Map & Key
by @johncrossman · @tcelliott
Liner Notes
#unsolicitedlyric #TCcanreadmymind #wallofsocksound #looseyharmonoosey
jc (or jx) says: So your friend and mine @tcelliott sent me a lyric and gave me permission to do whatever with it. Thanks TC, here's whatever. 😀
Oh, and I was doing laundry and left that in so you could join me. In my laundering. Start folding.
tc says: Whoa! To hear what my lyrical idea turned into is the surprise of my sub zero morning. I'm more than happy with how this turned out. Thank you!
Lyrics
V (starts on A note) D2 A7sus I… Don't know why E7 D I keep trying… doubts abound
Locked in a room… of my creating Shouts are fading…. whispered down
No…. one can hear me That’s my theory… one of thousands
Chorus
E A I have the map, I have the key F E I keep hiding it from me… hiding it from me E F Disheveled and distracted, eventually alone Am G F Searching for locations still unknown
D2 A7sus I… I’m a liar E7 D I conspire… and play the fool
My… oh my… only wisdom This damaged system… betrayed and bruised
No…. one comes near me No one can see me… fading blue
[Repeat Chorus]
Bridge G F Someone told me two or three times over Am E But I’ve forgotten now… forgotten how G F Round and round on one and one half broken wings Am E F G Labored spiraling… breaking nearly everything
D2 A7sus I… I grow weary E7 D Of seeing clearly... through the lie
½ Chorus E A (or Am) I have the map, I have the key F E I keep hiding it from me… hiding it from me
Comments
Oh neat vocal harmonies, some of them are like my favorite 70s rock blends! Maybe a little Eagles? Enjoying the chord progressions here too!
Two of my favorite FAWMers on one amazing song! I love the gentle guitars with the warm lush heartfelt vocals! Absolutely gorgeous music brings the introspective heartfelt lyrics to life so beautifully. Love the hook.
Some great internal and slant rhymes with oblique and personal references. If you'd told me this was a Crossman lyric I would not have blinked. Love the flamenco ish chords and those vocal harmonies!
Can you post the chords? I love this melody and the vocal harmony, the progression consistently surprises. Really lovely.
This is a really good collab. It's fun to hear something TC wrote in this style. You guys did a great job with this.
I must have enjoyed this because I sung my own harmony with you. Sometimes I sing the songs!! So, this is singable, very nice melody. I like that we have the answers, we just forget where they are from time to time. Very nice write and music and collab!
Wow... @johncrossman so good to hear that beautiful voice of yours bringing @tcelliott tender, tender lyrics to life. Those harmonies floating like lotus flowers on a still lake. " I grow weary, of seeing clearly...through the lie" There is so much power packed imagery from what appear at first glance, to be sparse lyrics. All the more impactful, as each phrase gives the reader their own space to ponder their encrypted gravity. @johncrossman the delicacy of your voice and your arrangement so beautifully cradle these weary thoughts with well deserved grace. What a gorgeous collab.