Sour Tides [80s Revival Remix]
Music & Lyrics by Keith Timmons
Remix and additional production by Fricative

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Perfect suntan, perfect smile
He's only twelve, he's young and healthy, juvenile
And he is charming, he is funny, he is wild
And he's still a child

And by his side a balding man at fifty-eight
Who married young although he did develop late
He's looking decent, sounding friendly, feeling great
And he just can't wait

A happy morning, happy family, happy meal
And in the car he hums a tune behind the wheel
It's been a lovely afternoon
This happiness is real
That's how they feel

The boy goes quiet as the older man comes in
And older fingers start caressing naked skin
And not a word is spoken
Dribbling down his chin
The tide's coming in
Sour tides coming in

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The melody is loosely based around the love theme from The Godfather. Maybe that's the tune he's humming behind the wheel. The love theme was written by the late Italian composer Nino Rota, who in turn based it on works by Gaetano Donizetti and Giuseppe Verdi. My melody is also inspired by the Scandinavian lullaby Ole Lukkeøye by Ingrid Almquist. I'm not really sure which of them to give credit for it, so until I hear from them (they're all dead), I'll take all credit myself! But I think the idea of a godfather ties in neatly with the lyrics here.

I've had some reactions from people whose interpretation has been that I glorify child molestation with this song. That idea was so far from me that I didn't think it would have to be explained at all. I thought it would go without saying that this is a sad song about what could be going on behind closed doors even though everything looks perfect on the outside. I should hope the sympathy of every listener of this song is with the boy not the man - it certainly is for me.

Sour Tides [80s Revival Remix]

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Hold on until your head is under water, that's where we'll meet
Not until your lungs are filled with water will your breathe

Hold on until the weight of all this worry has pulled you down
Not until you've reached rock bottom do you know you've drowned

Hold on and take a look up to the surface where they are free
All they'll ever know are bubbles bursting quietly

The sky is the limit when you die, baby not before
The sky is the limit when you die, baby not before
I'd rather take the ocean, rather take your blues
To the bottom of the ocean, that's where I'll take you

Deep down in your stomach if you feel it then you know
There's much more to life than what you lose when you let go

(Dabedidabeda) yes I'm blue... Yes I'm blue, so are you

The bottom of the ocean, give you me your blue
Mmmm

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I like Depeche Mode, Sisters of Mercy, Dead or Alive, Eurythmics, David Bowie, Portishead, Westworld, Jane Child, Information Society, Sting and Robert Palmer.

Vocally my inspirations are David Gilmour, Chris Rea, Peter Gabriel, Leonard Cohen, Seal, Andrew Eldritch, Johnny Cash, David Bowie, Alison Moyet, Sting, Nick Cave, Tanita Tikaram, Jace Everett and Tunde Baiyewu.

This is my main channel for releasing songs. I'm a hobby musician with a busy life, but I also have a lot of songs already written which I'm eager to record and publish here over the next few months. I own countless synthesizers, a guitar, a drum machine, a good mic and a very wide range of virtual instruments which I use to build music within Cubase 8 Pro. My hope for these songs is that someone somewhere will like them so much that they'll want to cover them and/or remix them, thereby giving my music a new life outside my little bubble. Maybe one day one of them will make it big :) For now I'm happy with every click I get, so if you're listening to one of my songs while reading this: Thank you!

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