in december of 2018 more tracking sessions occured at mac mcdonald's home studio set-up which was new at the time. from then on we referred to it as 'the december project'. at the end of december i had to move back away from the group and continued video making. during march i decided to reapproach the project and recorded vocals for 'the is' and some of the vocals for 'give you my love'. during this time i also did near-complete mixes for all of the backing tracks.
in october 2019, lyric writing and vocal sessions with james rogers and miranda sanford were the last steps before final mixes were made. the project was released on december, 2nd 2019.
| 1) the is (0:50) |
| 2) let's be free (2:38) |
| 3) where and when (1:05) |
| 4) give you my love (3:23) |
| 5) animal friend/young blossom (5:29) |
lead vocals - all tracks
background/harmony vocals - all tracks
piano - (4,5)
harpsichord - (5)
synth - (2,4)
ooh-ahhs - (2)
talking - (2)
secret sounds - (4)
bells - (3)
synth strings - (3)
wind chimes - (4)
bass - (5 only during ambient section and the multi-track solo)
guitar - (5 only at the end of animal friend sections)
electric guitar - all tracks
steel string acoustic guitar - (2)
nylon string guitar - (2)
tambourine - (1,5)
bongos - (1,5)
tom toms - (1)
djembe - (1,2)
ooh-ahhs - (2)
maracas - (2,5)
drums - (2,5)
talking - (2)
pocket operator - (4)
lead vocals - (2,4)
kick drum - (2)
ooh-ahhs - (2)
talking - (2)
there's only one name to this game and it's love
(there's only one name to this game)
there's only one name to this game and it's love
(there's only one name to this game)
there's only one name to this game and it's love
(there's only one name to this game)
there's only one name to this game and it's love
(there's only one name to this game)
etc. [to infinity]
abc and 123 and you and me
now let's be free, sing
abc and 123 and you and me
now let's be free, sing
abc and 123 and you and me
now let's be free, sing
abc and 123 and you and me
now let's be free, sing
once at night i heard the sky
call my name and whisper rain
who am i
and what is this
where and when are we
where and when are we
i know i must be
i know
give you my love
give you my love
love, give you my love
give you my love
give you my love
love, give you my love
gonna give you my love
gonna give you my love
gonna give you my love
gonna give you my love
in a moment i became Unaware
when i looked, i found myself
and i don't know what is change
but nothin' has remained the same
don't know where or when i am
why's my outside lookin' in
what's the up, and who's the game
and where the hell is gateway lane
gonna give you my love (come with me)
gonna give you my love (we're in the business of giving purpose)
gonna give you my love
gonna give you my love
in a moment i was shown how The Is
is the The and the The is the Is
sounds wack, but that don't mean
the Fruit of Truth ain't from The Tree
don't know where or when i am
but what i know is that i understand
there is more than nothing to gain
so move on up to gateway lane
yes i tell you got to
move on up (to gateway lane)
we got to move on up (to gateway lane)
we're movin' on up now (to gateway lane)
we gotta find our way (to gateway lane)
we gotta bridge to make, we got to move on up (to gateway lane)
you don't understand
you are my animal friend
you don't understand
you are my animal friend
we must understand
we are all animal friends
sleep is the promise
sleep is the end
sleep has come before
sleep will come once more
young blossom in the moonlight
come daily to the mountain's cry
what you're meant to know
blended in the snow
young blossom in the moonlight
come kneeling to the great divide
what you're meant to be
washed out to the sea
young blossom in the moonlight
sleep comes for the faint of heart
young blossom in the moonlight
sleep comes no matter if you try
you don't understand
you are my animal friend
you don't understand
you are my animal friend
we must understand
we are all animal friends
black dog
black dog
sleeping soundly
sad face
lonely