Touchstone v2

5 hours ago by @majordanby · @motorcitymusicman

Touchstone v2

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Liner Notes

#collab #upbeat #quirky #alternative

Dan:
@motorcitymusicman wrote a great lyrics only song which I really liked but loved the chorus he wrote and wanted to make it into something. He kindly let me steal it and this happy little song popped out. I chose to use his lyrics to bookend the song which I think works pretty nicely.

I had lots of fun with this one. I got tired and went to bed, thinking I'd finish it tomorrow but I couldn't get it out of my head and thought of some fun la la la bits to put over the instrumental bit and had to come back to the studio.

Thanks, @motorcitymusicman I hope you like it.

Lyrics

He is a modern touchstone
Like in the tales of old
When scratching rock on metal
Showed the purity of gold
He is a modern touchstone
His mark tells false from true
The way that you react to him
Reveals the truth of you.

The lost and the found,
And broken little things,
All neatly stacked up in rows,
Waiting to be claimed,
Yes I feel fortunate,
But I’m not ready yet,
Yes I feel very lucky,
Now I’m ready for bed.

My mind is not always closed,
But it is slightly ajar
You’re not the person that you said that you are,
You’re driving passed in fast and a beautiful car,
With the wind in your hair,
Throwing dust everywhere.

La la la la la. etc.

The devil he takes on such a pleasing form,
And gently brushes your cheek,
A look that bores through you soul,
The bass is so very smooth,
A perfect canvas for the night,
And the rhythm guitar riff,
Is in G major ninth.

And this is going nowhere,
It doesn’t mean a thing,
What is he droning on about?
What does it mean?
Is there a hidden clue,
Or message beneath?
Is there a nice way of ending this?
Or should we just stop….

He is a modern touchstone
Like in the tales of old
When scratching rock on metal
Showed the purity of gold.

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