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I'll Be Late Today

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

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50/90 Challenge song no. 8, is another GarageBand/iPod Touch production from start to finish. I’m finding GB very useful for experimenting with beats and chord sequences, and it can produce some not-too-shabby demos. Not bad for a device which can fit in your pocket... (As an experiment, the original SoundCloud upload of this song was done direct from within GB - might be a useful option to have if I’m away from home for an extended period.)

This is my entry for the “Week 1” song challenge (“Late”).

(Obligatory techie notes: arranged, recorded and mixed entirely in Garageband, except for the drum machine parts (programmed in FunkBox with the MRK-2 “instrument”). The vocals and guitalele were recorded via the iPT’s built-in mike.)

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Light through the window
Day underway, pass me by
Trains leave stations
None of them carry me

[chorus]
I'll be late today
World, go on without me
I'll catch up tomorrow
Let me sleep some more

Roads in the distance
Carry the world away
Planes vapour-trailing
Let my dreams trace them home

I'll be late today...

[bridge]
We're working tomorrow
Keep these moments for free
For just one morning
Slow the earth down for me

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from 50​-​90​-​2012 Vol. 1, released August 27, 2012
TA Walker - vocals, GarageBand and rhythm programming, guitalele

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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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