Story Behind The Song

Interesting note about the production of this song. The fretless bass used in this piece used to belong to Howie Epstein from Tom Petty's band and was acquired by one of my songwriting partners through his late brother BJ. The Turner bass was one of the first basses created by this luthier. It has a haunting sound that adds SO much to the piece. Also, the piano used in the recording is a custom double felt hammer piano that also leads to the warmth and unique sound in the instrumentation of the song.

Lyrics

[verse]
Somehow, we are tied in knots, we're just falling out of touch
You're painting ghosts on winter streets.
You flipped the coin, it's spinning wild, it hit the ground.
We're stranded here, lost in time.

[chorus]
And then, I knew I was just a flicker in the cold.
Floating through the frozen air.
Silent cries, wrapped in the snow.
But I could hear your voice, It was clear as day.



[verse 2]
4th and Main, it faded out, the shadowed empty road
?It was where we danced to the fading tunes.
The years we traded, bought in fire, left us gray and old.
That night you played your final song.
Not the compass, nor the map, were we lost and free?
Saying nothing, not a word.
Yet it was everything.

[chorus]
And then, I knew I was just a flicker in the cold.
Floating through the frozen air.
Silent cries, wrapped in the snow.
But I could hear your voice, it was clear as day.


[bridge]
New Year's Eve, the lights were dim, only the hollow glow.
Above the rooftops, the city sighed, the chill was in the air.
We burned the night to keep the warmth alive.
(oooo)Now it flickers deep, in my memory,
(oooo)Some day to be brought, back to life.

[chorus]
And then, I knew I was just a flicker in the cold.
High above the country road.
(oooo)Silent screams, wrapped in the ice and snow.
(oooo)But I could hear your voice, clear as day.

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