TANK ALMOST EMPTY STORY
The tank is almost empty
The car is clean and tuned
The car runs smoothly
But all is not
as
it seems
The tank is close
to empty
The gauge has made that clear
Each curve and rise are mastered
But all is not
as
it seems
The tank is close
to empty
Gas stations are open
but you drive past
The car runs smoothly
I know I cannot last
All is not
as
it seems
The tank is almost
empty
That fact is crystal clear
But the car runs so smoothly
Gears shifting, brakes braking
Cool from air conditioning
But the tank is
almost empty
as we coast past another station
out into the landscape
each curve and rise easy driving
But all is not
as
it seems
You are driving
The car is mine
I say
Time
to tank up
You say
nothing
You ignore my words
ignore
the gauge
But it's time to tank up
before
we stall
on
a short rise
before we stall
because all is not
as
it seems
Elsa
words - Sept. 5, 1998
image - June 17,
2006
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TANK ALMOST EMPTY
The tank is almost empty
The car is clean and tuned
The car runs smoothly
But all is not
as
it seems
The
tank is close to empty
The gauge has made that clear
Each curve and rise are mastered
But all is not
as
it seems
The
tank is close to empty
Gas stations are open
but you drive past
The car runs smoothly
I know I cannot last
All is not
as
it seems
The tank is almost empty
That fact is crystal clear
But the car runs so smoothly
Gears shifting, brakes braking
Cool from air conditioning
But
the tank is almost empty
as we coast past another station
out into the landscape
each curve and rise easy driving
But all is not
as
it seems
You are driving
The car is mine
I say
Time
to tank up
You say
nothing
You ignore my words
ignore
the gauge
But it's time to tank up
before
we stall
on
a short rise
before we stall
because
all is not
as it seems
Elsa
Schieder
words - Sept. 5,
1998
image - June 17,
2006
© Elsa Schieder, 1998, 2007 - all rights reserved
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The words came first, along with what I call a rudimentary melody.
A friend of Ed's saw my ad for a musician and contacted me. I brought a whole slew of songs to our meeting. Tank Almost Empty was one of the pieces that appealed to him.
We worked on a cuple of variations - my singing it with my less than amazing singing voice, and my speaking it with Ed's guitar carrying the melody.
Then - a technical glitch. All our hard work was erased.
What you hear here is a quick re-recording of the spoken version. I have a song version as well. again something quickly re-recorded - I like parts, and maybe I will put it up, but only after there's a better version.
Anyway, time passed, years passed. Other projects. Life flowing very quickly.
Now I've dusted off this version for the web.
Now there's also Mark, for sound production and support.
My hope: that within a couple of months, there will be another recording, of both the spoken word version, and the song version.
The rough draft will be kept.
Re: the tank is almost empty. Right now, the tank seems to be filling a bt.
Elsa
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THE TANK IS ALMOST EMPTY- COPYRIGHT
copyright © 2007 - Elsa Schieder - words, melody, vocals
copyright © 2007 - Ed Deigan - arrangement, guitar, music
For
another words music piece,
Is She Good Enough, click here.
For
still another words music piece,
I Need, click here.
A dozen years ago, I began to wake up
with word pieces - words music,
spoken word, songs - in my head.
Escape velocity. Echo of the echo.
Tank almost empty. Can't cross the gap.
Welcome into my world.
WORDS MUSIC WORDS
Every
time I'm going
into the words not knowing
what kind of thing I'm doing
what is this thing I'm making
what are these words creating
Words
music, music words, rhythm beat,
spoken word, song,
words music, words beat,
rap poetry,
trip hip unhip unzipped
whispered, shouted, sung.
What is this?
spoken word poetry?
music words?
rap tap rhythm song?
Where do these words belong?
They don't follow song rules
so they can't be songs
Are some rap
with a rap beat?
Are some spoken word?
Some are to be sung -
country, trip hop, pop, folk, blues,
country folk, rock and roll, rap,
world beat, jazz, folk pop,
rhythm and blues.
rhythm beat strong
words to be spoken
words to be sung
words to be lived
moments
music words
rhythm beat
What's cooking?
Whatever comes -
words alive
words strong
music words
rhythm beat
strong
movement
words moving
words shaping
words taking
words trying
to catch life
to catch moments
moments like fireflies
one moment bright
next moment
gone
words
words and rhythm
words to be spoken
words to be sung
words, sounds, music
words music words music
words going on and on
like the beat of a drum
word pieces
piecing together moments ...
Elsa
July 15, 2006
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