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Firefly
by renecalvo

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Submitted on: Mar 27, 2008 - 01:09:51 PM
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Keywords Firefly (3), Rene (1), Calvo (1), Denis (1), Sedov (1), Harlem (1), Flophouse (1)

Description Denis Sedov contributes keyboard strings and some percussion elements.

The Japanese word for a firefly is "hotaru." Their eerie lights are thought to be the altered form of the souls of soldiers who have died in war.

Lyrics Fire fly
Are you a star that fell from the sky?
Have you come?
To ask us to answer for what we’ve done?
And how do we cleve,
with what we believe?
Firefly

Fire fly
Raising your legions from where they lie
Now they roam
Thousands of miles away from home
And what we have done
Is what we become.
Fire fly.

Fire flies
Painting a picture before our eyes
Rays have beamed
Iluminations of what we’ve dreamed
A comet that’s burning,
is consumed by its yearning
Firefly

Hardware Esteve nylon string guitar. Homemade electric guitar, pandora's box, Oxygen keyboard, firewire solo, AKG perception 100 mic.

Software: garageband

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	SystematicFailure said 250 days ago
	/// you have a good voice. sounds like you really mean it

	Lennon714 said 250 days ago
	hello Great lyrics. The lyrics definitely set a tense tone that is amplified by those piercing keys. When set on the bed of the cautious and anxious guitar it works very well!

	KidKilowatt said 250 days ago
	cool song Has a Zeppelin sound to it !

	Feter said 250 days ago
	Firefly WOW ..what a deep voice my freind ...loved the pickin guitar tone ..but much I lived the keys behind it gives alot f woodstock and time ...great guitar lead there .. thnx alot for sharin my friend !!

	said 250 days ago
	Hey Harlem Boy Good song, glad you decided to come back

	sloparts said 250 days ago
	Great song and very well sung and played. Deep and meaningful thoughts that need to be expressed. Kudos my friend, Kudos Ed

	davisamerica said 250 days ago
	right then absolutely cool .. indeed

	ledebutant said 250 days ago
	In a Trance I don't want to ruin the pleasure trance I'm in at the moment by typing, but suffice it to say you're on repeat and I'm in love with this song. Magic. Typing later when the spell is broken.

	renecalvo said 249 days ago
	thank you I am a big fan/admirer (yes they are different) of your work. I can't tell you how much your thoughtful comment means to me.

The Orbiting said 241 days ago

Back
I'm not really sure how many times I've listened to this song since I downloaded it, but it's a lot. One of my favorite listens was when it was snowing at night (no, that's not normal weather this time of year in Seattle) and I was lying on the sofa watching the flakes drift down. The fingerpicking sounded gorgeous with that. An airplane was flying overhead, very low, and the lights were cutting through the snowflakes just as the electric solo kicked in. It was one of those magical musical moments and I'll think of it every time I listen to this song, Rene.

One of the things you're so good at is creating a mood with music, whatever the mood might be, it's not always "moody," if that makes any sense. Your vocal here plays so beautifully against the guitars and I think everyone should study this song in Tasteful Use of Reverb 101. You used it so well to create so much space and magic.

Thank you for this beautiful song that I'll be listening to for years to come. Please make more and don't take so long!!!
xo Lisa

	Nick_Flash said 250 days ago
	nice The solo sounds great. Your voice is really powerful on this. Sounds good man. Nick

	rsorensen said 249 days ago
	firefly nicely put together. love those lyrics.

	bud said 249 days ago
	Excellent post your voice is full of emotion and the lyrics tell a strong story. Music and production is very cool too.

	jiguma said 249 days ago
	Where've you been? Haven't seen you around here for some time Rene - lovely song, beautifully played and sung. Some odd rhythmic things in there which work well. Clean and clear production sounds great. Welcome back to MJ. Neil

	SmokeyVW said 248 days ago
	the world is... so... BIG i like the way this evolves as it goes... just my cup of tea great imagery. thanks

	WillyB said 247 days ago
	freaking awesome!.. ...wow. I love the stuff that comes direct from the soul, and this thing sounds like it screamed right out and onto the tape..(er.. disk), without losin a thing. Top notch, Renecalvo.

	rtcooper said 246 days ago
	EPIC DELIVERY Great Dynamics. Explosive. Sweeping, feverish Vocals are the best. compliments and regards, Cooper

	composerclark said 232 days ago
	Two voices Wow! That's a very fine voice you have! I like the way you sound like two different people; "Fire fly" is sung with a gentle, softer quality, but some lines are sung with a fuller voice, almost like another singer has jumped in. I'm impressed! Very effective, and very expressive. Profound poetry, and the music has a haunting quality. Fantastic!

	saymme said 220 days ago
	Flowers To You Enjoyed this VERYVERY MUCH terrific(!)song!!! LOVE IT tx for dl FAVED!!

	said 220 days ago
	Great! Yes, real deep vocal. The guitar playing is killer. What effects you used to make it sound like that? The drums and the background keys are just fine. But my only suggestion is that why when the electric guitar enters the background is low and especially the guitar? But really a fine piece of work. KUDOS! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

renecalvo said 214 days ago

bigger sound coming
The guitar sound is from my home made electric guitar with which I use an amp/speaker modeler called Pandora's Box. It is made by Korg. That is the maximum output I could get out of the guitar after recording it with, alas... garage band. I did it on the first take and after playing it back I thought... oh yeah, I better not try again. I admit I am not much of an engineer. Any suggestions are welcome. Also I have bought logic express and will be using that in the future so I should have a much greater dynamic range to work with.

	Skean said 250 days ago
	Nice playing Nice playing and very good sung... It have been awhile since I've heard a song from you this is way too cool.. Love it... Cheers Take care -- Kenta

	renecalvo said 250 days ago
	thank you thank you very much.

	renecalvo said 250 days ago
	thank you I appreciate the listen. Thank you for the comments.

	renecalvo said 250 days ago
	I already missed woodstock once I'll be damned if I miss it again.

	renecalvo said 248 days ago
	oh out and about I decided to take guitar lessons last year and while i got much better it kinda stifled me creatively.

	renecalvo said 248 days ago
	thank you thanks for the listen.

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