Podcast #3 - When the Clock Stops 

Oh, I had such trouble with this one. A good portion of it was written in the car between San Antonio and Houston to and from my last show of the year at Anderson Fair. That was awesome! I mean, I'm always a bit intimidated when I'm surrounded by amazing guitarists but, it was such a cool place to play since some of my favorites (Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Willians, Patty Griffin) have played that stage. And it's an awesome listening room. I wish there were more of those. I'm very grateful to Ken Gaines for having me. He and Aaron Kaufman are incredible writers. I enjoyed sharing the stage with them and with Wayne Wilkerson (guitarist, not pictured) who is simply brilliant. 


Anyway, back to the song. The prompt was "When the clock stops" and the phrase that kept coming up with the melody in my head was "Wake Up". I wanted the song to say, "Hey, you're missing it. Life is amazing and you are letting all this time pass without being aware of the amazingness!" And I was playing off the idea that I used to be that person who would get up before everyone else and insist that we do a million things like RIGHT NOW! These days, my husband is the morning person and I'm usually up way too late. I blame my thyroid for that but, whatever. Hope to reverse that soon. So...

Disclaimer: I was messing around with all my settings while recording and had a limited amount of time to get it done and kept getting distracted and rushed so, the recording is kinda sloppy and jacked up. I apologize to all the musicians listening because I know that kinda crap is distracting and drives you crazy. TOO BAD, SO SAD!!! :) Ok, no, really...I'm sorry. I'm trying to get better and learn new skills. I've been inspired by some of the other songwriters in the writing group who are geniuses when it comes recording, mixing, etc. I am not nor have I ever been but, I'm learning new things every day. Yay!!! 

All this to say that if you hate this one, no worries. I just finished my week #4 song and it is AWESOME! Well, I love it. I hope you'll love it too and it will be my first post of the new year. In the meantime. Week #3:





Wake Up

When the clock stops somewhere between
Losing yourself, remembering
over the moon,  under the sheets, don’t go back to sleep

Let the dawn break into your room
Over your head, out of the blue
It’s the same bird singing the same melody 
don’t go back to sleep, don’t go back to sleep<

Wake up, I want to see your face
Shine in the light of day , call me impatient but
Wake up. I want to see your eyes, oh, when you see the light
What are you waiting for


Let the night fall out of your hands
Memory fades, let it begin
Up with the sun, get out of your head
It’s nothing but a dream,  nothing but a dream

Wake up, I want to see your face
Shine in the light of day , call me impatient but

Wake up. I want to see your eyes, oh, when you see the light
What are you waiting for


There’s a world you were hoping to find
And it’s waiting for you to arrive
You know the minute you see it you come back to life


Wake up, I want to see your face
Shine in the light of day , call me impatient but
Wake up. I want to see your eyes, oh, when you see the light
What are you waiting for



©LauraMarieMusic 2013

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