great lyrics man, like the homemade percussion, we're into that too

sad lyrical content man, but thoughtful and easy to relate to. digging the do doo dood oo bit

I really like the vocal phrasing on this one

this is the type of stuff i love to record, sure electronic music is my life but, this just has so much soul and emotion to it. makes me jealous that i cant play guitar worth shit lol ...DAMN U!!!! lol <3

You've got to be one of the most soulful artists on Soundcloud. Your songwriting skills are first rate.

You do the acoustic folk thing very well.

Totally different to your other stuff, this is really good, great vocal and you are an excellent lyricist! Greatly Enjoyed!

Acoustic guitar, overdubbed voices and simple percussion. If this seems like a departure, it's the first of many.

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Update 3 October 2012: My grandmother whom this song concerns passed away peacefully this afternoon. She didn't seem to know. She didn't seem to mind.

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Now Is the Only Time 
©2011, Ignatius Zoo

My mother's mother was born in 1924 
She's still around, but she don't know me anymore 
She kinda knows my name back from when I was a kid 
But she seems to think that I should look the way I useta did 
She receives me like a lady, graciously 
I introduce myself each time, she's always pleased to meet 
It's like she is the hostess at a party that never ends 
And every hour, she gets to meet me once again 
Each time 
Each and every single time 
Now is her only time

This time 
Now is her only time 
She doesn't seem to know 
She doesn't seem to mind 
It just doesn't make sense 
It's always present tense 
Each moment is a blend 
Of happy accidents 
Each time 
Each and every single time

Sound the alarm, the library's burning down 
Soon it will be nothing but ashes on the ground 
The air is filled with burning pages of history 
Carried by the wind like crispy autumn leaves 
So high 
They disappear into the sky

As easy as it comes 
That's as easy as it goes 
Where the wheel stops, no one knows 
Make this the only time

In time 
We're going to decline 
We're gonna go blind 
We're gonna lose our minds 
And then we're gonna die 
Make this the only time 
Make this the only time 
Now is the only time 
Now is the only time


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I'm formerly of Polyatomic, based in Toronto. You can find the new Polyatomic album, "Solarium" on iTunes and Amazon. And here's the Polyatomic page for SoundCloud: Polyatomic 
  
Unless a song is tagged "Polyatomic," I did everything, including the lead and backing vocals. (This is not bragging; my voice is the one part of me I'd change if I could.) Most of my songs are made using Propellerheads Reason/Record. I have also used Cakewalk's Kinetic (it's cute) and a bunch of hardware from the late '80's. 
  
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