Down On My Knees Under The Blue Sky
This is my 22nd DTM work. As the song track, it is 12th. It is called as " Down On My Knees Under The Blue Sky “. Please take a listen to it. Thanks. Replaced with the remixed version (27-July-2023).
(2023-12-30 The remixed version for the single release has been uploaded.)
(In English the upper, in Japanese the lower)
This is 1st song I wrote since I completed my album “Cat Sledge Driver". After released Cat Sledge Driver album, No idea of any song have come to me for a few weeks.
Among Japanese artist, the expression like “come down from above" is commonly used to express “some idea comes to". But I have not had this feeling as such in my creating process. My feeling of “some idea come to me" is like digging out of the ground. The process of writing this song was as such.
I have started to write 3 songs in parallel. Among 3 songs, I thought this would be most likely turned down. The chord progression and the riff of chorus was not got to me at all firstly. But once I wrote the bridge, the composition of this song was built soon. So, I kicked the recording of this song.
It took a little bit time to dig the melody line for the voice out of the ground. It was like to dig one layer below the layer that the chord progression and the riffs were buried. After the melody of the voice was dug out, I got it finally. It was interesting work to write different melody line of the voice than the riff in the chorus.
The lyric is below.
Down On My Knees Under The Blue Sky
Stick their fist in the air
Folks slam one hard
Nameless folks are there
Rip off one’s cards
The happiest time come after you conquer others
West and east our defenders hard to flatter
All you’re right
Just I am wrong
If what you says is the truth
Nowhere I feel ease to live
Down on my knees under the blue sky
Eager fights
lyrical songs
If your way got feedback good
No step for my feet to give
Down on my knees under the blue sky
What do you aim for
Speak out so loud
Listen to the folklore
Long bout, awkward
You have never hurt someone, failed and stumbled
No savior see anyone whose trail is humble
Pretending smile
Cloudy talk
If you say this is the truth
Understand no one gathers
Only one stand in the blue sky
Drifting away miles
Nights so cold
If you take warmth of wood
Swinging away my high five
All I do stare at the blue sky
All you’re right
Just I am wrong
If what you says is the truth
Nowhere I feel ease to live
Down on my knees under the blue sky
Eager fights
lyrical songs
If your way got feedback good
No step for my feet to give
Down on my knees under the blue sky
The credit is below.
Down On My Knees Under The Blue Sky
Song and Words Written by Naoto Sawamura
Arranged by Naoto Sawamura
Recorded by GarageBand
Engineering / Mixing / Mastering : Naoto Sawamura
Drums / Bass Programing : Naoto Sawamura
Guitars : Naoto Sawamura
Vocals : Naoto Sawamura
Naoto Sawamura used :
Guitar / EVH Wolfgang Special
Amplifier / EVH 5150 ICONIC SERIES 6L6 40W 12×1
アルバム「Cat Sledge Driver」が完成した後、初めて書いた曲です。「Cat Sledge Driver」リリースした後、しばらくは何か書こうと思っても何も思いつきませんでした。
日本では一般的にアーティストの人たちが、「アイディアが思いつく」ことを「降りてくる」と表現されます。けれど私には全くこの感覚がありません。私の「何か思いつく」感覚は、「掘り当てる」というものです。この曲も、そういう感覚で書いていきました。
私は３曲ほど同時進行で書き始めていました。この曲は、その３曲中、最もボツになりそうな曲だと思っていました。コード進行や、サビのリフ、まるでしっくりこなかったのですが、ブリッジを書いてしまうと、あっという間に曲の構成が仕上がってしまったので、録音作業に取り掛かりました。
歌のメロディを掘り起こすには、もうちょっと時間がかかりました。コード進行やリフが埋まっていた層の、さらに一つ下の層で掘り出したような感覚です。歌のメロディが出来上がってしまえば、ようやくこの曲が自分の中でしっくりくるものになりました。サビの部分で、リフと歌で異なる旋律を書く作業は、楽しかったです。
歌詞、クレジットともに上述してあります。