When The Thing, Studio Release from Colette O'Connor on Vimeo.
Honestly not sure what genre best suits this edgy, bluesy, country/folk song. Please let me know what you think! How this song came about was, when I was little, the thing that scared me most was the sound of the rocking chair just outside my bedroom door. I would hear it rocking sometimes, late at night. Everything was dark but it shook the floorboards and sometimes bumped the wall. When I turned on the light and looked out, it was empty but slowly rocking to a stop.
This song has slowly taken shape to include many scary things I have heard and felt over the years, and the video includes domestic violence...so my question is this: if you had to face what scares you, what would that thing see in YOUR eyes?
One time, when I was about ten, I got so mad at that rocking chair, opened my door and yelled, "will you knock it off" and, you know, it never happened again! Anyways, this new "Thing" has some style, may be Acoustic old school Americana roots two-step, mixed with doom and apocalypse? I think we should just call it "ookey" for short. it kinda makes a neat Halloween song. Be brave. Here are those lyrics:
When the thing comes for you,
when the thing comes that you’re most scared of,
when the thing comes for you-
What’s it gonna see,
what’s it gonna see in your eyes?
When the thing shook,
the tremble was felt by everyone.
When the thing shook,
the clouds rolled in and they wondered what was done.
I said Lord, Oh Lord,
I don't want to leave my home
but when the thing that I fear comes after me
I'll face it on my own.
That’s right
When the thing comes for you-
when the thing comes that you’re most scared of,
when the thing comes for you-
What’s it gonna see,
what’s it gonna see in your eyes?
When the thing shook,
the levee broke and water rose like a plague.
When the thing shook, the mud rolled in and swept it all away.
I said Lord, oh Lord,
I don’t want to leave my home but when the thing I fear comes after me, I'll face it on my own.
That’s right.
When the Thunder crashed
flame spun through the sky.
When the thing shook, time ran out and so did I.
Hold on, Lord, dear Lord, help me, be strong and not bow to fear.
When the thing shook death came and shouted out my name.
When the thing shook its gruesome head, it rolled into a grave,
and it rolled, and it rolled and took away our home.
That’s right. When the thing, when it comes-when the thing comes that you’re most scared of, when the thing, when it comes-What’s it gonna see, what’s it gonna see? What’s it gonna see, what’s it gonna see? What’s it gonna see, in your eyes?
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