Rotting

by @davidalso

Rotting
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Liner Notes

First song I've written in about 20 years. I used to write a lot.


Wow. Thanks for all the comments everyone. I knew FAWM was supportive but this was a surprising (and lovely) welcome to the club.

Lyrics

My tools have gathered dust again I don’t know where my head has been The people that I know from here Are chasing after what I fear

And I don’t see the need

The engine’s stuck on overdrive It’s dumb luck that we all survived They must have taken out the tires Now throw me in with all the liars

Because I don’t see the need For holding on to seeds When all the trash we leave Lies rotting in the weeds

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Nice guitar work. Like the random higher notes that you have here. Cool lyrics here too.

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Digging the strummed accompaniment you've created here, with the floating plucked notes, and the vocal melody. The vocal sounds especially cool on my headphones, one voice in each ear. The lyric is also a great write -- meaningful and poetic, with enough space for personal interpretation without being opaque. I'm glad you dusted off your songwriting skills and posted here.

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I can hear a dirty alt rock / grunge sound. Maybe this riff just drives me to it... the vocal phrasing is good

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amazing work and congrats on writing again after a hiatus. as everyone has mentioned, the vocal doubling is really cool. thank you for sharing!

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Digging the vocal doubling, and the guitar work.

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You haven't written in two decades, but you're coming back great! I like the dark garage rock vibe going on here. The chordal turn at "need" was really cool. The doubled/chorused vocals is a really nice effect for the arrangement.

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Does it feel good to be back in the saddle? I hope so! We're certainly blessed to be given a song like this. Those doubled vocals really make it, adding a certain feeling of introspection to already fascinating imagery. Please don't go another 20 years before the next one, eh? 😀

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Love the double vocals! and the little reverse notes sprinkled in at the end. Cool!

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Wow! A first song back after 20 years is awesome and this sounds awesome! Also I quite enjoy how the lyrics flow together(vocally as well) and the imagery im getting especially the trash in the weeds is wicked! Welcome back to songwriting this rocks!

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based on what i know about your history, this is how i imagined a "david song" might sound… nice acousti-grungy vibes and the hard-panned double vocal goes great with your voice. lots of sensory imagery here, too.

at least maybe there’s hope for the weeds?

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