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Well, I'm back after months in the doldrums, procrastinating on what to write about and other worldly things. Then Mike Leblanc sends me a lyric which gave me more to procrastinate about. In the original, no moral was mentioned in the lyric so after a month of changing, adding and deducting I came up with this. It's cut down from about 5 and a half minutes to 4 and a half. Vic https://on.soundcloud.com/oh8qo6VLSFemKv6x5 The Moral To The Story © 2024 M LeBlanc & V Arnold V1 I put my empire up for sale I can't rule it any more The queen of my domain set sail for some distant shore When it's your way or the highway it'll always end the same the one you love will slip away and take the blame V2 All the gold on this old earth and all the diamonds too they don't have an ounce of worth with no one to give them to all my dreams i tried to fill were just that, all my own while your dreams were hard to till on my field of stone Pre Chorus What kind of a man, have I now become too proud to understand all the things I've done Chorus There's a moral to this story It's all self explanatory If you want to live in Heaven don't be taking more than giving V3 The years they slowly come and go I still wonder where you are Did all your dreams get sowed or never get that far Are you a queen without her castle and me a king without his queen while every night I wrestle with the way things could have been Pre Chorus Chorus Inst. Bridge Bridges burned, no lessons learned 'til the tolling of the bell Set up to live in heaven but we shot it straight to hell Chorus
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Vic, really nice song! Love your vocals and harmonies. Very Knopfler-esque sound to me, which is a vibe that never gets old.
Great job on the lyrics, especially liked the "moral" passage and rhyming "story" and "explanatory". My attempts to shorten lyrics have not frequently been appreciated, so you have my R-E-S-P-E-C-T.. Well done!
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Man, Vic, I really, really like this. I suppose when looking at it in a vacuum it could seem a little long, but the writing is so good I'm glad you didn't cut anymore out than you did. I really like the story and the feeling of the words as well as the backing track. Excellent.
Brad
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Vic,
This is an absolutely great song. I love the write, arrangement and production. Your vocal and delivery is outstanding.
A new favorite...
Bob
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Thanks DC.
Yes, there are always too many words.
Whittle them down to the basic sapling. As long as they still have roots.
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Hi Brad.
What was cut wasn't adding anything.
What was left was added too. Hopefully it all fits.
I'm pleased you liked it.
Thank you very much.
Vic
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Nice job from you both.
Sits on the ear well.
Good BAND choices.
I've wondered for a long time why Mike doesn't come hang out with us here.
He is a BIAB user. too...(or. at least, used to be).
And such a fine word man.
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Thank you Bob.
Much appreciated.
Vic
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Great song Vic!
Excellent lyric and performance. Really enjoyed this one!
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Thanks Floyd.
I'm not sure why he doesn't hang here either. I did suggest it to him a while back as he did have BIAB some years ago.
He used the auto generate chords feature which never worked out great so that may have something to do with it.
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Hi David and thanks for lending your ears.
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Vic...a real jewel...really nice track...every element is placed perfectly and enhances the melody...BUT it's the lyric that steals the show...so very well written...there is a moral in this story and part of it is that it takes a great lyric to make a good melody work and you certainly accomplished that here...every aspect of this one is really really well done!
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Thanks for your support, Dan.
Really encouraging to hear.
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I like your song, good storytelling with great lyrics that I can learn a lot from.
You've made some really good arrangement choices, and your voice and vocals are perfect for the song.
Very good work!
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Thanks B.D.
It took me much longer than usual so I hoped it was worth the effort.
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Very good lyrics and lovely instrumentation in this song.
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Vic,
Mike always does a great job on lyrics . . . and you took them and ran, and made something memorable. Excellent job on this, from the write (some great lines throughout), to the vocals, to the arrangement. Very cool tune!!
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Thanks for the support, Waoband.
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Thanks Deej.
I appreciate the listen.
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Nicely done Vic!! I really like the feel of the song and the feel of your vocal!! Brent's guitar fits very nicely too!! Take care. Greg
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