mine
by @sadcoolgirl
Liner Notes
thought i'd break up some of the darker tracks on this album with a ballad.
writing about love is one thing and writing a love song is another. i tried to bring both into this one, in an intentional and in an organic way. you know that feeling when you find someone that makes life feel like a million new beginnings? or when every small moment starts to feel a little brighter just because they’re there? something like that. wanted to try capturing lightning in a bottle.
this one lives somewhere between patience and wanting too much at once. soft, a little restless, a little starry-eyed. i kept the edges hazy on purpose – a living memory you can’t fully hold onto and don’t want to let go of either. maybe it’s a love song, maybe it’s just the sound of waiting for one. you be the judge!
for you xx ♡ ౨ৎ ˖ ࣪⊹
Lyrics
meet me at the halfway point between forever and after don’t you know the key to my heart has your name as the password
i’m a metaphorical stomachache a hard pill to swallow but i’m the rising sun as the day breaks on a new tomorrow
i'm listening to mazzy again i'm dancing on my bed you whisper so quietly i'm leaning into every word you’ve said
you’ve got a smile that can light up a room use it when you tell me “soon” i’m so impatient i don’t know what’s the use to let you tell me what to do
and i do
i could spend a thousand lives embraced in your laughter it’s in your voice, it’s in your song you’re everything that matters
i always second guessed myself til the day that we met it’s you, you, you, you, you today, forever, always how about that
take my hand and never look back
i'm listening to mazzy again i'm dancing on my bed you whisper so quietly i'm leaning into every word you’ve said
you’ve got a smile that can light up a room use it when you tell me “soon” i’m so impatient i don’t know what’s the use to let you tell me what to do
and i do
you’re mine the way i’m yours inside your storm i am reborn you’re mine the way i’m yours on my neck your breath feels warm you’re mine the way i’m yours i couldn’t ask for more the way i’m yours and you’re mine
Comments
The vocal feels very intimate. The gentle background music suits the mood very well. The flow of the words is good too.
Your words here are very relatable, i was definitely feeling this a few months back (but let's not go there!). The gentleness of the vocals and the music lures the listener into a pleasant haze.
aw thanks! i appreciate that, thanks for the listen. sending you good vibes and hugs! ♡
Great arrangement, production has some cool panning. It's an interesting pallet of sounds, with the church organ in the back and the gritty guitarish patch in the left. Its a really cool soundscape. A metaphorical stomach ache is a great picture to paint. Really nice work.
thank you! i personally really love that line and i find panning to be such a fun way to expand the song. thank you for taking the time to stop by and listen and comment!
I’m not gonna pull a punch here when I say that there seems to me to be almost no affirmation of security in this kind of sound or production, but I really enjoyed exploring how the whole time this sort of genre and your composition is facing toward and teetering toward oblivion with how quickly topics like submission gets out of control or how quickly certain control can be corrupted. It’s like walking on eggshells, but that’s the only thing that separates you from the void. But if that’s all the narrator knows, it’s a security that you can’t “quite explain” to someone on the outside. I guess that’s how the genre gets utilized. Even as a “love song” or a ballad, it’s still unsettling at best while maintaining your sound and quality.
But maybe i’m just waffling. Either way, I enjoyed digging into this one.
I hope that doesn’t come across as inflammatory, I genuinely like listening to your output. Cheers!
very interesting! thanks for the review and happy fawm! ♡ cheers
I like the synths used; is that a melotron weaving in and out? I didn't expect that drum break. And the sentiment is lovely; my wife and I use similar terms. She is mine, but I am hers. It is the greatest feeling and you have captured a vision of that.
it sure is a mellotron (mellotron flutes to be exact.) thank you for the kind words, it means a lot. appreciate the listen!
Excellent instrumentation here, provides a really nice bed for the vocal part. The way the drum track weaves in and out of focus throughout is super cool and great voice as usual!
thank you!! ♡ hope your fawm is going well!
Your signature sound is really recognizable in this song, with those barely audible drums in the intro. The devil is in the details! It's beautiful, almost fragile!
thank you so much @bxphane! always a pleasure to hear from you.
The slowly evolving pads combined with your ethereal vocals combine to lovely result. This is deeply romantic, deeply soothing; a delicate experience to really savor.
aw thanks! this is a kind comment ♡ thanks for listening and stopping by!
I really like the intimate sounding vocals - so nicely featured with the subtle backing track, and I also think the vocoder effects are adding to the very captivating sound. I also love the light tone - it feels magical, a little unsure, hopeful and sweet - almost like it is a bit of a secret maybe. I also love how quietly you sung the final stanza which is the real declaration of love. The lyrics read triumphant but in this context they are delicate. I am just so impressed by your lyrical writing and story telling - and how you draw us into your songs. Really beautiful writing and performing here - I like this song a lot.