As soon as I read that I thought of My Immortal, except it's saying almost the opposite as in the chorus. I like it, it has a good flow to it. I'm really sorry to hear that you saw a man die, that must have been terrible
-Alana

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Lock the last open door,my ghosts are gaining on me...

Thank you. I hadn't even thought bout it sounding like my immortal. I guess it does somewhat.
As far as watching someone die. I do it quite often. It's my job. I take care of the elderly, and when their time runs short, we try to spend time with them, so that they don't risk dying alone. That, I have found is one of their biggest fears, is dying alone.

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Oh, I didn't know that you did that for a job. I think that's great of you to have a job like that. I think that's wonderful, and I am sure that the people appreciate it very much.

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Lock the last open door,my ghosts are gaining on me...

I really like the way that this is said. It would make a great poem or something. I really like::

your tears, they fall,
but I can't wipe them away

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I had something similar to this that I thought up a couple months ago. But forgot the main part. I didn't have any paper to write on. It went through the emotions that I think I would feel if I was the one dying, and seeing my loved on there grieving over me. But I couldn't show emotion because of the state I was in. My mind worked but my body couldn't. But alas, I forgot it.

Hopefully I will have those other pictures in a few days. Walmart sent them out to fuji because they were "difficult" to develope. So they should be in on Thursday.

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Okay, this is my attempt at singing. I know it still needs a bit of work. But I was happy with it so far.

Boys Don't Cry - this is a song that's done by Plumb

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I really wish I had the proper knowledge to give you a song pic. Your voice sounds very particular, and it's very light and delicate. But you have such a nice quality to it... I know that with the right kind of songs it would be amazing.

For this one, I liked the way you were able to incorporate more of your own singing into backup vocals. The song is definitely a decent one, but what's frustrating is that you seem to have the potential to do great things with it. I wish I could help, but my musical knowledge is just non-existent. ^.^;

I think you should definitely work on doing more songs though... you're bound to run into something that will really work out well for you. I can hear that you're getting closer... your voice has the potential, like I said, to sound amazing with the right songs. Keep searching.

And it's fantastic how you're able to do that. Once you've chosen a song, how long does it take you to record (and perhaps rerecord) your own vocals and finish the product?

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Thanks for the input. Now to answer a few questions.
Recording my singing is totally new to me. I have only been doing it for a few months. I have only recorded a few songs. Mainly for the Alarandiia Karaoke Contest a couple of months ago. I am really shy and quiet so actually getting up in front of people to sing is far fetched. This was my first public endevor since High School that I have let anyone besides my kid, parents, and significant others hear. Now that my voice is out there, i'm totally up for pointers on what kind of songs you think my voice would suit.
I do alot of experimenting with different vocal styles. When it comes to recording tho, I have a tendency to just clam up and not really sing quite as well as I could. I guess I've got a case of stagefright.
With recording, I don't spend as long as I should on a song. Honestly on the songs I've done, I should have done a few more takes of. But my vocal strength is very low. I sing for say half an hour trying to record, and by the end, I havn't got much of a voice left. I know I'm probably doing something wrong there, but I'm still re-learning a few things. Also I am totally limited in recording time. I maybe get an hour once a week to actually sit down and record. Which really isn't enough. But with a 4 year old screaming in the background, I don't have much choice.
As far as how long it takes to do a song. A lot depends on how well I know the song. The last song "Boys Don't Cry", took me a few weeks to work on. There are still some parts that need work. I had never heard this song before Alarandiia pointed it out to me. I loved the song when I heard it- it's sung by a chick called Plumb. Anyhow, this song was difficult for me, I had a hard time getting the second verse down. I screwed up words left and right. This was the same problem I had with Kisses in The Rain for the karaoke contest. I think I am going to re-record that song when I get a chance. I tried to yesterday, but well we won't even go there.
When I did "Probably wouldnt' be this way", it was another song I wasn't totally familiar with the lyrics. I had a good idea just from radio play, but to sing it was a different story. This song requires alot of emotion. I actually recorded this in my bathroom. So I could get a bit of a quieter clearer recording. If I am making any sense anyhow.
As far as the mixing and cool backing vocals, I attribute ALL of the backing and mixing to Krissie. I have minimal knowledge of the program I use to record with, and she is pretty damn fluent with it. I sent her the vocal tracks to Probably wouldnt' be this way and to Boys don't cry and asked her if she would mix it. She's such a sweetheart. I know alot of work goes into the vocals to make it sound good. But the rest of the hard work goes into the mixing. Anyhow-
I do have 2 more songs I'm thinking about doing sometime. So keep a look out........
And anything you'd like me to attempt....I'll give it a shot, but I cannot make any guarantees.

Edit: well I went to get the pictures. THey totally screwed them up. What it looks like, when they hung the film to dry, it rolled up on itself. So the prints are terrible. There were some awesome pics too dammit. Oh well. When I get the new digital cam in a couple of months, I'll get some pics.

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Here is a logo that I created for our family.



don't mind the grey writing, it's just a bad example of a watermark*lol*

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The logo is really cool. You did a great job.

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