FOR JANEY

2 weeks ago by @conuladh

FOR JANEY

conuladh

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Liner Notes

I posted the no-demo lyrics of this song last week. I found the chords I wanted an hour ago and made this ropey #acousticonetake. I will develop the song to include some riffs that echo Beatle-y sounds.
For Janey is inspired by the death of a close fiend. She was one of a tight band of friends who lived and worked together in hard times in Belfast in the early 70s. As if poverty wasn't enough - the conflict in Northern Ireland was reaching a peak. That's the backdrop but the song is just about love and friendship and little things that bind us

Lyrics

‘FOR JANEY’

When the bitter biting winds
Barged down off Black Mountain
And we all shared the bed
Only for the warmth

We talked about the Beatles
Beyond the wee small hours
Dissecting every line
Drawing deeper meanings

I only had a few chords
Blackbird was beyond me
Yet we sang it over and over
As if it was our own

My heart filled with love
That life was so simple
My heart filled with love
That life could be this sweet

Never wasted time nor breath
Wondering what would follow
Though cards revealed nothing
We knew storms impended

When death is all around
We didn't talk of tomorrow
Lived each moment that came
It got us through

My heart still fills with love
That life was so simple
My heart still fills with love
That life could be so sweet

When death was all around
We never talk of future
It might be a land
That we won't reach

Bonds were stretched
But never broken
Life would not stay with you
And I am left behind

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