/ j / 2015-02 / 22_r0816

Life is Hard

I decided to try the Tarot Challenge. I got "Eight of Cups" < http://learntarot.com/c8.htm >. After thinking I'd do a one-off song for the challenge, I realized it the "seeking deeper meening / growing wearing / moving on" ideas mapped cleanly to my album concept and what I'd cover in the song about a comic-book / show / rebooted-show about a human civilization that got more than it bargained for when it created some highly effective war machines.

My only complaint with it right now is that it feels a little short. It feels complete in that it does tell a story, but I think there could be some more verses going in to further detail.

The album concept (repeated from my bio): This FAWM, I want to write songs for an art album I'm working on. Abstractly, it's an art album about copyright... in the guise of hymn filk. The premise is a lonely space traveler thinks about what might be in store for the colony ship when they get there, but due to copyright restrictions only music made before 1926 is available on-board. So, he combines the two.

Meter: 7-7-7-7-7-7