Audio: As Long As Stars Entice

Video: As Long As Stars Entice

Couple of years ago, I was asked to do an arrangement and a melody for lyrics, something in "euro pop ballad" style. I sent my suggestion, but I never got a reply. Pity, because I liked the lyrics. I felt that the song was too good to be forgotten, so this autumn I decided to write my own, more personal, lyrics. And here is the result for you to judge wink I sing in the SoundCloud version, but I used Synthesizer V Kevin in the video version. My voice is harder to blend with the band and has other flaws, Kevin is easier to mix and I like his softer sound. They are different, I let you decide which one suits better for the mood of the song smile

Most of the clips in the video are from Adobe Stock. I had some personal clips I was hoping to use, but I didn't get a reply for my permission request in time, so only the clips having roots in the forest and the eagle are mine.

Here is the orchestra:

RealDrums:
UrbanPopEv16Uplift^1-a:clap, b:tamb
WoodblocksEv[single]^09-16thsPt3
Loops: destiny_71_drum_loop_b_minor ev16.wav, la_flava_beat93a drums ev16.wav

RealTracks:
#518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085
#910:Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothBallad Ev16 065
#1831: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopModern
#1834: Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopModern
#2878:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm AmericanaSlow16thsBrent Ev16 060
#1842: Synth Pad, ModernGroove Ev16
#2739:Synth, Rhythm PepSquadPad Ev 165 (double time)
#2265:Synth, BellPad, Rhythm 80sPopMelodic Ev 085
#1861:Synth, Rhythm, EuroDance ChorusHousePianoOffBeat Ev16 120
#3390:Mandolin, Soloist BalladPopTremoloAndy Ev 065
#475: Sax Alto Bossa

Vocals: me (SoundCloud), Synthesizer V Kevin (YouTube), Synthesizer V Solaria (backing vocals)

Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab

Lyrics:

Happy couples heads in the clouds
they've never walked a moment in my boots
they have had their ruby wedding
I have had my endless treading
and tripping on the lumpy roots.

A happy couple in a balloon
I have to climb a mountain for a view
their affection is the fire
warms the air and lifts up higher
I can barely see the ocean blue.

But I can dream as long as I have time
another tripper would find my plight
together to survive the final climb.
And I can dream as long as the stars entice
two lonely single wings would unite
to be a bird steering by its instinct
on its virgin flight.

A happy couple can navigate
the compass and the map connect their hearts
one knows trails, their intersections
and the other all directions
I am straying with no counterparts.

A happy couple looks at the sky
they read the constellations to sail far
from a shoal to another
they are beacons to each other
I can only wish upon a star.

But I can dream...

[Solo]

But I can dream...
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Janne

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