The writing prompt was meeting. I tried to channel a different voice than I have written from before.
It wasn’t a meeting
So much as a meteor
I can’t remember how
I decided to be here
Taking it all for granted
That was just my way
Only the strangest feeling
That I had words to say
Meeting face to face
Two spirits in one place
You don’t know you’re there
Until it’s done
This could be the light
Brighter than the sun
There is no earthly direction
Why try to explain
Follow the traces until
They are all that remain
Meeting face to face
Two spirits in one place
Is it destiny
Is it written in the books
Does it have to be
Somewhere in the universe
Meeting face to face
Two spirits in one place
@dugganensis Feb 2022
Found this in the #magick thread. Love the lyrics. Good classic folk-style tune with great imagery and I like how the listener can imagine this is as romantic as they interpret... could go in a spookier direction, I think. I like both.
@andygetch Feb 2022
Way to use a slant of the prompt to narrow the focus. Reminds me how meeting some of my most significant life changing encounters were really the result of something random and out of my control.
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
I love the opening line about not a meeting but a meteor. It's so visceral of an impact.
Also all the weaving the earthly and heavenly lyrics. Nice job.
@wobbiewobbit Feb 2022
really nice lines in this.. i love Does it have to be / Somewhere in the universe. an engaging balance of direct and matter of fact, and abstract. nice skirmish
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
I like your impressionistic take on the prompt. It's a very abstract imagining of a meaningful situation. Well done.
Thanks for coming out to play.
@ajna1960 Feb 2022
I'm with Nancy re the lines "Meeting face to face, Two spirits in one place". Very simple and yet it's not. It expresses so much with so little. Always the best lyrics manage that :)
@zeekle1998 Feb 2022
I second @nancyrost , that opening line is superb. Has a Neil Young vibe/sound (his acoustic stuff of course), cool guitar and great lyrics
@nancyrost Feb 2022
Great opening line! Two spirits in one place, too. I'm impressed with the intensity you were able to capture under the time pressure of a skirmish.
@pianoquest Feb 2022
Ha, both of us happened to think of meteors in connection with meetings! I like the chorus and the easy, contemplative mood of this one.
@cabinmonster Feb 2022
Wow, this is cool. I really like the kinda 'dreamy' melody. Nicely done!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
well done - you did make it! good opening 2 lines sets the scene well! I know people like that! paints some real hope. Nice one