Session #12: Matthew’s Dining Room
Posted By matthewlarsen / 16th January 2010
While setting up some mics with the piano lid open, I accidentally dropped the end of the mic cable on the soundboard. It wound up being the inspiration for this song.
[nggallery id=13]
I used a carpenter’s hammer against one of the bass strings, then plucked the upper melody with my fingers. The sustain pedal has to be held down, of course. Then I put some water in a wine glass and clanked it with a paint stirrer… and then of course there were tambourines and egg shakers… and then the singing of four part harmonies.
Listen to “Salt”
[audio:http://matthewlarsen.net/audio/diningroomdemos/salt.mp3|titles=Salt|artists=Matthew Larsen]
When all the walls that you had built
Could not protect you from the guilt
The secrets hid behind the eyes
Were darker than your safest liesAnd when they come, they pull you down
They crush the peace you thought you’d foundBut we’re deciding who’s at fault
We stand the breeze and taste the salt
We’re deciding who’s at fault
We stand the breeze and taste the salt