I recently finished reading The Road by Cormac McCarthy– an amazing book that pins two humans together at the end of mankind. The duo is a father and son and “each each other’s world entire” as they walk down a road on their way to the coast in search of brighter days.
There is no question about it; the book was bleak but the message was amongst the sweetest– it wasn’t so much about the despair at the end of all things but the relationship that thrived through it all. When I finished reading the book, it would have been easy for me to fall into my normal pattern and write a about the bleak; however, this time I wanted to make sure I coined the optimism.
I immediately wrote a song called The Road. Simply put, the new song below is about The One I’d want at my side at the end of all things… my would-be world entire.
THE ROAD
tyler stenson 2009
[audio:http://www.tylerstenson.com/audio/other/the-road-gb.mp3]
From where I am, I can see where I need to be;
It’s a long way down and a million miles from me.
Never once did the distance daunt a ramblin’ man
So, I’ll lead with my boot heals, followed by an empty hand.Honey, I’m not the type of guy that believes in fate-
But I’m also not the type to deny how well you’re made.
Since I like the way you move,
I’m prepared to wait until you’re ready to go because
All I’d give to have your hand, on my way down the Road.Alone I’m fine but with you I’ve got all I need and
You can FINALLY get your sleep because you’ve found that in me.
When you wake, we’ll head out for the beautiful sunset-
The one that looks like you; all pretty, pink and violet.Honey, I’m not the type of guy that believes in fate-
But I’m also not the type to deny how well you’re made.
Since I love the way you move,
I’m prepared to wait until you’re ready to go because
All I’d give to have your hand, on my way down the Road.From where I am, I can see where I need to be
But it involves a road and I want you walking with me.Honey, I’m not the type of guy that believes in fate-
But I’m also not the type to deny how well you’re made.
Since I’m wild about the way you move,
I’m prepared to wait until you’re ready to go because
All I’d give to have your hand, on my way down the Road.
RANDOME NOTE: The audio provided above is the raw guitar/vocal track from my AcousticConversations Podcast… the added novice instrumentation was all produced (by me) on a midi controller within GarageBand.
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