Alcohol Border
This song stumbled into me last winter in a Colorado ski town bar. I wasn't quite sure where I was going with it...but eventually figured out... it's about friends that have become lost in the booze.
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We pulled into a town called El Sueño
Just after dark and a long ride
The bar was open so we drank until dawn
And crossed over the alcohol border
My old friend you’ve been too long in a drunken
dream
I can see it in your eyes and the slur in your
smile
Should’ve quit way back when your shoulders
were broader
But you walked over the alcohol border
You went looking when times got harder
For a place to hide in safe harbor
Saw your face reflected in a bottle
And the harsh light got a little softer
Now you can’t return from the border
el sueño te lleva a la final
El whisky te lleva hasta ruina
Al final solo queda la bebida
Has cruzado la frontera
Yeah you’ve crossed over the alcohol border
Think I’ll sit here and dose in the dream
And remember those that have slipped in between
Think I’ll have another drink and try to get
warmer
Remembering friends that have crossed the border
el sueño te lleva a la final
El whisky te lleva hasta ruina
Al final solo queda la bebida
Has cruzado la frontera
You’ve crossed over the border
Over the alcohol border
Spanish Translation
The dream takes you to the end
The whiskey takes you to ruin
In the end only the drink remains
You have crossed the border
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I love everything about the song, the lyrics, structure, rhymes, the lot. Music was great, well played to my ear. Vocals excellent and well delivered. I must however comment on the elephant in the room. I don't get the use of two languages. Not just this song but any song. It's a personal opinion so take it as such, it doesn't detract from the overall quality of the piece.
Well done
Sid
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Hey Sid thanks for the feed back...some questions for you, or anyone else that might provide feedback. I'm fairly new and probably a bit naive about the song writing game. How does one tell the difference between and song written and performed by AI and one strictly by humans? How many songs posted on this site would you say are AI derived or enhanced? Does it make any difference as far what this forum is trying to accomplish?
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Just wow! this song is truly well done. I cannot say there is anything I didn't like about it. Your vocals made the song 'feel' genuine and real.
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