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J. Dale Walker - Watching Broken Worlds Go By

from Round 26, Week 13 by Monday Morning 3AM Music Club

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So...this lyric doesn't make a ton of sense, and some of it needs work, but I kinda like it. I think it's about a spaceman, which tracks because I've been playing a lot of No Man's Sky and so a lot of my free time has been spent in a sci-fi spacefaring fantasy. In respect to the challenge of doing something surprising or deceptive harmonically the tag at the end of the I, V, vi, IV chorus is a Bb to F to G. A little modal mixture cadence action to clear the palate before getting back to the verses.

Final thoughts: I like this song better than most I've written for the club. I keep listening to it and not hating it...it's a miracle!

lyrics

Going far away
Never seen a world so tattered
Long live el Rey

Flying for a day
See the matchbox cars they scatter
Paying to play

Looks like they’re just standing still
Spinning wheels and paying bills

From my seat I’m flying high
Watching broken worlds go by
High above the clouds and
Ocean tides that occupy my mind
No we never see the signs
It’s too late now say goodnight
Far above the earth with
Hand in hand we say our last goodbye
Soon the sun will rise

Sorry, couldn’t stay
Restless nights and endless patter
Ain’t quite my way

Lonely, couldn’t say
Always liked the quiet shatter
Fading to grey

Held me there against my will
Seeking out a bigger thrill

From my seat I’m flying high
Watching broken worlds go by
High above the clouds and
Ocean tides that occupy my mind
No we never see the signs
It’s too late now say goodnight
Far above the earth with
Hand in hand we say our last goodbye
Soon the sun will rise

Late night starry skies
All alone I steer what matters
Galaxy eyes

Eyes front, on the prize
In the black go we mad hatters
Pillars of light

Maybe we’ll be back again
Don’t wait up we don’t know when

From my seat I’m flying high
Watching broken worlds go by
High above the clouds and
Ocean tides that occupy my mind
No we never see the signs
It’s too late now say goodnight
Far above the earth with
Hand in hand we say our last goodbye
Soon the sun will rise

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from Round 26, Week 13, released March 9, 2020

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