Another 4-track failure - it's becoming a theme. This time the record button doesn't work, and after 10 minutes of asking nicely, I switched to a computer and that wouldn't work either. Someone is trying to tell me that this song doesn't deserve to be recorded.
Anyway, done in under an hour, if I exclude the time spent trying to make things work. Rough and ready, as if it was on a 4-track. and recorded in one take once stuff was working. Think it's sort of a ghosting thing, which might or might not fit the prompt. A four chord loop though, so there's that.
Never talk to strangers, though they’re interesting at times. The moment they see your faults and flaws, they’ll take the piss and close the door. Even if you beg and cry, their pity’s gone just let it lie
Ghost you like you were never there, a sad sack fool that shouldn’t care, but does
Messages that were never read, perhaps they fell, perhaps they said “just walk away, and leave me here”, but no more words make it disappear, there’s hurted pride that keeps inside, play it dumb, enjoy the ride
Ghost you like you were never there, a sad sack fool that shouldn’t care, but does
Creeping round an unlit town, darkness covering shame, searching bins for empty tins, gaslight wealth and magazines, shuffle off but don’t go back, seek revenge, a planned attack. Hurtful thoughts can be left unsaid, but keeping it in just hurts your head.
Ghost you like you were never there, a sad sack fool that shouldn’t care. But better to have given your heart away, than find it wasted on a hospital tea-tray.
@berni1954 Mar 2022
Ooh, one of the darkest lyrics I've come across this year on FAWM.
I prefer to talk to strangers... it's how I've made many of my current friends. So I am more in tune with your last line :-)
@robynmackenzie Mar 2022
Haunting! Those echoey vocals add an ethereal element that carries the song along. The rambling, melancholy lyrics fit super well with the lo-fi sound, makes me want to take a walk in the rain.
@ayehahmur Mar 2022
Love this lyric. A dark take on the skirmish prompt, but carrying a lot of truth. That last line - ooft, man! Well done for prevailing over the tech.
@eargoggle Feb 2022
I think you won the battle with the machines here, and it does sorta sound 4 track-y anyway. I like the delay on the vocals, kinda ghost like, that. Some good lines here too, sad sack fool that shouldn't care but does....
@p3t3h4rv3y Feb 2022
nIce work Widows, amazing to turn around something so powerful in an hour
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
You overcame the machines to tell a really dark tale of a lost soul or maybe a broken machine. Quite well done, the story comes across.
FWIW my Tascam 4-track stopped working reliable many years ago. I worked it to death learning how to record.
@tjeff Feb 2022
I really like that guitar tone. Fantastic take on the prompt, using a new use of the word "ghost." One that I detest. The sadness of the story and the vocal delivery made this an emotion listen for me, thanks.
@scubed Feb 2022
The heartbroken lyrics and melancholy chord progression really convey the empty feeling that comes when someone we care about suddenly cuts off contact without explanation. Very fine skirmishing!
@crutherford Feb 2022
i love that you chose to sing about ghosting in a very haunted way. well done!
these are my favourite lines:
Creeping round an unlit town, darkness covering shame, searching bins for empty tins, gaslight wealth and magazines,
So good.
Thanks for perservering and sharing your song with us. I get so frazzled by tech difficulties!
Bravo!
@andrea Feb 2022
I love the haunting vibes of the music and vocals. A cool take on the prompt. It dark and sad but I like the creative theme. Thinking about this could keep me up at night. A great skirmish.
@lyricslinger Feb 2022
Love the poetry of the lyrics and the acoustic musical arrangement works really well with them
@mhorning Feb 2022
Love the acoustic guitar work on this, and the refrain line is evocative.
@unknownbecky Feb 2022
Wow - such a creative and compelling picture of how it feels to be ghosted. Really well done!
@prsongsmith Feb 2022
My favorite thing about skirmishes is seeing all the different directions people go from the same prompt. This is such an original concept and great writing. That final sentence is a killer -- so true and powerful.
@ajna1960 Feb 2022
Doesn't really matter if it fits the prompt as I wrote it or not :) I write my prompts to (hopefully) inspire people to write. About whatever they are inspired to write.
The whole feel of this was emotion and angst, and i really like the conversational way the lyrics wind around.
Love this line "than find it wasted on a hospital tea-tray." But I'm damned if I can figure out what it means in this context. It works for some reason, but please put me out of my misery and let me know :)
@sheilerk Feb 2022
Wow. Interesting lines all the way through this give it a great atmospheric feel with lots to think about. I like the ghosting you take on the prompt. Great skirmish! Even if your ghosts were a bit uncooperative!
@whispermouse Feb 2022
A common usage of "ghost" but one that doesn't immediately come to mind for songwriting (at least for me) - I don't think anyone else went with this spin on it. I like the sounds too, the chorusy guitar and echo vocals are a classic pairing.
Nice skirmish!