Forty songs: four for a dark scale and four for a bright one in each of the five styles. With Sing songs on, a track in one of these styles sings a song from its own list here. Before, it sang words written for electronic music.
The words were written by the small AI model the groovebox already uses and read through by Axel. Every line is plain English: no style or country is named, no instruments, nothing from scripture or prayer. If a song or a line reads wrong to you, say which and it comes out.
Rivers, mountains, the moon, a tea house, lanterns, a long road home. Lines of four or five syllables.
The boat moves slow
Away from the shore
I watch it go
I stay alone
Verse 2The water grows cold
The sky turns to gray
No light to hold
Just night and rain
ChorusGone is the way
Gone is the day
The boat fades slow
I let it go
Leaves fall and fall
They cover the road
I hear their call
As winds blow cold
Verse 2The trees stand bare
The earth turns to stone
No one is there
I walk alone
ChorusFall takes it all
Fall takes it all
The year grows old
And I grow cold
The moon hangs low
So pale and so thin
The rain will flow
The night goes in
Verse 2I pull my cloak
And walk through the dark
No fire smoke
Just wet and stark
ChorusRain on the earth
Rain on the earth
The long night falls
And no one calls
The road is long
No soul to be seen
I walk along
The space between
Verse 2Each step is slow
Each breath is still
I watch leaves blow
Down from the hill
ChorusThe way is far
The way is far
I go alone
To the unknown
The river flows bright
It glows in the sun
The air is light
The day just begun
Verse 2The water is warm
It moves fresh and clear
The flowers form
And spring is here
ChorusLight on the way
Light on the way
The river sings
Of new green things
The mountains stand high
They touch the sky
The peaks so blue
The air rings true
Verse 2The stone and the snow
They shimmer and shine
The way to go
Is yours and mine
ChorusRise up so high
Rise up so high
The peaks call out
To all about
The moon glows so bright
The tea house is warm
We gather at night
All safe from the storm
Verse 2The lights dance and play
The lanterns all glow
We sit and we stay
And let joy flow
ChorusLight all around
Light all around
We drink and we sing
Of everything
The long road leads home
Past plum trees in bloom
The blossoms still roam
Like light in the gloom
Verse 2I walk with my heart
The pink flowers fall
From here to the start
I hear the call
ChorusThe road brings me near
The road brings me near
The blossoms show white
All day and all night
Seasons and stillness, very few words. Every scale this style plays is on the dark side, so today it sings its dark songs; the bright ones are there for when it gets a bright scale.
Snow falls on stone
The path goes down
No footprints show
The air is still
Verse 2White on grey on grey
The silence grows
Each flake alone
Each flake lets go
ChorusCold holds the world
Cold holds the world
Time moves but slow
Time moves but slow
Dark water waits
The shore grows long
Light leaves the sky
The waves roll in
Verse 2Grey becomes black
The air goes cold
One gull calls out
Then all is dark
ChorusThe sea stays still
The sea stays still
We watch and wait
We watch and wait
The path goes on
No one comes here
Trees lean and sway
The light fades soft
Verse 2Dust in the air
A bench alone
The hours fall slow
The night comes in
ChorusEmpty and wide
Empty and wide
Still and alone
Still and alone
One leaf holds on
The branch is bare
It will not let
The cold take it
Verse 2Brown curled and dry
It hangs and waits
For wind to come
And take it down
ChorusLast light fades slow
Last light fades slow
The dark draws near
The dark draws near
Soft petals float
The air is warm
They catch the light
And drift and fall
Verse 2A wind so light
Dust made of bloom
Each one lets go
To paint the air
ChorusBeauty is brief
Beauty is brief
Bright and it falls
Bright and it falls
The water wakes
Gold on the face
The world comes back
The day begins
Verse 2Light spreads and grows
Warm on the face
Each thing shines new
The world is born
ChorusLight comes again
Light comes again
All things are bright
All things are bright
Green leaves hang wet
The earth smells rich
Flowers stand tall
The air is clean
Verse 2Water still drips
Slow from the leaves
Stones gleam and glow
All life is wide
ChorusRain leaves all new
Rain leaves all new
Bright and alive
Bright and alive
A sound comes through
From far away
A bell rings clear
The sound rings sweet
Verse 2It fades and goes
But stays in us
The ringing stays
Inside us bright
ChorusOne sound so far
One sound so far
It brings us joy
It brings us joy
An hour of the day more than a story: the first verse asks and the second answers, and the chorus is a refrain that comes back.
Where does the light go
When the day falls away
Who waits in the shadows
As the sky turns to grey
Verse 2Light goes down slow
Fades into the air
One waits by the window
For a soul not there
ChorusNight comes down low
Night comes down low
Stars burn so far
Hearts burn alone
Rain falls and falls
Soaks the ground deep
Why does the wet earth
Make my whole being weep
Verse 2Rain is a weight
Heavy on all things
Wet earth holds sorrow
That the water brings
ChorusLet the rain fall
Let the rain fall
Wash me in grey
Hold me in cold
Midnight is calling
Calling me near
Will you come walking
Through the cold air
Verse 2Midnight calls soft
Calls but you sleep
I will wait walking
For promises deep
ChorusCome through the night
Come through the night
Walk toward my soul
Make my heart whole
You are so far
Far as the moon
Will I see your face
Anytime soon
Verse 2Far as the moon you stay
Moon knows no way to close
Still my heart waits for you
As the long night goes
ChorusFar far away
Far far away
Still I send breath
Toward you tonight
Does the day break
Breaking so slow
Will the first light
Come and let us know
Verse 2Day breaks and flows
Flows like sweet song
First light is coming
To right all that is wrong
ChorusLight light comes on
Light light comes on
Gold touches all
Beauty is born
Can you feel it coming
Coming through the air
Clouds are a promise
That joy waits there
Verse 2Clouds bring the water
Water brings green
Life grows from waiting
For all that will be
ChorusRain rain is near
Rain rain is near
Bring all that grows
Feed all our hope
Who waits out there now
Waiting for me
Will our two paths meet
By the long green tree
Verse 2One waits by the tree
Waits in the gold light
Our two paths will meet
Joy comes tonight
ChorusSoon soon you will come
Soon soon you will come
Heart opens and grows
Waiting feels right
What do you see now
In this dawn hour
Does your spirit feel
New hope and new power
Verse 2I see the soft glow
Glow on all that is
Hope lives in the morning
In this moment of bliss
ChorusGlow glow grows strong
Glow glow grows strong
Morning brings peace
All hearts sing on
The village in the evening and at night. Short lines that come round again.
Night falls on the still road
Lights go out one by one
Water dark and so cold
All the day work is done
Verse 2Sleep comes slow to this place
Shadows grow on the wall
Fire burns low in the space
Hush now and hear the night call
ChorusDark dark the sky
Dark dark and deep
Here in the dark we stay
Here in the dark we sleep
Moon hangs pale in the black
Nothing stirs on the road
Screen glows soft in the back
No more light from the load
Verse 2Wind moves over the land
Slow slow the hours go
Night holds steady and grand
Night holds steady and slow
ChorusHush now the day
Hush now is done
Rest rest the soul
Rest rest till sun
Water reflects no light
Still as glass it lies
All is lost in the night
All is lost and it dies
Verse 2Smoke goes up and away
Gray and thin in the air
Cold cold the dark day
Cold cold with no care
ChorusLow low the flame
Low low and weak
Gone gone the way
Gone gone to sleep
Stone and dust and no sound
Houses shut and all still
Feet make no single sound
Feet fall heavy and still
Verse 2Clock beats on in the dark
Each tick slow and far back
No one stirs with a spark
No one walks on the track
ChorusSlow slow the night
Slow slow and long
Wait wait for day
Wait wait so long
Warm light fills up the square
People come as sun falls
Glow of fire in the air
Joy it rings through the halls
Verse 2Kids laugh out in the street
Voices rise and they blend
Bronze light soft and so sweet
Dark will come to an end
ChorusBright bright the glow
Bright bright and warm
Stay stay we say
Stay stay and charm
Sun goes down slow and gold
Flames reach up to the sky
Warmth we hold in the fold
Hold it close before night
Verse 2Water glows soft and blue
All the folk gather near
All the best that is true
All the joy that is here
ChorusLight light so far
Light light and low
Round round we go
Round round and slow
Bells ring out in the dusk
Sound goes wave through the crowd
All the bonds that we trust
All are seen and we vow
Verse 2Heat from fire warms the face
Smiles go round and they glow
All of us in this place
All of us here below
ChorusGold gold the light
Gold gold so warm
Here here we stay
Here here is home
Lamps go on all around
Water gleams as we pass
Feet make soft little sound
Paths of stone and of grass
Verse 2Young ones run through the way
Laughter bright in the air
Wish that this time could stay
Wish that all could be there
ChorusWarm warm the way
Warm warm and bright
Come come and stay
Come come tonight
Rivers, rice fields, a boat song, missing someone far away. Lines that rock in threes.
Water flows away
Dark and cold and slow
Mist rolls on the shore
Where the boats lay low
Verse 2One small lamp grows dim
Night comes down so deep
Voices call across
But you are far to sleep
ChorusI wait by the shore
I wait by the shore
The river flows on
And you are not here
Grey sky meets the grey
Hills fade into night
Rain falls on the path
Everything turns white
Verse 2Steps slow on wet ground
Home is far away
Nothing looks the same
In the fading day
ChorusThe grey falls down
The grey falls down
I walk alone now
Through the empty rain
One boat on the dark
One lamp burning low
Water all around
Nowhere left to go
Verse 2Stars hide in the clouds
Sound of oars so slow
Moving through the night
Where I do not know
ChorusDrifting in the dark
Drifting in the dark
No shore in my sight
Just the river wide
You are on the far
Side of hills of mist
I am on this shore
And I am alone
Verse 2Days turn into nights
And the nights go on
Mist comes down again
Will you ever come
ChorusMissing you so far
Missing you so far
Mist will not go away
And you are not near
Sun on water shines
Green rice fields so bright
Morning starts again
Everything is light
Verse 2People work the rows
Singing as they go
Gold and green below
How the whole world glows
ChorusThe sun comes up
The sun comes up
And all the world wakes
And we are alive
Boats go down the stream
Voices call out loud
Pull and sing and move
Families all proud
Verse 2Oars go thump thump thump
Rhythm moves us on
Rivers take us home
Before the light is gone
ChorusRow and row and sing
Row and row and sing
The river takes us on
The river takes us home
Hills of green and gold
Rolling into sun
Every step we take
Takes us back to home
Verse 2Paths we know by heart
Green on every side
Voices call us back
Nothing left to hide
ChorusWe are going home
We are going home
Green hills call us back
We are going home
Water in the sun
Shining bright and clear
Everything is warm
Everything is near
Verse 2Day opens up wide
All the sky is blue
Work and rest and sing
Simple work we do
ChorusLight falls on us all
Light falls on us all
The day is here now
And we are alive