*Lyrics* Looking down at the scars Seeing bars on your window There's a beauty In the broken life I see Don't cover the tears Glory in your flawed story Scratch the surface To let it bleed Roll up your sleeves We choose to sing…

TL;DR: the song's about waiting too long to do the right thing ... and then still choosing to ignore it when you get the chance. Last autumn, I spent too long polishing production & sound design at the expense of, amongst other things…

Hmm. The trigger was to use a random Wikipedia page [via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Random ] -- it gave me a 1990s Brazilian film I'd never heard of. Although it sparked a song, the verses that more obviously related to the film got…

What the hell's a djembe? No, me neither. So it gets an airing in the intro. Tried to hit a just-behind-the-beat edginess to fit in with the just-behind-comfortable intent of the song. Titles are hard. *Tech Corner* More clangs and thuds…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number 20 becomes finished song number 13. As the great Ian Gillian once said, can I have everything louder than everything else. This mix kinda got silly as every level kept going up and up and up. It's a fun…

2025 RPM Challenge song idea number 18 becomes finished song number 14. I like the song all right, but the performance could have (should have) been better. It's okay, I guess. Rhythm guitars are a Takamine F-400 S 12-string into a Shure…

Glory's Gonna Shine Verse 1: I woke up with a feeling deep down in my soul, The world keeps on turning, but it’s out of control. Storm clouds are rising, you can hear the thunder roll, But I know my Saviour’s in control. Verse 2: Seven…