Betweening

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Cross the cosmos we're speeding;
We only wind up stampeding;
We tell the world that we're moving, but what we want
Is just to keep grooving.

We want satisfaction;
But we live by distraction;
The great destination slips away--
Instead desperation.

Each final turn reveals another,
And countless others lay ahead;
The map's unclear;
We're still right here;
Yet we're convinced
That the promised end's so near

We live in confusion,
Avoiding conclusion;

Still seeking a meaning and never done;
We're stuck at BETWEENING.

Is there any end to all the spin-outs?
Can we arrive at all?
This treadmill run--
What can be done?
And yet we contend
That the blessed end's so near!

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Great intro! I really like your vocal here and your lyrics like "We want satisfaction; But we live by distraction; The great destination slips away--Instead desperation." are not only great but so true. Nice harmonies also. Great use of RTs.

This song has such a lovely little bop to it. The lyrics has a really interesting abstract feeling to them, and yet they also made perfect sense at the same time. A little like a riddle? It's pretty cool.

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks Mario and Ember!!

Very cool backtrack. Super vocal. Well done

Really nice work here, Tano It has a very surreal vibe to it I can't quite put my finger on. The abstract lyricism and unique vocal delivery paired with the off-kilter backing tracks really makes this an interesting listen. I really like the harmonies at the hook and the saxophone too - they work amazingly well with everything else going on.

You really made something unique here - thanks for sharing!

Very cool "connect your own dots" lyric and the vocal worked very nicely.

We like Ember's mention of "lovely little bop." Yeah! We get that too -- cool groove.

It would be nice to hear a little about the production.

We enjoyed it. Well done!!!

J&B

Scott, Deryk, J&B..thanks for the comments and I sure appreciate you listening.

Regarding the production...I'm sure I started by just sitting down at my cheapo midi keyboard and set it up with a Rhodes-type vsti to see what kind of sound I could get, then just started playing that initial chord vamp. Then, like I usually do, I went into the chord screen of RB and started laying out some chord sequences that I thought might be interesting. Once having done that, I created the melody line. While I was doing that, somehow the 'word' "betweening" just popped into my mind--even tho it's not a real word. Well, that just grew into a song about how society always seems to be saying they are going to 'become' something, but always seems to wind up stuck in the in-between place, from where they started towards where they want to go. I found the RT solo's pretty much as is, altho I might have used the "multi-riff" function to pick out 1- or 2-bar phrases that I liked. With the vocal, I usually record it once, then have to refine individual parts to get it sounding like it's on-key; then I copy the vocal track and paste it into another track, usually 3 ticks later, to get some dimension to it. I use Necter to choose some type of vocal effect that sounds nice.
That's my story!

This has an interesting synth vibe feel that holds my interest throughout the song and as always, thought provoking lyrics. Enjoyed this one a lot. I thought the arrangement was very nice.

All sounds very nice with some excellent flourishes.
A very nice composition.

Peter

Hello, Tom

I think this tune has Burt Bacharach feel a little bit.
I hear some Bacharach's musical songs in this tune.
Excellent melody and the chord progression as usual.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Hey this is a really cool song.

I love the old school vibe.

Lots of fun!

so futuristic and real, love the facts here and of course the tune is great as always. Tasty and well done!!!