Saturday, October 11, 2008
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.
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2 comments:
hey chris!!! i like this better with all the other parts....my favourite part is after the "kiss me kill me" pat (which sounds really neat....better than the acoustic version you showed me the other day) the guitar was pretty sweet...and it DOES really flow well...i'd have to agree with you...your vocal aren't amazing..you can be really pitchy...but i think that it is because it is a slow song...but overalll...I really like it!! :)
Thanks for the comments. I think the "studio" version of the song is a little bit better because it's much easier to add layers and voices when you're not live (especially since I'm a one-man-band...I only have so many hands). I'm glad that you like the flow and the lyrics. I do have a question though. What do you mean by pitchy? Was I off pitch? (That wouldn't surprise me.) I think one of my biggest weaknesses is my voice, so any tips on that would be appreciated...but I'm glad you liked it!
PS - I think the harmonica you did on Tuesday really went with the tone and feel of the song. If we ever play this live, I am totally going to get you to play it.
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