Eye of the Storm

by @daveyboy103

Liner Notes

I seem to write a lot about mortality recently, I guess it come with getting older.

When you are young you look forward with great optimism even if that optimism is often unfounded.

When you are older you look forward with great trepidation even if that trepidation is often unfounded.

Funny old world isn’t it?

#slow #ballad #upright_bass #guywithpiano #ai_converted_vox

Lyrics

Time is like a storm Rushing to the sea Never looking back at all At the things that we have been

Here’s comes the morning light Here comes the day And all the things we feared In the dark have gone away

When fear is in your heart There’s a vice grip on your soul And the only one who can ever win Is the one who takes control

Never been afraid To live life to the full Now I see the clouds are parting I’m feeling death’s dark pull

Here’s comes the evening light There goes the day And all the things we fear In the dark are here to stay

When fear is in your heart There’s a vice grip on your soul And the only one who can ever win Is the one who takes control

I’ve seen it all Seen the great and the good They don’t always do the things That they know they should (2)

When fear is in your heart There’s a vice grip on your soul And the only one who can ever win Is the one who takes control

Comments

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@berni1954 Thanks Berni, here's to many more years

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Superb, Davey. I know exactly where your narrator is coming from on this one. I am 71 next month and that trepidation creeps on apace. However, when that comes on me, I remember a poem by an Irish poet in which he wrote about his similar fears - he was 60 at the time - He lived well into his 90s!

As we say on our birthdays in Catalan "Per molts anys" (for many years (more)

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I love the deep, dark mood of this number. The subtle shift from close and personal to 'the great and the good', to me, makes the song stronger.

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I dig your vocals full of honest emotion, and the sparseness of the instruments that really fit this track, only coming in more full for the "I've seen it all" stuff. The bass is great, real simple yet with a bit of a run here and there to join the chords of the progression.

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Solid track, especially the piano voicings... puts me a bit in the mood of Nick Cave.

Turns out we're all getting older, I reckon... keep kicking and writing this beautiful stuff!

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@ballyhoot

Nice work on the piano. Lyrics are well-written and evocative.

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This is awesome! Beautifully played and poignant lyrics.

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Very relatable lyrics and a song to treasure as the sun goes down...

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Good song, Davey. I really like the movements within this and the chorus works well.

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what a lovely gentle listen, with a rousing build.. beautiful playing, (i play upright but am shamefully rusty! i will do something this FAWM though, I wrote a song the other week on it to "renew our vows"! beautiful heartfelt delivery. nice one

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@b3nut

Wow...really poignant and evocative lyrics. Love the upright bass...FAWM needs more upright! Really dig this one.

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