Crystal Lake (In the Rearview)

A summer road trip song about a time when the world was supercharged and we were invincible. Crystal Lake was the now-departed rural beach (and later waterpark) or our youth. Man, those were the days. Hope you enjoy our stroll into the nostalgia pool...

This tune is from 2020. Remixed the vocals and used rear bus compression in parallel with the mix bus on the master. That rear bus technique is the bomb. (THANKS, David Snyder!)

Lyrics: R.W. Davis
Vocals, BGV arrangement: D.A. Hughes
Sandcastles: Me

Style is _BASALT.STY (Basalt Modern Rock w Shaker)
RealTracks in style: 1255:Bass, Electric, PopShiningA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1264:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningA-B Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1259:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRockA-B Ev 120
RealDrums in Song: ShakerEv[single]^3-8thsBright
RealTracks in song: 1257:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningRock8ths Ev 120
RealDrums in style:PraiseWorshipShine^03-a:Kick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat Slightly Open

As I watch Crystal Lake in the rearview
I glance on over and smile at you
With sand in your shorts and a drink in your hand
You look so lovely and perfectly suntanned

We got the windows down
Your hands out of the T-top
The windshield is splattered
By all the pesky raindrops
I can’t hear the radio, but you still sing along
I wonder if they’re playin’ our favorite song
The wind whips our t-shirts and the sun burns our skins
And we can only hope that this day never ends

As I watch as you dance in the front seat
I ask if you want something to eat
With a smile you say “Let’s just keep on drivin’
Cos I’m havin’ too much trouble decidin’.”

We got the windows down
Your hands out of the T-top
The windshield is splattered
By all the pesky raindrops
I can’t hear the radio, but you still sing along
I wonder if they’re playin’ our favorite song
The wind whips our t-shirts and the sun burns our skins
And we can only hope that this drive never ends

You got your swimsuit on under your clothes
A little bit of sunscreen on your nose
A bit of the beach between your toes
You look up to see a dozen rainbows
And then you say “I want one of those!”

We got the windows down
Your hands out of the T-top
The windshield is splattered
By all the pesky raindrops
I can’t hear the radio, but you still sing along
I wonder if they’re playin’ our favorite song
The wind whips our t-shirts and the sun burns our skins
And we can only hope that this day never ends

We got the windows down...

Last edited by DC Ron; 05/19/24 03:45 AM.
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