ZeCoop: I wrote this song as part of the capo challenge, using two capos. I had a regular one at the sixth fret and a partial capo at the 8th fret giving a nice open chord sound. I came up with something that (to me) sounded like a simple traditional dance kind of song. Very fun and happy sounding, so I added glockenspiel. Liz had it for a while and worked on another of our songs first
(Oxygen Thief - fawm.org/songs/135331/)
When she sent over her parts today, I was struck with how her melody weaved in and around my music in an unexpected and wonderful way. This got me thinking about my song, so I listened to it again. Turns out I had kind of sort of moved between time signatures in various places. I had no idea. I just follow where the song takes me and do what sounds right. It starts in 6/8 and then switches to 9/8 with some 6/8 sprinkled in. Liz figured out how to manage that wonderfully with her vocals and double bass.

Liz made me sob in bed this morning as I listened to the lyrics. That isn't hyperbole - hearing these lyrics, especially when it got to the 'beautiful melody' line just hit my chest - hard and tears were falling. I'm sure people can relate to things many ways, but this hit very close to home, thinking of people very very close to me who deal with self-worth and anxiety about life. It is all too common. Love yourself. Seriously. There is enough crap in this world to make it difficult on you. You are amazing and unique.

I cannot thank Liz enough for bringing all the beauty into the world that she does, but I am even more glad to be friends with her, because she is amazing. :)
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So that I don't forget later, I played:
Tacoma DM912 12 string acoustic
Breedlove Atlas Stage 6 string acoustic
My daughter's old school band glockenspiel. :)
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@fearlessflight:
This song feels like a gift. The truth is I’m not quite there yet,- living the acceptance expressed in that last verse. But it has been an amazing thing to ‘try on’ that sentiment.

When John sent this over I was delighted with the way this track just danced out of the speakers. Yet the unexpected way the rhythmic emphasis shifts felt so confronting and vulnerable and somehow devastatingly human. It was the glockenspiel that really took me back to my childhood and a time when I put so much energy into wanting to be someone else. I wanted the melody to jump around nimbly like the way our imagination does at that age. It flowed pretty naturally, I was especially surprised when the line that takes you to the climactic moment just fell out of the air in one piece. I just wish I’d had time to get a few different voices on those bvs!
Thank you @zecoop! You are special!