FAWM: "Happy Ever After"

Happy Ever After

1 week ago by @edwinb

Happy Ever After

edwinb

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Liner Notes

A #ukulele song I wrote on a long train journey today about something or another #fuc. I'm not really sure if this is going to be interpreted the way I intend, so I'm just going to post and see what people make of it.

I will at least say that it's meant to be optimistic despite everything. We need to fight, but we also need a break.

Lyrics

Running for the bus, in the dark and rain and wind Where could it be, patience wearing thin

Do what I did yesterday, the weeks and days before Eyes on the clock Ready to walk out of the door

Then take me away from the struggles of the day Take me on a trip of joy and laughter Chapter one and a new world has begun It's the world of the happy ever after

Two thousand eyes, one thousand more routines Unblinking and fixated on the tiny glowing screens

Does the candle have two ends and are they going to meet? Look over my shoulder When I walk the city streets?

So take me away from the struggles of the day Take me on a trip of joy and laughter Here comes the twist, can our hero handle this? In the world of the happy ever after

Another winter morning Walk with care across the ice Hold on to the papers Survive until tonight

Then take me away from the struggles of the day Take me on a trip of joy and laughter Two hundred pages in, how's the hero going to win? In the world of the happy ever after

Take us all away from the horrors of the day Let's take a trip of joy and laughter Never give in, we know the hero always wins In the world of the happy ever after

Comments

@berni1954 2d

Fine evocation of how the things we do to make a living are nothing in comparison with the power of the imagination and an artistic bent. Or at least that's how I read this one.

@janeg 6d

Like Gavran, I immediately thought of Paper Worlds. What I don’t understand is how people who don’t escape into other worlds can find enough enjoyment in their mundane jobs or routines. Love the harmonica!

@johnnycashpoint 6d

Lovely to hear your sound again! Not sure what useful i can add - positivity at this time is much needed and this nails it. J$

@richardmarsherder 1w

I do love an optimism-despite-it-all song! It's a sentiment very dear to me!

@nancycunning 1w

That harmonica seems like such a restful place to stop and recharge. I like the encouraging relaxing feel so much. That line about 200 pages in, reminds me of something I heard someone sat once “What we want for our children is a life without plot” I like the idea of holding on through the hard pages.

@philkmills 1w

The song sounds good and easy to relate to. Someone snobbish once accused a friend of mine of reading escapist literature. He agreed and told them he considered it the most valuable kind.

I'm glad to hear that your new instrument is working so well for you.

@trashmilk 1w

This song makes the plugging away at the mediocrity of stable jobs not so bad. It really is the joy we find and the hope we have, huh? Very cozy tune.

@coolparadisoMod 1w

Ok harmonica - you win. I will never forget hearing two English commuters talking - one said "do you think the train will be late" the other said " i dont see why not" seriously this could be as deep as you want in solutions to the issue! Either way its a damn good listen. This really is a player and a keeper

@gavran 1w

It feels to me as a mood similar to Xanda's in Sam's Song, or maybe more Talis' in Paper Worlds. The opposition between soul-crushing everyday life, and the better one we manage to carve out for ourselves in our imagination and books.

Am I completely off?

Anyway, it speaks to this corporate drone.

@edwinb 1w

No, that's pretty much what I was thinking of. Thanks! Maybe it makes sense after all...

@paulmilne 1w

I hope I'm taking this the right way! Stories e we tell ourselves are what get us through the day, it's the Hero's Journey. Your song is so melodious and the chord progressions so satisfying, I really enjoyed this, great work!

@edwinb 1w

Cheers! Yes, that's pretty much what I had in mind. So maybe it does make sense :).

@beacon 1w

I like this a lot. What instrument are you playing? Such an interesting sound. Almost sounds like an autoharp.

Anyway, I connect with the sentiment of the song and what you're trying to do here. We're all just trying to get through it all these days.

@edwinb 1w

Cheers, I'm hoping it makes some sense! This is my new 8 string steel strung baritone uke. There is something a bit autoharpy about it. I love its sound, it really just sounds like its own thing and seems to fit the kind of stuff I want to do, on the evidence so far.