Cover by: DanhNguyễn
Guitar    : ESP LTD Deluxe EC-1000
Gear      : MFX Zoom G3
Clip        : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BwF5Xjas_8
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I Hate Myself For Loving You - Joan Jett

Kids In A Ghost Town (Nestor Cover)

This track is a raw, introspective anthem about the quiet rebellion of speaking your truth in a world that silences dissent through subtle pressures rather than outright force. It explores the tension between societal conformity and personal authenticity, using the metaphor of "whispering loud" to capture how genuine expression often feels muted but carries explosive, underground power. The song critiques the invisible chains of fear, peer judgment, and performative "free speech" that keep people from voicing unfiltered thoughts, while celebrating the resilience of those who persist anyway.

Whisper Loud

Text:
[Spoken Intro – “Jim’s Awakening”]
Where am I?
The air smells like plastic, the lights don’t flicker — they hum.
Everyone’s eyes are glowing blue…
Did I die — or did the world?

I reach for a match,
but fire’s gone.
There’s only screens now…
and no one burns anymore.

(Soft electric guitar fades in…)

Verse 1:
I woke up in a world of glass and glow,
everyone’s face lit by a screen below.
No one talks, they just scroll and stare,
and I’m standing here — breathing air.

Chorus:
People are stranger now,
colder somehow.
Eyes wide shut in the digital crowd,
People are stranger now.

(solo)

Verse 2:
I walked past ghosts in mirrored halls,
reflections whisper from shopping malls.
I said, “Hey, I’m Jim…” but they laughed it away,
“Who’s Jim?” — “Just another yesterday.”

Spoken Bridge:
They used to sing my songs in firelight,
now their music comes from clouds.
No guitars, no pain, no soul,
just code and ads — too loud.

I met a boy with wires in his head,
he said, “Man, I don’t dream — I download instead.”

(solo)

Chorus (reprise):
People are stranger now,
don’t even know how.
Hearts on mute in a digital crowd,
People are stranger now.

Outro:
Maybe I’m the ghost that stayed too long,
in a world that forgot the song.

Stranger now... stranger now...
(echo fades into analog hiss…)

People Are Stranger Now

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Godzilla (Blue Oyster Cult)

Winnipeg composer, retired from the farm, still chasing meaning in melody. My work lives where TV cues meet YouTube soundscapes, with a few albums in between. Built in Mixcraft Pro, fuelled by late-night coffee, stubborn curiosity, and a Stoic’s sense of timing. Also writing on politics, history, and philosophy, because sound isn’t my only instrument.

Whisper Loud

Wayne Mathison