Feb 2022 demo acoustic lofi emo
this is the last song i'll be writing for FAWM this year. song 10. that's a full album for me. gonna put these demos up on bandcamp/streaming soon and in the meantime (with all the time left in the month) i'm going to see if i can turn these lofi demos into lofi full-ish productions. I still wanna keep it pretty minimalist but we'll see what happens.
i wanna go up
on the hubble telescope
or the ISS
maybe more attainable
if not attainable at all
cause i'm no astronaut
despite what you might have heard
i only wanted to go to space camp
i've seen that movie a hundred times
we get so drunk and we love it every time
the lines keep getting longer and i might run out of words
but no that's impossible,
isn't that impossible? aren't i impossible to give up?
yeah i thought so,
i knew you couldn't quit me that easy, even if you wanted to, i hope that you're not wanting to
reset
i wanna go up
not grow up
i know that's never coming
just go up, but i'm not going up
andy said it best don't jinx me
only one of you is getting this
and that's who this song is for
i am so in love with you
@splittybooms Feb 2022
I like the conversational feel to the lyrics, makes it way more personal and intimate. And that it ends up being a love song is also cool.
The guitar rhythm gives me that swaying feel that I like in songs like this.
Vocals are so clear, powerful but still quiet somehow - not in volume but in that kind of way inner dialogue is quiet...not sure that I'm making sense lol LIke you're recounting thoughts to yourself out loud.
Especially like how you sing the vamp softer - makes that line impactful sung over and over again.
@dabirks Feb 2022
Congrats on the big 10! I’ll keep an eye out for it all on Bandcamp!
My favorite line is “I wanna go up, not grow up”. And, I LOVE that you include the question, “aren’t I impossible to give up,” then pause to ‘hear’ the unspoken (at least in the song) response.
@atam94 Feb 2022
Very cool! And congrats on finishing your FAWM project. My FAWM songs are gonna be a variety for a vocal album and the next ambient/post-rock one. It's been fun listening to your songs, and I still have a few more to get to. Can't wait for the full release!
@doglatin Feb 2022
Lots of great intermingling metaphor usage going on, very nice! And I admire your "do ten songs and get out" approach. In fact, just the idea of going into FAWM with the intention of doing X amount of songs with the intention of them being good enough for an album, is not something I think I've considered, and I don't know why. So, you've provided inspiration in that respect, thanks for that!
@skylermf Feb 2022
Ten songs already! Good luck on turning it into a project, it sounds great already. I really like that line “cause I’m no astronaut/ despite what you may have heard/ I only wanted to go to space camp”
@deena Feb 2022
You really catch a vivid mood here. Congratulations on writing 10 songs!
@outinpublicdrummer Feb 2022
I love the lyrics to this, there's a lot of emotion in your performance. Very well done, this is so chill and pretty :)
@williamjames Feb 2022
Always keep reaching for those dreams! Inspiring lyrics and you interpret them so melodically, loved it!