FAWM: "Remember"

Remember

Liner Notes

This one, part of the concept album/rock opera/song cycle/pretentious piece of crap I'm writing this FAWM, has a strange origin.

The droning piano melody and bassline originate from the first FAWM I took part in, 2010. Since then it has lingered around, but I never found a use for it, so it existed solely as a little looping bar in an FL Studio file.

Brought it out of purgatory, wrote a melody for it, stitched on another old idea I had to make it longer, wrote some words, applied 15 years of growing production and arrangement skills... and here it is.

The second half of the song has a vague Andrew WK vibe, which is a bit odd for me, but it is what it is.

Drums: SD3 Fields of Rock
Bass: EZbass
Guitar: Danelectro '59 through STL Tonehub, Tonex
Synths/keys: FM8, Mellotron, EZkeys, The Maverick piano (Kontakt)
Vocals: Through Ovox

Plus a computer-melting number of plugins... I'm surprised it's not on fire with all the saturations, delays, reverbs, tapes, etc.

#alternative #indie #synth #goth

Lyrics

on your deathbed, i promised you life evermore
but i can't be there forever
in life, never encore

i cannot wake up from this nightmare
the horrors are here in my head
stuck in a coma of my own making
i lie to myself i'm getting better

remember, remember

i can't wake up, the horrors are here in my head
i'm not getting younger, the lies that they tell are getting stronger

remember, remember
remember, remember

Comments

@chill4matt 1w

Yeah, this one song I'm listening to speaks to the efficacy of your writing and how your future album will rock! Excellent lyrics + vocals and the backing track rocks.

@mattwdunn 1w

What a tune. That piano motif is so hypnotic. Definitely a song of two halves as well. Love the change up to a more upbeat tune. Production is insane. I need you to mix an album for me at some point

@stevenwesleyguiles 1w

DUDE!!
The intro did not prepare me for how epic this would get mid song. LOVE your vocal production on this! I feel like I'm listening to a fully produced song! Just went to your profile. OF COURSE! radioovermoscow!!! Good to see ya! Killer track! Sheesh! Your computer is suffering, but it was worth it. This sounds SO THICK.

@sph 1w

This sounds like the main character is lost in a swirling state. Love all the sound choices. Awesome story of origin - maybe I should also delve into old folders...