New Original - "Come and Be Blessed"

[CapM]

Here's my recent submission for the forum CD project.

I'm not religious per se, but I accidentally came across a guy on Twitter and on his profile it said lyricist.  I scanned some of his stuff, and it was EXCELLENT.  I've always thought that writing lyrics was the most challenging part of songwriting, and on various songwriter boards I've read probably thousands.  However, his stuff had a very poetic flow to them.  So I messaged him and asked if I could use one of them. Surprisingly, he said that none of his lyrics had ever been crafted into a song!

This came together really quickly - one week.  I used two Tele's for the guitars - a Fender 52 RI on left and my Tom Anderson Drop T on the right, with the Fender also used in the solo.  Bass was my Fender Jazz Bass.  Anyhow, questions and comments always welcomed!  Thanks for listening.

Come and Be Blessed

The least will be most
The last will be first
Come to the well
All you who thirst
He will give comfort
To all those that mourn
Unlimited access
The veil has been torn

He says “Come unto me
And I will give you rest
If you want to be free
The curse is reversed
So come and be blessed”

The lame will arise
And the blind will receive sight
The fools will be wise
For the battles they’ll fight

(Chorus)

Though struggles continue
The war will been won
So take up your armor
He calls you to come
Come and be blessed

(Chorus)

 

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

"Funny" "profound"??

I'm In 2 different choirs at church, had thought of writing my own song to perform during my children's choir.

I'm driving I'll listen to yours when i get home

[gotto]

Amazing production and mix on this Cap. Vocals and instrumentation superb. You are the master here of creative song composition. Well done, my friend.....as always.

Greg

[Fretless]

Good work, CapM. I have been listening to you improve over the last handful of years, getting better and better. Well done!

[Dave White]

Awesome Cap - thanks for sharing!

[Nutty1]

Wow, excellent CapM. Beautifully done.

Edited April 30, 2018 by Nutty1

[IanD]

Love it Cap, well done!

 

Ian

[Maybellene]

Well done.

[John Wells]

Enjoyed it. Lotsa luck.

[Six String]

Another awesome one CapM!

We've discussed how difficult it is to write good lyrics in the past.  Its cool you got to record this and that this guy that can write, but apparently is not a musician/composer got to hear your musical creation from his writing.  Win-Win!

 

Edited May 9, 2018 by Six String

[Eracer_Team-DougH]

sounds like a pretty good 'pro style' sound.

when I record straight into my system.. it sounds lame, guess I need to spend more time recording to make it sound more polished like yours

[DianeB]

That's just terrific, Cap! You're an inspiration!

[CapM]

On 5/10/2018 at 9:19 PM, Eracer_Team-DougH said:

sounds like a pretty good 'pro style' sound.

when I record straight into my system.. it sounds lame, guess I need to spend more time recording to make it sound more polished like yours

There's SO many variables, and I've recorded so much that I've had the opportunity of trial and error.  But in this song, the full guitar sound comes from two rhythm tracks played the same way, one panned left and the other right.  That gives the rhythm guitar a stereo field as well as leaves room in the middle for vocals.  If you're recording just one guitar track, try putting a reverb or stereo delay on it to expand the stereo field. 

[Wim VD]

On 5/15/2018 at 3:50 PM, CapM said:

There's SO many variables, and I've recorded so much that I've had the opportunity of trial and error.  But in this song, the full guitar sound comes from two rhythm tracks played the same way, one panned left and the other right.  That gives the rhythm guitar a stereo field as well as leaves room in the middle for vocals.  If you're recording just one guitar track, try putting a reverb or stereo delay on it to expand the stereo field. 

@CapM, Thanks for the advice on recording rythm tracks.

In a recent post from @mark_h, he suggested this technique as well.

I will try this out on my recordings.

Wim.

[NeilES335]

Great song , really polished playing and recording .. professional sound?