This song has a rather unusual subject matter...so I guess I must be unusual...crits welcome...
 
The Lady By The Sea- https://soundcloud.com/starise/lady-by-the-sea
 
This is a song about a soul that is in transition between here and the other side, in this case a tragic end to her life leads to her being captive for a time...but eventually she can move on.
Lady By The Sea-
She stands gazing wispy islands far, she's lost her amusement on shame..a wandering thought moving on as a soul..and she sees in the night with no eyes.
While darkness is rampant afar, she seeks for a place she can rest,her calls no one hears, as dawn slowly nears. She sees spirits who live behind walls.
She's the lady who lives by the sea, sorrows friend crying endlessly..ran away from destiny and it pierced her with arrows of sorrow.
She's been dead nearly 200 years, but that really means nothing here, she's caught in between a place like a dream
and the spirits know that it's real.
Oh where will she go when it's time...the voices that speak they do lie, the choice will be hers and the lessons are learned...as she leaves in the dark, to go home.
She's the lady who stands by the sea sorrows friend crying endlessly...ran away from a destiny and it pierced her with arrows of sorrow.
Note- I will be improving this mix in the next several weeks.

Great song Tim, like it a lot.
I thought that the piano playing was great (particularly those few lines at the end). but maybe lower the volume a bit when the vocal is happening. Maybe sidechain a compressor or just some automation.

Hi tim, very nice, good song. I like it.
 
rik

Very nicely done Tim, with lots of exciting sounds and interesting lyrics being sung. Them mix is good but just need everything balanced out a bit here and there. Very interesting song for sure, enjoyed.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Great lead vocal work and sweet backing vocals.

Nice work Tim I enjoyed your vocal and the piano playing.  The rest just supported it as they should.
 
Thanks for sharing

Wow!  this is a great production, Tim!  love the sounds the BGV's, the piano, even the synth horns
 
my biggest problem, however, is that everything is competing for space.  you've got the piano hot on top of the vocals and the bass / low end is overpowering everything. 
 
really like the song - love the feel of it!

I agree with the comments said already.
 
Lower the piano into it's proper place in the mix.  In the second verse, I would change up the playing style a bit. lighten it up... explore some fills and runs and such things. Get away from the pounding of the chords.  Make it an interesting piano part.
 
Loved the tasty use of the synth lead. 
 
The bass could be tweezed a bit too... perhaps lower it several db for starters. Pay attention to the notes and how they resolve the chords.

Really cool song! I think you could remove a touch of the low end in the vocal to give more room for the bass. Agree that the piano is just a little too loud during the vocal parts.
 
Keep working on this one, it sounds great!
 
Regards,
Dan
 

+1    Good song with cool lyrics, and the vocals are well done. 
 
A little tightening up on the bottom end and perhaps a slightly darker piano tone w/ a little more performance variation...?