{"id":50,"date":"2026-03-27T07:29:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T07:29:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mfrancismccarthy.art\/?p=50"},"modified":"2026-03-28T01:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T01:18:19","slug":"when-everyones-a-stranger-music-by-abyssm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mfrancismccarthy.art\/?p=50","title":{"rendered":"When Everyone&#8217;s a Stranger- Music by Abyssm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"When Everyone&#039;s a Stranger by Abyssm\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NuXYBvcmyQg?start=3&#038;feature=oembed&#038;wmode=opaque\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen Everyone\u2019s a Stranger\u201d was written late last year, a reflection on individuality, solitude, and the strangeness that can descend when memory fades\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All music written and performed by Michael Francis McCarthy (Northland, New Zealand). No AI used.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This channel holds music, films, photography, and spoken reflections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy this track (Bandcamp):<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<iframe style=\"border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;\" src=\"https:\/\/bandcamp.com\/EmbeddedPlayer\/track=3256532804\/size=small\/bgcol=ffffff\/linkcol=0687f5\/transparent=true\/\" seamless><a href=\"https:\/\/abyssm.bandcamp.com\/track\/when-everyones-a-stranger\">When Everyones a Stranger by Abyssm<\/a><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>More music (Abyssm \/ Bandcamp):<br>https:\/\/abyssm.bandcamp.com\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lyrics<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s no use crying<br>The story ends the same<br>Some of us remember<br>Who&#8217;s to blame<br>Nothing seems to change<br>The suffering and shame<br>As the story goes<br>With nowhere left to go<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re gone\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When everyone&#8217;s a stranger<br>Watch out for desire<br>We had a taste of love<br>But it was just for fun<br>Lost in thought<br>These moonlit days<br>Trying but forgot<br>How&#8217;d to get away<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>No one else remembers<br>So I keep the flame<br>When everyone&#8217;s a stranger<br>Then everyone&#8217;s the same<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The stars who wrote this song<br>Well they got it wrong<br>They weren&#8217;t here very long<br>And now they&#8217;re gone<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When everyone&#8217;s a stranger<br>Watch out for desire<br>We had a taste of love<br>But it was just for fun<br>same old sing song<br>It&#8217;s all long gone<br>Nothing here belongs<br>At all<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhen Everyone\u2019s a Stranger\u201d was written late last year, a reflection on individuality, solitude, and the strangeness that can descend when memory fades\u2026 All music written and performed by Michael Francis McCarthy (Northland, New Zealand). 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