FAWM: "Here Comes the Compost"

Here Comes the Compost

1 day ago by @nwhosings

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Here Comes the Compost

nwhosings

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Liner Notes

#oraclechallenge #fuc #singersongwriter #acoustic #personwithukulele #healing I signed up for @writeandwrong s oracle challenge like I do every year, and wooof. This card was a bit punch you in the face with the January I have had. Healing is messy. It hurts and there's no getting around it. I've been thinking about expanding my garden, and the image on the card (below) made me think of plants, and immediately the phrase "here comes the compost" came to mind. This was a challenge I set myself. I came up with the ukulele riffs and laid them down to sing over top of. I have been realizing I play around more with melody and rhythm this way.

Lyrics

Smells like shit I'm in the thick of it Now comes the mess In the depths of distress

It's not enough To be living through this stuff Gotta blanket the ground So there are nutrients around My roots wanna grow Next up, I know Here comes the compost

Yesterday's peelings Unwanted leavings Stinky, sweet, steaming Watch out, sprout, hello Here comes the compost

What the crap I'm sick of falling flat It never ends The loop begins again

It's not enough To be living through this stuff Gotta feed the ground So my new growth is sound My roots wanna grow Next up, don't I know Here comes the compost

Yesterday's peelings Unwanted leavings Stinky, sweet, steaming Watch out, sprout, hello Here comes the compost Here comes the compost!

Comments

@philkmills 17h

I admire songs that pick a subject/metaphor and stick with it all the way. Good job.

You sound good (as usual 😀 ).

@nwhosings 16h

Thanks! This one easily stayed with the theme, sometimes they fight about it (as I'm sure you know)

@alyxanderjames 1d

Oh, I love this! The doubled vocals chasing each other are delightful, and the ukulele feels like the perfect accompaniment.

@nwhosings 18h

Thanks! It was fun to put together, which is something I want to prioritise more this year.

@metricula 1d

My therapy anthem for the week!

@nwhosings 1d

I'm honoured!

@janeg 1d

Time to apply compost to the world, so it can heal from the current shit? Great use of the prompt; it knew which Fawmer to go to.

@nwhosings 1d

High praise! This place could do with some compost, n'est ce pas?

@wylddandelyon 1d

I really like this one. We do compost, and then use the new rich earth to feed our veggies and roses. The end result is so rewarding.

@writeandwrong 1d

💩 Might smell like shit but it doesn't sound like shit! haha They they the cards never lie! Somehow the right card reaches the right person at the right time! You did the card justice by using the life cycle metaphor of the compost and turning it around new roots are growing from yesterday's pile of 💩 ! Love the chorus! Well done and thank you for participating in the Oracle Challenge again! 😀