When Mariana Noble walked into our town's first "Songwriting Club" meeting in 1982 with a 3-ring binder of "lyrics without music" under her arm, I offered to collaborate with her. One of her pages was this song, which we recorded on tape with Mariana singing and me playing guitar. I've wanted to bring this into the digital era for a long time, but Mariana isn't an option for singing. I hired "Chelsea" from Fiverr in her place, and she did a wonderful job.

Mariana was so unique--all of her lyrics were so musically perfect for me, and we collaborated on a half-dozen songs, all with her special sense of mature feminine insight. My recently-posted "Reed Man" was originally her "Queen Bee".

Please comment on mix/levels, etc. Thanks.
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"Birds"

I want to say something to you,
'Cause I think I see through you,
But my words are like BIRDS, they go their own way.

I want to say what I feel,
What I often conceal;
I can't hold what my soul wants to say.

​You've heard love is simple,
But it's only brought pain;
The winter has touched you, but the spring has brought rain.

​When your ship has been shattered
And your love has been scattered,
Like wild geese that touch down, but don't stay.

​You think that nothing is free;
Raise your head and you'll see
That the leaves are unfolding today.

​Will you let me inside?
Or will we both hide
And watch while the BIRDS fly away?
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No Style used
RD: BossaRock HiHat, Shaker
RTs: 712 Bossa Acoustic Bass, 709 Bossa Nylon-Elec Guitar
Midi (SampleTank4): Strings, Flutes, Trill Strings
Vox: Chelsea from Fiverr

Windows 11, Intel Core i5-8600T 2.3Ghz, 16 gig ram, BIAB 2025 MegaPak, SampleTank 4, Keystation49 Kybd, Neewer NW-800 mic