Tag: Lady In Waiting
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Lady In Waiting: Part 6
Please read Parts 1-5 before reading this. Spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned. Lady In Waiting Easter Eggs You now know the woman our narrator sings about is a mermaid. I was inspired to write this album to play with the mythology of merfolk that paints them as either benevolent or malevolent. The literature speaks of […]
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Lady In Waiting: Part 5
Song 5: “Temptress” Verse 1 My girl’s got a temper like no one else You’ll wish you never met her as well I wish I would have seen this before I fell Within her spell Verse 2 She’s like the sea, this temptress has me In her clutches as I scream and nearly drown I […]
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Lady In Waiting: Part 4
Song 4: “Her Prestige” Verse 1 Irene comes once again, now to inform me Her real name is Siren (sung like a siren) and She never meant to stay with me to the end In fact, she’s not even fully human Verse 2 Irene, I mean, Siren (sung like a siren) A mermaid she’s always […]
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Lady In Waiting: Part 3
Song 3: “Subtle Shifts” Verse 1 Subtle shifts down by the bay make me think we’re in for rain They get inside, all the common folk, as I take a drag on one last smoke Verse 2 Tides coming in, no boats going out, drops hit windows, flush water spouts Like we’re dancing then sudden […]
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Lady In Waiting: Part 2
Song 2: “Her Ghost Perhaps” Verse 1 I saw her again after a while She still had that beautiful smile At least I thought it was her (sung with stepping down notes) Or her ghost that did stir Verse 2 She peeked behind the waterfall (sung with stepping down notes) So I began to follow […]
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Lady In Waiting: Part 1
In talking with a friend today, I was reminded when I discovered the relationship between music and poetry. TL;DR – They’re cousins! Throughout the past few years, I have written words that I didn’t initially know if they were a poem or a song. My first ever poem was based on blues lyrical structure and […]
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