The Groundhog Day

This is my first song written completely during this year. It was inspired by birding, my latest hobby, and long unsuccesful walks during dark or rainy days. The point is that sometimes it is difficult to give up your quest, thinking that the prize lies always behind the next hill. There are many other similar situations in life - it would be better to leave than to fight nature, but you are stuck in the moment. I had difficulties to find a word to describe the situation, finally I realized the movie Groundhog Day describes it very well, I hope you notice the similarity I'm trying to express.

I made also a chord video. Vocals and video are probably bit rushed to find time for my CoVid song, hopefully I get it finished during this year, or next year wink

RealDrums: RockThrashHalfTimeEv16
Loop: gl_tomtoms 100a ev16

RealTracks:
Electric bass #1009
Electric piano #2906
Electric guitar #875, #3230, #3343
Electric guitar solo #3348
Vocal Oohs-Aahs #3552
Vocal Gospel #3627

MIDI:
Elysion, TheOrchestra

Other:
Hand Claps from a real concert, melodyned to 80BPM

Vocals by me

Mixed in Cakewalk by BandLab

Lyrics:

Birding in a drizzle,
if I turned around now, would I miss a whistle?
I've decided, no more regrets
I just know that the rain doesn't choose who it wets.
Can't see a bluethroat, a beauty, any rare
only my own shadow follows me anywhere
is there a graceful exit from this lair
I'm repeating this same long day of wait and despair.

I'll never know the right moment to admit
that I have done my best it's time to ease off my grit
when to leave my shadow, the quest for crests and jays
when to break away this groundhog day.

Climbing up devotion
in the lasting tempest, can I keep the motion?
I've been struck down, felt bursts of hell
I just know that the wind doesn't care who it fells.
am I a fool man because I still believe
the peak of my fulfillment I could achieve
the ghost on the ground won't allow me to see
I'm repeating the same long day of being naive.

I'll never know...

Life is wilderness, not a feeder in the backyard
it won't give me titbits for trying hard.
I'm persevering, I won't seek justice,
I'll swallow each loss, I'll stand up to nature
I'll carry her cross.

I'll never know...

-------
Janne

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