Better Days by Doxter S on Spotify

Better Days by Doxter S on Spotify

There has been a lot going on in the last 6-months. What seems to be an upheaval in societal relations may be part of a natural evolution of human thought. Better Days by Doxter S provides a musical representation of these troubled times.

The melody is in a minor key that adds pathos to the relevant lyrics. Despite the melancholy there is also great hope. The song begins and ends with the word “Pray”. There is hope fore redemption in this prayer. There is optimism for humanity.

Pray
At night I pray for better days
We turned around and lost our way
It's getting darker every day

The world is colder
There is no room for compromise
If we could open up our eyes
We'd see the sun about to rise

Through stormy weather
New days are dawning
We stand together
A new belonging

It won't take long
To make things right for every wrong
We must remain steadfast and strong
Before a storm there is a calm

Let's come together
We still have choices
If we sing proudly
They'll hear or voices

So let us pray
Pray for a life of better days
Days filled with love
Love and respect in every way

We must stay strong
And everything will be Okay
It won't be long
Before we see some better days

[Bridge]

When we were younger
We were much stronger
We had no hunger
Not any longer

Stand side by side
Without the prejudice and pride
We need our goals to be allied
Let's put our politics aside

We stand together
We are united
Out human spirit
Is reignited

So let us pray
Pray for a life of better days
Days filled with love
Love and respect in every way

We must stay strong
And everything will be Okay
It won't be long
Before we see some better days

So let us pray

Stink Movie

Stink is an original political humor composition by Doxter S. This song was performed live by the group Hexagon as part of their Midterm Madness show in Silver Spring. History is repeating itself, so this animated version of the song seems appropriate.

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Better Days by Doxter S

There has been a lot going on in the last 6-months. What seems to be an upheaval in societal relations may be part of a natural evolution of human thought. Better Days by Doxter S provides a musical representation of these troubled times.

The melody is in a minor key that adds pathos to the relevant lyrics. Despite the melancholy there is also great hope. The song begins and ends with the word “Pray”. There is hope fore redemption in this prayer. There is optimism for humanity.

Pray
At night I pray for better days
We turned around and lost our way
It's getting darker every day

The world is colder
There is no room for compromise
If we could open up our eyes
We'd see the sun about to rise

Through stormy weather
New days are dawning
We stand together
A new belonging

It won't take long
To make things right for every wrong
We must remain steadfast and strong
Before a storm there is a calm

Let's come together
We still have choices
If we sing proudly
They'll hear or voices

So let us pray
Pray for a life of better days
Days filled with love
Love and respect in every way

We must stay strong
And everything will be Okay
It won't be long
Before we see some better days

[Bridge]

When we were younger
We were much stronger
We had no hunger
Not any longer

Stand side by side
Without the prejudice and pride
We need our goals to be allied
Let's put our politics aside

We stand together
We are united
Out human spirit
Is reignited

So let us pray
Pray for a life of better days
Days filled with love
Love and respect in every way

We must stay strong
And everything will be Okay
It won't be long
Before we see some better days

So let us pray

Mountain by Doxter S on Spotify

Mountain by Doxter S on Spotify

Crimson Studios proudly announces a New Release – Mountain by Doxter S. This is the 62nd original song by Doxter S.

Listen to Mountain by Doxter S.

“We were seated at a local Family Restaurant in McLean, Virginia and noticed the middle of the benches were higher. We laughed because we have a similar hump in the middle of our well used bed at home. I described it as a Mountain between us and we both laughed.”

“I decided that was enough to write a song describing the way couples can become separated even when they are together. This is a very soulful, melancholy love song that I sing with acoustic guitar.”

Lyrics

There's a mountain, it's been growing in between for many years 
Rising up with our emotions, made of sorrow, threats, and tears
I have tried to climb it many times to reach the other side
Where you lay in waiting silently inside a shell of pride

Well I know that mountain rises up because we stay apart
It's because I don't express myself, don't show what's in my heart
Had we spent more time together, in a lover's warm embrace
We'd be laying in the valley of a very fertile place

Our love can't redeem us. It's like
Mars approaching Venus
Like a spiral that keeps spinning in my head
Baby we got, maybe, we got time

I had not foreseen this, there's a
Mountain in between us
Like that hump that's in the middle of our bed
Babe we got a long long way to climb

Well I should have told you long ago, I should have found a way
I drew strength from you, the things you do, the gentle words you say
I was frightened by your honesty, your passion and your drive
I'm embarrassed by my cowardice with no will to survive

Even when I cannot speak, it's
when my spirit's feeling weak,
I bow my head and I begin to pray
Praying like a pilgrim at the wall

So we lay in silence, hoping
there's no pain or violence, I just
can't reach out to you in any way
Babe that mountain's grown to be so tall

Amazing by Doxter S on Spotify

Amazing by Doxter S on Spotify

Amazing by Doxter S is an upbeat revival style song that echoes the traditional song Amazing Grace in one refrain, but has it’s own upbeat character that will bring the entire congregation to its feet.

Everyone is familiar with the original Christian Hymn “Amazing Grace” written in the 18th century by Anglican clergyman John Newton. The inspiration for the lyrics was a near death experience sailing on a slave trade ship during a violent storm in 1748. He prayed to God for salvation and redemption and experienced an awakening of his religious convictions.

The melody, composed by American composer William Walker, sung in the Major Pentatonic Scale, later became a popular song used by the Baptist and Methodist evangelical preachers in the Southern United States. The tune is often played with Bagpipes at solemn occasions, such as funerals.

Vocal recordings of “Amazing Grace” became common, with Aretha Franklin becoming one of the more famous performers of this song.

Doxter S has taken inspiration from “Amazing Grace” to create a totally new and original song simply entitled “Amazing”. Sung by a choir, with instrumental accompaniment, Amazing by Doxter S picks up the tempo and lifts the spirit even higher than ever before possible.

Amazing by Doxter S uses pounding percussion, lively hand claps, a variety of spiritual verses, and unforgettable chorus sections. The church organ, electric bass, and electric piano join tied percussion section in support of the choir. The effect is, in a word, Amazing!

LYRICS

Lost but now I'm found  
Oh how sweet the sound

I once was lost but I turned myself around
I was blind but all at once I can see
Amazing Grace you have given me a place
The entire human race destiny

Alleluia
Amazing Grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
Alleluia
I once was lost but now I'm found
I was blind but now I see

Saved a wretch like me
Blind but now I see

There is a spark that illuminates the dark
It lies deep within your heart set it free
A brilliant light so magnificent and bright
Like a beacon in the night all can see

Revelation
Jubilation

Lost but now I'm found
Oh how sweet the sound

Touched by the love of the presence from above
Gentle hand that reaches in to my soul
Amazing Grace I accept your warm embrace
Let my being become part of the whole

Saved a wretch like me
Blind but now I see

We're not alone You can feel it in the bone
Our salvation at this moment sublime
Raise you hands high praise the spirit in the sky
Seek redemption from the pure and divine

Revelation
Jubilation

Lost but now I'm found
Oh how sweet the sound
Saved a wretch like me
Blind but now I see

Alleluia
Ahh Ahh Ahh Amen

Connection by Doxter S on Spotify

Connection by Doxter S on Spotify

Connection by Doxter S is a love song that starts out slow but will quickly get your heart beating double time.

The acoustic bass and Violoncello are both melodic and percussive, with the piano bass providing gentle arpeggios of the simple chord progressions.

The lyrics include a syncopated vocal echo of the phrase “I know” that is set up first by the pizzicato violoncello.

Doxter S has written, recorded, and produced 72 original songs here at Crimson Studios in Northern Virginia.

Lyrics

Is it in your eyes ?
Is it in your smile?
In the way you kiss my lips
Lingering a while

Little things you do that connect to me
Like a little bridge no one else can see
Pulling me in close irresistibly
You are changing my sensibility

It's been going on
For a long, long time
I complete your sentences
Or do you start mine ?

We can feel our hearts beating double time
All my thoughts are yours All your thoughts are mine
We can take things fast We can take things slow
You know everything, everything I know
I know, I know, I know

I know I,
I have waited a long, long time
I was searching to see a sign
To discover a soul like mine, like mine, like mine

There is chemistry between you and me
It's the way you hold me so tenderly
I can feel your calm and serenity
Fibers of emotion connect to me
Is it sensory Or telepathy
This connection must be our destiny

I can hear a song
Playing in my mind
Then you start to sing along
Happens all the time

Little things you do that connect to me
Like a little bridge no one else can see
You have always been everywhere I go
You know everything, everything I know
I know, I know, I know

I know I,
I will always be by your side
And our conscience will be our guide
And we never will have to run, to run, to run an hide

There is chemistry between you and me
It's the way you hold me so tenderly
I can feel your calm and serenity
Fibers of emotion connect to me
Is it sensory ? Or telepathy ?
This connection must be our destiny
Must be our destiny

New Release | Connection by Doxter S

New Release | Connection by Doxter S

Connection by Doxter S is a love song that starts out slow but will quickly get your heart beating double time.

The acoustic bass and Violoncello are both melodic and percussive, with the piano bass providing gentle arpeggios of the simple chord progressions.

The lyrics include a syncopated vocal echo of the phrase “I know” that is set up first by the pizzicato violoncello.

Doxter S has written, recorded, and produced 72 original songs here at Crimson Studios in Northern Virginia.

Lyrics

Is it in your eyes ?
Is it in your smile?
In the way you kiss my lips
Lingering a while

Little things you do that connect to me
Like a little bridge no one else can see
Pulling me in close irresistibly
You are changing my sensibility

It's been going on
For a long, long time
I complete your sentences
Or do you start mine ?

We can feel our hearts beating double time
All my thoughts are yours All your thoughts are mine
We can take things fast We can take things slow
You know everything, everything I know
I know, I know, I know

I know I,
I have waited a long, long time
I was searching to see a sign
To discover a soul like mine, like mine, like mine

There is chemistry between you and me
It's the way you hold me so tenderly
I can feel your calm and serenity
Fibers of emotion connect to me
Is it sensory Or telepathy
This connection must be our destiny

I can hear a song
Playing in my mind
Then you start to sing along
Happens all the time

Little things you do that connect to me
Like a little bridge no one else can see
You have always been everywhere I go
You know everything, everything I know
I know, I know, I know

I know I,
I will always be by your side
And our conscience will be our guide
And we never will have to run, to run, to run an hide

There is chemistry between you and me
It's the way you hold me so tenderly
I can feel your calm and serenity
Fibers of emotion connect to me
Is it sensory ? Or telepathy ?
This connection must be our destiny
Must be our destiny

Dancers by Doxter S on Spotify

Dancers by Doxter S on Spotify

Dancers by Doxter S is a dance fantasy with a latin beat. This song evokes the nightlife in Buenos Aires, Argentina and the tango dancing that originated there.

Traveling through the mountains in western Virginia we were listening to local college radio from UVA. As we crossed to the western slope the station changed to a latin program from West Virginia entirely in Spanish. That was the inspiration for this song. Initially I wrote something more humorous with a Mariachi style. I placed that aside and reconfigured the melody into a Tango style instead. The lyrics and title are changed as well.

The singer recalls her experience as a tourist and the lasting impression that stays with her. She carries in her memory the dancers that so impressed on her the beauty and grace of the Tango. She dreams of herself becoming a tango dancer in Buenos Aires.

Dancers by Doxter S includes the traditional instruments used for the tango. The familiar Bandoneon is an essential component, along with latin percussion using conga, wood blocks, and tambourine. A cello and acoustic bass complete the instrumental support for this tango dance.

Lyrics

Instrumental Intro 

It was not many years ago 
I flew away to Argentina 
In Buenos Aires for the Summer 
I found an open air Cantina 
I tasted wine and sampled Tapas 
The cobbled streets were filled with couples 

I watched the young tango dancers perform in the square 
They moved with beauty and grace they seemed lighter than air 

Instrumental Break

One special dancer caught my fancy 
She was a raven haired romantic 
Her flashing eyes and pouting boca 
Made every movement look dramatic
Her partner held her in possession 
They danced together with expression 

I felt the music they danced to was played just for me 
Their every movement was perfectly timed to the beat 

Long Instrumental Break

I see that dancer when I'm dreaming
And how I wish that I could be her 
When I was younger I was wiser 
I saw that beauty was inside her 
The music carries like a whisper 
I dream that I am dancing with her 

Next to a garden with flowers that glow in the light 
I would be dancing for hours the moon shining bright 

Instrumental Break

Play the music that they dance to just for me

Instrumental Break

It seems so many years ago 
I flew away to Argentina 
In Buenos Aires for the Summer 
I found a open air Cantina 
I tasted wine and sampled Tapas 
The cobbled streets were filled with couples 

I was a young tango dancer alone in the square 
I moved with beauty and grace I was lighter than air

Instrumental

Buenos Aires Argentina in my dreams
I still dream I’m dancing tango in the night

Outro

Butterfly by Doxter S on Spotify

Butterfly by Doxter S on Spotify

Butterfly by Doxter S on Spotify started out sounding like a nursery rhyme song. The opening melody is very fanciful and sweet. The quintessential nature of the butterfly is her transformation from caterpillar during metamorphosis. This transformation needed expression in music.

The Butterfly in this song continues her transformation into a human social butterfly. The melody also changes abruptly to reflect the new and exciting life she is seeking. The backing of the violoncello transforms into an overdrive electric guitar with percussion from a full drum set.

Lyrics

I am just a butterfly  Feel Free  
Painted wings on purple flowers Real Me 
I emerge from my cocoon Hide Me 
After all the April showers Seek Me 
You will see me flutter by Hold Me 
In the garden there for hours Feel Me 

But when I'm in the mood 
I shed my innocence 
I’ll dance around the moon 
I only need the chance 

Butterfly Butterfly trying to multiply 
Everyone satisfy on my mind in my eye 
I go out in the night everything is alright 
As I dance in the light of the moon 
I'm a Butterfly just a Butterfly 
I'm a Butterfly of the Night 

I'm a social butterfly Friendly 
Painted lips and big eyelashes Lovely 
I won't stay inside my room Lonely 
Grab my phone and my Sunglasses Meet Me 
Everybody passing by Find Me 
Turn their heads to watch me dancing See Me 

And if I'm in the mood 
I lose my innocence and 
Dance around the room 
I go into a trance 

Butterfly Gratify Please be my Alibi 
Private eye Counterspy Don't need to justify 
Butterfly Lullaby Mystify Me 

Butterfly Butterfly trying to multiply 
Everyone satisfy on my mind in my eye 
I go out in the night everything is alright 
As I dance in the light of the moon 
I'm a Butterfly just a Butterfly 
I'm a Butterfly of the Night 

Butterfly Gratify Please be my Alibi 
Private eye Counterspy Don't need to justify 
Butterfly Lullaby Mystify Me

I am just a butterfly Feel Free 
Painted wings on purple flowers Real Me 

Da Boom by Doxter S on Spotify

Da Boom by Doxter S on Spotify

We are currently experiencing a revival of retro-style musical productions for theater and cinema. Some examples on Broadway are Chicago, Wicked, and Pretty Woman. On the big screen we saw The Entertainer, La La Land, and The Greatest Showman. This New Release, Da Boom by Doxter S, captures in music the rhythm and excitement of a big dance number. The descriptive lyrics take the listener step by step through a complete dance routine. You can’t resist the beat, you must pick up your feet, and dance the night away, until the day breaks Baby! Listen to Da Boom by Doxter S on Spotify.
Lyrics

Move to the beat, dancing to Da Boom, and swing it! 

Shuffle your feet, prance around the room

Now let your arms do the work, swimming through the air

Then make your whole body jerk, shimmy everywhere

And when the beat gets fat, tip your hat, bow to the applause

Ba Da Boom

Stretch out a leg, let it touch the floor, then tap it

Don’t make it vague, let it tap some more

Rise up from down on your knees, spinning on your feet

Then put your hands in the air, waving to the beat

Now throw your head way back, make a laugh, dance arround the room

Ba Da Boom

Ba Da Boom, you get into the groove

The music fills the room, so let your body move

You can’t resist the beat, you must pick up your feet

And dance the night away, until the day breaks Baby

Ba Da Boom will change your attitude

It doesn’t matter whom, it puts you in the mood

With everyone you meet, you just pick up your feet

And dance the night away, come what may

Dancing to Da Boom

Ba Da Boom

Reach out a hand, any one will do, then snap it

At your command, dancing to Da Boom

Now spin around like a top, synchronize your move

The steady beat doesn’t stop, staying in the groove

Just like a chorus line, marking time, makes you want to shout

Ba Da Boom

Ba Da Boom, you get into the groove

The music fills the room, so let your body move

You can’t resist the beat, you must pick up your feet

And dance the night away, until the day breaks Baby

Ba Da Boom will change your attitude

It doesn’t matter whom, it puts you in the mood

With everyone you meet, you just pick up your feet

And dance the night away, come what may

Dancing to Da Boom

Ba Da Boom