there we are

v1

funny old day

beyond the window

beyond a care

of my mind


in my time

I’ve let some things go

but don’t you know

there’s more to lose

and some to choose


v2

let’s meet soon

and when you get there

I'll be waiting

in my car


break these rules

I let tempt me

to leave a life

some call a gift

and there we are

oh, there we are

for there we are





v3

you bring food

I bring my best self

if I can find 

where it lies



all is good

in time and word

under patient skies

invisible birds

sing undisturbed


v4

in this shape

of us together

a/one day will break

the pattern up


ready or not 

for what’s after

when we’re taken

clean and free 

and there we are

oh, there we are

for there we are

*

singing goes a bit wobbly in places - but it don't matter, does it? - lately i just want to let it come out as it does - get a bit nervous when i press record - and don't want to be - would rather it had mistakes but i enjoyed the singing of it - rambling now - still, thanks for listening if you gave it a go -  

wanting to write some more songs after a long while of not doing it - not sure where that feeling goes when it goes - or why it comes back - 

all best to you all, 

mark 
x

TASCAM DR-05

there we are

Moon juice

Written and recorded close to the Avon in Stratford upon Avon, Nov 2022
Rick's drums added via the internet from just north of Finham Sewer in Dec 2022 ;-))

Guitars upon Avon

Here's an old one recorded in 2005 and remastered today 02.05.23.
A simple Tango with plenty of little quirks.

Tango 4

https://youtu.be/tnQ8fm7YzmU

Ambient / Electronica / IDM / Balkan / Mediterranean
All these tracks are DAWless and LIVE recorded.
© All rights reserved

OASIS - ΟΑΣΗ

This is a song about saying goodbye while the heart still wants to hold on 🖤

Lyrics:
Only in dreams

When we kissed
beneath the twisted tree
and love changed colors
like the autumn leaves
that kept falling to the ground
without a sound…

Maybe we were
never meant to be
and all that‘s left now
is a memory.
We became a sad story,
a poem that doesn‘t rhyme.

Only in dreams.
One stich away.
Torn at the seam,
but it‘ll be okay.
It could have been
rare and pristine.
Only in dreams.

Oh, oh, Ah, Ah,
You’ve inspired me
to be nothing like you.

A back-and-forth
between the heart and brain.
don’t want to make
the same mistake again.
I‘ve asked myself, what did I do?
The problem was you!

Everywhere I go,
I see your face,
and there are thoughts of you
I can‘t erase.
You were the first one that I loved,
the first one I lost.

Only in dreams.
One stich away.
Torn at the seam, but
I’m gonna be okay.
It could have been
rare and supreme.
Only in dreams.

Oh, oh, Ah, Ah,
You’ve inspired me
to be nothing like you.

It‘s just the feelings that I miss. I keep
feeding them with memories.
But both will slowly fade
over time.

Only in dreams.
One stich away.
Torn at the seam, but
I’m gonna be okay.
It could have been
rare and supreme.
Only in dreams.

Oh, oh, Ah, Ah,
You’ve inspired me
to be nothing like you.

Only in dreams.
One stich away.
Torn at the seam, but
I’m gonna be okay.
It could have been
rare and supreme.
Only in dreams.

Only In Dreams

This song began with Jeff (Stoner Jazz) sending the foundational tracks of guitar and drum/bass machine to Stephen (Tex Mex Shaman), who added some additional guitar and sound effects. They then sent it over to Terry, who added synth and percussion to the second half, as well as took over the role of producer for the entire track. Terry then sent it to me. I added the mandolin and the five string fretless bass to the whole thing. Terry used Hosam's vocals for flavor at the beginning, too. I had a lot of fun working on this one. Jeff and Stephen are excellent musicians, who are open to pushing the envelope of creativity. Terry is similarly open minded and super talented behind the board. Hosam's vocals were just right for what we were trying to do, too. I sincerely hope that that, although this is already my second song with Terry, that it will be the first of many with Jeff and Stephen, as well. all of these guys make exciting, amazing music on their own, too. I'm honored to be a part of their musical world.

Dig Dug (with Tea R. Sea, Tex Mex Shaman, Stoner Jazz, and Hosam Yusef)

LYRICS:
VERSE 1:
Criticize those kneeling
extemporize my feelings
realize why I'm healing
dilapidated people gaze through the peephole
sanctimonious sly smiles
can't control us, I'm in denial
whimsical behavior for the golden power
all of my saviors devour the cowards
lava lamp like lumps in my throat
fist pumping, bass pumping, feel it down to my toes
and I idolize all the eyes that move through my little eyes
I'm surprised, my disguise, getting criticized 
immobilize all of my past mistakes, in my mind,
drive at night, do whatever it takes, to survive,
traumatized, keep my foot off the brakes, revitalized,
And I 

CHORUS: 
I know the world for what it is
I grow old full of more questions
look down at my hands, whose hands are these?
Glare at the wrinkles in the mirror where is me
childhood memories, 
fade away

VERSE 2
 
Now you are in my way 
I can't count the daze
I've been stuck In a daze
of green haze, sticking to my old ways
Catatonic thoughts as I spiral
be erotic for the new arrival
candle light caught dancing with shadows
inner demons adorn angel-like halos
lava lamp like lumps in my throat
bass pumping fist pumping, feel It down to my toes
seeing my parents growing old, I don't know how to handle it
in the dark where do we go? I don't know, keep the candle lit 
no longer innocent, feeling it, oooh it's so intimate, I'm killing it
and I'm getting fucking sick of it, growing old, oh oh I'm not feeling it

CHORUS REPEAT

END

THANK YOU FOR LISTENING:) PEACE AND LOVE PEACE AND LOVE

NOSTALGIC FUTURE

Entheogenic Psychonaut's track The Shining steering in a darker direction with Llanpsych at the controls.
Please bring your own axe to the party 🪓

The Shining - Llanpsych REDRUM Mix

Also known as lost in the woods...

Some more images are here https://www.instagram.com/p/Cq5PEUEIZPN/

Moon juice

Wet Donkey