https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130/stranger-in-my-house

Hi everyone,

It took me a while, but here I am with a new song 'Stranger in my house'. Just before the weekend!
In this song I used two styles: Dryad and Doomed. Both had a cello in it, but that is about the only thing they have in common. It was a bit a challenge to combine them, but not so much as working with the backgroundvocals. That took me some time to get that right, although I'm sure it can be improved. But that will be a challenge for a new song.
The melody has two parts, a soft one and one more heavy. That symbolizes the mood of the singer...

I changed some instruments in the Dryad-style. The drums are bluesRockFunk, there is a synthesizer included as well as a piano and a fiddle. I haven't changed any instruments in the Doomedstyle.
The lyrics are about someone seeing a stranger in his house, wearing his clothes and more, but read for yourself.

I hope you enjoy the song.
Let me know, and don't be shy on critics. I can learn from it.

Hans Berkhout

Lyrics:
Stranger in my house
(c) HWBerkhout, mei 2019

I have a stranger in my house
He's wearing my blouse
Yes, there is a stranger in my space
But not someone you would embrace

All I know
I have a stranger that won't go
He doesn't smile, looks so hurt
and never say one word

I saw a stranger in my clothes
I wonder how he knows
I never seen him before
or maybe I ignored

He shares his live with me
That happened suddenly
In the bathroom I first met him
He's always there when I come in

All I know
I have a stranger that won't go
He doesn't smile, looks so hurt
and never say one word

I can't believe
why he doesn't leave
In the mirror I can clearly see his face
Further more he leaves no trace

Why is that stranger in my house?
He looks familiar, a bit like me
but I'm sure that cannot be

All I know
I have a stranger that won't go
He doesn't smile, looks so hurt
and never say one word

I can't believe
why he doesn't leave
Than one day I realized
Why he entered my light

'cause he is the image of my heart
My mirror showed it me right from the start
All the time that stranger, it was me
But it took some time to see

Hans Berkhout
(Birchwood)
https://soundcloud.com/user-296497130