Updated version.
Lovely @natalie asked if she could make lyrics and sing it here, and oh yes, she delivered.
So this turned to be collaboration :)
NATALIE
I'm so happy, @seppo , that you were open to a collaboration on this song. Although this track is a "soft" one for you, for me it's a lot harder than I usually go, so it was really cool to get the chance to work on it. Thanks so much!
SlowMotion
VERSE 1
Once upon a time, you had me on a string
You knew just how to play me, I would do anything
To maintain your affection, to fit into your scene
I tried everything to please you, but you could be so mean
You read me like a book from the absolute beginning
Saw a gap in the story and conveniently stepped in
I thought you stole control, but when I watched it from the bird’s eye view
I saw the strings in my own hands and how I offered them to you
CHORUS
Oh, I’m gonna watch the replay in slow motion
Oh, and figure out where I went wrong
Oh, I’m gonna let go of this tired notion
Oh, that I am weak and you are strong
Hey, and next time that you see me, baby
Hey, it’s gonna be a different movie
VERSE 2
Once upon a time, I was a player in your game
My focus was so fixed on you, I couldn’t see outside the frame
I thought it was you who’d cast me in this passive role
Made a puppet out of me and taken all control
But later when I went back and reviewed the footage from that day
I saw that it was me who selected you specifically
‘Cause I had already cast myself as the righteous victim frail
And I needed a bad guy to do me wrong so I could tell my tale
CHORUS
Oh, but when I watched the replay in slow motion
Oh, I figured out that I’d done wrong
Oh, and so I let go of that tired notion
Oh, that I was weak and you were strong
Yeah, and now when you see me, friend
Yeah, it’s like you’re looking through a different lens
And oh, no, I don’t hold onto no hard feelings
Oh, no, ‘cause I’m too busy holding the strings
@ambroise Mar 2022
Wow this was "soft" ? I see it hitting pretty hard. Adressing the manipulative relationship to the manipulator from the "manupulee" was already tough topic. But digging into the victim's unconcious complicity is a pretty big step harder.
@natalie, you don't seem out of your comfort zone. Your voice is unflinching, full of anger and strengh.
killer line : I thought it was you who’d cast me in this passive role
@seppo verse part is already a mean rockin' blues. But the chord progression in the chorus has something more... sleazy ? It feels like a landslide under my feet.
Splendid reempowerment song.
@karlsburg25 Mar 2022
Oh man this is MEGA. Natalie you have turned a bombastic dirty blues rock instrumental into a classic song. Love again the reflective sense to the lyrics but more than that the projection and delivery of the vocal is pure rock meganess. woohoo
@gm7 Mar 2022
Well done on the vocals @natalie Love that pre-chorus line...sultry ..great job
#t4t
@gm7 Mar 2022
Love these stop and starts with the bass and guitar riff. drum keep that solid beat. this neeeeeeds a vocal track!
#tit4tat
@richaaaay Mar 2022
Not a bad way to feel I’d say. That bass sounds juicy. Dig the main riff you play on guitar with that little pause. That’s cooool!
@natalie Mar 2022
Oh, this is ace! So cool! I am bummed I found it the day after FAWM was over, though. If I had listened to this three weeks ago when you first posted it, I would have been writing to you asking if you wanted to do a collaboration -- no, actually, begging you to do a collab! This would have been a dream to write lyrics and sing to! Awesome song!
@rshakesp Feb 2022
I really like the way all the parts stutter, the guitar and the bass in the main riff - how they close down at the end of the phrases. The drums provide the continuity over which everything else flows - the chopped guitar in the background is lovely too. This Is a great bit of instrumental rock that would grace a lyric beautifully- nice job
@guatecoop Feb 2022
This is really good from the start! The guitar and bass sounds are cool and very balanced so they have their own space. Each also has an individual part that works well with the other. Your pace on this seems just right.....not too fast to lose the detail, but not so slow to drag. Well done!
@nadine Feb 2022
I agree to @apolez3 . This is not slow for me. It's chill and groovy. Did I already mention how much I like your bass grooves?! It has some blues rock feel without sticking to the progression, which is a great thing.
@apolez3 Feb 2022
If this is your 'Slow' would love to see what your fast is like :)
Digging this~ maybe I can use this to put spoken word to ? Got to see if I write down the lyrics that'll fit with it still... *fit to me?
@mattoxic Feb 2022
Now that's the soundtrack to a movie. LA cops cruising. Hot as hell, trouble brewing, you can just feel it.
Love the groove that develops, then builds.
Very cool @seppo - of course.