When that FUZZ came in my jaw just dropped. I absolutely love this. The repetition of the cadence is super effective. This is a super awesome collab!!

I do like that airy vibe and the haunting singing especially in the open verse. That spoken / singing style...very nice

The verse has such a cool combination of chill delivery, atmospheric harmonies, and lyrics. I love the mysteriousness of the theme. The vocal harmonies give me a warm 80s vibe (Bangles? Wilson Phillips?).

I can see this as a featured song in a film. The chorus really hits!

Both music and lyrics sing of things as broad as the ocean and as thin as the heartstring in a single breath. Several of the words and names here are hard sells in a pop song, but they feel perfectly at home in the theme and mood. I get a sense of delicateness and care with the way the words are chosen, assembled, and put to music, at once a song and a soundscape.

The intimacy is palpable, and the journey of racing thoughts to philosophical acceptance is summed up so neatly, and expressed in a way that we feel rather than read. A gorgeous collab that demands a repeated listen.

(And it's always nice to have someone else flying the lyrics-only colours - especially one with such obvious skill and acumen as yourself, @csecooney )

Big swings can sometimes end up with homeruns and this is a homerun. (Hey, you started the athletic metaphor.) This sounds great. Love that filthy guitar. The bass sounds great. This is really good. A favorite of the year, for sure.

Lyrically, this is intimate and baring and a little bit heartbreaking. I love ending in a hanger. Works so well with the melody and Rose's gorgeous vocals.

This rules!! Glad you went for it with the song. It sounds fantastic

Gosh, this is so beautiful and painful and… oof, there’s a lot here that’s very, very personally relatable to a long distance friendship turned relationship.

As long as you’re warm now With loves like I loved you It’s all right

This is really, really beautiful. Looking forward to seeing what you do with it melodically but if you do decide you’d be open to someone else having a pass at setting it to music, please let me know!

Oh that’s haunting! I love it—the repetitions toward the end and then the unfinished sentence. This middle part kind of hit me like a truck too with the “I acted too slowly/Neglected your soreness/It festered.” (There was a friendship that ended like that in the early 1990’s, and I have tried to be a better friend since then.)

Very cool. I was thinking about writing around Imbolc, too. I really like how open the lyrics are. It pings a bunch of relational directions in my mind.

Really liking this The imagery is excellent and the meter is so precise. Very intrigued to hear how you'll set it to music.

(Also, hi! I think we have a mutual friend (Amal) in common. Welcome to FAWM!)

Lyrics only are certainly okay! This reads with a solid rhythm. I like the mix between imagery and the emerging story.