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This song ended up being on the second "album" from Polly PUt the Kettle On. It was actually much older than the release date (2001 I think??). I had worked with multiple versions for a couple years before getting it nearly how I wanted it. When I started the song I guess it was really inspired by the vocal a/b overlay by simon and garfunkel on one of their songs. I think it was scarborough fair. After hearing that a few times it ended up influencing me to write something that also had an overlay/interplay of lyrics and vocals. After writing the song and recording it, I decided I wanted a female vocalist. I had my sister try it, but wasn't happy with the result. I had a girl from school try it also, but again was not happy. Both these vocalists tried to handle the song with too much vibrato, not the clear/clean pop style and I didn't feel it was right for the intended effect. A couple of years later I ended up working with a vocalist named Julie Van Horn and we collaborated on two of the songs on Contagion. I think she did a phenomenal job and I intend to post both of these two songs here on MacJams.
Most of Contagion was recorded over a two week period. I actually had just experienced some emotional tumult in my life, and I locked myself in my basement for a month or so and completed the writing and the re-recording of several ideas. As the last few ideas came together and the recording was finishing up I had come out of my shell and met Julie. She had instant promise and I was able to include her in the work immediately.
Spending two weeks literally locked in my basement gave this song "cell" a new meaning for me. The lyrics were older but they came alive at that time and were very fitting.
I hope you like it.
Most of Contagion was recorded over a two week period. I actually had just experienced some emotional tumult in my life, and I locked myself in my basement for a month or so and completed the writing and the re-recording of several ideas. As the last few ideas came together and the recording was finishing up I had come out of my shell and met Julie. She had instant promise and I was able to include her in the work immediately.
Spending two weeks literally locked in my basement gave this song "cell" a new meaning for me. The lyrics were older but they came alive at that time and were very fitting.
I hope you like it.
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Lyrics
calling your will to slip away
burning my hand in killing pain
can't you give it time to forget
what a price for your lonely heart cell
wading in time lost with every stride
searching the dust i've borne inside
toll of loss is stronger | dreaming here in my cell lost
now stronger now | the way of the open door
that you are gone | light is gone from my life
| piercing chain of those
| frequent lies
press of days is longer now | hold to none of the
longer now | signs crime out of
that you are gone | fear pours all out
| over time anger now is
| undead out of pain
| conceived in your head
burning my hand in killing pain
can't you give it time to forget
what a price for your lonely heart cell
wading in time lost with every stride
searching the dust i've borne inside
toll of loss is stronger | dreaming here in my cell lost
now stronger now | the way of the open door
that you are gone | light is gone from my life
| piercing chain of those
| frequent lies
press of days is longer now | hold to none of the
longer now | signs crime out of
that you are gone | fear pours all out
| over time anger now is
| undead out of pain
| conceived in your head
Wummimann
the vocal settings a lot.
very good emotional song