Hi, all:

Having finished my first new song of the year, and with nothing else new forthcoming, I decided to dive back into a few older songs, and give them a redo. I’m hoping one or two of them can pan out as potential tracks for a new “vanity” album, at some point.

“Prayer To The World” was done almost 5 years ago, and I believe it was the fourth song I ever did using BIAB. I lost the original BIAB file . . . and while I still had the Logic Pro file, I wanted to revisit some of the instrumentation and potentially make some changes. So, I recreated it. Ultimately, I changed out the drums, subbed the dreamy electric fill track for the original fiddle track, and went to a less busy acoustic guitar (though I’m still debating whether to drop it altogether from the mix).

But the biggest reason for re-doing this was the vocal. Some folks here may recall that the vocals on my early (and not so early) efforts, were often a bit high end, and didn’t always sit well in the mix. Such was the case, IMO, with the original version of the song. I’d like to think I’ve gotten better over the years . . . and hopefully was more successful on this take (though I’m still not sure it’s where it needs to be).

I’m not going to link to the prior version, as I’m not so much looking for feedback on the difference, but rather how this one stands on its own. That said, I have not yet taken it down from my SoundCloud page for those that might be curious.

Thanks in advance for the listens and feedback. I'm guessing the mix may still need some work, so have at it!

My best to you all,

Deej

Here’s the song:

PRAYER TO THE WORLD

Here are the lyrics:

We keep moving sideways
Down all these highways
Searching for someplace to be
Through all our travels
We’ve been scarred by our battles
Maybe it’s time we made our peace

We’ve got to open our arms
To the light of the living
Or let what’s dying die
Don’t be alarmed by
By our doubts and our misgivings
It’s so easy, love, to never try

We’ve gotta set our sights
On the light shining over
All these mad things we do
You say you’ve got your demons
Well, I’ve got demons too

Say a prayer to the world
There’s a chance for forgiveness
A prayer to the world
There’s some light still within us
A prayer to the world
There’s still hope of love for me and you

We drove through the tension
While every sense of connection
Just scattered like leaves in the wind
We found comfort in strangers
Well aware of the danger
Of losing ourselves in the end

We’ve got to open our eyes
To the price of commitment
And make a choice to choose
Don’t be surprised by the
Strength of our resistance to it
It’s harder, love, to win than lose

We’ve got to set our sights
on the light shining over
all these mad things we do
You say you’ve got your reasons
Well, I’ve got reasons too

Let’s walk on out
From this weight on our shoulders
Let’s figure out
How a good love can bloom

And here’s the band:

RealTracks 2915: Bass, Electric CountryPopByron12-key
RealTracks 2825: Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryPopMike12-key
RealTracks 2883: Pedal Steel, Background CountryEddy12-key
RealTracks 1761: Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths
RealTracks 2650: Guitar, Electric, Background DreamyPopBalladFillsBrent
RealDrums: NashvilleEven8^1

Last edited by Deej56; 01/27/23 11:04 PM.