This song took a loooooooooong time from the first draft to the final version. It started out as a synthetic song idea posted at the Open Music Factory, a collaboration site that no longer exists.
Dan Clancy (atljam) and Bobby Clohessy (BlackStratman) were both members of the OMF, like myself, and they got the ball rolling with their guitar contributions. Dan also wrote the first version of the lyric and did a vocal audition, but he wasn't satisfied with it himself.
Then nothing happened for a long time, until I removed the dust from it and posted the song here. Eric Savoie took the original song title but wrote his own lyric which you can read along below. He also played the bass, but what really blew me away was his vocals. I'm sure you all can relate!
Jerry Langenfeld added drums, and I arranged the whole thing.
Mixing was difficult for me, so Paulo joined and did a very nice rock/pop mix. I like that mix, but I also wanted to proceed with my own mix as our sonic visions of the song are slightly different. I wanted to concentrate more on the folk/rock aspect, while Paulo took the rock/pop approach. Both are perfectly valid options IMO, and in the meantime we even decided to do another, pure acoustic version of the song.
But enough words now. Listen yourself!
Lyrics & Vocals:
Eric SavoieAcoustic Guitar:
Dan ClancyElectric Guitars:
Bobby ClohessyBass:
Alexander WildenDrums:
Gerald LangenfeldComposed by
Steffen Offermann &
Eric SavoieArrangement & synthesizer:
Steffen OffermannMix 1 (Paulo)Mix 2 (Steffen)No Tears
(Eric Savoie, 2009)
The sun is rising
with the moon high in the sky
The only time I have is borrowed
The gallows' callin'
and it draws me with its song
The sun won't rise for me tomorrow
No tears, No tears
left for me
No fear, no fear
left in me
fistful of steel
and a midnight state of mind
that woman's diggin' her own grave
I told her once
I told her 15 thousand times
The wind won't wash her sins away
Can't help but love the way
her eyes light up the night
Can't help but hate the way they roam
10,000 tears fill up
the hollow in my soul
and the thoughts I have just chill me to the bone
(Bridge)
I lie here waiting like the night
She crept back in without the light
Our hearts were beating like a drum
And when her eyes refused to lie
I felt the fear inside me die
Forgiveness comes, but not for some
No tears, no tears
left in me
No fear, no fear
left in me
The gallows' callin'
and it draws me with its song
the sun won't rise for me tomorrow
The sun is rising
with the moon high in the sky
the only time I have is borrowed
No tears, no tears
left for me
No fear, no fear
left for meIf anybody wants a FLAC or APE, please drop me a note!
Regards,
Steffen
