GOLDIGGERS, HOUSES AND FAST CARS

A tongue in cheek look at life and something we all must of thought about in our younger days on our journey to becoming a Rockstar that nearly but never actually happened.
Could we really cope with fame & fortune and turn into a complete and utter paranoid, drunken, drug using woe is me individual.
We had a lucky escape guys 🤣
Thanks to Dirk from The Gatsbys for his contribution on the guitar work an excellent performance from Denmarks finest. One of the best things about Soundcloud is meeting like minded people and collaborating. Look forward to seeing what 2024 brings. Have a great Christmas and New Year and thanks for all the listens, likes, reposts and comments. 
Special thanks to Noobly for us his hard work in writing and producing such wonderful instrumentals. It’s two years since we started the Conscience Of Kings project and we have recorded over a 100 songs together. We have been interviewed by the BBC and had airplay from many radio stations and podcasts.Released singles, Eps and an album on all major streaming services, ended up on many playlists.
It’s been a journey and without Soundcloud it wouldn’t have happened . Thank you 🙏 

V1

I wanna blond headed girl that is 
gonna really rock my world 
And make me  feel special 
I wanna house by the sea just for her and me 
We’re we can make a  family 
I wanna drive to feel alive cruise down ocean drive
Feel the wind blowing my in my hair
I wanna be that man who said it can
anytime he wants to 


Chorus 

But it all comes at a cost
When you lose sight of what you got
The things that make you who you are 
Give me a little 
Dignity 
Give me a little  
integrity 
Over gold diggers 
Houses and extremely fast cars 


V2
Am I the green eyed monster
Who’s failed to conquer 
Total World domination 
Am I only joking 
But my ego still needs stroking 
So what are you waiting for
This will never end well 
And I guess you can tell
It’s just a lullaby daydream 
We all have big ideas
With even bigger fears 
So I will just stop there 

Chorus

Goldiggers, Houses and Fast Cars   -   Conscience of Kings with The Gatsbys

💙 FRIDAY FEELINGS 💙

"Never Let Go" - A heartfelt Japanese ballad about love, hope, and never giving up

The scent after rain brings back memories of your smile. Even when we're apart, your voice keeps echoing in my heart. This is why I never let go.

This song captures the beauty of Japanese emotions through vivid seasonal imagery - from rainy afternoons to starlit nights. A tender love song about holding onto hope and the people we cherish.

🎵 Genre: J-Pop/J-Rock Ballad
💭 Theme: Love, Hope, Perseverance  
🌟 Vibe: Perfect for Friday night reflection

LYRICS:

雨上がりの匂いが
君の笑い声を思い出させた
曇った窓に描いた丸は
すぐに滲んで消えたけど

踏切の向こう　青く光る信号
渡れないまま　風が先に行った
置き去りにしたはずの夢が
背中を押すみたいに鳴り続けていた

迷い続けた足跡は
間違いじゃなかったって
君が言った気がした

僕が諦めない理由は
昨日の涙を無駄にしたくないから
君がくれた言葉が
まだ僕を呼んでいるから
倒れてもまた立ち上がるよ
この手が届くまで

夜の隅で見上げた星は
手のひらほどの小さな光
だけど確かにそこにいて
僕の闇を少しだけ削った

誰も気づかない声でも
君には届く気がして
空に投げた

僕が諦めない理由は
君が信じてくれた日々のため
ひとりじゃないと思えた
その瞬間が僕を動かす
どんな風が吹いても
消えない火を抱えて

もしもすべてを失くしても
胸の奥に灯る光が
僕を君のもとへ導くから
歩き続ける

僕が諦めない理由は
まだ見ぬ未来で君と笑うため
痛みも不安も越えて
その笑顔に辿り着くため
倒れてもまた立ち上がるよ
この手が届くまで

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:

The scent after rain
Reminded me of your laughter
A circle drawn on the clouded window
Quickly blurred and disappeared

Beyond the railroad crossing, a blue traffic light
While I couldn't cross, the wind went ahead
The dreams I thought I left behind
Kept ringing as if pushing my back

The footprints of my wandering
Weren't mistakes after all
I felt like you said that to me

The reason I don't give up
Is because I don't want to waste yesterday's tears
The words you gave me
Are still calling out to me
Even if I fall, I'll stand up again
Until this hand reaches you

The star I looked up at in the corner of night
Was a small light the size of my palm
But it was surely there
Cutting away a bit of my darkness

Even a voice no one notices
I felt could reach you
So I threw it to the sky

The reason I don't give up
Is for the days you believed in me
The moment I felt I wasn't alone
That moment moves me forward
No matter what wind blows
I hold an unextinguishable fire

Even if I lose everything
The light glowing deep in my chest
Will guide me back to you
So I keep walking

The reason I don't give up
Is to laugh with you in the unseen future
Beyond pain and anxiety
To reach that smile of yours
Even if I fall, I'll stand up again
Until this hand reaches you

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🎧 Perfect for your Friday night playlist
💫 Share if this touches your heart
🌸 Experience Japanese pop-rock with English understanding

#FridayVibes #JapaneseMusic #NeverLetGo

Never Let Go

Chiara:  Vocals, Girl on the Photography
Nino Chikviladze:  Violin
Ben Juul:  Drums, Mix & Master at Tone Hill, NY
Dirk Taubenheim:  Guitars, Bass, Synths, Vocals

This song is based on a poem by Tim Cannon who passed away three years ago. 
Thanks so much, Chiara & Nino!

Bright Eyes  ft. CHIARA

A Huge Thank You to my dear collaborator Frans Beelaard. I had send him this song in my version and it came back like this… :)
He played a bass line, 2 guitars, one lead and one rhythm. Also included is an acoustic drum track with 22" Zildjian ride & crash cymbals & tambourine and an acoustic piano track.
On top of that he also mixed and mastered the whole thing.
A great honor and pleasure for me.

The lines (edited, translated, modified, revised, retranslated, reedited…) originally derived from verse shards by two German poets: 
Stefan George (1868-1933), „Albagal“, 1892 and 
Durs Grünbein (born 1962), “Porzellan: Poem vom Untergang meiner Stadt“, 2006 and „Bericht von der Ermordung des Heliogabal durch seine Leibgarde“, 1999
I glued these verse shards together with a refrain.

During my research on porcelain I came along Kin Tsugi, a Japanese form of art, putting broken porcelain back together again. The picture shows such a piece.

Smashed Porcelain

1
Descend once more into the air-raid shelter. 
Observe:
Your ancestors, crowded together, in their final attire,

Comrades, hostages to mass hysteria,
How they curse, sob, 
Just moments ago uninhibited,
When the Führer arrived in the Mercedes of the Messiah.

How long ago was that, you ask ?
Man…
How long ago was that, you ask ?

2
Oh, I’m descending a marble staircase.
A headless body lies in the middle. Once again.
There, the blood of my dear brother seeps out.
I gently gather up my purple train.

How long ago was that, you ask ?
Gee…
How long ago was that, you ask ?

3
Oh, oh, ohh…
Only 
Caesar didn't care ´bout anything. 
As he watched with glee 
When Rome sank to ruins 
Like a tourist from overseas…

How long ago was that, you ask ?
Well…
How long ago was that, you ask ?


4
Why complain, latecomer ? 
The city long gone before you were there 
Ahh, those teary eyes - 
They’re different from grey hair-air-air…

How long ago was that, you ask ? 
Gee…
How long ago was that, you ask ?
Oh folks, I can't say.						

The only Word
For „Gone Forever“
Is „Today“.

Smashed Porcelain (wt Frans Beelaard)

Updated 10/02/2025 Why has it been so difficult for everyone to agree that we are destroying our planet? What would it take to change the course of events? Can we finally solve these challenges without violence? Have we learned nothing from the past??? Why have we become so disconnected? 

I love this quote from Carl Sagan's book Contact: “You're an interesting species. An interesting mix. You're capable of such beautiful dreams, and such horrible nightmares. You feel so lost, so cut off, so alone, only you're not. See, in all our searching, the only thing we've found that makes the emptiness bearable, is each other.”

© ℗2025 Lyrics And Music By Brenda Doss (BMI)
Lyrics
Here we are so close  
But still so faraway
What have we lost for all
The comfort we have gained​
Such clever minds but still
We’re disconnected souls
And in my heart
I worry for the future yet untold

In a hundred years 
what will everybody say?
How could we lose 
The beauty of this place
Why does it take so long only
To open eyes to do what’s right
Maybe this is all we need
A billion six to all agree

This is my life
Half now gone by
Still there’s much time 
To make it something good yeah
I can do it 
I can be the difference
Gonna make things better
Just a little at a time

I confess my apathy
But now I am aware
I walk upon the earth 
As softly as I’ll ever dare
This thing is big
Much bigger than my life
Bigger than yours
To find solutions to our perils
They cannot be done alone

Out among the trees 
will the little children play
Or is all we leave them's 
Just a memory of this place
You and I we may be strangers
Here we are
In this together
Maybe this is all we need
Maybe this is all we need
Can seven billion all agree

Won't go lightly
Fight for something
I'll make my  life mean
Something that is good
I can do it
I can be the difference
I can make things better
Just a little at a time 
Just a little at a time,  yeah
Maybe this is all we need 
That seven billion all agree?
(Heavy sigh!)

brenda doss

A Little At A Time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGFarTsSW9A

[Verse 1]
Les signes de tendresse le long de ma vie
Représenté par des signes d'affection
Les caresses
Les étreintes
Les baisers
L'enlacement des mains

[Pre-Chorus]
Ils se sont estompés dans ma mémoire
Peu à peu avec le temps
Quand j'essaie de m'en souvenir
Ils se sont effacés avec le temps
C'est difficile à dire
C'est difficile à voir
Avec le temps
Les souvenirs s'estompent

[Chorus]
C'est tout
C'est tout
C'est tout
C'est tout


« La musique est le véritable souffle de la vie. 
On mange pour ne pas mouvoir de faim.
On chante pour s'entendre vivre. »
(Yasmina Khadra, Les hirondelles de Kaboul)

Tendresse – Jours lointains

Titre : Jours lointains
Poète : René-François Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907)
Recueil : Stances et poèmes (1865).
Nous recevions sa visite assidue ;
J'étais enfant. Jours lointains ! Depuis lors
La porte est close et la maison vendue :
Les foyers vendus sont des morts.

Quand j'entendais son pas de demoiselle,
Adieu mes jeux ! Courant sur son chemin,
J'allais, les yeux levés tout grands vers elle,
Glisser ma tête sous sa main.

Et quelle joie inquiète et profonde
Si je sentais une caresse au front !
Cette main-là, pas de lèvres au monde
En douceur ne l'égaleront.

Je me souviens de mes tendresses vagues,
Des aveux fous que je jurais d'oser,
Lorsque, tout bas, rien qu'aux chatons des bagues
Je risquais un fuyant baiser.

Elle a passé, bouclant ma chevelure,
Prenant ma vie ; et, comme inoccupés,
Ses doigts m'ont fait une étrange brûlure,
Par l'âge de mon cœur trompés.

Comme l'aurore étonne la prunelle,
L'éveille à peine, et c'est déjà le jour :
Ainsi la grâce au cœur naissant nouvelle
L'émeut, et c'est déjà l'amour.

René-François Sully Prudhomme.
À découvrir sur le site https://www.poesie-francaise.fr/rene-francois-sully-prudhomme/poeme-jours-lointains.php

Les signes de tendresse

Song from the rock opera Five Thousand Sasquatch

Jewelry Box With A Rock

hot summer

sunday machine

You'll Never Tame Me (GG ALLIN cover)

Taken from Well Far Away Friends WFAF001
Available via free download or on limited edition cassette:
https://wellfarawayfriends.bandcamp.com/

www.facebook.com/lightningbugpjs

For more info on the bands involved visit:
http://wellfarawayfriends.tumblr.com/

Lightning Bug - visionscraps (demo)

A DIY record label, I guess. London. http://wellfarawayfriends.tumblr.com

Lightning Bug - visionscraps (demo)

Well Far Away Friends

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