Any Day Now
by @ccsanders
Liner Notes
I started writing this last year and really wanted to #finished_it so I can add it to my slowly growing live-playing-repertoire. I also want to use this one as the #morph #morph6 seed song. I am so curious where you lot are taking this. Be kind on my instrument skills - I have just started really learning to play the guitar so I can use it in upcoming gigs and it still really distracts me when I am trying to play through a song š
Little background on the song: A person I know was dealing with severe mental issues and posted a painting by our favorite musician in her status as a cry for help. This drawing and the mental health struggles behind it inspired me to write this song. But it was missing the bridge and a lot of the words still were clumpy and it felt like very sloppy writing. This FAWM I dedicated several hours to polishing and changing what I didn't like to call it "finished". Before I would take it to a record studio it probably would undergo a few more changes š
This is the drawing that inspired it:
Lyrics
[Verse] I've been countinā stars It's a mild summer night They glimmer like memories They fade out of mind This road I'm on So bent and worn Feels like every turn Is where I was born
[Pre-Chorus] Oh Iām grippinā that wheel Like itās all that I got Rust on the hood Dreams time forgot Ohh Ohhh
[Chorus] Any day now Any day now Iāll find a road that leads Out of this shadow where my heart bleeds Any day now any day now I'll find my peace Ohhhhh Any day now I shall be released
[Verse] Every mile purrs a tune I used to know Where the river runs fast But now runs slow The radio hums It wonāt play right Just static white noise In the dead oā night
[pre-Chorus] And my hands are shakinā Knuckles white as bone Prayinā this truck Will take me home Ohh-ohh-ohh
[Chorus] Any day now Any day now Iāll find a road that leads Out of this shadow where my heart bleeds Any day now any day now I'll find my peace Ohhhhh Any day now I shall be released
[Bridge] Rust on my heart Hope on thin strings Thereās a whisper In the wind āHold on tight, youāre not aloneā āFor I know the plans I have for youā "A promise that Iām holding to.ā
[Chorus] Any day now Any day now Iāll find a road that leads Out of this shadow where my heart bleeds Any day now any day now I'll find my peace Ohhhhh Any day now I shall be released
[Chorus] Any day now any day now Iāll find my way home Out of this shadow Where I've felt so alone Any day now Any day now My heart's at peace Any day now I will be released
Comments
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I like how you contrast the verse, pre-chorus, bridge, and chorus. That contrast gives your song a epic feel.
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Thank you! That means a lot to me!
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Oh, I really like this. The chorus is fantastic and there's a lot packed into these lines! I'm next in the morph and not at all sure where I'm going to take this, but you've given me lots to work with!
Thank you so much! I am really looking forward to what you do with it! I am writing out the chords right now too to make it a bit easier :)
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Great chorus! The melody is wonderfully catchy. You are doing great playing wise. You are already in a good place. All it takes is repetition and experience to get better. My tip would be to practise guitar and vocals separately, maybe as a warm-up, and then they will start to blend beautifully. Your vocals sound really cool! you really have the voice!
thats really good advice! I think I need to practice it together though because thats when it falls apart because I kind of let myself get carried away with concentrating on the guitar. A lot of the vocals is starting to become memory but in the end it still takes a bit of concentration to really pull off everything you "wanted" to do. But if the result still is at least half of what I wanted than I am ok with it š You don't even know what your compliment means to me. I know I am not a "natural" vocalist with this pleasing sound that automatically fits your century and what the mass audience considers "great vocals". And I do like a pinch of grunge (aka some intentional distortion and off key and off rhythm) which sometimes throws people off :D But yeah - daily repetition currently is what I am trying to do to get "there".
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I hope you are able to give your sweet friend a hug for us. This is a beautiful song. Well done.