[montydog]

Hi,

This competition motivated me to finish a scrap of an idea I'd had kicking around for a while. It's as bare as I can make it. It's on my favourite themes of loss, time slipping away and other cheery matters. Hope you like it. Would it be better with another couple of verses instead of the whistling?

M

https://soundcloud.com/alan-walker-4/its-already-tomorrow

Half empty coffee cup
Just a trace of your makeup
And the long playing record's
Still spinning

Dust on the wooden floor
Summer through an open door
Somewhere a country song
Is playing

There's no time
It's already tomorrow
So send me a sign
To follow
There's no time
And there's none to borrow
It's a bitter wine
To swallow

How long must I wait
A stumbling fool at your gate
I'm lost and I'm cold
Just a blind man on the road

My youth is a distant lie
Like a lovers lost goodbye
From the dusty rooms
Of a mansion

Where the paint is cracked and dry
Broken windows, empty sky
But a child still laughs
In my memory
       
There's no time
It's already tomorrow
So send me a sign
To follow

There's no time
And there's none to borrow
It's a bitter wine
To swallow

[tina m]

This is totally gorgeous allan...some of those soft low notes make me go weak at the knees!
& I love  to hear whistling in a song....its not used enough ...its a human instrument
 I have to say again that you sound unbelievably good being  a english folk  ballad singer instead of filling your lyrics with american images which never rings true to me
I love  songs with a lot of rhymes they just get in your head quicker & theres a nice lot here
ive played it 4 times & it still sounds fresh & lovely...what deodorant do you spray your songs with?

[Skub]

I don't care much for song competitions,but I do like the songs that such an event throws up. This is just great on so many levels.
The lyrics paint a vivid three dimensional picture and stand alone without the music. Thankfully the singing and playing compliment the words beautifully,it would have been so easy to fall below their excellence.

Fine work Alan.

[IronKnee]

Hey there Monty.....love the song, Man!
Really dig the lyric, and the melody carries them sweetly.
And here I thought I was the only whistler, 'round these parts 
Good, good stuff, and the best of luck!
                                                              -Tom

[Paulski]

Hey Alan

What a lovely intimate song and the lyric is so well written and universal - everyone sees time racing by and asks where it went. No nits from me on this stellar song and performance. Gotta be a strong contender for top spot in the contest IMHO

Paul

[delb0y]

Great song. Really nice melody and a lovely lilt / groove to the arrangement. Whistling is very good - wish I could whistle! Very good lyrics, too. All in all, a top class tune. Most enjoyable.

[Movin Flavour]

Definitely a class song.

Shades of Paul Weller, excellent lyrics as usual.

Like the chorus, and great whistling.

Nice guitars, the song ends very abruptly....after several listens, I like that effect.

Got a good bare bones feeling.

Sandeep

[crystalsuzy]

I can't believe that you've got your comp song done so quickly Alan And it's a winner to boot
It's gorgeous in all aspects...lyrics, vocal performance, guitar...beautiful
I haven't even come up with an idea yet  

[hardtwistmusic]

A real "Gordon Lightfoot vibe to the vocal, and wonderfully original "folky" guitar work. 

It won't be a big surprise if the first entry is the best entry.   

[Binladeda]

 Ahh Monty    Lovely song......

 You vocal seems to be more comfortable/relaxed
 with this style.  More expressive, I can hear the
 soul of Monty

 The whistling is great, and works really well.
 Makes it very commercial, I should imagine
 This sort of thing is all over the TV.

 Great stuff 



 

[tboswell]

Lovely stuff Alan. Particular enjoyed how there is a little pause, almost like a gulp, before "To Swallow" at the end of the chorus.

The whistling is great, I am so jealous of anyone who can do that! 

I did like where it went for the middle 8, but I thought it could have negotiated the key changes in a smoother way. It just jumps back to the original key. I may be old fashioned in my thinking, but I think the emotional impact is greater if you modulated back to the original key, feeling you have been on a journey more. That might just be me and my classical leanings talking.

All in all a beautiful song 

Tom.

[adamfarr]

Lyrics right up my street and have always loved songs with whistling which has something very human and fragile about it.

The playing is excellent and I like the way the melody leads and doesn't follow.

The stops and starts also contribute to the mood. Excellent stuff.

[MartynRich]

This has to be therapy pure and simple. If i could just do this in my room day after day the world would be a better place...you sound like you yourself shines through every line. The lyrics are great and please keep the whistling going...there is never enough of it. I can't whistle myself so I'm well jealous.

Exactly what I thought bare bones would be...great entry and above all great song.

[pompeyjazz]

Such a lovely gentle song Alan. Love stripped down stuff like this. I love the whistling as well 

[shadowfax]

Listened to this while driving..lovely, very calming song, excellent warm vocals and nice message in the song..de-esser would be good on the vox and I thought the guitar was a bit low in the mix and could've been spread across the stereo field a bit...but thats production innit..

song is fab!!!