Another try at creating a song from a production site instrumental that I did back in October. I’ve always really liked this one but I’m not quite sure why.
Flat Earth
I looked out onto the water
To a horizon that’s always just one crest away
It keeps stretching getting further
With every stroke ta-ken
Till soon a-gain
Soon
Just
Another day now
To leave me wonder
Do I even know what I want there
—
If I swim out
To the edge now
Skirting sea demons
But still fall off of this flat earth
Into space
What would I hope to find
—
Maybe a lover
From my immor-tal days
One blithely left behind to fend her heart’s ways
Maybe my father and a proper goodbye
Say sorry for not being there not looking to the
Sky
Or maybe Mother have her wake from her daze
And maybe recognize the world once again
Or am I just treading waves hoping they hold
Long enough
To skirt more demons
Before I fall
—
I looked again now
Onto the water
Horizon still always just one crest away
It keeps stretching getting further
With every stroke ta-ken
Till soon a-gain
Soon
—
Maybe there’s still more air to gasp
Grasp and flail swim up from beneath the heavy waves
Back from off the edge of a flat earth
From space
And swim back
Take on sea demons face to face
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I love this. Who are your musical influences?
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P.S. – I’m thinking Pere Ubu, a little bit.
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Well Pere Ubu is a nice compliment thanks. As to influences I’ve always been a Beatles guy and bands they influenced, ya know, all the XTC’s of the world and also Chameleons UK and Bob Mould are my absolute faves. But when it comes to these tunes I do here, and there are only a few “originals” (my lyrics) other than my political parody tunes (yes my lyrics as well), it’s just coming across an instrumental at our production site at work that catches my ear and then seeing if I can write something to it.
I did one about an ex back in March that I really like https://frankenberrysattic.com/2022/03/12/she-said-old-t-shirt/ and a set of 3 silly tunes about some small time hoods for fun. Been working on a fourth installment recently to continue their story.
Now I am no musician but I love to write and have discovered over the last 4 years or so that I like to “sing” as well. In quotes there because there is a little production magic involved. HeHe.
I just really appreciate you taking the time Maryanne, thank you!!
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This sounds like so much fun to do!
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It really is Diane. Something different to be creative with, in this case treating an instrumental from our production site that I like as if it were my band and writing some lyrics. I’ve done a few others in the Attic in this vein and it really is some fun!!!
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