Has It Started?

https://soundcloud.com/peterf1957/has-it-started

Lyrics and Vocals Leon
I played guitars and did some backing vocals.

The Band
RealTracks in style: ~518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2548:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkSorrow Ev16 090
RealTracks in song: 1680:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085
RealTracks in song: ~689:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2537:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopSlow16thsZane Ev16 075
RealTracks in song: 1757:Accordion, Rhythm Pop8ths Ev 085
RealDrums in style: NashvilleEven8^6-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Open

Has It Started?[b][/b]

Is that thunder
Or has it started
Can we reconcile
Or have we parted
I rang my therapist
She’s on vacation
How am I supposed to find
Illumination
Shine a light
On how my life’s unspooling
Heaven only knows
What the Hell I’m doing
Say it’s a holy war
But innocents are dying
Doesn’t rain here anymore
What’s the use of trying
I always turned to you
For consolation
Now you say you’re bored by
My adoration

Don’t be so quick to
Turn my love aside
The snow doesn’t care
Who’s on the mountain side
You might need a friend
Or a place to hide
The snow doesn’t care
Who’s on the mountain side

Is that thunder
Or has it started
Hard to believe this is
What we wanted
The skies are strange with
Signs and portents
Wish I had the key to
Their importance
You rely on
All that medication
Nothing gets you high
Not even fornication
Get up to face the day
What a struggle
One day you may decide
It’s just not worth the trouble
I heard you blamed her
For your undoing
I think it’s only
Yourself that you’re fooling

Don’t be so quick to
Turn her love aside
The snow doesn’t care
Who’s on the mountain side
You might need a friend
Or a place to hide
The snow doesn’t care
Who’s on the mountain side

I was twenty one
Acting melancholy
Drinking way too much
And saying life was folly
When the darkness comes
And it isn’t of your choosing
It’s a different game
Everybody’s loosing
I heard the Devil
On the radio last night
The razor wire is up
The beacons are alight
I’ve stopped counting all the ways
That we have failed
Hear noises on the line
And I think I’m being tailed
You have forgotten more
Than I will ever know
One for the road
Before we have to go

Don’t be so quick to
Turn love aside
The snow doesn’t care
Who’s on the mountain side
You might need a friend
Or a place to hide
The snow doesn’t care
Who’s on the mountain side

Listened to this as it thunders all around us here in S. Carolina this afternoon. Talk about setting the mood...

I like this song a lot. It's a good fit for the vocals and arrangement you created.

Enjoyed it and will be back for more listens.

Hi Peter,
I thought it had a nice live feel to it, and I liked the way the guitar parts worked with the trax. The lyrics seemed a bit cryptic to me, but that makes them more interesting.

Hi, Peter !:))


I must say that
I liked this production
both tune, vocals and
mix ! :)) congrats Peter !!

Cheers
Dani

Great sound on this, Peter. Nice instrumentation, good mix. Your guitar additions are well done.

Leon's rhymes are a standout here...clever. Good vocals, too (though they get a little low late in the song compared to the band)

Enjoyed it.

floyd

Hi Peter,

nice chord progression, arrangement, mix and good
vocals.
The lyrics are very clever.
Your guitar fits perfectly.
An enjoyable listen.

Guenter

Good lyrics, good vocals and you're doing well as a backing vocal!
Very nice job.

Peter, I especially liked the solo. Good job guys. Tom

Love the lyrics, almost Dylanesque. Interesting song,like the chord progressions, drums, rhyming medication and fornication, what's not to like.

Kenny

Charlie
A bit of synchronicity. Glad it enhanced the mood.

Hey, great delivery Peter.

A really smooth rock feel, excellent lyrics.

This is really up there. I thoroughly enjoyed it, that's for sure.

Thanks for sharing.

Melody, lyric and arrangement all work really well.
The effects on your voice were almost overwhelming in the quiet intro - almost had some clipping as well. Once the band kicked in the issue was reduced but I do think you could put your voice, almost naked into the mix and it'd sound fantastic.

A really interesting write!! The progression is very nice. There is a lot of repetition but I didn't get tired of it. There are some really great lyrics. Some parts are funny, some poignant, most cryptic. Very different but very interesting listen! Take care. Greg

Thanks Pat
They were an interesting set of lyrics to work with.

Thanks Dani

Thanks Floyd
Appreciate the comments and will pass on the compliments.

Guenter
Thanks - glad you liked the guitar part.

Rob & Ann-Marie
Thanks - I try with the backing vocals - it can be hit or miss.

Great sound and production.

We listened to this last night and today I came back for another and some comments...and, yep, thunder is all around the homestead.

Like floyd said "nice rhymes" and the mix sounds really good on our monitors. An interesting and effective choice of RT's go well with your playing. It's all happening here...cool vocal, write and arrangement.

Enjoyed it!

J&B

Tom
Thanks for the comments.

Kenny (spelt correctly this time)thanks for the comments I agree the lyrics were interesting he has a knack of throwing in some unusual lines.

Beautiful song and production
Great real tracks used.
Very well sung as usual.

Sergio

Ray
Thanks for the comments and critique.

Greg thanks for the nice review glad you liked it.

David
Thanks I was pleased with this one.

Thanks Sergio.

Really good job guys. Very thought provoking song.
SD