New Song "Paper Crane"

[Mr. Boston]

Friends have said it's got all kinds of vibes on the way it sounds, from Phish to old Les Paul and Mary Ford kinda sound.

Anyway here's the lyrics, I'm gonna try and get Teletristan and Jay to work on it soon too:

Paper Crane

Make a poem of your life,
Scrawl it on a page,
Fold it like a paper crane,
And let it fly away.

I will fetch it down for you,
Fix it to a tune,
Maybe add a line or two,
And sing it for the moon.

Weave your life of cotton thread,
Upon a spinning wheel.
Dye it all the colors of
The many ways you feel.

I will wash it out for you
Hang it on a line
Wrap it tight around myself
And things will be just fine.

[Stray Dog]

Fantastic! I really like these lyrics. I particularly like "weave your life of cotton thread".
So whats it about? What I'm getting is simply asking someone to let the singer share in their life with them.

[Mr. Boston]

Fantastic! I really like these lyrics. I particularly like "weave your life of cotton thread".
So whats it about? What I'm getting is simply asking someone to let the singer share in their life with them.

Yeah that's fundamentally it. Though it's not a romantic thing, it's a paternal love that's talked about. I was listening to Dylan's "Forever Young" a lot when I wrote this. It's almost as if it's advice to a child or young adult about how the singer hopes they will grow up, and what their role in the child's life will be. I don't HAVE any kids yet mind you, but the wife and I have been trying so I've been thinking about parenthood a LOT lately.

Each half lays out a relationship; you do THIS, and I'll do THAT, etc. In the first half, the life-metaphor is a poem. So the father is encouraging the child to live by her senses and appreciate the world around her (I'm assuming it's a daughter). The idea of folding the poem into a paper crane and letting it fly away is sort of saying there's no "ceiling" or limitation on where the child's life and dreams can go. Only it's not using the cliche, "follow your dreams," or "wish upon a star" comparisons. The narrator's role is to fetch it down from the sky, set it to a tune and sing it for the moon. I guess that just means to offer help, support, encouragement, etc.

In the second half life is compared to a garment. It's cotton because cotton is sturdy, but also soothing; not flashy, bombastic, or immaterial. Weaving it on a spinning wheel, and dyeing it the colors of the child's emotions is probably just encouraging the kid to experience life and let her feelings influence her. The father will wash the garment (again support, help, etc.) and wrap it around himself and things will be just fine. I take that to mean the father is SURE he will be comforted and PROUD of the adult that the child grows into.

Some of this is a bit of a stretch; but I wanted it to be somewhat open-ended and ambiguous, so people could read their own ideas and experiences into it.

[deathmedic]

nice, kinda upbeat and fun sounding :)

[freetime]

lets hear it

[Mr. Boston]

lets hear it

I know I know. I don't have any decent recordings of it right now. Hope to lay something down the next time I jam with Teletristan.

[TeleTristan]

PM me teh muzak... I think I remember you playing it the night the power went out. I liked it then too!

[Mr. Boston]

PM me teh muzak... I think I remember you playing it the night the power went out. I liked it then too!

Cool man, I don't think I could TAB it from memory, I'd have to have the guitar in front of me. I can send it to you before the next jam though.