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Facing You (*24625)

tybarbary

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Tagged As:

titular sad-love-song

Liner Notes:

I was messing with Titular and came up with a handful of lines I really liked, but was having a hard time choosing which to base a song off, so I used them all. The first line of each verse is a generated line, and the first and second lines of the chorus are both from Titular as well.

The song-writing was surprisingly fun, even when it's so different from my usual lyrics. Taking my first-ever crack at layers when I'm so rusty on the keyboard was less fun. There was a lot of ARGH and redoing things a zillion times. And don't even ask why it's all in the left speaker. Mixing my Casio with my Zoom H2 with Audacity results in strange things. But hey, the vocals I did sans planning in one take, once all the stupid music was done.

[added later] Upon listening to this after a good night's sleep, I'm not quite sure what I think of it... Be kind, this was a very experiential song for me, and even if the result isn't what I'd like, the process sure taught me a lot.

Lyrics:

facing you
gravity was never so unwanted
facing you
if only the storm clouds were below us

I wanted to travel fiery
but you were a water-girl at heart
I wanted to travel fiery
but you preferred to sail, not soar

facing you
gravity was never so unwanted
facing you
if only the storm clouds were below us

another stomp, another poet
left alone here in the dust
another stomp, another poet
wishing her words could save us

facing you
gravity was never so unwanted
facing you
if only the storm clouds were below us

lost your lullaby
the moment I stopped singing it
lost your lullaby
as soon as you let go of my hand

facing you
gravity was never so unwanted
facing you
if only the storm clouds were below us

heartbreak you down
into pieces, into prayers
heartbreak you down
if only I could rebuild this heart

facing you
gravity was never so unwanted
facing you
if only the storm clouds were below us
if only the storm clouds were below us

Feedback:

•  johnq 3 months ago

  Cool experimental song! Oooh, wouldn't it be cool to have the vocals through a megaphone or some distortion or something!? I think the unusual panning works and contributes nicely to the overall effect. Nice!

• marksniadecki 3 months ago

  Haunting. It teeters precariously on the edge of being discordant, but... I think it hangs on to that edge just enough to work. There is a dangerous quality to that mixture, and it melds to the meaning of the lyrics well. Um, yeah... I like it. Also, your voice is incredible. Not just passable, but damned good.

• tinam 3 months ago

  i always like to hear things that dont follow the rules & although this at first sounds weird the purity of your voice seems to hold it together magicaly despite the strange backing & lyrics

•  adamhill 3 months ago

  I'm with Señor Sombrero, "exotic" is a good word for this. It's very different, but enjoyable overall. Lyrically beautiful.

•  brzan 3 months ago

  I like this and I think it works. Some strong lyrics, especially the poet verse. Well done!

• gonzosombrero 3 months ago

  I have a hard time to make sense of the melody vs. background. It sounds like it's in a different "tuning" completely. It sounds pretty exotic in a way, but not sure if it's ment to be like that You've got a nice voice!