FAWM: "Hang Me Up"

Hang Me Up

Liner Notes

#CheatersDozen #TheArchivists #sample

Tfish: I started this one all the way back during FAWM 2024, based around this super cool guitar sample -- I took the sample, time-warped it to the tempo I wanted, tweaked it a bit, and formed the main theme around it.

But the song didn't really feel like a *song* until I sent it to my bandmate in The Archivists, @calfman8803. He added (as he usually does) the perfect guitar and bass lines to turn this from an idea into a piece of music. He also added really cool drums throughout on his electronic drum pad, bringing a whole new dimension to the sound.
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Calfman: "sounds good, ship it"

Lyrics

did you ever stop to wonder
how all this affected me
through the lightning and the thunder
you stayed dry while i stayed free

we tear ourselves to pieces
dreaming of a better day
we'd kill ourselves to live there
if we only knew the way

did you even try
to tie me up inside
don't believe the hype
just hang me up to dry
hang me up to die

can you even stop to listen
when i try to call your name
you don't know what you've been missing
when you play your little game

did you even try
to tie me up inside
don't believe the hype
just hang me up to dry

did you even try
to tie me up inside
don't believe the hype
just hang me up to dry
hang me up to die
hang me up to dry
hang me up to die
hang me up

Comments

@dasbinky 5d

The build around that core sample is a lot of fun, keeping the character even as the layers pile on. Really cool tune, great refrain, awesome to see ya putting out killer rawk.

@johnnycashpoint 1w

This is really damn good! Your voice really thrives on the arrangement. Fantastic work all around.

@nicooolegrace 1w

Jordan this is so great! so groovin i love the guitar tone choices and the floaty vocals on top of it work so well—the repetitions at the end really work so well too and drive it home 🔥