Two Empty Shadows

Boris the Bull

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i began writing this after watching the news and learning that several soldiers were killed. it got me thinking about their wives and husbands, and the intimacy between them... and the horrible loss.

soon, the song began to mesh with my own, personal experiences of love, loss, and that grief over a lost relationship.

i truly thank you for listening and hope you enjoy it! peace!

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Lyrics

Now the tides are turning
Blue horizon burning
Lighting up my eyes with memories
I can't escape the thought of you

Reaching out to empty shadows
I've finally realized
I can't deny
I'm still in love with you

Is it me or are you beautiful?
Is it me or in my mind?
I think you're beautiful
Am I wasting time?

Again the tides are turning
A certain bridge is burning
I'm tired of all these homicides
I'm tired of living life here without you!

Screaming out in fatalvision
It's too late, you are gone
And I am here
And I'm in love with you!

What can I do?

Is it me or are you beautiful?
Is it me or in my mind?
Yes, I think, you're beautiful
I think that...

I'd love to be there in the morning
my lover
I'd love to see you when you're sleeping
my lover
I'd love to hold you in the morning
my lover
I'd love to touch you when you're sleeping in the morning
my lover
I'd love to love you when you're sleeping in the morning
my lover
I'd love to love you when you love me in the morning
my lover

Song Stats

Hits: 1257
Comments: 13
Fans: 3
Plays: 123
Downloads: 89
Votes: 8
Uploaded: Oct 11, 2005 - 08:52:19 AM
Last Updated: Dec 30, 2005 - 05:22:36 AM Last Played: Sep 19, 2009 - 10:41:00 AM

Song License

Creative Commons License:
Attribution-NoDerivs-NonCommercial

Song Actions

Hardware:

Power Mac G5
MXL 990/991 mics
M-Audio Mobile Pre
Martin acoustic guitar
an old tambourine
a child's morocca

Software:

Garageband 2.0

Comments

Jim Bouchard

Jim Bouchard said 1503 days ago (October 11th, 2005)

A hearty pat on the back
Good job...you have a unique aesthetic which is really refreshing, and this is another high-quality offering. I am not sure about the change towards the end to the fingerpicked part and back to the strumming. If it's going to change back to the strumming you might want to really build it up with a sort of full band with orchestra type of thing like "A Day in the Life", but retrofitting that onto what you've already recorded might be a pretty big challenge. Othwerwise I can see it just fading out on the fingerpicked part...As it is, this really works well with the rest of your oevre, and my suggestions are just that, merely vague impressions!

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Boris the Bull

Boris the Bull said 1502 days ago (October 11th, 2005)

A hearty pat on the back
james, as always - you're a man of much wisdom. i read your comments and
i'm agast at how precise you are. i think perhaps the song might have trailed
off with just the one change. this is the kind of tune when playing alone on
the front porch, it works well. even with all three segments, it's easy on the
ears because the timing fits. but i agree with you and think the third part
might have been excessive in the recording aspect. i may redo this one and
do it "live," with nothing but barebones/one take/one track. or maybe not.
ugh.

thanks, james. i've come to rely on you for your thoughtful insights time and
time again.

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drakonis

drakonis said 1503 days ago (October 11th, 2005)

nice haunting progressions
fresh unique style, as is the case with your stuff... overall I like the
song lyrics, melodies, and structure. In the beginning, the guitar
tuning & voice sounded slightly dissonant/off, not sure if that was
intentional, but it did put me on edge a bit. I agree with Jim that this
could become full-orchestral-epic in the middle or end, but the raw
intimacy is apropos too. Great emotion in your singing, really kicks it
up a notch!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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	said 1502 days ago (October 11th, 2005)
	Damn Good... I love a song like this that "goes for it." You don't play it safe and that makes this so listenable for me. Lyrics, song construction, your performance... it is all damn good! Jack

jiguma

jiguma said 1501 days ago (October 12th, 2005)

Nice edgy feel!
Nice tune Boris - like the edge on your voice and the way you use it to express the lyrics. Really like the middle section, and agree with Jim about the third section - maybe its just the transition to the third thats not quite right. Rather than go for a "bare bones" version, I'd suggest a more expanded (instrument wise) version, with rhythm section and things - its just my preference, I really like this as it is.
Neil

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eltopo	eltopo said 1500 days ago (October 13th, 2005)
	Brilliant really great rootsy feel, a great lyric, and not scared to leave in the rough edges. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

eltopo	eltopo said 1500 days ago (October 13th, 2005)
	Brilliant really great rootsy feel, a great lyric, and not scared to leave in the rough edges. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

eltopo	eltopo said 1500 days ago (October 13th, 2005)
	Brilliant really great rootsy feel, a great lyric, and not scared to leave in the rough edges. Check out my latest song called Gentrification (live)

	said 1491 days ago (October 23rd, 2005)
	Wow I wasn't expecting those changes in the arrangement. Jim's comments are very insightful. I did get a sense of almost a psychedilic feel with the arrangement shift ... and for some reason Itchycoo Park came to mind.

Matte Black	Matte Black said 1485 days ago (October 28th, 2005)
	Good job! I'm just blown away by all the amazing songwriting going on this site!. I'm obviously new here and maybe I'll get over it but for now, I'm happy to have discovered people like you and the rest of the folks I've been listening to here. Great vox and really interesting transitions in your guitar work. Thanks! Matt Check out my latest song called The Distance

selters	selters said 1400 days ago (January 21st, 2006)
	Nice intro! What a beautiful song! I enjoyed listening to this! It got a mysterious feel to! The vocals are very emotional, i really like it where you lift them up a notch!! Check out my latest song called So Far (Out Of Reach)

selters	selters said 1400 days ago (January 21st, 2006)
	Nice intro! And i would like to add, After reading others comment i must say i dont agree with the critics on the songs progression! I really like the ending, It made it upredictable and uniqe!! --- Check out my latest song: <a href="http://www.macjams.com/song/16895">Killing for Milk and for Honey</a> Check out my latest song called So Far (Out Of Reach)

Joanna

Joanna said 1377 days ago (February 14th, 2006)

Happy Valentine's Day, Boris!
I could have sworn I left a comment when this was first posted. I know I
heard it and liked it a lot. There's so much 'meat' here -- really
interesting turns in the music and storytelling lyrics. Top this off with
an emotional vocal performance and this song has so much going for
it. Really stellar work, Boris. You're so impressive!

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Artist Info

Name: Me and Boris the Bull

... The murky subways of Boston brought forth Me and Boris the Bull. Providing fresh, familiar sounds, a positive background landscape emerged. Originally a way to shed the fear of playing in public, the subways provided an incredible experie... [see more]

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