Lyrics

In a palace of stone
Bleached white like bone
From unrelenting beating of the sun
Old timbers groan
With the weight of all things he should have done

He filled the halls 
With art and gold
Hauled it inside
He hauled it inside
And in this tomb
He built a throne 
On folly and pride
On folly and pride
On folly and pride

Tattered and torn
Each banner sworn
To a long forgotten kingdom lost and won
How time has worn
All the colors, once so brave. But Now they run

He filled the halls 
With art and gold
And hauled it inside
And hauled it inside
And in his tomb
He built a throne 
On folly and pride
On folly and pride
On folly and pride

He filled the halls 
With art and gold
And hauled it inside
And hauled it inside
And in this tomb
He built a throne 
On folly and pride
On folly and pride
On folly and pride

He filled the halls 
With art and gold
And hauled it inside
And hauled it inside
He filled the halls 
With art and gold
And hauled it inside
And hauled it inside
It’s folly and pride
  
We fill our hearts 
Until they’re whole
And hold it inside
And hold it inside
We fill our hearts 
Until they’re full
Of folly and pride
Folly and pride
Folly and pride

For the third straight year New Jersey-based internet radio station BlowUpRadio.com will broadcast Giving a Second Chance: Benefit for National Foundation for Transplants. On March 2nd & 3rd, artists will perform live from their own studios which will be broadcast via BlowUpRadio.com’s internet station. You can listen to BlowUpRadio.com from anywhere on any internet connected device.

Everyone who donates $10 or more will receive a download of a special compilation, containing 32 previously unreleased songs. Read More

Though I won’t be performing live this year, you can get a copy of my previously unreleased song “They Lied To Me” on the compilation. Click here to Donate

The Story

An astronaut for a private company was talked into going to space for a short stint that’d make him rich. They never told him how many corners they cut. The song takes place as he and his crew realize there is no way to stop the ship from travelling further from home. As they lose more hope they joke about suicide and “One last walk”. Moral of the story: Much like suckers, there is an astronaut born every day.

Check out the links below to find it on your favorite music service.

• Amazon
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• Spotify
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About the song:

In September of 2022, BlowUp Radio announced their 15th Songwriter’s Challenge to write and record a song in 2 weeks inspired from an audio prompt. The prompt was audio released by NASA of a Black Hole. Check out these eerie sounds www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioR5np1fmEc

On Friday he released the single along with 10 remixes by indie artists including mine.

Check out Mike Five’s “Avoid and Evade” here

Check out my remix here Mike Five Vs JPeck “Avoid and Evade” (Remix)

“Lift” was my submission for the challenge. This might be the first instrumental track that I’ve written. It gave me a chance to experiment with samples, midi, and some effects that I am reluctant to use.

It’s taken me a couple months to get around to releasing the song, but today I decided to just release it and see what happens. The song is currently available on Bandcamp

#AlbumWritingClub – vote for your favorite single!

As part of the Album Writing Club, every artist (including me) submitted on song from their album for the Best Single contest. Voting is easy, just follow the steps below:

1. Visit the official #AlbumWritingClub SoundCloud page
2. Follow the Google Forms link provided to vote
3. Cast your vote by selecting your top 3 songs, including “Ghost In The Machine.” (you’ll have to scroll all the way to the bottom to find my song)

And that’s it! Thanks for your help.

For more about the Album Writing Club click HERE

Back in September of 2022, BlowUp Radio announced their 15th Songwriter’s Challenge to write and record a song in 2 weeks inspired from an audio prompt. The prompt was audio released by NASA of a Black Hole. Check out these eerie sounds https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioR5np1fmEc

“Lift” was my submission for the challenge. This might be the first instrumental track that I’ve written. It gave me a chance to experiment with samples, midi, and some effects that I am reluctant to use.

The video was made with old public domain footage from the 50’s and 60’s. Lazlo from BlowUp Radio said that the song made him think of a spacewalk. So he gets the credit for the video idea. I just through the clips together.

Check out the link for more information and to donate to a great cause https://spondylitis.org/webathon