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**Happy chocolate day everyone!**
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I've decided to take things up a notch this week.
The music and songs we write deserve the very best sound quality possible so for that reason alone, I've used my trusty old Zoom 1608 Porta-Studio to capture my guitar and vocal. I use this recorder that I bought back in 2005, for everything I create musically! My new EP was produced with this old machine too, so I put my trust in it.
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My Open Mic entry for week 79 is this brand new song that I wrote just this afternoon.
It's just me, the camera, my gorgeous Crafter TAO50 guitar and voice, oh and an old scrap of paper with some lyrics, that I managed to drag from the depths of my very soul!!


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   **Reflected In Your Eyes**
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This weekend has also seen the release of my new EP 'Never Grow Old'
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[Exciting Times!! My Brand New 5 Track EP is out now! 'Never Grow Old' on Bandcamp and Available Here with SBD or STEEM](https://steemit.com/music/@darrenclaxton/exciting-times-my-brand-new-5-track-ep-is-out-now-never-grow-old-by-darren-claxton-on-bandcamp)
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I hope you like my new song, and as ever, a huge thanks to the @openmic team and @luzcypher @pfunk for their continuous support for us independent musicians here on @steemit

Cheers

Darren

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Lyrics - for @hedac and @yidneth - And for everyone else that likes to sing along to my tracks ;-)

*And I can't buy your sadness
And I can't buy you a smile
I've waited on a long sigh
And claimed it again*

*Somewhere inside you
Remains my life
The one you tried to damage
It's the one I can't abide*

*To pay but never
I flee from your lies
rejuvenated conscience
reflected in your eyes*

*But didn't I didn't I tell you
It's the love that survives
But didn't I didn't I tell you
Somewhere I released and cried*

*And I can't buy your sadness
And I can't buy you a smile
I've waited on a long sigh
And claimed it again*

*And somewhere inside you
Remains my life
The one you tried to damage
It's the one I can't abide*

*To pay but never
I fleed from your lies
rejuventaed conscience
reflected in your eyes*

*But didn't I didn't I tell you
It's the love that survives
But didn't I didn't I tell you
Somewhere I released and cried*

*But didn't I didn't I tell you
It's the love that survives
But didn't I didn't I tell you
Somewhere I released and cried*

[Musicoin Link](https://musicoin.org/nav/track/0xe38b575b1f1003124114b55fbacf5570ce6de8da)



You can also here the full studio version [Here](https://steemit.com/dsound/@darrenclaxton/20180404t180049885z-reflected-in-your-eyes-by-darren-claxton--D-VINE-Master) 
Thanks for your ongoing support with my music.
Cheers
Darren
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