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Here's another one that's been in the works for a while. I wrote the lyrics late last year, but never did anything with them. I stumbled across them last week and they screamed "I'M READY!!!" So, here we are...
This one has a heavy, droning sound, which I hadn't planned on, but ended up feeling perfect for the tenor of the tune. There are, I think, 10 guitar tracks and a bass track that basically drones the bottom note of the chord through most of the song. And there are plenty of vocal harmonies woven in here and there.
And after a nice, shiny popish tune for my last post I figured it was time for something moody.
So, here you go!
Enjoy!
This one has a heavy, droning sound, which I hadn't planned on, but ended up feeling perfect for the tenor of the tune. There are, I think, 10 guitar tracks and a bass track that basically drones the bottom note of the chord through most of the song. And there are plenty of vocal harmonies woven in here and there.
And after a nice, shiny popish tune for my last post I figured it was time for something moody.
So, here you go!
Enjoy!
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Lyrics
Brave New World
©2009 Joseph Gurner
I used to be a beggar
But I’m not yet a king
Time swept past me like a tide
And left me on this shore
Where I’m going. Where I’ve been
It’s much too soon to tell
I’ll just keep going down this road
Until I freach the end
The past has lost it hold on me
and I’ve laid my burdens down
I’m no longer on my knees
tears falling on the ground
It’s a Brave New World we’re moving toward
A place we’ve never been
We’ve gone too far. We can’t turn back
We’re moving on --
To This Brave New World
I used to be a blind man
But I can’t yet see
Phantom chains held me down
While I longed to be free
The past has lost it hold on me
and I’ve laid my burdens down
I’m no longer on my knees
tears falling on the ground
It’s a Brave New World we’re moving toward
A place we’ve never been
We’ve gone too far. We can’t turn back
We’re moving on --
To This Brave New World
©2009 Joseph Gurner
I used to be a beggar
But I’m not yet a king
Time swept past me like a tide
And left me on this shore
Where I’m going. Where I’ve been
It’s much too soon to tell
I’ll just keep going down this road
Until I freach the end
The past has lost it hold on me
and I’ve laid my burdens down
I’m no longer on my knees
tears falling on the ground
It’s a Brave New World we’re moving toward
A place we’ve never been
We’ve gone too far. We can’t turn back
We’re moving on --
To This Brave New World
I used to be a blind man
But I can’t yet see
Phantom chains held me down
While I longed to be free
The past has lost it hold on me
and I’ve laid my burdens down
I’m no longer on my knees
tears falling on the ground
It’s a Brave New World we’re moving toward
A place we’ve never been
We’ve gone too far. We can’t turn back
We’re moving on --
To This Brave New World
jiguma
Shades of Neil Young and Crazyhorse at the start, but much more sophisticated harmony work as the tune progresses. I'd probably have dropped the double timed hihat in some places in the first half for added effect, but not a big issue at all.
Good words, and your vocal has an extra confidence compared to a year or so ago.
One of your best posts for sure.
Neil