So, something new from me.

Rivers Of A Strange Land

The lyrics are inspired by the famous Bible passage: "By the rivers of Babylon, where we sat down, there we wept, when we remembered Zion". I've adapted it, to try to give it a more personal and universal feel ... see what you think?

Thanks for listening and for any comments smile


THE LYRICS:

By the rivers of a strange land
They have asked me to sit down,
By these rivers, I softly cried
When I remembered my home town.

Used to have a little fountain,
By whose side we'd gently play,
Used to have a little window,
By whose sill we'd talk and stay.

Then I slowly made my way here,
And was asked to write a song ...
How shall I now write and sing,
Since all I know has gone wrong?

Then they asked me: "Praise His Name!"
And they pushed me on my knees ...
How shall I open my lips
When, on them, my tears just freeze?

By the rivers of a strange land
They have asked me to sit down,
By these rivers, I softly cried
When I remembered you, my love.


THE BAND:

Soloist: Eleanor Forte, from Synthesizer V Studio Pro.
Flute: Mixcraft Pro Studio 10 flute instrument.

****** Song Summary *************
Title: Rivers of a Strange Land - 15 May 2024
File:Rivers of a Strange Land - 17 May 2024.SGU
Key=E , Tempo 70, Length (m:s)=3:15
No intro. 53 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 53. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Key Signature,
Style is _RED.STY (Red Folk Americana Ballad)

RealTracks in style: 2877:Bass, Acoustic, AmericanaSlow16thsByron Ev16 060
RealTracks in style: 3910:Guitar, Nylon, Fingerpicking SongwriterSlow16DADGAD Ev16 060
RealTracks in style: 2552:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Songwriter16ths Ev16 075
RealDrums in style:NashvilleRadioPowerBallad16^10-a,b:Tom Groove

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Mixed and mastered in Mixcraft Pro Studio 10. I spliced (is that the correct term?) the drum track a little, so as to remove some of the cymbal crashes inherent to this track.

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