Song No 14 for FAWM 2022
Full disclosure again….. this was a song I have had for a bit, and it has lived on Soundcloud as a single drum loop, an acoustic guitar and a vocal, but this February I have been working on it quite a bit, and now it is a full-blown production with multiple guitar tracks, bass, drums and mandolins.
The song began as a poem from my wife and I stole the concept from her (I need to credit her with that) so the lyrics are based on that poem, and I added, edited, did what I could to make the original work with the tune.
Pebble – © Paul Cogley / Nancy Lashbrook Feb 2022
Verse
The phone rings I pick it up it must be you
No, It’s never you.
The flowers grow I pick a bunch to give to you.
You’re never here.
I’m perfectly convinced that we will take a stroll.
Although we never have.
Chorus
Can I live atop a pebble glide along in a dream?
Live me a new day of you being here.
Skipping ‘cross the water so free it’s a crime.
A wave moves the sand so it’s a matter of time.
Verse
On the table sits your favorite meal set perfectly,
Now stone cold.
Intellectual debates that we have never resolved,
Yet to begin.
Pretty sure you’re on your way, and you’ll be here soon.
Perhaps you’ll stay….
Chorus
Can I live atop a pebble glide along in a dream?
Live me a new day of you being here.
Skipping ‘cross the water so free it’s a crime.
A wave moves the sand so it’s a matter of time.
Can I live atop a pebble glide along in a dream?
Can I live atop a pebble glide along in a dream?
Skipping ‘cross the water so free it’s a crime.
Live me a new day of you being here.
@ductapeguy Mar 2022
The acoustic guitars in mandolin in the full lawn POP setting works very well indeed. The lyrics of longing take some time to untangle and it's worth it.
@mattoxic Mar 2022
Love the mandolin part. Such a catchy hook. This is great, really good pop sensibilities, so well constructed and happy surprises around every corner, makes you just want more.
@santadharma Mar 2022
Yay to recycling old sounds and making them new again. This is a little patch of sunshine today. Beautiful instrumentation with a nice brightness to it. Lyrics are intriguing as well.
@kajati Feb 2022
A happy song, really nicely put together, loved the phased mandolin at 1:33