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Song notes from Mystified:
I always wanted more out of the original "Last Leaves of Autumn" piece that I posted last year.
I originally 'heard' it with some ghostly, ethereal baritone vox, but when it came to posting it, I settled for adding orchestral strings from the new Jam Pack 4:Symphony software I had recently purchased.
Then, a month or so ago, I mentioned that I still wanted to add some vox to this composition 'one day,' and I. Spike offered to take a look at it.
He suggested lyrics instead of ethereal voices, and I'm very glad that he did. (Thank you, Mr. Spike!)
I really like the result, and think it does the song beautiful justice. Wistful, wandering and somewhat woeful, it is a lovely reflection of those last few leaves of autumn....
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Song notes from I. Spike:
The lyrics and melody for this song were directly inspired by the original track that Myst created. I thought her title, "Last Leaves of Autumn", matched the musical underpinnings perfectly. So it wasn't hard to conjur up a few more words and a melody, to go along with the title and the brilliant music bed.
This is our first official time working together, although we have been a sounding board for each other for quite a long while.
It was a most excellent experience and one I would do again in a heartbeat!
Thank you Myst!
~photo by Mystified
I always wanted more out of the original "Last Leaves of Autumn" piece that I posted last year.
I originally 'heard' it with some ghostly, ethereal baritone vox, but when it came to posting it, I settled for adding orchestral strings from the new Jam Pack 4:Symphony software I had recently purchased.
Then, a month or so ago, I mentioned that I still wanted to add some vox to this composition 'one day,' and I. Spike offered to take a look at it.
He suggested lyrics instead of ethereal voices, and I'm very glad that he did. (Thank you, Mr. Spike!)
I really like the result, and think it does the song beautiful justice. Wistful, wandering and somewhat woeful, it is a lovely reflection of those last few leaves of autumn....
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Song notes from I. Spike:
The lyrics and melody for this song were directly inspired by the original track that Myst created. I thought her title, "Last Leaves of Autumn", matched the musical underpinnings perfectly. So it wasn't hard to conjur up a few more words and a melody, to go along with the title and the brilliant music bed.
This is our first official time working together, although we have been a sounding board for each other for quite a long while.
It was a most excellent experience and one I would do again in a heartbeat!
Thank you Myst!
~photo by Mystified
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Lyrics
Last Few Leaves of Autumn
my footsteps lead me closer
my wandering takes me farther
I know not where I go, or where I come from
a whisper to my memory, now fading fast from me
why do I have this sense that I am falling
my feet do not betray this gravity
but still I’m filled with something more than melancholy
is it just the last few leaves of Autumn
last few leaves
is it just the last few leaves of Autumn
the nights are longer, the air is colder
this time is sad but the tears run dry
ice crystals dropping slowly from the sky
my head drifts full of dreams
floating in a bronze filled sea
this little death is so beautiful
frozen right in front of me
I whisper to my memory, don’t forget how this feels
I revel in this flight, this kind of falling
my paper wings are torn by drops of ice
and still I’m filled with something more than melancholy
is it just the last few leaves of Autumn
lyrics by I. Spike ©2007
my footsteps lead me closer
my wandering takes me farther
I know not where I go, or where I come from
a whisper to my memory, now fading fast from me
why do I have this sense that I am falling
my feet do not betray this gravity
but still I’m filled with something more than melancholy
is it just the last few leaves of Autumn
last few leaves
is it just the last few leaves of Autumn
the nights are longer, the air is colder
this time is sad but the tears run dry
ice crystals dropping slowly from the sky
my head drifts full of dreams
floating in a bronze filled sea
this little death is so beautiful
frozen right in front of me
I whisper to my memory, don’t forget how this feels
I revel in this flight, this kind of falling
my paper wings are torn by drops of ice
and still I’m filled with something more than melancholy
is it just the last few leaves of Autumn
lyrics by I. Spike ©2007
MissChaos
wow. I'll be back with words.