FAWM: "Off The Wall"

Off The Wall

2 weeks ago by @grayslate

Skirmish: Time-warp Tuesday - - Son... (@dudachris)

Liner Notes

I participated in Time-warp Tuesday - Songs of Summer edition, hosted by dudachris! I already long for it to be summer. I'm sick of the weather already. Luckily I live in Texas so summer runs from about the end of April to the beginning of November. This is what I came up with in an hour. The length is kinda short since I opted for quick vocals and lyrics that were written in about 15 minutes. Think of it as like a dance or karaoke track minigame song. It's always a pleasure to use Mai. For a bank that was given to me for free for being a SynthV Studio Pro user, she's really well crafted.

#skirmish #english #Mai #synthv #synthesizerv #electronic #short

Lyrics

Hey, you there, back to the wall
Heed my voice now, hear my call
Life's too short to pass up dancing
Let's get moving, start romancing
Wallflower, no need to be shy
While it's summer, ride the high
It doesn't cost a thing to try
Just put your hands up to the sky
Don't just stand there, move your feet
Sway your body to the beat
Summer's short and we're still young
On borrowed time when spring has sprung
Don't worry ' bout anyone but me
Having fun is far too easy
Just let loose and drown out the world
Play all night, let it all swirl
In summer, your voice can reach me
When seasons change, I'm not listening
Go all night 'til we drop
Stay moving 'til the music stops
Life's one never ending party
You'll forget your worries, you'll see
But only if you get off the wall
And dance, now, let's rock

Comments

@grayslate 2w

@dudachris Thanks! The voice is SynthesizerV Mai's voicebank. Mai's a virtual signing library for SynthV, a program that's sort of like Vocaloid but with a lot more quality of life features.

@grayslate 2w

@kayo Can't find a function to reply so 😂 sorry if this isn't proper etiquette but thank you! Mai is just the particular synthesized voice I used on SynthesizerV. SynthesizerV operates a lot like how Vocaloid does, think like using any other digital instrument but for singing voices.

@kayo 2w

This is super fun - I'm not familiar with Mai! (what does that mean?) I love the dancey, sort of delirious feel of it. Nice track!

@dudachris 2w

Mmmm this rhythm is really cool. I enjoy the vocal style, is that you or some cool automation? Also, the extra layer of loopy sound fun that kicks in at 1m brought me joy! I couldn't track the lyrics while listening (not a critique I'm just old) but looking over them they are well crafted too. Thanks for coming!