No, I might throw something up once we are done but that will be awhile. I wont do anything until its complete and we had.... in '92
around an hours worth. Now there will be a bit more and we are struggling to relearn and get our abilities, close to par (for us) which is sub par by todays standards and even then for that matter. I believe we had some creativity going for us though, but I draw from way back to hardrock, blues boogie and other influences, those two were younger and had all the metal influences, so its probably a bit directionless to many. Now things are so much easier with computer recording and no need to polish everything perfect before booking studio time and like that. Some of its a pretty extensive memory process, still somewhat primitive, playing beyond the edge of our skills and basically not knowing what we were doing, just going for it. This guy had a bunch of stuff he had done after the fact too that I have demos of I would like to straighten out and get recorded as well. Like I said mainly for us and our friends and finishing a broken dream that left us somewhat empty.
Being how this is a lyric/poetry thread.... we all... friends and Joe and I gave him a heavy metal send off. Was pretty cool funeral for our brother. Others played music, some played songs off CD's as a send off. Joe and I did the acoustic intro to a song he had written. Like I mentioned he was all about music as can be seen in this fraction of the lyrics to this particular song
Bards Quest
The young one traveled on
though the world was cold and gray
follow the path of his destiny
chase the dreams in his mind
let them light the way
look into the hills you can hear the music on the wind
spirits are high as the new day begins
he takes a look down the long and winding road
the whole worlds there before him where would he go
music and life seem to be as one
when you live in the dark away from the sun
moving on the quest has begun
the quest of the minstrel is a song to be sung
Later I recited this thing I wrote, not for him, actually 7 months earlier, I had no idea I would use it for such a thing. The idea at the time was to get the last word in rather than the preacher but she tricked me. This will be incorperated into this song we are tossing around now, most likely as the same kind of spoken recitation. The tip of the hat to Kansas and Rush are intentional BTW, just incase you notice them.
I Bow Before You
Another brother has passed beyond
dreams wrought Iron gait
No longer bound to worldly things
need not yield … “wait”
Today a fallen soldier
no longer needs to fight
Wield his sword, need not no more
for what he believes is right
I bow before you on this day
all fathers wayward sons
For carry on, it is you must
till your days too are done
Look far and wide this solemn day
take its presence in
Breathe deeply then just hold it
for a moment … remembering when …
Senses dulled … denial walls
now thirst for glimpse of light
Drink deeply from this cup of tea
we’ve dearly titled “life”
I offer this to you my friend’s
for what it might be worth
The time is short and bitter sweet
we trod upon this earth
