A Writer's Lament

The swaying arms of love
Those arms that one dreams of
Have swayed so much it’s true
they waved a spell on you
They left the door ajar
They left a burning scar
Though now it hurts you so 
Let it go 
Let it go

Overcome the need to know
Be that cool guy on the block 
turn back a few years on the clock 
The chime of distant bells
saving a place for you in hell
Though now it hurts you so 
Let it go 

What you did 
What you can’t undo 
What you hid 
What she always knew 
Words you spread 
Words you could not say
How she fled 
those things you tried to do 
to make her stay
What you prize 
What you can’t take to
What you have realised 
and all the things you really blew
That time you spent 
Those times you could not stay
They swayed away
and now it hurts you so 
though now it hurts - I know
and now it hurts you so 
Let it go 
Let it go
Let it go

Even if earth trembles below
Even if rock turns into sand
It cuts you then slips through your hand
The sniper on the hill
smoothly preparing for a kill 
Though now it hurts you so 
Yes how it hurts I know 
Let it go 


mOag - let it go

LYRICS BELOW (click "Show more")
When I wrote this duet, I had Amanda Sanderson's distinctively beautiful voice in mind. The song itself is an outgrowth or continuation of a poetry collection I published a few years ago, "The Book of Arabella."
Both the song and the poems are about a mysterious, otherworldly woman, Arabella, who feels trapped in a marriage, trapped in fact in her human body.
Here's a link to that poetry collection for the curious:
https://www.library.wisc.edu/parallelpress/pp-catalog/poetry-series/2014-2/the-book-of-arabella/
(...and yes, that is actually our cat in the photo on the big clock above the piano)
Instruments used:
All three guitar tracks played on my Gretsch 5622T
plus Fender (Squier) Jaguar SS bass
Angel chorus sung by angels...well, actually Alchemy synth
Amanda's SoundCloud page: https://soundcloud.com/phoebeelena
Recorded in Logic Pro using hardware tube preamps and compressors.

***Cat on a Clock***
(Words & music by Timothy Walsh)
Verse 1 (Him)
You come softly down the stairs into my waiting arms.
Hand you coffee, touch your hair…it seems that you’re not there.
I don’t say it but I know, on this special day,
your body’s here with me, but you’re a million miles away.
I don’t say it—I don’t want to tell no one—
You’re going nowhere but you’re always on the run.

Verse 2 (Arabella)
Morning comes, I stretch in bed, see the sun come through the blinds.
Hear you in the kitchen there, smell the coffee so divine.
I rub my eyes, decide if I can slide into this day,
or maybe spread my wings and softly fly away.
I don’t know why I’m so restless in this world.
It’s like I’m from some country where I can’t return.

CHORUS:
You’re like a cat upon a clock sleeping in the sun,
whiling away your time on earth until our day is done.
Just like a cat upon a clock dreaming through the day
while the world outside goes on and softly spins away.

Verse 3 (Him)
Twilight comes and I see you in the garden where
the cedars and the pines are your sisters in the sky.
You walk out among the herbs, barefoot on the bricks,
smell the chervil and the thyme that never ask you why.
You’re so lost to me I don’t know what I’ll do.
I’m so in love with every single thing you do.

Verse 4 (Arabella)
Some days I wish that I could go flying through the sky—
spread my wings just like a crow and take off with a sigh.
Somewhere beyond the moon, I think I’ll find my home,
far away from this earth and this house of flesh and bone.
I’m not angry, I just don’t know how to say
I’m a creature not like you in any way.

CHORUS (sung twice)

Cat on a Clock

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(Whatever Happened To) Reason

There is blood on my hands
and I can’t tell you why
Was it me who pulled the trigger 
Who’s left to testify
(Repeat)

Whatever happened to reason 
Whatever happened to reason
It’s time to say goodbye 

Did my eyes get wet
I came to pacify 
Trouble is my teacher 
It won’t pass me by
Trouble is my preacher 
It won’t pass you by

(Refrain)

Photo: David Rush

(Whatever Happened To) Reason

This one is a variation of my last track (Poodles dream doodle). I am still experimenting with this riff. I hope you like it.

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Taylor Guitar 414
Elixir Strings
Thalia Capo
Allen&Heath Mixer
Garageband
Korg Minilogue xd
Lewitt, Audiotechnica and Shure mics

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