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Antelope - a song about aspiration

Written in 2016, this is a song about breaking free from something I'd done for 40 years (work). If I recall correctly, the music came first, but the lyrics quickly after and relatively pain-free, which is not always the case for me. Antelope = freedom. In fact I wasn’t sure what an antelope was when the first line of the chorus came to me, so I had to wiki it. I quite like the outro in this - I copied the BVs from the chorus into the outro without any lead vocal over the top, and the harmony (now an alternate melody) is a good, albeit accidental, variation.

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I commonly use the BIAB instruments as inspiration for my replacement parts. BIAB is very useful to outline the feel of a song and give me a framework for my own arrangement. Instruments replaced as noted below. All guitars, bass and vocals are mine, with drums generated by Band-In-A-Box. The bass line in the first two bars of the chorus is reminiscent of animal noises, which was intended.

Style is _DELTASL.STY (Slow Country Rock)
RealTracks in style: ~572:Bass, Electric, Blues BB Ev 085 - replaced by my bass
RealTracks in song: 693:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming AcRockBright Ev 120 (B:eighths) - replaced by my guitars
RealTracks in song: ~~1118:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 - replaced by my acoustic
RealDrums in style:NashvilleEven8^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride
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LYRICS

INTRO
VERSE 1
I feel enclosed, stifled and torn, a rower on the boat of commitment
No time to myself, or anyone else, my hands are blistered, glued to the oar

VERSE 2
The tick of the clock, it beats like a drum, with the pulse that’s beating in my mind
The back out in front, is knotted and burned, but it helps to know that I’m not alone

CHORUS 1
I wanna run … with antelope in pastures of green
In the sun … on the grass I’m sprawling, the antelope are calling

INTRO

VERSE 3
The shackles they bind, my ankles are raw, sea salt soothes the burn of the sun
My blistered hands are my least concern, but they stop me always thinking that I...

CHORUS 2
I wanna run … with antelope in pastures of green
In the sun … on the grass I’m sprawling, the antelope are calling
My shackles are falling, they don’t stop me thinking
To run … with antelope in pastures of green
In the sun … on the grass I’m sprawling, the antelope are calling
(I wanna run …)
(In the sun …)

OUTRO