Previous blog features

• April Bender - If you wanted to
• Riell - My ghost
• Haylee K - Hands of time
• Hannevig - Apprentice
• The Star Crumbles - Shadows in the Dark
• Dzk - self destruct
• Dylan Cakalic - I could see
• Giordano Ravaglia - No direction (remix)
• Goneaftermidnight - stand up for yourself
• DJTatious - Secrets (this isn't even the Good stuff)

Some great memories of the rock I listened to through the 90s and 2000s eras. Really clean guitars and great vocals!
The world is a rough place and can sometimes feel like it's full of cruelty, hate, and lies. People will try to tear you down and make you feel small, but it's up to you if you will let their voices in.
You have to block out all the noise, believe, work hard, and stand up for yourself. Break free from the box built around you, and don't let others define you. Go out and prove your worth.

Lyrics:
It seems like everyone is leaving it’s killing me inside
No one loves or cares enough to know what’s on my mind
It makes me want to go insane leave this world behind
Just end it all and disappear and throw away my lifeEveryone’s so full of it all they speak is lies
They talk you down to everyone I see through their disguise
They want to take control of you and make all your dreams die
Ignore those low life pessimists they don’t want you to surviveYou can do whatever if you you just try to believe
Don’t let anyone knock you down or throw you to your knees
No one has control of you it’s your own destiny
Run your life the way you want it’s time to getSo stand up for yourself today and leave your past behind
Don’t listen to the lies that have been programmed in your mind
We’re breaking through all that was taught reborn with new life
No more brainwashed thoughts we are through with all the liesWe don’t believe a word you said
We see right through your promises
You no longer take hold of our mindsSo stand up for yourself today and leave your past behind
Don’t listen to the lies that have been programmed in your mind
We’re breaking through all that was taught reborn with new life
No more brainwashed thoughts we are through with all the lies

A beautiful, soothing voice atop a smooth guitar. "No Direction" portrays a feeling we have all felt once or twice in our lives; the feeling of being out of place, like we don't belong.
It can be hard to find a place that we can call our true home. Sometimes we may think we have found it. We find friends and loved ones, telling us to stay, providing love and support, and hoping we stay. But in the back of our minds, we still feel that we are lost, wanding without direction. Eventually, that hope we had turns to doubt and we find ourselves searching again, moving through life in a free-flowing manner until we find the puzzle that we fit into.

Lyrics:
Tryin' to find a place to rest
A place to call home
Time to think and understand
Why do we always need to run?
There's gonna be somewhere to stop
Someone to hold
To help me stay
Help me stay
And I feel
Like a distraction
Moving fast
With no direction
Is this all I really need?
There's no way to tell
I keep searching for new feelings
New streets and empty spaces
I need to find my way
And I'll keep dancing 'till that day
'Till that day
And I feel
Like a distraction
Moving fast
With no direction
Spark of life lost in space
Lost in its reflection
Beautiful imperfection
And I feel
Like a distraction
Moving fast
With no direction
Spark of life lost in space
Lost in its reflection
Beautiful imperfection

A piano, guitar, and some Jack Johnson vibes. This song goes out to the broken-heartedBreakups are rough and usually leave a stain when they end. There will be nights where you reminisce, playing memories on repeat and imagining the ways you messed it up. Even when you try to move on, the could-have-been plays in your dreams, and you find yourself wishing things were different, knowing you'll never have her back. Sometimes, that's just the way life plays out, and though those dark thoughts may frequent your mind, seeing her eyes always brings you back to reality

Lyrics:
Last night I had a bad dream
Started thinking
I should call you
Guess I didn't have
A clue cause I was tired
(Yeah I was tired)
started overthinking
(Thinking)
I started reminiscing
(Missing)
I guess that
I was the liar
I guess time wasn't always in our favor
I guess everything I said made you waver
I'm a loser
lost her
God, I feel like that is just
Another thing that I
Could never move on from
But I know in my heart that it's
That it's
Cause every night
Every time
Think of you
It hurts sometimes
And I just can't get this
Off my mind
I've been trying for
A long long time
But, I feel like
Everything I said
Was just
In my head
I can't mess it all up
This time
know it's not alright
But I try my best
Cause sometimes
I just can't get it out of my head
You know
Oh oh
It hurts so bad
But if l can't move on if I can't try again
if jumped off the edge
Of the world
Baby
Can
See
The
Look in your eyes again
From the last time we met
Because I thought of you right then
This time I think it's over
Thought of all the things 1 told her
Find it hard to catch my breath
Started waking every morning
Remembering this war's not over
I can't escape this feeling of death
I guess time wasn't always in our favor
guess everything I said made you wavier
I'm a loser
a
lost her
God, I feel like that is just
Another thing that
Could never move on from
But I know in my heart that it's
That it's
Cause every night
Every time
think of you
It hurts sometimes
And I just can't get this
Off my mind
I've been trying for
A long long time
But feel like
Everything I said
Was just
In my head
I can't mess it all up
This time
I know it's not alright
But I try my best
Cause sometimes
I just can't get it out of my head
You know
Oh uh oh
It hurts so bad
But if I can't move on if I can't try again
If jumped off the edge
Of the world
Baby
Could
See
The
Look in your eyes again
Because I thought of you right then
Dang it

Dzk - self destruct
A strong song about DZKs upbringing and the struggles faced to get where he is today. It reminds me very much of the hiphop side of some of Linkin Park's songs.
Strength and emotion in his lyrics, DZK opens up to the past that brought him here today. The monsters he faced, the baggage carried, and self-inflicted pain as he listened to the yelling and screaming of parents just outside the door.
Were it not for the music and lyrics and the escape they brought, he may not have made it out today.

Lyrics:
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Raise your lips up
To my ear
Whisper secrets
Loud and clear
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
(This isn't even the good stuff)
Hey girl can we slow down
Relax I will show you how and
Secrets on the low down
Our hearts they beat so loud and
That look makes me weak
So please
Raise your lips up
To my ear
Whisper secrets
Loud and clear
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
(This isn't even the good stuff)
Driving me wild
You've got that style
It's just not fair for me
You glide so easily
Into my mind for free
So while you're here just take a seat
I never want you to leave
Now you've got me
On one knee
Raise your lips up
To my ear
Whisper secrets
Loud and clear
(This isn't even the good stuff)
Raise your lips up
To my ear
Whisper secrets
Loud and clear
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Driving me wild
Whoa whoa whoa whoa
Whoa whoa whoa
Driving me wild

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The Star Crumbles - Shadows in the Dark

The Star Crumbles delivers an important message in an 80's synth-wave format, one we can all benefit from hearing.
It can be challenging to communicate our thoughts and hard to understand others'. Unfortunately, sometimes that can lead to a division between parties.
We all have skeletons in the closet, and it is hard to tell others about them
Words get lost too easily in our minds, and it isn't easy to express what we think.
We want to understand and feel the thoughts and emotions of those we care about, we want to express ourselves, but that is often very difficult.
Words are tricky things which can either divide or bring people together.

Lyrics:
I got so lost, on the tip of my tongue
And I thought for a moment I was the only one
I started to talk all that psychobabble
But it didn't make sense and I started to unravelI thought I was slipping, I thought you were slipping, I thought we were slipping away
The stories we're telling are too often selling our futures for nothing we're much more than we wageI want to hold and understand you,
Break through the problems that command you
Secrets you can't even imagine
Shadows that hide in the dark
Clinging to subtle lies that bind us
Holding a cross that would deny us
Secrets you can't possibly fathom
Shadows that hide in the darkTorn lives and paper up your sleeve
Particular moments dance across the screen
The clock moves slowly the dance moves slow
And time isn't telling me that it's time to goI thought time was slipping, I thought time was slipping, I thought time was slipping away
Stories we're telling are too often telling distorted narratives of diffidence and blameI want to understand and hold you
Break through the problems that control you
Secrets you can't even imagine
Shadows that hide in the dark
Coping with subtle lies that bind us
Holding a cross that would deny us
Secrets you can't possibly fathom
Shadows that hide in the darkClosing my eyes
Hoping to find
A light that's inside
To bind the shadowI got so lost, on the tip of my tongue
And I thought for a moment I was the only one
I started to talk all that psychobabble
But it didn't make sense and I started to unravel

Hip-hop and glitch electronics make for a very unique mix.
If you're going to be at the top, you've got to play your best
There is no room to be second. Know where you want to be, work hard, outplay the competition, let others know where you stand, and never let off the gas.

Lyrics:
Why you borrowin' if you can't give it back?
I'm collectin' tax and we're on your assYou can't pay your bills, yeah it's kinda' sad
Overdose on pills and you fade to black
Rippin' out his teeth I'm the dentist
I'm a wizard you're just the apprentice
Get that garbage of your setlist
Zero bitches, bitch you head-less
I can't even focus, she won't even notice
Know I got a semi-automatic, fully loaded
I can't even see straight, sippin' on a potion
We get money, you do not, better start copin'
I can't love no bitch, yeah I got a cold heart
And you already know, keys push to start
Yeah, I keep an iron on me, like Tony Stark
AK-47, that bitch gon' tear you apart
Why you borrowin' if you can't give it back?
I'm collectin' tax and we're on your ass
You can't pay your bills, yeah it's kinda' sad
Overdose on pills and you fade to black
Bitch, we got another man down
Yeah, I got the pole, stand down
Making so much guap, we stackin' hella' bands now
They been talkin shit, but now they acting like they fans nowHit him in his good side
Like it's Wizard 101. meet me night side
No more Mr. Nice Guy
You think your him but your not that guyWhy you borrowin' if you can't give it back?
I'm collectin' tax and we're on your ass
You can't pay your bills, yeah it's kinda' sad
Overdose on pills and you fade to black
Why you borrowin' if you can't give it back?
I'm collectin' tax and we're on your ass
You can't pay your bills, yeah it's kinda' sad
Overdose on pills and you fade to black

Smooth piano angelic distant vocals and a strong dynamic lead.
Past relationships bleed into new ones and make it difficult to allow others into your life or to help you heal.
Our past lives can haunt our future, and it is difficult to let old relationships stay in the past. Bad relationships bleed into new ones and we fear that prior situations might repeat. We feel broken and lost beyond redemption. Occasionally we meet someone new who offers their support and a helping hand, and even when we push them away, they stay, offering words of comfort and support, trying to help us see ourselves the way they see us.
But even with their persistence, sometimes we still push them away, feeling that we are far beyond saving. We feel that we must fight out battles alone and we don't want to drag them down with us.

Lyrics:
You want to save me
How can you blame me
For not wanting to let you in
Can you take me
On a journey
One that doesn’t bring me back
Right to the beginningOh, I come forth before
You with my hands tied
Everything taken, falling, bending and breaking downI have cried too many times
And now you want to save, take me, claim that you don’t hate me
Ask me to recognize your efforts and then face me,
Chase me, praise me, act like you really did a damn thing
All to leave me there and call asking if I’m fineYou can’t unwind the spinning hands of time
No matter how you try or deny
Take the high road baby cause I
Cannot justify a rhyme or reason why
You would lay it all the line
Just to save me
You can’t save meYou see a future in my eyes
But I am riddled with lies
Can’t remember which I told you
Which will save me at the end of this life..Can’t be honest with anyone
Without the risk that I might
Fall short and I’ve cried too many times
And now you want to save me, take me
Claim that you can get me to the other side safely
Chase me, act like you want to save me
Till’ it comes time to blame somebodyYou can’t unwind the spinning hands of time
No matter how you try or deny
Take the high road baby cause I
Cannot justify a rhyme or reason why
You would lay it all the line
Just to save me
Save me
Oh, why can’t this be easy
Why didn’t you just leave me
Alone when I said you’re free of me
And all I come with that binds
I allow you to leave it all behind
But you had to rewind
And come back into my life
Thinking that I needed to be saved
Oh, you are so brave
But I cannot take you, make you, look at me and do what you need to
At the cost of what the stakes are here,
You must trust me this time.You can’t save me
I will make it out here safely
Oh, you have let me go
Finally