Hey friends,
Over the last couple of years I have been slowly teaching myself to write in a new medium: songwriting.
I grew up in the home of a songwriter, yet somehow I never took to it until after I left home for college. For me, it is certainly unknown territory, and I have spent many hours frustrated at my lack of creativity, or my inability to think of just the right words.
Songwriting, a lot of the times, is about diving deep into an abstract realm of thought and trying to interpret it in a new way. I believe that a lot of the time, a songwriter may not even realize the topic of a song until after they wrote it. This forces me to slow down, and let my mind wander. I am continually trying to push myself to go further into that unexplored realm in order to learn more about myself, and hopefully, write better songs!
So, I thought I’d publish a song for you guys, so you can see what I’ve been up to during quarantine. Hope you enjoy.
And sorry audiophiles this was recorded on my IPhone. I was in a closet if that helps?
I’ll copy the lyrics below as well if you’d like to take a shot at an interpretation.
-River Bed-
The secrets of a life worth living
Are refined by desires and regrets
They settle inside
the earnest mind
Like sediment collects In the river bed
My love she waits upstream
So patiently
And we’ll float down
To the bottom of the deltas mouth
And make our escape across the sea
it’s such a shame
When things get lost along the way
Oh she calls me to the water
In the grasp of high tide
Oh tho
I stay longer each time
You say maybe
Ill leave something behind
But I don’t mind I don’t mind no
Oh babe I got into something
Traded poison with the ground
People prayed for retrograde
But the river runs a long way down
Oh The river runs a long way down
but she calls me to the water
In the grasp of high tide
Oh tho
I stay longer each time
And maybe
Ill leave something behind
But I don’t mind I don’t mind I don’t mind
She calls me to the water
When the canopy is gone
As the sun reflects the message that
They’re never moving on from
The place that is their home
The place they’ve come to love
In the face of new beginnings
And the damage that I’ve done
Hope you enjoyed! Thanks for reading/listening,
thedihedral.com 
Wonderful song!!
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Wow. Simply Wow. It speaks to me in so many ways. The lyrics, your voice, the perfect strums and the flow of the river flowing with your rise and fall of melody. I’ve downloaded this. My friend, you’re quarantine time has served you, and us, well.
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This is so beautiful. Couldn’t believe this is just your first attempt. Best wishes for creating many more beautiful songs!
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Really nice. Sounds very contemporary. I’d be curious to hear more about your process and your picking technique.
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Mermaid Approved!!! This would be a cool song to use for a book trailer in my MerSea series since the hero plays acoustic guitar and writes lyrics that sound 60s/70s inspired. But that will be a couple years since I’m working on a new Trilogy/Series. If your interested you can remind me.
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Beautiful!
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This is so cool. Woah.
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I really liked your song – amazing first attempt – not that I’m a songwriter, but I know what I enjoy listening to. I hope we get to hear more from you 🙂
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Definitely solid!
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Wow this is awesome!!! I love your guitar playing. It’s a unique rhythm.
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Great song! It has real depth and from the heart for sure.
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Very cool! Reminded me of something Bob Dylan would have done in his early days. It has a really nice folk flavor.
Art
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