You & Me - Nick Original using the LACII lyric

[ODH]

My take.  

I used one of my finished-except-for-words backers and then made the words fit; I've played fast and loose with the words to some extent, so apologies to those contributors.

You & Me

You and Me for want of a better title
music: Nick
words: Songcrafters far and wide

[bruno]

Wow Nick - I've loving this LACII mini-fest - all these styles from a single set of lyrics. Brilliant, very OMD to my ears. I love the interjection of the spoken lyrics brilliant. Super big production.
Love it.
B

[Groundy]

Great sound Nick,
As Bruno said Super Big Production.....
Well done......

Alex

[Hook]

Listened to this yesterday, massive brother! I love your hook & the way you deliver Hilary's line makes it my favorite part of an excellent song. Well done.
Rock On!

[Johnny Robbo]

Takes me back to the early '80s... Kraftwerk and bands like that. Don't usually go for all that synth-y stuff but this is excellent work!

[Hilary]

Ah yes an 80s soundscape indeed. Well done!

[ODH]

Thanks for the comments, all.  Here's how the lyrics ended up.

Falling back
through the memories
Hoping for
a soft landing
Staring out
at the tumble weeds
...
remembering it all

[chorus]

just some levity
how simple it could be

Was there a time -
 before you and me?

[spoken]

before I stumble and fall:
just some levity 
A reminder of
how simple it could be

I woke up
at 5 am
to the song
of the siren
Looking for
the soft landing
Could you be
so demanding?

and the world
is a cruel place
don't expect
a soft landing
or a smile
on every face
...we're all
losing the race

[chorus]

[spoken]
She looked at me and said
You're like a piece of crystal meth
Nothing but trouble; eating inside my head
furthering my fall
I'm just fooling myself
Just say no, no, no!
[Screaming from the radio]

[chorus]

Was there a time -
 before you and me? [repeat to fade]

[Oldrottenhead]

brawtastic!

[Farrell Jackson]

Very 80's retro Nick, when synths ruled the world. You did excellent at putting the lyric to song!

Farrell

[Burtog]

Love everything about this, the retro sound, the quality of the recording, effects on voices, use of the LAC lyrics is great, makes sense to change them as you have. I like your tunes Nick!