Orchid

by Joseph Fisher-Schramm

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This song was written fairly suddenly in November 2019 and finished just before our Jade and Honey single release show at The Grand Berry Theater. (It was listed in the program as Lavender for that show, but changed almost immediately after.) I have drafted a lot of music for upright bass - it's the first instrument I ever learned and the one I've studied the most - but it always fell flat or was left incomplete until Orchid.

Originally written for bass and vocals only, I felt like it could definitely work in different arrangements. Upon Marcos Morales' invitation, we recorded it together at Mediatech Institute in Dallas. The guitar parts came out of us handing my acoustic guitar back and forth. While we attempted to add a shekere layer, it didn't benefit this recording at all. This song wouldn't have come out in this version without his work, and I couldn't be more pleased with the results.

While I love the music of Hamza El Din, I don't think I could ever perform his music. For many reasons. This piece, more than anything else, is a subconscious homage to his work and life.

lyrics

Here I stand, flow'r in hand,
Waiting by the sea
You are worlds apart from me

This is not my end,
Here or now
I will return to you somehow

Light your lamps,
But save your prayers and your pity
Don't forget sweet Athena is smiling down on me

This is not my end,
Here or now
I will return to you somehow

How I wish it might rain,
That the sea might flood
I will be swallowed whole - mind, soul, and blood

This is not my end,
Here or now
I will return to you somehow

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released January 1, 2021
Composed by Joseph Fisher-Schramm

Arranged by Joseph Fisher-Schramm and Marcos Morales

Published by Trite Things Played (ASCAP)
Co-produced by Joseph Fisher-Schramm and Marcos Morales
Mixed by Marcos Morales
Mastered by Michael Johnson at A Little Birdie Productions
Cover by Mars Celeste

Joseph Fisher-Schramm - Vocals, Upright Bass, Acoustic Guitar
Marcos Morales - Electric Guitar

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