FAWM: "Deep Freeze"

Deep Freeze

1 day ago by @racheleve

Deep Freeze

racheleve

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Liner Notes

Starting out the challenge really wanting to focus on just the songwriting process, so that means low to no technology for me. It's a noisy take I recorded on the voice memo app of my iPhone, so sorry for all the clicking and clacking!

#imbolc #piano #singersongwriter #onetake #iphone

Lyrics

The city is quiet, the sidewalks sleep Under layers of ice and snow The sky that is blue doesn’t tell of the cold Burrowing deep in my bones

I heard Brigid’s coming, soft, in our sleep So I leave a ribbon outside Oh, bless us with balms for the aches that are haunting Our wandering, wondering minds

Baby, it’s a deep freeze Keep your hearth fires burning The wheel of the year isn’t turning just yet Baby, it’s a deep freeze Your heart’s not yet thawing But something is clawing its way back in Under your skin Life is stirring Again

The pipes, they’re all frozen, the water won’t flow So I pull the covers back on Reach for another to borrow some strength For nights that are far too long

I hear birds that sing, even on barren trees That lost all their green long ago It’s hard to imagine a spring that could come When I am so deep in the throes

CHORUS

BRIDGE?

CHORUS

Comments

@winchperry 17h

Love that hook melody! This is a gem!

@tcelliott 21h

What an ache in that first verse. Dang, such imagery and emotion. And your vocal delivers it so damn well. And that chorus, soars just enough over the hurt that it makes me feel better. I absolutely love the burning/turning and thawing/clawing rhymes that aren't quite at the end of the second lines. Perfect.

@ltunes 23h

This is a fantastic demo! So much talent. The lyrics paint a picture in my mind between the cold outside and the relationship. Lovely.

@caitlin 1d

Rachel, your deep freeze is like a warm hug.

@racheleve 1d

Aw thanks friend!

@mightyq 1d

Bless us with balms with the aches that are haunting...I love that. Happy FAWM Rachel Eve!

@racheleve 1d

Thanks and happy FAWM to you!

@daveescoffery 1d

I hear a lot of Natalie Merchant in this (and that, for me, is a huge compliment)! Such a beautiful melody, and your vocals are just fantastic. The second half of that chorus is really hitting me today. Gorgeous!

@racheleve 1d

Thank you Dave! Happy FAWM!

@grayland 1d

Just... WOW!!! How can you make a simple iphone recording sound so very EXCELLENT!!!??? What a voice! I was literally mesmerized. The lyrics perfectly describe current conditions here in Cleveland!! LOL!! I loved these lyrics too. And that melody is beautiful and memorable. I'm in awe!!

@racheleve 1d

Aw thanks so much!!

@clemdawg 1d

Your voice is enchanting. I want you to sing with me - in that spirit, I'm now motivated to write and record something for that possibility.

@racheleve 1d

Thank you! Yes, let me know, I’m happy to collaborate!

@n1742 1d

Beautiful song Rachel as ever. Reminding me that simple arrangements are often the best. Some lovely lyrics. Haunting our Wandering wondering minds and the parallel between freezing weather and human contact. Hope you get change to expand it. Let me know if I could add anything as a collaboration.

@racheleve 1d

Thank you Nigel!

@cmharwood89 1d

My first listen of FAWM this year, and I'm so glad I got the chance to hear this. I'm listening while looking out at a fresh dusting of snow and the third consecutive week of sub-freezing temps. Perfectly captured by your piece: lyrics, tone, that gorgeous melody. I love the refrain of "the wheel of the year...," because its such a fitting image - like the very mechanisms of time and change can themselves be frozen.

@racheleve 1d

Thank you so much! We are also experiencing an unusually long stretch of brutal cold so that was definitely inspiration!

@becooljanele 1d

Pretty voice 😍 Lovely melodies!

When the chorus came in, it felt natural and it really elevates the song and takes the listener exactly where you are. Lyricism is perfectly colorful for a beautiful chord progression like this. Well done 👏🏻

@racheleve 1d

Thanks so much!