" unforgiving like weighted dice "  nice !

Creative images, and really love the build in the middle.  Also, super memorable melody.

The different intensities of the guitar are wicked here. This song sneaks up on you and hangs with you, demanding your attention. I likes it.

This song is a whole damn mood. I'm here for it. Way to tap into all the senses with your lyrics - really vivid and palpable for the listener. Really well done, James!

wow this guitar technique is awesome! like a dulcimer hammer kinda? (I'm probably way off). I really like the feel of this one in the alternative genre direction.

Last line really drives home the temperature, eh? And that guitar just don't quit... Awesome, James!

Wow. The lyrics, the vocals, the riffs, the build up, the delivery. I'm a big fan. I wanna write an original with you again, my friend.

James, you have this remarkable talent to take a very simple arrangement and mostly using dynamics keep you glued to the headphones. Of course, the lyrics making you wait until the very last line to get to the point also helps. :)

Ooh this is so strong, great work James. You're so good at making brilliant rhymes that effortlessly pleasantly sneak up on the listener. Love the build and fade of the whole piece too.

"Cold Morning Coffee" (#430, 210116)

Cold morning coffee color of soil
About as thick as motor oil
Like molasses a couple of drops
Made a halo on the countertop

Cold morning coffee forgot it was there
Stained the paper on the rocking chair
Mug is sittin’ on the kitchen floor
Left over from the night before

Cold morning coffee sharp as a knife
Unforgiving like weighted dice
Some kinda’ frozen oblivion
Heart made of obsidian

Cold morning coffee heavy roast
Somewhere south of Mexico
Bitter as winter as dry as dust
Almost dead like the two of us

Week 03 - Cold Morning Coffee (210116)

Nashville songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Godin Guitars Official Artist and Founder of www.songaweek.org.

His catalog of 500+ titles includes collaborations with hit writers Mark Narmore, Elliott Park, Steve Dean, and Pete & Pat Luboff, among others internationally from England to Australia.

Redding's music has landed cuts by numerous recording artists including Dan Whitehouse, Emma Gale, and David Easterling.

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