FAWM: "sentimental"

sentimental

3 days ago by @bigmood

Liner Notes

#rock (?) #jazz #choral (?) #dramatic

this one spent like a week in purgatory (ironic for a song with religious themes) before I committed to being very dramatic with it. I was going for Thom Yorke and I'm not sure how close it got (feels closer to Evanescence to me haha.) I really like how the bridge turned out, it's wild. Might try and spin that into a separate song. Again, I feel like I maybe got excessive with the background vocals

Lyrics

i was in a dream
waking on a city street
a nameless sleep, complacency in my bones

voices of an angel , sentimental though I am
i didn’t know
what i know
then

heaven isn’t better
when the color’s weathered
i can’t run after what was never there

stitches in a sweater, sentimental though I am
i didn’t know
what i know

money on the table
writing on the wall
no one is a saint
everybody’s keeping score

war paint eyelids
money on the table
no one here is safe
no one here is stable

so this is mental
don’t be complimentary if you can’t say exactly what you mean
that scream behind your eyes isn’t as quiet as you think

sentimental, sentimental though I am
i didn’t know
what i know
then

Comments

@cts 2d

There are so many great lines here. I had to review them a few times before hitting the play button. The arrangement fits perfectly and I'm mind-seared over your delivery. I will agree with you that the bridge is bangin' and that's a highlight for sure. This is a nice find in the AM.

@jessespillane 3d

I love the trippy production in this. Extremely creative while keeping your attention. Really love this. There's all these really great harmonies and a nice bass groove.

@hanley 3d

Sheesh, this is an epic journey! So ominous and eerie.
Super strong lyrically here, all the religious connotations combined with dark thoughts is very beguiling.
That bass riff is so grounding and massive, love it. And the percussive ‘knives sharpening’🔪 just adds to the vibes. Sounds like you went all out with this one, and defs never too many BV’s. If you’re having fun with it and hear another voice in the church choir, just let them sing I say!

@adforperu 3d

Ooo this is way darker than anything I've heard you do before. I see the Thom comparison a bit, probably reminds me more of Massive Attack or something. That sliding bassline is so fucking cool. No such thing as excessive with your BVs :P The 'write it on the table' bit is so mad, I can't work out what's going on with the key but I love it.

@leepat 3d

sounds like a purgatory hangover to me :) bass carries it through like a thump in the temple. Yorke seems far away, this is closer to the nether rasps of fallen angels...
my sweater would be in stitches, if it weren't so... sentimental