Song of the Sinking Man (v 2)

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Genre: Folk (contemporary)

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If you give me some money
I\'ll sing you a song
Do you think that I do this for free?
but you better be fast
cause i\'m watching the glass
And the water is rising round me

The captain is drunk
and the crew have all jumped ship
the compass aint working no more.
I\'m here on the deck
of this smouldering wreck
I\'m looking for signs of a shore

Some people are lucky
some people are not.
Can you gu ess which of these I might be?
But don\'t waste my time
I\'m not sure I can swim
and the water\'s still rising round me

I wish someone knew
where we are, all I know is
I\'m not where I wanted to be.
I\'m keepig my eyes on the distant horizon
but I can\'t see nothing but sea

If you give me some money
I\'ll sing you a song
Do you think that I do this for free?
But you better be fast
get up off your arse
cause the water is rising round me

Song Stats

Hits: 1939
Comments: 9
Fans: 2
Plays: 284
Downloads: 73
Votes: 11
Uploaded: Feb 04, 2005 - 11:41:09 PM
Last Updated: Feb 04, 2005 - 06:55:22 PM Last Played: Nov 02, 2009 - 03:25:20 AM

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Song Actions

Hardware:

Crap electric guitar, nice Gibson mandolin, violin, Jane\'s bodhran, iMic, iBook G4, noisy children, white wine

Software:

garageband

Comments

Peter Greenstone	Peter Greenstone said 1738 days ago (February 5th, 2005)
	much better Nice improvements. The vocals sound better like this. I like the drumming but it sounds a bit too loud and also sounds like it's peaking. The strings are nice but also come in rather too loud at first. But overall, it sounds quite good. Nice job. Check out my latest song called From Nothing

country john	country john said 1738 days ago (February 5th, 2005)
	nice one . . . . . . that's the way ! i went into a bit of a daydream then . . . felt like i was back a few lifetimes, sitting in a pub on the docks, waiting to board my ship ! you've got your voice in now . . . and i'm looking forward to more of your songs . . . safe Check out my latest song called atom bomb

Rebsie	Rebsie said 1737 days ago (February 5th, 2005)
	Way to go! That's so much better. Now the vocal stands up for itself, it energises the song and gives it momentum. And it sounds good in its own right. You could take that voice to any folk club in the UK and not be ashamed of it. It should continue to get better too, the more you use it. Good luck with the next one. Check out my latest song called Amongst The Colours (w/ Luna Trick)

aclarke	aclarke said 1737 days ago (February 6th, 2005)
	This is very nice Love the sound of the mandolin and violin together. This was very refreshing and pleasing. Check out my latest song called Ballad of The Little Tiki

bronco	bronco said 1737 days ago (February 6th, 2005)
	Excellent Song I really like this. The lyrics and melody are first rate. Whimsical, sad and upbeat all at the same time. Only complaint is the strings do come in a bit loud in the mix. Check out my latest song called Strange Feeling

ChrisSly

ChrisSly said 1734 days ago (February 8th, 2005)

Creation in progress
It's nice to hear the different versions as you are wokring
on this tune.

Still grooving on this song. The drums are too loud,
though, very clipped. I agree with the comment about the
string volume. I like that they stay up while the rest of the
song fades, though. Like the ship is going underwater as
the vocals fade away.

Check out my latest song called La Valse Final Waltz

thetiler	thetiler said 1674 days ago (April 10th, 2005)
	great words . .. There words sure tell I great story and thanks for the music. good job Check out my latest song called The Bluebird Cafe (with two other guest)

stevel	stevel said 1669 days ago (April 14th, 2005)
	Good tune I think the lyrics are really nice and evocative..you obviously spend a lot of time getting them just right. This has a really nice wistful feel to it... a gentle acceptance of life and its pitfalls perhaps? Its always nice to see 'crap guitar' and 'white wine' get mentioned in the hardware section too! Check out my latest song called Electricity

caroline	caroline said 1602 days ago (June 21st, 2005)
	wow! i take back everything i said about the first version - your voice sounds fabulous here - why are you worried? it's great! loads more power than the previous version. i also think your lyrics are excellent - not only here but in your other compositions too - thank you xxx Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

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