FAWM: "I saw the signs"

I saw the signs

1 week ago by @gordon

Skirmish: The Anaphora List Song Ch... (@tarahenton)

I saw the signs

gordon

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Liner Notes

Had another go. This time with unexpected harmonica...

Lyrics

I saw, I saw the signs
I knew, I knew that things were changing
Changes, changes were coming soon
Soon, soon it will be over

I felt, I felt the shift inside
I hoped, I hoped that we’d be fine
Fading, fading into the night
Night, night was taking over

I tried, I tried to hold on tight
I hoped, I hoped we’d be alright
Falling, falling in so many ways
Ways, ways that haunt my days

(c) words and music G Todd 2025

Comments

@kahlo2013 1w

You have really nailed this style and I like the progression of phrases that start each line of each stanza. Wonderful execution. The last line sums up the whole nicely. Great harmonica.

@raspberry33 1w

Excellent take on the prompt! Loving the vocals and guitar, and I agree with @tiller2 that there's enough space to add your own details. I'm hearing this as a pre-breakup song in a relationship, but a political interpretation could be there as well.

@tiller2 1w

Very good. Part of me wants to have a more specific story here, but then I find myself adding details from my own head, since the fading of a relationship is pretty universal. Would a chorus or bridge be an apt place for details? Perhaps, though as I said, may not be needed. Your vocals are always ace, and a pleasure to hear.

@marthie 1w

The words feel like embroidery creating a beautiful picture creating both innocence and hesitancy of letting go. Love the vocal delivery, strings and harmonica