I've been trying to finish this song for almost a year now. I saw a bit of artwork and felt inspired. This is the final result. It's a bit different for me because I've never been one to sing high notes, ever. (Yes, those are high notes for me.) I hope you like it. It is ridden with errors, vocal and instrumental.
I won't make excuses for poor performance, I just decided to record spontaneously without warming up and that was a mistake.
Batteries died, but this was the best take I got of it.
Let me know what you think.
P.S. - Looks like I have no lips.
(:
Lyrics:
Birds were never free,
They're chained to the sky
With breaks between
Starved for weeks
Bird and worm have yet to meet.
I was told not to worry
About it
To shut my mouth.
But I'm no child
No messenger pigeon.
No route in mind.
No hunting tradition.
I was so far above the world then
And I just came down for a moment.
They all looked like
Ants in a panic
And I got right out of there.
I'm told someone knows me
But what's left to know?
The broken old woman
Stealing bodies of the young?
I'm worried for my sake
I'll find my own way in.
I've borrowed and I've taken
Much more than I've given.
No kind hand has ever
Taken me up
And shown me unconditional love
No strong man or woman
Has taught me enough about
Undeniable love.
If ever I were to play
The Devil's advocate, just know
I'm doing what I need to
To make it in this world.
If all that holding in the end
Is a bag of gold, just know
I'm as poor as you
And I'm getting old.
Tags: mariah wester ,birds ,nogoodsoldier ,lightning on standby ,old woman
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