About my music: I work primarily in Garageband as my resources are limited. Though the recordings are not the expensive finished studio kind that everyone knows and loves, and I am still learning as I go along here on my journey, I humbly offer these up for your ears to try. My grand visions of symphonies, choirs and the release of 300 white doves in the sky at the end of each tune will have to wait a bit.
So for now, musical sketches. Please enjoy!
Too Much
Hopefully the lyrics are self explanatory here. The vocals need work as I’m still searching for the right “flow of all my air”- as it was appropriately – “too much”. I was listening to 1960’s musicals before I recorded these vocals, and regrettably, I think it shows. Whoa there runaway mustang high on the updraft of West Side Story’s “I Feel Pretty”! But please enjoy this scratch track all the same. Vocal advancements, and restraints will be made to it in the near future.
Lyrics
Too Much
Lyrics and music: © 2008 Carol Kroll
Verse 1:
I place this distance I cant stand
My own doing by my own hand
That part of me stays hidden away
And why I can’t say
Chorus:
If I could change that I would
Its obvious you think I should
At arms length I keep myself
And never give too much of
myself
Verse 2:
Heavily guarded under lock and key
I protect the heart of me
I keep the best from coming out
I keep this in while I keep you out
Been hurt too many times before
Too let it happen anymore
So you must suffer for the crimes
While I protect what’s left inside
Chorus:
If I could change that I would
Its obvious you think I should
At arms length I keep myself
And never give too much of
myself
Verse 3:
Like fine wine on reserve
There’s more of me you deserve
Its been so long that I forgot
What I am and what I’m not
Is half a heart – half a brain
If so which half remains
The good the bad the ugly side
Depending what I try to hide
Chorus:
If I could change that I would
Its obvious you think I should
At arms length I keep myself
And never give too much of
myself
If I could change that I would
Its obvious you think I should
At arms length I keep myself
And never give too much of
myself
myself
myself
Comments
Hi. My name is Amy. And I am your stalker.
Well, I have been, in a sense, until now. Now that I’m leaving proof of my presence here, I hope to be free of the stalking label.
It was great to see (and hear) you yesterday, Carol. As much as I’ve been (secretly) enjoying your online music “sketches,” I was greatly pleased to hear the live version of your singing, and to experience even more of your voice’s fullness, in spite of your admitted cold.
Keep writing and recording, and I hope to see and hear more of you in the future. And, even if I’m no longer a “fan” on Facebook, I am a definite fan, lurking from the shadows. Sort of.
Enough said. Have a great day!
Amy