Opus Hewson
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Album "Between Light and Noise"
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April 17, 2026 - Between Light and Noise - Opus Hewson
Where the wild things trust me - Opus Hewson
When the noise won’t let me breathe
And the day won’t loosen its hold
I turn my chair toward the trees
Watch the quiet unfold
There’s a softness in the leaves
Like a hand upon my chest
The world keeps shouting in the streets
But the forest never shouts back
Every branch knows how to bend
Every shadow knows my name
And I lay my armor down
Where the wild things trust me
No fear in their eyes
No walls between us
Just wind in the pines
And a sky wide open above
I find my peace
Where the wild things trust me
A robin lands beside my chair
Tilts his head like he understands
Perches close enough to hear
The tremor in my hands
Silver sparks on restless feet
Darting through the sunlit air
Squirrels trace their fearless lines
As if I’ve always been there
Even the smallest beating heart
Knows when it is safe
So I lay my armor down
Where the wild things trust me
No hunger in their flight
No shadow to flee
Just wings in the light
And the hush of an unseen love
I find my peace
Where the wild things trust me
High above, a silent glide
Circles in the warming sky
Riding currents I can’t see
Teaching me to let things be
In the grass, small lives move slow
Full from seeds the sparrows dropped
Nothing here is in a rush
Nothing here is lost
If they can live without disguise
If they can rest beneath these skies
Maybe I can too
So I lay my armor down
Where the wild things trust me
No weight on my soul
No need to pretend
Just breath in my lungs
And the sound of the leaves as they bend
I come back to life
Where the wild things trust me
When the noise returns again
I know just where to go
© Joseph J Nota
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The magic we forgot - Opus Hewson
Snow is falling soft tonight
Streetlights glowing amber gold
Somewhere in the quiet dark
A thousand little dreams unfold
Children staring at the sky
Like the stars might start to move
Every shadow holds a story
Every moment something new
But somewhere on the road we took
We slowly closed our eyes
Where did the magic go
The wonder we used to know
When every little light could shine
Like a secret sign
Now the night is just the night
And the stars are only light
But I swear it used to be
More than we could see
In a dusty attic room
Old forgotten toys remain
Silent soldiers, paper kingdoms
Waiting for the night again
Once they marched across the floor
When the clock struck half past two
Now the only thing that’s changed
Is that we no longer do
Maybe nothing disappeared
Maybe we just stopped believing
Where did the magic go
The wonder we used to know
When every little light could shine
Like a secret sign
Now the night is just the night
And the stars are only light
But I swear it used to be
More than we could see
What if it’s still hiding
In the corners of the room
In the silence after midnight
In the silver winter moon
Maybe it was never lost
Maybe we just grew too wise
To see the dancing shadows
Right before our eyes
Where did the magic go
The wonder we used to know
When every little light could shine
Like a secret sign
Snow is falling soft tonight
And somewhere magic breathes
© Joseph J Nota
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The way you remember it - Opus Hewson
Morning light across the room
Coffee slowly turning warm
You begin another story
Like the night before was gone
I remember different words
Different roads that we walked through
But the truth keeps changing shape
Every time it comes from you
Somewhere between the night and day
The past begins to drift away
That’s not the way I remember it
But you say it like it’s true
Every story bends a little
In the morning light with you
Maybe time just blurs the lines
Maybe hearts protect themselves
But the past becomes a stranger
In the stories that you tell
Yesterday becomes a dream
Pieces moving out of place
Every moment rearranged
Till it fits a different face
Maybe you don’t mean the change
Maybe memory softly lies
Maybe truth is just a mirror
Shifting slowly in our eyes
Somewhere in the rising sun
The past becomes another one
That’s not the way I remember it
But you say it like it’s true
Every story bends a little
In the morning light with you
Maybe time just blurs the lines
Maybe hearts protect themselves
But the past becomes a stranger
In the stories that you tell
© Joseph J Nota
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Between the rain and the sun - Opus Hewson
Walking down a quiet street
Clouds were rolling slowly in
On my left the sky was crying
On my right the light broke in
Half the world was grey and restless
Half the world was burning gold
And I thought how strange and simple
Is the story life has told
Every step a different sky
Every breath a changing view
Somewhere between the rain and the sun
That’s where every life is spun
Half in shadow, half in light
Half in sorrow, half in flight
We keep walking, never done
Between the rain and the sun
Someone laughing in a doorway
Someone staring at the ground
Every heart a different weather
Turning slowly all around
All our victories and failures
All the tears we try to hide
Are just clouds that pass above us
With a little light beside
Every storm that shakes the sky
Leaves a brighter blue behind
Somewhere between the rain and the sun
That’s where every life is spun
Half in shadow, half in light
Half in darkness, half in bright
We keep walking, never done
Between the rain and the sun
Maybe joy and pain together
Are the colors that we see
Maybe both are always needed
To become what we can be
Somewhere between the rain and the sun
That’s where every life is spun
Half in shadow, half in light
Learning slowly how to shine
We keep walking, never done
Between the rain and the sun
One step closer to the light
Still a little rain behind
© Joseph J Nota
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Like no time at all - Opus Hewson
Forty years between hello
A thousand roads we didn’t share
But when you opened up the door
That old familiar laugh was there
Lines of time upon our face
Different stories in our eyes
Yet something simple took its place
Like the years were just a disguise
Some things wander far away
Some things never really go
And it felt like no time at all
Just the same old room again
Two old friends and a thousand stories
Pouring laughter like it never ends
Raise a glass to the roads we took
And the ones we left behind
Somehow time kept moving on
But it never took this friendship of mine
A bitter beer we used to know
And rice wine warming up the night
We toast the ghosts of younger days
Still laughing in the candlelight
Memories begin to spin
Half forgotten, half alive
Every story pulls us in
Like the years were just a drive
Strange how time can run so fast
Yet leave the best things still intact
And it felt like no time at all
Just the same old room again
Two old friends and a thousand stories
Pouring laughter like it never ends
Raise a glass to the roads we took
And the ones we left behind
Somehow time kept moving on
But it never took this friendship of mine
We were young and didn’t know
How the decades quickly fly
But some voices never fade
No matter how the years go by
And it feels like no time at all
Just two old souls and the night
Sharing pieces of the past
Under the same familiar light
Raise a glass to the years we lost
And the ones we still may find
Because time can take a thousand things
But it never steals a friend of mine
© Joseph J Nota
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The smartest fool on earth - Opus Hewson
Midnight on a quiet street
City lights begin to fade
Somewhere someone dreams of peace
Somewhere someone loads a blade
We can measure distant stars
Map the secrets of the sky
Yet we still don’t understand
Why we hate and why we fight
All this brilliance in our hands
Still we stumble in the dark
We are the smartest fools on earth
Builders of the fire and stone
Reaching for the edge of heaven
Still afraid to stand alone
We can split the atom wide
Write our stories in the sky
But the heart we carry inside
Still forgets the reason why
We create the light of day
With machines and satellites
But we turn our backs away
From the suffering in plain sight
Every answer that we find
Only leads to something new
All the knowledge in our minds
Still can’t teach us how to love
All this power in our hands
Still we wander lost at night
We are the smartest fools on earth
Dreamers climbing towers high
Searching through the endless heavens
While the truth walks right nearby
We can split the atom wide
Write our stories in the sky
But the heart we carry inside
Still forgets the reason why
Midnight on a quiet earth
Still we’re learning who we are
© Joseph J Nota
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The land of the dissatisfied - Opus Hewson
In the land of the dissatisfied
Golden doors and marble halls
Every wish already granted
Still they say it’s not enough at all
Silk and wine on silver tables
Shining cars in summer light
But every gift becomes a problem
By the middle of the night
Welcome to the land of the dissatisfied
Where every silver lining hides a cloud
Every blessing turns to criticism
Every whisper grows too loud
Nothing’s bright enough
Nothing’s right enough
Nothing ever seems to satisfy
Welcome to the land
The land of the dissatisfied
In the land of the dissatisfied
Even sunshine gets reviewed
“Nice enough, but not like Rio”
Every paradise gets booed
Ocean breeze along the harbor
Palms are dancing in the heat
Still someone finds a better summer
Somewhere further down the street
Welcome to the land of the dissatisfied
Where every silver lining hides a cloud
Every blessing turns to criticism
Every whisper grows too loud
Nothing’s bright enough
Nothing’s right enough
Nothing ever seems to satisfy
Welcome to the land
The land of the dissatisfied
Voices hiding in the shadows
Throwing stones without a name
Brave enough behind a curtain
But too afraid to show their face
Maybe heaven wouldn’t please them
Maybe stars would shine too dim
Maybe paradise itself
Would need improvement just for them
Welcome to the land of the dissatisfied
Where every answer starts a fight
Every miracle’s a problem
Every morning starts a gripe
Nothing’s bright enough
Nothing’s right enough
Nothing ever seems to satisfy
Welcome to the land
The land of the dissatisfied
In the land of the dissatisfied
Even summer storms complain
© Joseph J Nota
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Always Right - Opus Hewson
You walk into the room again
Already sure you know the end
Every word a closing door
You don’t listen anymore
Friends are talking, voices low
Trying things you should know
But the answer’s always the same
Every road returns your name
You’re always right
At least inside your mind
Every warning left behind
You’re always right
Nothing gets inside
Even when the truth is in plain sight
Every mirror looks like proof
Every doubt becomes a lie
Every bridge that could have helped
Slowly burning while you pass by
You’re always right
At least inside your mind
Every warning left behind
You’re always right
Nothing gets inside
Even when the truth is in plain sight
Same story, different day
Same words in a different way
You’re always right
Standing on your throne
But every king stands there alone
You’re always right
So certain, so strong
Sometimes the smartest thing
Is knowing you were wrong
© Joseph J Nota
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Under the same moon - Opus Hewson
Two nights ago the moon was high
Your birthday in the quiet sky
Eighty-six candles in my mind
But you were always one of a kind
You held my world with careful hands
Guarded dreams you couldn’t stand
To see them broken in the rain
Though I was fighting every chain
I wanted roads that had no end
You only wanted me safe again
So tonight I talk to the moon
Like it might carry my voice to you
Seven years but it feels too soon
There’s still so much I’d say to you
I was a boy who needed sky
You were the arms that held me tight
Now I finally understand
It was love all that time
You never feared a louder voice
You spoke your truth, you made your choice
No shadow ever made you bend
You stood your ground until the end
The streets you walked your whole life through
Still hold the echoes left by you
Simple days and village light
You loved the small things shining bright
I see it clearer as years go by
Your strength was quiet, but never shy
So tonight I talk to the moon
And I swear somehow you hear me too
In every word you used to say
In every stubborn part of me
I still carry who you were
In every road I walk alone
And the strength you gave your son
Is the strength I call my own
Under the same moon tonight
I still feel your guiding light
© Joseph J Nota
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You’ve used up all your patience - Opus Hewson
You were always moving faster
Than the turning of the day
Every door had to swing open
Every dream was on its way
You outran a thousand doubters
Built your kingdom step by step
All that fire made you stronger
Every mountain quickly met
But the road that made you rise
Never taught you how to slow
You’ve used up all your patience
Spent it running through the years
Now the world can’t move fast enough
For the fire in your gears
Every voice becomes a pause
Every second feels too long
You’ve used up all your patience
Trying to keep the whole world strong
You finish every sentence
Before someone else can speak
Every plan must start tomorrow
Every answer must be quick
You sit beside the driver
But your foot still feels the gas
Like the road should bend around you
Like the world should always pass
All the speed that built your life
Now outruns the ones you love
You’ve used up all your patience
Spent it running through the years
Now the world can’t move fast enough
For the fire in your gears
Every voice becomes a pause
Every second feels too long
You’ve used up all your patience
Trying to keep the whole world strong
Maybe time is whispering
What the years would never say
That the strength that built your kingdom
Needs a gentler kind of day
You’ve used up all your patience
Chasing every rising sun
But the race you always mastered
Is a race that can’t be won
Maybe slowing down a little
Isn’t losing after all
Sometimes strength is simply learning
Not to run at every call
You’ve used up all your patience
But there’s still time left to breathe
© Joseph J Nota
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