My favourite tunes to unwind to after a long day.  Thank you to the artists and writers who provide such wonderful melodies and soundscapes. 

All the best,
Max

Chill Music

never away forever

With reverence to @Burn-it-Smith for a strong dose of inspiration. The Barrelhouse Bard from Brighton is SoundCloud's leading purveyor of upright wit and wisdom. Check him out.

You’re so beautiful when you are drunk
Your left eye goes lazy and you act like a punk
You laugh as you trip on the heels of your pumps
You’re so beautiful when you are drunk

I get lost in your glassy eyed stare
You’re the center of attention but you don’t even care
I mumble, “I love you,” like it’s some kind of prayer
You just give me your glassy eyed stare

We stumble through the streets and I fall down at your feet
It’s the same old thing we did last week
Another beer cave for us to spelunk 
Just another drink with just another drunk

You have grace, glamour, and style
As you fumble with the phone that you can’t even dial
We sleep in the taxi that only takes us a mile
So much for grace glamour and style

I love the smell of merlot on your breath
As you yell at the door as if it were deaf
On the couch like a corpse the only thing that is left
Is the smell of merlot on your breath

Pink elephants on parade, will we ever have it made?
The money’s always gone before I get paid
And all I can think of after all I have thunk
Is you’re so beautiful when you are drunk
You’re so beautiful when you are drunk

You're So Beautiful When You Are Drunk

Please feel free to check out my lyric video of “Alone” on my YouTube channel.   

Lyric Video:  https://youtu.be/Bj63weum9js

Peace and love,
Max



Lyrics

I heard the words you sang to me
Sadly so serene
The melody hangs over me
Sacred and obscene
With wounds never meant to heal
Open and laid bare
And words I don't wanna hear
Hanging in the air

And I don't...want to say
I couldn't find a way
To make you want to stay
And now...I have to go
Go on alone

Love it can burn into the soul
And fade with the wind
The words left unspoken now
Will linger in the end
Your love's like a reverie
Of a long forgotten road
Broken down and weathered
Nowhere left to go

And I don't...want to say
I couldn't find a way
To make you want to stay
And now...I dont want to go
Go on alone

Alone

Thinking about You

The Future

Face Down In The Moment

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Lyrics:
I fell asleep and when I woke up I was living in a dream
I heard a voice calling but I could barely see
Could not distinguish this life from my reality
I reached out my hand to see what it would bring for me

Just like the night sky stars shining bright
Sun moon set rise and they passing by
I can see the shadows of the trees swaying in the wind
Like the branch from this tree right down to the leaves
Bark and the roots foundation underneath
Cause our foundation yea we started from the sea
But what if you could fly what if you could swim
Choose your own path bring it up from within
This is the calling of a lifetime now see the sign
Signs turn to blurs lights and the curves
Mesmerize my eyes come and brace it for the next turn
What will we find in the universe

I fell asleep and when I woke up I was living in a dream
I heard a voice calling but I could barely see
Could not distinguish this life from my reality
I reached out my hand to see what it would bring for me

Now feel the breeze blow through the window
Winds carry sounds develop into echoes
Traveling through the space of this temple
Look what we've built with our hands carved out from lands
Created to be dwellings for us to lay our heads
Only time will tell and show us the evidence
What if every star was a sign for someone below help them to grow
Nurturing and furthering our souls so they can go
The world up above could be reflections of us
Revealing and concealing all the past and paths we've took
I think I'll slow down take another look

I fell asleep and when I woke up I was living in a dream
I heard a voice calling but I could barely see
Could not distinguish this life from my reality
I reached out my hand to see what it would bring for me

Living In A Dream

Word Of Mouth - Shakey Graves

Say Yes (Elliott Smith Cover)

You are listening to an original song by Emily Kate Boyd. The lyrics were directly inspired by a conversation between Krista Tippett and John O'Donohue.  

"O Sweet River"
by Emily Kate Boyd

O Sweet River,
Carry the memory of her pain
To the wind-tormented sands
Of the sea

These days so restless,
Rich and unsatisfied,
Like the sorrow of a king
Ruled by his endless, lonely nights

When every idea comes to mind
On the back porch seems to die,
O Sweet River, stay alive
Stay alive

O Sweet River,
Will you remind me of the night,
I was humbled and took the shape
Of the mist, the well, the lake?

When my tears fell upon her face,
I was humble
Formless
In her grace

Teach me to trust this and keep faith
As I surrender to this place
Dissolve the hard and entangled shape
Of my fear

I’ll be grateful, I’ll be kind
And I’ll keep good love on my mind
I’ll be grateful
Kind

All my love, all my friends
All I need in good hands

All my love, all my friends
All I need in good hands

In the Woods

O Sweet River

Fifteen Countries

not a single day

℗ © Copyright Ian Stokes. All Rights Reserved
Recorded and mixed using Logic. Mastered in Soundcloud
Guitars played: Taylor 714CE in standard tuning 
Photography: Thanks go to Nigel and Libby Hume at Hume Photography.
LYRICS: 
Some would say I’ve got no sense of direction
Some would say I’ve got no sense at all
Some would say I’m going round in circles
Like a clock ticking on the the wall

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

Some people say I move too fast
Some people say I move too slow
Some people say there’s no need to move at all
If you don’t know where to go

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

I might go looking for the sun in the morning
Or maybe in the afternoon
Sit back with a cold beer in the evening
And just look up at the moon 

Some would say head for the highlands 
Some say the lowlands are for me 
Some would say just follow your heart
Wherever that may be

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

I might go looking for the sun in the morning
Or maybe in the afternoon
Sit back with a cold beer in the evening
And just look up at the moon 

Maybe I do 
Maybe I don’t
Maybe I will 
Maybe I won’t

Maybe I Do

William  ,    Alternative folk , creating original  emotive songs , love the authentic sound of an acoustic guitar with emotive lyrics. Soundcloud  is a joy to be able to find Artists i would have never know all creating and putting something out into the world for others to enjoy. My Influences would be the like of Paul Simon, Gregory Alan isakov, Luke sital-Singh . I sincerely appreciate  everyone who has listened  and followed  . Music for me is like a different world to enjoy and get lost in as we stumble around in this one.

A recent podcast I took part in ,  link below , on the craft on songwriting with Songsmith. 

https://open.spotify.com/episode/69X9eikVHisZtZZDD8EXQ9?si=vRjci__cQWu5q9iYie5kow