Curious Quail - The Albatross
Part eight of "Twelve Months"! The restrictions for this song were: 150 BPM, Exactly 3 minutes long (not counting YouTube Bumper) and vibe of "Hopeful with no strings attached".
More about 'Twelve Months':
On the first of each month in 2018 we are assigned 3 randomly selected restraints and have to write a song, record it, film it and release it before the end of that month. At the end of month 12, all of the songs will be remastered for a full-length with some B-Sides. There's a running playlist here in our YouTube, check it out!
(The Gameboys are running a 2xLSDJ configuration)
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CREDITS:
Recorded and filmed at the Quailcave in San José, California and The Desert Art Colony in Palm Springs, California
Mixed and edited by Mike Shirley-Donnelly at the Desert Art Colony
Music by Mike Shirley-Donnelly
Lyrics by Mike Shirley-Donnelly
Josh Hotlotsz - Bass
Joey Guthrie - Drums, Glockenspiel, Tambourine
Alan Chen - Violin
Mike Shirley-Donnelly - Vocals, Guitars, Gameboys
Curious Quail:
Twitter - / curiousquail
Bandcamp - http://curiousquail.bandcamp.com/
Faceboook - / curiousquail
Instagram - / curiousquail
iTunes - http://smarturl.it/CQiTunes
Spotify - http://smarturl.it/CQSpotify
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LYRICS:
Facing all these things that we've broken
Scares you inside-out for a moment
But deep breath in
Chin up
We got this far
It's time to finish what we all started
With bruises, bleeding limbs, broken hearted
But all
Together now
We got this far
They say that we'll disappear
But the math that they do to get here doesn't check out
They're waiting for the all clear
From superstitions and fears
But the weight of it all is gone from our necks
Blink once or twice and it's over
And sure you're beaten down and feel older
But against
all odds and reason
Here we are
They said that we'd disappear
And proving them wrong shouldn't feel this good
They're waiting for the all clear
From superstitions and fears
And the weight of this is all is gone from our necks