I took the muse for this from a painting and gave myself 1 hour to write it. 2 days later I had it in some shape. Just words at this point, but there's some kind of slow burning vibe in my head. ( ) = backing vocals.
I hope to get some music up this weekend, for something!
Thanks for checking in on me.
Ed
Pathway to the Bridge
The pathway to the bridge
Turns along the slow creek water
Fallen leaves crowd up in piles
In autumn style and golden colors
Just a quiet little stream
Winding to a wide wide river
Just a little time to dream
Given by the great life giver
Where, where am I going
( Long time flowing, flowing)
Where, where have I been
(Long time flowing, flowing)
I'm not there, I'm not there yet
Wherever there is
On the pathway
That leads to the bridge
On the pathway to the bridge
There's reflection in bare branches
Tea leaf current runs deep and slow
I should've taken more wild chances
The folly in the things we seek
She was never mine at all
Whisper rains and swollen creeks
Streambeds drift to waterfalls
Where, where am I going
( Long time flowing, flowing)
Where, where have I been
(Long time flowing, flowing)
I'm not there, I'm not there yet
Wherever there is
On the pathway
That leads to the bridge
I'll be along by and by
Walk the path, pretend to fly
Touch the Earth and breath the sky
Until….
On the pathway
(Long time flowing, flowing)
That leads to the bridge
(Long time flowing, flowing)
That leads to the bridge
(Long time flowing, flowing)
That leads to the bridge
(Long time flowing, flowing)
Ed Ferguson
© 2022
@donna Feb 2022
This is beautiful, Ed. I love how we only learn of the woman in Verse 4, and then suddenly the whole story and the mood fall into place. Gorgeous imagery. I love the slow pace of the lyric as well. Good prosody.
@colgoo Feb 2022
I love these lyrics!!! I can taste the music and see the sound of the river under that bridge. Great write.
@andrea Feb 2022
This is so dreamy. It is flows so smoothly with the loveliest images. I just love 'breath the sky' - goosebumps! I can't wait to hear it with music. Excellent write.
@crisp1 Feb 2022
Can almost hear the music! Nice descriptive lyrics and solid rhythm and a couple cool surprises thrown in. Can I make a suggestion? In the chorus, I'd put "Where have I been" first and then "Where am I going" and then it flows into "I'm not there yet" more logically. KOS!
@cindyrella Feb 2022
Oh I can't wait to hear this! Simply beautiful!
@jeff9 Feb 2022
Good grief, Ed. This is just incredible. I know it's pretty much de rigueur to gush pleasantries on most everything when we comment here on the old FAWM, but I am sincerely blown away by this lyric from you. V2 was marvelous and I was all prepared for that to be the best part. But then you hit us with "I should have taken more wild chances" and the whole of V4. Don't know what else to say. Applause!
@oswlek Feb 2022
This is great, Ed. Stellar imagery and the structure is very songable. :)