Nice guitar and good use of a delay plus your calm voice create a great atmosphere, Pete!

Someday Soon

The First Circle EP

Pass On The Data

BY The Numbers-------(Enter The Teacher-Exit The Pupil)

Chorus

I don’t need no jealousy —-no secrecy no bigotry 
life is still an odyssey—-a parody —-pure irony 
what will be my legacy—-humility and harmony 
history leaves a path to see—-land currency and slavery 
leaders with no decency—-no empathy not trustworthy 
life is never duty free —-there really —-is no certainty 
Is voters rights reality —-or just another fantasy
 poverty’s the enemy ——revise the current policy

Let’s Pool our talents together ——and move forward in a big way 
the difference between giant steps and ———-Child’s play 
night and day —-the price we pay 
it’s gotta be—-what the people want —-not what the politicians says
—-I’m not a biblical man—-a man of principle—-I am
I believe in good and evil —and that energy is divine 
Is it a chance or a miracle ——of being who I am ———
who’ll guide and protect you
Too many gods to kneel to ——
So many beliefs to cling to——what’s true?
who do you have to save you 
Is the miracle within you —-clever but ————truth——-ful 
God work is never done —-we’re never in ———-ne——utral 
These are life’s lesson————enter the teacher ———exit the pupil 

take my blessings when I can———-my lessons——- from who I am 
This divine spark of energy ———is it chaos——or life‘s plan 
Is faith—the path ——or journey—-taken by anyone who can
no good or evil theory just the fact that I am is all I need to guide me
————no spoken word or prophecy 
The challenge ——just to stay free—- victory over enemies 
The past is all history—wars—-brutality—- blasphemy 
the suffering —-the agony—-the cruelty—-the tragedy

Chorus

I don’t need no jealousy —-no secrecy no bigotry 
life is still an odyssey—-a parody —-pure irony 
what will be my legacy—-humility and harmony 
history leaves a path to see—-land currency and slavery 
leaders with no decency—-no empathy not trustworthy 
life is never duty free —-there really is no certainty 
Is voters rights reality —-or just another fantasy
 poverty’s the enemy ——revise the current policy

By The Numbers

ABOUT THE SONG

First I tried to make a calypso song. But I was unable to do it... So I changed it into a 80's style track.

My daughter Daphné (5) wanted to sing on that song, so I recorded her.

Made with Ardour (DAW), Rosegarden (midi), Hydrogen on Ubuntu Studio. I used my voice and my guitar.

Lyrics and music by Buma.
Performed by Daphné & Buma.

LYRICS

Smiling to my kids
and hiding from the sun
But something came to me
I Was remembering

But something came to me

I will try
I will fight for that
I will try
Caribbean style will heat my frozen kind
That’s music we don’t mind
Can I try from the past ?
That’s music we don’t mind

“Ch-ch-ch-changes” in my room
Wrote this list for that man
That’s all my crowded mind
Will fight to succeed

I will try
Can I try from the past ?
That’s music we don’t mind

Avant les limules (feat. Daphné)

The video for the track is here. https://youtu.be/UN6vKACvSu4?si=TX9G4f0Kldrw1aNP

The song was a collaboration between Axel Menningen and myself. Axel passed me his backing track with a that really catchy solo.                                                                                        

You can find a link for Axel here https://soundcloud.com/axel-m-501052973

The image is courtesy of  Vecteezy.com

Lyrics

I just can’t let it go, and somehow, she knows.
Letting her go it’s breaking my soul.
Can’t even hide, those feelings inside.

Oh, I know, that I’ve no hope.
So hey, can’t I just be, the one that she’ll see.
Taking a chance on me.
 
He sees that girl and he wants much more. 

Oh hey. what is the magic of this girl.    (She’s the one I’ll always love)
I don’t have to save the world.           (She steals my heart as I turn around)
 I just want to love the Girl.                             (Oh yeah)
Oh hey. what is the magic of this world.           (She’s the one I’ll always love)
To fall in love, just fall in love like me. 

So hey, let’s hope.

So today I will be the boy that she sees.
 taking a chance to be.

He sees that girl and he wants much more. 

(Oh, she’s the one I’ll always love)
(She steals my heart as I turn around)
(Oh Yeah, she’s the one I’ll always love)

When I close my eyes, then I can see the truth.
When I see that smile, and the light shines through.
And with my open eyes, then I can see just you.
When I see that smile, I’m in love that’s true.

Oh hey, what is the magic of this girl.  
I don’t have to save the world 
I just want to love the Girl.   
Oh hey. what is the magic of this world.                
To fall in love, just fall in love like me.

What Is The magic Of this Girl

What Is The Magic Of This Girl   (  Collaboration -Axel Menningen  )

Unearthly Love

Hi folks, sorry you haven't heard any music for a while been busy in real life, but now i'm back, this song was written while watching a movie about a guy, who WAS happily married, only to find he was not being listened to, eventually his wife left him....and i let you make your mind up.....A big thankyou to all my followers for your support, likes, and comments.

Talking To Myself

des larmes pour demain

Starting from Tadoussac - 2025

Pretty When You Cry ~ Lana del Rey

Ghost Notes is a soundtrack for the unspoken; the quiet echoes of love, loss, and everything in between. Through each track, it unravels the pieces left behind: the moments of clarity, the weight of old scars, the rush of falling too fast, and the ache of wanting someone who isn’t truly yours. At its heart, this album is about rediscovery; learning to love yourself again, owning your flaws, and finding beauty in the truths we usually leave unsaid. With music crafted to give voice to the feelings we all know but rarely express, Ghost Notes speaks in the language of the heart. S/o to my boy Brandon for helping in the creative process on this. Love y'all❤️

Ghost Notes

VANRAY, aka Pete Long, is a solo acoustic artist based in West Yorkshire, recording and performing original material and covers at venues across the UK and beyond.
The driving force behind indie band Moonpump and the alternative electroacoustic act Fie! Fie! Fie!, VanRay has been prolific in terms of penning tunes, with many of the tracks featuring on radio stations around the world.
A typical live set features cover versions as diverse as Soft Cell, Bob Marley, Pixies, Rag N Bone Man, James, Neil Young, John Martyn, The Cure, Blondie, Nirvana, Green Day, AC/DC, TLC, and many more..
The release of the new album AS THE CENTURY'S DEFINED and the EPs The First Circle, Stoplines & Byways, A Stones Throw Away and To The Dark Earth in 2021/22/23 has seen tons of worldwide airplay and exciting opportunities for VANRAY.

Pass On The Data

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