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Daylight - need any polishing?


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I've been thinking about taking this one on and though it would probably make sense to put it through the wringer before getting too deep.  In my head the song is very harmony heavy (particularly in the verses) and will have lots of "ahh" stuff going on in the chorus and interlude.

So, any lines need help?  Any melodic stuff that needs to be addressed?  Thanks.

 

 

Daylight beckons us my love

Hold tight beneath the stars above

 

Run away with me

One taste and you will see

We'll leave it all behind

As we step into.... Daylight

 

Waters, blue waters wash away our sins

Borders, across is where life begins

 

Run away with me

One touch is all you need

To leave the past behind

As we step into... Daylight

 

So let's go tonight

Escape the dark of night

And never look behind

When we step into....

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Oswlek wrote:

 

 

I've been thinking about taking this one on and though it would probably make sense to put it through the wringer before getting too deep.  In my head the song is very harmony heavy (particularly in the verses) and will have lots of "ahh" stuff going on in the chorus and interlude.

 

So, any lines need help?  Any melodic stuff that needs to be addressed?  Thanks.

 

 

 

Daylight beckons us my love

 

Hold tight beneath the stars
above

 

 

 

Run away with me

 

One taste and you will see

 

We'll leave it all behind

 

As we step into....
Daylight

 

 

 

Waters, blue waters wash away our sins

 

Borders, across is where life
begins

 

 

 

Run away with me

 

One touch is all you need

 

To leave the past behind

 

As we step into...
Daylight

 

 

 

So let's go tonight

 

Escape the dark of night

 

And never look behind

 

When we step into....

 

It's a nice tune. The lyric is fine as is, no major changes to make.

The only thing that might need improving is the melody lines you've chosen for the words in bold. They fall just a little flat in my opinion.

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LCK wrote:

It's a nice tune. The lyric is fine as is, no major changes to make.

The only thing that might need improving is the melody lines you've chosen for the words in bold. They fall just a little flat in my opinion.

Interesting.  You don't like hitting the tonic on those spots?  Do you want more movement there? I hadn't even considered those as potential issues, so that shows why I know.  :)

Did you bold the second "Daylight" thinking it sounded like the first?  I ask because that one jumps up as a lead into the interlude and I can't imagine it any different.

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I like it, I like it, I like it. Melodically very engaging.

I can hear numerous possible phrasings of the line, As we step into.... Daylight 

Maybe experiment - there might be a better way of delivering that line. My 1st suggestion is maybe don't have too many bars gap between into and daylight.

Also try shortening daaay and having the drawn out note on liiiiiiiight

These are just initial impressions on 1st hearing.

But experiment.......

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