STEEMIT OPEN MIC WEEK 74 - "Moon Hanging Low" Original Song by @paintingangels

in openmic •  7 years ago  (edited)

My love song for the moon. ♥ I've never entered the openmic before. This is my entry for the Week 74 contest. I'm not sure if I'm entering correctly, to be honest. This song is one I wrote many years ago called "Moon Hanging Low." I have an infatuation with the moon. It's almost an unhealthy obsession, really. I wrote this song one day when I was really sad, and felt very alone, and looked up at the moon and it comforted me.

I have a rare blood disorder (which is in remission) called Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and it lowered my immune system and caused me to have a problem with my fingers on my left hand, and it's been a couple of years since I was able to play guitar again. But I've been playing for a couple of months now and it's actually being really good therapy for my fingers. But my guitar skills are way down to super crappy instead of just a standard amount of inadequacy, so please keep that in mind as you listen. This is really just physical and emotional therapy for me. But it's fun to enter a contest.

(Edit: I switched to a YouTube video instead of DTube, I didn't realize that I couldn't enter a DTube video as my entry. Apologies..)

Thanks so much for listening.

Lyrics:

Moon Hanging Low

I don't think the rain
can wash this away
this wound is too deep
to heal now

But don't worry about me
I'll paint on my smile
this world is too shallow
to drown me

There is the moon
hanging low
I see that wonderful
orange glow
smiling at me
straight through the rain
that old comfort I know
keeps calling

I wish that the night
would swallow this day
and the clouds wouldn't steal
the moon from me

But the rain starts to fall
and the moon fades away
this wound is too deep
to heal now

Where is the moon?
hanging low
I miss that wonderful
orange glow
smiling at me
straight through the rain
that old comfort I know
keeps calling

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Thank you @luzcypher for hosting this contest.❤️ (And to everyone else involved! ( @pfunk ) I'm still learning names! )This is the most awesome contest I've ever seen online anywhere. It's like a virtual coffeehouse stage.)

P.S. That is my cat, Twinkie, on the couch behind me. Occasionally he moves a little bit. Ha ha! I have another cat as well, named Waffle. Yes, both of my cats are named after supercarbs. I love them so much. The cats. But also carbs. It's true.

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This absolutely does not suck! You sang this song so intimately I hope you never delete it. What a beautiful song and performance. Hope to hear more from you soon.

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Thank you so much! I think I might try again next week, and be (hopefully) a bit more together with myself. I LOVE this concept. I really mean it. I used to do open mics around Nashville and just loved it.. but now that I'm a mom, I just would rather not go out and do that kinda thing. But here i can do it online, in front of actual, real people. It's just awesome. I love it. I'm going to be quiet now. Anyway, i just wanted to say thanks, and I hope the open mic here on steemit never dies. ♥

Maybe don't get to together with yourself if this you not being together with yourself!! 😉

lol... me and my self will talk it over.

That's the whole idea of Open Mic. The focus is on building the community of musicians here on Steemit and then getting to share your music in the comfort of your own home. Who knows? You might even build an audience.

I sure love your voice and your song.

I am so happy to see her here. ❤️ We have been friends a loooong time

♥♥♥♥♥

@yidneth You should do open mic. You'd very very likely win! 💖

I will do for fun and pleasure, :) you'd very likely could win too... and whoever with a honest heart placed the right place into a song :) But it sounds like fun and I'll definitely do it. Just have had a couple of hectic weeks and I also dealt with a nasty cold, so joining dlive but feeling my voice is not at best :) I have already plotted what I'll record first, very simple song and recording. Seriously to see your entry made my day :)

Yay!!! I'm doing it just for fun, too. Embarrassing to say but I don't even understand cryptocurrency, so the prizes of steem money are just not interesting to me. Pretty sure I will never even learn how to cash out into real life money. Don't think I will have much of it to bother with anyway. I just like sharing my music:)

Omg! I love this so much!!! Wow! You are incredible and this song that you wrote really shows how beautiful your soul is. Please do not delete EVER and keep on allowing us all to have the privilege of hearing your music and beautiful voice. 🙏🏻

  ·  7 years ago (edited)

for the love of god, do not delete this... this is beautiful... I'm all emotional now....

can you find me on discord... Yidneth and I are talking about something, I want to get you involved...

Im serious.. im crying like an idiot... this was beautiful... do not delete it.... like... ever


Edit...

I may be under the assumption you know about discord... so, just in case you dont... think of it like a backstage to Steemit ... its a chat application, there are at this point thousands and thousands of us Steemians sharing/chatting and finding creative ways to network with each other.

https://discord.gg/HpNYFs3

You can use your browser, click on that and it will lead you to the biggest community on Steemit's Discord Servers... from there... try to find me on the list... and send me a message!!

Same handle!

Oh, wow.. thank you for all that! I'll try not to delete it! Ha ha.. as for discord, I've been asked by a couple of other people to join it too.. I don't know, it sounds like just a bit g chat room? I will definitely check it out, I promise:)

I promise you it will be different... just think about Yidneth.. she's there, that must say something!! Hahahahah (she is awesome btw, just being silly)

Well..yeah.. Priscilla is certainly a perfect reason to visit! :)

Beautiful , honest , heart- felt, melodic , sung with the soul ... THIS IS AMAZING! never delete this ! your voice melted me.. I want to hear more from you ... please ;) !

This is very special... I don't normally resteem too much (maybe I should) but this is a no brainer for me...

thank you for sharing

Awww, I'm honored to be resteemed by you. Thank you!! I was looking at your page and saw that you're thinking of also doing open mic. Let me just be bossy for a sec and say to you: DO IT. :) I wanna hear it.

If it sucks, it sucks!

Love that attitude!

However this is anything but sucky, it's beautiful!!

Well done and good luck!


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I looooooove your voice and this is a beautiful ode to la Luna.
Just beautiful!
I hope you win!!!
🙏🏽⭐️🌟👍🏽🌕🌖🌗🌘🌑🌒🌓

Hey, Nathan!... you're far too kind. If my performance here won the contest then something is wrong with the contest! Did you SEE your video? Because you're an amazingly gifted whirlwind of talent! And, bonus, I love your accent! I'll be following everything you toss out into the masses.. Much respect! : ) ♥

Well, I just loved yours!
(I can hear myself any day of the week! Gets boring! Haha 😂!)
But thank you for the love!

Wow, goosebump voice, great song. I can relate to the multiple takes to get one good run but this one was amazing.

This was a wonderful original and I am so glad you shared this with us. Do not delete please lol @paintingangels You play the guitar well and you sing nicely

I have included you in my Judge's List For Week 74
Please read the full review here

https://steemit.com/openmic/@verbal-d/steemit-s-official-open-mic-judge-verbal-d-s-top-5-entries-for-week-74-original-blog

Loved your performance. Please don't ever delete this video.

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Steemit Open Mic Week 74 Winners See Who Won Open Mic And Join Us This Week --- by @luzcypher

Voices Of Open Mic --- by @luzcypher

That's so cool sand emotive, great lyrics too. Totally mesmerised, thanks!!

Amazing, in no way does it suck. This song is beautiful. 💙
Hey, you could check my own entry out.
https://steemit.com/openmic/@rho-sama/steemit-open-mic-week-74-an-original-song-supernova-by-rho-sama-simplykaso

I love the emotion you put across in this song.

Wow! this is really amazing @paintinagels

I can't wait to get acquainted with steemit. This comment is also my first steemit official post.

I couldn't have asked for a better welcome than listening to your music

Oh, wow!! I'm so happy to hear that! That just made my day. Welcome to steemit and I hope you like it! -serena

Beautiful song, composition, and performance! By no means did it suck, in fact, and in stark contrast, it was sublimely entrancing and captivating on every front! Great job!

your song has a soul, the melody of "smiling at me", so beautiful, your music does not suck at all, I hope to see more presentations from you

I really appreciate your kindness. I always wonder if people really listen before they comment, and so the fact that you quoted a lyric really means a lot to me. I'm happy that you liked it. :)

several people only comment without appreciating the music, that is not my case, I love listening to new proposals and more if they are song with soul as your song ^^

Omg. This is amazing actually I can hear in my head how it would sound recorded professionally. Would you like this produced? @paintingangels I have a new discord group for indie artists I'd love if you joined here's a link https://discord.gg/esgHUz

Thanks! I've released this on a self-produced album already.. just a simple little thing, not really interested at n anything more than just that but I really appreciate your interest! :) I will check out your site for sure, though!

No worries, we have free marketing training for artists on the channel, hope to see you there! Great job

Thanks!

Your singing is beautiful along with these lyrics that you've written. Awesome job @paintingangels

So, this is no more 100% brand new to me cos I now know you...haha! Good job you did right there @paintingangels. I would be anticipating more of your submissions here.

Ha! Well I'm glad that you know me now! : ) Thank you very much!

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Congratulations, excellent interpretation, I hope you keep doing this kind of videos. regards!!!

Thank you! : )

I have missed your voice sweet angel ❤️. I still remember Blackbird ❤️

Awwww, I love you, sister..I'll do a video for you soon:)

You made it :D Thanks cool song ❤️

Thanks, Ruben. :)

I feel a little Loretta Lynn influence with this piece. Congrats!

We're both from Tennessee... maybe we have the same twang.. ha ha. I do love her music, though! Thanks!

wow really really beautiful!

Thank you so much!

Hedac brother... buscame en el discord, te quiero enseniar unas cosas y aparte pues tienes que venir a helpie...

hablamos pronto

beautiful extraordinary voice talent
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Thank you, Edward!

So good! Really great content!

lovely! can you share the chords, please? :)

Sure! I will post them right here shortly:) Apologizes it took me so long to reply..

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I'm watching this video today March 11 and I can only say that your voice does in 4 minutes what many of us tried to do for years. It's amazing how much your voice can transmit, thank you for existing and for sharing this song.