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When the Phone Rings

from On the Edge of Reality by Edward Roussac

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As part of my concept album this song is to be sequenced between "Voting is a Heatwave" and "Zigzag Spambots".
The lyrics were written by 50/90 user "oneslowtyper", while I played electric guitar and sang on the recording. The guitar is tuned in Open G tuning and on the guitar amp I am using a "twang" sound with chorus and reverb effects. The song is inspired by the music of Syd Barrett post-Pink Floyd (particularly the free rhythm in "Dark Globe"), and also includes a couple of atonal guitar crescendos inspired by the Beatles' "A Day in the Life".

lyrics

I hear ringing...
and my heart is singing
'cause I'm sure that
it's my baby
on the line
.
So I answer,
but there's no romance there
Not my baby, just a stranger selling lies
.
Wanting money
for some hopeless cause.
Tried to sell me things
to fix my many flaws
So I asked them
when I heard a pause,
"Why'd my baby...
leave me hangin...
on the line?"
.
She was happy...
liking me for me
but then something changed
and she had set me free
Now I'm out there
on a lonely shore
cause my baby's
not my baby
any more
.
Tried to call her...
tried to make things right
Thought she'd take my call
this time, I thought she might
But no answer
leaves this lonely dancer
alone tonight
.
There's no answer
just this
lone romancer
in the night

credits

from On the Edge of Reality, released October 31, 2017
Edward Roussac - lead vocals, electric gutiar
John Scunziano - lyrics

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Edward Roussac Melbourne, Australia

I am a musician from Melbourne, Victoria. I sing and play keyboards as well as guitar and bass. I like to express my thoughts through the songs I write.

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