I'm Listening (love the comments, working on it!)
by @mishykatz
Liner Notes
"This song is for the #CommentsFirst challenge (https://write.fawm.org/forums/3025). I love the comments so much and I have a plan but so far all I have is lyric and ideas so I am going to post the lyric only for now #lyricsonly
Lyrics
Can you hear me? Say HEY
Say it louder, HEY
I wanna hear you Loud and clear Can’t you see what’s happening here
No matter how you spin it Your hands are in it You gotta tell the clay which way to go
I know it isn’t easy Your stomach might feel queasy But other times the pot just seems to flow
I wanna hear you Loud and clear Can’t you see what’s happening here We gotta raise our arms we gotta stand up tall Together we stand Divided we fall Can you hear it? I’m listening
Can you hear me? Say HEY
Say it louder, HEY
Take a good look around You will hear the sound Your ears are better than you might think
Use what’s in your heart Give it a jumpstart Powerful connections when you link
I wanna hear you Loud and clear Can’t you see what’s happening here We gotta raise our arms we gotta stand up tall Together we stand Divided we fall Can you hear it? I’m listening
Can you hear it? I’m Listening!
©Mishy Katz
Comments
The pause for the musician to listen to the audience in return is great.
The part that everyone keeps saying sounds really epic reminds me of a Bond song. I heard once that the trick to those is one section of the orchestra is playing in a minor key while another is playing in a major key. I can't tell for sure if that's what you did, but it has that vibe somehow.
Oh, a pottery metaphor, clever!
I love how you processed that ukulele, it's so crunchy!
That crescendo after the quiet opening is amazing!
"No matter how you spin it Your hands are in it"
Nice! That first phrase gets new life from the second. I also notice there's potential for call and response, which is a pretty cool concept to include in a song about listening.