Whispers Swing Goodbye
Lazlo Shade
Jazz
About
A brooding cool jazz ballad featuring a smoky tenor sax weaving improvisational solos over syncopated piano rhythms and a laid-back swing groove from double bass and brushes on drums. Blue notes bend mournfully through complex chord progressions, evoking lost love in an intimate club setting with trading fours between piano and sax. Subtle call-and-response patterns heighten the emotional depth of heartfelt vocals sighing over shadows and longing.
Lyrics
Whispers in the velvet dark Echoes of your fleeting spark Shadows dance on empty streets Where our fire used to meet Heart bends low beneath the weight Memories twist and hesitate One step forward, two pull back Lost in rhythms we can't track
Oh, the longing pulls me under Thunder in a silent wonder Passion's ghost in every sigh Swinging high, then saying goodbye Nights unfold like tangled dreams Faded promises in streams Solitude wraps 'round my soul Filling every hidden hole
Oh, the longing pulls me under Thunder in a silent wonder Passion's ghost in every sigh Swinging high, then saying goodbye
Driftin' through the haze of blue Chasin' what I can't undo Curves of night, they call my name Playin' this eternal game
Twistin' paths where feelings roam Echoes call me far from home Bends of sorrow, sweet release Findin' freedom, piece by piece
You left... I stayed Heart broke... then swayed Lies told... truths bend Love ends... won't mend Fire fades... glows dim Nights claim... take him Soul swings... holds tight Lost light... endless night
Whispers in the velvet dark Echoes of your fleeting spark Shadows dance on empty streets Where our fire used to meet Heart bends low beneath the weight Memories twist and hesitate One step forward, two pull back Lost in rhythms we can't track
Oh, the longing pulls me under Thunder in a silent wonder Passion's ghost in every sigh Swinging high... then saying goodbye Swinging high... goodbye
Whispers Swing Goodbye
Lazlo Shade
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