine walking alone down a trail at night
 Come across five people standing in the moonlight
 Then two grab you and throw you to the ground
 It takes two more to hold you down
 Then number five tells you jokes, Makes you laugh and think everything's all right
 Then they kick you and make you feel like you're gonna die
 That's the life of an empath

 Up and down round and round never stop and never slow down
 Life of an empath

Oh that's the life of an empath
 Yeah the life of an empath...

Life of an empath (Lyrics and Vocals by Jess Johnson music by  Prod. IOF)

Song :  The Deal
Album:  Side B
All right reserved
Copyright ©️ Malcolm Gladwin 
Lyrics: Malcolm Gladwin 
© 2025

Recorded
23-01-2025
M Gladwin / Ez Milton 
Rounded House Studio 


The Deal - Malcolm Gladwin / Ez Milton

02/16/2025

As The Sun Rises

Shadow Fear * Instrumental

Intersections

Buy / Stream

Im Such A Mess

01 - Spitfire Audio - Fragile String Evolutions
02 - Spitfire Audio - Kepler Orchestra - 3 Celli Grids
03 - Spitfire Audio - Kepler Orchestra - Ganymede + Ariel

Celli Grid

Well.. I started this track almost a year ago? Thank goodness for Sander's (https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer) patience. This track means a lot to me in a lot of ways.. The longer I didn't move forward the harder it was to return to it.  However, I got really inspired when the fall and winter came back because this song definitely has a late fall / wintery feel. 

I go from feeling really good about it to OMG I need to delete all my vocals and start over. However, it must be released regardless. It may not be perfect but that is fine. It is a song from two people who don't live remotely near each other. That in itself is a beautiful feat that must be appreciated. On top of that Sander's music meeting my strange cadence and expression creates a vibe never before experienced. Of course there is the story.  

The story is of course lovers caught in a 1984-esque scenario. However, I also wrote with the inspiration of current events.  I think that is also why I wanted to release it as soon as I could.. I think it has an element of needed catharsis.  However, I am very joyful to finally release this!! so much thanks for listening if you do <3

ALSO GO FOLLOW https://soundcloud.com/wane-of-summer FOR GREAT MUSIC!!!

lyrics:


 Underneath it all 
 Behind the brick and mortar tall 
Slowly becoming barren like the  fall
Trees that wish to stalll 
The distance from the sun the Earth revolves
Spring time rebirth is far 
And they're putting on the final straw

People watching revert to simple awe
As so many lines start becoming crossed
Power through crimes whats the cost
Of an entire world bound and lost
Warming up but still crowned in frost
Made hostage by the hostile law 
The coverage is constant like a coke withdrawal 
Never budging like a water soaked log
We need a fire but all we got is smoke like fog 
That obscures our view of hope till its gone

Try
Try to smile for me
Lets pretend we are free
Right Here 
While we’re Wrapped in each others arms
We know we are safe from harm


 Please turn off the radio 
When its on your eyes lose their glow 
Those voices speak poison don't you know 
They’ve chosen to keep us dull and low
Stay poised and don’t let you mind go
To where it naturally wants to the most 
Keep your cards close 

To your chest 
And never tell the rest 
Keep your secrets buried deep within your breath 
People can be trusted less and less
This is all for your best interest 
I can already tell when your thoughts want to burst from your head

I know it hurts but think of our past blessings instead
Remember when I met you back in summer of 07?
As soon as I saw you I knew within just a couple of seconds
That you were someone who was homesick for heaven 

It was a bit of a miracle you even talked to me
I was never social my thoughts never Let me be free
But you fought through my walls so playfully 
Your kiss must have worked like an open sesame 
You showed me a whole world anew a little like Disney 
It’s a little cheesy and thinking of it has me dizzy 
Your love has always made me sick like a disease 
Butterflies from you make a hurricane erupt in me


I was hoping this day would never come
But I think it was time to grab our things and run
I’d rather die than see you under a gun
Being forced to give in and succumb 
To these wicked men or whatever they have become

I no longer see any trace of love in their eyes
They despise anything that looks like life
Reflecting off of the sheen of their knives
If we leave now there is cover under disguise of night
It’s fight or flight and we both know what is right

Try (Wane of Summer & Cycle of Hands)

kid otari is a collaboration of naldo & guillaume
https://soundcloud.com/naldeau/tracks
https://soundcloud.com/guillaumelecompositeur/tracks
our NG-Xp experimental instrumental music here:
https://soundcloud.com/ng-xp/tracks