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Vespers
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A soft ballad about a commute home to one you love, with a spiritual undertone. Music by Ian Ferrin
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Internationally recognized, prize-winning lyricist well-versed in cabaret, indie, folk, country, showtunes and several other genres.
I am the Grand Prize Winner of the 2007 International Songwriting Competition for my collaboration with Eduard Glumov, "I'm Not Your Friend." We also won First Prize in the Rock/Alt Division of the Great American Song Contest. One judge called it a prime example of "world-class songwriting" and said the images in the were "often stunning." I'm a lyricist and have been collaborating with musicians from California to Kazakhstan, over the Internet. The fruits of that collaboration are found here, and at . While the winning song was a hot funk-rock song, with a compact streamlined lyric, I write in several styles. I've chosen "indie" as my genre, but I write anything from cabaret to country, and am looking to work with musicians and composers of all stripes. Currently I'm finding writing partners here in my home town of Philadelphia.
Song Info
Genre
Alternative Indie
Charts
Peak #873
Peak in subgenre #153
Author
Z. Mulls/Ian Ferrin
Rights
2007
Uploaded
January 09, 2007
Track Files
MP3
MP3 4.1 MB 128 kbps 4:25
Story behind the song
Ian gave me this tune (verse and chorus) and I spent a couple of days listening to it. It reminded me of a call to prayer, and I liked the idea of evening prayers, vespers. Naturally since I did most of my thinking on the commute home, that became the basis of the song.
Lyrics
(v1) Day comes to a quiet end Fades gently behind the eyes Tradeswomen and journeymen Life cutting them down to size Each murmers a quick goodbye Made blind by the vivid light Struck dumb by the painted sky God’s overture to the night (chorus) Join me watching the day recede How familiar the song we sing You bring me the grace I need Each evening when Vespers ring (v2) My labors are put to bed Dark memories cloud my mind What were the harsh words you said? What made me respond in kind? Heat vanishes with the sun Moon cools making anger cease Forgive me for what I’ve done My soul is craving a psalm of peace (repeat chorus) (bridge) There’s a hush as the night takes hold A moment of transition We speak our love and name our sins In open-eyed contrition (v3) Cars lined up in silent rows Heads bow as our hearts atone See how the procession grows (We) all carry our sorrow home I whisper a private prayer Love grows and is born anew Keep faith, love, I’ll soon be there Evening brings me home to you (repeat chorus)
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