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From A Coffin (by Slumbering - Covers Challenge)
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Submitted on: Sep 01, 2008 - 04:55:11 AM
Last Updated: Sep 01 2008 - 05:07:19 AM

Keywords earthbound (1), isolation (6), longing (32)

Description You can find Slumbering's original version of the song here.

The song is about an earthbound spirit, trapped between two states of being and stifled by the grave. On her original songpage Slumbering explains what personal significance this has for her. It touches me deeply too for my own reasons. But I think anyone who has experienced an overwhelming sense of isolation will be able to relate to it.

I've made my cover pretty close to the original in every respect. I feel that what she did with it was so good and so right for the song that there was no point trying to turn it into something else just for the sake of it. So this is really a selfish pleasure for me, I just love the song and wanted to sing it. Working on this has given me an even deeper respect for her songwriting and piano skills (and vocal range) which are streets ahead of mine and gave me a genuine challenge!

My deepest gratitude to Slumbering for allowing me to work with this and for creating such a hauntingly beautiful song in the first place, which I now dedicate back to her with love and thanks.

For you Slumbs!

Lyrics Don't go
No, no, my love
I hear you above
Don't go

Don't know how long since I died
Or how I can know I'm shut inside

But I hear you above
And I'm longing
For the world that I love
For belonging

I can't forget
I can't let go
Let me return
Don't go

Oh, to see the birth of Spring
Feel it soften
Or even to feel the earth
Just outside my coffin

I dream of the sky
Of ascent
And I ache for your skin
And I'm helpless within
This torment

I need to breathe
I need to be free
Of this body

I cannot scream
Can only dream
Even the dreams they smother

I can't break through
Can't reach you
Or any other

I can't forget
I can't let go
Let me return

Don't go
No, no, my love
I hear you above
Don't go

To all strangers passing by
Here lies a ghost that cannot fly
So sing her a lullaby
That she may rest.

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	saymme said 129 days ago
	. 10sssssssssssssssssssssss

	jiguma said 129 days ago
	Excellent choice Rebsie I'm a really big fan of Slumbering - and you do total justice to this gem. Slightly outside your usual vocal style - beautiful harmony part, and you have such a wonderful voice to start with. Lovely backing track as well - a real tour de force for you. Touches of Sinead O'Connor in the lead vocal - just wonderful! This is a definite MJ classic! Neil

	Char said 129 days ago
	You did a magnificent job. What a real pleasure to hear you do this. I am not familiar with slumbering's version, but I will seek it out. Twice as much of a good thing is just re-doubled joy. Thank you.

	DWL said 129 days ago
	Stepping outside and this works really well. Confident vocals and a beautifully restrained backing. A genuinely haunting piece. Great job :-) Cheers Dick

	Karmatoburn said 129 days ago
	huge beautiful effort here. Your vocal is aural silk. The music was haunting and extremely well crafted. Now i'm off to slumbering's page. To see what I've evidently overlooked. Face reddens with embarrassment.

	Jim Bouchard said 129 days ago
	I am so thrilled! slumbering is a great friend of mine, and I love hearing you sing this lovely song. She should be very proud of your work on this, and how close it is to the original is a tribute to how well written and how deep a place this song comes from. It's very clear in your rendering, the depth of love there.

	yrp said 129 days ago
	oh my! This is like being surrounded by translucent mermaids while being gently taken away... Beautiful. (Now I am off to listen to the original)

	lavalamp said 129 days ago
	Wow Rebsie Excellent delivery on the vocals. I'm sure did this song justice. (I'll go back and listen to the orig.). Terrific job, hitting the low notes, too. Sometimes it harder to hit them, too. Rebsie, real professional job here. Stellar, Dave

	VicDiesel said 129 days ago
	Spooky You have a very beautiful voice, but still, it takes to courage to have an arrangement that is so sparse and almost completely relies on just your vocal. But you carry it off very well. This is hauntingly beautiful.

	cjdaley said 129 days ago
	speechless not my usual fare, but this gives me goosebumps. It goesuptheer in my book with the this mortal coil version of "song to the siren"

	sonnyjim said 129 days ago
	Haunting Great choice of instruments here to hold up your lovely vocal. The range of color you get out of your voice is.....well.....humbling.

	Vic Holman said 129 days ago
	totally.... .... beautiful. I like the sparse arrangement and how the song takes it time. Rebsie, you sang this with great confIdence and care. One of the greatest vocal deliveries I have ever heard! wow, what a range!

slumbering said 129 days ago

Thank you, Rebsie <3
You made this so much better and your voice is perfect for this song. Absolutely stunning.

I love the harmonies you added, when i heard them on first listen, that sent shivers through me. And the subtle differences in the singing melody, too. Beautiful.

As i already told you, it had me in tears, not just teary-eyed. I was really weeping when i first heard this. Hearing my song sung back to me, by none other than you, it is like nothing i've ever experienced. I was and am deeply touched.

I'm reading Jim's note now and he is right - i am very proud of what you've done with this.

Thank you for something i will treasure forever. I can't explain what it means or how honored and how humbled i feel.

And thank you for the dedication, too. :)

	slumbering said 128 days ago
	:D Haha, Rebsie, i was just looking at my own song page and i saw that, when i first posted the song, you'd described my voice as "absolutely stunning." That is the first thing i thought when i was writing my post today and listening to this again. I didn't mean to sound like a parrot. :D

	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	:D :D There you go. I love coincidences.

	Peter Bauckham said 129 days ago
	Rebsie this is a wonderful interpretation - amazing vocal performance - and an excellent choice of song. I think Slumbering's comments sum it up rather nicely. Peter

	Feter said 129 days ago
	From A Coffin this is pure ART ... the arrragment of the insteruments feel so awesome ..your singing at its best ..was impressed by the use of the piano ..the flow of the insteruments just moved me ...thank you so very much for sharin this gem !!!!!

dajama said 129 days ago

Wow
This is truly beautiful. Your voice is astounding here, filled with soul, ethereal and vulnerable in parts, and warm and stronger in parts. The harmonies are beautifully done - subtle and balanced. Nice instrumentation, and a lovely arrangement too, framing the vocal performance, and echoing the sentiment of the song. I'm floored. Kudos to Slumbering on such a great song, and kudos to you on such a perfect interpretation. Nicely done. Peace.

	Rocha Malhada said 129 days ago
	What to say? Can't really add anything more to what everyone has already said. "Your vocal is aural silk." what a killer remark, John. Very enjoyable, indeed. . - Harold

	davisamerica said 129 days ago
	rebsie .... velvet voice ... great track ... very nice

	Dragonas said 128 days ago
	It's songs like these... that keep me coming back to MJ. :-) Beautiful and stunning emotional song. Great piano and voice. The overall ambience just consumed me. Love your voice, sort of reminded me of Chris Martin from Coldplay in a few parts. Thank You for this gem. Fav'd.

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	Thanks so much, I really appreciate that. The whole idea is to pull you into the ambience, so I'm glad it did that for you. I've never been compared to Chris Martin before. :) Thanks again.

	Dragonas said 127 days ago
	I just had to... listen to this wonderful song again. I listened to K.D Lang's "Constant Craving" right after this and it made for a very eclectic musical mix. Just for fun, try this!

damiengh said 128 days ago

how brave
How brave and how wonderful, to take something so already hauntingly beautiful and to reverently, echo your own respect to the artist, by your own superb delivery, enhanced by all that is, Rebsie.

Slumbering's remarks above, truly show her blessing on what you bring to the song.

I would certainly look forward to a collaboration of both your minds, lyrically and voices, harmonically, on future possible projects.

Your excellence is a constant here at MacJams.

	HenriROGERsoloandbands said 128 days ago
	Lullaby Sad and beautifull song . You did a very good job with the orchestration , the vocals harmonies and your expressive voice .

	guitapick said 128 days ago
	I would say... ...that I wish I had your voice... ...but that would entail quite a few, very large changes in my life... Beautiful. I love the way you go from octave to octave so fluidly...

sloparts said 127 days ago

I tried to listen to this version,
and the original right after you posted it Rebsie. The only thing was it was getting me so depressed, (the song itself, not yours or slumberings verwsion) that I just could not force myself to listen to the entire song. I apologize to you and slumbering for not saying something before this, and I'm here to mend that.

First, I hated where the song made my mind and heart go, it's that kind of song for me on a personal level.

That said, both you and slumbering did a wonderful job musically and vocally on the song. The background you did sounded a little less dark to me, and was very well mixed and performed. Your vocal was also more out front then the original and sounded great. You did a truly wonderful job capturing the feeling of the original while still making it your own version my friend.

Again, I apologize for holding back so long but I had to let my spirit rest after listening before I could even think about the song again.

Be well and be cool Rebsie

Ed

	Boris the Bull said 127 days ago
	thoughts from the bull... amazing, rebsie! an already wonderful song taken and made unique all over again. well done!

	Gumbo said 127 days ago
	*hey my heartaches are melting* That is a beautiful harmony, Rebsie. Lovely version of a profoundly moving song. I'd love to hear you and slumbering singing together sometime. That would be bliss.

	MarkOla said 127 days ago
	Beautiful vocals, it�s so exciting to hear this version of one of my favorite songs from slumbering and such a wonderful job you have done. Cheers.

	davajonah said 127 days ago
	Fantastic! This is a lovely version of a truly wonderful song. I'm lucky enough to have a full audio version of the original - complete with fantastic artwork! Slumby is a great songwriter, you have done her proud with this version. It's beautiful, and I agree with Stu; I'd love to hear you both singing together.

	composerclark said 125 days ago
	shivers Somebody has probably said this already, but this is hauntingly beautiful. You do such a wonderful job here! I think this song may have some of the lowest notes I've ever heard you sing. what an honour it must be for the artist who wrote this song to have you give it such a lovely (and loving) treatement!

	racerat said 125 days ago
	tender Tender and soothing in a dark room. You have a magnificent voice. The the sadness is layered with a thin veil of hope and yearning. Lovely. Philip

	jie said 125 days ago
	cool very haunting lovely. thanks for sharing

	moorlandt said 124 days ago
	absolutely perfectly beautiful. Eyes closed listening. So pure. Goosebumpish harmonies. I'm off for a listen to Mirienne's original. Congrats, Rebs. You got me sitting on the tip of my chair for more than 5 mins. -W

	LunaTrick said 124 days ago
	Absolutely Sumptuous! Love the instrumentation and pure poise with the vocal lines. Glorious harmonies too. You are a delight!

	kassia said 124 days ago
	From Rebsie, this is gorgeous. Not much to say that hasn't already been said...haunting yet hopeful. Lots of yearning and longing. Your vocals are beautiful, so well controlled, yet full of emotion. This is just a gorgeous song and you've done a wonderful job with it. Thank you for sharing this.

	Alannah said 124 days ago
	OH WOW .... .. this is just SO up my alley Rebs ! WOW WOW WOW ! Whoever you "think" you were channeling ... it was brilliant ! Luv luvved it ! Fantaastic Vocal ... I hope to hear more "like this" from you in the future !

	kristyjo said 123 days ago
	Yes, lovely. The range is indeed quite a challenge, and you took it on quite well. Now, I must listen to Slumbering's original.

	macoco said 123 days ago
	Great! Your voice is made of light, Rebsie. I really like your singing, the harmonies, the nuances in the instrumentation. Great. macoco.

	Dj French Toast said 123 days ago
	I love your voice Rebz ...beautiful tune !

	Sunbeam said 119 days ago
	hej hello my name is Anna i come from sweden and i like yore sing.I can only litle inglish.I'm ten yerse old.Curry is my dad.

	Sunbeam said 119 days ago
	hej hello i like yore sing.Curry is my dad.

	stacey said 28 days ago
	WOW~ I don't know how I missed this challenge!!! So now I'm checking out all the songs done for this Covers Challenge. And THIS. THIS? THIS! Is amazing. I am going to check out the original now. You did an amazing job!

	Jean-Christophe said 129 days ago
	congrats Very beautiful ! I'm looking forward to play with you :-)

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Thanks J-C! I will be looking out for a song which needs fingerstyle guitar ...

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Cheerssssssssssss! I really appreciate your support Lena.

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Bless you Char. Thanks for giving it a listen, and yes, please do check out the original ... it is wonderful.

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Thanks Dick, you already know how much your support means to me. And thanks too for your feedback on an earlier demo of this ... I heeded your advice.

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	What a lovely comment John, thanks! Slumbering only has a handful of her songs posted on MJ so you needn't be embarrassed to have overlooked her ... but I highly recommend giving her a listen. She is very special.

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Thanks so much Jim. I know you're very friendly with Slumbering and was hoping you'd approve of my effort. She's a dear friend to me too, a wonderful person and a kindred spirit, whose talent I admire enormously. As you say, the song is so beautifully written and comes from such a deep place ... it stirs me to the depths of my soul. I'm glad that comes across in my rendering of it.

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Thank you. I'm always pleased when a song conjures up imagery, and translucent mermaids are right up my street. :)

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Indeed Dave, this stretched both ends of my vocal range (and Slumbering made her version sound so effortless). A bit of reverb covers the worst of my high-pitched squawking but at the lower end there's nothing to hide behind!

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	Thank you Vic. I admit I go for sparse arrangements on most of the songs I do on my own because I lack the instrumental and compositional skills to do much else. So it's always a relief to be told I did OK at it! I appreciate your nice comment.

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	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	Well thank you. I really appreciate you dropping by.

	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	Thank you Sonny Jim. The song itself provided all the raw materials I needed. A very nice range of colours you have in your avatar too. :)

	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	Wow, what a compliment. I always appreciate your comments, you're such a great talent yourself. Thanks Vic!

	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	Your support is always hugely appreciated Peter. I'm sorry I've been so slow to reply to your message ... it's been a helluva week and I'm still catching up!

	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	I'm very pleased you mentioned the piano Feter ... I'm very self-conscious about it because I was unable to play it as beautifully as Slumbering did on her original. I always appreciate your comments, thank you.

	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	Big thanks for a very lovely and considered comment, which I appreciate a great deal. This was such a great song to start with ... and such a joy to perform ... I couldn't go too far wrong with it. Thanks again.

	Rebsie said 129 days ago
	I love you Harold. I may have mentioned that once or twice before.

	Rebsie said 128 days ago
	Thank you Jack. You're one of the most valued people on this site and I marvel at how you always seem to have time to give support.

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	You expressed it perfectly, Damien, about echoing my respect to the artist. I still think her original is way better than anything I could do but I wanted to reflect something of what the song means to me when I hear Slumbering sing it. I'd be very happy to duet with her. That would be nice.

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	Many thanks Henri. I had some great material to start with, which helps a lot!

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	Yes Bob, I definitely prefer you as a man. :) I'm glad you think the grand leaps in the melody are all right. It's hard to go straight into the high notes from the ultra low ones, but I wanted to sing this in complete takes so that I could lose myself in the soul of the song. I always feel I'm better off nailing the emotion of a song rather than the technical accuracy.

	sloparts said 127 days ago
	I Fav'd this to let you know that I love what you do but the song hurts my heart too much. Ed

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	Thank you Ed ... sending my reply in a private note.

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	Cheers ... I'm so pleased you like it. You'll notice I haven't made any significant changes to it, it's as much an homage as a cover. Such a wonderful song, it didn't need my interference ... I'm just happy she let me have a go at it.

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	OK, well I'm up for that if she is. :) Thank you Gumbo.

	Rebsie said 127 days ago
	Thank you! It's wonderful for me to have the approval of Slumbering's friends who already know and love the original. I'm humbled by her talent and I'm so glad you enjoyed my effort.

	Rebsie said 125 days ago
	Thank you. You're right, she is an amazing songwriter. And I hadn't realised how complex the structure of this song was until I started working on it ... it's a great piece of work. Ah, so you're one of the lucky recipients of Slumbering's beautiful handmade CDs! She sent them to me too as a cheer-up gift when I was feeling low. They are truly something to treasure.

	Rebsie said 125 days ago
	Much appreciated! Yes, they may well be the lowest notes I've ever sung. I don't even have these notes available to me all the time ... some days I can reach them, some days I can't. Even on good days they only hold out for a couple of takes. The enormous range on this song was a big challenge for me.

	Rebsie said 125 days ago
	Yes, the hope and yearning is definitely meant to be there. Thanks Philip for a lovely comment, it's always a pleasure to hear from you.

	Rebsie said 124 days ago
	Thanks for listening, John. Appreciated.