Juggling Clouds

by @rshakesp

Juggling Clouds
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Liner Notes

This is a song about the sometimes frustrating world of work

Lyrics

What do you want Out of me Could you ask more eloquently Your demands Can't be met I'm not sure you've worked that out yet

I twist and turn and burn the Candle that I earn to make you richer

I'm juggling clouds You don't know what you need I'm herding clowns Just to keep you pleased

I'll tell you this story from A to B The story of a man who wasn't happy He spends his days just cleaning up The mess created by a half wit from above

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Oh good, I'm collecting songs about work being crummy. This is a great example. When those vocal stacks come in and modulate somewhere faaar away I had a massive smile on my face. BTW I'm herding clowns too, IT maybe? Or am I projecting?

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"I twist and turn and burn the / Candle that I earn to make you richer" is so good. The near-dissonance in the jiggling clouds refrain works really well to create the tension implied by the lyric. Strong vocal performance, little Bowie in there.

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Man I love the “I’m juggling clouds lyric” that’s brilliant. That whole section and the next “I’ll tell you a story..” is really great. The guitar in that section is super, I believe you ended it with the same section I’m talking about and I thought that was a good move. I dig the disgruntled workers plight theme. Fuggg the man, man!

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Fantastic chorus sound on both the guitar and vocals. Really love the call and response thing that's going on. I'm feeling They Might Be Giants kind of.

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I really like the background vocals, like a rhythm track!

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Vocals remind me of Bauhaus. Great break with speaking part!

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This really captures the frustration of a bad work day incredibly. The what you want out of me line is sung so well I felt kind of attacked 😀

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You’ve certainly captured the situation, and presented it beautifully. I loved “a half wit from above.” 😀 Who hasn’t felt that way at times!

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amazing harmonies, epic production, love that big shift- very very nicely done, ‘herding clowns’ is my fave 👏

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Love the harmonic echos. Cool change up. Nice work

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