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The Swing (Single Edit)

by Max Berend

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The fourth and last single before the release of debut album is a song full of complex musical layers but still simple to listen to thanks to the storytelling of the lyrics. The acoustic guitar builds the basis of the song, while the mellotron and synthesizer sound give the contrast to this romantic foundation. The gibson guitar soli invite the listener to go into the deep and dream away. Like we used to as a child on the swing.

lyrics

A restless night.
A lullaby.
Our shadows dance
on bedroom walls.

A soft light.
Dawn in sight.
Our hands touch when
the melody stalls.

Where does this affection come from?
Is this the dream where I belong?

Life passes by.
But when it’s time,
we write our story in a song.
From our favourite words
of the poems we’ve heard.
Like we’ve known each other all along.

Then we sit down on the swing,
flying up in the air, so blue.
And let our dream begin.

A small café.
A walk at the bay.
We get lost when
the leaves fall.

A simple smile.
A house in style.
Our days swing by
till silence calls.

It’s the small things in life
that make these days so bright.

Life passes by.
But when it’s time,
we write our story in a song.
From our favourite words
of the poems we’ve heard.
Like we’ve known each other all along.

Then we sit down on the swing,
flying up in the air, so blue.
And let our dream begin.

Up in the air, out into wide.
'Till we can see,
Beyond the lemon trees.

Life passes by.
But when it’s time,
we write our stories in a song.
From our favourite words
of the poems we’ve heard.
Like we’ve known each other all along.

Then we sit down on the swing,
flying up in the air, so blue.
Isn’t it the most pleasant thing?
To go up and down on the swing.
And let our dream begin.

credits

released July 16, 2021
Composition: Patrick Vido & Max de Boer
Lyrics: Max de Boer
Production: Patrick Vido
Vocal Edit: Francis Roux & Patrick Vido
Mixing and Mastering: Patrick Vido
Lead Vocal: Max de Boer
Backing Vocal: Patrick Vido
Harmony Vocal: Sara di Caro
Guitars: Patrick Vido

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Max Berend St. Gallen, Switzerland

His music captures his inner world with warm guitar sounds, dreamy synths, a cold melodious piano, a raw sandy voice and honest pictorial lines about life. Sometimes he shares his inner world in a soft and easy manner, sometimes rough and brutally direct. But always in a stirring way to feel comfortable with. A world, which sometimes also can act like a mirror for the listener. ... more

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