Normally, I have a couple hours a night and will record the music and craft lyrics. Tonight, I decided to do stream of consciousness lyrics in one take and leave them in. My mic quality isn't the best. Lyrics below.
I hope everyone is safe and healthy.
Lyrics:
You got weak
You got to cut it off
You can't live like you got enough
You've got to smell
You've got to scratch through the dirt
You can't whistle
You can't whistle your way out of this
This is not a musical
You can't kick your way out of this
You can't bend
This is not a bendable offense
You can't bend your way out of this
You're not getting out alive
You can't scream
You can't raise your voice
You can't scream your way out of this
This is not a scream-able offense
Oh yeah
Kind!
You can't be too kind these days
But you can't smile your way out of this
You can't smile your way out of this
Oh, happy!
You can sing up and down the streets
But you can't sing your way out of this
You'll never sing your way out of this
You can tap, tap make all those sounds
With your feet on the grounds
But you can't tap dance your way out of this
No, you'll never get out of this
And you can bank, make cookies
Make all sorts of things
You can circle the grounds
With things that you dig
You can make sculptures
And rock gardens to boot
All these things you can do
Yes, you can do them
You can make bonfires
That reach up to the heavens
You can name all the stars
Tell them all that they're your friends
You can make newspaper macrame
You can say all the things you wanted to say
You can call up your friends and say
"I always thought that you were this way"
You can say these things
You can do them all at once
You can zoom, zoom, zoom
Your way through your past
Oh, but you're not zooming your way out of this
No, there's no way
There's no escape
You're in it
Thick and thin
Tall and short
Medium and wide
There's no way to escape your hide
You're in it
And there is no way out of it
No way
This arrived at 12:30 a.m. and wow! Great soundtrack for this thing we do, stay up for hours and hours and hours Starting stuff, finishing stuff... piles of stuff to do-- great soundtrack. Thanks. I love it. There's a very claustrophobic feeling about the song. (Trapped, no way out of it). I don't feel that way. but I agree, there's no way out of it. I tried to answer your COVID questions today for the podcast... I wanted to write out some answers before recording anything. I managed to write somethng for the first question. That was it. Then I quit. Maybe that's enough. Maybe I'll send the answer to one question. Then another one the next day.
Thanks for the reply lil. I actually really like this one. It is 100% honest. I didn't "think," I just, "did." It's definitely a song about being, "stuck," and therefore claustrophobia sounds appropriate. I don't think I feel stuck, exactly, but I am certainly grieving my former life. It's gone. It's not coming back either. But, I have a new life. I have a pretty awesome new life. I actually get to see my kids. And it's been really nice. Re the podcast. yeah, send it over. No need to over think the answers. Maybe you should take a cue from this song and just go stream of consciousness. Also, if you feel you hit all you want to say in one reply, all the better. It's much easier to edit/include. Glad you were up and got to listen to this song. I appreciate it a lot. Onward!
Thanks Steve! I still dig it. I like the simple bass line. I wish it didn't have the word macrame in it, but otherwise...
Yes, I used it in the only guitar part which as you suggested is at the end. I like the guitar but it doesn’t hold tune very long. Every time I go to play it it’s out of tune.
Probably partly adjusting to the new climate its in. But also the tuning machines they put in the Japanese made Gretsch guitars are pieces of shit. I haven't changed mine, but like once a week, I tell myself I'm going to. But I did purchase that black Strat :D My wife was pretty pissed when it showed up, but I said that I told her about it with enough sincerity that even I started to believe it.
Oh man, I got in trouble for the Gretsch purchase too. But, what ya gonna do? Post a pic of the Strat. Congrats!!! Also, join in on the #hubskioriginalmusic posts, even if it's just you jamming over Dark Star.
That black pick guard really is a game changer aesthetically. It looks so much more badass. Also, props on the Abby Road t-shirt.
How's that guitar? I'm not a super big fan of the Gretsch. I'll keep her, but she's not my favorite. The Fender Jazzmaster I have is just perfect. I feel like there is nothing it can't do. I'm going to to get some heavier gauge strings for the Gretsch. See if I can't get her to have a thicker sound. When this whole pandemic thing blows over, I'd love to come over and play that Strat. Honest to god, I've never really played one.
That's a shame. Sucks to be excited about something and then be disappointed. I pay d'addario 10's on my Gretsch. I like the tone a lot, but it plays sort of cheap (but it's a $500 guitar, so...). As for the Strat, I don't want to be over dramatic, but it's changed my life. I'm more excited about music right now than I have been in probably 15 years. Even learning to record, but I'm, uh, not even close to being a novice yet. If you've never played a Strat before, this one will spoil you. It's beautiful, perfectly set up, and the satin finish on the neck makes it as playable as any guitar I've ever used. I don't have a hint of buyer's remorse. I've never played a Jazzmaster, but I have played a Jag, which I'm still not entirely sure of the difference. Definitely looking forward to the day we can get together.