Guitarpima - thanks for listening and commenting. I'll take a look at what you suggest - you may well be right. I kinda rushed this one a bit compared to usual as it just seemed important for me to put it out on that day.
Tony - thank you too. I'll take on board what you said, I think the sound you are referring to is from Absynth if memory serves me well. I'm glad you liked the lyric - it's obviously very personal, but I'm sure most can relate to it.
Daryl - I'll take cool. Retro 80's ? Not deliberate, just me I think - I get that all the time - those are the kind of sounds that I like.
Lynn - I think it's really great when people listen more than once - a compliment in itself I always think. I'm not sure what you mean by the "more to this than meets the eye" comment. The song is basically my reaction on the day of hearing about the passing of someone very dear to me. I never actually sat down to write it if you know what I mean. The lyric is still not written down - it was more or less as it came, as was the whole song. I was going to end it all dramatically and meloncholy at the pause, but then this other voice came to me and said the rest and so it changed into something else. Hope that makes sense. You may well be right about the mix - it was a bit rushed compared to the hours and hours and hours and hours I usually spend tweaking away ! I'll take your comments on board when I re-visit it. Thanks again.