Perspectives

by @berni1954

Skirmish: Space exploration (@lyricslinger)
Perspectives
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Liner Notes

Finally found time to put this to music and record it.

Instruments:
Baton Rouge 8 String Baritone Ukulele
Cosmic Synth on Garage Band (chords)
Korg R3 (lead synth)

#fuc #synth

Lyrics

(Am) The Universe is vast
and (F) we are very (Am) small
If we could (Dm) truly conceive the (Am) size of it
we'd (G) all be so appalled
We (F) may be the only creatures
in this in(Am)calculable expanse
Who are a(G)ware of its existence
and (F) of the (G) cosmic (Am) dance

It's that fact makes us special
with consciousness we're blessed
It makes our troubles here on Earth
seem trivial at best
We've taken our first steps
We're in Apollo's afterglow
But if we'll ever stand on Mars
is something we don't know

The Voyagers have crept
into interstellar space
But centuries might pass
until they reach another place
The key to the stars is travelling faster than light
Most scientists say we can't
But a few imply we might

Star Trek is a fantasy that may never be made real
The secrets of the universe down here we must reveal
And travelling in time, is reserved for Doctor Who
Our dream of living on other planets
may never ever come true

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Don't think we will know mate. Not our time. Nicely done.
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Love your chord progression and theme development in the music. Great solid vocal delivery.
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Great combination of scientific knowledge -so far - with fun media references. Music suits the lyrics very well.
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The cosmic synth sound is very fitting - spacey and shimmering. The music gives the song more of a lonely quality that I didn't get when I first read the lyrics alone.
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Glad that you found the time to create the demo. It sounds fab. Nice music to support the wonderful lyrics and vocals. Something that struck me while listening to it is how clearly you enunciate each word - no need to follow along the lyrics sheet to work out what's being sung!
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@kahlo2013 @marthie @pfoo @musicsongwriter @lyricslinger @cindyrella

Just a note to say I have put up the demo for my "Spacy" song "Perspectives"
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Wonderful insight and perspective! Lots of honesty to shatter my dreams of ever living on another planet🙃. Well written keen observations!
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Love how your wisdom meets on space in this lyric. Let me know when you’ve added music.
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I love all the references - historical and the scifi shows! Definitely changes ones perspective to think about the vastness of the universe.
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Beautiful lyric and references. I'm looking forward to hearing it.
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Love this and look forward to hearing it as a song!
The 'We may be the only creatures in this incalculable expanse' is something I toyed with for this skirmish, around the theme of the Fermi Paradox
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I love this! It is so vast. I love your references to Dr Who and Star Trek!
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