Should've Seen It Coming
by @carleybaer
Liner Notes
This is where my head is at. I would've done more with the production but imagine lots of backup vocals for now, and maybe I'll add them later.
Lyrics
It shouldn’t come to this But here it comes The fires are burning in the hills And you can hear the drums It shouldn’t come to this But I don’t know We should’ve seen it coming A while ago
We should’ve seen it coming
You take some things for granted Just because The way it’s told, that’s how It always was But life is just a movie franchise now A good and evil tug of war But anyhow
We should’ve seen it coming
Plenty of canaries But we didn’t heed the song We thought we’d seen it all So what else could go wrong But turns out something bigger Was brewing all along We should’ve seen it coming
Our better natures’ angels Do their best But it feels like every day’s Another test In retrospect I suppose we might’ve guessed Can’t let go the wheel and just let heaven do the rest
We should’ve seen it coming
Comments
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This is a great wake-up song. The mood of the melody and the reluctant march of the beat tell the story so well.
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Great song--start to finish. Might be my favorite of yours, actually. The falling notes are just great--but it seems to cut off at the end? (for me)
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Really enjoy the feeling of this and it certainly fits our times. The chorus is great and there are some great images-plenty of canaries esp. This last stanza is awesome!
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Love love love the one line chorus. This is such a vibe - beautifully written and sung you can almost not feel sad when hearing the lyrics. Agree with Dave about the Aimee Mann vibes (now im gonna listen to Forth of July cos I’ve not heard that in years).
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I know this won’t be your last this month, but it sounds like an album closer. Sad but also very beautiful. I’m getting nice Aimee Mann vibes. Love the lofi drums contrasting with the clarity in the vocal. Some great lines, I really like ‘Can’t let go of the wheel and let heaven do the rest’. And who doesn’t love a fade out…….
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8centGrape$ approves the beat. That snare has a really nice snap to it. And a nice smooth string section. I really liked the little detail of holding some of the words a little longer like "just". That makes such a nice rhythmic change in the vocals. This is really wonderful. Well placed oooooh and a fade out!