FAWM: "Stones Long Weathered"

Stones Long Weathered

2 weeks ago by @jamkar

Liner Notes

Leaving my comfort zone and entering: #inthestyleof
Guitar and vocals will be coming soon.

Lyrics

Cedar shadows
Fall across the creek
Where we did stand
There long ago
The spring is bubbling
I still feel
that Summer sand

Chorus:
It rises up
Inside a ring
of stones long weathered
by the years
It rises up
Inside of me
Not bothered by
Our past fears

I hear laughter
A game of keep away
I played that game
so well
And now I'm left here with
All that remains
(chorus)
I spent time
Upon that mountain
Thinking about
You and me
But then returning
The answers came so freely
Not in the clouds
But standing here
In cold rain
(chorus)

Comments

@fearlessflight2014 2w

This song instantly sets up a beautiful late afternoon melancholy. A beautiful juxtaposition of images, feelings and memories. I particularly love the line “I hear laughter, a game of keep away”. Lovely!

@val 2w

I'm not sure who this is in the style of, but I like the sound. It's got a definite Americana type of vibe. I like the imagery. And I feel like I could listen many times and get different interpretations and realizations from it. Good deal. But the overall theme of growing beyond what once help us back is really good one.

@acousticmaddie 2w

Hi Michael. I hope you have a great FAWM. Great guitar, lovely vocals and sweet lyrics. I really feel the song.

@nadine 2w

Hey Mike, so good to hear you on the guitar. Seems like you find different chords and emotions to express. Took a while for me to get the lyrics as there are many metaphors and pictures. Good write

@gerrybhoy 2w

Lovely Mike I think we are weathering like the stones 😄

@chipwithrow 2w

Love this one, and really moved by it - felt like you were singing and playing right to me. Great to hear you again!

@airbagtester 2w

This song has some very tactile imagery... feet in the sand, down by the creek. Cedar shadows. I think it's a good metaphor for growing up - spending time up on the mountain to gain understanding. I like it.