FAWM: "Where the water gets through"

Where the water gets through

2 days ago by @kaiju_tea_party

Skirmish: Porous materials (@atornberg)

Where the water gets through

kaiju_tea_party

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Liner Notes

How the heck do people write songs in less than an hour

Things this song taught/reminded me

Sometimes a silly voice helps quiet the ego
I like the theme of self acceptance but it can be hard to balance the roses with the thorns
I really like the line "Where the water gets through the sunshine does too"
Writing down rhymes was a little helpful but most of the material came from free writing. Sensory writing and free writing still seems to be the most fruitful parts of writing for me
Writing a melody for already existing lyrics still seems much easier to me than writing lyrics to a melody that I'm writing
- Writing lyrics to an already existing melody is also really helpful. I'm not sure how to close the gap. It might just be that I have to remember the melody that I came up with while trying to also come up with lyrics but I CAN'T forget the melodies from songs I know really well so that frees some of the cognitive load

#acousticonetake #skirmish

Lyrics

Verse 1 C There's a crack in the door of our bedroom Em It wakes me up ever-y day A The creaking floorboards sound like a Dm symphony of decay

Em The leaky roof Am the dirty spoons Em the cracks in the spackled walls

A7 I wouldn't trade them for anything D7 this is our home after all

Chorus G Where the water gets through C the sun shine does too Bm Learn from our flaws

F#m It doesn't work unless it works G with who you are

Verse 2 C We could try to patch the cracks in the concrete Em Or we could collect the water that's our for free A It might be a mess, but our home is the best Dm because it's for you and me

Chorus G Where the water gets through C the sun shine does too Bm Learn from our flaws

F#m It doesn't work unless it works G with who you are

Comments

@newukenewyork 1d

I agree that "Where the water gets through the sunshine does too" is a good line. There's a timelessness to your "silly voice" (as you described it) and a sly eyebrow raise to your melody. I also love a messy take where we are learning where the song wants to go. Terrific work!

@porrectus 1d

Great write, I've been in this place. Reminds me of where I grew up. Nice work

@tageule 2d

Oh, I like this. You manage to make a leaky roof sound kinda romantic, which really isn't easy. (Cause they're really not. But for the duration of the song, I believe you.) And it's nice that you left the laughter in, it's contagious.

@namey 2d

This is excellent. I managed to do 2 skirmishes in the time this year. I didn't think it was possible last year. I think 2 is my limit tho. I don't seem to be able to do it any more. Never mind. The reason this song is so good is the way it is just honest and true. And relateable. You found the sweet spot.