when i was 18 i took in a runaway
she crawled into my bed on the 7th day
i played her music and i cooked her food
i did everything i thought i should
i let her sleep late and i paid her way
then her dad showed up one day
well she had grown…
you tell me what you want
you tell what you need
i cant give you nothing honey
but this pretty little seed
where has the sun gone
and is it gone forever
will it come back someday
should we just give it some time
i ask you what…
you tell me what you want
you tell what you need
i cant give you nothing honey
but this pretty little seed
where has the sun gone
and is it gone forever
will it come back someday
should we just give it some time
i ask you what…
when i was 18 i took in a runaway
she crawled into my bed on the 7th day
i played her music and i cooked her food
i did everything i thought i should
i let her sleep late and i paid her way
then her dad showed up one day
well she had grown…
oooo nice opening.... beautiful interlude, interesting allegorical kind of story about the runaway. I love the way you tell stories in your songs. I also like your voice best when it stands alone, don't think it needs your other voices. :) ~danielle
you tell me what you want
you tell what you need
i cant give you nothing honey
but this pretty little seed
where has the sun gone
and is it gone forever
will it come back someday
should we just give it some time
i ask you what…
i saw the curtains changing color
i watched the sun room come alive
i have been sitting in this rocker
wondering when you might arrive
i am hoping for redemption
cant stand the way i feel
i know it is only passing through me
rivers flood…
you are like the rain that falls with the snow
or is it the other way around
i dont know
all i know is i love you
and cant get above you
it is driving with no place to go
the muscle and the bone i find
that keeps my heart in line
just…
i am thinking about words tonight
they can be hard as nails
they-can be as shapeless as water
they can break your heart
they can hang like a chain
hold you up for years
cause you to think twice
take away your fears
you are falling in love…
you are like the rain that falls with the snow
or is it the other way around
i dont know
all i know is i love you
and cant get above you
it is driving with no place to go
the muscle and the bone i find
that keeps my heart in line
just…
i am thinking about words tonight
they can be hard as nails
they-can be as shapeless as water
they can break your heart
they can hang like a chain
hold you up for years
cause you to think twice
take away your fears
you are falling in love…
i saw the curtains changing color
i watched the sun room come alive
i have been sitting in this rocker
wondering when you might arrive
i am hoping for redemption
cant stand the way i feel
i know it is only passing through me
rivers flood…
you are like the rain that falls with the snow
or is it the other way around
i dont know
all i know is i love you
and cant get above you
it is driving with no place to go
the muscle and the bone i find
that keeps my heart in line
just…
a river of emotions. the guitar and lyric flow through the mind. they embody powerful desire. she knows you. you cannot say no to her. it is a very good song. 0x0
i am thinking about words tonight
they can be hard as nails
they-can be as shapeless as water
they can break your heart
they can hang like a chain
hold you up for years
cause you to think twice
take away your fears
you are falling in love…
i am thinking about words tonight
they can be hard as nails
they-can be as shapeless as water
they can break your heart
they can hang like a chain
hold you up for years
cause you to think twice
take away your fears
you are falling in love…
when i was 18 i took in a runaway
she crawled into my bed on the 7th day
i played her music and i cooked her food
i did everything i thought i should
i let her sleep late and i paid her way
then her dad showed up one day
well she had grown…
you tell me what you want
you tell what you need
i cant give you nothing honey
but this pretty little seed
where has the sun gone
and is it gone forever
will it come back someday
should we just give it some time
i ask you what…
I love alonetone, but one of the things I'm having trouble getting used to is that you can't reply to comments (?, or can you...?). So, the organ tone in 'soak' is sampled from one of those old reed pump organs. My parents have had one forever, and I sampled some notes and plugged them into MachFive. Other than that I use Digital Performer on an aging Mac. Guitars are direct for the most part, through some effects, and drums are samples, either my own kit or other samples. How about you?
you tell me what you want
you tell what you need
i cant give you nothing honey
but this pretty little seed
where has the sun gone
and is it gone forever
will it come back someday
should we just give it some time
i ask you what…
you are like the rain that falls with the snow
or is it the other way around
i dont know
all i know is i love you
and cant get above you
it is driving with no place to go
the muscle and the bone i find
that keeps my heart in line
just…
you are like the rain that falls with the snow
or is it the other way around
i dont know
all i know is i love you
and cant get above you
it is driving with no place to go
the muscle and the bone i find
that keeps my heart in line
just…
you are like the rain that falls with the snow
or is it the other way around
i dont know
all i know is i love you
and cant get above you
it is driving with no place to go
the muscle and the bone i find
that keeps my heart in line
just…
this song makes me think of a splintered piece of wood.
lyrics:
It's a cold day out, the kind where you think you're missing
the longer days with the sun beating on your face
but you're beside me and I think
the cold was a gift to lead…
great sounding guitars. bass is pretty sweet too.
true story?? those are the best. i never could get a handle on writeing made up stories, but that is just me. great story and emotion eather way
tim
One night after three month of no rain, as we were driving home from singing at Gringos in Grapevine a splash of water hit the windshield.
I said to myself, "Sweet Rain."
I went home and wrote the song. It's on the soundtrack of a movie called…
I listened to Emilie's music on her MySpace site and was prompted to write this song.
Emilie
She's been there. She'll be there.
She's part of the landscape
At old Uncle Calvin's she's grandfathered in.
She'll be there when you need…
great sonic quality. captures the mood in a courious way. and yes it all goes back to our childhood. i aqm enjoying the build of this. what are you useing to genorate your sounds, besides a melotron saampler?
well explained emotonal landscape
nice
tim
This was the first time I'd fired up my telecaster and amp for a recording and it felt like sitting in Sun Studios or something. Amazing sound after playing just acoustic instruments for a year. It's the first take and I loved it!
This is now…
all and all this album really hangs together very well. it has been nice to hear your first demos to the finished project has been important and i feel as if i have been somewhere thanks stu
tim
A grief song. You know this place. If you don't then move on while you still can. Seriously. Don't click ..
This is a tidied up version, I managed to get rid of some of th noise and rebalance the vocals 18/3/09
i sure know this place. as with any music like this the story is key and you do such a good job telling what seems to be a personal one, or at least i hope so.
lyrics:
The silence sometimes
is all you have to say and I believe it, and you
and everything surrounding the skin beneath your eyes
Time's without a shield or an attack against the sight
of a lifetime that was burning you by
And I may…
Comments on tim mcfate's stuff
Wonderful layered vocals!
This is great. I love the arrangement! All those little string parts are wonderful
What a great song!
oooo nice opening.... beautiful interlude, interesting allegorical kind of story about the runaway. I love the way you tell stories in your songs. I also like your voice best when it stands alone, don't think it needs your other voices. :) ~danielle
like your voice in this register, rough and low, and another good beat ~danielle
this one gets me dancing... it's groovy! ~danielle
hey i saw your comments on our page. Thanks! i like this song most.
tom waits.. look out!
a warm spot of sunshine
Hey, I noticed you listened to my stuff. Thanks, I figured I'd check out some of your music as well. Great stuff, are you an RPM-er as well?
Very provocative track Tim, amazing song.
a river of emotions. the guitar and lyric flow through the mind. they embody powerful desire. she knows you. you cannot say no to her. it is a very good song. 0x0
I like this Tim, I can actually hear the sun coming up in this song.
Great acoustic guitar sound. Do you use condenser mics for acoustic? I like the lyrics and harmony vocals also.
I love your album cover and profile pic--where'd they come from?
I love alonetone, but one of the things I'm having trouble getting used to is that you can't reply to comments (?, or can you...?). So, the organ tone in 'soak' is sampled from one of those old reed pump organs. My parents have had one forever, and I sampled some notes and plugged them into MachFive. Other than that I use Digital Performer on an aging Mac. Guitars are direct for the most part, through some effects, and drums are samples, either my own kit or other samples. How about you?
Hey man, Finally catching up with alonetone. Thanks for all your generous comments--I like your stuff too. I love the beat/feel of this song.
Tim these songs are amazing! -Aaron-
This one has a really nice vibe; the marriage of vocals, melody, production, lyrics, and playing go really well together.
beautiful!!! excellent mix of tunes, to make a complement with the lyric. A perfect melody
Comments made by tim mcfate
nice mix. great change at 28 seconds. hope you are not driving !!!
like the emotional waver in your voice. good close harmonies
spooky in a good way, makes me smile and laugh to myself. thinking of the serious side of the twilight zone
great sounding guitars. bass is pretty sweet too. true story?? those are the best. i never could get a handle on writeing made up stories, but that is just me. great story and emotion eather way tim
wish i was a baker. i once was a baker married to a nun(ex).. really!! clever use of synth
real interesting mix. i like the close harmonies tim
wow this is different from what i have heard. again i am finding myself surprized and wanting to hear the next tim
you are a great picker. this is a qurirky little number. i like it . i like your stories
baby oh baby demons, mirrors tasting the sweetness, i like your sensabilities, really tim
great sonic quality. captures the mood in a courious way. and yes it all goes back to our childhood. i aqm enjoying the build of this. what are you useing to genorate your sounds, besides a melotron saampler? well explained emotonal landscape nice tim
how did you know it is raining? and it even sounds like my room ar 5 am
love the title! i fine mess
all and all this album really hangs together very well. it has been nice to hear your first demos to the finished project has been important and i feel as if i have been somewhere thanks stu tim
i love the drum and the harmonies.
i sure know this place. as with any music like this the story is key and you do such a good job telling what seems to be a personal one, or at least i hope so.
you have such a great tone. i should have known jim was on this, it has his stamp all over it tim
slow quick, quick slow... i love that line. nice to see you here. was wondering when you would get here
nice. my songs are all about love as well
nice playing
do you happen to know phil; marshal?