Songs from the Valley

August 2, 2026

For decades the words sat quietly in notebooks, folders and drawers. I originally wrote the lyrics with pen on paper — remember those days? I never imagined they would one day return with actual voices.

Recently I discovered Suno, where I uploaded the old lyrics and described the atmosphere I imagined. Then something almost magical happened. The handwritten words came back carrying music, mood and emotion.

What amazes me most is not just the technology itself, but the strange collapse of time within the work. Words written by a younger version of myself suddenly became audible in the present.

On the page, lyrics exist silently. But once voice and music enter, another layer of meaning appears. The words become less flat, almost three-dimensional.

I’ve lived long enough to witness this transformation from ink on paper to sound moving through the net. Then, as part of the adventure, I had to teach myself how to create a YouTube channel just to share it.

Here’s some songs.

Bodhisattva Pyjamas

I’m a Holy Man

Julia

Pictures of Sophie

Views from Inside Out

Thoughts Into Swans

A Conquistador Cannot Tell a Lie

Lines of Crazy Fortune

The Star

Do You Remember

Prison of Time

Forgotten Madonna

Hexagrammic Calamities

Fortune of Unloaded Hips

Black Leather Night

Behind Locked Doors