✵ True Love 💕

1 week ago by @max

Liner Notes

https://studio273.bandcamp.com/track/true-love
Over 20 years of participating in February Album Writing Month (FAWM), I’ve developed a workflow that allows me to quickly create a decent recording of a freshly written song. My process always starts with guitar chords and humming a melody. Once a few words come to mind the songcrafting starts.
Despite all the digital possibilities out there, I prefer to keep things pure by using real instruments. I print the lyrics in large text, hang them above a camera, and play the song several times in a row. Usually, the fourth or fifth take is good enough. Thanks to FAWM, I’ve learned not to dwell too long on whether something is "perfect."

Next, I separate the one-take audio track from the video and load it into a mixing program. Most of the effects I use are already preset. Then I record additional vocal tracks and layer in more instruments like guitar, banjo, piano, and keyboard. Once the mix sounds decent, I sync it back with the video footage. Each year, I choose a different color theme for my two-tone videos.

If a song is recorded this way during FAWM, it’s done. After FAWM, I usually end up with three or four keepers, which I test live on stage. Songs often grow and evolve during live performances, but I never rerecord them. Around 90% of the songs I’ve written over the past 20 years were created during FAWM—simple and effective.

These days, I use ChatGPT to check my lyrics for grammar and spelling mistakes and to give suggestions. In the past, I relied on native-speaking FAWMers for this.
The audio mix I upload to Bandcamp is the same as the one in the videos. My style is defined by one-take, single-mic recordings with additional vocals and instruments.
#valentines #valentine #lovesong
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Lyrics

Like you to sing along
To all the tunes that I know
And you know with each song
I feel the love grow

My days are bright
I finally do care
With you by my side
I love to share
It feels so right (new love)
It feels so right (true love)

I want to take you to
All the places that I love
And you know when I do
I just can’t get enough
I want to take you to
All the places that I love
And you know when I do
I just can’t get enough
Of you

You bring the sun
Together we are free
It is so much fun
Please let me be
Your number one (new love)
Your number one (true love)

Like you to sing along
To all the tunes that I know
And you know with each song
I feel the love grow
Like you to sing along
To all the tunes that I know
And you know with each song
I feel the love grow
So strong

In the embrace
Of your arms I belong
I found my place
True love has begun
Oh happy days (new love)
Oh happy days (true love)

I want to take you to
All the places that I love
And you know when I do
I just can’t get enough
I want to take you to
All the places that I love
And you know when I do
I just can’t get enough
Of you

A dream come true
So real and so new
Can’t get enough
Can’t get enough of you
I just can’t get enough
of you

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