Feb 2022 alt-rock geek-rock filk loud space perspective
This is actually the first song I wrote in Feb. I had already started it when I saw the #perspective challenge and that helped me guide the lyric.
There's a lot of distorted guitars on this. It's been a while since we had this much on a single track. :)
This is our last track for FAWM 2022. It's been a blast!
Time to go catch up on commenting! :)
Time to put
The helmet on
Strap right in
Onto a bomb
That will blow us up
Out past the moon
Hear the sirens
Wailing sound
As the counter’s
Dropping down
And ground control
Is lighting us up soon
3 2 1
We’re gonna blow this town
We’re gonna blow this town
And head out for the stars
We’re gonna blow this town
We’re gonna blow this town
Gravity won’t hold me down
We are free fall bound
Feel the forces
Pulling down
Mountain walls
Made of sound
As we ride the fire
Into the unknown
Grit your teeth
And give a smile
Try to breath
And watch the dial
That shows you
How far you’ve flown
5 6 7 8
We’re gonna blow this town
We’re gonna blow this town
And head out for the stars
We’re gonna blow this town
We’re gonna blow this town
Gravity won’t hold me down
We are free fall bound
I don’t know if we’ll be back
Don’t ask if we’ll be back
There’s so many views that no-one's ever seen
new worlds where no-one’s ever been
We have finally found a way
Why would anyone stay
We’re gonna blow this town
We’re gonna blow this town
And head out for the stars
We’re gonna blow this town
We’re gonna blow this town
Gravity won’t hold me down
We are free fall bound
@toddnorem Mar 2022
Love the urgency of this song. Feels very timely. I'm getting a much darker read of it than was probably intended for being such a poppy song. World events and all. Nice end to FAWM. 19 songs for 19 years. Impressive.
@quadrivium Feb 2022
I love how the "3 2 1" and the "5 6 7 8" parts suddenly slow down the pace for a moment and really build the anticipation for the rest of the song. What a great energetic rock song to end a wonderful FAWM on!
@gmcgath Feb 2022
Ah, a good old-fashioned space song.
Wait a minute, when did space songs become old-fashioned?
@jtsteam Feb 2022
Love it! It's kind of Born To Run but in space... the distorted guitars are perfect for this.