Bookmark - Collaboration with Sketch
https://soundcloud.com/user-71329120/bookmark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmiAjYMOtrU&ab_channel=odomodometer
This is a collaboration with Sketch. He came up with the lyrics and I did the music.
Hope you like it.
Title: Bookmark
Track time: 03:48 Tempo: 120 BPM
Verse 1
Thoughts today - like a stack of books
Stories never finished
Dig through the pile - flip to a page
Fever now diminished
Chorus
A bookmark on my mind;
A quote without citation
Did I get it right?
Quell my aggravation
Verse 2
Weeks go by - maybe was a year
Up a ladder to the top shelf
That dusty book - in the corner
When I lay my hands on it - I'll calm myself
Chorus
A bookmark on my mind;
A quote without citation
Did I get it right?
Quell my aggravation
Bridge
Feel the paper - the smell of leather
Pipe in a tray - smoked years ago
Worn out Persian rug - stained a little bit
Heavy curtains - hang in a row
Verse 3
Yellowed pages and dog-eared corners
Cryptic notes, in the margin
A page torn out - what did it say?
Thought I saw that yesterday
Verse 4
Where's that book? - I remember the cover
Bold white letters on a dark red spine
No, that's not it - maybe that one...
Borrowed book? - nope, that one's mine
Chorus (2x)
A bookmark on my mind;
A quote without citation
Did I get it right?
Quell my aggravation (2x)
© Michael Odom/Steve Lundgren 2023
Comments
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I can't hear the vocals. They are way back in the mix.
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Dang it. Sorry you feel that way. I honestly think it's a good mix.
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I hear a lot of reverb, Talking no singing. Post with out all the reverb/delay. I cant hear the vocal.
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Can't say that I agree with @Autopart101. You have to like the genre, which I do. The mix sounds pretty good to me. Glad to see Sketch is on the scene. This is a great collaboration guys. Good song..I really enjoyed it😀
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Cool song! I like the concept of thoughts like books in an old library, stumbling across things from long ago.
The musical is cool too, a little more towards a ballad than some of your others - it's a good fit to the lyric.
And lovely to hear Sketch is still about and collabing with you!
Good stuff. I enjoyed that! 😁
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I enjoyed it. The music is very atmospheric. The lyric is cool. I'm not entirely sure they fit comfortably together. It seems to me that the lyric calls for a more conversational tone, while the music, which I really like, is more dreamy. That aside, as I said, I enjoyed this. Great collaboration.
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Yeah a book chapter song . You did a good job
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This feels a little like it fits in a bigger story. I can imagine it as a piece in a movie. The visuals are really nice - I can picture the whole song as I listen. I like the feel of the music and vocals. It has a dreamy feel which feels like a good fit with the lyrics. There was some techno type music in the bridge that felt off.
This collaboration is a super pleasant surprise. I enjoyed the listen very much. So nice to hear your collab with Sketch!
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Hey guys. Sorry for the late responses. Family duties have kept me away for a while.
I appreciate all the comments!
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I was absent for this 1 first time around. A cool sound you've got here in the mix, kinda lo-fi and I think it serves the lyrics and music well. I particularly like the little guitar solo.
Nice job you two,
CCB
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