Can`t Get Lost

A song about a house I lived in with some international characters back in hippie days.


Style is _STJOHNS.STY (St Johns Songwriter Acoustic)

RealTracks in style: ~2478:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 110
RealTracks in style: 1275:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopUpliftHeld Ev16 120
RealTracks in style: 2934:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkySync8thsFintan Ev 140
RealTracks in song: 2364:Synth, ElectroFlutes, Rhythm Pop Ev 085
RealDrums in style: CongasEv8[single] [Multi]
Midi Supertrack Koto synth ( Tamboura patch from Aria)



Can`t Get Lost

floor is tilting
roof is rising
windows are watching

Han bake bread from fiddleheads
and sanskrit mantra
suspect Brits welcome you to the Ritz
drinking Abracadabra
a girl so fair slides down the stairs
your feet are losing ground
there`s no guest book up in my nook
write something profound

you can`t get lost can`t get lost
if you come from nowhere
in her loft tumbling so soft
waterfall hair

Steve moves to the chicken coop
wires it for sound
we get out of bed to cash a check
the sky`s upside down
gentle Jane changes her name
to New Child Arising
don`t be surprised in the house with eyes
leap before looking

you can`t get lost can`t get lost
if you come from nowhere
in her loft tumbling so soft
waterfall hair

floor is tilting
roof is rising
windows are watching


© Robert Cordrey Feb. 2018

Holey crap Robert we lived in the same house! You described my old pad to a tee!

I really like this song. Good mix with a strong vocal and a very interesting backing track.

Excellent song!

Hi Robert,

Delightful snapshot of the seventies i recall.

Cheers.

Robert,

This is excellent! I love the production on this - so many layers and all working together so effectively.

Great smooth vocal as well.

Enjoyed!

Bob

Yeah, me too! Late 60's, early 70's .. a very special time indeed.

Great writing IMHO.

Loved:

"Steve moves to the chicken coop
wires it for sound
we get out of bed to cash a check
the sky`s upside down
gentle Jane changes her name
to New Child Arising
don`t be surprised in the house with eyes
leap before looking"

And also: "you can`t get lost can`t get lost if you come from nowhere"

Really good, Robert, enjoyed the listen!

Very well done, Robert This tune is definitely giving me a 70's vibe. I really enjoyed how cinematic and visual the lyrics are. I can almost envision what that house must've have been like. Also - the arrangement and production job is top notch.

Great work, and thanks for sharing!

Beatlesque, great work Robert, love the vocals, the feel and sound Abby Road to me. Love IT!!!

The lyrics painted such a specific picture. I can't imagine what it would be like to be alive during the 60s and the 70s, but that song really helped to create a very vivid picture for me.

Thanks for sharing.

Yep.... been to that house too. Cool memories were triggered by this tune,....well done.

Mario,
Could be - if you made it to Vancouver and found yourself in questionable company in the early 70`s! This was just one of a community of such funky houses... all repaced with mansions now.
Glad this took you back.

Robert



Thanks for the listen Richard!




Bob,
I was trying for an acoustic, Incredible String Band kind of sound.
Thanks for with the positive comments.

Robert

Robert,

A SUPERB listen!

Love the write. So expressive! Cool instrumentation.

Your vocal enhances this even further.

This is very original sounding. Somewhere between folk and psychedelic rock - unlike anything I've ever heard.

Really enjoyed this. One of your best.

floyd

Very eclectic and interesting. Lots going on here. Really enjoyed the complex lyrics. Very well done. Rob

Robert

Wonderful work - great and different sound reminds me of something I can't quite put my finger on but very enjoyable indeed.

Peter

This reminds me of something the Moody Blues might have done. Really trippy. Great poetic lyrics and really puts the listener in the communal house. Fantastic backing track with very unique chord changes. What a great listen and unlike anything ever posted here. I quite enjoyed it, Tom

Very nice. You brought back some very interesting memories from my youth. Well done. Super vocal and harmonies,. Just loved the backtrack , Some very cool sounds there. Another awesome lyric. Well done

Great job Robert! You ALWAYS inspire me to be a better lyricist (You are great at this). The song is another good one with some clever twists and turns! Thanks, Torrey

Hello, Robert

ElectroFlutes is very effective.
It has become a wonderful seasoning for folk style melodies.
I always admire because you creates a magical sound every time.
Your vocal is very comfortable as usual.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Thanks very much, Dave - I had lots of material for this and had to cut out a few characters! Those were the days.

Robert



Deryk,

Glad you got the picture and liked the song!

Robert




I think those electroflutes are forever tagged with Strawberry Fields. Thanks for your listen and thumbs up!

Robert




One regret about that place and other travels at that time- I thought cameras weren`t cool, so this is about the only picture I have.
Thanks for listening.

Robert

Wow! That was retro, without sounding derivative. Nice write.

Floyd,
Thanks for those very kind impressions. Is it folk? Guess I`m not sure either - I had a sound in mind and filtered through BiaB it came out bit different ( would have liked to find a sitar to place more forward in the mix).

Robert


Thank you, Rob!



Peter,
Remember Incredible String Band`s "Painting Box"? I started with that song as a guide.
Glad you enjoyed this.

Robert

Tom,
Thanks for your listen and comments.I had a few days of going back to that time and this song as well as Blue Medicine came from the remembering.

Robert



Thank you, Scott!

All it's missing is a sitar. Just kidding! This is great Robert! The lyrics and music really capture the vibe of the hippie house.

Torrey,
I like that about this forum; you know someone is listening and getting inspired - as I am every day by the real musicians like yourself posting here
Many thanks for your kind review!

Robert



Hi Shigeki,
Those electro flutes have a unique sound - this was a good place to try them.
I`m happy you heard some magic in this song!

Robert

Thanks David!



Josie,
I`ll add the sitar as soon as there`s an RT...or someone offers to play one for me.
I`m glad the vibe came through!

Robert

Takes me (Bud) back to my almost obligatory trip to San Francisco in 1968...a bit late for the summer of love but close enough

If only the lyrical quality of the tunes of that day had been this good.

Outstanding with the write and vocal and production to present it all in such a wonderful, shall I say trippy, package!

Much enjoyed it!

J&B

Bud,
The Ritz had a very West Coast woodsy vibe -perched in a forested cove with those window eyes being visible from boat traffic.By the time I got to Haight Ashbury many of the houses you saw in `68 had been given an upscale makeover.
I had fun trying for a period sound on this song- thanks for listening and giving it your thumbs up!

Robert

Robert,

This is an outstanding listen.

I found it very emotive in music, words and performance. So many memories came flooding back into my mind as I tagged along on the music's journey.

I loved these lines and the way you used them to bookend the lyrics.

• floor is tilting
  roof is rising
  windows are watching

The first two lines set up the third line beautifully. I was hooked after these.

Then, in the chorus when you say...

• you can`t get lost can`t get lost
  if you come from nowhere

... you made me think about existentialism. Wow!

But the above are just some of the incredibly inventive lyrics you've written. These words are a literary feast. I'll think I'll go and have a drink of abracadabra now!

This is a sensational creation!

All the best,
Noel

Noel,

I appreciate your listen and positive comments.
Those Brits were quite the chemists...abracadabra recipe calling for expresso blended with some powerful oils!

Robert

Hi Robertkc, Thank you for sharing this with us! Very easy to listen to, especially with all the warm timbres. Great progression and vocals too. Well done!

Love the retro vibe. You've captured it perfectly.

Super lyrics. They tie it all together.

much enjoyed!

Thanks, Joe!



I`m getting more stubbornly retro all the time!
Thanks for your listen and likes.

Robert

Very well thought out lyrics. Very profound lyrics and thoughtful melody nicely paired. The somewhat simple accompaniment works well. I really like the dreamy harmonies. Nice song.

Samuel,
Thank you for your listen and comments.

Robert

I sent a month there one night. Outstanding track!