Collaboration with Bryce, @abitofmybrain
Yesterday, I asked for twenty words or less on Twitter for to set music to. Bryce sent me nineteen words inspired by a micro poem that Kenpo Bear posted. Thought the first line would do for the title.
setting the animal free
cage doors wide open
with an early parole
chewing no more
as the shackles
unhinged
I can’t imagine ever tiring of this process. It’s a matter of feeling out the rhythm of the words on my tongue. This in turn, informs the line of the melody. Kept the instrumentation simple between keys/synth and bass.
this is a sad song. It brings about feelings of depression, except for the words which are liberating because of the freedom they represent.