“The song was written by Alfonso G. Rodenas in late 2019, without a global pandemic in sight, but as a personal reflection of being an immigrant in the United States, troubled by a sense of loneliness and divide created by political polarities in the country.
With the advent of Covid-19 these sentiments have become more meaningful. Despite the pandemic, the country continues to be polarized politically in a moment where we need to be united and to know that we are here to help each other as members of a society and as a nation”.
You're Not Alone - Bandcamp
Lyrics:
YOU’RE NOT ALONE
Hey you Far from home All by your own Like a complete unknown.
You fool You supposed you were free You got everything planned But you've been deceived.
But I'm coming I'm coming to bring you my love Yes I'm coming To tell you’re not alone
You’re not alone. Hey you You thought you knew better That you would succeed
But you've been betrayed. You fool I'll share your load Cause your pain is my pain And your sorrows are mine.
And I'm coming I'm coming to bring you my love Yes I'm coming To tell you’re not alone
You’re not alone. Everywhere I look around I see people being divided We are gonna fight together No one's gonna be left behind.
Hey you I feel your rage I feel your despair But don't be afraid. Cause you,re not alone
You’re not alone You’re not alone You’re not alone.
‘The Flowers Of My Trail’. It is a pure love song inspired by the never ending technicolor waves of flowers that inundate the trails of the Santa Monica Mountains in Spring and Summer.
This song is an ode to lovers every where and being in love in its most essential state.
A feeling that never ceases to come again and again like the flowers every year, that surprises us with each wave, like the very first time we ever experienced it.
The Flowers of My Trail - Bandcamp
Lyrics:
THE FLOWERS OF MY TRAIL
The flowers of my trail They always come in technicolor waves And They are here for you The beauty of their lives Never goes unnoticed by my soul.
The butterflies and bees They say you are always talking about me And I wonder what will be These flowers in my dreams They tell me you are the most beautiful one.
The purple and the blue ones The yellow and the whites The red ones and the orange The yucca and the sage.
Up here in the trail We are all waving to you in the Sun With the breeze These flowers of my heart They've been getting ready For you to come.
Now everything is green and the mountain plays with us But the Summer soon will come Turning all in to gold.
Where will my flowers go If you're not around to pick them up Where will they go These flowers of my trail They will always come in technicolor waves These flowers of my trail They will always come in technicolor waves These flowers of my heart They will always come for you.
"At a time when unfettered corruption has numbed the senses and futility is the fallback emotion, the warmth and optimism of the Blue Dolphins’ music is a soothing balm for the tattered soul. Their latest single, “I’ll Be Back”—with it's keening guitar, lushly quilted arrangements and joyful harmonies—is the perfect example. Using the seasons as a metaphor for rebirth, the song is a paean to long lost love and the opportunity for reconnection. This is hopeful music for troubling times, and just the kind of uplift required for a world turned upside down”. ~ Steve Chagollan, LA-based writer who covers Arts & Entertainment
I'll Be Back - Bandcamp
I'll Be Back - YouTube
Lyrics:
I'LL BE BACK Alfonso Rodenas
I'll be back when the Summer is over When the light turns gold and the days are shorter I'll be back from atop of this mountain Cause all I want is to be by your side.
I'm no hero on this journey I will bring now wisdom or glory But I will come down to your valley All I have is my heart in this bundle.
I would like to turn the time backwards To visit the days that showed us shining To gaze at your eyes holding you tighter Thinking that love would never die.
I've been lost with visions of Angels And all I found is the meaning of madness But I'll return when the yield gets closer When the harvest Moon makes you wonder.
I would like to turn the time backwards To visit the days that showed us shining To gaze at your eyes holding you tighter Thinking that love would never die.
I'll be back when the Summer is over To leave my flowers by your doorstep I'll be back from atop of this mountain Cause all I want is to be by your side All I want is to be by your side All I want is to be by your side.