Oh Lord
Oh Lord

Wake me up when my body's thawed
I'm so tired of being ignored
I'm so tired of the relentless news
People getting richer, not sharing my views

Times are changing
And they’re changing me too
I once was happy
Now I’m feeling so blue

Something’s gone wrong
I’m in the digital age
It’s supposed to get better
But it’s growing my rage

But hang on, I think I've over reacted
Time to let my soul out, it retracted

With my soul I see the world anew
A world so stunning, so green and blue!
I love each moment that nature brings
Dawns and sunsets, as the crawdad sings

This is not a man's world
It's a world where the soul reigns supreme
If you don't believe me?
Learn to see the unseen.

It's there!
Soul happiness in the stars!
Soul happiness in a smile, a kiss
It's there! It's ours!

I'll see you today
With the sun sparkling in your eyes
Your smile curling towards me
I'll hear the ancient spirits' cries.

With my soul I see the world anew
A world so stunning, so green and blue!
I love each moment that nature brings
Dawns and sunsets, as the crawdad sings
With my soul I see the world anew
A world so stunning, so green and blue!
I love each moment that nature brings

No need to wake me up now
I've seen and felt the light
It's your turn to dance & sing
Through the twilight

I am terrible for this. For assuming YOU know what work I have done on something. In this world of AI it has become normal for many to think creating alongside AI is piss easy. For me, it is not! I use AI merely like any artist would use a tool or instrument to create with.

As well as AI though there are other modern media you can use to help save some time with your creativity. I am referring to Pixabay and Pexels which are magnificent. I don't say that lightly. I am of that age where I can say I have seen it all with the growth of the internet and technology. I have experienced it all!

What I mean by the latter is I remember a time where you had to pay a lot to use any type of decent photo, and then videos too. It really limited you as a blogger, a vlogger, a content creator. So I respect and love the likes of Pixabay and Pexels sincerely.

In the Twilight video, I've mostly used CottonBro Studio and their INCREDIBLE free videos. I always pay back to such creators, whether it is directly or via mentions like this.

But having said that I use such places, this does not mean my work is simply copy and paste. All of the video footage in Twilight is pieced together by me. The original videos are all individual, some only a few seconds. Thankfully I quickly came to realize last year (2024) that I ABSOLUTELY LOVE video editing and story making. Bringing everything together with the music which I created through songwriting the lyrics, or adding the correct prompts that shaped the song to be created by AI.

Not to mention the sifting through lots of songs that are no good. And then when I find a track like this version of Twilight, I edit it in Audacity - another GOD SENT FREE TOOL!

This video has taken me 3 weeks of solid end to end work. Meaning I can literally wake up at 1am and want to work on it. I get up and straight away start editing. Then throughout the day. I do what I love so it is natural and fun, but it is exhausting and is taking its toll on my health. I cannot use my hands sometimes or lift my arms. There's other things going on too which I am trying to work out---but the point is---I WORK DANG HARD on everything I create and without me, quite simply, it would not look or feel the same.

Ultimately my creations, even if using AI, have my soul stamped on them. I hope you feel that truth? There is certainly no 1 click to image or video or song from me, there is a marathon of work either side of such a click.

Thank you for your time today. I love how you have read all of this and I do appreciate it.

Stay beautiful by loving everything today!
CJB