Category: Music
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Lyrics to “Stand by you”
When I wake the house upI put on my blue jeansand become a man of the worldWhen I shake things upTake off my blue jeanswhat is left is just the outside worldI don’t do the tangoI do the cowboyin the nearby Underworld barSome people call me Mauricethough not a joker‘cos I’ll stand by you no…
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About “All These Worlds Are Yours”
(Listen to the song in here) “All These Worlds Are Yours” was by far the most painful song to write for the “Player Characters” album and took five months to write. Here’s a video about my frustrations from that time. I have no idea why it just didn’t come out like the others did. Sometimes…
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Lyrics to “All These Worlds Are Yours”
(Listen to the song in here)You seek your creatorI am looking at mineYou watch reels by othersWhy are you not as fine?”Mister, I googled youand I didn’t like what I saw”Your videos come.And their videos? They go.But when is your time to shineon your own show?Everybody’s liking but then fightingwith strangers in the night.And your…
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Journey To “All These Worlds Are Yours”
The other day, Poliphilos was visiting Phil Collins in Switzerland and they were listening to one of his all-time hits, ‘In The Air Tonight’. There, the talk went to the drowning incident. ‘There was no drowning incident!’ Phil said. ‘I’m sure there wasn’t!’ Poliphilos agreed. ‘Anyway, it’s interesting how one can base a whole album…
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About “Red And Blue”
The Story I got the thematic inspiration for “Red And Blue” from Luc Besson’s movie Nikita: a secret government organization fakes the death of a female prisoner, then recruits her as a secret agent. She becomes good at it but struggles to find balance between professional and personal life. The song also references William Gibson’s…
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Lyrics to “Red and Blue”
(Listen to the song in here)Moving on the floor now,the perfect smile,A flick to the left now,you see the signYou’re not here to make friendsYou’re not here to socialiseThat’s your style,they sayThe lights in the twilight paint the roomThis night is not over, it is red and blueThe agents are looking for a clueAnd you…
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Journey to “Red And Blue”
Somewhere en route from Paris back to Singapore with Poliphilos’s “Landscape Fantasy” in her headphones it hit her: she had been here before. The views. The sounds. The fusion kitchen and the Krug. All of it had meant something for someone many years earlier. But was that someone her? Or someone else? She couldn’t decide.…
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About “Ancient Manager”
Ancient Manager is the myth of the Flying Dutchman set in the modern corporate world. Listen to it here. In my verision, the Ancient Manager is struggling between corporate forces of customer demands, legal requirements, employee worries and top management pressure, but manages to turn the tide and bring the company back to green with…
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Lyrics to “Ancient Manager”
(listen to the song in here)Beneath the moon’s soft and silvery glow:Towers Of Steel standing stillSilver moon over the sleeping steeplesI set my course to where the trade winds blowThe Seven Markets vast and deepThe Ancient Manager picks up his fleetWith a flock of suits he’s cursed to sail the seas”With the Silent Period loud…
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Journey to “Ancient Manager”
The other day, Poliphilos was planning the “Player Characters” album again in his apartment overlooking the city. “Messenger!”, he called. Nothing. “Messenger?!”, he repeated. In a whoosh he was there. Disheveled with twigs and pine cones hanging in his…” “Is that moss???”, Poliphilos asked. “Don’t ask”, the Messenger said, tidying up. “I guess I better…