Song writing (3)

The holy war I've been losing
By taking on both sides
Only the drugs that fuel my mind
Aren't getting kind

Distant bells and holy hells
That thunder underground
Only a path across the heart
Shows up the marks

And it makes you think
Some things are meant to be
You bring the lightning down
Some truths are hard to see
You bring the lightning down.

Mirror balls and candy walls
Are boring out my mind
Only the taste of the divine
Lets pour the wine

Pain and truth and the silent death
Are living out their time
only the seeds of our decline
Ahead of time

Started Not this Shell. Vocals - rough but style promising. Drums lovely and understated. Gat parts - acoustic layers smothered in delay pedal electric for good measure. Fantastic vintage reed organ sound i found completely sets the tone for this piece. Of all the tracks I've done so far, this is the one I'm most happy with from a production point of view. The tone and atmosphere and the space are just how I imagined them in my head. looks like the break I've had from music in the last couple of days has paid off. I feel like this is a watershead moment for the album.

Had a listen to my vocal and guitar work on Shopping Lists today in the cold harsh light of morning. Was presently surprised how much I liked it. It was a confidence boost for sure. The coda/outro bit I jammed out sounded pretty cool. The one thing I realised about the track when I played it back was that the drum track I had written was way too busy for the thing. This song is screaming out for space. It seems to work if the vocals aren't too crowded but loses it's focus if I bring in too many instruments or parts.