Dyin' Embers

Story Behind The Song

Marriage ending

Song Description

The artist's attempt to catalague the inevitable breakdown of matrimonial harmony.

Song Length 3:36 Genre Country - General
Tempo Very Slow (Under 70) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Depressing, Heartbreaking Subject Shoes, Arrogance
Similar Artists Marc Cohn, Billy Joel Language English
Era 1990 - 1999

Lyrics

DYIN' EMBERS

LOVE CAN START WITH
ONE TINY SPARK
FUELED BY BURNING DESIRE
TWO WOUNDED HEARTS
ALONE IN THE DARK
DESPERATELY FEEDING THE FIRE
ONCE IT'S IGNITED IT TAKES CONTROL
AND WE BELIEVE IT'LL BURN FOREVER
BUT IF LEFT UNATTENDED
THE FIRE GROWS COLD
AND LOVE IS JUST DYIN' EMBERS

TIME HAS A WAY
OF MAKIN' US PAY
FOR TAKIN' TOO MUCH FOR GRANTED
IT CAN BE ROUGH
TENDIN' TO LOVE
WHEN WE DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND IT
IT DON'T COME EASY
IT NEVER DOES
WE'VE GOTTA WORK TO KEEP IT TOGETHER
JUST STARTING THE FIRE
ISN'T ENOUGH
WHEN WE'RE DOWN TO DYIN' EMBERS
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THESE DYIN' EMBERS

WE CAN TRY AND REIGNITE IT
IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE
BUT WE CAN'T STAY UNDECIDED
'CAUSE TIME JUST WON'T WAIT

THEY DON'T COME EASY
THESE LESSONS IN LOVE
WE WERE MEANT TO ALWAYS REMEMBER
JUST STARTING THE FIRE
ISN'T ENOUGH
WHEN WE'RE DOWN TO DYIN' EMBERS
WHAT DO WE DO WITH THESE DYIN' EMBERS

Derrick Procell

I loved everything about this song. The hook--DYIN' EMBERS
touched me and is fire. The piano music was beautiful. Is this song downloadable I would love to have a copy.

1) Does my intro make you want to hear the song? Yes
2) Does my opening line draw you in and make you want to hear more? Yes
3) Is my melody interesting? Yes
4) Does my melody get stuck in your head? Yes
5) Does my chorus stand out and take the song to a higher place? Yes

Really good production, vocals, and instrumentation. Solid hook, well-written lyrics and Melody. Reminds me of Billie Dean's song "Somewhere in my Broken Heart", and that's a good thing.

really liked the song

Lyrics Derrick Procell Music Derrick Procell
Producer Derrick Procell Publisher SawRite Music BMI
Performance Procell-vocals/Ed Tossing-Keys

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