Empty Plots
Lyrics...
The stars keep their distance
And the wind keeps its pace
I was down by the graves
To see what I could find
But every compass lies
And every road turns cold
There's treasure in the darkness
That only a Fool can hold
The crosses all whispered
And the shadows all grinned
At bones & empty boxes
Empty-handed again
Now the moon's laughing crooked
And the hounds are on the loose
I might be out of my mind
But I ain't the only one
I'm howlin' at the heavens
And they're howlin' back too
In the madness of the moon
I'm just a ghost without a clue
No silver, no secrets
No keys to the locks
Just bones & empty boxes
Hollow ticking of clocks
This song was produced using the following...
- Arturia Delay TAPE-201
- Arturia KeyStep 37
- Arturia MiniFreak V
- Arturia MiniFuse 1
- Digitech X-Series DigiDelay
- Fender Blues Jr III w/Cannabis Rex
- Fender Standard Stratocaster
- RØDE NT1-A Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone
- Saxophone
- Spitfire Audio LABS Tundra Atmos*
- Sennheiser e609 Silver Dynamic Supercardioid Microphone
- Steinberg Analog Techno
- Steinberg Cubase Elements 10.5
- Steinberg Cubase Pro 14
- Steinberg LoFi Piano
- Steinberg UR44C
Saxophone was performed by my friend Dan & recorded by me in 2022 using a RØDE microphone & Steinberg audio interface. The performance was later chopped & edited in Cubase using VariAudio to fit this track, with all effects applied using Cubase’s stock plugins. The ambient backing track was created in the same session using guitar effects & pick scrapes.
*Disclaimer: I do not endorse or support the personal views of Spitfire Audio's cofounder. I used free sounds & they were acquired before my awareness of the controversy. I do not intend to use their products going forward & only list them for the sake of being thorough & transparent.