The way They Always Were (Ambient Mix) by Oldrottenhead

[Oldrottenhead]

The lyric for this come from a song i was working on yesterday but it got swallowed up in whirlpool of me as a dog chasing my tail in a circle and never quite catching it. That song may surface as i have sent it to Kenny Mac to see if he can salvage anything of it. Anyroad up it's one for the Covid19 festival. Music recorded in GarageBand on my MacBook using my Akai MPK mini keyboard and some soft synths. Transferred that to MicroBR for vocals and mastering.

It is what it is.

The sunshine through the rain
A kaleidoscope of colour
Purple running into grey
Nothing really seems to matter
I wish the clouds would go away
See the sun in all it's glory
See the world as it's meant to be
Put all the leaves back on the trees

I wish that things could be the way
The way they always were x 2

I'd love a pint in a beer garden
Spend sometime there with my friends
Sit at a table in a restaurant
Good food and bonhomie
To feel the sand beneath my feet
And watch the waves roll in
To be somewhere I have never been
And try to learn the lingo

And now I'm getting older
And time is running low
There's still so much I want to do
With you and you and you
But everything's been put on hold
Our lives have been postponed
Lockdown cabin fever
I hope it's over soon

The Way They Always Were

W/M
by
Oldrottenhead

[alfstone]

It WILL be over soon, James. 

Alfredo

[Ferryman_1957]

Ah, dreams of future past. Lovely ambience, great sentiments and nice lush feel. Good synthing Jim and a very calming listen.

[Redler]

The synths are really great, sounds amazing via good speakers! Ambient music at its best!

[danthecoat]

Love the mix on this one very mellow and i think it all fits so well together. Nice mellow listen this one and just what i needed this week

[TPB]

Mellow music In the afternoon I kinda liked this melody floats,right along
Tim

[hardlock]

Very nice ORH! Super LUSH synths!

[Mike_S]

Beautiful stuff, I am loving those synths... there is a little feel of Vangelis in there. So nice.

Mike

[Blooby]

You have the perfect voice and delivery for something like this. Sounds like Peter Gabriel meets Kind Crimson ("Waiting Man" springs to mind) soundtrack work. Really enjoyed this.

Blooby

[Greeny]

Beautiful. There's a a chord change in there that really reminds me of Scott Walker's 'Plastic Palace People'. The whole thing is gorgeous... sunlight moving on liquid.