Feb 2022 indie-folk indie-pop rumba singer-songwriter
I started out with the intention to write a quick-and-dirty instrumental electro-pop kind of rumba. Then I found the trombones, and my hands slipped. I may be biased, but I think what I ended up with is better.
Do you remember what you did the summer between high school and college? I certainly do.
We sat for hours
In the summer heat,
Beneath the glow of my parents’ porch.
The bricks left grit
On our bared thighs,
While the crickets sang
A symphony.
Within the lights of suburbia
We could not see the stars.
I’m sure they blushed
At the things we said
That long and too-short summer.
The lightning struck,
Burned that bridge down -
The storm washed out romance.
But part of me
Is still there with you,
Naive and bittersweet.
I watched the end approaching fast -
Allowing my heart to love you.
We hung on tight,
Knowing we’d let go,
Skin slick with humidity.
Our last first kiss was inevitable -
A sublime tragedy.
Our love enduring,
But all too brief -
Vanished,
Like summer heat.
The lightning struck,
Burned that bridge down -
The storm washed out romance.
But part of me
Is still there with you,
Naive and bittersweet.
I watched the end approaching fast -
Allowing my heart to love you.
We whispered promises
We could not keep,
And knew it all too well.
You left me roses
On the day I left -
Arranged on my car.
Though the petals have
Long gone brown,
I still keep them now.
The lightning struck,
Burned that bridge down -
The storm washed out romance.
But part of me
Is still there with you,
Naive and bittersweet.
I watched the end approaching fast -
Allowing my heart to love you.
Within the lights of suburbia
We could not see the stars.
I’m sure they blushed
At the things we said,
Before the season gave way
To fall.
@dzdandcunfsd Feb 2022
This is a great orchestration, and it does go wonderfully with your voice and these wistful lyrics.
I spent six straight months at a very remote private lake with no "amenities" We had to take one trip back to civilization for more liquor and drugs, but other than that there were four of us who had no contact with the outside world :D It was also before everyone had a cellphone in their pocket so it wasn't that big of a deal lol.
Great tune! It brought back some good memories.
@colgoo Feb 2022
Your vibrato goes really well with the horns. Nice work!
@franny Feb 2022
Your voice sounds like it's from a previous era - like Etta James or something! I liked the lyrics about bricks... very clear image.