The Tramline Of Life

Over 10 years ago, I had an idea to make a movie with my colleagues... only two trailers and some 4 minutes of movie was ever finished.... but I made couple of songs for its soundtrack. This is one of them, the story is combination of ideas from synchronicity (C.G. Jung) and 'tramology' ('sporalogia' in Finnish, parody of astrology invented by a Finnish sceptic Nils Mustelin - how trams affect city people with much greater gravity than distant planets etc.). Well, I understand if you can't figure out the lyrics, I can't remember what I was trying to say… but the journey is more important than the destination smile

Singing for me was bit challenging because of the high notes and fast pace rhythm - it was impossible to sing the verses on one take. I assume there are also some issues with stressing of the words. But I still hope you enjoy the tram travel laugh

RealDrums: SouthernPopSw16

RealTracks:
Acoustic bass #769
Electric Piano #906
Organ #425
Sax #457
Electric guitar #1037
Harmonica #???

MIDI: sitar+ocarina melody

Vocals by me

Mixed with Cakewalk by Bandlab


Lyrics:

Power in the cables
read your destiny
in the time tables.
You can't leave the trails
you can't even play
heads and tails.
The position of the car
on your birthday
tells what you are.
You can only go
from a station to another station
follow the bed of the eternal flow.

Trams in conjunction
the cathedral is rising
on the horizon
fate on the map
your destination
untangle the twines
read all the signs
on the tramline of life.

Tracks are not a mess
but a network of
consciousness
vehicles on a side street
and soulmates
share the same backseat.
Parallel grid pattern
on her palm there's a
line of saturn.
Joined by synchronicity
home waits at the terminal
or someone's just one stop serendipity.

[Chorus]


------
Janne

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