Link: Can't Get To The Other Side

I have a lot of unused lyrics from my last song that were useless because even though they were in the right mood,
they were less about losing someone and more about being trapped somewhere, like trapped in a state of mind, or Idaho.
And contrary to what the song title might suggest, no, it's not about pedestrian problems in downtown New York.

As I already had some leftovers from other songs about this situation, it was obvious to rework them and make another song out of them.
Another sad song.
Even sadder than the last one.
Because I'm in that mood right now...

Things you don't want to know but I'll tell them anyway:
  • I spend most of my time with the drums and have tried (almost) all the real drums I own. Nothing worked.
    Even programming my own drums didn't help, so I removed them completely.
  • I LOVE creating contrast and dynamics with distorted guitars, but no matter what I tried, it only made things worse.
    After a while I remembered the words of music philosopher Guitarhacker who says: "Add nothing that adds nothing to the music".
    Wise man!
    So, no loud guitars either.
    Who am I to force a song to be something it doesn't want to be?
  • For the mood I was going for, I used some electric instruments that are _that_ old that they sound modern again.
    The kids will think it's the latest sh:t smile
  • In the bridge, I came up with the chord progression Dm Db Csus4 G/B, which sounds amazing to my uneducated ear, but what is it?
    Db is not in Dm (according to some research I did), and I've heard of "borrowed chords", but it's not in D either.
    Since (as usual) I have mostly no idea what I'm doing, I'd appreciate some nerdy feedback from someone who has
    a bit more music theory under his belt.


As always, a big thank you to Marty for the lyrical and emotional support.

Feedback (the good, the bad and the ugly) is, as always, highly appreciated.

Some technical information:
Style: PJONPBA.STY

The band:
Bass: 701, me
Guitars: 522, 2666
E-Piano: 4315, me
Synths: me
Violin: 2338 (re-amped with Guitar Rig)
Vocals: You know who

You can find the lyrics in the next post.

Making bits and bytes sound good...

Goldmania Bella - A One-Man Girlband with no fans
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