FAWM: "Where Do We Go"

Where Do We Go

1 week ago by @b3nut

Liner Notes

Doing something dark and doom-y, having some fun with the baritone Tele and 5-string bass.

EZ Drummer, Traben 5-string, Squier baritone Tele (dirty and clean rhythms), Slick SL55 tele (lead), Korg T3 (choir), Kawai K3 (pad), Hammond B-3, vox

Lyrics

Through the city streets An uncertain wind is blowing Carrying away all hope

An eldritch presence Shapeless, without form All feel its malice

But the heart of all mankind yearns to still be free To live, to love, to care for all, to stand, to breathe

Where do we go? Where do we go from here? Where do we go? Where do we go from here?

We watch and wait Looking for an opening We raise our voice to the heavens

Thousands upon thousands died To fight this demon If we give in or give up we will be Desecrating their graves

But the heart of all mankind yearns to still be free To live, to love, to care for all, to stand, to breathe

Honoring those who came before is our solemn obligation It’s up to us all to stand for what’s right And not surrender to subjugation

But the heart of all mankind yearns to still be free To live, to love, to care for all, to stand, to breathe

Where do we go? Where do we go from here? Where do we go? Where do we go from here?

It’s all on the line It’s down to crunch time We can’t give in We can’t give up We can’t lose hope We can’t back down We stand We stand

Where do we go? Where do we go from here? Where do we go? Where do we go from here?

Comments

@dragondreams 2d

Oh YES! This sets the tone, right from the very get-go. The dynamic shift from that massive intro into the first verse. Chef's kiss. And the pre-chorus sets us up so nicely for that similarly massive chorus. And the guitar solo? I've run out of superlatives... This is all kinds of fabulous. 😀

@nfshakespeare 5d

Man, I just had a Robin Trower flashback! This is great! I know my stuff is singer songwriter, but If you ever want to collaborate, just let me know!

@richaaaay 6d

Your bass playing anchors everything so well. Absolutely loved your guitar solo. You are a master of creating these full and complete musical compositions. I fully appreciate the hopeful, can’t give up, take a stand sentiment.

@nagavaeoe 1w

Love the soundscapes. It's a little doomy with loads of hope. Again, the organ is so sweet. What are your drawbars? Been thinking about getting a bari guitar for a while. May have to do it. Guitar solo was a little Gilmouresque. Very nice!

@mood 1w

Dude, that bass is straight naaaaarsty. I gotta get a 5-string . . . . This slow groove is some funky business.

@coolparadisoMod 1w

crikey that nearly took my head off! Great start, then a nice drop into the vocal. Enough story and enough repetition to keep everyone happy! lots of power and energy! very good use of light and dark. another good song!

@ampersandman 1w

Excellent, excellent work! Hard hitting, atmospheric and skillfully played. Where do we go from here? It's a question that sounds very familiar to me ...

@nadine 1w

Great arrangement and a lot of drama in the voice. The organ solo is super cool! I don't think it's too doom....

@chill4matt 1w

Great work! This makes me a little emotional, thinking we may be dealing with more than a hiccup in time.

@mattwdunn 1w

One of the best things I’ve heard this year so far. Amazing vibe and arrangement. Reminds me a bit of Mad Season (if you haven’t checked them out you should). Tasty solo. Love the tone. This is so well written and performed. Awesome work

@davidtaro 1w

Those cymbals!! Not messing about AT ALL. I love how you then pull everything back - great earnestness in the lyrics - testify - and then back comes Attack of the Cymbals. Huge huge chorus, but the breakdown section might be my favourite part of the song, the band really hits its groove. It's doomy, yes, but also there's that 'can't lose hope' sentiment, and I think you get the balance just right :)