"Six Strings"

1. Six strings on a neck, compressed by the touch Bidding the desire, of the players soft pluck Individually strung, collectively strummed To capture the mood, of the wooded doldrums Just strings on a neck............... Just strings on a neck...............

2. Six strings on a neck, in metronome time Mimics the sound, of wind blown chimes Dancing to the wind, in fades of dissipation Putting reason to the season, with unbounded creation Just strings on a neck............ Just strings on a neck............

3. The sweet sound, released to compete With the complexities of life, and the hum of the street Just six strings, suspended in air Finds the journey's way, so crystally clear. But onward they go, filling our souls, with melodies untold Six strings.............. Six strings..............

4. So on they go, in a tumbled role Out of control, and the answers unfold...... with questions

5. I can't say what I should be feeling Seems like Someone's surely stealing Look at Mother Nature's Laws We're held so tightly in Her claws Sometimes choices can be wrong But all songs must pass along..... in time With six strings........... With just six strings........... With just six strings...........

Farrell Jackson (©08/25/04)

Credits: Farrell Jackson - all instruments, vocals, and engineering/mix/production.

About "Six Strings": I hope this takes you on a journey. I wanted to convey the parallelism of the birth and death of song  as if it were a living thing. Molded and guided by it‘s creator from beginning to end. I started  writing this song a couple of months before the passing of my father, at the age of 82. I was sitting at my desk trying to flesh out the lyric when I got the call from my mom that dad had passed. The lyric took a different direction from that point on. I have all the questions, anger, and acceptance wrapped up in this song. It was a way of dealing and healing with his passing. I dedicate this to my Dad. It starts with an acoustic guitar and vox and transitions into a full band sound then eases out with an acoustic.