Rest In Me (with Petra Borén)

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This is a collab I did with an extremely talented singer/songwriter named Petra Borén. Please check out her wonderful music here:

http://www.myspace.com/petraboren

She also did the painting that you see part of on this page. It's called 'Min ängel..hold me'.

When we decided we wanted to do a song together I dusted off one of my old acoustic pieces that I thought her voice would be perfect on. I was so right!

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Lyrics

Are you tired of being lonely?
Are you tired of being in need?
Are you tired of being the only
One which whom they lean?
Are you tired of being pulled in
To those tired stupid games?
Are you tired of their complaining?
Are you tired of all their ways?

You can rest in me
I will lend an ear
Set your burdens free
They will disappear

Are you tired of resentment?
Are you tired of their greed?
Are you tired of having no one
When you're the one in need?
Are you tired of holding back
Are you tired of giving up?
Are you tired of all the pain
Do you want it all to stop?

You can rest in me
I will lend an ear
Set your burdens free
They will disappear

Song Stats

Hits: 3328
Comments: 50
Fans: 23
Plays: 114
Downloads: 116
Votes: 5
Uploaded: Apr 09, 2008 - 12:32:45 PM
Last Updated: Apr 09, 2008 - 12:42:03 PM Last Played: May 03, 2013 - 09:06:01 PM

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Epiphone J200 Acoustic, Blue Snowball USB Mic

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Comments

tokai	tokai said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	very beautiful great song. Check out my latest song called yucatec

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	tokai hey thanks for listening and commenting Check out my latest song called Again

screamalexz	screamalexz said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	.. distinct voice on this track. some nice guitar playing. nice melody line at 1:40 works well when the male vocals take over. Check out my latest song called Broken Spirit

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	scream thanks man. petra's voice is indeed distinctly beautiful. Check out my latest song called Again

lavalamp	lavalamp said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	You are so right! Nicely written piece, regarding the the music. She's a great singer man. Good idea to have her sing it. This is a very, very nice song. You're a good singer too, brother. LL Check out my latest song called A Funky Little Thing

lavalamp	lavalamp said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	By the way...... great painting! Check out my latest song called A Funky Little Thing

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1869 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	petra thanks dave. yeah I done good gettin her in on this one. Check out my latest song called Again

SystematicFailure	SystematicFailure said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	/// wow she sounds like the scandanavian jewel kilcher! you 2 sound awesome together!! great version of this!! Check out my latest song called Pamoana

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1869 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	Agree! Hey Sys. I agree she does sound like jewel. thanks for listening, friend. Looking forward to your next tune. Check out my latest song called Again

Feter	Feter said 1869 days ago (April 9th, 2008)
	Rest In Me great song ...loved the vocals work the guitars .. the slide ..very thoughtful one realy ..more more more thnx for sharin !! Check out my latest song called Roll with it

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1869 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	slide thanks feter. i like the slide too. i was going for a lap steel sound a la Ben Harper. Wish I could afford a real one! Check out my latest song called Again

Nick_Flash	Nick_Flash said 1869 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	Distinct voice Nice song you two put together here. I especially like how your voices sound together starting at the 3:12 mark. The panning on the guitar sounds really good too - it fills up the space well. Well sung! Check out my latest song called Questioning Authority

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1869 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	thanks nick it's tough attempting a 'duet' without really singing together, but she really pulled off singing along with the tracks I gave her. hopefully we'll do a few more in the future. thanks for checking this out. Check out my latest song called Again

davisamerica	davisamerica said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	wow and right then very nice lyrics and Petra's voice is perfect ... then the duet sets in and soars. this is a great collab. it is hard to sync duets from a distance but you guys smashed that barrier. man ... your guitar work is just great. so... right then ... did i love this? indeed i did! Great Job Check out my latest song called 12

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	davis thanks for commenting. yeah everything fell into place nicely with this as far as recording goes, despite the long distance. Check out my latest song called Again

Dj French Toast	Dj French Toast said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	Wonderful Vocal her voice is so heartfelt and soul filled . I really really like the simple soundbed and enjoyed the song very much .....The male vocal is a great add as well llovely tune and thanx alot for the download . Check out my latest song called Sweeter no doubt (Beat by Sweet 79)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	vocals thanks. yeah i don't know how she does it! they're my words but she can sing them like they're her own. not easy to pull off! Check out my latest song called Again

Lennon714	Lennon714 said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	another winner Mellow and anguished. Very powerful stuff. Can't wait to get home and check out Petra's site. This has a good Sea Change by Beck sound to it - which is a great thing. Great job! Give my compliments to Petra. Check out my latest song called Broke

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	eric Well I love Sea Change so thanks! Yeah check out her site. Actually, she's also on icomp. That's where most of her stuff is posted. Speaking of powerful, check out her tune 'Breathe You'. Check out my latest song called Again

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	dreamscape this is really nice. has a nice sweet sound, vocally and guitar wise. Nice slide work as well. you both really hit a nice pocket with this. Check out my latest song called Darkest Skies

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	hisss Thanks Vic I appreciate it. Production-wise there's a bit too much hissing for my liking so I'll need to revisit and denoise (and get a new acoustic pickup methinks!). Anyway, thanks for listening. Check out my latest song called Again

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1868 days ago (April 10th, 2008)
	hisss Thanks Vic I appreciate it. Production-wise there's a bit too much hissing for my liking so I'll need to revisit and denoise (and get a new acoustic pickup methinks!). Anyway, thanks for listening. Check out my latest song called Again

lengold	lengold said 1867 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	This sounds like perfection to me - beautiful song/musicianship/vocals/production. I would buy this - thanks for the download. Cheers Len Check out my latest song called B E A U T I F U L

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1867 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	:) Thanks for stopping by, Len. Glad you dig it! Check out my latest song called Again

Soundhound	Soundhound said 1867 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	Very Nice Good strong song... excellent production//. Check out my latest song called Call To Arms...

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1867 days ago (April 12th, 2008)
	:) thanks for listening, hound! Check out my latest song called Again

egobandit	egobandit said 1867 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	Wow Love the singing on this The guitar flows so well enjoyed excellent! Check out my latest song called walkin out my door

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1867 days ago (April 12th, 2008)
	:) thanks, bandit. glad you like it. Check out my latest song called Again

Alannah	Alannah said 1867 days ago (April 11th, 2008)
	I enjoyed .... .. the melancholy tone set here .... Petra has a lovely voice ... I truly enjoyed when the duet part started in ... yup ... liked it all round ! Check out my latest song called Street People (Anomalous w/Alannah)

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1867 days ago (April 12th, 2008)
	petra thanks alannah. she certainly does. check out her site for more greatness. Check out my latest song called Again

bud	bud said 1866 days ago (April 12th, 2008)
	Wonderful collaboration this has such a delicate sound and open production. Really enjoyed this - well done - both of you. Check out my latest song called ditto

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1865 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	production thanks a bunch. i really could have spent some more time on reducing the noise, but it does seem to give everything a somewhat Earthy openness I like. Check out my latest song called Again

	said 1865 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	Simply gorgous!! What a great voice Petra has and some lovely guitar work here and your voice is brilliant also - rserenson really great production- your voices in harmony fit together like a hand in a glove. Perfectly. I love it lots. And yet another of yours for my ipod. I love your music. Peace Dee,

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1865 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	harmonies thanks dee! Yes I'm really looking forward to doing another with her. Maybe something a little darker... Thanks for downloading. Check out my latest song called Again

Peter Bauckham	Peter Bauckham said 1865 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	Fantastic! Like everything about this. Thanks for sharing. Peter Check out my latest song called Reality TV MJRF2010

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1865 days ago (April 13th, 2008)
	:) Thanks for listening and commenting, Peter. Check out my latest song called Again

jiguma

jiguma said 1865 days ago (April 13th, 2008)

What a voice Petra has!
Fits beautifully with the acoustic. And then there's the blend of vocals on the duet parts - wonderful .. works really well. Some unwanted hiss on the acoustic track and your vocal Ridd - maybe that's the Snowball (maybe a flourescent light in the room?)? Would love to hear this with the hiss filtered out - a very nice song - vocals and guitars are a dream.
Neil

Check out my latest song called News Is Gonna Break

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1865 days ago (April 14th, 2008)
	hisssss thanks neil. yeah lotsa hiss for sure on this one. not the snowball - just me and my lazy recording techniques. will definitely run this through a denoiser. thanks for listening. Check out my latest song called Again

Cori Ander	Cori Ander said 1863 days ago (April 15th, 2008)
	Yes this is great A wonderful song, great vocals! Nice mood. Nice surprise to go to Petras Myspace page to see that she lives only about 20 km from my place. Check out my latest song called Nu tändas tusen juleljus

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1863 days ago (April 15th, 2008)
	really? thanks cori. haha what a cool coincidence. You gotta hook up with her and do a collab! Check out my latest song called Again

saymme

saymme said 1862 days ago (April 16th, 2008)

...
...Wonderfully beautiful collab..Your voice is very nice & Petras too hers not so 'usual': )
Min �ngel wow mycket fint, & Your playing is like silk well the whole song is - I rest in God..Jesus Christ Superstar so good (& easy once I struggled myself into it & decided hehe) Beautiful lyrics, they have both dark&light issues which is awesome - I love contrasts-also You got it in Your voices.. : )
ThankYou totally my pleasure Faved&dl ! Lena

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1862 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	:) thanks for listening. glad you liked it! Check out my latest song called Again

timothy devine	timothy devine said 1861 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	hi I love the outstanding rawness its like you plugged in an amp in my room here and the two of you perform great tune with sweet guitars and vocals perfect tim Check out my latest song called Inside of You

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1859 days ago (April 19th, 2008)
	rawness i was kind of going for a coffeehouse feel for this, but there's still too much hiss for me. an easy fix though at some point. really glad you like this. thanks for listening Check out my latest song called Again

Bob Rodgers	Bob Rodgers said 1860 days ago (April 18th, 2008)
	Beautiful! Great production and a great song! Love the vocals and guitars, a beautiful sound! Check out my latest song called We Can't Let It Go

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1859 days ago (April 19th, 2008)
	petra thanks bob. check out petra's other stuff too if you want to hear more Check out my latest song called Again

Heightened	Heightened said 1856 days ago (April 22nd, 2008)
	You did it again And awesome collab! Truly unique and original too. Check out my latest song called Caldari

	said 1853 days ago (April 25th, 2008)
	WOW!! Great to hear that you do some great acoustic pieces. This is a true gem... she has a nice vocal and when you enter with your vocal... just sends chills up the spine! This is top notch stuff my friend! Thanks for sharing... the melody is sad some.. Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

Mike_Lynn	Mike_Lynn said 1308 days ago (October 23rd, 2009)
	Excellent Clean & simple and yet very effective. Nice melody, instrumentations and GREAT vocals. Cheers / Mike Check out my latest song called Moods

rsorensen	rsorensen said 1307 days ago (October 23rd, 2009)
	thanks for checking out my older stuff. petra's amazing on this Check out my latest song called Again

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Name: R Sorensen
Location: Vancouver BC Canada

I'm an animation director/illustrator working in Vancouver, Canada who decided it was time to take writing and recording music to the next level. Collabs: 'We Are Marching' with michael2 'Amanda' with michael2 'MURDER 101 (Die for Y... [see more]

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