Here is a new song written and vocal by Robert Cordrey.

From Robert:

At least two Spirit Level songs have been written around lines of poetry I used as a springboard for my own lyric writing. Here`s another.
William Blake`s The Marriage Of Heaven & Hell includes the lines: "Drive your cart and your plow over the bones of the dead."
Of course my riffing on that bears little resemblance to his wild work, but hope it works as alt.rock material.

I added the solo guitar parts.
The production, mixing and mastering was by ourselves as well.

Drive Your Plow

Lyrics:

Drive Your Plow
(Over the Bones of the Dead)

drive your plow over the bones of the dead
masters await you revenant in your head
poets forgotten rave on from the grave
drive your plow over the bones of the dead

mine the art in your madness `til the chimera shows
a starry Amazon flows from the shadows
songs fly out from cracks in the moon
mine the art in your madness `til the chimera shows

east by six north by nine
follow your furrow to the end of time

shout down the well `til you hear the great amen
forever and ever world without end
the old souls choir`s tuning up where they dwell
shout down the well `til you hear the great amen

gather light that floats on motes of dust in the sun
resolve to endure what you`ve done and can`t be undone
ride out again past borders of your heart
gather light that floats on motes of dust in the sun

south by seven west by eight
a wind is coming nowhere is safe
east by six north by nine
follow your furrow to the end of time

© Robert Cordrey June 2022

The Band:
Key=D , Tempo 115, Length (m:s)=4:20
6 bar intro, 116 bar chorus, from bar 7 to bar 122. Repeat x1 chorus
Melody has 301 notes, Melody harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Soloist track has 67 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Song is saved with bar changes for Time signature,
Style is _DRURY3.STY (Drury Irish Alt Rock 12-8 Feel)

RealTracks in style: 2362:Bass, Electric, MotownFunkyTriplets Sw 120
RealTracks in style: 3105:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm AmericanaFolkShuffleSyncLowBrent Sw 120
RealTracks in style: 2750:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm RockHeavyShuffleCraig Sw 120
RealTracks in style: 3106:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm AmericanaFolkShuffleSyncHighBrent Sw 120
RealTracks in song: 3126:Mandola, Rhythm AmericanaFolkShuffleSyncAndy Sw 120
RealTracks in song: 2120:Fiddle, Soloist CountryShuffleRob Sw 120
RealDrums in style:BluesRock128^6-a:Snare, HiHat Loose , b:Snare, Ride

Credit for the handclaps loop goes to Floyd.

Last edited by Scott C; 09/02/22 08:15 AM.
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