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Hi Tom,

Thank you so much for digging deep and coming up with some good ideas for me to look at.

That "snap" you think you hear in the first verse is me and my close mic'd consonants...I was playing around and realized I had a little hook with that " K " in "think" ...that if I held on to it, it resembled a snare with a ton of big hall reverb oozing off of it! So I sang "think" like "thinkkkkkkkkkkkkkk" and then compressed the hell out of it and put the reverb BEFORE the compression, just to get something unique sounding.

So the reason it doesn't happen again is mainly because the opportunity didn't present itself again. It's just not the same with the " D " in "friend."

That you say "there's a lot going on, but the feel is light" makes me feel great, Tom. it means I'm finally learning when I've got a good balance in my arrangements. I use to have very busy arrangements, and I'm glad I'm trusting the song more, and letting things breathe a little easier, thanks.

You give me a great idea for the first line of the chorus, and that is to keep the tension rising until the "when I'm alone" line. A rising string line in one chorus, a Jack Dejohnette like cymbal in another...build more tension in that first line, then release with a final, long string chord in one chorus, and a final crash from the drummer in another. Thanks for the great idea!

I can do more to give the chorus a separate identity, musically, but I'll need to think about how. This is always something that concerns me; sections should sound different enough to play off of each other and form a cohesive whole...although in the new song I'm working on, the chorus and verses are similar on purpose, because they come together at the end, and for a melodic counterpoint....

You didn't think the third verse had the same mysterious feel? That's cool, but my favorite lines are in that verse, in fact I think I'll name the album "The Moon Is On Our Side" ..that couplet "the moon is on our side/going for the ride" paints a great picture, for me.

Tom, you are such a gentleman, thanking us. Your welcome...but moreover, thank you for your generosity and kindness.

Mike