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Droplets

Uploaded August 19, 2015 2:47am.

I wrote the lyrics and melody to this song a week or so ago when I was feeling that unsettling disconnected feeling we all get from time to time when we’re missing the people we love…. Then I gave myself the challenge to try a few things with my uke and rhythms… and that was a battle…. so what the heck, here goes - it’s still a bit rough around the edges…

Droplets
© 2015 Colleen Dillon

Verse 1:
I’m waiting at the edge of the crowd
Like an outsider looking in
Wishing you were here with me
So this world don’t look so grim

Verse 2:
I’m listening at the edge of the group
This conversation blows
Wishing I could hear your voice
In this world to me that’s closed

Chorus:
Somewhere we try to connect
In bits and drops and pieces
Can’t read the blue print
For the hearts we need to reach us

Somehow we try to connect
In bits and drops and pieces
Can’t seem to find the way
The lessons we learned won’t teach us

Bridge:
Like droplets at the edge of a river
Drifting towards the larger flow
In and out and up and down
Swells that whirl and roll

Verse 3:

I’m walking by myself tonight
The quiet is so oppressive
Hoping I am still your girl
But this world can be deceptive

Repeat Chorus

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Ronald Walter said November 2, 2015 6:27am

Very nice!

Nick P said August 26, 2015 8:36pm

Very nice, indeed.

Sister Savage said August 26, 2015 11:50am

Ah another gentle gift from you... Sounds like one from the heart. Love your tone, girlfriend! Beautiful and tender.

Guest said August 20, 2015 2:37pm

..also liked the bridge. There is nothing wrong with "...rough around the edges..."

4barrelcarb (4BC) said August 20, 2015 1:18am

Very Nice!

Ron said August 19, 2015 8:49pm

Lyics and vocals ..great !!! Uke ..even better...love it Colleen...

willis said August 19, 2015 7:00pm

Colleen, I would say you succeeded with your challenge. The Uke sounds nice, and you also succeeded in expressing a complex emotional experience in a clear and touching fashion. It's definitely a gift that you have!

scottz said August 19, 2015 3:14pm

This one's a real beauty. 'bits and drops and pieces...' really nice

Colleen Dillon said August 19, 2015 2:39pm

You are all so wonderful! Thanks for the supportive feedback. I'll keep working on making those chord changes smoother and smoother, but I sure appreciate the support!!!!

slkrell said August 19, 2015 2:13pm

Nice all alone tone winner. that Ukulele is sounding most excellent.

Greg Connor said August 19, 2015 12:44pm

. . . . . . Damn Colleen! You are leaving us in the dust!

Greg Connor said August 19, 2015 12:23pm

*OUTSTANDING* That's the best Ukulele I've ever heard. I like the symbolism of *"droplets at the edge of a river"* This might be my new favorite song!

The Proods said August 19, 2015 9:34am

I find charm in the basic style of your recordings. I can't find a better way to phrase it...I'm doing my best to make it as big a compliment as I can.

Guest said August 19, 2015 3:37am

I especially like the bridge change. Wonderful lyrics as usual

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