[shucky2011]

http://www.myspace.com/larrythompsonmusic/music

Hey guys tell me what you think

Am Em

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Red handed Jill
You take to water
Just like the swan
Our baby daughter
Up on the hill
There stands your alter
Am Em Am
Love, you’re the only love of mine

Am I thy looking glass?
Am I thy mother?
No...
There ent no happy ever after...
You’ve had yer fill
Of love and laughter
And you aint no love of mine

But I gave all
I had to offer
Hush now love (drum beat)
Forever after
Can you see
The rope upon the rafters
You was the only love of mine

I glide the lakes
Just like my mother
And im kind,
Just as you taught me,
Papa, i’ll call
No other man father
But please your both true loves of mine

[nooms]

hi shucky
great title
and it does read like a folk song, if you put that kind of traditional folky feel in your head, little bit spooky as well..

make the recording shucky

nooms

[Sellon]

I agree with nooms, and its really strange, I don't understand what its about, elaborate for me?
HOWEVER i like the name.

[beckylucythomas]

I love the feel of this - really sorrowful - and I agree quite spooky. I love the ambiguity, it reads a bit like a riddle - but I am terrible at interpreting ambiguous lyrics so would love some more clues what it's all about! Is it two different voices/people talking? Would love to hear it recorded!

[Schavuitje]

I liked these lyrics ... but I have no idea why haha 

To tell you the truth I like ambiguous lyrics. I like being able to paint something unique with

my own interpretation of what the lyrics could mean. It seems ( in mny head ) to shift perspectives

from one persons viewpoint to another and I am confused as to who I'm mean't to be thinking like.

I don't know whether this song is from one persons perspective, two, three. One person at a different age?

Maybe it would be much clearer when heard to music.

I'm interested in the story behind this song, becasue again, without really knowing why, I enjoyed them

[shucky2011]

Thanks guys, Ive done as suggested and uploaded a recording (its a rough one mind).  The songs really about an argument between a mother (red handed jill) and father that gets out of hand (can you see the rope upon the rafters). And the daughter saying she loves them both.

All the recordings ive done can be found on my myspace page http://www.myspace.com/larrythompsonmusic/music

Tell me what you think

[nooms]

hi shucky,
its areal song....melody & words could be from an anthology of haunting folk ballads...

theres no bridge which might be common i suppose with folk ballads...never occurred to me before..
but in view of that it could be an idea to ease back on the gtr for the verses, especially the last one...'drop by the lakes...'  and then go back to the top and repeat first verse with more gusto and finsh. ..
play around with the dynamics a bit, give the track a little more shape, i think you can afford the extra few bars..

gtrs a little clumsy in places, need to tidy that...
any players you can call on for extra instruments ?
the song stands on its own feet but imagine if you had a second vocal in the mix or a fiddle..
have you heard the Unthanks album ?

one thing that irritated me was the my space website,  blows the mood of your song when some metal rock track starts up after youve finished... if you have an option, turn it off, or post your songs one at a time on soundcloud, its simple and they dont interfere...

all the best, nooms

[Schavuitje]

Thanks for explaining the lyrics. I love them even more now

I'm sorry I couldn't listen to it. I tried but it kept saying "Oops, something went wrong"

I'll try again though because I really want to hear this one