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by truth
Sun Jun 25, 2023 8:49 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XVIII Round Four "Partly Fiction"
Replies: 10
Views: 406

Re: Nur Ein XVIII Round 4- Partly Fiction

Partly Fiction by Cavedwellers Glennny: resonator guitar, bass, drums Truth: 12 and 6 string guitars, tenor banjo, mandolin, tin whistle, vocals A choir trip to Scotland Then a Eurailpass alone The south of France to sing and dance We met in London town Paris, Rome and Tuscany, Nice was nice indeed ...
by truth
Mon Apr 24, 2023 10:05 am
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: Spin Tunes 20 Round 3 Challenge - Self Improvement
Replies: 7
Views: 638

Re: Spin Tunes 20 Round 3 Challenge - Self Improvement

Cybronica - The tempo changes are nice and unexpected, as are the concurrent meter changes. Happy to hear more mandolin popping up here! There are some moments where I think you could benefit from some vocal compression. Like in the runup to “writing this song” your voice kind of gets lost in the m...
by truth
Mon Apr 10, 2023 7:04 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: ST20 Round 2 Challenge - 'May I Have a Word?'
Replies: 20
Views: 1408

Re: ST20 Round 2 Challenge - 'May I Have a Word?'

DutchWidows wrote:
Thu Apr 06, 2023 1:09 am
Was that the game where Heather Knight accused the Indian team of lying about the warnings? I seem to recall it got pretty unpleasant pretty quickly; so much emotion around Mankading.
That’s the one.

To cite current events: I am very gratified that Harshal Patel missed, and LSG won!
by truth
Thu Apr 06, 2023 6:45 am
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: ST20 Round 2 Challenge - 'May I Have a Word?'
Replies: 20
Views: 1408

Re: ST20 Round 2 Challenge - 'May I Have a Word?'

Truth, is it you bringing the cricket along after living in Australia (you lived in Australia right, or was it Ireland that you lived in? I can't remember.) Or is Glennny somehow getting into cricket in the USA? In college, I stumbled on a game broadcast on a UHF station in the San Francisco Bay Ar...
by truth
Wed Apr 05, 2023 8:10 pm
Forum: SpinTunes
Topic: ST20 Round 2 Challenge - 'May I Have a Word?'
Replies: 20
Views: 1408

Re: ST20 Round 2 Challenge - 'May I Have a Word?'

To Dutch Widows: Thanks for your comments on the Mandibles and Cavedwellers entries. I agree that Mankading *with a warning* is fine. But it’s a crummy way to end a game and I still feel rotten for Charlie Dean. And the eponymous Duckworth Lewis Method record is SO SO GOOD. Gentlemen And Players is ...
by truth
Sun Jun 12, 2022 8:52 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Three - Can't Let It Go
Replies: 14
Views: 661

Re: Nur Ein XVII Round Three - Can't Let It Go

Can’t Let It Go by Cavedwellers, feat. Aine (music by Cavedwellers and Katie R.; lyrics by truth and Katie R.) We had a song going and asked Katie R. to do a harmony. As it turned out, she was inspired to write a new section on the spot. Truth rewrote the lyric around her new section and made her li...
by truth
Sun Jun 05, 2022 8:49 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round Two - Floating in the Water
Replies: 15
Views: 776

Re: Nur Ein XVII Round Two - Floating in the Water

Floating In The Water by Cavedwellers Verse one is set in ancient Egypt. The second verse is set in a modern day Moscow military parade. The third verse is set in the Byzantine empire in the 12th century. “The horn” is the Golden Horn, the natural harbor of Constantinople where the emperor has hidde...
by truth
Sun May 29, 2022 7:51 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XVII Round One - Deified
Replies: 16
Views: 767

Re: Nur Ein XVII Round One - Deified

Deified by Mandibles I killed a snake As it crawled through my garden hedge So close to the edge What a mistake As soon as I chopped off its head Two more snakes were there in its stead A man becomes a myth becomes a legend A legend from a myth from a man Deified and reified to heaven Where no one c...
by truth
Mon May 16, 2022 11:26 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: All Time Best
Replies: 12
Views: 865

Re: All Time Best

All Time Best by Mandibles It’s the car not the driver A late arriver A striver for speed Turn the edge of the wing It’s the smallest thing That will bring down their lead When the sparks are flying And the sweat is blinding And the slicks are grinding I bring it in I guess My all time best Is just ...
by truth
Mon Oct 04, 2021 7:59 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: SpinTunes 18 #1 - 'Color Me Impressed'
Replies: 8
Views: 821

Re: SpinTunes 18 #1 - 'Color Me Impressed'

Chartreuse (Widow’s Kiss) By Cavedwellers Pale green or pale yellow It’s all the same to me It’s all the color of the foulest jealousy It’s all the color of my own complexity It’s all the power of yearning The payback I’ve been earning If I was in your shoes Drinking your chartreuse French brandy at...
by truth
Sun May 30, 2021 7:56 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XVI - Drag Me Around
Replies: 21
Views: 1476

Re: Nur Ein XVI - Drag Me Around

DRAG ME AROUND by Cavedwellers (In which the striving fake-Rolex-wearer from Semiprecious becomes the new manager who shuts down Clyde’s murderous friend’s smoking section, as described In Pareidolia) I know a guy who knew a guy And now I’m on my way Gonna trade my gold-tone counterfeit For a genuin...
by truth
Sun May 23, 2021 6:02 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Nur Ein XVI - Pareidolia
Replies: 25
Views: 1722

Re: Nur Ein XVI - Pareidolia

Pareidolia by Cavedwellers Field recording: the Tesla factory in Fremont CA, stamping section. From the day you took this job One of the banished smoking slobs I had always been your only confidant Down there between your feet, Right below your shabby seat No clearer face a real life friend could wa...
by truth
Fri May 07, 2021 6:39 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: The stairway to heaven leads to (A Long Plastic Hallway reviews)
Replies: 42
Views: 4467

Re: The stairway to heaven leads to (A Long Plastic Hallway reviews)

As producer and maybe 5% writer of Wuxtry’s “a long plastic hallway”: 1) This is the first song written by my bandmate. I’m extremely proud of her! My first song at 16 was total crap, and took months to write. Finishing a song, for me, was a triumph in itself. This song is way better and took a week...
by truth
Fri Apr 23, 2021 12:49 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: A Long Plastic Hallway
Replies: 11
Views: 1117

Re: A Long Plastic Hallway

A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY by Wuxtry Wait up for me, hold open the door Walking blindly, who is all this for Hoping someday to find my whole purpose Finding hope in the light in the darkness Plastic hallway, the long passageway Going somewhere moving nowhere Found something don't know what it is Forward...
by truth
Mon Mar 22, 2021 9:41 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Break the Bank
Replies: 15
Views: 1308

Re: Break the Bank

Break The Bank by truth It’s so hard To keep my ducks in a row My new start Has gone where all my resolutions go Always wanted to stay up late Always glad to pay for a date But I know You hate my indiscipline, so I’ll break the bank to make you love me Break the bank to overcome my Inability to keep...
by truth
Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:30 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1
Replies: 6
Views: 654

Re: Pleasure To Meet You - SpinTunes 17 Round #1

DISJOINTED, BUT WITH PORPOISE by Cavedwellers NOTE: we might have inadvertently submitted a previous version of the lyrics, but they’re not terribly different than the finished version below. In caves we abide Found our purpose (and porpoises for days, When it’s high tide) Make our music, make news ...
by truth
Mon Mar 15, 2021 10:14 am
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: I Was A Child Model
Replies: 19
Views: 1470

Re: I Was A Child Model

I Was A Child Model by Cavedwellers I’d rather play at home with my Legos. The day goes on as slowly as if making stop-motion movies. My mother’s on the phone with my agent, raging on about the job she wished I were doing, truly. If I could run from the camera crosshairs, I’d find my fun just about ...
by truth
Sun Sep 27, 2020 7:40 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Better Luck Next Year
Replies: 22
Views: 2164

Re: Better Luck Next Year

Better Luck Next Year by Cavedwellers You wanted to do what nobody did Do you wanted to be this year‘s new kid, Oh well, better luck next year You wanted to go where none had gone before You wanted to destroy the record score Oh well, better luck next year You wanted to be the next big thing You wan...
by truth
Wed Jul 01, 2020 6:31 am
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"
Replies: 79
Views: 10570

Re: Nur Ein XV Final Round "Pistols At Dawn"

On behalf of my high school band and the 40-odd other vanquished combatants, I tip my black top hat to you, Jon Eric. Congratulations!
by truth
Sun Jun 28, 2020 9:03 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: NUR EIN XV - Pistols at Dawn
Replies: 8
Views: 1212

Re: NUR EIN XV - Pistols at Dawn

Pistols at Dawn by Cavedwellers Imagine a world where a poorly picked word Would send gentlemen to a frenzy The rush to react, to demand satisfaction, Blood redder than Cardinal Arinze Say what you dare, but you learn to be careful Preserving yourself for the future ‘Cause it sure ain’t nice to pay...
by truth
Tue Jun 23, 2020 2:28 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"
Replies: 76
Views: 10169

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"

Mandibles - As a relative polyrhythm newcomer and without a beat to focus on, I struggled to figure out what exactly you were doing rhythmically in this song, so I'd love to know if you care to share any extra info! I'm assuming it's something to do with the layered vocal tracks? ... Yes and no. In...
by truth
Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:47 pm
Forum: Nur Ein
Topic: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"
Replies: 76
Views: 10169

Re: Nur Ein XV Round Six "Homestretch"

Cavedwellers are in with a song about betting your life on someone romantically. Anyone who has thrown their money away trying to roll a hard four will know how slim those odds are. Our protagonist is under no illusions. In this song, we open with a trademark Cavedweller kotekan , with one guitar pa...