Hold Me

by @majordanby

Hold Me
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#guywithpiano #ThomYorke

I sat at my piano and randomly laid my fingers over the keys and the first two chords sounded strange and a bit like Radiohead. I thought maybe I'd have a stab at a falsetto type song so played about a bit and managed to piece this together.
The second half was crying out for some strings etc. so I added a few bits and it has a nice swell to it; like breathing. The lyrics then came quite quickly. Getting the vocals right did not! Many takes until I sang it through without my voice (or me) cracking up!

Lyrics

Hold me as I fall asleep,
The warmth of you is healing,
Close my eyes and count to 10,
I concentrate on breathing,
Breathing…

Images and falling light,
Projected on my eyes,
See your face,
It starts to change,
And disappears in darkness,
Darkness,
On and on,
Over and over…

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@leah0k
Oooh I like those funky chords, whatever they may be. Also the melody shift at the end of the verses. Nice job lassoing the envisioned vibe and bringing it home. It’s awesome when a song comes together like that!!
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@timfatchen Mod
A fading away. Anything from simple sleep to dying: works really well, cinematic in a sparse way.
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@emmyhush
Oh yes, Radiohead - and you obvs. Beautiful stuff! And from just up the road in Eastbourne teehee!
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@mikeb
There is a starkness to this, helped by the reverb on the vocals. The strings accent well when they come in.
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@nadine
Big fan of strange chords with falsetto. You nailed that vibe *melting away*. Great stuff
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@wurzelfrau
Hauntingly beautiful.
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@tan482
Oooh, this is very lovely. Has a very unsettled feel to it with the insistent piano chords and haunting strings. The falsetto voice is executed so beautifully and really suits the song.
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@sph
Very cool how the second voice weaves in. From your description it seems that the song wrote itself. Very nice, unusual but organic with just the right ingredients
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