You Are Who You Are - a Tworegs chapperz original

[chapperz66]

A new song from The Chapman Smith Collective.

Trevor's vocal is world class on this song and the message in the lyrics is important and moving.

I initially thought I would aim for a big orchestral arrangement for this but instead went for a more string quartet feel, which seemed even more appropriate when, for some reason, I started with a harmonium as the basis of the backing.

I'm really pleased with how this has turned out - although we may well do an orchestral version as well...

As we don't often do short songs, you can listen to a higher quality version at Sound cloud:

https://soundcloud.com/chapman-smith-collective/you-are-who-you-are?si=70229097f0be419bad0a792ff5e666a0&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Paul Chapman

You are who you are





No one can answer all the questions from your dreams

They may try but to answer but it comes undone at the seem

The answers in the wind I know you've been told this before



Your wrapped up tight in the drama of the day

Realise In a thousand years it won't matter in anyway

All that anx will just disappear like to the wind



The day seems dark when your vale has dropped

No where to hide you have to face what you've got

Babe you have to understand you are who you are



I can't help you out of this spot

I can't pull the moon down from the stars

I can't give you everything you need



I wish I could lead you by the hand

and find that way out of the dark again

I wish I could read your mind like the soothsayers can



But the truth is I know I can't

I try my best but I leave you lost

Know all I can do is applaud from the side



I want to tell you it'll be alright

Your life won't be always lived in  the night

Someday that door will be unlocked and your life will be free



Break



I can't help you out of this spot

I can't pull the moon down from the sky

I can't give you everything you need





The day seems dark when your vale has dropped

Your wrapped up tight in the drama of the day

No one can answer all the questions from your dreams



In a thousand years it won't matter in anyway

They may try to answer but don't know what to say

Babe you have to understand you are who you are



It's easy to get lost on a dream

Its easy to stand still and scream

Its easy to close your eyes and disappear



Break



I can't help you out of this spot

I can't pull the moon down from the sky

I can't give you everything that you need



I wish I could lead you out from that darkened

I wish I could lead you out with my hand

I wish I could read your mind like the soothsayers can



I can't help you out of this spot

I can't pull the moon down from the sky

I know I can't give you everything that you want



Your wrapped up tight in the drama of the day

Realise In a thousand years it won't matter in anyway

All that anx will just disappear like to the wind



The day seems dark when your vale has dropped

No where to hide you have to face what you've got

Babe you have to understand you are who you are

[Pipes]

Very Beautuful.

Sensitive, melodic, heartfelt arrangement and playing. I could easily run out of adjectives on this Gem.

Your voice fits perfectly within the magic of it all..

Nick

[Ray Brookes]

Hats off to you guys for putting this epic piece of music together. Stellar arranging with that string quartet, Paul and awesome vocals from Trevor along with the emotive lyrics.

[Ella]

Very beautiful song. So well played and Trevors voice is perfect to this song.

[StephenM]

massive and eloquent.  The music fits perfect with the message.

[Bluesberry]

Really beautiful song

[SE]

Prog excellence, the orchestral track really complaints,the vocal which comes together so well,a really match made in heaven.

[launched]

A brilliant piece of work guys, I love it!!

[Groundy]

Love it guys, Fanbloodytastic.

[Mike_S]

Great piece guys. Love the message, it is important and if only we could all just learn to accept who we are live in peace, damn that would be good. That backing is very intimate, I think you made the right choices here Paul, and there is that slightly quirky  but lovely old world feel. Trevor - spot on. Excellent lads.

Mike