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RealTracks in song: 1825:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveHeld Ev16 075
RealTracks in song: 1757:Accordion, Rhythm Pop8ths Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 1766:Mandolin, Rhythm Pop16Sync Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 1856:Cello, Background PopCountry Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 1765:Guitar, High-Strung Acoustic, Fingerpicking Pop16ths Ev16 085
RealTracks in song: 1606:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 110
RealDrums in Song: PraiseWorshipSlow16ths^1-a:H24, b:SRC

Moonlight Embers (8-29-10)

the sisters and the mothers will cross me with their sorrow
before morning’s first light to lay my hopes low
and the storm in the trees she whispers of tomorrow
and the woman they call gypsy the only one that seems to know

I’ll do what I can, I’ll lie if I have to
I need you to be here when the sun wakes again
I wait and I wonder with wanting deception
I crawl through the silver that the star lights have lain

she stares in the moonlight with eyes bright as embers
and renders the flesh from my bones
and the silence inside her leads straight to disaster
and where her dreams come from, well ain't nobody knows

I’ll do what I can, I’ll lie if I have to
I need you to be here when the sun wakes again
I wait and I wonder with wanting deception
I crawl through the silver that the star lights have lain

and memories of yesterday, will surely destroy you
and sorrow is regret's [*****] son
and the hunger you’re feeling will all but consume you
if you can't reconcile with the things you done

I wait by the water for the woman they call gypsy
but there just ain't no tellin where that river’s flown
but her eyes are the moonlight burning bright as embers
I suppose she has returned to her mountain home

Lawrence, I could listen to your voice all night long. Nicely written and produced. Great to have you back! Tom

Lawrence,

Great to see you back around!

Great write. Tasty production and mix. Always love hearing you sing!

floyd

Hi Lawrence,

Tom is not the only one who could listen to your voice
all night long. A great production.
I'd like to see the lyrics printed.

Guenter

Hi Lawrence,

Welcome back. Love the production. I too always enjoy hearing you sing.

Josie

Very nice. Enjoyed listening to this a lot.

Charlie

Beautiful!! Arrangement, lyrics, production all work great. I'd love to find something original to say but, like others, I just love your vocals. Your voice has a great texture-really rich and full of character. Great stuff! Great to have you back! Take care. Greg

Thanks for the welcome back. I had to step back for a bit to recharge. Glad you liked it.

Glad to be back. Thank you for the kind words.

Thank you for listening. I added the lyrics. Some of the lines are variations of or allusions to a song titled "Lung" by my favorite songwriter Townes Van Zandt.

Thank you for the welcome back and for the kind words.

Happy to hear you enjoyed it.

That's very generous of you to say. Thank you. A few years back I was encouraged by a friend who has a PHD in music to always sing "full voice". So I've been doing my best to follow his advice.

Lawrence,

Everything about this is absolutely stunning... No words. Love it.

Bob

Lawrence,
I read the comments first, so I was very curious to hear that voice... The comments are absolutely right! You have a great natural country style singing talent. Harmonies were subtle but effective.
The song is well written. Well build up. At the end the song fades out, personally I would have finished it with your last word "done"
A great listen, hope to hear more of you in the future,
Grtz
Fred

Missed you, but man what a re-entry.
There is a vocal styling/sound that cuts across
what we call Americana and you have
it nailed. Lights out nailed. Great write
and a terrific arrangement and mix
to support it all. Welcome back indeed.

J&B

I started to listen this morning but got distracted by other things.....

What a cool tune. I love the way you used the accordion and the drums were so "off the wall" outrageously good....those P&W tracks are really nice if you want or need something other than a straight beat.

Good work on the lyrics too.... some cool lines in this.

Listening again.... good stuff.

Hi Lawrence,

Beautiful song, music, vocals, everything.....
Glad to see you're back.

Rob and Anne-Marie

So glad to hear you enjoyed it

Thank you for stopping in for a listen and glad that you liked it. I will give your consideration about the end a go in my DAW and if I agree I may make the change.

Hi guys, it's good to be back. I needed a serious re-charge of my energy. I haven't forgotten the song we were fooling around with. I plan to get back to it soon.

And thank you for all the kind words!

Thank you Herb.

I made three copies of the drums and eq'ed one copy each for Low's, mid's, and Hi's. Then brought back in the original. And I used different tracks at different times for mood.

For the accordion I made a copy trac and destroyed it with a Guitar Rig 5 psychedelic combi

Thank you I'm glad you liked it and I'm glad to be back.

Lawrence,

I love everything about your music... your production, your selection and positioning of instruments, your voice, your nonchalant delivery ... but I think your genius lies in your lyrics. The closest commercial songwriter I can compare you to is Don Henley. You both have an uncanny knack for making your point with words that have never been used to say that before... but it always works perfectly!

I've never seen a lyrical cliche in any of your productions. I usually have to go back multiple times to strip away the layers in order to understand what you are trying to say. A lot of times I can't... but that's OK, because I'd rather not be spoon-fed ideas. I think allowing the meaning to appear naturally after many listens is very powerful, if you know how to make that happen... and you apparently do know how to make that happen.

Either that, or you just write down any ol' crap that enters your mind and I'm buyin' it hook line and sinker as the emperor's new lyrics. But I don't think that's what it is. I think you are an amazingly talented song writer, and I hope you manage to reap some reward from all the work you've put into your songs. They are consistently songs that capture and hold my attention and make me want to listen repeatedly.

Pat, what can I say except that I do try to express my ideas in metaphor and I am sincere with every thing that I write be it light-hearted or "deep". You are the rare person who looks deeply into lyrics and ponders over what a songwriter is writing. I try to mimic myself after those who I consider the best at the craft.

I do not take lyrics lightly. Everything I write, I write with a purpose and if I use a cliché in a lyric I want to know that I did it with a reason. I would hope that I have studied phrases in speech that I can recognize cliché and I make an effort to use cliché or not.

I thank you for your studious listening and your comments are why I post here. I take this very seriously.

Couple of things, I really like listening to your voice. In back up or as the lead you know how to use and mix your voice very well. You pay attention to detail in your editing choices.

I hope to hear more from you soon.

I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the tune! I've been on a minimalist mood lately so I'm sparing with harmonies, but that could change anytime.

Hi, Lawrence !:))


I must say I really loved this
tune, thelyrics, the tracks you´ve chosen
and the mixing ! But most of all I love
your singing ! It´s just outstanding !!

Cheers
Dani

Thank you for stopping in for a listen and happy to hear you like the song!

Very nice one Lawrence. The more I listen to it the more I like it.
The lyrics are fascinating and the vocal layers and rhythms really made my ears perk up.
Like everything about it. Cheers.
Richard.

Hi Lawrence,

Loved the song, vocals and arrangement. As others have said you have an excellent voice. In some ways it reminds me of Bob Dylan and Marc Cohn. Great work!

Rec

Thank you very much, I'm glad to know that it holds up to repeat listens.

Thank you taking time to comment and glad to hear you liked it.

Lawrence. This is just wonderful. I absolutely love it. Donald also put me onto Townes Van Zandt recently so I understand about him being your favourite songwriter. I am also hooked.

I let your soundloud profile run and simply got lost in your wonderful voice.

Lawrence, I really like the balance you have between the accordion and rhythm instruments with those fantastic drums! Outstanding!
You lyrics and superb vocal really takes it over the top.

Great song!

You're very kind thank you.

Three of my favorite Townes' songs are "Snake Song", "Nothing", and the song that I took some lines from and twisted a bit for this song - "Lung".

I was first turned on to Townes through a tribute album titled "Poet". Quite a few well known artists cover his songs on it.

I'm glad you liked it. When I decided to go with the accordion is when it all came together for this BIAB version. And the drums were fun to play with in the mix.

Hi Lawrence,

This is a spectacular listen.

You have the knack for being inventive, creative, out of the ordinary and unique. When those qualities are coupled with your flair for arrangement, performance and production, a musical banquet is guaranteed.

I can add nothing to what's already been said. I'm always a fan of what you do.

Regards,
Noel

Thank you for your generous comment. I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

Reminded me a bit of music like "(Running) against the wind", if that rings any bells for someone (Bob Seger). Brilliant!