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New song from me ... about those times when pride gets in the way of what the soul wants. Hope you like it :-) - thanks for listening and for any comments! We Could Have Really Had It All Looking down, with passing glances, At untaken second chances, Looking round with older eyes At the times we said goodbyes Marching on to lesser days And with nothing to replace Times gone by with gentle kisses Warmest hugs and newborn wishes Travelling the fields of life With no way to fight the cries Of our twofold broken heart That has e'er kept us apart Proudest egos, rigid rules Playing us for stupid fools; And as we wait at life's own door Scared to knock, afraid to go ... Silly minds and hardened spirits Break us both, too blind to see it, Old mistakes and foolish pride Making both just lose our mind ... And as we wait at closed doors, Looking straight, with frozen souls, We know now, though we're no more, We could have really had it all. *** Kindest thoughts when we first met, Thought we'd paid our karma debt; When our eyes looked straight ahead Into our souls, our love confessed With some joy and with some tears, Those were then our happy years; What we had could never break, Our love no-one could take. We were soft, we were sincere, We believed, we had no fear; All we had could never have stood Life's heartless ways, it's understood. And now, with proud and rigid rules That play us for useless fools, We remain at life's own door, Too scared to let our feelings soar ... Silly minds and hardened spirits, Break us both, we just don't see it; Old mistakes and foolish pride Just fade away into the night ... And as we leave, both standing tall, Broken hearts, closed like a wall, We know, in our wounded soul, We could still perhaps have it all ... We look away ... we are no more. ****** Song Summary ************* Title: We Could Have Really Had It All - 27 March 2020 File:We Could Have Really Had It All - 27 March 2020.SGU Key=C , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=3:06 No intro. 62 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 62. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _SOARING.STY (Soaring Ballad w/Guitar Solo) RealTracks in style: ~2474:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 085 RealTracks in style: ~2505:Piano, Electric, HeldChords 085 RealTracks in style: 2914:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Folky16thsBrent Ev16 085 RealTracks in style: 2690:Guitar, Electric, Soloist Slow16thsPopBrentSimple Ev16 075RealDrums [in style:PopPromiseEv16^1-a: Snare on 4, HiHat , b: Snare, Open HiHat *******************
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James,
A really good lyric. Could apply to feelings about a number of things...
A lot of words to fit into 3 minutes. Job well done.
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Hello James,
I can only agree with what Floyd wrote.
The lyrics are very good and imbedded in a strong melody.
The energy in your voice one can almost tough. Nicely done!
One small thing: watch out your voice stays at the same distance when you say all these words in your mike. On some occasions is looks you came too close to the mike and that caused a small amount of distortion.
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fj and Hans: thanks! What I really need to do is get myself a mic stand, asap. At the moment, I'm holding the mic in my hand and, of course, the distance from it varies. Once I get a stand, I'll be at the same distance from it all the time - hopefully! But yes, this is an issue with me that does indeed need fixing! Thanks for your kind words!
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That's cool, James. Enough words to fill a rappers' song, but yours is sweetly not rap. Man, you'd need a teleprompter to do this live. You are a true wordsmith, and leave us with hope.
And as we leave, both standing tall,
Broken hearts, closed like a wall,
We know, in our wounded soul,
We could still perhaps have it all ...
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Yes, James is an excellent wordsmith!
Super lyrics backed by a simple but effective backing track.
Excellent.
PS - when you get a mic stand also get a pop filter.
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Marty: haha!!! You're kind - I hadn't considered the potential problems of doing this live when writing this ;-) ... but thank you for the compliments!
Mario: Thank you :-) I do now have a pop filter! but obviously the mic's incredibly sensitive, still ... or I'm still way close to it. Hopefully a mic stand shall solve both issues by keeping me at a fixed distance from the mic itself? I sadly can't afford to splash out on a new mic altogether right now, so let's hope that that would solve things.
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Oh yes, James, your lyrics are always top-notch - this one is even outstanding. Very tastefully arranged, too. Impressive!.
Stay well, James,
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Thank you Stefan - so kind. Take care and stay safe and well.
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Sad song, but pleasant listen.
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James,
The accumulation of "life`s heartless ways" in your lyrics coming at such a steady cadence, have the effect of water wearing away a stone... which somehow makes the chorus punch line feel sadder.
Strong stuff,and well delivered in your original style.
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Wow - thanks David and Robert.
David: I know that spoken word stuff is not really your "thing", as it were ... so that makes your words even sweeter - thank you.
Robert: Wow. Thank you so much - I'm so glad you enjoyed this little effort of mine. Thanks for such kind and perceptive words!
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Lovely chord changes.
excellent lyric.
The rudiments of the melody are strong and suggest this could be sung to great effect.
Mic stands are good for distance and a pop screen reinforces that distance - both are cool tools that can be replaced by home bits n pieces.
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Thanks Ray! I will get a mic stand and will try to reinforce my current pop filter! :-)
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... about those times when pride gets in the way of what the soul wants. Great concept for a song; and great delivery. That had to take some time to do! I have to admit, I found it funny that you "cut" Brent Mason from your project. I mean, how often does someone get to say that? lol
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HearToLearn: thank you! I actually write stuff pretty quickly, but think about it a lot before an idea forms itself in my head and I actually end up writing down!
And yes, I never thought of me "cutting" Brent Mason from the song like that, haha. Made me really smile, that observation of yours :-)
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Top notch.
Enjoyed it all especially your lyrics.
So much there that resonates with me.
Cheers.
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Thanks RichMac, I appreciate this!!!
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"Proudest egos, rigid rules
Playing us for stupid fools;
And as we wait at life's own door
Scared to knock, afraid to go ..."
There's a lot to contemplate packed into
those four lines.
And they were but four of many great lines.
Really enjoyable and thought provoking.
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James
Almost hypnotic, with a very pleasant backing.
A very good, folk song / poem.
Peter
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