Tammy: This skirmish lyric that Cindy wrote was BRILLIANT, it seeped into your skin just reading it, I had to be a part of it. I wish this was a better production, but everyone's home on a snow day, my chair squeaked and all of my other faults... I DID use my son's keyboard for a few parts, I'm sort of proud of that. I just identify with this song...not sure I'm the best to do it, but I did....
I'm a Ghost
by Cindy Prince and Tammy Jann
© 2022
I'm a feather
I'm a petal
I'm soft
But like metal
I'm both clouds
And stinging nettle
I'm substance
But I'm air
I'm both here
And there
I'm thick fog
And so clear
Chorus
I'm changing before your eyes
I'm like a wisp of smoke
I'm not far away as you imagine
Would you listen if I spoke
I'm a ghost...ghost
I'm a leaf
And a tree
I'm water
Flowing free
I'm right here
Do you see?
I'm vibration
I'm still
I'm wind
In a windmill
It's me
That you feel
Chorus
I'm changing before your eyes
I'm like a wisp of smoke
I'm not far away as you imagine
Would you listen if I spoke
I'm a ghost...ghost
Outro
I'm right here
Do you see
It's me
That you feel
I'm a ghost
@chipwithrow Mar 2022
I love Cindy's lyrics - this one, and just overall! She's one of my favorite collaborators.
This incredible guitar, percussion and vocal are just what the words need to come to ghostly life!
I just commented in a forum thread about songs that, if they came up in an acoustic playlist, would make me want to know who the artist is. This is that kind of song!
@sailingmagpie Mar 2022
The a really haunting feel to this track. Love the vibrato on your voice and the lyrics are fantastic. Really sparse but not a word wasted.
@karlsburg25 Mar 2022
Well what a post FAWM treat to have you two collab. The casual movement throughout is really something quite etheral but so melodic despite the inventiveness of the chords. The vocal is so beautiful and pure its hitting all my senses as i listen. Really beautiful lyrics Cindy. And this is a perfect combination.
@darcistrutt Mar 2022
The speed change at the chorus was nice. Your voice is lovely on this. The lyric is lovely in its simplicity. The quiet ending made me shiver.
@roddy Mar 2022
Very cool and jazzy. Such thoughtful lyrics and the music and sensitive vocal really brings them to life. A beautiful collaboration. The change to guitar strumming at the chorus is very effective.
@b3nut Mar 2022
Getting a definite Joni Mitchell (and David Crosby!) vibe here...a bit of fretless bass would be dope! Gorgeous chord choices...love this!
@mikegtz Feb 2022
A very different kind of FAWM song because not many of us try the Jazzy stuff but this totally works! Great job, Tammy and Cindy.
@ferry0123 Feb 2022
This one draws me in! Great collab, it just works perfectly. The long 'ghoooooooost', the changing dynamics, the lyrics and Tammy singing them. Really, really good!
@jeff9 Feb 2022
So very cool. It makes me feel like I'm in a coffee house in the early '60s discovering a brilliant new artist opening for Jeff Buckley. Your vocal vibrato makes my knees go to jelly.
@kenmattsson Feb 2022
Damn, what a combination. @cindyrella's lyrics are usually gold and these are platinum. I'm in awe of what @tamsnumber4 did with this vocally and instrumentally. I've got major "I wish I were singing this" envy here. Wow.
@ttg105 Feb 2022
I really like that mellow keyboard and the melancholy mood. It really does sound like someone dissolving into a ghost. The entrance of the shaker adds a nice rhythmic element. Vocals are perfect, as always!
@kristi Feb 2022
Love all those metaphors, Cindy! Really easy to get immersed in this. I like how you use the idea of a ghost. Tammy's guitar so gently sweeps it away and we are transported. The change up in the chorus is cool. And the way you settle on "ghost" is very satisfying. Great vocal delivery to tell the story!
@sherrycanary Feb 2022
Cindy...these lyrics are fantastic. The images are so good, and ghostlike :-)
Tammy...your voice is translucent
The music has a misty feel to it , and I like how you sang the outro
@tseaver Feb 2022
Nice collab! The shifts in instrumental moods suit the ambiguity of the lyric wonderfully. Lovely vocal, and a great take on the story.
@cheslain Feb 2022
Exceptionally atmospheric and beautiful song. That shaker and the rhythm change in the chorus is very effective in its simplicity. Folky, bluesy, jazzy and all the good things. Great lyrics with all those contrasts crafted to pleasantly flowing rhythm and rhyme.
@timfatchen Feb 2022
Tammy, that's an amazing backing especially the lovely chord choices, and a most impressive melody/presentation. Cindy you _know_ my opinion of your lyrics ;) The change of movement and the melody for that chorus is quite stunning. Why can't I download this, grrrr??? It's a keeper. I'm trying not to be consumed with envy, to be quite honest. Okay, if I were truly honest I'd ADMIT I'm consumed by envy! Bravo!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Yup I noticed this quality lyric. Glad you did this in this style nice air and space. Top collab.
@crisp1 Feb 2022
Great lyrics of contrast and a wonderful treatment by Tammy that sends us wafting on the musical winds and updrafts of her vocals.
@valeriecox Feb 2022
Ladies, this is amazing! Everything about it is great. A stunning performance of strikingly beautiful lyrics.
@cindyrella Feb 2022
Now. Girl,You've gone and done it! I have goosebumps all over me! What an incredible thing you've done! That chorus really got to me. Thanks so so much!
@liz561 Feb 2022
The lyrics are indeed amazing, and the music well does it justice. Lovely melody and singing. Excellent collaboration!
@zecoop Feb 2022
Loving this from the start, and when you move from the dark minor to the resolvingly happy major, it just gives me goosebumps. (yeah, I am making up words, because I needed a better word to describe the feeling. This lyric is simply magical and the slow delivery just injects so much emotion into it. The lyric, the playing, the progression, the vocal.... What an amazing collaboration! Absolutely beautiful.
p.s. - I noticed none of the faults. They are probably there, but trust me, they do not distract at all from the power of this song!