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Three of Swords (ft Huan​-​Hua Chye)

from FAWM 2018 by ZeCoop

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I was hoping to write another song with Huan-Hua Chye this year, and thought of her voice when i wrote this sad, slow, mornful 6/8 song with a Rhodes piano sound. I filled it in with some drums (pretty proud I could play that part, if I do say so myself), then bass and guitar. Luckily, she had been thinking of a slow sad, 3/4 (or 6/8) song for the card she was given for the Tarot card challenge. She also was able to carve out some time to write and record her parts! What an honor it is once again, to work with amazing musicians like Huan-Hua. 😀

Yamaha P-120 (Rhodes sound)
Danelectro DC59 electric guitar
Fender Jazz bass
1973 Ludwig Hollywood drum set.
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Huan-Hua:
happy I got a chance to do another collab with ZeCoop this year! I love the moody, atmospheric sound of this track and as he mentions, I was already thinking of a sad song in 3/4 because of the card writeandwrong drew for me for this challenge.

I drew The Three of Swords (Painful separation, sorrow heartbreak, grief, rejection) in the tarot challenge and then did an online tarot reading for my character that I based the rest of the lyrics on. I can't recall the configuration (and I don't know how to read Tarot cards in any case), but the cards from the reading were:

Strength (strength, courage, patience, control)
The Moon (illusion, deception, fear, anxiety)
The Devil (addiction, materialism, attachment/bondage)
The Hermit (introspection, soul-searching)
The Fool (new beginnings, spontaneity)
The Magician (power, skill, action, resourcefulness)
The High Priestess (intuition, the subconscious, higher powers)
The Empress (feminine power, nature, connection)
Death (change, transformation, transition, endings)

Check out more from Huan-Hua and her amazing band Gentle Brontosaurus here:
gentlebrontosaurus.bandcamp.com
soundcloud.com/gentle-brontosaurus
www.facebook.com/GentleBrontosaurus/

lyrics

I wrestled a lion, infinity hung over my head
Lifted the world with my strength when I could barely get out of bed

The Moon sees me and knows that I'm lying
I've been crying with the Three of Swords in my hand

Hands chained to your altar of gold, vacations in Aspen or Miami Beach
Can I capture a star in a lantern to light my way?
All those years ago, years ago, years ago when I said yes to you
Now I'm a fool with a three-car garage and no way to escape

The Moon sees me and knows that I'm lying
I've been crying with the Three of Swords in my hand
Can I break through the veil of what's holding me here like a magician might
Houdini crossing the threshold to steal from the Tree of Life?
Trade in infinity for a starry crown?
Trade in my shoes to stand barefoot in a field of corn?

I wrestled a lion, infinity hung over my head
I threw away the card with no name, I'm not ready yet
(c) 2018 Huan-Hua Chye

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from FAWM 2018, released March 8, 2018
John Cooperider: Music
Huan-Hua Chye: Lyrics and Vocals

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ZeCoop Kalamazoo, Michigan

I love playing music and keep learning new instruments. My songs are in a wide range of styles, from indie-rock to surf, to folk to rock to electronic... I never know. I record at home in a studio I put together in a spare room. I work (via the web) with a lot of vocal/lyric collaborators from all over the world.

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