It’s You

Rise Up, Rise High

This song was written in 2007 and is another of my space videos with a ghostly twist. I wrote it as a kind of Halloween ghost in space thing. Charlie sang it very well and I tried to play a very melodic Bass on it, like Chris Squire from Yes. This is a favorite of my wife, she really loves it and I like it a lot as well. I made the video just before I left for vacation about 3 weeks ago. The video turned out really good and I threw in plenty of space eye-candy for everyone to enjoy. Watch the video for the full irony of it all! It's a twisted irony to be a ghost in the machine! This is my #2 video for Halloween 2024 and not very creepy at all. Basically it'a about an astronaut that misses the earth, his wife, his kids, and is stranded on another planet where he dies but his ghost is still floating around lost forever in space, kind of a revamped Space Oddity from David Bowie! Thanks for listening and have a Happy Halloween everybody!😱😱😱

VIDEO - https://youtu.be/ee7wRFbt844

“GHOST IN THE MACHINE”

SUN-SWEPT, LOST AMID THE CLOUDS,     
FLOATING, A FACE AMONG THE CROWD,     
YOUR SHORELINE BECKONS THROUGH THE MIST,     
I CAN HEAR IT CALLING ME,
          
DRIFTING, SHIFTING LIKE THE SANDS,     
TIME IS, SLIPPING THROUGH MY HANDS,     
DREAMS OF BATHING IN YOUR KISS,     
FOREVER HAUNTING ME,
              
A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A TWISTED IRONY,            
JUST A GHOST IN THE MACHINE, 
         
SILENCE, I MISS YOUR VOICE TODAY,     
LONELY, A MILLION MILES AWAY,     
COOL WATER SATISFIES MY THIRST,     
GREEN FIELDS WHISPERING TO ME,

DARKNESS, NO DAY TO CHASE THE NIGHT,     
HEAVEN, A DIM TWINKLING BLUE LIGHT,     
A CHILD WITHOUT GOOD MOTHER EARTH,     
A DISTANT MEMORY,

A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A GHOST IN THE MACHINE,          
A TWISTED IRONY,            
JUST A GHOST IN THE MACHINE!    

BY JIM VALDES © 2007

GHOST IN THE MACHINE

"GHOST IN THE MACHINE" [Video - https://youtu.be/ee7wRFbt844]

Todays Another Day (produced by Elliott Sheridan)

We Are Not Robot

Session 12

four keys

Copyright 2024 Brian James McDonald (ASCAP)
Copyright 2024 Hoon Toons Publishing (ASCAP)

Inspired by the poem “What if you slept ...”
by Samuel Taylor Coleridge:

What if you slept
And what if
In your sleep
You dreamed
And what if
In your dream
You went to heaven
And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower
And what if
When you awoke
You had that flower in you hand
Ah, what then?

She Awoke To A Dream

Another rocksteady groove for our modest protagonist

MUSICIANS 
Dave Turnbow - vocals, guitar, bass 
Fred Shepard - lead guitar
 Pete Kassal - drums, background vocals

LYRICS 
Pennies in my pocket, T-shirt on my back
 Beans and rice for dinner once again 
Livin’ in the back room of an all-night laundromat 
Honestly, it’s fine for me; it’s my happy home

Ed McMahon won’t visit me with his Prize Patrol 
Pat Sajak won’t tell me “OK, Dave, spin that wheel one more time” 
I don’t want no lottery ticket, it won’t do me no good, ‘cause 
I got all I want, all I want is yo’ good love

Yo’ good love keeps me jumpin’ up for joy 
Yo’ good love keeps me comin’ back for more 
Yo’ good love keeps me smilin’ all day long 
Yo’ good love, yo’ good love

Had my share of ups and downs; mostly down, I guess
 Enough to make a grown man cry all night (all night) 
But when I’m feeling that way, it doesn’t last for long 
You put your arms around me, and give me yo’ good love

Yo’ good love keeps me jumpin’ up for joy 
Yo’ good love keeps me comin’ back for more 
Yo’ good love keeps me smilin’ all day long 
Yo’ good love, yo’ good love

Yo’ good love keeps me grinnin’ like a fool 
Yo’ good love, yo’ good love

The Venerable Beads

Yo' Good Love

“Get Wise, Child”

Dazzled by the shine of each dashing smile
Child, you better wise to the guise of guile
Give your heart to dance to their passing fancies
You're like to end up lonely, bitter, and angry

The world is false
And full of greed
They’ll praise your faults
And deceive your needs

Find yourself a love that esteems and improves you
One whom pairing to will make a marriage of gratitude

Through cold, dark nights
They’ll by your side attend
You’ll hold them dear
And thank God for so good a friend

Fallin’ into cults for that special direction
Double-check your step ‘cause bad thoughts ’re infectious
The world is like to debase with a myriad voices
Listen past their noise cause the most are joyless

The world is false
And full of greed
They’ll praise your faults
And deceive your needs

Find yourself the truth that uplifts and refines you
The one the world can’t shake because it builds true fortitude

Through bleak, long days
It’ll keep from distress
You’ll hold it dear
And thank God for your good sense

The world may sway
In violent madness
But don’t you fear
‘Cause you’ve prepared a strong defense

Get wise, child
The world will joy-ride you
Get wise, child
Don’t let the world decide you

Get wise, child
You need a true friend beside you
Get wise, child
You need the truth to guide you

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Music by Corey Ball
Lyrics by August Lysy

Get Wise, Child

Original song I wrote in 2021. Inspired by yes..A girl in a red sweater:) The picture was from a gig I played at around 11 years ago now on Valentines Day on a back patio of a bbq joint in Burnet TX.  Time flies! Hope you enjoy this live take I did tonight of this, it was my first take and although its full of flaws, unlike my second take, I liked it better because it had more expression and energy, always a fun melody to play.  Happy Valentines Day everyone!!

Red Sweater

When I met you 
Red sweater
Oh those emerald eyes
Life quickly got better
Take me with you 
I've no future
Like the stars on oceans 
You really do shimmer
Weeks have gone by
Feels like a few years
I've never laughed so much 
My heart is switching gears

For you 
For you 

Oh we took the long road
After dinner
Sunset on your skin
Nothing else could matter
When I got home
You just lingered
All throughout my mind
My heart has been triggered
Day by day now 
First time with no fear
Close my eyes your picture
My heart in highest gear

For you
For you

I see the world really shine
When your hand sinks in mine
Capable of stopping time 
Never thought I could make this climb
Something runs right down my spine
In those moments I feel you're mine

Oooo  ohhhh ohhhh

My heart has fallen, my heart has fallen

For you 
For you 
For you 
For you

©Daniel Colter Valentine

Red Sweater (Original song live)

“In My Trembling Hand” is a hauntingly beautiful reflection on vulnerability, faith, and the fragile strength found in letting go. With intimate vocals, stirring lyrics, and a blend of gentle acoustic textures and cinematic depth, the song carries a quiet power that lingers long after it ends.
It’s the kind of track that lives in the stillness — raw, human, and deeply moving. Perfect for late-night listening, quiet reflection, or anyone standing at the crossroads of fear and faith.

Todays Another Day (produced by Elliott Sheridan)

Eoin Shannon