Feb 2022 acoustic-one-take
I had a lot of trouble with this yesterday.
I actually binned it.
I never wanted to see it, sing it, or hear it ever again.
But I need the songs... I wanna be finished!
So this morning, I took the only complete take I had from yesterday, did some trickery on it and here's the demo.
The mic placement wasn't quite right, so vocal/guitar balance isn't what I'd want.
If it wasn't FAWM, I'd sit on this one, it could improve with a band arrangement - where it would work so much better - but I'm not sure I actually like the song itself.
(I know others do - Mrs R does - but I don't)
You still look so fine
Like you did
When you said you'd be mine
We were only kids
Soon we'll hear others say
But you guys were the dream
It always seemed
That you guys were a team
But we're done
So done
And we won't feel ashamed
We got out
Just in time
And nobody got maimed
We're done
You know I love you still
Always will
I know you feel the same
We tried patch it up
And soldier on
We played reignite the flame
Soon we'll hear the whispers
How selfish those two are
How did they get away
With so few scars
And we're done
So done
We don't feel ashamed
Yeah we got out
Heads held high
Noone else to blame
If we tried like others seem
To want us to behave
To hang on to
Some thing we cannot save
No we are done
So done
Let's not be ashamed
Let's celebrate
What we had
Forget the pain
We are done
So done
Never feel ashamed
That we got out
Just in time
And nobody got maimed
We're done
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@angelinapowersuit Mar 2022
I really like the sentiment of your lyrics. Appreciate heads held high perspective. And your John Hiatt vocals are killer.
@jamesstaubes Feb 2022
Finishing the songs is what FAWM is all about, mostly. Something I live by during FAWM is this saying, "It doesn't matter if it's good, it matters if it's finished." This is good though. The chorus is solid. The music supports the sadness of the subject.