Lynette Diaz — Songs & Recordings
Browse an ever-growing collection of original songs, demos and instrumentals, all written, performed and engineered by Lynette Diaz. Every track below links to its own page with the story behind it, the lyrics and notes from the recording.
Wake Up, Wake Up!
This track began life as a simple instrumental called “Butterflies (If Nothing Ever Changed)” — a reminder that music is a wonderfully transforming process. Running time: 04:31.
Wake Up, Wake Up! Story & Lyrics Play
Wake Up, Wake Up! (2018 Demo)
Words and music by L. Diaz (17 Nov 2025). The lyric invites you to step outside, feel the cool earth underfoot and breathe — celebrating simple things, elemental wonders and the freedom of being an energetic being. It ends with a call to see the stars, greet the sunrise, hold a hand, say a prayer and trust that we all belong.
Notes
- Wake Up, Wake Up! — current demo recording: 19 December 2025
- Butterflies, If Nothing Ever Changed — original instrumental demo composition recorded and engineered 21 October 2025
Take A Step Forward (And Go)
Released 09/27/2019, this track is best described as an upbeat song about courage. Running time: 02:20.
Take A Step Forward (And Go) Buy Album Lyrics
Lyrics
Fears set aside and false obligations shown the door, it’s time to ride — the magic carpet is where you’ll soar. The chorus keeps repeating the invitation to take a step forward and go. You’re the rocket breaking free, liking exactly what you see high above. The bridge brings a spark and a flame, a place where you’ll smile again.
Notes
- Single release: 27 September 2026
- Production, sound engineering, instruments and vocals: Lynette Diaz
- Lyrics and music: Lynette Diaz (written 29 May 2026 on a Flower Full Moon)
Wellington Demo Session (2018/2019)
A set of tunes engineered and recorded in Wellington over 2018 and 2019. Running time: 02:55.
Curiosity (2019 Demo)
Find a map, point your finger and follow your curiosity — the world isn’t such a big bad place; it’s flesh and bones like you and me. Digging deep turns up treasure, hidden truths and philosophy, buried knowledge that leads to our quickening. The bridge hopes we’ll learn to love ourselves, then our neighbours, embracing the great blue ball of many people.
Freedom Is A Road (2019 Demo)
When darkness sets in and troubles spin your head, you wish the dawn would light the sky and drive your struggles away in the blink of an eye. The chorus reminds us that freedom is a road to the other side. Loving what is means letting go of the baggage that leaves you in doubt — freeing your mind, living in kindness, being your truth and living no lies.
Headlights (2018 Demo)
Running time: 02:43.
All Is Fine (2018 Electric Mix)
All is fine when we’re in time — from waking as light shines through the blinds to closing weary eyes at day’s end, taking in the wonders you’ve seen, because what is past makes way for what will be. The song lingers on a lover’s eyes, a hand held on a long train ride, and a heart that knows what the day brings, making hopes and dreams real. The bridge asks you to remember just how you feel inside, right now.
How Do You Make A Great Love? (Electric Demo 2019)
How do you make a great love, and how do you keep things flowing like the calmest seas, holding the tempest at bay? The chorus wonders why we make it harder than it has to be, and suggests we can keep our dignity and sanity by simply being. The lyric recalls walking on solid ground until the walls came down and familiar structures crumbled, leaving ruins in their path, before a bridge offers a tabula rasa of growth and a different kind of lightness.
My Truth (Demo 2018)
I speak my truth not because I want to but because I have to — that’s what I do, and how about you? The song declares it isn’t here just for breathing, earning a buck or playing games and hoping for luck: it’s going to be me, free me, and not be stuck. Salvation is sought, but not to be saved by another — it comes from inside, not from the grave.
Everyday Song (2019 Demo)
Written in 2007 by L. Diaz, then recorded and engineered on 12 April 2026. Everybody needs an everyday song to get through the everyday throng of birth, death and the in-between. The chorus repeats that everyone goes away. Each day builds a karmic bridge to people all around, forging a trail to walk along, and it’s not unusual to feel spent and needy at the end of the day. The lyric warns against blaming others when you’ve lost the glow, and urges care for your soul.
Notes
All songs written, recorded and engineered by Lynette Diaz on various dates between 2018 and 2019.
The Redwood Demo Session (2018)
A 100-year-old redwood stands in the Christchurch Botanical Garden — struck by lightning and a survivor of major earthquakes, it will be there for many hundreds of years more. Solace is a hopeful, inspired instrumental about grief, love and growth. Running time: 02:25.
The Redwood Demo Session Solace (Instrumental)
Notes
Original instrumental demo composed, performed, recorded and engineered by Lynette Diaz (February 2018).
The New Moon Session (April 2018)
Creative inspiration was flowing: time spent as a tree hugger admiring the autumn colours led to coming home inspired and writing and recording “Fresh Eyes (I’m Doing Fine)”. Running time: 03:10.
The New Moon Session Fresh Eyes (I’m Doing Fine)
Fresh Eyes (I’m Doing Fine)
See the world with fresh eyes, sunlight streaming inward.
More Sessions & Demos
Explore additional collections and individual tracks from across the years.
- Original Instrumentals — 2019 Demos — A Healing Journey, A New Philosophy
- Lunar Eclipse Bliss (Acoustic Demo) — Lunar Eclipse Bliss
- Sing Like A Bellbird — Demo 2018 — Sing Like A Bellbird
- The Cormorant Demo Session 2018 — Sing Your Song
- The Super New Moon Demo Session (June 2018) — It Was Real (It Takes Time To Heal)
- A Natural Demo Session 2018 — Natural Thing To Do
- Shift Your Spirit — Shift Your Spirit Download
- We Are So Much More — Demo 2017 — We Are So Much More
- The 82A Sunday Session Recording 2016 — Perfectly Alright
- The Wardrop Sessions 2011 and 2015 — Don’t Give Up, Impossible Impossible, Have A Little Lovefest With Me, Perfectly Alright, Diamond Hands, Everyday Song, Easier That Way, Keep Movin’
- Various Tracks — Rhythm Of The Road, Bright Eyed Girl, Circles, Here We Go, Once Again (Live at Greendale 2012), Roles We Try To Play, Stay Focused On Your Dreams, Papa Minds The Baby, Collect Ourselves Before We Collect Others, Don’t Go Where I Can’t Follow, You’re Gonna Break Free
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Every entry here links through to a dedicated page where you can read the story behind the song, follow the lyrics and see the recording notes. Sessions are grouped by place and year, so you can trace how the music has grown from early demos to newer recordings.