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Posted by: WeePee Oct 25 2012, 05:48 PM
Reach For the Sky
Song : WP
Lyrics : Ulrik / WP
Vocals : Ulrik
E Standard
Guitar Rig 5
Toontrack Metal Machine
Toontrack Ezmix 2
I had some trouble deciding what to sing about, and compared to all that death and destruction that is somehow connected to metal and the kind of vocals I went for, I thought it would be a challenge to do some positive lyrics.
I often think about the past, and wonder what would have happened if I had done something differently. I'm not the NO regrets person, but I guess I wish I was.
and if you play it safe all the time you never really win, and you end up regretting not having tried...
you will always look back on some moments and think; "what if I had done differently, taken a chance back than".
It's quite forward, no metaphors just a clear message.
And I admit it would be hard living with no regrets nobody does that I guess.
Also tried to contact bunch of people on the Youtube but got no luck.
Then Ulrik contacted me and wanted to be a part of this collab. So messaging back and forth, tweaking lyrics, mixing, we are now proudly presenting this song.
Hope you guys enjoy.
https://soundcloud.com/alfafirefox/reach-for-the-sky
Intro
What makes a man?
What makes a man decide to chose what doesn't seem right?
What makes a man?
What makes a man decide to use the power inside and take a chance
Verse 1
And... so here I stand
Choices got me this far
I will have no regrets
No regrets no regrets
I live for today
All present will become past
And we all know time forgets
Time forgets time forgets
Bridge 1
I could have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
What If I would have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
NO !
Chorus
Reach for the sky and fall to the ground
Reach for the sky and fall to the ground
Reach and fall fall fall
Forever
Verse 2
So… can't change things no more
Should I have tried to do more
Why do these thoughts
Keep coming on coming on me
Now I have to live
With the choices I have made
with reactions of my words
No regrets no regrets
Bridge 2
I could have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
What If I would have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
NO !
NO !
Chorus
Reach for the sky or fall to the ground
Reach for the sky or fall to the ground
Reach or fall fall fall
It's my choice
Outro
Follow your path
Enjoy the journey
Be thankful for what you have now
Never hold grudges
Try not to judge people
Control negative thoughts
Use your energy wisely
And always keep on moving forward...
Posted by: Ulrik Oct 25 2012, 06:01 PM
Thank you for letting me come up with some lyrics an putting my touch on it.
I enjoyed working with this 
Posted by: WeePee Oct 25 2012, 06:19 PM
I enjoyed working with this
No problem mate
Posted by: Ben Higgins Oct 25 2012, 06:33 PM
Wow, guys this is epic .. I'm really impressed ! 
It's really cool that you decided to write positive lyrics too, Ulrik !
The mix itself also sounds really good, nice n chunky.. and those drums are killer ! 
Posted by: WeePee Oct 25 2012, 06:47 PM
It's really cool that you decided to write positive lyrics too, Ulrik !
The mix itself also sounds really good, nice n chunky.. and those drums are killer !
Thank you !!
After weeks of mixing It's really nice to hear that the mix is okay
Posted by: Ben Higgins Oct 25 2012, 07:17 PM
After weeks of mixing It's really nice to hear that the mix is okay
So can we expect more ??
Posted by: WeePee Oct 25 2012, 07:28 PM
Yeah, but not so soon.
Posted by: K1R Oct 25 2012, 07:33 PM
This is great, guys! The mix sounds very good and qualitative. I really enjoyed the intro, especially the drums.
Posted by: DeGroot Oct 25 2012, 07:38 PM
This is a really solid! Nice arrangements and lyrics on this song.
Posted by: WeePee Oct 25 2012, 07:47 PM
Nice arrangements and lyrics on this song.Thanks guys ! Thanks for nice comments
Posted by: Todd Simpson Oct 25 2012, 10:50 PM
Spiff! Reminds me of SINBREED! Well played and well produced guys! THis is a GREAT example of using SOFTWARE instruments to full advantage. Guitar emulation (GR5) and Drum Emulation (Metal machine, my current FAVE!) and even Mix Emulation! (EX Mix). With just a few plugins it's easier than ever to get decent sound in your own home studio. Not to take anything way from the production itself as you can still get really awful results using the same tools if you don't do it well.
Sounding great guys! Are the vocals doubled? If not, worth a try! Also, doubling the guitars/solos is a bit of secret sauce worth the the effort!
Todd
Song : WP
Lyrics : Ulrik / WP
Vocals : Ulrik
E Standard
Guitar Rig 5
Toontrack Metal Machine
Toontrack Ezmix 2
https://soundcloud.com/alfafirefox/reach-for-the-sky
Intro
What makes a man?
What makes a man decide to chose what doesn't seem right?
What makes a man?
What makes a man decide to use the power inside and take a chance
Verse 1
And... so here I stand
Choices got me this far
I will have no regrets
No regrets no regrets
I live for today
All present will become past
And we all know time forgets
Time forgets time forgets
Bridge 1
I could have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
What If I would have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
NO !
Chorus
Reach for the sky and fall to the ground
Reach for the sky and fall to the ground
Reach and fall fall fall
Forever
Verse 2
So… can't change things no more
Should I have tried to do more
Why do these thoughts
Keep coming on coming on me
Now I have to live
With the choices I have made
with reactions of my words
No regrets no regrets
Bridge 2
I could have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
What If I would have chosen
To take a chance back then
Regret ?
NO !
NO !
Chorus
Reach for the sky or fall to the ground
Reach for the sky or fall to the ground
Reach or fall fall fall
It's my choice
Outro
Follow your path
Enjoy the journey
Be thankful for what you have now
Never hold grudges
Try not to judge people
Control negative thoughts
Use your energy wisely
And always keep on moving forward...
Posted by: Melodic madness Oct 25 2012, 11:18 PM
Suhhhh-weet! Very Solid guys!
Posted by: Cosmin Lupu Oct 26 2012, 08:04 AM
I agree with Todd on the doubling! And I congratulate you on the mix and arrangements 
Posted by: WeePee Oct 26 2012, 08:05 AM
Thanks Todd and Melodic madness !!
Posted by: thefireball Oct 26 2012, 05:44 PM
That is cool! It's different from what I have ever heard before. The vocal tonalities were a nice touch. Very solid mix. The drums hit me in the face! Also like the positive lyrics.
Brandon
Posted by: WeePee Oct 26 2012, 06:03 PM
Thanks Brandon. Everyone seems to like the lyrics.
Posted by: Gabriel Leopardi Oct 31 2012, 06:59 PM
I'm impressed guys!! The song is really good! The riffs, the vocals and the melodies are so cool! I think that you must continue evolving this project! Besides Todd's comments about the recording/mix I have nothing to say than congrats!!
Posted by: WeePee Nov 1 2012, 08:14 PM
Thank you Gabe
Posted by: HungryForHeaven Nov 1 2012, 08:37 PM
Man, how can I have missed this? Sounds great! Amazing job there, guys.
Posted by: WeePee Nov 1 2012, 08:41 PM
All right ! Thanks !!
Posted by: vonhotch Nov 2 2012, 03:46 AM
This sounds amazing. Great song and I love the mix the drums do sound killer. Did you use any effects on the vocals? How long did it take to create this?
Posted by: WeePee Nov 2 2012, 03:03 PM
Howdy ! THANKS for nice words
I used compression and "crush my vox" setting in Ezmix2.
I started working this song on early September and I think I got song structure ready in 1.5 weeks. Plus composing a solo few extra days. After vocals I used about a week for mixing. So together it took almost 2 moths but serious working about 3 weeks.
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