We Drift Apart - feat. G. Reynolds & R. Robbins

2013/02/09 12:25:37

A while back Gary (geeare1) posted an instrumental called We Drift Apart <- Original Instrumental Version. I asked if I could provide lyrics to and Gary graciously said yes. Then I approached Robby with rev 1 of the lyric (with almost no melody to speak of). Fortunately he was not feeling it.

Determined to get Robby to sing the song I went back to the drawing board and did a rewrite of the lyric and this time I did the best I could to "sing" the melody I was hearing in my head. And he was able to work with that. Phew!!!

Without any further fanfare we present:

We Drift Apart <--- 2013 Version Soundcloud Link

Verse 1:
Day after day, life gets in the way
And we realize there's no reason to stay
That's when we find, no more peace of mind
And all the love we had gets left behind

Chorus:
We drift apart
From the love in our heat
While living together each playing our part
In all of this pain, falling down like rain
Making a heavy heart
We drift apart
(Driftin' apart)

Verse 2:
A time for joy, a time to cry
There are no real answers, no one can say why
That's when we find, no more peace of mind
And all the love we had gets left behind

Repeat Chorus:

Cast:
Vocals - Robby Robbins
Guitars, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Strings & Organ - Gary Reynolds
Bass and Production - Ed "Bapu" Kocol

On a personal note I want to thank Gary for allowing me to write the lyric and melody for this song and Robby for putting up with me on this process. Thanks guys.

In the spirit of Gary's initial song being downloadable, this version is allowed to be downloaded in 24/44.1 WAV format. Enjoy.

Robby re-tracked the vocals and I re-mixed it slightly on 17 Feb, 2013. Another slight remix on 28 Feb 2013 (lowered the triangle level).

2013/02/09 12:51:22

philz

Really nice tune guys, and beautifully performed and sung. I know a lot of work went into this and it really paid off. Great job.

2013/02/09 13:32:39

CLEAN

Well isn't that fantastic - love it guys - keep 'em coming.

2013/02/09 13:36:35

Wookiee

Will look out for the alternative vision.

Thanks for sharing.

2013/02/09 14:34:35

foxwolfen

+1

2013/02/09 14:48:52

Lynn

Kudos to all. The lyrics fit the song very well, the vocal is terrific, and the mix is outstanding.

2013/02/09 15:20:03

mgh

great performances from all. Ed, i definitely heard more than one chord in this. Rob, you are one of life's great natural singers. Gary, last time i was around, all your stuff was unbelievably perfect acoustic guitar stuff. unfortunately, you're just as good on electrics...

2013/02/09 17:32:38

The Band19

It's a pretty one, thanks guys. It's pretty kocol they way you did this hehehe. Some of it is the same, but a lot of it is so different? That's some pretty slick editing.

2013/02/09 21:01:13

Guitarpima

That was nice! I loved it! Well done everyone!

Robby - My son just said, "Daddy, you do know that this guy sings WAYYY better than you" lol! Aint that the truth!

2013/02/09 21:14:06

Old55

Very nice, guys.

We Drift Apart - feat. G. Reynolds & R. Robbins

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