Lyrics and Story Track 2 - "Nimble"

"Nimble" - This song originally debuted on my band Seconds On End's third Album "California Sky". I dubbed certain themes out on the second effort by The Left Hand Side "Nimble Dub".

Of course, this song's lyrics are source for this production's name "Pilgrims of Stoke."

In 2015 or so while working with my teacher, the amazing and talented Rock Vandivier, we formally charted the song (see below the lyrics). He was thrilled with the piece and so I asked him to sit in on a clean acoustic guitar version I was working up. He took it to the next level, immediately writing a (major third) harmony for the A mixolydian lines, quickly diving into the feel, and performing a solo that still moves me hundreds of listens later. Rick showed up with an acoustic guitar and was surprised when I asked him to bring out his Ibanez semi-hollowbody and play it through my Fuchs 50 Watt. We miked the room with a Peluso 251 and a Celestion 10" cabinet with an e103. The track works amazingly well as a duet, however, there is always room for bass. All vocals on the album feature that Peluso 251, a truly sweet workhorse mic, in the style of the Telefunken 251 (that the Beatles used on virtually everything).

Bobby came in a few weeks later and threw down, and well, he's Bobby Vega and we're not. Bobby went direct on this one, we used his open cables (lower resistance for a bigger sound). Enjoy.

The sky won’t hold me back
Gravity won't give me no slack
I’ll fly… …long as I stay nimble.

Nimble dance
Graceful as smoke
Quick on my feet
I’m just a pilgrim of stoke

Cause nimble is as nimble does
It is what it is and not what was
Nimble is as nimble do
Nimblin’ away my time with you

And like a redwood tree
A lazy pirouette up to the sky
Oh how I wanna be
Out there under the stars
and never asking why

Nimble is as nimble does
It is what it is and not what was
Nimble is as nimble do
Nimblin’ away my life with you

The sky won’t hold me back
Gravity won't give me no slack
I’ll fly… …long as I stay nimble.