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Heartless (Geist song 4)

Geist's picture

(Just listening to this makes me feel evil.

:|

Percussion, bass, guitar, vocals and mixing by Geist.

Enjoy.
-Geist)

Don't get too close, the beast's at bay.
Don't trust what your eyes are saying.
The heat that you feel is in the way
of getting to the heart of my being.

Something's amiss, the world turns over.
Can't you see what's wrong?
I'm not the thing you think I am.
The soul that you wanted is gone.

Chip away at the mold and I've become,
Heartless, heartless.
Find a way to absolve the hope and you're,
Heartless, heartless.

ParisianTwist's picture

to be honest: I think it

to be honest:
I think it would be better without the overlaying guitar until the last verse...
or at least... fade it in...
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No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
-Voltaire

Real Eyes: realize: real lies

Geist's picture

Done. That was bugging me.

Done.

That was bugging me. Fading never occurred to me, though.

Letter is sent, by the way.

ParisianTwist's picture

thank you. and good. I'm in

thank you.
and good.
I'm in a high pressure situation right now and need something to take my mind off it. also: comment on other songs:
I like the words very much for Casterbridge... could almost be sung like hurts to purr's "Matinee".
endgame: VERY nin. ovcourse. that WAS your intention... good job, thumbs up. I
Just WOndering:
I don't believe I liked this one as much.. although I'm more into female vocalists at this point. I wish I was only half as talented as you with instruments though... there's a reason all my stuff is accapella.
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No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
-Voltaire

Real Eyes: realize: real lies

Geist's picture

I don't know any chords for

I don't know any chords for the bass, use a free program to make percussion, and simply picked up my brother's tiny guitar (hand cramp! Argh!) and picked out cool-sounding notes for the riff.

It doesn't take much.

ParisianTwist's picture

well. I dont know how to use

well.
I dont know how to use garage band...
but when I do
I will arange a piece of punk rock that will drill your ears in.
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No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
-Voltaire

Real Eyes: realize: real lies

Geist's picture

I don't have garage band

I don't have garage band either.

I'll be waiting, though.

ParisianTwist's picture

it shall be amusing. I

it shall be amusing. I promise. especially since my biggest influences are regina spektor, The Dresden DOlls, hurts to Purr, Ingrid Michaelson...
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No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
-Voltaire

Real Eyes: realize: real lies

Geist's picture

Well, while you do that,

Well, while you do that, I'll be working on my pop song between classes and the hard-rock anthem on the weekends.

We should have a battle of the single-person bands.

ParisianTwist's picture

actually I just made a

actually I just made a REALLY epic techo black metal mashup...
I'm trying to decide what the lyrics should be...
and we should.
we should each invent a playlist of three songs, each epically better than the next and post them here, one at a time in an epic battle.
soem time.
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No snowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.
-Voltaire

Real Eyes: realize: real lies

Usagi's picture

I would LOVE

I would LOVE if that happened.

Geist's picture

Bring it on. I'm like a bat

Bring it on.

I'm like a bat outta hell in a fight.

Just warning you.

Seriously, though, I'd love to have more people putting up songs. Once you get the hang of it, it's pretty easy to make a drum loop, and build from there.

At the next conference we're TOTALLY having a seminar and usage of free music products to make songs.

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