I started recording this song at my old house around 2008 or 2009 and recorded the bass part at Dan's house this year. This is the only known relic of "The Ocean Floor Trio" era that featured my best friends Phil Hammil and Shannon Steele. These were wonderful days. These people I miss the most even though we all still live in the same town.
lyrics
once again half the sky's filled with bruise colored clouds
and the other half with baby blue and sun
there was a time and I swear we were sayin'
all we were was fun
and I'll look back on today
and I'll swear I was having fun
I've been growing faded memories
they bear fruit
and I harvest them with ease
I'm not the only one who's felt the need
for controlled fires over areas of greed
I've been growing faded memories
on a vine
and I pluck what's in front of me
I climb up on the ladder just to see
through the fog
and the tears fall to my feet
and I fox I am not
but I triggered the trap
and the waiting for dawn
and the dragon's first snap
will be quick as a flash
if I only could doze
but I felt myself dripping and sizzling
slowly I started to roast
it was then that I grasped the illusion of time
but illusions are real
as are all of our minds
and the song that I sang
was a needle and thread
connecting illusions
and visions of using
the thoughts that are lost in my head
and this is a song
and it won't be a hit
but I'm thankful to be playing it
for all of the seasons fit
there will come a time
when we'll all lose our voice
and we'll forfeit the familiar ways to rejoice
I'll then hope to learn another noise
and we'll sing through our ears
and we'll hopscotch the years
and we'll never have a need to keep our conscience clear
for we never took sides and we drank every last drop of beer
we'll remember the night
when we guessed it all right
and we wanted to learn but we didn't wanna learn how to fight
but oh, to look back, what a vivid and colorful sight!
credits
from What Was Was Once Wonderful,
released August 29, 2014
Lane Barrington: guitars, drums, vocals
Shannon Rose Steele: violin, vocals
Liana Winter: Guitar
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