This tune has become really nice and it's one of those that makes me celebrate. As far as I remember, it's the first tune started by me in this place that reached the end and, it has been in this computer for some years.
The saga continued as we've started this here at MC's in August 2008 and only now was finished.
Then came the mix... There was a lot going on at the same time, 21 tracks and I loved them all. It was not easy to choose what's in and what's out.
I truly and deeply from the heart, want to thank everybody who made it possible. Steve for the amazing vocals, lyrics, arrangement and guitars, John for the acurate and powerfull druming and Marc for the beautifull bass line. I gotta bow down before you guys who took a simple piano track and pushed it to the limits.
I also want to thanks Mike G for posting lyrics and jerm for his guitar takes, they were just fine but I knew from the begining the direction I wanted for this song.
To all the others who added some feedback, much thanks and specially to Cosmic Dolphin and his mixing input.
I'm truly honored to have you all aboard.
Credits:
Steve McAndrew (Pleuaserdome) - Vocals, Lyrics, Guitars, Arrangement.
John Wooten - Drums
Marc Traynor (Canuck62) - Bass
Paulo Gomes - Music originator, Piano and Keyboards, Guitar Power Chords, Vox harmonies arrangement, Mix.
Then and Now
(Steve McAndrew)
Verse 1
The cold grey morning greets the day
Reflecting feelings inside since you went away
My world has ended, seems no sooner had begun
Now no way left to say, still oh so much inside
Why do I feel the need to run and hide
Verse 2
I see your smiling face, safely locked in my memory
One laugh, one touch, one word would surely ease this misery
Transport me to that place where all the bad things can't get in
Now no way left to say, still oh so much inside
Why this burning need to run and hide
Chorus
Lift me out of this darkness to the place I was before
Take my heart in your hands and lead me through the open door
Take me to some other place, that favourite distant shore
Help me break the chains and see
That was then and this is now
Verse 3
I remember rowing our boat across the pond
Midnight moonlit liaisons that lasted on through the dawn
Days of innocence, when we thought we knew it all
With independent thoughts, no backs against the wall
Full of confidence, we could not fall
Middle 8 (1)
But that was then and now we're all aboard this speeding train
With rails that lead and follow, push and pull us there and back again
Where hopes and dreams from childhood enter adulthood refrain
There's nothing can erase these memories that must remain
Of what was then and this is now
Chorus
Lift me out of this darkness to the place I was before
Take my heart in your hands and lead me through that open door
Take me to some other place, that favourite distant shore
Help me break the chains and see
That was then and this is now
Gtr Solo
Middle 8 (2)
But that was then and now we must prepare to take the strain
To go in search of endless sunshine, escape the hard torrential rain
Lead our hopes and dreams from childhood into adulthood refrain
There's nothing can erase these memories, memories that must remain
Of what was then
Chorus
Lift me out of this darkness to the place I was before
Take my heart in your hands and lead me through that open door
Take me to some other place, that favourite distant shore
Help me break the chains and see
That was then and this is now
