{"id":175977,"date":"2023-08-28T22:31:42","date_gmt":"2023-08-28T21:31:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/?p=175977"},"modified":"2023-08-28T23:19:38","modified_gmt":"2023-08-28T22:19:38","slug":"a-song-for-the-end-of-the-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2023\/08\/28\/a-song-for-the-end-of-the-month\/","title":{"rendered":"A song for the end of the month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Here&#8217;s one I knocked up this week, it&#8217;s kind of folky and disgruntled. Perhaps though in time it will become gruntled though. Who can say. Guitar, Bass, Piano and Vocal plus Violin on this recording.  <\/p>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/1602839517&#038;color=%23d0346c&#038;auto_play=false&#038;hide_related=false&#038;show_comments=true&#038;show_user=true&#038;show_reposts=false&#038;show_teaser=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc;line-break: anywhere;word-break: normal;overflow: hidden;white-space: nowrap;text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-weight: 100;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\" title=\"Diana Stones Glasscage\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">Diana Stones Glasscage<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/dianastone\/no-ones-on-your-side\" title=\"No Ones On Your Side\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" rel=\"noopener\">No Ones On Your Side<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here are the lyrics. Written by me, not by AI this time. Yes indeed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background\">No ones on your side, you are on your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background\">All notions of fairness are dead and gone.<br>Your corrupt little empire eventually will go down with the setting sun.<br>If there is anything better waiting to come I wont see it in my lifetime,<br>all the good is gone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background\">Do you stand for anything, can you look me in the eye?<br>Yes of course you can you are so well versed in the lie<br>You keep a straight poker face but inwardly you are laughing as you watch me start to cry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background\">No vengeful god would every reap justice on your head. Everything is quiet now.<br>Someone said god is dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background\">I would try and go home, but now home is gone. Devoid of compassion trust is thrown away. Truth is a mugs game anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-beige-background-color has-background\">There is little that I recognise as time ticks way.<br>Put me in a museum, I am old and in the way<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I got very fed up with a few things this week. To be honest though on reflection they really weren&#8217;t of any importance, but I got upset anyway. So it triggered the above song. Every seem so very corrupted and broken in the good old U of K. It&#8217;s hard not to be cynical really. I did play a Sunday afternoon gig though with my newish covers trio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lemonrock.com\/orchard\">Orchard<\/a> which was actually rather good fun. Go me. <br> <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"175999\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2023\/08\/28\/a-song-for-the-end-of-the-month\/dianastone-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?fit=1507%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1507,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-G950F&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DianaStone\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?fit=603%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-603x1024.jpeg?resize=603%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Diana is a performing composer and musician playing Piano Violin &amp; Guitar, synths and other stuff. She was a founder member of Rock\/Roots band Elephant Shelf and also the Delta Ladies. She composes in a variety of styles from pop to rock to Jazz and and classical music .Diana is also expert in multi-media recording and music production.\nGlass Cage is the name that Diana's solo projects use.\" class=\"wp-image-175999\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?resize=603%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 603w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?resize=177%2C300&amp;ssl=1 177w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1305&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?resize=904%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?resize=1206%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1206w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DianaStone-scaled.jpeg?w=1507&amp;ssl=1 1507w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ephesians+5%3A15-17&amp;version=ESV\">Ephesians 5:15-17<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Look carefully then how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil. Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Parable of the Talents<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFor&nbsp;it will be like a man&nbsp;going on a journey, who called his servants<sup>[]<\/sup>&nbsp;and entrusted to them his property.&nbsp;<sup>15&nbsp;<\/sup>To one he gave five&nbsp;talents,<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2025%3A14-30&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-24020b\">b<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;to another two, to another one,&nbsp;to each according to his ability. Then he&nbsp;went away.&nbsp;<sup>16&nbsp;<\/sup>He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more.&nbsp;<sup>17&nbsp;<\/sup>So also he who had the two talents made two talents more.&nbsp;<sup>18&nbsp;<\/sup>But he who had received the one talent went and&nbsp;dug in the ground and hid his master&#8217;s money.&nbsp;<sup>19&nbsp;<\/sup>Now&nbsp;after a long time the master of those servants came and&nbsp;settled accounts with them.&nbsp;<sup>20&nbsp;<\/sup>And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, \u2018Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more.\u2019&nbsp;<sup>21&nbsp;<\/sup>His master said to him, \u2018Well done, good and&nbsp;faithful servant.<sup>[<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2025%3A14-30&amp;version=ESV#fen-ESV-24026c\">c<\/a>]<\/sup>&nbsp;You have been faithful over a little;&nbsp;I will set you over much. Enter into&nbsp;the joy of your master.\u2019&nbsp;<sup>22&nbsp;<\/sup>And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, \u2018Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more.\u2019&nbsp;<sup>23&nbsp;<\/sup>His master said to him, \u2018Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master.\u2019&nbsp;<sup>24&nbsp;<\/sup>He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, \u2018Master, I knew you to be&nbsp;a hard man, reaping&nbsp;where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed,&nbsp;<sup>25&nbsp;<\/sup>so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here,&nbsp;you have what is yours.\u2019&nbsp;<sup>26&nbsp;<\/sup>But his master answered him, \u2018You&nbsp;wicked and&nbsp;slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?&nbsp;<br><br><sup>&nbsp;<\/sup><strong><em>Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest.<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents.&nbsp;<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup>For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;<sup>&nbsp;<\/sup><br><br>And&nbsp;cast&nbsp;the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place&nbsp;there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Makes you think.  Amazing what&#8217;s in the Bible.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s one I knocked up this week, it&#8217;s kind of folky and disgruntled. Perhaps though in time it will become gruntled though. Who can say. Guitar, Bass, Piano and Vocal plus Violin on this recording. Diana Stones Glasscage \u00b7 No Ones On Your Side Here are the lyrics. Written by me, not by AI this &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2023\/08\/28\/a-song-for-the-end-of-the-month\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A song for the end of the month<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-175977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musings"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6NRDR-JMl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":14745,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2015\/07\/15\/brownstock\/","url_meta":{"origin":175977,"position":0},"title":"Brownstock","author":"diana Stone","date":"July 15, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Played at a festival called Brownstock\u00a0on Sunday July 12. Wearing my Delta Ladies Hat. Its in Essex at a place called Stow Maries. Just around the corner from Woodham Ferrers. Quite a big do but our little corner was basically in the bar. The Slippery Saddle Saloon.... I shall say\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Musings&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Musings","link":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/category\/musings\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1160,"url":"https:\/\/glass-cage.com\/dianas_blog\/2011\/12\/11\/december-2011-continued\/","url_meta":{"origin":175977,"position":1},"title":"December 2011 continued","author":"diana Stone","date":"December 11, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"3 gigs this weekend one on Thursday at Cafe Rouge in Highgate that was mellow but good fun and we have been invited back in January if all go's well. 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