Hi everyone, it took me some time. but now I'm back (again). And I have a song I would like you to listen to.
It's called Dirty White Dress, https://on.soundcloud.com/doJVaz4HUudYs1xMGn

I wrote this song because I'm concerned about the tensions in the world, like the wars (Ukraine, Gaza, Africa), and what they mean for the people there.
But I kept it simple to keep the song accessible.

The song is in the key of C ( after I tried all keys).
The style is Style is _SWITCH.STY (Switch Indie Americana), but I almost changed every instrument.
I also added synths for background purposes.

I hope you like it. And please tell me what I could do better.
I learn from that.

Hans (Birchwood)

The lyrics:
A dirty white dress
(C) HWBerkhout, aug. 3, 2025, Key: C

Solo
Verse 1
I walk through a destructed land,
and a city torn apart.
The dead and wounded are everywhere,
no tree still stands in heart.

Chorus
I could only stare, as tears filled my eyes
I see a child in a devastated street
She wears a torn, dirty white dress
And no shoes at her feet

Solo
Verse 2
No color left to witness,
just ashes, black and grey.
I hear the moans of fallen souls,
their sounds won’t drift away.

Chorus
I could only stare in disbelief
I see a child in a devastated street
She wears a torn, dirty white dress
And no shoes at her feet

Verse 3
What kind of world I live in?
Where [*****] pretend to be what we need
Why do we follow these sick minds?
Is fear-or apathy-in the lead?

Solo +
Look what they've done,
look what they've done
This world is completely mad!

Chorus
I could only stare, as tears filled my eyes
I see a child in a devastated street
She wears a torn, dirty white dress
And no shoes at her feet

I could only stare in disbelief
I see a child in a devastated street
She wears a torn, dirty white dress
And no shoes at her feet
And she's weeping, in her torn, dirty white dress...

Hans Berkhout
(Birchwood)
https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130