FAWM: "Wooden Beams"

Wooden Beams

2 days ago by @klyma

Wooden Beams

klyma

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Liner Notes

#acousticonetake #challenge #folkpop

A friend challenged me to write a song that was under 2 minutes. I tried all last week -- the closest that I got was "The Right Wind." Today - haha! - I done did it.

SHAZAM!

Lyrics

Living in the space of your latest mistakes Try try again Give it the space and the time it'll take to get over it Love takes place in the give and the take Give all you can Won't always look like you want it to but you get over it You gotta get over it

I've seen wooden beams falling fast Nothing can last Nothing can last

Look at the past, it was over so fast Started at the end You were still growin' and you didn't know - you get over it Learning how to be ain't supposed to be easy Try try again You fall on your face in disgrace but then, yeah, you get over it You gotta get over it

I've seen wooden beams falling fast Nothing can last Nothing can last

Comments

@eas3637 2d

So so catchy - that guitar part is delicious, and the "I've seen wooden beams" sits on top so nicely. And that "gotta get over it" arrow hits the mark!!

@klyma 1d

Thanks, Erin!

P.S. saw a video of you and Amy singing a new co-write the other day. Excellent!

@odilongreen 2d

I really like the folksy, percolating rhythms of this, bringing a bouncy, joyful energy notwithstanding (and maybe even in contrast to) the somewhat fatalistic lyrics that seem to embrace both the positives and negatives of time's relentless march forward (specifically, the verses seem positive, but then the choruses seem a bit more negative). All in under two minutes! ;)

@klyma 1d

For real, the whole "I've seen wooden beams" thing just fell outta my mouth. I didn't see it coming, but figured I'd run with it. I'm thinking somewhere down the line that I'd like to tighten up the verses a little bit. Or, just learn how to sing it in a way I like more better. We'll see!

@metalfoot 2d

Nice song structure. It somehow doesn't 'feel' like only sub-2 minutes; not that it sounds ponderous but that it sounds like a full song. So that means mission accomplished for you, I think.

@klyma 2d

It definitely feels like I accomplished my goal. I could have written two verses over a 12 bar and called it a day, but I really wanted something more in the style of the Beatles with distinct verse and chorus sections plus a solo break. Feels like I ran a marathon!