Moon Tide
Inspired by a late night moonlit walk on a remote Cape Cod beach:
https://youtu.be/9MC3pmc2EwM?si=wQipE0UJ1TSagPkx
Drawn by the moon
Pulled by the light
A spirit on the beach
Washed in on the tide
Let’s hurry down the waves are waiting
To wash our footprints away
Walk with you on the shore
They’ll break forever more
Hurry now the moment waits
To soon be swept away
Love plays a windy chord
One that can’t be ignored
Spirit in the seasons sign
Spirit on the waves
Spirit in a wet embrace
Swimming in the warm moon tide
Hurry now the moon tide waits
To bring us close together
Now that our hearts align
Pulled by the bright moon shine
Underneath heaven’s bridge
I’ll race you to the shore
Dive into the night
Drift on the full moon tide
Break
Drawn by the moon
Pulled to the light
A spirit on the beach
Washed in on the tide
Spirit in the seasons sign
Spirit on the waves
Spirit in a wet embrace
Swimming in the warm moon tide
Comments
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this is really cool. has that 60's vibe to me. the lead guitar is what makes the song.
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I think this is a very impressive song. Very listenable and it's a great lyric.
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Almost lost me on the intro but then it kicks in and carries you with it. Cudos0
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Liked the guitar work, Liked the lyrics as well. Good Job.
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Love the lead on the intro.
Great rhythm as you get into the verses.
I think this one is more about mood than story, and nothing wrong with that! Does it well.
And a great outro too!
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@bhengen glad you enjoyed it Bill and thank you for becoming a subscriber to my channel.
Hey thanks ya’ll for giving it a listen. This is one my personal favorites...takes me back to that night on the beach with my GF. As Bill mentioned, I was trying to achieve a retro 60’s Surf sound with this song. As you may know the Surf genre came out of the California beach scene from back then. It’s an instrumental only genre with reverb drenched guitars and whamy bars. The guy that produced this is a freakin multi instrumental genius and when I said “spooky cool Surf guitar sound”, he knew exactly what I was talking about.
Here's an example of surf music, these guys had the Moon Tide name first but of course my song is completely different, ....thanks again:
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I liked it a lot, well, I like all your songs, you have a special voice and plays very well your guitar creating wonderful backings!!! Cool lyrics too.
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Yep. I got the 60s surf vibe right away, thought admittedly a heavier version. Maybe surf rock meets 70s rock? Either way it was super catchy. I think RDM may have a point that it’s more about the mood / vibe than the words, but I really liked the lyrics too. I mean, I’m never gonna say no to a song about moonlit walks. Plus, those photos in the video are stunning. I’ve always been fascinated by the moon. But yeah, that groove was awesome. Like others said, the guitar playing set the tone for the whole song. Just top notch all the way around0
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The imagery in the lyrics is stand-out. It's poetic, yet it's so real.
I mean hell "listen" to this:
Spirit in the seasons sign
Spirit on the waves
Spirit in a wet embrace
Swimming in the warm moon tide
I can feel in the lyrics the embrace in all it's wetness as that bright moon shines down on the water. Yeah!
So a definite home run lyrically.
Musically, the verses work. Your style comes through and it works.
But... the chorus melody lacks a zest that the lyrics convey. Musically, the chorus feels like a continuation of the verse melody in many ways. I'm not saying this to be harsh or critical. But I'm not "feeling it" musically during the choruses. Maybe give that another go?
But getting back to the lyrics, they are spectacular. No smoke. Spectacular.
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