DESCRIPTION:
The Shadows of Fall by James Mobius written about 1989 or thereabouts I think. Lyrics below, (or turn on annotations for on-screen lyrics, sing along! ) Sort of a creepy lullaby at least partly about death. ah, Youtube removed annotations, from every single video. unbelievable. I only had them on 2, but I spent some time aligning them so the lyrics would show up at exactly the right time. what a terrible stupid fucking decision they made, a year ago apparently. Wow.
4 string tenor guitar, customised from an old 6 string, the saddle is a popsicle stick, and the nut is a bamboo chopstick, which gives it that slightly out of tune banjo tone. I probably re-shot this video 25 times, still not satisfied, but when I re-record the song properly, I will get a better take. One is ideally one's own harshest critic. At some point you have to move on, I have a lot of other songs I want to record on video, shot on my Samsung Galaxy S4 cell phone.
Lyrics:
In my brighter moments I shine like a star
I asked you a question do you remember
I'm your secret admirer, discreet from afar
I know your situation, how quaintly bizarre
Picture a glass box of honey and sand, you are trapped inside
with a clock and a cookie, oubliette for the child of the Tsar
I have to tell you I have 2 keys, one hidden never really missing
try not to think, relate to you, like a flying headache in summer heat
No exit so hold my hand, how long do you think I'll wait?
we'll divide the cookie, the clock doesn't work anyhow.
such a lovely smile, just be yourself
In my dark desperation, I grope for the walls
in a tin pan of envy, you shouldn't have called
as the night falls on your mind, you suck in your last breath
life is just a process you must endure, in order to achieve death
So many are sleeping, I can't count them all
and where are ye hiding, the shadows of fall
in the lonely position, as the light fades away
your striped walls won't protect you, at the end of your day.