FAWM: "Journey of Your Soul"

Journey of Your Soul

Liner Notes

#folk #pop #girlwithguitar

Wanted to make an upbeat, "sort-of-pop" song, but it never turns out how I hear it in my head....I would like to remake this song and maybe faster? It is meant to mean that life isn't always as it seems, but enjoy it anyway, this is your one journey!!

Lyrics

Journey Of Your Soul
by Tammy Jann
© 2025

Drips of sunshine
Rays of the rain
The sky's making our plans again

Buzz of the wind
Whisper of the bees
Nature's in charge of everything

Chorus
The world spins 'round
you're upside down
Never in control
you silly thing
The world spins 'round
you're upside down
you need to let go
this is the journey of your soul

Dry of the ocean
wet of the sand
Neptune's taking over the land

Dark of the day
Light of the night
the moon's making the stars ignite

Bridge
and just when you're feeling down
the flowers frown and you rebound

Comments

@loismarie11 6d

Interesting juxtapositions. Easy listening. Good stuff!

@crisp1 1w

Fun to hear all the "Oh, Susanna"-style reversals in the lyrics. This song has a nice loping gait, I'm not sure it needs to gallop -- it works wonderfully as is. You've sent a very Zen letter in a charming musical envelope.

@the3queens 1w

Love the earthy, nature theme for the journey as we are earthbound souls! Nice laid-back vibe and of course you ever beautiful voice "round" out it.

@greengrassgirl 1w

Love the unexpected flip-flop in the first two lines. And "you silly thing" is the perfect line!

@cindyrella 1w

Now how come I have missed this? I cont to be so amazed with your talents! I especially love the chorus but I love it all!

@barbara 1w

Wow! Nice musical structure and contrast. I love how the verses and chorus play off each other. And then the bridge blooms into major! That was satisfying. The singer is a very benevolent and playful spiritual coach; the wry humor and commitment coming through in equal parts. Love the way you glide into the notes!

@karan 1w

The beauty of your voice, of the music and your wonderful lyrics are a balm to the heart! Such a joy to listen to this!

@grayland 1w

I really really love the melody you've created here!! The chorus is amazing, and the bridge vocal harmonies are heavenly!!!. To make this a total package, the lyrics are delightful...a touch of humor, a touch of reality, and a good dose clever!! What an enjoyable listen!!! Wow... loved this...

@retroindiejosh 1w

Agreed it could be a bit faster if you're aiming for upbeat pop, although I'm a bit biased in my taste. As it is, it's got a nice calm vibe, so speeding it up might kill that. Love the parallels in the verses, and the chorus is nice and catchy.

@tawny249 1w

Interesting lyrical structure, it makes you think. The vocals sound great with those perfect little slides, I'm so glad you're feeling better. Bluesy bits creeping in there! You just can't help it. 😄 This is low-key upbeat, if that makes any sense whatsoever. It's a neat vibe.

@musicsongwriter 1w

Gorgeous lyrics and music. Love your vocals with so much heart and soul. Stunning singing and playing, Tammy. So creative, imaginative and sincere. Brilliant work with fantastic arrangement.

@sunnymae 1w

Oh there you are!!!! I feel like I'm home now hearing that voice!!!!! I love this arrangement and what a super hook. I'm all about the soul journey these days.
"Drips of sunshine
Rays of the rain
The sky's making our plans again" the metaphors are boundless and so are you!

@metalfoot 1w

This has a delightful upbeat feel to it even if it isn't as 'upbeat' as you might like it to be. I love the vocal inflection in the line "this is the journey of your soul". Great lyric, wonderful chords and music. Awesome stuff!

@mitchmash 1w

Love the groove - I understand what you mean though about how we hear it in our head. I like how you take the melody down on "thing" in the chorus - the melody is so catchy! Great lyric "Dark of the Day and Light of the Night" - wonderful to hear your voice again!

@chandra83 1w

There is some really cool imagery here. (I really like “drips of sunshine/ rays of the rain.”). Beautifully done! ❤️

@val 1w

You're in the "never turns out how I hear it in my head" club too? Did you get tote bag yet? I thought they were supposed to be delivered already. 😀 I very much enjoyed the topic here. It's really is a soul journey. The sooner we get that, that better life will be. Great performance as always.

@gerrybhoy 1w

Good song really well delivered again a strong chorus I raelly enjoyed it

@ttg105 1w

"Drips of sunshine" is a great phrase to kick this off with. Although this is upbeat, it's also filled with melancholy and reflection, as if the narrator is trying to convince herself that good things will happen one day. Also like "the flowers frown." The bridge is really effective ... I love the chords you're playing and the mellifluous vocals.

@resonut123 1w

Thanks for taking me on a Musical Journey. Lovely singing and Sweet harmonies. Kind of a Jazzy feel which sounds good here. Catchy Chorus too.

@coolparadisoMod 1w

ha ha, I always go, that's not what I was thinking today.i like the held back beat, very nice song, good hook line

@aaronnathans 1w

Lovely. Reminiscent of Joni Mitchell. A good sentiment right now for who’s really in charge. I enjoyed this!

@mikeb 1w

Excellent technique of lyric writing, swapping the actions around like that. We'll have to work on this, definitely a faster beat is needed.

@bitshred 1w

I really dig this swingy feel, reminds of a 70's singer songwriter vibe. I like the melody too, nice work.

@stephenwordsmith 1w

I didn't even notice all the lyrical subversions on the first listen. They're very cute. Your upbeat, pop-ish delivery is so enjoyable that I had to actually read the words to see that all the nouns had swapped verbs.

This is a cool and ever-so-slightly sultry song, which delivers your intended theme with aplomb. The title hook has smoke and punch and I looked forward to every iteration - I feel it could also sit at the start of a chorus as it has a lot of kinetic energy and could potentially lead into more waxing lyrical - but what you've done works perfectly well.