Believe
by @tfish77 · @calfman8803
Liner Notes
Tfish: Adam sent me over this killer guitar track yesterday, which sounded a lot like Paradise City but then went in a different direction. As usual, his work immediately inspired me to come up with a key part, melody, lyrics, and various drum sounds.
I mixed it all together, and now we have a new #TheArchivists song.
The lyrics are pretty cheesy and they're kind of an echo of a song Adam and I wrote for FAWM back in 2020 or something like that. I guess it's OK to write upbeat lyrics once out of every 30 songs or so, right?Calfman: "Sounds good, ship it"
Lyrics
sometimes you feel like you're all alone when you feel your heart being torn apart dipped in acetone
sometimes it feels like all hope is lost when you feel the doom like it's in the room and your eyes are crossed
sometimes you just feel like giving up when there's no one here who can lend an ear try to fill your cup
sometimes the gap is uncrossable when you're at the edge standing on the ledge it's impossible
you gotta believe you gotta believe you gotta believe you gotta believe
sometimes the story's not over yet even at the end you can make a friend find a safer bet
sometimes you're stronger than you know when you reach inside all the tears you've cried fed the fire below
you gotta believe you gotta believe you gotta believe you gotta believe
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So happy you keep on working on The Archivists projects. Guess that's all about the guitars, synths and Jordans voice. We got everything here. Plus positive lyrics that I did not expect
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this is so epic—i love the guitar tones and that pulsing bass! the melody and synth part just fit in so well too. pretty catchy melody, too, and when the harmony comes in it just opens everything up!! nice one(:
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Quite an awesome mix of sounds, from the gigantic bass synth to the mid heavy riff guitar to the electronic spacey dance drum, which really lifts this higher. I love the melody phrasing and the whole thing is super fun. Killer
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The trap snares are where this rises above regular-degular arena rock. Well done!
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Great song and fabulous harmonies! The lyric “heart being torn apart dipped in acetone” is fantastic, and quite evocative. (Reminds me of histology lab!)
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Really cool layering as the tune progresses, love the build. Catchy chorus, fun lyrical imagery, great collab!