"Last to Cry" Release
Greetings!!!Announcing the release of ?Last to Cry?, a rather epic 7 minute song I co-wrote with Kirstin Craven. It is now on?YouTube?and?CDBaby, and will soon be on iTunes!!! So far people have compared the song to Ben Folds and David Bowie. It reminds me a bit of Simon and Garfunkel, even though there are no vocal harmonies. The end section, where Ariel Simpson wails so beautifully, was inspired by the last section of Pink Floyd?s ?Great Gig in the Sky?.When I first got on social media, Kirstin Craven was my able assistant, setting me up on Facebook, Twitter, etc. One day she showed me?a few of her poems, and I was blown away. I asked if I could set one to music, and she said, ?sure?. And so, ?Last to Cry? was born.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAV07JPsd0MWe had an incredible team of people for the audio and video for this song. They are all listed below. We filmed at several locations, but the most unusual was a post office that was being demolished. I kept driving by the old Bloomington Post Office and gawking at the amazing rubble, and thought it would be a great scene for a music video. So I called the number listed on a sign inside the fence, which read ?Phoenix Demolition?. Jeff Ellington answered the phone, and remembered that I had taught his daughter, Lindsey, a few years ago. He allowed us to film on the site at times that they weren?t working. So I had my grand piano placed amidst the devastation, and we had a productive couple days with actors and musicians in this dramatic environment. Please feel free to share this with anyone!!! Thanks?
Music Credits
- Music by Timothy Reed
- Lyrics by Kirstin Craven
- Additional Lyrics by Timothy Reed
- Lead vocals by Timothy Reed and Ariel Simpson
- Piano and keyboards by Timothy Reed
- Bass guitar and drums by Chip Reardin
- Produced by Chip Reardin and Timothy Reed
Recorded and Engineered byChip Reardin at Airtime Studio, Bloomington, Indiana
Video Credits
- Directed by Timothy Reed, David Rust, and Joshua Brown
- Filmed by David Rust and Joshua Brown
- Head Editor David Rust
- Assistant Editors Joshua Brown and Timothy Reed
- Film Crew Jack Donnelly
Musicians
- Pianist and Singer?Timothy Reed
- Bass Guitarist?Daniel Reed
- Drummer?Chip Reardin
Actors
- Sarah?Allison Sandie
- Sarah?s Boyfriend?Timothy Reed
- Cry Angel Dancer?Ariel Simpson
- Sarah?s Father?Ken Farrell
- Sarah?s Mother?Sharon Porter?Phillips
- Sarah?s Younger Sister?Greta Meya
- Sarah?s Friend?David Hunt
Special Thanks
Zo? Jade Kousaleous ReedHikari NakagawaJessica FixJeff Ellington, Phoenix DemolitionChristy Page and Emma DederickA Better Way Moving CompanyThe United States Postal ServiceTribeswell Internet Design and MarketingLake Griffy Nature PreserveCity of Bloomington, IndianaDavid Cox of The American Piano FactoryPhillipe MoulierChristy TrueJessica TrueDaniel ReedKirstin?CravenCharlea Janette BaileyDavid HeavenerJoshua BrownAnn RandolphLauren BrownEdith ReedAnastasios PolisKimberly ChasteenAngie Tate
Here are the lyrics to the song.? They are almost all by Kirstin.? I inserted a couple lines that seemed to naturally fit into the flow of the song.
Last to Cry
Words by Kirstin Craven?and Timothy ReedMusic by Timothy Reed? 2012 Carry Me MusicAll Rights ReservedSarah's crying on the concrete again I only reflect desperation in her eyes The mold here taunts our lungs Salt eats away at our heals It's too cold to get out of here And we're all aching of the same scene The same sceneShe's just lying down on the floor again She's such a poet when she's gone and trashed her mind Seducing me with stolen lines Of all my favorite artists from the past And times of nights we burned with the stars Midnight car ride memories It's too cold to get out of here And we're all aching of the same scene The same sceneYou have the record time to make me feel unclean Even less to make me feel lost...lost Midnight car ride memories The only up to when she is down: We watched the azure dawn Swallow the stars one by one But she only cries when there's no more There's no more...no more tears.