Adam Levy: 'This Is the Sound'

Shot near South Street Seaport, NYC. [Tuning: DADFAD, low to high.]

"This Is the Sound"
Words & Music by Adam Levy

Thinking back on when I first
Discovered what I had in me
Like finding a babe in a manger
Or a pot of gold up in a tree
Drunk at a party, truth or dare
It was the dare that set me free
Opened my mouth and there it was
Kid Caruso they all called me

I learned to make each song my own
And then I learned to work the crowd
I could murmur in undertones
I could sing it loud and proud
Traveled round the whole world twice
Then I did it in reverse
Yeah, it's a hell of a way to live
Just keep 'em smiling and pass the purse

Days and nights add up to weeks
Then the months turned into years
By the time I stopped to take a breath
Hair was sprouting from my ears
Singing is a young man's game
Any crooner could tell you that
A man my age should be in a boat on a lake
Fishing lures and a floppy hat

Sure enough it all went south
When I expected it the least
Hullaballoo, I opened my mouth
To sing a chorus of "Basin Street"
There was nothing but dust and stillness
Like you'd find underneath a chair
Went to the well for a taste of water
I found a desert there

There ain't no moral to my story
No lesson waiting to be learned
Remember Icarus, flew too close to the sun
A clever boy, but he got burned
That ain't me, I'm just a singer
I never rattled Heaven's gate
Please listen close before I'm finished
This is the sound I used to make

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Adam Levy
• acoustic guitar
• singer/songwriter
• Martin guitar
• original

[bagelwide]

@purpleshells It was lucky timing — definitely!

[purpleshells]

Awesome! loved it :) impressed you managed to find a spot in New York that didnt have car alarms blaring ;)