production and mix on this... but then again you usually do get it right..... good lyrics too and excellent performance all round. You get the emotion across really well every time, great stuff, cheers M

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very thoughtful song and lyrics ..loved the acoustic
sound ..enjoyed the vical work and the harmonies !!
very good song my friend ..thnx for sharin !!

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I'm totally enjoying this. Has unique style kinda like Modest Mouse. sounds excellent on the headphones, nice layers going on.

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sounds good strong sense of emotion on it. as stated before nice unique sounding style.

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Great production as I've come to expect from you, and great poetry, again, as expected. I guess we all have different structures for the great unknowns and the little we think we know, but I never get tired of your constructions.

Cheers,

Joe.

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We're all part of the ultimate statistic.Tim your choices of sound sources,the emotion filled delivery and your production skills are such a treat to listen in on.Yur God given insight and talents are much appreciated over here.Ahh, the questions that stoke the fiery madness from within one's soul.

Daniel

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Another great tune. As usual. The production this time is better than usual (though always great). The acoustic guitar sounds really clean.

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Perfection happens and it is always full of mistakes. Maybe it's perfect that I'm here now and a mistake that it has taken me so long to get here.

I absolutely love this song, but I'm always swept away by your music. The musicianship is almost without compare here and, lyrically, you have such a gift. In this song, I especially love:

it digs in the earth
with every single birth
and waits for us

It's true and profound and beautifully oblique.

I so admire your work, Tim and I can only assume that you must work as a musician or have worked as one at some point in your life. I hope that's the case, because you are the real thing if I ever heard it.


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Fine expression. A bit of a Moody Blues and Donovan in there. Very poetic. Easy on the cochlea and soul.

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a story of life - and how it sneaks up on us. and leaves us behind.

i don't know why i do the things i do either

i think that's OK

thanks

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Great writing and melody with rich vocal. I really enjoyed this one. I wouldn't want to follow this lol. Thanks for sharing.

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Great production. Everything sounds right together. I love the way the voices work together.

Well done.

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I must be a late bloomer - because I didn't start flowering until I hit 40 : >

I realize I run the risk of flippancy by opening my comments with a joke, but please don't take that offensively. You know from my comments on your previous song that I take your music seriously.

The series of recent deaths of family and friends have obviously shaken-up your life and they have put you into a retrospective mode. As you grapple with the big questions of life - and try to relate them to everyday existence - there doesn't seem to be an emergence of any clear cut philosophical solutions ... but to expect that is to miss the point of your recent works: it's not about solutions, rather - it's about the struggle. There are lightning flashes of insight shooting through the thundering angst, but they only illuminate the ruminations for a brief moment before the confusion of darkness moves back in.

This is why these songs are difficult to comment on. There's so much churning ... that it is difficult to hang on to any thought before it is swept away by the next smashing wave.

But I see that as the point - that is, if there is a point to be made - that you are expressing the human existential struggle of life against death in your music. It is raw ... it is emotional ... and it is personal. It also is insightful ... confusing ... and cathartic. This last thing, certainly, represents one of the more powerful aspects of making such art: it is therapeutic.

Flowering is beautiful. Who knew it could be so painful?

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I don't know how I missed this!

First off: The production as mentioned by just about every is really great. Clean, crisp in places, nice stereo work. And this is a killer deep song. Richly performed, deep with emotion.

It felt to me like during the phrase "a 1000 acres of land" that the guitar working in the left ear suddenly quit. Based on the pattern setup so far I expected to hear it. It gave the impression of a live performance where this person got lost for a second. In the next version "to catch anything that flies" the guitar works there. Just one observation. You probably intended this.

The vocals have a real intensity brought on not only by your tonal qualities but the sort of wavering harmonies really dig in. That is a nice effect!

The song has some really nice changes in it that keep you waiting for the next turn. The drums work nice throughout however I found the drum lead in odd during "I'm sitting here on my death bed". It made me wonder if the drum track was cut off. Perhaps after that lead in a cymbal crash!? Just thought.

I would like a little more of the guitar and piano at the end, it seemed almost like the bounce was cut off. The guitar and piano work so well, let us hear a few more bars.

Tim this is a great, deep emotional tune. Very nicely done! A fav for sure!!!

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