The Gates of Babylon

You sit alone at the table, while I take my coffee in bed
Our happy home's just a no-man's land where even angels refuse to tread

Angry words fall silent now that we've said much too much
I hold back my hurt inside;
You hold back your touch

      I could scale the Zagros mountains, or be covered by salty sea
      But I can't bridge this emptiness dividing you from me

Close your eyes and pray for sleep, but prayers fall on deaf ears
We hold our breath and count the hours until the morning sun reappears

Lost without direction, unwilling to turn around
Falling apart together, divided on common ground

I could scale the Zagros mountains, or be covered by salty sea
But I can't bridge this emptiness dividing you from me

So many bridges burned, too many chances gone
Now that we've been turned away at the gates of Babylon

      I could scale the Zagros mountains, or be covered by salty sea
      But I can't bridge this emptiness dividing you from me

RealTracks

364 - Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev065
366 - Bass, Electric, Country Ev 065
891 - Piano, Acoustic, Solo Accompaniment PopLiverpool Ev065
897 - Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Rhythm FolkRock Ev16 065
908 - Bass, Electric, SmoothBallad Ev16 065
910 - Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothBallad Ev16 065
1074 - Piano, Electric, Soloist SmoothJazzBallad delay Ev16 065
1543 - SynthPad, PopBelieve Ev16 065
1676 - Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 065
1064 - Trumpet, Soloist SmoothJazzBallad Ev16 065

Main Vocal: SynthesizerV (Eleanor Forte AI)
Backing Vocal: SynthesizerV (Solaria, Eleanor Forte AI)
Trumpet; WIVI Band (Trumpet)

Signal Chain

Master Buss: Lurssen Mastering Console (American Tight (Less Glue))
Lead Vocal: Greg Wells VocalCentric (Lead Vocal)
Background Vocal 1: Lead Vocal: Greg Wells VocalCentric (Lead Vocal)
Background Vocal 1: Lead Vocal: Waves Doubler, Greg Wells VocalCentric (Lead Vocal), Reaper Delay
Vocal Reverb Buss: LX 480 Essential (Joe C Vocal Warm Ballad)
Piano: EZMix (Piano)
Chorused Piano 1: EZMix (Very Stereo Wet Chorus)
Electric Piano Lead: Finisher Retro (Suitcase Panner)
Bass: EZMix (Bass Clean)
Trumpet Solo: ReaVerb (Jazz Hall)
Trumpet Solo: WIVI Band (Trumpet), ReaVerb (Jazz Hall)


Backstory

This is a remix of a song I posted in 2014. The original version was done with Vocaloids, and while the result was pleasant to listen to, I always wanted to re-do it.

Since SynthesizerV could import the Vocaloid files, it should be simple enough... right?

It would be, if I would stop re-doing the mix. Listen, tweak, listen again, tweak some more... render out and listen again. Lather, rinse, repeat. blush

As usual, the mix is a work in progress.

The trumpet solo is actually a mix of the WIVI Band trumpet and a RealTrack.

Comments of any sort are encouraged! laugh

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?