Tin Ear: Late into the penultimate day of FAWM and I was on 13 songs when I saw @sherrycanary's lyric = https://fawm.org/songs/136793/
After one read through the inspiration was there and I knew immediately there was a song there.
Sherry: whatever name @tinear goes by, his songs are always the first I go to listen.
Tinny, your demos of my songs always surprise and delight me!
Always beyond what I can imagine. Thank you!
Sailing on the sea of uncertainty
Destination unknown
Not sure where I’m headed
I’m a long way from home
Navigating the sea of uncertainty
Sometimes in in dark
I’m not on the Yellow Submarine
Or paired on Noah’s Ark
Chorus
I’m certain of uncertainty
It’s how I will survive
Resisting change is useless
Find a way to calm the tide
Smooth sailing gives me strength
to get through dangerous waters
I’ll fight like hell or let it go
And I’ll be here tomorrow
Sailing on the sea of uncertainty
Over the salty brine
There’s no compass to guide me
I’ve lost all sense of time
Sailing on the sea of uncertainty
Destination unknown
Not sure where I’m headed
Maybe to a different home.
Chorus
@timfatchen Mar 2022
Optimistic chorus and general bounce balances would might otherwise have been decidedly pessimistic verses. Kudos Sherry for the lyric, and I'm glad @tinear picked the lyric and set it in this forward-lookign feel.
@audrey Mar 2022
There's so much to like in these catchy lyrics. I especially like the line "I'm certain of uncertainty". Great metaphor "sailing on the sea of uncertainty". This melody is pretty great too and the whole musical package. Great song you two!
@leepat Mar 2022
wonderful treatment of Sherry's wise lyrics.
especially like the organ and Noah's ark quatrain.
congrats to both of you and have a good rest of the year!
@andrea Mar 2022
Reading @sherrycanary's liner notes on another song I find these lyrics inspiring. We never know what tomorrow holds, but we can find a way to carry on. I just love the feel of the music and vocals. I think it works well with the message in the lyrics. Uncertain but positive. I love this song. Great collab!
@susyblue Mar 2022
What a classic sound capturing the bittersweet but uplifting lyrics.
Love the internal rhyme of sea of uncertainty - what a great lyric and song idea! Excellent playing and performance for a catchy tune, great collab!
@bradbrubaker Mar 2022
The dinger sounds pretty comfortable in this situation, not anxious like I would be with all the uncertainty. But that matches the message of the lyrics of uncertainty being the only thing one can be certain of.
@greengrassgirl Mar 2022
Fabulous intro music captured me right away, and things just got better from there.
I discovered @sherrycanary's lyrics (because of her comment on Ghost of a Chance with @Gwyn1234.) And that brought me here to check out her page, and I discovered this great collab! I love how FAWM works! I'm going to do some more exploring here...you guys are good! :)
@hoppiern Mar 2022
So enjoyable to listen to this - Sherry’s wonderful lyrics and @tinear’s terrific arrangement are a great match!!
@bethdesombre Mar 2022
I like the sea as a metaphor for uncertainty and how it carries throughout the lyric. and "I’m not on the Yellow Submarine/Or paired on Noah’s Ark" made me smile -- especially the use of "paired" there. And the chorus message of "I’ll fight like hell or let it go/And I’ll be here tomorrow" is fantastic.
@oswlek Mar 2022
Super fun. Such a creative and well constructed arrangement, it's a treat just listening go how the instruments interact with each other. Nice laid back groove and sweet licks on the guitar. I really like the drum samples, what VST is that? If it's Addictive Drums, what kit is it?
Excellent melody, just the right amount of bounce and sway, and satisfying peaks and valleys.
Excellent lyric writing. For some reason it makes me think of World Party. Maybe it's their song "Ship of Fools" I'm picking up on, but it feels like something they would write, which is a high compliment, believe me. :)
Excellent work both of you!
@mikedebenham Mar 2022
Lovely warm treatment of Sherry's highly relatable lyrics. Tinny's sunny arrangement accentuates the positives, and I'd happily marry that organ sound. Good stuff, you two.
@tukayandryan Mar 2022
Brilliant treatment of such wonderful lyrics. Love your vocal. Production is great and guitar solo is ace. This is an ear worm. Love it.
@darcistrutt Mar 2022
"I'm certain of uncertainty" is sure true for me! Great melody and delivery. These words are perfect for where my head is these days. I think I've found a new theme song for myself. Wonderful collab!
@jaegerin Mar 2022
Fab, timely lyrics and the music really lifts them up. I enjoyed my listen - great collab!
@iwilleatyou Mar 2022
Tom Petty weed smoking loose feel with Jeff Lynne on the producer's seat. Really cool feel. Sherry these lyrics are gold. They serve for all times (going beyond any topical BS going on right now).
@billwhite51 Mar 2022
an easy beat and warm vocals cradle the incipient anxieties in an optimistic embrace. the guitar arrangement reminds me of robbie robertson with the way you pop the fills.
@johnstaples Feb 2022
These are really wonderful lyrics! Excellent hook/title! After COVID and russia and trump we are certainly in a sea of uncertainty! This,
I’m not on the Yellow Submarine
Or paired on Noah’s Ark
Is really clever and catchy! I love how the verses describe this but then the chorus gives us hope! Nice work!