FAWM: "Strength of The Rue (1 of 5)"

Strength of The Rue (1 of 5)

2 weeks ago by @mosno

Strength of The Rue (1 of 5)

mosno

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Liner Notes

Song 1/5
Title: Strength of The Rue.
Card: Strength.
Plant: Rue.

Inspired by the "Lineages of Change" tarot cards.
I picked out 5 cards, one from each category, and will write a song for each of those 5.
Each card has a plant associated with it, which will be referenced in the song.
I hope you enjoy.

#acoustic #acousticonetake #singersongwriter #acoustic #tarot #card #LinagesofChange #plant #element

Lyrics

They told the sun bird / you can not rise.
Your spirit and colors are not the right hue.
It spread its wings / defied gravity and said:
“Then watch me do, I carry the strength of the Rue”.

They told the wind / you are too ethereal.
Your just a breath passing through.
It spun up / a big hurricane and said:
“Then watch me do, I carry the strength of the Rue”.

The bird and the wind / speak inside of you they say:
“Never surrender to their view, you carry the strength of the Rue”.

Never surrender to their view (x3)
You carry the strength,
The strength of the Rue. (x3)

Comments

@mahtowin 1d

Unfortunatly i didn‘t found out what the Rue is?!
But i don‘t need to know it to consider the power of your song!
To me it is a kind of protest song about uprising!
As always: great musical skill set to life!

@mosno 1w

@dhiatt Oh thank you so much for listening, and for this beautiful comment! I appreciate it, and I'm so glad your enjoying the tune! Thank you.

@dhiatt 1w

Wow, I love your voice and how it fits with the guitar. Such a soulful performance.
I love the internal rhymes and subtle shifts of timing. Powerful stuff!

@mosno 1w

YAY @midwayfair , so glad to see you on here.
oh I had to learn about it as well! and thanks to @williamjames I learned that "Rue" is also a verb! which fits nicely with this song! :D
Hopefully I'll get to hear some of your stuff on here this year!

@midwayfair 2w

I learned about a new plant today thanks to you

"Rue has a culinary use, but since it is bitter and gastric discomfort may be experienced by some individuals, it is used sparingly. Although used more extensively in former times, it is not a herb that is typically found in modern cuisine. Due to small amounts of toxins it contains, it must be used in small amounts, and should be avoided by pregnant women or women who have liver issues."

I don't think I'll be cooking with it anytime soon!

I like the guitar groove you picked for this

@mosno 2w

@joetime JOOOOO!! Oh I'm so glad to see you in here.
Thank you so much my friend, I appreciate! I'm trying to learn from you good sir. Yes I'm glad I'm FAWMing again, hopefully I make the 14 this year :)

@bo0m3r31337 Thank you so much, I truly appreciate it, means a lot coming from you! totally love your tunes as well!

@bo0m3r31337 2w

omg amazing song! love the lyrics and the progression is stellar!! <3

@joetime 2w

Sounds incredible Mos! Love the chord progression, keeps the groove going for the whole song. Beautiful melodies :)

Glad you’re Fawming!!!

@mosno 2w

@abudabard12514 Shukran ya habib, and dude, I can't get your "Please Stop" song out of my head! I'm so glad you enjoyed the tune, thank you.

@rahma_the_bass You are so kind, thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed it.

@williamjames Thank you so much, and honestly I had no idea "rue" was a verb! I had to go look it up! thank you for telling me about it, the double meaning was TOTALLY un-intentional, so thank you for that gem!

@williamjames 2w

Great ethereal performance. I like the double meaning of the rue as the plant and the verb. Gives this so much more complexity!

@rahma_the_bass 2w

Your voice is amazing, and i feel like this sounds like a classic song to me already. Some super strong songwriting. Love the guitar as well.

@abudabard12514 2w

I like everything about it. Also, while I was listening, I couldn't stop singing along with the guitar groove, and that was awesome. Just dung gadung gadung gadung DUNG dugga dung gadung gadung gadung DUNG dugga. I am having a blast listening to this

@mosno 2w

@huskee_poketto OMG! OMG!! You are on my page!! Thank you so much!! I can't wait to hear the beautifulness that you two will share with us!

@huskee_poketto 2w

YASSSS ❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥

@mosno 2w

@jaxmuzak Thank you very much, I appreciate it! ha ha ha, don't thank me, thank Adrienne Maree Brown, the author who spear headed that tarot project, I had to look up 'Rue' as well, and more plant-based songs coming soon 😀

@jaxmuzak 2w

Right out of the gate, you had my attention. That first vocal phrase is lovely on its own and sets such a nice tone for the rest of the song... really nice job! (And that you for giving me a reason to learn what "rue" is haha.)

@mosno 2w

@morganxamethyst Thank you so much for the kind words, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. I can't take credit for that idea. The tarot collection came with a book and it paired each one of these cards with a plant, so I'm just working with what they kindly provided :)