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Recorded using Logic Pro X
mixed and mastered with Izotope plug ins.
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Instruments:
RealTracks in style: 890:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment PopLite Ev 140
RealTracks in style: 2934:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkySync8thsFintan Ev 140
RealTracks in style: 2934:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm FolkySync8thsFintan Ev 14
Bass and additional keyboard created using scalar 2
Main and back up vocals: myself

Lyrics:
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Nightmare in Perfect Clarity
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You don’t know how you managed to get into this bind
You woke up yesterday morning
You were surprised to find
That ten years of your life had slipped away
And you’d really like to bring back yesterday

You lost touch with reality many years ago
You’ve been high so many times
You’ve forgotten what it’s like to be low
The tens went by in quite a flash
And now you’ve landed in the twenties with a crash

You’re having a bad dream. You hope you’re going to wake up soon
Cause you’re having a nightmare - with perfect clarity
Is this a bad dream. Or is this reality?
Feels like you’re having a nightmare - with perfect clarity

All the people who you’ve met
All the places that you’ve been
You might as well have stayed at home
You don’t remember anything
Your friends tell you that you had a lot of fun
But you can’t recall anything you’ve done

You’re having a bad dream. You hope you’re going to wake up soon
Cause you’re having a nightmare - with perfect clarity
Is this a bad dream. Or is this reality?
Feels like you’re having a nightmare - with perfect clarity

And you hope that you will wake up pretty soon
You hope so for your sake.
Cause lately you’ve been feeling kind of unsure
About what’s real or fake
And you hope that this is just a really, really bad dream

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https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=8_DlS1Fnvn8&feature=shareNightmare in Perfect Clarity[u][/u]

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Hey, Joe! Welcome to the forum. A wonderful entry here. Great title, and the lyrics tell the story well. Life is a dream or reality. Good use of the software and you built the perfect band.

WAIT. I see I missed your actual first post here. Man, that Peloton song is outstanding, Greg. Oh, so relatable. Keep 'em comin' and I'll keep watching and listening.


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Not my favorite genre, but man, the chorus is pretty damn catchy.
Well done!

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Joe,
Very cool first post! Unusual and fun listen. I hope I understood it correctly, it is a satire right?
Good mix. Thank you for sharing.

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Misha,
Thanks for listening. The song definitely leans satirical (my memory is still pretty good) but there’s some truth in the part about 10 years of life having gone by in a flash.

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Thanks for listening. I’m still trying to figure out what my genre actually is.

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Thanks for listening Marty. Thank goodness for band in the box. It’s amazing how really you can make the instrument sound.

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Joe, what a great first post.

I can relate to the the lyrics as time really flies by as you get older and your memory is, well not as good as it used to be.
Super vocal, backing tracks, and mix.
I really liked this one.


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Welcome to the forum Joe. Really cool tune. Loved the lyrics and excellent vocal. Excellent production. Was a little hot. Lots of pinned meters..


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Scott,
Thanks for the helpful comments. I am still learning the nuances of setting good volume levels while recording vocals and it helps to hear that you noticed the hot levels.

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Fine set of lyrics. I like the title and chorus "Cause you’re having a nightmare - with perfect clarity."

This line particularly stood out for me: "You’ve been high so many times/You’ve forgotten what it’s like to be low"---that's gold!

Catchy chorus melody.

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Hey there Joe, welcome to the forum. This is a fun song. I really like the writing, I think it would lend itself to a variety of genres rock, country, pop, whatever you choose!

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Thanks for the input. I appreciate the listen.

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