Feb 2022 ss022622m superskirmish beginning guy-with-ukulele acoustic-one-take ukulele
I hadn't done many skirmishes this FAWM, but I wanted to try another one to keep my speed writing skills up, and this should make it to 14 for me, so I've won!
The skirmish prompt was beginning, and I was thinking about how doors close and you have to move on but you don't tend to know what is up ahead of you. It's a rough recording, but I'm happy to get through it.
Messages of Fate
Lyrics/Music ©2022 Ken Mattsson/BeaconBeats Music
#SS022622m, #superskirmish #beginning
Verse 1
I’m [I] done with the past, It [IV] hangs around me [I] still
Yet it [vi] helps me out no [V7] more
The [I] now has come and the [IV] satchels are [I] dropped
And re[vi]lieved me from this [V7] chore
Pre-chorus 1
The [IV] time has come to [I] open up my [vi] eyes
And [ii] open up my trust a[V7]gain
I’ve [IV] been hurt so [I] many times [IV] before
Yet [vi] growth only come with some [V7] strain
Chorus
You gotta [I] close the door on the [IV] time [I] before
And [vi] put down that heavy [V7] weight
To[IV]morrow’s path is made of [I] yesterday’s [ii] mistakes
And [IV] today’s [V7] messages of [I] fate
Verse 2
I can [I] only see the first [IV] step of this jour[I]ney
And the [vi] maps are torn and ob[V7]scure
I [I] need to trust the [IV] Universe’s [I] guidance
And be [vi] ready for life’s de[V7]tours
Pre-chorus 2
Treasure’s [IV] only found by [I] starting on a [IV] journey
And we [vi] only grow if we [V7] act
Our [IV] harvest is rarely [I] in fields where we [IV] planted
And [vi] grows with the wisdom we [V7] packed
Chorus
You gotta [I] close the door on the [IV] time [I] before
And [vi] put down that heavy [V7] weight
To[IV]morrow’s path is made of [I] yesterday’s [ii] mistakes
And [IV] today’s [V7] messages of [I] fate
@gm7 Mar 2022
Ken..this has a Newfoundland / Irish feel...a throw back to your visits to Renews maybe? We have to do a collab next year. I will get out my tear drop mandolin and add a few parts to a song...that should be fun!
Well done
@berni1954 Mar 2022
There is something very Irish about this song and your vocal delivery. This is very much the sort of song I like to write myself. We must have guru complexes ;-)
@robynmackenzie Mar 2022
Cheerful and thought-provoking. Lots of truth in these lyrics. I can relate them to my own life journey. Lovely take on the skirmish prompt!
@darcistrutt Mar 2022
I've been having multiple themes of only seeing one step of my journey - and here you are sharing that truth again. Letting go of yesterday doesn't mean we aren't affected by it but we do need to keep moving on. I like that.
@eas3637 Mar 2022
Great message in this song, Ken, and the chorus is especially strong. I love the internal rhyme in "You gotta close the door on the time before." I'm so impressed that you wrote all of this in just an hour!
@tukayandryan Mar 2022
Beautifully poetic lyrics. And this is such a relatable theme! Love that here is actually so much hope here in all the uncertainty. Lovely uke playing and I really enjoyed your vocal. Great skirmish. #tit4tat
@nancycunning Feb 2022
Oh, I love those dropped satchels and the line
close the door on the time before
This feels like a Buddhist self help talk in the best possible way.
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
Wonderfully insightful poetic lyric. So many great lines. The last two lines of the chorus are compelling. As always your vocals are superb!
@liz561 Feb 2022
The lyrics on this are very nice and the chorus is particularly strong. Really goes well with the skirmish prompt!
@jwhanberry Feb 2022
Good philosophical lyric that sticks to the prompt very well. Well played too. On a technical note, seems to me that verses 2 and 4 are really pre-Choruses. They have different chords and melody and I feel them leading up. Just a thought.
Skirmish on and congrats on your win!
@stuartbenbow Feb 2022
Lots of good stuff in this one. It's like a musical collection of fortune cookies. Great wisdom found in this one. Well done!
@writeandwrong Feb 2022
Fantastic title and what a treasure trove of verses, especially during a skirmish. I keep telling meself many of these lines. The chorus has great wisdom. So many great lines well written from beginning to end. Excellent performance!!
@coolparadiso Feb 2022
Well played on 14, never doubted you would, a pleasure to be part of that . Very good lyric Ken, a lot of outpouring emotion and of course you can communicate that with your delivery! Will have a virtual drink with you in kumo soon!
@taracraig Feb 2022
Great chorus, such a powerful message and catchy! Nice ukulele playing and strong vocal delivery. great skirmish!
@elesimo Feb 2022
Congrats on the win! Love the line "tomorrow's path is made of yesterday's mistake", so true! A lovely tune!
@chickenjail Feb 2022
Congrats on winning FAWM! Solid chorus, I especially like the line "You gotta close the door on the time before". Good skirmish!