This song has been around a long time in my head. Several similar versions were played live in the 2010's in my previous band, Motorboat. Nic Roberts, Nick Deutsch, Robert "Wes" Parks, Gus Schwab and Stephen Diederich played a role in how this song was to eventually sound. I thank them for this.
lyrics
Azure Auburn horizon,
we are two and we are one,
underneath this awesome sky,
I've never been so clean and yet so high
breathe in the air and hold it in
Opaque turquoise starry night,
I am you and you are I,
and underneath this starry sky,
I've never been so clean and yet so high
breathe in the air and hold it in
'Cuz I believe that life is giving and gifting what's given to you,
Love is searching, sifting through all these things to you,
the real you
credits
from Debut Demo,
released April 17, 2021
Written by: Richard James Hoffman
Instrumentation: Richard James Hoffman
Vocals: Richard James Hoffman
Produced by: Madison Dohmen & Richard James Hoffman
Recorded: Oakland Ave studio, Milwaukee, WI, April 2021
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