A Cardboard Boat
by @ttg105
Liner Notes
Lyrics
I grabbed my sword off the floor and walked out the door toward the old candy store I ate more and more then stopped and hopped aboard a cardboard boat and sailed north from the shore
I used the sword as a paddle and rattled the fish in the water before the cardboard absorbed the water
I sank below the surface and as I plunged downward I saw all the other folk who had drowned aboard their cardboard boats
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Yup herd mentality exists and people don,t learn! Nice more gentle guitar! carries this along!
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This song brings me the longing for the sea! Especialy the melancholic sound of the melodica. Beautiful fingerpickin as so very often! Enjoyed this very much!
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Probably not the most interesting remark, but I really enjoyed this song. I don't know if cardboard boat is a common expression or metaphor, but I dug the imagery. In fact, your lyrics were all very evocative of imagery. I also loved your unique sound. K, that's all for now.
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Opening reminds me of 50s/60s movies about geisha girls. I thought the movies were scary because of the music - lol! A cardboard boat also sounds scary…
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When you mentioned "cardboard", I knew this wouldn't end well...
EXCEPT in the sense that this all inspired a terrific song! Great job on lyrics, vocal and music bed! ❤️