Learning to Breathe

[wanderer]

_http://www.mediafire.com/file/3z0wtt3ymbi/Learning to Breathe.mp3

 

[Renaissance]

That's a really beautiful song wanderer, I tried looking up the lyrics to find the song but didn't come up with anything. Where did it come from? Did you write and sing this??

 

[andi]

A Waw ! somebody was picking around here for inspiration before he wrote :D

I've tried to the first phrase of the song in Google and some blogs came in......no luck

thanks for the share wanderer !

 

[wanderer]

I am a singer-songwriter, I wrote and performed it, and recorded it in my home studio. I'm glad you found some value in it, sorry to be so obtuse in posting it. Testing the waters, I guess.

The chorus came to me, as my songs always do, with the melody and most of the words complete (it's from POTS, obviously), then comes the craft part, filling in the verses, rhymes and song structure. Little bits of inspiration lead the way, followed by the perspiration of making it all work. When the first version was done I was shocked how deeply personal it was, not what I had in mind at all, and I put it aside.

In the end, I go with my heart, and this is what my heart wanted to say, so I put it out here with some trepidation. It may take a long time before I'm able to perform this in my shows. I have to get to the point where I don't start crying in the middle of it.

"Searching for the answer, The question’s never clear" comes from a recurring dream I've had over the years. In the dream, I'm very stressed trying to figure out a problem (I'm a programmer, so it's in the form of a programming logic issue). It's absolutely critical that this problem be solved, but the nature of the problem is always a mystery. I wake up in an agitated state, and then I'm very relieved that it's only a dream (or is it?).

"A knight in shining armor" is from a dream I had as kid that I've never forgotten, 50+ years later. The rest, I guess, is a musical therapy session, my inner self expressing what it's learned so far from EE, reading the big 5 and in this forum. TMI?

Chris

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Lately I’ve been learning
Learning how to breathe
Learning how to question
The things that I believe

Searching for the answer
The question’s never clear
Things don’t ever turn out
To be what they appear

Learning to breathe
Learning to cry
To open my ears
Open my eyes

Learning to breathe
Learning to pray
To open my heart
I’m learning every day

A knight in shining armor
In a young boys dream
Saves the damsel in distress
A hero for his queen

Now the boy is older
The armor’s lost its shine
Wrapped so tight around him now
Inside he’s still confined

Learning to breathe…

Little boy you’ve lost your way
In this world alone
Wandering from place to place
Weary to the bone

I wish that I could tell you
No need for armor now
If only I could reach out
And set you free somehow

Learning to breathe…

 

[ElizabethDempsey]

Wanderer, this is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. :)

Blessings.

 

[wanderer]

Wanderer, this is beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing. :)

Blessings.

Elizabeth, I am deeply moved by your response, more than the simple words you wrote can explain. Music, for me, is a means of communication between my inner self and the inner self of the listener, of hearts vibrating together in harmony. I hear your harmony, even over this limited channel, and it's very beautiful. I write this with tears flowing. Thank you.

 

[mkrnhr]

Great! Beautifully interpreted!!

 

[andi]

Wanderer, thank you so much for for the beautiful song !!!
Please put it on youtube if you can.
Can't wait to hear more form you!

 

[wanderer]

Thanks to all for your responses, they are deeply appreciated.

Wanderer, thank you so much for for the beautiful song !!!
Please put it on youtube if you can.
Can't wait to hear more form you!

I'm a little confused about how to go about the youtube thing. Aragorn has also written about this in his thread on his beautiful version of POTS. I suppose there's a difference here in that his piece seems to be unrelated to his public work, where mine is not.

I'm at the point that I'm ready to take my music to the world after a long dark period. I do a show every few months locally, and the response from the audience has been so deep and strong that I feel an obligation to share with a wider audience. I'm planning some recording sessions soon and will be releasing tunes as they are complete. I have a small presence on youtube under my real name, some concert footage from 2006. I'm not happy with the quality of my performance, but people like it, so I've allowed it to stay up. There's a video of a recent performance that has some potential to be edited and released. The Cs say that some soul quality comes through on video, so I'm very interested in the medium, since soul quality is my one and only artistic goal.

To post some anonymous work for the purposes of this forum, while at the same time posting it elsewhere under my real name seems dishonest and cowardly. And yet, I want to post here freely without feeling that everything I say will be attributed to me publicly in the world at large, since it's possible that I may soon have some wider visibility. I know privacy is a quaint and obsolete notion in our world, but why make it easy for attackers, should they come?

I know this is an issue that many of us will have to deal with as our work here goes public, and it's much discussed here in other contexts, such as public exposure of the Cs influence. Any feedback is welcome.

In any event, I will be posting more music here now that I've taken the plunge, I have a lifetime's body of work that I hope you will enjoy.

Chris

 

[andi]

[quote author=wanderer]
I'm a little confused about how to go about the youtube thing. Aragorn has also written about this in his thread on his beautiful version of POTS. I suppose there's a difference here in that his piece seems to be unrelated to his public work, where mine is not.
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I guess is up to you...I think I understand what you'r saying.
You don't know if you want to put it up there ...since you want to go on the market with it ...?
The way artists sell their stuff today ...is to me a bit "ishy' imo

To post some anonymous work for the purposes of this forum, while at the same time posting it elsewhere under my real name seems dishonest and cowardl

Why would that be so ? Is not like your hiding something.

I know this is an issue that many of us will have to deal with as our work here goes public, and it's much discussed here in other contexts, such as public exposure of the Cs influence

I guess it depends to what auditors you are aiming your music.

In any event, I will be posting more music here now that I've taken the plunge, I have a lifetime's body of work that I hope you will enjoy

I would love to hear more .....but first , watch your priorities and if putting something here hinders with the business ...ask first...people here can be of grate help..

keep up the good work ! and thanks again for sharing !

 

[wanderer]

I guess is up to you...I think I understand what you'r saying.
You don't know if you want to put it up there ...since you want to go on the market with it ...?
The way artists sell their stuff today ...is to me a bit "ishy' imo

No, the reason is not business at all, it's only about anonymity on the forum. Only a small percentage of working, performing musician's income comes from sales of recordings (aside from the cds and other merch they sell at their concerts). The money, for those that are making any, is in live performance. At this point in my so called career, that's all fairly meaningless anyway. The best thing that could happen for me is if everyone bootlegged my recordings and they went viral around the world. If I'm putting something on youtube it's best for me if it has my name on it.

To post some anonymous work for the purposes of this forum, while at the same time posting it elsewhere under my real name seems dishonest and cowardl

Why would that be so ? Is not like your hiding something.

OK, maybe not dishonest, but maybe cowardly. But then again, if no one but my friends and local fans know who I am, as it is now, it makes no difference at all. I'm anticipating, for sure :/

I'm inclined to link to the tunes that are posted with my real name, but I'm just not sure if that's a violation of protocol (i.e. self promotion) or a bad idea for other reasons, including the one I've mentioned. You'd still be able to find the other version searching by title. No big deal either way, I just need to decide.

Thanks for your thoughts.

 

[Nienna]

_http://www.mediafire.com/file/3z0wtt3ymbi/Learning to Breathe.mp3

This song was very touching and beautiful, wanderer. Thank you for sharing it.

 

[Andrian]

I avery beautiful song ,thank you :)

 

[Nawd]

To post some anonymous work for the purposes of this forum, while at the same time posting it elsewhere under my real name seems dishonest and cowardly. And yet, I want to post here freely without feeling that everything I say will be attributed to me publicly in the world at large, since it's possible that I may soon have some wider visibility. I know privacy is a quaint and obsolete notion in our world, but why make it easy for attackers, should they come?

I know this is an issue that many of us will have to deal with as our work here goes public, and it's much discussed here in other contexts, such as public exposure of the Cs influence. Any feedback is welcome.

In any event, I will be posting more music here now that I've taken the plunge, I have a lifetime's body of work that I hope you will enjoy.

Chris

So are you struggling with the idea that others here on this forum might think that you have an agenda of 'self promotion' by using your real name to go with the music? Or is it that you would rather not be known for your associations (ie this forum) outside of the fans you have back home? Maybe both?

Either way, beautiful work, thanks for sharing. If you wish to share more, I think you have a few new fans here. :)

 

[wanderer]

So are you struggling with the idea that others here on this forum might think that you have an agenda of 'self promotion' by using your real name to go with the music? Or is it that you would rather not be known for your associations (ie this forum) outside of the fans you have back home? Maybe both?

I really didn't mean to make a big deal of this, in the scheme of things it's really insignificant. I don't worry about what the forum might think, I trust the forum to accurately mirror the way I present myself, and I value the lessons learned. I just want my actions here to reflect my true intent, as best I can. I usually self censor pretty severely, but not so much on this topic.

I would be proud to be publicly associated with this work. That's where the cowardly part comes in :/ I've mentioned FOTCM to family and close friends, arousing the usual jokes and guffaws. I don't mind, that's just the way it is. The reality of what we are about here is just way outside their belief systems, but that may be changing soon as their beliefs are shattered, for some at least.

Either way, beautiful work, thanks for sharing. If you wish to share more, I think you have a few new fans here. :)

Thanks for your encouragement, Dawn.