John’s lyrics, Probably goes in my Songs About Nothing playlist. I was going to record this on my iPad last night, so I wouldn’t forget the idea. Long story short, no sleep. Should I take the time to record properly or mow the lawn this weekend?
The Night
UPDATE:
OK. I decided to stick with the original vocal and guitar take, recorded sitting on the bed using my iPad. The drums were replaced, Ric licks added, and some harmony vocals. To lift the vocal out from the guitar in the mix, I recorded a second “lead” vocal. Also added a new bass part. Luckily, using Cubasis on the iPad allowed me to send the original recording with the tracks I kept over to a Mac.
Nights are for the darkness
The emptiness of lost time
Time we could have had
Without toeing the line
The night is for lovers
And loners alike
I’m one of the two
The one without you
I still see your face
Suspended in my dreams
Surrounded by my sleep
Backlit by moonbeams
I reach out into space
Wanting to corral the stars
To frame your memory
And cover all the scars
It’s a lonely place the night
A view shrouded by pines
Which reach for the sky
Their failure God’s design
I still see your face
Suspended in my dreams
Surrounded by my sleep
Backlit by moonbeams
Imagination gives way
To vault above the limbs
Send a message to the universe
That buoys and swims
There amongst the stars
I see your smiling face
Casting its aura
Over time and space
I still see your face
Suspended in my dreams
Surrounded by my sleep
Backlit by moonbeams
Little Eddie and the Eagle 