[adamholden]

Another song of mine, written about five years ago when I'd just started doing this again. I don't play it in my current duo, not least because it worked so well with previous bass player/backing vocalist.

Anyway, thoughts/comments please. Cheers, Adam

https://soundcloud.com/adam-holden-1/keeping-what-we-thought-wed


Keeping what we thought we’d thrown away         


The other night in my dreams         
I wondered what she was still doing there      
Despite these passing years it seems         
A part of us will not disappear         

No good comes from pretending
Can’t hide from what lights you up inside
We lack all sense of an ending
Must I just hang on for the ride?          

The night was broken             
What was it she was trying to say?          
Unchanged unspoken             
Keeping what we thought we’d thrown away    


I’ve moved on time and time again
Found my way and lost it
Every path seems to go somewhere and then
I find she’s gone and crossed it

Tried all different ways to fight her
With drink and time, with words and love
Memories fade but burn much brighter
With no horizon to rise above

The night was broken …                  

What am I afraid to do that moulds me in my dreams?    
What is it I’ve made of you that holds me in my dreams?    

Day is done and the stars are startling
Somewhere we shine till the very end
Separate ways go on without parting
Like hearts that grow but never truly mend

The night is broken                
What was it she was trying to say?          
Unchanged unspoken
Keeping what we thought we’d thrown away      
Keeping what we thought we’d thrown away

[Binladeda]

 Hi Adam,  Lovely vocals/melodies.....thought I heard just a hint of 'Here Comes the Sun' in the music, beautifully played of course   Especially liked the change of rhythm.  Another classy song.....loved it

[adamholden]

Thanks. Yes there's more than a waft of Beatles about the melody. Didn't notice it when I was writing it, but they did write such nice tunes! Everything was recorded live except for Rob's backing vocal and perhaps patch or two. It's a tricky double vocal to do live!

[Saeed AlSuri]

Very nice Adam ..

great song .. your voice reminded me of Cat Stevens .. and his style of singing .. great guitar playing ..

the song is great ..

I wonder why post a 5 year old song .. you don't have something new    

till you next new song .. 

Cheers ..

[adamholden]

Hi Saeed and thanks for the nice comments. Good question about old songs. I guess I wanted to start with things I was no longer that close to! The last year or so I've been focusing on performing (in a new duo) and so haven't had time for more recording. I've also written less in the last year or so than the previous four. But yes, next time I'll go with something new.

[Dutchbeat]

Hi Adam, impressive!
sounds like very skilled songwriting and guitarplaying to me

i enjoyed it a lot

[Neil C]

Interesting title, great live playing & recording.
Enjoyed contrast and energy of faster middle 8 too.
 
Neil

[adamholden]

Thanks for the comments. I really like the energy we hit in the middle 8. It's okay solo, but really needs another player or a band to come alive.

[digger72]

Hi Adam,

Nothing wrong with large dollops of the Beatles if you ask me. I got a little of Please, Please Me for the opening line of each verse. But then it then just goes off on its merry way.
Excellent playing. Strong vocal. Light and catchy melody.
Would be interesting to hear that middle 8 with something extra in there - perhaps something your new duo could explore?

Cheers,

Digger

[adamholden]

Thanks Digger. Yes that's exactly where it starts.  The new duo is all acoustic guitars and much more folk and slow stuff, so this one has dropped out of my sets. Would be lovely to give it full band treatment one day.

Adam

[fischermans]

Hello
Very well done.Your guitar play is wonderful.I wish I could do it like this.
At 2.33 is a clank sound from the guitar.When I listen to the song I wondered why I have a problem with some parts and I think you have to do a better rhyming pattern for some lines.

The other night in my dreams         
I wondered what she was still doing there     
Despite these passing years it seems         
A part of us will not disappear

There and disappear don´t work

Tried all different ways to fight her
With drink and time, with words and love
Memories fade but burn much brighter
With no horizon to rise above

her and brighter don´t work

Regards Alexander

[habiTat]

Lovely guitar work, and some tasty 'Simon&Garf' style harmonies, excellent!!

Seriously, the quality of work on this forum is outstanding.

I really like it and am just downloading for my forum mix tape, EXCELLENT work!!!

hab..

[ShinyThang]

Top notch song writing. Focused, clever and entertaining. Not particularly catchy IMO but a very engaging performance. You are obviously very accomplished musicians and your timing is spot on. Was this live? or at least a one-take recording?

The lyric is a rewarding read with some wonderful lines in there. I particularly liked 'separate ways go on without parting'. Pleasing structure. It finished too soon leaving me wanting to play it again!

Shiny-o-meter: 6

[adamholden]

Thanks for the comments. Yes I think we recorded it all in one take, and live except for Rob's vocal.

It's about as catchy as my songs get. I'd love to be able to write catchy songs but it's mostly beyond me!

Alexander: thanks. Not sure I see a problem with the rhymes you mention. The first one is rather slim, but still three syllables. Fight her and brighter work with the melody too. Startling and parting is a bit of a stretch in that I'd usually say "start-l-ing" but have to sign "start-ling". But I like the line.

Adam

[fischermans]

Hello Adam
You have the following rhyme scheme for me:

The other night in my dreams         
I wondered what she was still doing there     
Despite these passing years it seems         
A part of us will not disappear 
     
Rhymes are line 1 and 3 : dreams /seems (works)

and line 2 and 4 : there / disappear (don´t works)

No good comes from pretending
Can’t hide from what lights you up inside
We lack all sense of an ending
e Must I just hang on for the ride?         
     
Rhymes are line 1 and 3 : pretending / ending (works)

and line 2 and 4 : inside / ride (works)

The night was broken             
What was it she was trying to say?         
Unchanged unspoken             
Keeping what we thought we’d thrown away   
     
Rhymes are line 1 and 3 : broken / unspoken (works)

and line 2 and 4 : say / away (works)


I’ve moved on time and time again
Found my way and lost it
Every path seems to go somewhere and then
I find she’s gone and crossed it

Rhymes are line 1 and 3 : again / then (works)

and line 2 and 4 : lost it / crossed it (works)

Tried all different ways to fight her
With drink and time, with words and love
Memories fade but burn much brighter
With no horizon to rise above

Rhymes are line 1 and 3 : her or fight her / brighter (don´t works)

and line 2 and 4 : love / above (works)   

Day is done and the stars are startling
Somewhere we shine till the very end
Separate ways go on without parting
Like hearts that grow but never truly mend

Rhymes are line 1 and 3 : startling / parting (works)

and line 2 and 4 : end / mend (works)

The night is broken               
What was it she was trying to say?         
Unchanged unspoken
Keeping what we thought we’d thrown away     
Keeping what we thought we’d thrown away

Rhymes are line 1 and 3 : broken / unspoken (works)

and line 2 and 4 : say / away (works)

Regards Alexander