FAWM: "Human love"

Human love

3 days ago by @intoyourlight

Human love

intoyourlight

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Liner Notes

I have a million ideas right now and time is running out, still I'm doing full compositions. Maybe it's something for next FAWM, to do more raw stuff just to get things out, but then again I love mixing so much. This one will probably be revisited though, as I still want to fiddle with stuff here and there.

This song is a love song, but it's primarily directed to the universe/god/life force/whatever you might call it. But as we are human, it is still human love - a bit conditional and painful.

Btw: As much as it's sometimes a pain in the a. to record instruments (the piano probably 20 times), I just love to play bass to a song. It's so magical that everything comes together with a bit of bass. BUT - it's so damn unforgivable. If you hit that string too hard, you can hear it. I desperately want to learn to play bass decently.

Lyrics

V1:
You pull me out of the gutter
Of my self-destructive thoughts
Your confidence makes me stutter
As I jump head-first
Into your blue-eyed pool

Bridge:
And if I can't be
One with you
I'd rather be
Nothing at all
And if I can't breathe
In sync with you
I'd rather not
Breathe at all

Chorus:
I adore you
I adore you

V2:
All my hopes could be shattered
You'd build them up from scratch, I know
In the end they'd be better
With another me, and the same old you

Bridge:
And if I can't be
One with you
I'd rather be
Nothing at all
And if I can't breathe
In sync with you
I'd rather not
Breathe at all

Chorus:
I adore you
I adore you

Comments

@plushbaby 14h

The chord sequence that runs into the bridge section is lovely, a real highlight of the song which sounds beautifully produced and gloriously sung. I'd be tempted to experiment with the singing in the second chorus, maybe some ad libs in the left and right channels, some fun vocal runs drenched in reverb?
Nice work, good luck with the rest of fawm!

@theawkwardsleep 1d

pretty tune - gorgeous vocals. i love the composition of this.

@billwhite51 2d

your mix is heaven in my earphones. your really do take love to a higher level than the reality of human relationships. vocals are so gorgeous, romantic, and sad.

@ayais 2d

What fun! A lot of work went into this, and it's beautiful. But wow, a tough take on human love ... one with you/I adore you or I'd rather not breathe at all. Yes, though, being in sync has a glorious feel.

@thedutchwidows 3d

Glad you're brimming with ideas and inspiration - such a good feeling. I'd also love to be able to play the bass properly, but my fingers get so sore. Flatwound strings definitely helped me, but still, the blisters...

This has such a cool feel, the vocal's awesome, and the piano and synth are so insistent, so propulsive. The drumming's great too - does all the right things in all the right places. Lovely stuff!