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Storm approaching - an unearthed gem

Hi guys,

I’ve been sick in bed the last couple days so I spent some time going through old demos I still had on my laptop. When I came across a song called “Storm Approaching”, the title didn’t ring a bell. Listening to it was a very pleasant surprise.
Seems to me it’s a real good solid song with some nice lines. It could’ve been a contender :-) So here it is:

Everybody’s afraid of the storm approaching
I’m trying to hitch a ride
but there’s no one out on this lonely road tonight

They’re all sleeping safe & sound
nestled in their babies’ arms
me, I’m ready for the coming of the storm

Let it come and blow all my sins & sorrows away
or let it blow them right up in my face
Everybody’s afraid of the storm approaching
staying out of the way of harm
I’m ready for the coming of the storm

It’s cold here by the highwayside
I can see the neon lure
but I pray that it won’t break my will no more

I recall the friends I failed
and the girl that I done wrong
and I hope that memory, too, shall fade before too long

Let the wind come and blow all my sins and sorrows away
or let it blow them right up in my face
Everybody’s afraid of the storm approaching
and the changes it might bring
I’m hoping it’s gonna wipe my slate clean

You may call it false bravado
call it anything you want

Everybody’s afraid of the storm approaching
staying out of the way of harm
I’m ready for the reckoning to come

This was recorded in October 2007 so this song was in the running for the Things That Count album. Why did it not make it onto that album?
I think after Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami I didn’t feel so good about recording a song that attributed cleansing power to a storm. There’s also a line in there about a “girl I done wrong” and I’m pretty sure I felt I had written more than enough about that particular topic at the time.
Hearing the song now, none of these issues strike me as taking away from the song.

This was one of the last demos I recorded at my good friend Ben Wagner’s before I got my own little home demo setup.
How do you like it?

Looking forward to hearing from you,
Markus

30 November 2011 ·