"Coiled Stars and Broken Hearts" a Hook original for HeartbreakFest

[Hook]

I got the inspiration & title from a comment Cuthbert left on a post (can't remember which one) that really stuck in my head. In fact in the same thread Nick mentioned that it sounded like a great title for a song & I do have to say he was right. These lyrics took me a few days to finish & just did the recording, LITLR, at the kitchen table with my uke. I plugged the uke in direct and used one built in mic, I do love the simultaneous 2 track recording on the 008.

Coiled Stars and Broken Hearts

written & performed by Hook

Within a roll of thunder
Lies the fury of a storm
I'm lost within the wind & rain
Wet, tattered & torn
Lightning flashes violently
and streaks across the sky
Sets fire to the clouds
I swear I hear them cry
Then the sky breaks apart
and rains down coiled stars
and broken hearts

Within the center of my soul
Lies emptiness and fear
Imprinted on the back of my mind
are the ones I've held so dear
Loss is just a part of life
and we expect to lose it all
Yet too great a loss can often be
the catalyst for a fall
Then the sky breaks apart
and it rains down coiled stars
and broken hearts

Will we heal
will we mend
Will This pain continue on
until the very end

Within the distant future
lies the burdens of the past
Disappointment Hardens
like a plaster cast
Limiting my movement
so healing can begin
But pain is never far away
and strangely seems like a friend
Then the sky breaks apart
and rains down coiled stars
and broken hearts

[cuthbert]

Stunning bit of songcraft right there...

Mr. Hook, you are an alchemist who can somehow turn a little potty-humor joke into something poetic and beautiful and a bit melancholy, too. I wish I had some of that talent. The LitLR approach works well, and your uke and vocals are top-notch as always.

Well done, my friend - well done.

[kenny mac]

Excellent hook,as cuthbert says it's amazing how a comment in a post gave out such inspiration .
Brilliant lyrics.
Well done.

[Oldrottenhead]

i'm off on my hollyhocks to greece again so probs last comment till i get withdrawl symptons from songcrafters. this is pure braw, the tone of the uke is percussive and beautiful. braw tell yer maw,

[Groundy]

Nice one Hook,
all from a comment on here....
Really well done to you......


Alex

[ODH]

I remember the thread in question being about a bizarre and unsavoury novelty product.

Nothing bizarre or unsavoury about this though.

Ridiculous to the sublime in fact.

Beautifully understated yet honest.

I love the uke backer.

Top quality stuff.

[bruno]

Great tune and title brother. Love the simplicity of this, with its almost reggae feel. Music cut back to its bare bones, and all the better for it.
B

[SwanSong]

Another fabulous Hook Creation a great bump
well done as always cheers NEIL .!

[Blooby]

Great post. Got to break out the Guitalele.

[Flash Harry]

yes.

And well observed.

And written, recorded, sung and played.