Feeling for the Stones
by @raspberry33
Skirmish: Crossing the River by Fee... (@dudachris)Liner Notes
#protest #skirmish #guywithguitar #acoustic Influenced by recently watching the Springsteen movie "Deliver us from Nowhere". Almost #onetake aside from the multi tracking and one very obvious guitar splice disguising my rudimentary picking skills.
Lyrics
FEELING FOR THE STONES (c) 2026 raspberry33
Verse: The weather has been nasty No sun, too much snow Spring still in the distance The sun a feeble glow
Better times are coming I feel it in my bones But we’ll have to cross this river Feeling for the stones
Chorus: Now the river’s running high Water turbulent and cold Can’t see what’s underneath Can’t spot the danger zones
Let’s hold each other’s hands So that no one’s swept away We’ll have to cross this river Feeling for the stones
Verse: The days are getting longer Though it seems the nights are, too We’re searching for a hidden path To safely bring us through
Better times are coming I feel it in my bones We’ll have to cross this river Feeling for the stones
CHORUS Now the river’s running high Water turbulent and cold Can’t see what’s underneath Can’t spot the danger zones
Let’s hold each other’s hands So that no one’s swept away We’ll have to cross this river Feeling for the stones
Outro: Crossing the river to a new day One foot in front of the other Crossing a turbulent river Feeling for the stones.
Comments
This is great, I love the way you structure your songs and your voice is cool. Thanks for the share.
Oh, when I hit the DL button it replayed the first bit and when the harmonica part played I remembered the song that little bit of melody reminded me of: the Tomorrow Never Dies James Bond theme. Totally different but I love finding small pieces of completely different music within things lol 😂
Mmm this is so lovely. I'm not sure if you release music on platforms but I'd like some version of this song to stay with me through the years. 💚
Wow, thanks for the encouragement. I'm on Bandcamp as "raspberry33" and Spotify and iTunes as Tom Higgins. Your comment just made it likely this one will survive (though maybe with a take 2) to make it to one of those platforms after FAWM. Meanwhile, I've switched on "download".
Lovely!
Very evocative lyrics. I especially like "The days are getting longer / Though it seems the nights are, too" and of course "Let’s hold each other’s hands / So that no one’s swept away". Yeah, let's. Could I please get a heads-up when you do a demo?
Thanks for the kind comments, @tageule ! The demo's now posted. I make it a point to do at least one #guywithguitar post every FAWM despite my rudimentary picking skills. Hey, three chords works for a lot of famous artists...
Sounds great and appropriately folky. The harmonica is a nice touch.
Better times are coming -- yes, we always have to hold on to that when in the midst of turbulent times! Nice structure and solidly written.
A good strong set of lyrics with a good flow to them. Nice take on the prompt
And thanks for hosting. Good prompt - demo now posted (late, I know but #onetake is semi-incompatible with my guitar skillset. There's always one disastrous mistake requiring an edit.
Great build off the metaphor into something bigger. Loving the harp and your vocals. Guitar picking sounds great too!