Test recording from my new Reaper on Ubuntu studio setup; an acoustic cover of one of my favourite songs: It Happens To Me All The Time by Christian Langdon & Cube, from their 1999 album Fast Food.

New version of a collaboration I originally worked on back in 2019 (https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson), featuring the awesome Alto Jefferson (@alto-jefferson) and Franc Rose (@francrose). Massive thanks to both of them for helping to pull this together!

CREDITS:

Guitars & original instrumental by @alto-jefferson

Bass & drums by @alto-jefferson and @francrose

Vocals & lyrics by @unbuiltboy

Mixing & mastering by @francrose

Artwork by @unbuiltboy

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]

My time

Has run out

The day has ended

And there's no colour left in me

Like a shroud

The silence wraps around me

What makes the quiet sound so loud

[Chorus 1]

I know that I

Am not afraid

Of what comes after

Don't fear the darkness

Washing over me

So shine a light

Shine a light

And give me answers

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

[Verse 2]

I've had my time

And I hope I'll be remembered

Now take me where I have to go

(I have to go)

When nothing's left

And the flames leave only embers

then will I wake up from this dream

(Wake up from this dream)

[Chorus 2]

I know that I

Am not afraid

Of what comes after

Don't fear the darkness

Washing over me

So shine a light

Shine a light

And give me answers

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

[Chorus 3]

I know that I

Am not afraid

Of what comes after

Don't fear the darkness

Washing over me

So shine a light

Shine a light

And give me answers

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

Don't know if I

Am ready to believe

Acoustic love song with a heavy chorus. Tracking and arrangement complete but still needs mixing, mastering and possibly some re-recording of some parts.

This is another old song I've finally got around to finishing and recording, and the first project I've worked on since switching my DAW back to Reaper.

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]

It's just me and you

in this ship for two

that we'll launch tonight

Don't need a countdown

we will leave the ground

when the time is right

[Pre-Chorus 1]

All systems are go

and our course is set

The destination known

since the day we met

We'll leave the world behind

when we fly tonight

Climb into the sky

on a tail of light

[Chorus 1]

On our way to the moon

Won't be coming back soon

Cause we're over the moon

We're over the moon

[Whistle]

[Verse 2]

Stars put on a show

Let their midnight glow

light our way tonight

Through the empty space

that surrounds the place

where we want to go

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Coming into land

and the flames ignite

Gently touching down

carefully alight

I'm on a trip with you

to another world

We're travellers from afar

just a boy and girl

[Chorus 2]

And we're over the moon

We won't be coming back soon

Cause we're over the moon

Oh!

[Chorus 3 / Outro]

Fly!

up through the sky

We're not coming back to earth

it's time to say our goodbyes

Goodbye!

Through the atmosphere

Leave our problems far behind and

they will all disappear

Fly!

Over land and sea

Oh the people down below us

they can hardly believe

That we're over the moon

We'll be over the moon

The moon!

Fly!

up through the sky

We're not coming back to earth

it's time to say our goodbyes

Goodbye!

Through the atmosphere

Leave our problems far behind and

they will all disappear

Fly!

Over land and sea

Oh the people down below us

they can hardly believe

That we're over the moon

We'll be over the moon

That we're over the moon

We'll be over the moon (and we'll never come back from the moon)

The moon!

Fly!

up through the sky

We're not coming back to earth

it's time to say our goodbyes

Goodbye!

Through the atmosphere

Leave our problems far behind and

they will all disappear

Fly!

Over land and sea

Oh the people down below us

they can hardly believe

Old acoustic demo from my teenage years with (I think) a pretty strong chorus/bridge - hopefully one day I'll record a proper version that does it justice

Sexy piano rock fun - rough demo I'm messing around with, still a work in progress

This was my attempt to write a piano-driven rock song in the style of @ben-folds-official/@ben-folds-five, who were a massive inspiration to me when I was growing up and learning to play the piano. Don't know if I succeeded, but I'm pretty pleased with the result !

CREDITS:

Music, lyrics, vocals, piano, guitar and bass by Unbuilt Boy

Drums by MusicByJayBee (@MusicByJayBee)

Mixing by Franc Rose (@francrose)

ARTWORK: Created by Unbuilt Boy using ransomnote.online - with thanks to Bart Kamski (Twitter: @Bart_Kamski)

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]

How can you not see we're coming undone

that things have to change before we become

Trapped in regret, stuck living a lie

I'm tired of pretending now don't act surprised

The distance between us has grown through the years

but you've pulled me closer to hide from the fears

you can't face

[Chorus 1]

I need my own space

but you're smothering me

Tell me how can I grow

if you won't let me breathe

I know while I'm with you

I will never be free

when I keep putting

you before me

[Verse 2]

Tell me what you want

if there's something that you need

You can't expect me to guess

or do you think I can mind read?

It's time that we talked about you and me

Oh!

[Chorus 2]

Keep spreading my wings

but you're holding me down

Tell me how can I fly

if I can't leave the ground

I'm all ready to go

but you need me around

So I keep putting

you before me

[Bridge]

Now our history is a catastrophe

just look at the mess that we've made

Sometimes you can be your own worst enemy

I'm tired of the games that you play

I've stopped listening

every time that you talk

I hear the same shit every day

Might look like myself

but my mind's somewhere else

not hearing a word that you say

How did we let things get like this

This isn't how they should be

So everything's going to change

[Chorus 3/Outro]

Now this is the way

things are going to be

When I put myself first

no more you before me

It's high time that you learned

to stand on your own feet

find out who you can be without me

Now this is the way

things are going to be

When I put myself first

no more you before me

It's high time that you learned

to stand on your own feet

find out who you can be without me

A song that emerged from an attempt to write something in the style of The Divine Comedy (https://soundcloud.com/the-divine-comedy). Not sure I entirely succeeded but I still like the result! Completed with more than a little help from my friends @looseyleaf & @goat-screaming.

CREDITS:

Lyrics and main vocals by Unbuilt Boy and LooseyLeaf (@looseyleaf)

Music, piano, strings, guitar and drums by Unbuilt Boy

Mixing & additional vocals by GoatScreaming (@goatscreaming)

LYRICS:

[Verse 1]

This is a song for lovers

whose tale is a story old as time

Two souls meant to find each other

our destinies always intertwined

[Pre-Chorus 1]

Seems every road leads us to this place

The choices we made, regrets and mistakes

We’re circling round and round

and running out of space

[Verse 2]

This is a song for dreamers

those who believed and dared to try

To get where the grass is greener

but found it was on on the other side

[Pre-Chorus 2]

Love is a drug, and life is a dance

So never stand still or you'll waste your chance

'Cause if you wait too long you’ll miss

that moment a smile leads to a kiss

So what are you thinking for

if there’s a spark we can’t ignore it

[Chorus 1]

'Cause I’m someone who needs you

who feels the same way you do

let me steal your heart

It might last forever

if we can stick together

this is just the start

Or maybe we’ll break up

kiss and make up

Friends or enemies walking that line

'Cause this is our story

so help me write it line by line

[Verse 3]

This is a song for liars

who feel the chill but won’t admit

It's cold 'cause they lost the fire

when love burned to ashes in the pit

[Pre-Chorus 3]

Memories are just the ghosts of the past

like water and sand, they slip through the cracks

Some things can never be replaced

the sound of a voice, the look on a face

So baby keep holding on

to what we have before it’s gone

[Chorus 2]

Now the tides are changing

the stars are rearranging

in the sky above

Anchors lifting, drifting off

ships into the night

a life that never was

But there was a moment

for a blink of an eye

I was yours, and my love, you were mine

A potion so potent

that we climbed to the top of the mountain

and jumped

cause we knew in our hearts we could fly

But we’re out of time

We’re out of time

[Outro]

This is the song that lovers sing

when they are running out of time

ARTWORK: Image by annca from Pixabay

A demo reel with highlights from my best tracks:

0:00 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/what-comes-after-feat-alto-jefferson

0:13 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/time-for-lovers

0:30 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/alien

0:42 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/you-before-me

0:59

0:59 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/mistakes-feat-alto-jefferson

1:17 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/the-work-song

1:29 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/kamikaze-girl

1:44 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/nymeria

1:59 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/clouds

2:16 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/darkness-franc-rose-mix-master

2:34 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/this-is-war

2:51 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/people

3:06 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/upside-down-below-power-in-her-head

3:15 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/just-another-day

3:17 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/angel

3:44 https://soundcloud.com/unbuiltboy/sympathy-feat-jek-franc-rose-kyle-krysa-franc-rose-mix

An early demo, one of the first songs I wrote and recorded. It's rough but I think it has a lot of potential

Work in progress!

LYRICS

[Verse 1]

Sometimes it's hard for me to understand

how all this madness could be part of a plan and

if I've a part what's the role I must play

Do I question or just follow and obey

[Verse 2]

For good reason

I walk past

your temples and domes

they're all houses made of glass where

you should not be throwing stones

Need to come down from your thrones

and say your last mass

'cause your time has passed away

[Verse 3]

Oh sweet religion

cleanse my sin

I sang my praises to you all

to feel a rise within

But I got lost

here in the dark

without a light to guide me in

[Chorus 1]

Oh lord I know

where I should go

Somewhere far from here

[Verse 4]

When it seems

that all my dreams

are running down a corridor

that seems to stretch forever

through the long night

and has no end in sight

[Chorus 2]

Oh lord I know

Where I should go

to get far from here

[Bridge]

Back to a place

called my Imaginationland

The only world that I could

ever understand

Until you've seen it

I can't show you all the way

If you believe it

we could make it real today

Follow me

Down through the garden

to the place we used to play

beside the river

on those long hot summer days

Our young flights of fancy

left the real world far away

Though it was years ago

still feels like yesterday

Follow me down

Follow me down

Follow me down

Follow me down

Follow me down