Pebbles - on 3 String Cigar Box Guitar

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This is from a busk a few weeks ago in St Ives (computer has been playing up) It's from 2013. Think I'd been wiring up some pickups on the day I wrote it, which is where verse two came from!

PEBBLES

You and I are pebbles,
pebbles in a stream,
water flowing over us,
wearing us down.
You and I are wires
twisted together,
twisted ‘till we don’t even know
who we were.
You and I are wires
twisted together long ago.
You and I are branches,
branches on a tree.
The leaves have fallen off
and now you see
the spaces in between.
Yeah the spaces in between,
is where it all seems to be.
Yeah, you and I are pebbles,
pebbles in a stream,
life is flowing over us,
wearing us down,
wearing us down,
wearing us down.

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Comment by bemuzic on February 26, 2023 at 12:11pm

thanks Digly, and yesI used the new camera. St Ives hasn't changed much...except for Edinburgh Woollen Mill has shut and it's now an Opticians (exiting news!) Yes there's always "stuff"

Comment by Diglydog on February 26, 2023 at 4:20am

Nice one, Be !  A lovely song.  Are you using the new camera ?  - the sound is great :-)

It's nice to see St Ives again - we keep planning to come back to visit neighbours but 'stuff' gets in the way.......

Comment by bemuzic on February 25, 2023 at 1:07am

Thanks Maddog

Comment by Maddog on February 24, 2023 at 12:51pm

Well done BE!!!

Comment by bemuzic on February 24, 2023 at 4:38am

thanks John, glad you enjoyed it :-)

Comment by Uncle John on February 24, 2023 at 2:53am

What a lovely song, lyrics and story.  Starting my day off nicely.  Thanks!

Comment by bemuzic on February 24, 2023 at 2:24am

thanks a lot Brian and A.D :-)

Comment by A.D.EKER on February 24, 2023 at 1:25am

Wheather is clearing up ! Spring is in the air !  Got me a new Virus Killer as well ,most of the nasty ones where in my E-Mails  !!! Busck -a -HO !! Sunshine to Yee!! Be!

Comment by BrianQ. on February 23, 2023 at 11:17am

Came back for a second listen, love the line about twisting the wires :D 

Comment by bemuzic on February 23, 2023 at 10:39am

thanks a lot Doug. It's a bit of a faff doing the lyrics, but was much more trouble than it should have been as my computer's been playing up! I like to do it if I have time....

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