From the recording Friends in New Waters
Lisa and I wrote this piece in 2005 - and it was originally called "Floyd" we pulled into Skywalker and Paget Campbell once again gave me the guitar lead I was envisioning. Susan's vocals and my learning about background layering - Enjoy!
The Cast:
Ray Cooper -
music / lyrics
piano / guitars/ keyboards / vocals /arrangement and engineering and production
Bass players
Edo Castro - Ray Cooper
Guitars -
Ray Cooper - acoustics - 6/12 various electrics
Paget Campbell- James Alexander
vocals
Leeanne Hart
Karen Plato
Drums
Jonathan Moe
violin
SAVANNAH JO LACK
production, scoring and arrangement
Ray Cooper
Ali Mcleod
production staff
Ray Cooper
Robert Gatley
Leslie Ann Jones
Piper Payne
Artwork
Priscilla Huber
Thomas Schworer Jr
Robin Murphy
Ray Cooper
Studios
Cadillacs and Stars
Skywalker
Sponsors
Larrivee
Kawaii
Bosendorfer
Petrof
Bluther
Yamaha
Collins
Focusrite
Apple
Avid
Spitfire
Korg
SSL
B&W
Sweetwater Sound
CBC Vancouver
Lyrics
Carry Me Home
(Floyd)
carry me home
Intro]
[strummed acoustic guitar, clean electric guitar arpeggios]
[Verse 1]
[female vocals enter, soft kick drum]
Oh, the light is fading fast
Shadows long upon the grass [bass guitar enters]
Every moment, every breath
Is a dance with life and death
[Chorus]
[full drums enter, layered vocal harmonies]
Carry me home (carry me home)
Where the wild winds blow
Carry me home (carry me home)
To the only life I know [electric guitar slide swell]
[Verse 2]
[drums pull back to kick and snare only]
Silver moon begins to rise
Reflected in your tired eyes
We have walked a thousand miles
Through the tears and through the smiles
[Chorus]
[full band, driving rhythm]
Carry me home (carry me home)
Where the wild winds blow
Carry me home (carry me home)
To the only life I know
[Bridge]
[organ pad enters, acoustic guitar strumming intensifies]
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
[electric guitar solo with light overdrive]
Ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah
[Chorus]
[vocal adlibs, heavy cymbal crashes]
Carry me home (carry me home)
Where the wild winds blow
Carry me home (carry me home)
To the only life I know
[Outro]
[drums and bass drop out]
To the only life I know [acoustic guitar fades]
[clean electric guitar final chord]