New Song: Freefall

October 9th, 2005 | Comments (2) | Trackbacks (0) |

I recorded one of my new songs tonight, entitled “Freefall.” The recording itself isn’t the best quality (i.e., Tom’s phone ringing in the middle of the first chorus, various “bumps” in the sound, my guitar being slightly out of tune, etc.), but it works. Someday I’ll get into a studio. For the select few who heard a “rough cut” of this song, this is a new recording.

You can download “Freefall” here. The lyrics are below.

I’m playing a set this coming Thursday the 13th on Luther’s radio station, KWLC. The station has a show called “30 Minutes on a Thursday” which features Luther students doing original music, and this week, I am the featured guest. Mike Lang (bassist for Damascus Avenue and all-around great guy) will be joining me. The show starts at 11:00pm and can be streamed live from KWLC’s website. I’ll be playing “Freefall” and a few other originals.

The lyrics:

Freefall
Words and music by Jake Bouma

Barely hanging on to every word you say
My grip is slipping away
The view from here shows me slowly falling behind
Wishing I could rewind

Well, I know you need some time
But baby you’ve gotta make up your mind

Hey, what do you want, baby?
You gotta let me know
So we can figure this out someday
I can take the hurt and I can stand the pain
Just tell me
Hey, what do you want, baby?

Open up my parachute to find
There’s not enough wind at this time
Now I’m grasping the gravity of it all
As I spin in this freefall

Well, I know you need some time
But baby you’ve gotta make up your mind

Hey, what do you want, baby?
You gotta let me know
So we can figure this out someday
I can take the hurt and I can stand the pain
Just tell me
Hey, what do you want, baby?

Love is patient, love is kind
And love hurts, but it’s worth it

Feel free to leave a comment and let me know what you think.