6 AM

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Lyrics

6 AM is callin' me
Shouting out my name
Mining for that golden ore
They call a brand new day

6 AM is callin' me
In will roll the tide
1000 plans are changin' hands
And I don't even mind

Mind [x4]

I gave my love to a stone
Which I've thrown
Away from me

As it fell
From the sky
In reply
It's goodbye
Was a kiss of dirt
To my eye

I cried out in pain in vain
What a shame
To tame
My heart, aflame.
Trust is a confidence game.

[guitar solo]

Love me
Thrill me
Kiss me
Kill me

6 AM is callin' me
Words will fall away
Smile friend, the earth is yours
We've lived another
Another day.

[outro]

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Story

This was a really fun off-the-cuff (read - made up as I went along) song to write and perform. I have a lot of "favorite," parts, but there are two things that I am most proud of. The first is the way that the song flows. I think this song is definitely a step in the right direction for me as a song writer. Even if I am still not satisfied with my vocal performance or guitar/bass/keyboard prowess, I think things come together really well. The other thing that I really liked about doing this song was the little "breakdown," section in the middle. I haven't heard many (non-rap) songs that have a flow like that. I am disappointed to report that the final bit of guitar solo / slide-flutter was lost when the song was converted into MP3. It was one of my favorite bits, but the song is still very whole without it. Aside from that, some of my favorite parts are the initial slide + keyboard riff in the solo (so raunchy!), the majority of the bass part (especially the intro to the breakdown section), and the outro. It was great - I heard the tune that I wanted to play in my head, and it came out on guitar. I really haven't been writing as many songs lately (a lot of that has to do with time issues), but I think this one shows I still have that spark in me. I hope everyone enjoys listening to this song as much as I enjoyed writing it.

PS - I didn't write the drum part. You can thank GarageBand for that one.

PSS - Emerson once said, "It is a luxury to be understood." This song adheres to that philosophy.