On a wing and a prayer Michel aka Zland 2025-09-29 | On a wing and a prayerI almost lost you Out there, in the nightWhere nothing mattersExcept the lightYou said impossible thingsAs you lay in your sleepLaced with wordsSo insanely dark and deepThere was nothing to do but waitIn this strange placeFar from the home we sharedFar from graceThe fever brokeOn a wing and a prayerBut you were never the sameA circle in a square(Words and music: Zland)
Another shade of blue Michel aka Zland 2025-09-24 | If you don’t understandWhat I’m going throughThen you don’t really love meThe way I doAll your good wishes No longer ring trueYou’re just wearinganother shade of blueI was wounded by your lack of regretyour blank eyesThose suitable truthsyou whip outalongside those liesIt's not only what I feelit's what i thinkI'm no longer playing the clownYes, I'm also to blamefor looking the other wayas the walls came crashing down(Words and music: Zland)
What are the odds? Michel aka Zland 2025-09-17 | Do you know the odds? 👨🦳💤 Another tune created a few years ago.
She used to be my lover (and now shes my wife) Michel aka Zland 2025-09-11 | Damn, I don’t remember whenI found her hiding placeAfter closing my eyesAnd counting to tenBut once I’d found herI would never let goThat special feelingwould forever grow,She’s as smart as EdisonAs sharp as a knifeShe used to be my loverBut now she’s my wifeI’ve been a minor criminalFor most of my lifeShe used to give me coverAnd now she’s my wifeI never broke bodiesonly broke rulesI was Gentleman thieveusing cunning and an array of toolsI was sophisticated specialized in diamond ringsbut I sometimes dabbledin other precious things(Bridge)I'm motherless and fatherlessand without a pastI was created in a blast-A bloody, Big Bang.I’m pleased to saymy happiness has been a crimeeven after losing in courtand sent down to spend a dimeShe waited like a trooperwith my hidden cashusing my Ill-gotten gainsfor the occasional bash.She’s as smart as EdisonAs sharp as a knifeShe used to be my loverBut now she’s my wifeI’ve been a minor criminalFor most of my lifeShe used to give me coverAnd now she’s my wife(Words and music: Zland)
In a storm Michel aka Zland 2025-09-03 | IN A STORMWhen Genesis was dancing the foxtrotI was listening to MottPlaying all the young dudesA whole, bloody lotAnd yes, I did the roundaboutOn my way to WoodstockFound some love on the dayListening to the Who rockShot my pistolduring sexwhile the Stones played Love in vain to my exLoved the CureHoping boys didn’t cryListened to Norah JonesI don’t know whyFollowed AladdinEven if he was insaneAnd a nod is a good as s winkTo Dylan’s HurricaneWas it 25, or 6 to 4when all the clocks frozeWho will ever stop the rainGod only knowsI confess to being teasedBy Taylor, Ed and BillieDark and manicuredyet somewhat sillyBut talent is talentNo matter how the dice tumbledEating American PieBefore being humbledWill you be gratefulto be deador happy to be flying in a Zeppelinmade of lead?Was it just about a riderIn a stormwhile the doors blew openfor Jim to perform?(Words and music: Zland)
The writing on the wall Michel aka Zland 2025-08-20 | Have you readthe writing on the wall?it explains how the Empirewill fallAnd how time will slow downto a crawlWhen justice. oh justice, will be finallyfor all.(Music and lyrics: Zland)
Wonder Michel aka Zland 2025-08-17 | Wrote this a few years ago. A mood piece with some outbursts of colour. 👨🦳
Eltham Palace Michel aka Zland 2025-08-12 | Eltham Palace is a large house at Eltham in southeast London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich. The house consists of the medieval great hall of a former royal residence, to which an Art Deco extension was added in the 1930s. The hammerbeam roof of the great hall is the third-largest of its type in England, and the Art Deco interior of the house has been described as a "masterpiece of modern design". The house is owned by the Crown Estate and managed by English Heritage, which took over responsibility for the great hall in 1984 and the rest of the site in 1995.Music: Zland Band (Music for Ethen Palace Part one and two)
Nothing makes sense anymore Michel aka Zland 2025-08-01 | A story about a befuddled manLyrics:Up is now downA square is now roundThings that once made noiseDon’t make a soundThe people I once lovedHave turned awayMy hands of stoneCan longer prayNothing makes sense anymoreSerious is now funnyThe wine is now waterThe left is now rightYour son is now your daughterThe cage is now a safeThe light is no longer the wayYou think that you rememberas your past keeps you at bayNothing makes sense anymoreBeginnings with no endEnds with no reliefWhat was once absurdIs now a beliefFacts have taken a holidayFrom the truthYou now take commandsBut no longer saluteNothing makes sense anymorePositive is now negativeLaughter is now a crimeIf you stop to think about itYou’ll run out of timeThe lines are now brokenThe tide has turnedWisdom is what you’ve heardNot what you’ve learned.(Lyrics and music: Zland)
Ive never wrote a song like this before Michel aka Zland 2025-07-29 | I’ve never wrote a songLike this beforeA song about love and hateAnd so much moreA song about wantingTo make you cryA song about the truth Without a blemish of a lieA song about the lightHow it chases the darkness awayAbout deathAnd how to keep it at bayA song about loveBut not in that romantic wayAbout asking forgivenessWithout having to prayA song about deliveranceAbout finding a way outA song about causing a stirAnd creating a doubtA song about looking over your shoulderLike you didn’t want to get caughtA song about thinking Inside the boxA song about illusionshow they make you blinkAbout the stars aboveand how they make you thinkA song about time,A prisoner of the clockA song about musicabout the DNA of rockI never wrote a songLike this beforeA song about love and hateAnd so much more.(Words and music: Zland)
The right thing to do Michel aka Zland 2025-07-17 | An old tune of mine…brought back to life. Just do the right thing!
Key of love Michel aka Zland 2025-07-08 | When I drifted to sleepCounting sheepSafely in your armsWith you on those nightsI made my way alongDream’s pathwayListening to your heartbeatMy favorite songFor all the memoriesFor all the joy you can think ofI’ve written this songIn the key of loveAfter drawing smiles from each other’s faceShaping hearts As you turned to face mepicturing that sunset in your eyesI sought approval for another kissAnd then anotherUntil we slid into each other's livesFor all the memoriesFor all the joy you can think ofI’ve written this songIn the key of loveAnd finally, at journey’s endWhen the lights were dimAnd quietness flooded the roomYou wiped a tear from my eyeAs I ventured into the darknessWith all my senses ablazewith the thought of youafter we said goodbyeFor all the memoriesFor all the joy you can think ofI’ve written this songIn the key of love (Music and lyrics; Zland)
Are you Michel aka Zland 2025-06-26 | Your life is made of choicesSome you makeOthers are made for youYou race to a finish lineThat keeps on movingUntil it’s lost to youAre you On the wrong side of rightOr on the right side of wrong?Are youStanding your groundOr just moving along?It's never as badas it seemsNever as good as it looksand you can’t jump to the endingLike when you read those books. (Music and lyrics: Zland)
Jazz up! Michel aka Zland 2025-06-25 | Jazz up!You gotta be strongYou gotta be pureYou can’t be the problemYou gotta be the cureJazz up!You gotta be smartYou gotta be niceYou gotta look for another wayYou gotta roll the diceJazz up!You gotta be braveYou gotta be quickYou gotta be toughYou gotta be thickJazz up!You gotta be roughYou gotta be funnyYou gotta be readyTo separate the bees from the honeyJazz up!You gotta be wiseYou gotta be on your toesYou gotta slash your expectationsAnd raise your lowsJazz up!(Music and words: (Zland)
The Internet of the heart Michel aka Zland 2025-06-20 | THE INTERNET OF THE HEARTHave I whispered enough love Have I made my feelings clearAre you willing to leap with fate And dance with me, dearTo dance every stepAs if it was our lastLive in the presentwith regards to the pastThe music is playing hardbut soft enough to make you ache So rest on my weary body until you wakeIt’s all or nothing my lovewhen you double-click on startBut there’s enough for both of usthrough the internet of the heart. (Words and music; Z)
If truth be told Michel aka Zland 2025-06-19 | How can it beThat we can only believe in what we see?Our lives strewn with lovers we have slainAs we celebrate our manifest chemistrywhile we play hard and dismiss our painHow can it beThat we can figure out who we are and agree:That we are both creatures of the nightwe toy with our desires, dangling them out for freeAs our lives lay shattered just out of sight?If true be toldYou can only jump so highThe hollowness of it all…You can’t help but cryHow can it beAs we danced between pleasure and tragedyThat we missed the obvious for the obscure?There were sparks and moments of madnessBut there was no medicine to fit the cureHow can it beThat one and one can only make three?It seemed so simple once upon a timeAnd now we rejoice and then break downFeeling neither shame nor wishing atonement for our crimeIf true be toldYou can only jump so highThe hollowness of it all…You can’t help but cry.(Words and music: Zland)
The clock is ticking Michel aka Zland 2025-06-12 | The clock is tickingWe are running out of timeThe walls are crumblingThe Empire is in declineThe gladiators are battling to sell-out crowdsLions and Christians: All that is allowedThe Barbarians are at the gatePushing terrorAt the going rateThe oceans are risingThe heat is intenseYour life is no longer measuredIn dollars and centsThere’s no place to runNo place to hideYou can’t wish it awayYou can’t just let it slideThe clock is tickingYou’re running out of timeStay close, as close as you canSlide your hand in mine. (Music and lyrics: Zland)
All or nothing Michel aka Zland 2025-06-05 | What if this was all we hadWould you be happyOr would you be sadWould you look withinOr look withoutWould you open old woundsOr would you dance about?What if the day Would turn into nightwould you lose your way,lose your way to the light?Will this be a momentThat we’ll cherishOr will it be dark,something hellish?Will you hold my handOr run like hell?Would you settle for lessuntil that final bell?I remember that touchThat gave me so much joyI remember that kiss,When I was a boyIt’s all or nothingFor us, it seemsThe emptiness of sorrowOr the pleasure of dreamsThe backhanded commentsFilling the dead airMade with hate despiteour willingness to care(Words and Music: Zland)
And then it was gone Michel aka Zland 2025-06-01 | An apocalyptic tale woven into the fabric of daily life.
In the end Michel aka Zland 2025-05-22 | In the endWith every step,A misgivingA truth that needs believingA dream that needs wishingA heart that needs beatingA mouth that needs kissingand in the end, there’s a beginningWith every sentenceA meaningA crime that needs committingA gun that needs killingA soul that needs forgivingA clock that keeps on tickingAnd in the end, there’s a beginningWith powerThere is a cravingA flag that needs wavingA ruler, badly behaving A country that needs saving A cause worth fightingAnd in the end, there’s a beginning(Words and music: Zland)
Hope to regret Michel aka Zland 2025-05-15 | The aroma was subtleThe bite was sweetThe colours were invitingShapes were eager to meetBut that wasn’t enoughNo, It would never be enoughThey weren’t really fooledabout you being that toughIt's the end of the linefor what has been and will never beNo time to edge your betas hope changes to regret.After the razzle had dazzledYou prayed for reliefBut they looked for you to surrenderBeyond your beliefYou decided to take a chanceBut wound up taking the fallBut if you didn’t have bad luckYou’d have no luck at all. It's the end of the linefor what has been and will never beNo time to edge your betas hope changes to regret.The night sky was ablazewith gunfire and hateas they made their way with intentbreaking through the gateYou resisted for a momentuntil the moment was spentthey showed you no mercyas they came and wentIt's the end of the linefor what has been and will never beNo time to edge your betas hope changes to regret.(Music and words: Zland)
Bridge of light Michel aka Zland 2025-05-08 | The bridge of lightIf I knew what I know nowI would have turned aroundTo face my destiny straight onInstead of going undergroundI would have prayed a lot harderMaybe he couldn’t hear?You can only go so far with hopeTo minimize the fearI won’t go quietlyInto the nightas I walk acrossThe field of my lifeTo the bridge of light. There’s nothing too radicalJust a lot of bad callsBut that’s how the ball bounceswhen the writing is on the wallsI can see a ray of sunshineIn an otherwise cloudy dayThe rain hasn’t fallenBut it's on it’s wayI won’t go quietlyInto the nightas I walk acrossThe field of my lifeTo the bridge of light.(Music and words: Zland)
Hiroshima Michel aka Zland 2025-04-24 | Visit to Hiroshima and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum. Music: 'Just don't stand there'(Zland)
The Dime Michel aka Zland 2025-04-17 | The DimePicked a fight with your shadowThat was keeping you in lineYour future looked so brightUntil you met him at the Dime.Did you misread the signsWhen he turned on you twice Once for being naughty And the other for being nice?Did you lose him in the confusionBecause the music was too loudOr was it just you pretendingAs you rushed through that crowd?How could you have been so wrongabout being so rightAs you drifted in and out of his armsall through the nightDon't be deceivedby his good looks and smilehe deals in death and destructionas he walks around in style. Just file away the truthThere’s only room for liesUntil the mission is overAnd what’s left are goodbyesIt all happened in a blink of an eyeThere were no witnesses to the crimeAs you crashed through the temple’s gatesOn your way back to the Dime. Could you have been so wrongabout being so rightAs you drifted in and out of his armsall through the night(Music and words: Zland)
Call me crazy Michel aka Zland 2025-04-11 | If I told you all my sinsWould you tell me where you’ve been?Its not fair to criticizewhen its only a gamefor you to win.Do you feel safe in his armsor is this all about lust?or just a metaphor for someonethat you need. that you can trust?I've got no appetite for vengeanceNeither pity or remorseCall me crazy, if you mustJust want to erase the space between usAnd have her back at any costWhat does he mean to youWhat does it even say?Parading your charms across the floorIn your luxurious way?I’m hurt but forgivingI’ve tucked my pride awayI hate playing the victimas he blows kisses your way. (Words and music: Z)
Friendship song Michel aka Zland 2025-04-10 | I’m not that different from youI like who I amBut I also like who you areIt’s a matter of tasteNot a matter of life or death,Like the colour of your carWe were born to disagreeTo see things in different waysAs we navigate through life.Nothing is betterLike two sides of a coinAs we wade through strifePeace and love And all of thatMeans nothingAlone in your flatI wish you wellBut don’t count on thatwhen the time comesTo resume our chatIt’s easier than it seemsBut harder than it looksYou can’t afford to lose sightYou try to bargain for a dealBut always seem to get the worseAs you turn out the lightsI'm in it for the long haulI'm not in the mood to runNo quick turnaround for meOur friendship was set for failurebefore negotiating a trucewith the powers at be.(Music and words: Zland)
Tuck your dreams away in a safe place Michel aka Zland 2025-04-08 | Have you tucked your dreams away?
Before they come around Michel aka Zland 2025-03-20 | Which of the roads would you want to chooseif taking the right onemeans that you'd lose?What about a consciencedoes it matter anymore?Are you only following orderslike in some bloody war?It's the top of the dayand I'm already downCan you fry me some bacon and eggsand maybe a toast or twobefore they come aroundIt's a matter of inchesbut I can't reach my goalof saving my lifewhile saving my soulAll I ever hear is fearabout what might or might notDoes it take a head-to-toe examto tell me what I've got? It's the top of the dayand I'm already downCan you fry me some bacon and eggsand maybe a toast or twobefore they come aroundIt's now or neverbut I've heard all that beforeIt was a broken recordbefore the digital war.I'm only humanat least that's what I've been toldfrom a reliable sourcethat came in from the cold.It's the top of the dayand I'm already downCan you fry me some bacon and eggsand maybe a toast or twobefore they come around.(Words and music: Zland)
I caught a glimpse of you Michel aka Zland 2025-03-13 | Just when I thought it was safeJust as the page of the story was about to turnJust when I was ready to move onTo a brighter place,A place I yearnI caught a glimpse of youStanding by the fountainLooking surprisedI wanted to speak but chose to remain silent,letting it all slideJust when I thought the world was roundIt turned out to be flatI ran and fell off the horizonBut landed on my feetLike some catIt was so quickI nearly didn’t escapeThe grasp of sorrowHanging on to my fate.(Words and music: Zland)
Same old story Michel aka Zland 2025-03-10 | It’s the same old story… This one was created a few years ago.
Hey, hi! Michel aka Zland 2025-03-07 | Hey, hi!It can fix your problemsWithout leaving your houseMake-believe dexterityAt a click of a mouseFind the right wordsmaking thoughts rhymeCreating virtual dramaOne word at a timeIt will drive your car around As you try not to spill your drinkMake you life betterAt least that’s what you'll thinkHey hi!Make yourself at homeHey hi!Have figured out my genome?BE THERE FOR YOUEven when you’re somewhere elseIt can translate your mindAnticipate your pulseCreate art out of wordsCorrecting your point of viewShow you what you believeThinking that it’s trueSwitch happiness for good resultsMake it happen before your tryHelp without helpingNot knowing whyHey hi!Make yourself at homeHey hi!Can you answer that phone?IT MIGHT BECOME YOUas you try to fit inTell you where you're goingand where you've beenIt's a double edged sword,dazzling like the Northern Lights,chock full of coded commandsand bytesIt's all about innovationfor innovation sakeIt's all about the futurewith humanity at stake.(Music and words: Zland)
