Hey Guys - would love some general feedback on this song.
 
https://soundcloud.com/joshua-barnes/cassandra-joshua-barnes
 
Feel free to comment on;

The lyrics
The Melody
The Instrumentation
The Mix

Hey Joshua,
I like the song and arrangement.  I think the mix is too trashy sounding.  Very brash to me.  I am hearing distortion and maybe too much frequency staturation ( like using the Saturation knob turned up too much).
I would start with a basic clean mix of the primary instruments, drop your lead vocal in, and then start applying effects and stuff.  
 
Rimshot

Joshua,
 
Good song and arrangement.   the vocal performance is very good.    I agree with Rimshot regarding the mix, maybe a bit over-saturated and over compressed but still a nice job overall.
 
Regards

Good singing and song. nice instruments too, I like what they are doing, drifting in and out.
Rimshot is spot on with regards to the mix.

I like the song. I concur with the comments on the mix. I'll never understand why people use saturation knobs. I guess it's subjective but I don't care for the sound.

Great track. Sounds like after last call, after closing, whiskey and cigarettes. I don't care about saturation, and your fans won't either. This is dangerous rock'n'roll and it should be dirty. You might want to try louder drums...

Listened to this at work through a low quality headset - for that at least the mix worked very well. Enjoyed the song, excellent vocals, I don't have anything critical to say, except maybe that the end seemed a bit abrupt.
 
 

I love this community - I'll respond to each of you individually shortly!

Love the song. Bit of low rumble that could be high passed, not sure where it's coming from. I agree that everything's a little over compressed and up front for me. The vocal work is awesome, I have envy regarding your voice.
Did I mention that I love the song, a hit if ever I heard one.

I think rebel hit it right on the head.  It could use a little breathing room, dynamic-wise, but, overall I like the arrangement and the way sounds just slide into the mix.  Way cool.  I also like the f/x in this, though you could try some different mix levels.  Your songwriting continues to impress me!