Feb 2022 folk acoustic love-song love lgbtq queer girl-with-banjo banjo alternate-tuning filk
(working title, suggestions appreciated! as always, this is just a rough, imperfect take into my phone. i'm a musician, not a recording engineer!)
as a few of you may know, my fiancée and i are getting married at the end of april! so naturally, i've had us on my mind a lot (this isn't just limited to wedding planning, though, because i am also just a massive sap and a useless lesbian).
all that said, this is just a simple, mushy little song about the change in how we sleep from the beginning of our relationship to now, almost exactly four years later.
(i also want to make it clear that sleeping in the same bed or in different beds has no bearing on how much people love each other or how good a relationship is! everyone is different and you gotta do what works best for you. <3)
sleeping
tuning: fDFAC (open F6???)
started off driving an hour
just to sleep beside her.
third floor, one bed apartment
no elevator
snuggled up close til we got tired
a kiss goodnight, and then
scoot to our separate sides
of her childhood bed, size twin
i’m pressed against the wall,
our pillows overlapping,
twisting to accommodate
her cat between us napping
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now we just walk a few feet
to our bedroom down the hall
a pillowy, plush queen bed
with room for both to sprawl
except, when now we slumber,
it’s close and warm and soft
i need her there to touch, to hold,
to ground my drifting off
deep in sleep, she follows me
each time i toss or turn
like dancing puzzle pieces taught,
unconsciously, to yearn
@quadrivium Feb 2022
Oh, so good to hear your voice again, Lauren! I love the sweet higher turn the tune takes as you sing that second verse about having to "scoot to our separate sides" and again in the middle verse of the second set of three: "i need her there to touch, to hold,
to ground my drifting off" Poignant and magical. Congratulations and best wishes on your upcoming wedding! I am so happy for you two.
@mikedebenham Feb 2022
Ah, such a pleasure to hear you again, my friend. I love your delivery here, slightly wonderstruck by your own happiness. And those subtleties of phrasing while singing. Just beautiful. Best wishes for the upcoming nuptials! (Pro tip for a happy union: double bed, individual doonas. The Scandinavians have it figured out.)
@katyhh29 Feb 2022
<3 I love this so much.
@summerrussell Feb 2022
Oh, this is lovely. <3 The gentle lilt of comfort in the sublime familiar, and the ardency of the need to be closer than close. A true love song that finds, in the small details, all that is most precious in love.
@peteralway Feb 2022
A wonderful listen. So good to year you singing!
@ceilidh Feb 2022
Love the chord progression and the rhythm of the strumming just surrounds me with comfort and warmth and supports the lyrics, close and warm and soft... <3
@rocketman0739 Feb 2022
Aww, this is so nice <3
@cathymc Feb 2022
This is exquisite and true and so relatable. You have a knack for summing up so much rich emotion in a few short verses. Gorgeous!
@wylddandelyon Feb 2022
Oh, this is so sweet! I love all of it.
@jendistad Feb 2022
What a lovely song! :)
@clownresidue Feb 2022
this such a cozy song, it's so lovely :) congrats on your engagement!!
@tawny249 Feb 2022
Daw. I love that last stanza. The whole thing is sweet, but that last stanza. I really enjoyed the clear images also. And it's got the quintessential Lauren tuning - Anything But Standard. ;) So glad to hear you on FAWM.
@ericdistad Feb 2022
This is gorgeous!!! Love that tuning and this progression is fantastic! The contrasting images are so perfect and work so well.
I love it!
@christmascard Feb 2022
A really nice solemn yet joyful tune, lovely lyrics :)
@nateger Feb 2022
What a lovely tune! There's a heart-wrenching quality to the banjo strumming. The words are beautiful - such evocative images. "Scoot to our separate side of her childhood bed" "twisting to accommodate her cat between us napping". Beautiful :)
@colgoo Feb 2022
Also, congratulations on your impending nuptials! This would be a great song for the two of you to dance to, or for you perform somewhere in the wedding planning…
@colgoo Feb 2022
This is really beautiful. I love the idea of the title being “Dancing Puzzle Pieces” if you felt comfortable putting your hook as the click-bait.