Tammy: Like good dentures, this song needs some Bridge Work....but we know how to spiffy it up for the cd, but we did this one fast. I wrote the lyric and Mike did the Music and Production. This one was fun to realize and hope the final version includes Mike singing too.
Mike: all my fault about the bridge, rushing the song too much to get it done for FAWM! Tammy adapted the bridge lyrics to fit, should have been the other way around!
Running Out of Time
by Tammy Jann and Mike Birch
© 2022
I won't wait, I'm moving to the edge
the days go by wihout the dreams I've fed
What if the end comes too soon
the clock ticks the hours to my doom
chorus
The sand is running out of my glass
I was always living life too fast
my chances passed me by
and I really don't know why
the calendar's out of pages
can't remember what my age is
no longer in my prime
running out of time
Crows are filling the sky above
all the dark signs should be enough
pushing myself until I take a fall
won't stop until death comes to call
chorus
The sand is running out of my glass
I was always living life too fast
my chances passed me by
and I really don't know why
the calendar's out of pages
can't remember what my age is
no longer in my prime
running out of time
bridge
I need to slow down
concentrate on today
Slow down
find a meaningful way
to make the moments count
and redesign my mind
if I can find a way to change
I might enjoy some of my time
@richaaaay Mar 2022
This song is a little too relatable. It will be interesting to hear the final version. This demo is totally solid but I can envision this being elevated to a higher level…Another nice collaboration for you two…
@nancycunning Mar 2022
Great collaboration. The instrumentals and the vocals work together well. I like that chorus a lot, and the way the whole song dances along in a slightly frenetic way. Great rhythms.
@andrea Mar 2022
That is a super catchy hook line. It is going to be stuck in
my head all day! I really enjoyed the lyrics and the melodies. The music has a nice energy and movement. The lovely vocals tie this all up into a very sweet package. I really like your song. I hope to hear the full version when it's done.
@andygetch Mar 2022
The music has the moving forward Casio chord drive the propels the deep lyric along. Solid melody and singing. I really enjoyed this!
@guitarpatz83 Mar 2022
There’s a real fleetwood Mac feel here, mainly with that vocal but also with the drums. Great collab, love the playful lyrics, particularly the sand running out of my glass. I’d love to hear a harmony vocal in that chorus, maybe even a three part harmony, but that could just be that Fleetwood a mac vibe talking haha. It all comes together really nicely, well done!
@wacha Mar 2022
I love the jazzy feel to this song, there's a mysterious, almost dangerous feeling to the arrangement that I love.
@mikegtz Feb 2022
Love the chorus on this song! Tammy, the vocals carry the song and Mike, great support music and production on this one.
@crisp1 Feb 2022
You two have conjured up something that is at once new and familiar. Almost vaguely Latin. Love it all -- music and lyrics and I especially love the way Tammy sings "the calendar's out of pages". Fun, fun, fun even though it's a bit of a sad message.
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
Wonderfully uptempo music is a wonderful partner to the dark lyric. Love how this moves and the powerful lyric. Superb music and stunning lyrics.
@panch Feb 2022
I like the juxtoposition between the fatalistic message in the lyrics and the upbeat groove of the music. As a song it is very easy listening, and I don't mean that in the conventional "Mantovani" sense of the term, but that it has a pleasing, relaxed vibe that kept me engaged all the way through.
@cicpisces Feb 2022
Fun song. Has a nice beat and swing. Lyrics carry the theme well. Nice performance. Good work.
@sheilerk Feb 2022
That chorus really is catchy, both the music and the words, And the crows verse was my favorite. Very visual. Being a person with more years behind than ahead, I totally get this. This was really great!
@cindyrella Feb 2022
You two are really coming up with fantastic songs! The chorus is my favorite I think, but the whole thing is incredible!
@adambeiter Feb 2022
This song has such a great groove to it! I love the contrast between the drum sounds in the verse and chorus, it really inspires me to do more with my drums in my rock-oriented songs. The lyrics are relatable for people of any generation in this hectic, crazy world. Great collab!
@guatecoop Feb 2022
Such a classic message for a very classic sounding song. Really cool pace, as the song is kind of cruising along and the vocals are more deliberate. I think that ends up drawing attention to both. Really well done! Sounds like I would hear this on a 45!