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shadow of the sun
by tmcfate

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Submitted on: Mar 24, 2008 - 09:35:25 PM
Last Updated: Mar 24 2008 - 09:35:25 PM

Description to continue the death tribute thyme my life long friend died last month. he played one night with the who when we were 19. you may have heard the story.

Lyrics start here at the airport
feels like im going blind
middle of the day in a dark bar
1000 miles away from peace of mind
im tring to remember
when i was a kid
did the sun set in my back yard
i think it did

what comes before and goes on after

long hair or short hair
but always intense
the only thing thats goint to suffer
is on the other side of the fence
its snowing in moline
every ones asleep
the planes waiting on the paddock
and a feeling starts to creep
somewhere over milwalkee
some tears escape my eye
rolls down my cheek
a little baby cries

what comes before and goes on after

i can see my father
a drink in his hand
sun setting behind him
on our acre of land
when we going to eat i ask
im only about ten
he looks at his glass and he says
two more inches

you should have the picture
of him rising from the dead
no order , no rhyme, no reason
it was everything he said
empty bed five feet up off the floor
im missing all the laughter
i just cant open that door
ill try to keep my family happy as spring hits the air

i can see my father
a drink in his hand
sun setting behind him
on our acre of land
when we going to eat i ask
im only about ten
he looks at his glass and he says
two more inches

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	timothy devine said 289 days ago
	Hey tim Robbie Robertson comes to mind. very hip and interesting stuff. the sound, the vocal ,the lyric, all very very hip. I'm just loving this a keeper for sure... you know its funny how aware i am of where the sun sets now but as as kid i am not sure...bet my dad would know very thought provoking peace t

	Feter said 289 days ago
	shadow of the sun man this is so emotional my freind ..your singin just brougth alot of passions here ...the singin the playin the sett ..soo wonderfull ..and bring me alot of your story you want to tell ...thnx alot for sharin !

	lengold said 289 days ago
	Very interesting and powerful song. Cheers Len

	TEXASFEEL said 289 days ago
	Sorry to hear about your friend Great tribute to your friend. No better way than to express it through a song. Hang in there.

	J.A.Stewart said 288 days ago
	Life & Death As a... non-sequitur. Sorry for your loss. The body count is quickly mounting in my life, as well, as friends and loved ones abruptly depart this plane. The realization comes that we have just moved up another inch in line on The Great Mandella. Nope, never did hear The Who story, maybe you can repeat it here as part of your tribute. ;) --- Joe

	Joe Brady said 288 days ago
	Sun shines on us but briefly..... Sorry about your loss Tim. Another great piece of music-poetry; I like the funky drums with brushes/ bass/piano/keys groove; like a airport lounge people coming and going; definitive transient soundtrack. Great job. Take Care, Joe

	Moviz said 288 days ago
	Well for me this is not just the blues... it's artwork. Wonderfully conceived, arranged and performed. You really painted a picture in words and music.... very very atmospheric and thought provoking. Loved it.... and sorry about your friend, regards M

	said 288 days ago
	This deserves Multiple listens, but on a preliminary listen, its very enjoyable

Godchaser said 288 days ago

Beautifully Unbalanced
Too much going on to try and focus on any one element without multiple listenings,but I very much enjoyed all the little implanted voicings and various soundings throughout the piece on the first pass.Zappa meets Robertson meets Crimson meets Chicago blues and jazz and.........
Nice to meet ya'!
Whatever just happened here in my headset,I know I loved the whole disjointed journey I was just on.Thanks for sharing your 'condition'.Much enjoyed.

Daniel

	echoroom said 288 days ago
	Hi Tim Sorry, I've been pretty tied up and not on the site much, so thanks for the heads up. This comes from a dark place - I love the vocal, it's so intimate, like a quiet conversation, almost slightly unhinged. The lyric is frankly fucking excellent, so evocative ' rising from the dead'.... this is like a mainline to your memories. A really remarkable piece of work Tim.

	Karmatoburn said 287 days ago
	amazing Just read your forum post and thats simply an incredible story. The stuff of dreams come true. Lyrically outstanding. The music carries just enough edge and looseness to create a very fluid base. Love the little extras, voices etc...definitely worthy of multiple listens

	aclarke said 287 days ago
	Hi Tim This is a special song... a masterpiece really. There is a lot going on, but not in a way that's distracting... more like a painting that has so much fine detail you can't absorb it all in one viewing and every time you look at it again you notice something new. I'm so sorry for the loss of your friend, Tim... it's never easy... and shouldn't be, I suppose. ~Adam

	Vic Holman said 287 days ago
	i remember this story i believe there is a clip in "The Kids Are Alright" sorry of the situation, 4 in a year. I can relate to that very well. cool and interesting tune as well.

	said 264 days ago
	Very eclectic approach... ..but tastefully done Tim. It certainly conveys the sense of loss one feels at the passing of a loved one. Moving....very moving. Be well friend!

Warren Smith said 246 days ago

grappling with demons
This dark song may have been prompted by returning home to attend the funeral of a friend, but it inexorably moves into a personal confrontation with the past (no doubt prompted by returning home) as it probes into the ramifications a father's alcoholism.

What works so startling here is how you use something so simple as the setting sun. We wonder why you are trying to remember whether it did or did not set in your back yard. But when you paint the image of Dad standing in the yard with a drink in his hand, framed by the setting sun, the hour getting late and everybody is getting hungry - and Dad says "two more inches," that's a knock-out blow of songwriting. Whew!

This is not an easy thing to write about. Who knows what events might trigger these abhorrent flashbacks? Who knows what kind of emotions are going to crawl out from under these rocks? I congratulate you for grappling with these demons - that's a brave enough thing to do, let alone sharing them with the music community.

8piscean8 said 175 days ago

Aural Orgy
This is like an aural oral orgy for the ears. The production and performance are top notch. I also like the bridge and the outro sections.

The only thing that I felt the song might benefit from is a more defined chorus. There are several song components that repeat themselves, "what comes before and goes on after" and the "i can see my father part." I had a hard time deciding which of those parts held more importance to the song.

After another listen the "what comes before" section won out because it sounded more "hook" laden.

I'm also wondering why you named your song "shadow of the sun". That line isn't used in the song anywhere. It makes perfect sense if you read the lyrics, but usually a song's title is in the chorus (rules are meant to be broken, of course).

Please take my comments with a grain of salt. I tend to be extra hard on songs that I enjoy!

-Adam
(Critic Circle Participant)

MarkHolbrook said 175 days ago

Hey Tim!
This starts off with such a fine smokey jazz feel. I love that!

I had trouble hearing the first "what comes before and goes on after" even in my HP. I'd bring that up a tiny bit.

I like the stereo voice! That has a cool effect. Again this another song with a lot going on. It takes several listens to notice the depth!

The ending is quite interesting and your vocals are amazing.

This is another really nicely done tune Tim! Nice work!

chikoppi said 174 days ago

One from the Critics Circle...
I really like the character of this song. It has the smoky, 2am bar room feel that some songs from The Doors or The Grateful Dead achieve.

The instrumentation is really nice and filled with subtlety. The loosely-played drum kit, wandering piano, and plaintive guitar all contribute strong atmospheric details. Terrific underpinning by the bass.

Regarding structure, there is a very ambient, unstructured feel. The melody of the verse isn't very strong, with the lyrics delivered in snatches and occasionally by voices from the background. The refrain ("I see my father") occurs only twice (1:00 and 4:00). This is an observation, not a criticism. The structure produces great mood, but doesn't establish very strong musical themes. As a result, listening is like "going to a place" rather than "following on a journey."

The balance of the tracks is nice and the mix is clean, but I feel some great details are getting lost in the background. I might bring the piano up a bit. This is where the chord structure lays and I think more of it would create a stronger sense of motion to the whole. I'd also bring up the cymbals. They are occasionally so soft that they disappear into a hiss.

I think the wonderful ambient details of the instruments could be made stronger if you would compress individual tracks to even-out the volume of the peaks and valleys on each. A deep setting with a low ratio will retain the subtlety of the performances.

I like the treatment and placement of the lead vocals, but the track is uneven and phrases are dropping into the background. I'd recommend you use automation to carefully even-out the volume and bring all the phrases roughly parallel.

Great tune with great lyrics. You've got a really imaginative and rich accomplishment here!

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