Only The Blue

from 50-90-2012 Vol. 1 by TA Walker

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Whilst welcome, my week off with family last week means that I've rather fallen behind "schedule" with my 50/90 submissions (I "should" be on about song 15 by now, but have "only" posted ten to date). Yes, I know it's not a race, but I fully intend to complete my "mission" here, and I'd rather not fall too far back in the "pack"...

So, this week I may be "throwing caution to the wind" a bit more, in a bid to get my tally of songs back on course!

With that in mind, here is song 11, which owes its title to a selection from a list of "random" song-names I took from FAWM's Titular title generator some weeks ago. This is one of my more... well, "experimental" creations (by my standards) - the lyrics I put to this song, feel almost as "free-associated" as the title, and try and capture the feelings one encounters when attempting to get back into everyday routine after a decent break away somewhere.

(Obligatory tech notes: I'm trying to give the guitalele a rest after the last few songs - this one was composed and programmed completely in Garageband (and FunkBox for the drum machine loop) on the iPod Touch - partly on the bus! - with the vocals recorded via the built-in mike. I'm really going to break out the electric guitar soon, I can feel it...)

lyrics

Try not to daydream of
Padstow harbour
The world has returned

[chorus]
And only the blue sky
Remaining behind of the
Light hours I want to
Catch in these nets and
Stop them all escaping to
Sepia memories

All that remains of
All those ice creams
My trousers don't fit

And even amidst
The Monday commute
The postcards remain

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from 50-90-2012 Vol. 1, released August 27, 2012
TA Walker - Garageband programming, vocals

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TA Walker UK

Guitarist/multi-instrumentalist, composer and songwriter, often with "electronica", "lo-fi" and "prog" inclinations.

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