I'm OK

My last 2009 post. The audio seems to have suffered a bit in the compression this time, I hope you enjoy it all the same.
A big thanks to my dear friend Ester for singing the backing on this. She's been doing voice work on Open the Door and recently, after working on some pick ups, I asked if she'd mind singing on this - her voice adds so much.
:o)
I wrote most of this song at the start of 2009, before the snow had melted, and finally recorded it late December2009... the snow's back so I guess it's time to let you guys hear it. It's relatively minimalistic (for me) one guitar and about four vocal tracks. I spent some time cleaning it up, then junked that version for this dirtier mix... It sounds more honest to me this way. I hope you enjoy it.
:o)
Gary


I'M OK

If you're afraid of the dark,
Dig a pit and paint its walls with smiles.
You're all your fear all your love every minute all your tears every mile.

I'm OK x4

This pondering heart of innovation will beat itself to death,
The lazy eye of imitation will steel another suicide and print its final breath.

I'm OK x4

I have these tears inside, deep inside my head. They wont come out though every day they're fed.

Spend my hours as I please, singing blue fire at the trees.
Beating boredom to the post, gutting words to pack in my ghost.
I should learn to hold my tongue, but
At times it gives my mind a rest.
Slap my mouth and watch it run,
I've failed every silent test but

I'm OK x4

Tidy myself away, keep my thoughts at bay. No one knows I'm here, might as well stay.

Thoughts crash and mountains break,
We all give and we all take.
A silver tongues an open palm,
An open hearts a traffic jam.
Here I sit in the dark,
Etching smiles in winter bark.
Music frees and Ill sing,
of this cage and everything.

I'm OK x8

Copyright © 2009 Gary Hesketh
All Rights Reserved.

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[CharmedQuarkZ99]

Very nice thanks

[smartbluecat]

@CharmedQuarkZ99 Cheers for watching.

:o)

G

[merrycenci]

.... "Music frees and Ill sing,

of this cage and everything.

..."

how right you are. Nice song

[smartbluecat]

@merrycenci Thank you very much.

Very glad you like it.

:o)

Gary

[fuckoffycus]

Gary, I had a moment of epiphany a few hours ago(doesn't happen very often), this song really resonates with that moment :) Magic! :) Tx

[smartbluecat]

@fuckoffycus Trish! How are ya? I'm glad it resonates with you. Bring on the epiphanies - I'm sure they happen more than you let on. lol.

:o)

Hope you're well, and as always, thanks for the awesome support. Have a splendid week, champ.

Gary

[smartbluecat]

@loopyone73 Beautifully said, mate. You're no short arse yourself.

:o)

Trust me you're quite a bit more than OK, bro. Never doubt it.

They say you can judge a man by his mates. If that's true then I'm glad we met and proud to call you "friend."

Catch you soon, amigo.

:o)

Gary

[loopyone73]

@smartbluecat I'm not sure but I think I'm replying to your reply to my comment... yt's introduction of the @ was definitely one of their better ideas. This still means just as much to me as it did almost a year ago Gary. On so many occasions I've had to convince myself that I'm O.K., for all of yt's faults and biases it has at least given us a platform and given me the opportunity to rub shoulders with giants which in turn leads me to the conclusion that maybe, just maybe I am O.K. after all.

[smartbluecat]

@Spencerianism I'm glad you found it.

:o)

Thanks for stopping by.

:o)

Gary

[Spencerianism]

Strange. I really needed this right about now..:)

Thanks.