Original Single: Listen To “Pretty Ugly World”

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Original Single: Pretty Ugly World

Listen to the original single, Pretty Ugly World—an original indie dance pop song I hope you’ll enjoy.

Pretty Ugly World, an original single by p.m.warner

The song was inspired by passages from Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations. There is a section that begins with, “When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own – not of the same blood and birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine…” It’s worth a read and this post, How To Begin Each Day For Optimal Sanity on Medium has a few choice highlights.

Pretty Ugly World

It’s a pretty ugly world

Talking with a friend about the world we’re in today

Look outside, we cheat and lie, its wrong in every way

She calmly said to me that’s just the way it is

People can be good and bad but don’t start giving in

She said:

It’s a pretty ugly world

Yes, it’s pretty ugly world

Then someone else said that you’re seeing your own self

You have choices to make change or stay oblivious

Reminding me that anger’s poison I can take

Its no good and understood there’s choices that we make

He said:

It’s a pretty ugly world

There are selfish boys and girls

Yes it’s a pretty ugly world

But there are loving boys and girls

Since school yard differences we somehow made it work

There’s no place for hatred now so please don’t make it worse

I said

It’s a pretty ugly world

There are selfish boys and girls

Yes it’s a pretty ugly world

But can it mean much more for us?

It’s a pretty ugly world

There are selfish boys and girls

But there are turtles in the sea

And there’s a place for you and me

Also listen to SOS

and Put It Down

Listen to new song: The Calling

The Calling
New Song: The Calling

Well… this one is interesting. I’m not quite sure what to think so I’ll just post it for you to listen to and leave it at that. Lyrics are below. In the future, I’ll add Bandcamp to the platforms used. Nothing wrong with Soundcloud or ReverbNation, just interested in seeing how it works in comparison.

Other recent songs include:

Hold On

Satellite

Turn the Music On

and an older, but one of my favorites, Put it Down

Another night outside a muted scene

Ringing crowds that fade to gray

Strain to hear above these lonely lies

Unfiltered love you dared to dream

 

Breathless moments as they drift away

Lost in heaven’s open skies

In the still, a distant siren’s call

When solace fades, you hear it say

 

Just remember we’re all broken

You can always call on me

When your love is like the ocean

The current sweeps you out to sea

 

The quiet moment where you felt alone

Now you’re striving for your dreams

But silence lingers on so patiently

The darkest moments pull the seams

 

But your love is like an ocean

Your fears have drowned in deeper seas

Anytime that you felt broken

You could always call on me

 

Remember your love is like an ocean

The fears belong in deeper seas

And anytime that you feel broken

You can always call on me

~P

New music: Satellite

New music – hope you enjoy!

Solid beat with a warm drive, vocals and just a touch of melancholy.

You might also like:

Hold On

SOS

Lyrics:

Alone but not alone with an old friend

Turning pages reading to the end

Reminded of the time that’s slipping by

And memories of things best left unsaid

Still looking up and staring at the sky

The stars are sparkling, singing lullabies

They’re burning through the clouds that have no end

And satellites are slowly drifting in

But the city holds a torch for you tonight

And your promises in time you’ll hold on tight

Were these the years that never said goodbye?

Can’t be the same ones passing through the night

When the loneliness begins to settle in

Remembering the street lights at 3AM

But I’m hoping for the skies to clear tonight

So far below the blinking satellites

And the city lights reflecting in your eyes

As we’re looking out the windows of our lives

But I’m holding out some hope for you tonight

If it comes for you, well promise hold on tight

And the city is a blinking satellite

Never let it go when it seems right

New music: Only One

Listen to melodic dance music track: Only One

Pushed this to 132bpm and for dance music, it still takes a minute to get rolling. It also went a little longer than I planned. Please enjoy, and I always appreciate feedback. Mixing, mastering (and writing a good song) is challenging – haven’t figured it all out yet.

You might also like:

Put it Down

No More

Lyrics

Only One

 

Sometimes hard to convince you

I won’t try to hard

Never wanted to imply

You could have it all

World’s now hard and colder

Than when you were the one

Things just seemed so simple then

Now difficult to run

 

Everything that you’ve told me

Everything you’ve done

Doesn’t matter where you are

You’re the only one

Who can make things matter

Who can change the sound

All the music to be made

Is in your hands now

 

Everytime you turned around

Everytime you took

Another drink that shook the ground

End everything it could

 

Hey come outside

Everytime it rains in summertime

Hear come outside

Even though it rains in summertime

 

Listen to the silence

The melody is you

Sometimes broken hearted lies

Something to hold to

Thought you’ve heard the story

Hope you understand

Let it run right through you

Come on take my hand

 

Everytime you held it down

And everytime you shook

The cold outside has scarred you now

At least it’s understood

 

Everytime you turned around

Everytime you took

Another drink that shook the ground

End everything it could

 

Hey come outside

Everytime it rains in summertime

Hear come outside

Even though it rains in summertime

New music: SOS

Listen to electronic track: “SOS”

Listen to the new melancholy music track – let’s look out for each other out there.

We’ll be back with marketing updates, but let’s take a short break and listen. Enjoy!

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YouTube:

Also listen to Put It Down
Lyrics:

SOS

She was the one who walked alone home almost every night

Who learned to play guitar at home

With braces and an awkward way

Who often wrote songs on her own

 

But as the years passed by her smile slowly wore away

She seemed to have less confidence in all she did

So when their awful words would last until the day would fade

Her tears would reflect blue light from the screen that said

 

You’re all alone

And you’re no one

All alone

 

I’m sending out an SOS

I only hope someone listens

Like an echo from the shore

A wave that sounds no more

 

Remember the day she didn’t show at all

It was another two before they were called out

So many said, “That, yes they made fun but she seemed alright”

The music stops, it all goes by and they play on

 

Yes, they’re someone

They’re playing on

Playing on

 

I’m sending out an SOS

Only hope someone listens

Like an echo from the shore

A wave that sounds no more

 

She’s sending out an SOS

Only hopes that you listen

An echo from the shore

A wave that sounds no more