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This song evolved based on limitations. First, my midi-keyboard crapped out on me, so I don't really have the usual software instruments at my fingertips. Second, my room sucks. Seriously. Awful. Its practically square and small, without lots of furniture and only posters and stuff on the walls. Meaning: the acoustics suck. I get this pitchy reverb that just sounds artificial and robotic.
SO, this is what I did. I decided to mess around with only iDrum and create a stand-alone drum track. The I took an old song I wrote a while ago and recorded, playing around with mic technique, placement, and delivery to try to eliminate the effects of the room as much as possible. I ended up liking this take, although i have my qualms with it too. Basically I toned the delivery down (its usually more intense) and recorded very closely to the mic. A bit syllabic, but definitely less coloring from the room.
As for the lyrics, its an old song I wrote, based on the inspiration of an English teacher I had once upon a time. She wrote a poem and the last line was "Find Beauty, Create Meaning." So this song is a tribute to her. Thanks Ms. Rini.
This is the take that I thought was the least painful to listen to vocal-wise. Feedback would be great!
SO, this is what I did. I decided to mess around with only iDrum and create a stand-alone drum track. The I took an old song I wrote a while ago and recorded, playing around with mic technique, placement, and delivery to try to eliminate the effects of the room as much as possible. I ended up liking this take, although i have my qualms with it too. Basically I toned the delivery down (its usually more intense) and recorded very closely to the mic. A bit syllabic, but definitely less coloring from the room.
As for the lyrics, its an old song I wrote, based on the inspiration of an English teacher I had once upon a time. She wrote a poem and the last line was "Find Beauty, Create Meaning." So this song is a tribute to her. Thanks Ms. Rini.
This is the take that I thought was the least painful to listen to vocal-wise. Feedback would be great!
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Lyrics
often I sit back and contemplate a couple questions
a single mind wanders through infinity with no direction
its vexing, my mind and my senses
be jumping to conclusions without making the connections
is what I see real? or is it just reflections?
some kind of twisted joke with sparkles and pyrotechnics?
y yo contemplo
este universo
verso a verso, quedo alerto
con mi mente abierto
entre tantas falsedades busco lo que es cierto
y tengo dudas cuando yo despierto
que pasaria en esta vida mia?
uso mi inteligencia para buscar una salida
bueno, no una salida pero otro camino
de repente puedo afectar mi destino amigo
pues, quien sabe?
you pregunto porque no tengo la llave
ignorantes, hay bastantes
pero you sigo iendo adelante
bien desigualado
es este mundo de ricos y pelados
vienen y van, como ciao
I call myself ElPeruano cuz I'm proud
of my people and my culture, yo i'll say it loud
but is that really my identity and how I define it?
or is it where I grew up, influenced by my environment?
is it in my blood and the genes that I was made with?
is it with the people that I hang with?
or how I be maintaining, acting out or behaving?
is it what I really mean? or is it how I say it?
I've been searching for the purpose
with my verses
coming to curses
wondering if its worthless
the surface is always decieving
I try to cut through, find out what I really do believe in
without rhyme or reason
you've got to find beauty, create meaning
"find beaty, create meaning"
-Ms. Rini
a single mind wanders through infinity with no direction
its vexing, my mind and my senses
be jumping to conclusions without making the connections
is what I see real? or is it just reflections?
some kind of twisted joke with sparkles and pyrotechnics?
y yo contemplo
este universo
verso a verso, quedo alerto
con mi mente abierto
entre tantas falsedades busco lo que es cierto
y tengo dudas cuando yo despierto
que pasaria en esta vida mia?
uso mi inteligencia para buscar una salida
bueno, no una salida pero otro camino
de repente puedo afectar mi destino amigo
pues, quien sabe?
you pregunto porque no tengo la llave
ignorantes, hay bastantes
pero you sigo iendo adelante
bien desigualado
es este mundo de ricos y pelados
vienen y van, como ciao
I call myself ElPeruano cuz I'm proud
of my people and my culture, yo i'll say it loud
but is that really my identity and how I define it?
or is it where I grew up, influenced by my environment?
is it in my blood and the genes that I was made with?
is it with the people that I hang with?
or how I be maintaining, acting out or behaving?
is it what I really mean? or is it how I say it?
I've been searching for the purpose
with my verses
coming to curses
wondering if its worthless
the surface is always decieving
I try to cut through, find out what I really do believe in
without rhyme or reason
you've got to find beauty, create meaning
"find beaty, create meaning"
-Ms. Rini
Konscious
great lyrics, and i love the delivery. Drums are upbeat which support your flow very well, nicely done man.