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Here is a new song developed from a powerful lyric Robert wrote in 2017 which is very much relevant today. Dread - Video Dread - Soundcloud Robert Cordrey, lyrics, vocals, video production Scott Collingwood, lead guitar, some rhythm guitar tracks and fills as well as a midi track included Jacob Collier Audience Choir played via Kontact 7 Soundtrack production Band in a Box, Video Leonardo.ai, Kyber.ai Mixed and Mastered in Studio One 6 Key=Eb , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=5:09 No intro. 100 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 100. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Time signature, Style is =DOVE_FF.STY (Southern Gospel, Fingerpicked Gu) Style MIDI Instruments are : Fretless Electric Bass (36), Nylon String Guitar (25), RealTracks in style: ~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 3267:Cello, Background CelticAirFlowingNatalie Ev 085 RealDrums in style:RockEven16: a: Snare, HiHat b: Snare, Ride Dread stone eyes hide their fires I turn from what I saw livestream in technicolour from the furnace of war melt my core I fence out darkness camped behind bright lights in their eyes diplomats sip their wine another desert flower dies in dreams I try to take a boat by the compass moon carry that refugee from this doom there she sits in the rubble by the poisoned river bank Micheal Angelo`s Madonna holding her broken man the glass spills its sand stone eyes hide their fires I refuse to look stars turn to shrapnel saints tire of their water walk its all just talk teach me to live that I may dread the grave no more than my bed teach me to die that I may wake my sister my brother no more forsake © Robert Cordrey 2017
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ALWAYS good for the spirit to get another dose of Spirit Level!!! This has a wonderful texture to it!!! Love those BG vocals!! Sweet licks by Scott too!!! Cello is perfect!!! You guys work so well together!! Take care. Greg
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Ah, this was my wake-up song this morning. Very touching and so moving, Scott & Robert. The perfect video. So well written and presented. Excellent harmony, and that guitar surely raises the level of the spirit in this song.
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melancholy and on the dark side.... but interesting and engaging.
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Scott / Robert,
Powerful and amazing music... Epic song and performance by Robert. Great guitar lines by Scott.
Spirit Level is a superb creative partnership.
Loved it!
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Powerful stuff Scott and Robert! You guys are great. Love the video too.
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Beautiful song, Scott, with a poignant video. The lyrics are excellent and I particularly like:
teach me to live that I may dread
the grave no more than my bed
teach me to die that I may wake
my sister my brother no more forsake
And sadly:
diplomats sip their wine
another desert flower dies
I recall recently reading someone saying that war isn't hell, it's worse as in hell only the evil suffer.
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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SCott & Robert...
A stunning lyric. You have a paint brush that the rest of do not have access to
"I fence out darkness" - like that
"there she sits in the rubble
by the poisoned river bank
Micheal Angelo`s Madonna
holding her broken man
the glass spills its sand" - and that...
Nice guitar work.
A haunting production. Well done, well mixed.
This one is something special.
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Wow, you guys are amazing! I'll reuse "epic" only because there's not a better word. Great song, super lead vocals, JUST as super BGVs, and tasteful guitar that serves the song to perfection. Expertly arranged to allow the dynamics to ebb and flow in all the right places. Really loved this
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This is very powerful story, sad and touching, unfortunately still timely, full of strong images that speak deeply even without a video. "teach me to live that I may dread the grave no more than my bed" is one of my favorite...
Great instrumentation, the cello and Scott's guitar are the tears that should fall from any eyes watching the furnace of war.
Robert's vocal is full of emotion once again.
Spirit Level lives up to its name. I admire the strong spirit of humanity and the high level of musicianship.
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Stellar lyrics. I love that haunting guitar sound. Beautiful melody sung with passion.
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Thanks Greg, Marty, Herb, Bob, Dave and Waoband for checking out the song. When I sent the instrumental to Robert to see if he could find some lyrics for it I was really happy. The song was sounding pretty good by the time we got to the mastering phase. Robert had been developing the video while I was working on the master. When he put the song into the video it just blew me away. The lyrics and the visuals just broke my heart. So glad you liked the song..
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Gentlemen, what a fantastic song.
Sweet guitar
Super backing vocals
Super vocal with outstanding lyrics
The perfect mix
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Hey this is great guys. I really love the almost surreal moodiness of this. It's very panoramic.
I mean the lyrics are panoramic and the music is panoramic as well.
That's a really exceptional musical production all around.
Really like this one.
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Scott’s playing is very delicate and fits perfectly with the fingerpicked guitar and cello RT’s.
The lyric sadly is still very apropos in the world.
Robert’s melancholy vocal sits well in the mix and the choir is a nice touch.
Those eyes in the video say it well.
Sad indeed but very well done!
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Very melancholy and dark, just my thing.
Robert has the perfect voice to convey these feelings.
Great work from both of you
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Thanks everyone for checking out this song Robert and I really appreciate it..
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