FAWM: "Solid as a Rock"

Solid as a Rock

Liner Notes

#Stones #Skirmish #singersongwriter #blocParty

Wanted to post a skirmish before an open weekend of (hopefully) more focused tracks. Hard to believe I am close to “winning” my first FAWM. Just a few more to go! Thanks again to all who have listened, I am very grateful.

Thanks again to @robinleaf for another great prompt. They’re bringing the best out of a lot of us!

Lyrics

Don’t go telling folks Who need your hands or head They ought to put their boots on And go kick some rocks instead

Your morals metamorphic With your sedentary mind Dated layers of hate and ignorance Untouched and un refined

Don’t throw rocks from glass houses Get stoned in them instead Why bother with the quarry? You can dig yourself instead

A little kinder, maybe wiser Try and listen more than talk Be unshaking in all your convictions You’ll be solid as a rock

Don’t go claiming pebbles are small boulders Don’t scale yourself down to the size of ants Pound per pound they probably out bench you And you’re crying cause they’re in your pants

I’m not trying to kick you when you’re down I’d probably break my toe on solid slate I’ll just let you fracture and erode I’ll go on and find another way

Comments

@jem 2d

Witty thoughtful lyrics- especially like the chorus and the pace and chord progression allows the song to flow nicely.

@trashmilk 2d

Thanks Jem! I really enjoyed exploring this prompt quite a bit. I appreciate the listen!

@jeremykazoo 3d

I love how much fun you're having playing with this metaphor! And I echo your sentiment- better to get stoned in a glass house than throw rocks!

I love the richness of the guitar and it's interplay with your vocal. This is a wonderful song!

@trailofclues 4d

Really impressive and clever lyrics in so many ways, and I got a kick out of “point for pound they probably outbench you”. Nice work!

@trashmilk 4d

I was proud of my rock knowledge to make some lofty comparisons in few words. FAWM is really leveling up my rhetoric and writing. Appreciate you stopping in again man!

@jongoldie 4d

Great song. Love your word play, made me laugh out loud at times. Good skirmish! Fun listen. Cheers

@trashmilk 4d

Thanks Mr Goldie, I am glad you enjoyed it!

@arkka 4d

Skilled writing with great flow! I really like those moves in the chorus where you go to surprising yet very smooth and functional chords (I think I hear dominant's dominant and the six chord adding that minor color there as well at some point), such a nice scenic route.

@trashmilk 4d

I was inspired by Elton John with that sort of motif, and it seemed to fit nicely without being a big obstacle to the listener. Thanks for stopping in, very thankful for your feedback!

@gordon 4d

I really enjoyed this track. Good solid tune and some very sensible lyrics. Got a real old timey country feel to it (which is just great). Good to see you having a good first FAWM

@trashmilk 4d

Thanks Gordon. Cheers man!

@robinleaf 5d

OMG these lyrics are so freaking great. You incorporated the prompt in SO many ways. I love this, such good wordplay. I love how simple the tune and arrangement are to contrast with the intricate lyrics. 🧡

@trashmilk 4d

Thank you for the promt(s) and thank you for listening and commenting Robin! I had a lot of fun with this one especially.