Ashes & Dust from BGM by Ian Kitney

About this track:

Wow, if you only knew how differently this started out. Initially, it was a cute little calypso-like tune, with a big focus on the keyboard melody recorded by Richard 'Tank' Tankard on his visit to Japan. It was a case of exploit his inimitable talent as much as possible in the small amount of time he is here! Then it sat in the folder marked 'Ideas' for about five years.

For some reason I was taken with the chant "It's happ'ning again", which popped into my head while I was driving through the relaxing countryside of southern Kyushu. My brain was possibly trying to find something to be stressed about, due to the beautiful scenery and tranquil drone of the hybrid.

Then it struck me. I don't know why, but the word 'again' is mostly pronounced 'agen', so why not other '~ain' words? Hence, 'rain' became 'ren', 'pain' became 'pen', and 'brain' became 'bren' to complete the rhyming scheme in both sound and spelling.

Tracklist

5.	Ashes & Dust	4:17

Lyrics

Here are the lyrics:

It's happening again,
It's happening again,
It's starting to rain
In the back of my brain.

Oh no, dust for hearts, ashes for eyes.

It's happening again,
It's happening again,
There's a growing pain
In the back of my brain.

Oh no, dust for hearts, ashes for eyes.

Credits

from BGM, released October 18, 2021
Ian Kitney: drums, percussion, bass, electric guitars, vocals.
Richard Tankard: keyboards

Written, recorded, mixed, mastered and produced by Ian Kitney in the DIY studio in southern Kyushu, Japan.

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