FAWM: "The Last Unicorn (Morph 1)"

The Last Unicorn (Morph 1)

1 day ago by @debs

Skirmish: Lights, Camera, Action! 🎬 (@tarahenton)

The Last Unicorn (Morph 1)

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Liner Notes

@tarahenton's excellent Skirmish prompt:

Choose a movie title. 🎬 Don't overthink it... the first title that pops into your head is the right one! Write a song using that title, but make the song completely unrelated to the film! #skirmish #lightscameraaction

This is also the seed song for #morph #morph1. Learn more about the challenge here: https://fawm.org/forums/3625

The Last Unicorn was the first one I thought of. Lyrics were very stream of consciousness. We real dusty but it's okay. 😂

Lyrics

She isn’t the last But the first of many to come Stuck in a bar by herself With a bottle of sweet martini

She isn’t the last But she surfs on a dream of not being lonely Pock-marked and ear-stained With a sudden tilt in her body

(ooooooo)

She isn’t the last But the first of many to come Keeping just one of the horns on her head Only

Chords for morphing:

She isn’t the last [G, open strings with a finger on the highest string on the 9th fret] But the first of many to come [C D] Stuck in a bar by herself [G, open strings with a finger on the highest string on the 9th fret] With a bottle of sweet martini [C kinda, D]

She isn’t the last [G, open strings with a finger on the highest string on the 9th fret] But she surfs on a dream of not being lonely [Am D] Pock-marked and ear-stained [G Em] With a suddenly tilt in her body [Am D]

Comments

@troubadette 10h

Oh, this is so PRETTY.

I also have to give kudos as many others have to the line she surfs on a dream of not being lonely because it really is so lovely. I'm obsessed with the choice of "surf" instead of "float" here because I wasn't expecting it - but it's also more active and intentional and risky, and I love that.

Musically it makes me think of a music box, weirdly? It's sweet and hopeful and lovely and I really liked it. Happy FAWM!

@mikegtz 10h

The morphs that come from this will be very cool. Beautiful melody and nice set up, Debs.

@markblevis 23h

Wow! You have a great voice and the sparse melody goes so nicely with the guitar. The lyrics are great. I love the line "she surfs on a dream of not being lonely."

@youraveragejoe 1d

What a voice! And... "she surfs on a dream of not being lonely" is powerful. I love the space you left in the song to reflect on those words. Fantastic skirmish!

@charliecheney 1d

Lovely melody choices from the go, opened up beautifully for the harmonies too. A sweet contemplative lullaby feel to it for me. ❤️

@jwhanberry 1d

Minimalist telling of a story. We can easily fill in the blanks. Love the harmonies. Good job on this.

@mikeymason 1d

There's a sweet sadness to this, and such great scene building. (And, of course, performed wonderfully.)

@pearlmanhattan 1d

Love your harmonies, and the uke - Imagery is powerful and lovely! Well done!

@tjeff 1d

Pretty, pretty singing, I'm a sucker for harmony singing. A bit reminiscent of "The Wailin' Jennys." Gorgeous melody.

@kahlo2013 1d

Oh this flows so smoothly with such a lovely melody and harmonies in a beautifully tender way that captures the feelings of the unicorn in us all and captivates my heart.