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The title is something I heard Jerry Quinn say a while back. It was how a good friend described him after he told her a somewhat dirty joke (I forget the joke so don’t ask). I had never heard the phrase “sacred and profane” before. But according to Wikipedia it is the title of a novel by Faye Kellerman, an oil painting by Titian, a silent film produced by Famous Players-Lasky and distributed by Paramount Pictures, and a collection of 'Eight Medieval Lyrics' for unaccompanied voices in five parts (SSATB) composed by Benjamin Britten. Okay, but it was new to me. Around that same time I did some thinking on the subject of good intentions and less than desirable outcomes. It all seemed to fit so I went with it.
During the last week of school the music teacher I replaced returned some items she had borrowed from the music room. Among the items she delivered was a Samson C01U USB mic. I used it to record all the instruments and vocals on this track.
One of the other items she returned was a vintage Silvertone lap steel that had been donated to the school years earlier. Just looking at it made my heart thump. After much trial and error I came up with a concept for how to use it in this song. By playing it through my Line6 Spider amp I was able to use the amp’s foot controller, specifically the volume pedal to produce the volume swells.
As always, many thanks to any who take the time to listen to my humble efforts. Know that I am very grateful.
During the last week of school the music teacher I replaced returned some items she had borrowed from the music room. Among the items she delivered was a Samson C01U USB mic. I used it to record all the instruments and vocals on this track.
One of the other items she returned was a vintage Silvertone lap steel that had been donated to the school years earlier. Just looking at it made my heart thump. After much trial and error I came up with a concept for how to use it in this song. By playing it through my Line6 Spider amp I was able to use the amp’s foot controller, specifically the volume pedal to produce the volume swells.
As always, many thanks to any who take the time to listen to my humble efforts. Know that I am very grateful.
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Lyrics
Sacred & Profane
Words & Music by alackbass
Did I make things better?
Did I make them worse?
Can't tell the difference,
A blessing or a curse,
Perfect intentions,
An imperfect man,
When the future's hidden,
It's awfully hard to plan,
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Do I try to fix it?
Or just leave it be?
There's no right answer,
None that I can see,
Try to hide my feelings,
Try to shield my heart,
There's no avoiding,
This will leave a mark
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Did I do it for me?
Or was it all for you?
Did I always know this?
And ignored the truth,
Should i just do nothing?
What could I do?
Still you'll have to choose something,
When your choices are few,
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Words & Music by alackbass
Did I make things better?
Did I make them worse?
Can't tell the difference,
A blessing or a curse,
Perfect intentions,
An imperfect man,
When the future's hidden,
It's awfully hard to plan,
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Do I try to fix it?
Or just leave it be?
There's no right answer,
None that I can see,
Try to hide my feelings,
Try to shield my heart,
There's no avoiding,
This will leave a mark
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Did I do it for me?
Or was it all for you?
Did I always know this?
And ignored the truth,
Should i just do nothing?
What could I do?
Still you'll have to choose something,
When your choices are few,
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Hard to take credit,
Easy to take blame,
When the choices you make.
Are both sacred and profane!
Symphony101
I love the slide guitar ! I was working on something trying to use a bottleneck and distortion guitar but it's not working out :-) Never worked out for me, but I love the sound !
So nicely done Andrew, another great song I thoroughly enjoyed.