Who is this great voice, Volker? This song is great, the guitar playing is great but that voice really grabs me.

FLY, WHILE YOU STILL CAN DREAM - An autobiographical song

This song was inspired by the song «Silence Washed Away» from ilasky
https://on.soundcloud.com/YfE6sl21ZgDf2MxG4f
Thank you to ila for this opportunity.

Witness

Behind The Curtain

So we’re going to slow down COMPLETELY after the release of THE DARK SIDE

The song “MAKE IT RIGHT” is about breaking free from perfectionism and self-doubt. It reflects a journey toward self-acceptance, realizing that true strength comes from embracing imperfection. Instead of chasing approval or flawless performance, we should learn to live authentically — finding peace, confidence, and freedom in simply being ourselves.

LYRIC

Intro

I tried to walk a line that’s straight,
Always perfect, never late.
But the cracks inside still show,
Guess the rules won’t help me grow.

Verse

Counting every step I take,
Worried ‘bout the moves I make.
But the harder I pretend,
The less I know where I begin.

Pre-Chorus

I don’t need a flawless disguise,
I’ll let the real me rise.

Chorus 

I don’t have to make it right,
I just gotta live my life.
All the pressure falls away,
I’m enough, I’ll be okay.
I don’t have to make it right,
Being me is worth the fight.

Verse

Tired of wearing someone’s face,
Running in a losing race.
Now I see the truth is clear,
What I need is already here.

Pre-Chorus 

I won’t let the moment pass me by,
This is who I am inside.

Chorus

I don’t have to make it right,
I just gotta live my life.
All the pressure falls away,
I’m enough, I’ll be okay.
I don’t have to make it right,
Being me is worth the fight.

Bridge

Every scar has told my name,
Every fault is not a shame.
Perfect’s just a losing game,
But I won’t play it.

Final Chorus 

I don’t have to make it right,
I just gotta live my life.
All the pressure falls away,
I’m enough, I’ll be okay.
I don’t have to make it right,
Being me is worth the fight.

Outro

 “I’m enough, I’m enough”

Make it right

This track is about finding balance, having two themes that challenge eachother for transparancy, space and attention. In a classical setting. Hope you enjoy...!

Balance

BLUES ON THE RAILS

"The other side of winter" often refers to the idea of finding an "invincible summer" within oneself during the hardest of times, symbolizing inner strength, resilience, and optimism. 
It is a metaphor for overcoming adversity, suggesting that even when life is bleak, a source of hope and strength exists inside you that can help you to persevere and preserve. It can also have a more literal meaning, referring to the end of the season and what emerges from the snow-melt. 

The Other Side of Winter

This song was created and written by: 
J J Samuel
The production, music and vocals were done by: 
J J Samuel 

#Glam/Art pop #Rock #Cello #Introspective #Vulnerability #Dreamy #Theatrical #AnxietyAwareness #MentalHealth 

 “Misunderstood” – my new track,

🌑💔 Feel the raw vulnerability as this story unfolds…
A journey of someone battling severe anxiety 😰🖤 – their daily fight to break free from its suffocating grip.
Fear spirals until they can’t leave the house, trapped in a bottomless black hole 🕳️.
They ache to step out, to show the world what they’ve GOT 🔥✨ – but judgment and overthinking every stare hold them back.
🎧

The coverart 🖼️ is meant to look like “David Bowie”  This song is dedicated to him, I tried to recreate his vocals using AI, he is national treasure and legend. I wasn’t his biggest fan but that doesn’t mean he wasn’t a great artist.  He was baritone singer able to register in the vocal range of B1 to Eb6, he was able to hit high falsetto’s using Tenor agility. He had a Very rare and unique singing style. 🎤 🎶 


Lyrics, 

[Verse 1]
I’m a humble man
with simple intentions,
I’m not perfect
And I find it Hard to fit in! 

[verse2]

Ooh, I’ll shake the sleep dust from my eyes
As a starlit dreamer, I’ll pierce the skies
Shouting my words — I’ll break free!
Let the real me shine for all to..see!

[Pre-Chorus]

Ooh, this modern circus —  
Blinding me!  
My mind’s lost —  
Can’t catch the astral tide!

[Chorus]

Ooh, I’m so misunderstood!
I feel like a stranger in starlight [Pause]
I wish they would hear the shout in my soul,
as inside I’m trying to break free!
Behind this mask — is the real me!

[Verse 3]
They’re staring again, with eyes like eager vultures
They think I’m strange, an embered pulse in a lonesome post
No, no, no, it’s not as it seems!

[verse4]

Ooh, I retreat to my home,  
Away from their harm and circus schemes.  
I won’t walk through oil-covered fields,  
Alone in my sorrow, where fear feeds,  
Swallowed by a black hole’s cosmic scream!

[Pre-Chorus]

Ooh, this modern circus —  
Blinding me!  
My mind’s lost —  
Can’t catch the astral tide!

[Chorus]

Ooh, I’m so misunderstood!
I feel like a stranger in starlight, [Pause]
I wish they would hear the shout in my soul,
as inside I’m trying to break free!
Behind this mask — is the real me!

[Bridge]

Anxiety — let me go!  
I’ll break your hold!  
Dancing to the comet’s call —  
Astral flame, set free!

[ Final Chorus]

Ooh, I’m so misunderstood!
I feel like a stranger in starlight, [Pause]
I wish they would hear the shout in my soul,
as inside I’m trying to break free!
Behind this mask — is the real me!

[End]

MISUNDERSTOOD

This song is my promise of lifelong love. It’s about walking through every season, every change, hand in hand with the person I cherish. Even as time leaves its marks, the bond stays strong. For me, it’s a commitment that love will last, grow, and carry us through the years.


LYRIC

Intro

⸻

Verse 
We’ll walk the roads we’ve never seen,
Chasing moments, living dreams.
From quiet nights to skies so wide,
I want you always by my side.

⸻

Pre-Chorus
All the days we can’t replace,
Every touch, your sweet embrace.

⸻

Chorus
When we grow old, I’ll still be true,
Every sunrise, I’ll turn to you.
When we grow old, the story stays,
Love will carry through all our days.

⸻

Verse 
We’ll climb the hills, we’ll cross the seas,
Count the stars above the trees.
Every season, high and low,
With you beside me, I will go.

⸻

Pre-Chorus
Time will write upon our face,
But never fade this endless grace.

⸻

Chorus 
When we grow old, I’ll still be true,
Every sunrise, I’ll turn to you.
When we grow old, the story stays,
Love will carry through all our days.

⸻

Bridge
Let the years just roll, let the rivers flow,
Every step with you, it’s the life I know.

⸻

Final Chorus
When we grow old, I’ll still be true,
Every sunrise, I’ll turn to you.
When we grow old, the story stays,
Love will carry through all our days.

Outro
When we grow old…

When we grow old

The Edge of Light

[Verse 1]
I’m standing at the border of my pain
the edge of who I used to be
shadows whisper comfort—
but I can't go back
I feel the pull of something free

[Pre-Chorus]
The world tilts and my breath expands
a trembling step an open hand
I’m not afraid of what I'll find
when love begins with me this time

[Chorus]
On the edge of light I'm breaking open
learning how to see with new eyes
on the edge of light my heart is chosen
to love myself and let the rest arrive

[Verse 2]
The mirror no longer speaks in blame
I touch the glass it speaks my hope
every scar a holy thread—
woven proof that I was never less

[Pre-Chorus]
The world tilts and my breath expands
a trembling step an open hand
I'm not afraid of what I'll find
when love begins with me this time

[Chorus]
On the edge of light I'm breaking open
learning how to see with new eyes
on the edge of light my heart is chosen
to love myself and let the rest arrive

[Bridge]
A fire glows inside the dark
a quiet spark that will not fade
I'll walk into the unknown sky
knowing love has found its way

[Final Chorus]
On the edge of light I'm breaking open
rising into all that I am
on the edge of light love is the ocean
and I am ready to dive again

[Outro]
On the edge of light—
I am finally mine

The Edge of Light

Late Night Is the Only Time I Exist

VC JACOBY - POET ON MUSICAL WAYS

Volker Carl Jacoby - Autor, Poet, Kabarettist, Comedian, Liedermacher, Synchronsprecher - https://www.literaturland-saar.de/personen/volker-carl-jacoby

Author, poet, cabaret artist, songwriter, voice actor, journalist and even pastor: Volker C. Jacoby is active in many fields.

He spent his childhood and youth in St. Ingbert. Saarland, Germany, where he attended the humanistic and classical language branch of the State Secondary School. After university and various jobs, he began working freelance for „Saarländischer Rundfunk“ Radio, initially as a correspondent for the SR 3 regional news program, in parallel with his readings and literary solo cabaret programs. This was followed by roles as a narrator for radio plays, as a voice actor, and for various commercials.

In 1977, Jacoby teamed up with Schorsch Seitz to form the duo "Jacoby & Schorsch." Together, they primarily composed humorous songs in Standard German and the Rhenish-Franconian-Saarland dialect with a cabaret-like, ironic touch. Their dialect songs, in particular, filled a clearly existing gap in the market, especially since "SR 3 Saarlandwelle" featured them permanently on their programming, thus making them known to a wider audience. Subsequently, "Jacoby and Schorsch" produced three vinyl albums and three singles. During their tours, they also performed open-air gigs with rock bands.

Soon well known beyond the borders of Saarland, the duo received engagements in Berlin, Stuttgart (Südfunk), Cologne (Westdeutscher Rundfunk), Frankfurt, Munich, Basel, and Brussels, among others. During a TV recording at the Renitenztheater in Stuttgart, they also met Mathias Richling and Karl Dall. Jacoby collaborated with the latter several times for RTL on the radio show "Die schlaue Stunde." In 1993, the popularity of "Jacoby & Schorsch" peaked – not least through their appearances with Hanns Dieter Hüsch  (A "Hüsch Evening" with music in memory of his friend and cabaret colleague Hanns Dieter Hüsch was added to the repertoire – later in 2010).

He moved to France 1994. Since then, he has been performed readings, including singing. His dialect contributions have provided him with a rewarding outlet in the "Mundartring Saar" (Saarland dialect circle), including as a reciter of poems by deceased fellow authors, to whom he lends his voice.

Constantly prolific in literary terms, his poems are in the tradition of comic poetry in the style of Wilhelm Busch, Christian Morgenstern, Joachim Ringelnatz, Eugen Roth, Heinz Erhardt, and Robert Gernhardt. Volker C. Jacoby also publishes his poetry and prose on LiteratPro, Facebook, and YouTube. Since 2025, he has been setting his poems to music and is constantly writing new songs. And, of course, he continues to write his cheerful, humorous, and often very quirky poems.

BLUES ON THE RAILS

VC JACOBY

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