FAWM: "From Today"

From Today

4 days ago by @jamestabbiofficial · @mattlitzinger · @squirrelhavenstudios · @fairplay

Liner Notes

FAWM Collaboration for the "Digital 4-track Challenge." #digital4track #electronic #experimental #collaboration #alternative

A collab between FAWMers: A: @jamestabbiofficial (drums, bass, synths, production, mixing) B: @squirrelhavenstudios (electric guitars) C: @fairplay (vocals) D: @mattlitzinger (acoustic guitars)

Lyrics by Charly Hotel aka @fairplay FAWM 2026

Lyrics

Your room is empty now You have decided to go tried to provide you with wings

Now you have left through that door alone

into the world outside

Hope you make friends for a start wherever you go

Today, you have spread your wings Today, you are going to fly From today, you'll be all on your own From today, the whole world is your home

You are now on your way You will now follow your heart your dreams, idols, and beliefs

Hope you'll find someone to share Hope you'll find some rest one day your place - feel at home

Today, you have spread your wings Today, you are going to fly From today, you'll be all on your own From today, the whole world is your home

Comments

@markfulwider 23h

Cool vocal effects in this! Sounds like someone just sent their child out into the world on their own. Been there, know how that feels. Live life loud! Cool concept for a song! Do I hear a harp? Very interesting soundscape you have created here! Very nice team!

@nancycunning 2d

I liked how what could have been a sad start with the empty room soared instead. Great collaboration.

@siebass 3d

Ominous electronic/electropop to open this with some cool tones and verbs. I enjoyed the percussion choices thorugh out this and when the buzzier bass rolls in and out. Nice little solo around the 1:50 mark is a nice breather from the distortion scaled back to synth/drums/guitar. Vocal double is nice as well. Well done all. Lyrically sounds like an ode to a child about to leave or having just left home.

@jamestabbiofficial 2d

Thank you so much for the kudos, @siebass!

@nkrefting 4d

Really cool sound! The gentle acoustics vs the more intense synths, matches really nicely with the bittersweet lyrics. Nice work!

@jamestabbiofficial 2d

You never know what you might get with this kind of #collab! We are all very happy with how it turned out. :)

@nadine 4d

Congrats to finishing the collab! I'm fascinated how the electronic backbone works with the acoustic guitar and vocals. The electric guitar was a nice surprise. Good job! Now I'm curious: How did your collab start? What was the first instrument you recorded?

@jamestabbiofficial 2d

The first instruments presented by the "A" in our group were the drums and a very simple bass line that defined the chord progression. Thanks for asking, @nadine!

@nadine 2d

Ahhhh OK! I was very curious because some years ago I had a group that started with drums only, so B basically wrote the chord structure

@jamestabbiofficial 4d

It was so much fun to do this #collab with: @squirrelhavenstudios (electric guitars), @mattlitzinger (acoustic guitars) ,and @fairplay (lyrics and vocals) for the #digital4track challenge! Enjoy!