Friends and Time 2026
Friends have always been an essential part of life, so here is a tribute to our friends. They help bear witness to our lives and the time we share, even in a very changeable world here in 2026.
It’s a catalogue we’ve only just begun creating, but you can follow along; the idea is that we’ll make eight songs. Welcome back. Last updated: May 7, 2026 at 16:51 pm
A Bond That Never Fades
Lyric
In every season, in every changing year,
Through every joy and every tear,
We find a bond that time cannot erase,
A steady light that life can’t replace.
Verse 2
From childhood roads to grown-up days,
Through different turns and separate ways,
Some friends stay close, some drift apart,
But all of them leave marks upon the heart.
Chorus
Here’s to friendship that will never end,
More than moments, more than just a friend,
Through every distance, through every change,
It stays the same, it remains.
Verse 3
We learn that life will move us on,
Some faces here, then quickly gone,
But true connection doesn’t fade or break,
It lives in everything we make.
Bridge 1
Even when the years go rushing by,
And new beginnings catch the eye,
There’s always something pulling us back home,
To the ones we’ve always known.
Chorus
Here’s to friendship that will never end,
More than moments, more than just a friend,
Through every distance, through every change,
It stays the same, it remains.
Verse 4
Not every road is meant to stay,
But every step will show the way,
To understand what truly means the most,
The friends we keep, the ones we hold close.
Bridge 2
And in the silence of the night,
We feel the warmth of shared delight,
A memory that softly calls our name,
Never quite the same.
Verse 5
From youthful laughs to wiser years,
Through hopes, through doubts, through hidden fears,
The ones who stayed through thick and thin,
Are where the story begins.
Chorus
Here’s to friendship that will never end,
More than moments, more than just a friend,
Through every distance, through every change,
It stays the same, it remains.
Bridge 3
And even when we grow apart,
You still remain inside the heart,
No time can ever break the thread,
Of words we never said.
Verse 6
So hold on tight to those you know,
Through every high and every low,
Because true friendship doesn’t fade away,
It only learns to stay.
Bridge 4
And when the final pages turn,
There’s still a glow, a gentle burn,
Of every friend who walked with you,
And all you’ve been through.
Verse 7
So here we stand with time behind,
With all those faces still in mind,
And every step we take from here,
Keeps them ever near.
Old Tape New Energy
Lyric
When we were young the world felt far and wide,
Every little road became a ride,
The trees stood tall like mountains in the sky,
And every dream could teach our hearts to fly.
Verse 2
Back then the days would never really end,
We always had our chosen friends,
We played pirates, police, and hide-and-seek,
Running wild through every summer week.
Chorus 1
Do you remember summer in the rain,
Running home and going out again?
We thought the world would always stay this way,
Young forever in another day.
Verse 3
Then teenage years came rushing through the night,
Curious hearts chasing every light,
Every song we played would fill the air,
Making every moment feel so rare.
Bridge 1
We stopped saying, “Do you want to play?”
Now it turned to, “Can we meet today?”
No mobile phones lighting up the night,
Only house-line calls and cozy lights.
Chorus 2
And every conversation felt so true,
Sitting outside long past half past two,
No endless screens stealing all our time,
Just restless hearts learning life outside.
Verse 4
The internet was barely even there,
No perfect lives pretending everywhere,
We learned by walking side by side at night,
Finding who we were beneath the lights.
Verse 5
And looking back it’s strange to realise,
How small the roads now seem before my eyes,
The places that once felt so far away
Now feel close enough to touch today.
Bridge 2
Some friends stayed close while others moved along,
Some disappeared like words inside a song,
But every face and every passing year
Still left a little memory here.
Chorus 3
Here’s to the nights we thought would never fade,
To every promise that we thought we’d made,
To every laugh still echoing somehow,
Living softly in our hearts right now.
Verse 6
Some friends appeared for only little while,
Some could always bring us back a smile,
And some were never meant to truly stay,
But every one still shaped the way.
Bridge 3
Now the years move faster than before,
One day closes while another opens doors,
Still somewhere deep beneath the changing skies,
The child inside us never dies.
Chorus 4
So if tomorrow takes us far away,
And pulls apart the people from today,
I know the past will always leave a sign,
Like old streetlights glowing in the mind.
Verse 7
So here we stand with older hearts tonight,
Still carrying those younger dreams inside,
And though the years keep drifting with the rain,
True friendship always will remain.
Bridge 4
And when the quiet finally fills the air,
I’ll still remember every moment there,
The world grew smaller as the years moved on,
But those old days are never truly gone.
Before the Light Is Gone
Lyric
I used to hear the valleys call my name,
Through jungle paths that always felt the same,
I chased a sound I couldn’t hold for long,
Each time I tried, it faded and was gone.
Verse 2
My old friend, when I was feeling small,
I dreamed of something shining through it all,
Should I keep it hidden deep inside,
Or let it drift away just like the tide?
Chorus 1
Tell me of the days we used to know,
Where did all the simple moments go?
Can they stay when everything must end,
Or fade away like words we couldn’t send?
Verse 3
We walk a road that we can’t see ahead,
With quiet thoughts and things we never said,
We try to hold on tight to what we knew,
But time keeps pulling me away from you.
Bridge 1
Still I feel a spark I can’t explain,
A little light that stays through every pain,
Even when the dark is closing in,
It tells me we can try again.
Chorus 2
Tell me do the memories remain,
Through every loss and every kind of pain?
Will they guide me when I feel alone,
Or leave me here with all I’ve never known?
Verse 4
I know this song will slowly fade away,
Like every night that follows every day,
But in my heart there’s still a place for you,
A steady warmth that somehow stays so true.
Bridge 2
Every word we said still finds its way,
Through the silence at the end of day,
Like an echo I can always hear,
Soft but somehow always near.
Chorus 3
We watch the sun go down beyond the line,
And see the stars begin to lose their shine,
So why do tears still fall like gentle rain,
If we don’t understand the hidden pain?
Verse 5
From frozen seas to rivers running wide,
All the waters meet and move with time,
No matter how far from home we roam,
Every road will try to lead us home.
Bridge 3
Take my hand before the light is gone,
Before we wake and find the moment gone,
Through every turn and every shifting sky,
I’ll stay with you, I won’t say goodbye.
Verse 6
Before the spring begins to fade to grey,
Before the colours slowly slip away,
Just hold me close and don’t let go too soon,
Like we can keep this moment in full bloom.
Chorus 4
Tell me when the final moment comes,
Will we still feel where we are from?
Will there be a trace of me and you,
In everything we tried to hold on to?
Bridge 4
And if it ends, then let it end with peace,
With quiet hearts that finally find release,
No need for words we never got to say,
Just hold me close and let it fade away.
Verse 7
So here we are with time slipping away,
With all the words we never got to say,
Before the spring has fully reached its end,
Just hold me once… and hold me like a friend
Medley
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Notes
The idea of creating music began several years ago when we were asked to produce a number of introductory pieces for a company that needed music to present its different departments as part of a virtual online presentation.
A team was assembled for the project, and we have continued to collaborate virtually ever since. Our music, songs, and the full production behind each track are created through cooperation across several countries. We find it exciting to write songs and produce music, and over the years this work has grown into many hundreds of compositions.
The music is the result of cross-border collaboration. Our singers come from the Philippines, Singapore, Copenhagen, and the United Kingdom, while our sound engineer is based in Vietnam, alongside musicians from several other parts of the world.
We hope the music brings happiness. Communication can take many forms, and much can be expressed through song lyrics. Above all, it is something we truly enjoy creating.
We write about many different subjects. However, it is important to emphasise that none of our content is intended to promote any political or religious viewpoint. We remain entirely neutral and simply describe situations as we experience and observe them.