CASTAWAY
(a photo of a sequined cushion taken with a microscope attachment for a mobile phone – my excuse is that I was bored senseless at the time I took this)
Over what was a good Christmas – even though it mainly comprised of putting the spreadsheet of all spreadsheets in the history of spreadsheets together – my mind did one of its random things and I found myself thinking about some old words I wrote three years ago. They were the words that eventually got changed a bit, jumbled around and became the lyric for the title track of an album entitled ‘Liquid Truth’ I made in the days before Zoolon. They read like this;
All my bridges burnt
No sparkle in the stars
No redness in the sunset
Just the sad song of guitars
You have a version of truth I can’t believe
You’re all wrapped up in lies I’ve got to leave
You tell liquid truth from behind those eyes
But you hide it well behind indifferent sighs
How soon ‘not now’ just becomes ‘never’
And never nearly always means forever
Don’t expect to be loved when you hate yourself
You will find that’s not so good for your health
All I seek is to live by the truth
If I don’t leave right now I’ll surely lose
When will all the pieces come together?
And if I don’t like the picture am I stuck with it forever
My composition, ‘Castaway’ as in the video below, is one of only two instrumental tracks on my ‘Rainbows End’ album. Both the instrumentals are piano pieces. Maybe the music fits the mood of the words from before? I hope you enjoy.
‘Rainbows End’, the album is available to buy and download at Bandcamp. It’s not expensive and has had its first great review. Below takes you to Bandcamp;
beautiful piano piece.
Thank you.
Cool tune I listened to whilst I flipped my vegan burger 🙂
Thanks Lana. I flipped a vegan burger (pulses and herbs) that I got in France – they’re into them now amazingly – yesterday as well, although I’m not vegan!
Nice one!
Love the lyrics here George and the music is wonderful. Is this a new format for your blog. I like it very much!
Thank you. I keep mucking about with the layout trying to be creative, push my music, find space soon for the poems to song project add more of my business sidelines, all the time trying to make the page not look like I’m an awful ‘in your face’ salesman – I’d give up before I became an ‘in your face’ type person. I’m glad you like it.
You’ve a delicate touch with the keys, Friend. Excellent use of pauses here, and the just, just barely off-beat melody. Beautifully done.
Thank you. There’s something eerie about playing the piano this way. I just shut my eyes and daydream to see what happens. Sometimes it sends out a message better than any lyric can. I don’t play piano that often but couldn’t be without the moments that I do.
nice man,appreciation from india!
Thank you, from a freezing cold England
Well it’s also cold out here in Delhi
Beautiful expression of your poetry in music. Minor key and wistful.
Thanks you for saying that. Happy New Year
beautiful
A very beautiful composition. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for checking it out.