I remember getting the idea for this around peak pandemic, the world shut down. It was fall, slushy and grim outside, when some words and melodies came to me at the grocery store. Very mundane scenario. But the song itself became a big song for me. Starting as a love song; gratitude for longevity, passion and strength found in a relationship, it ended up being something more mysterious. Love like music, when it’s good, is spiritual. Something you really can’t pinpoint down and explain away. All connected in a bigger scheme of things. When emotions cuts deep, in that “in between”-state when you’re hardly aware but still a 100 % present and in the moment, I feel I get birth, death etc and sense some sort of meaning to it all.
There’s also a ghostlike quality here, a salute to those that came before us, the human lineage, a theme that runs through the record. A soul is hard to capture but I like the idea of someone picking up a soul like a gift or a dog fetching a bone. Giving yourself up for something and resting assured that it’s alright, that you and this other thing or person are one and you are safe. Call it what you will. Lofty ideas and I really don’t want to write anyone on the nose about what this or any other song is about or for. They’re all yours now to share and care about! Take it away!
I wanted the recording to have that widescreen cinematic open ”nature”-vibe I heard in my head. I got a big skewed guitar sound I’m proud of. The co-producer and engineer Daniel (on this and 4 more tracks) played a pump organ and the pump organ then became one of the main sounds of the whole record. Somewhere down the line I had the idea that this would benefit from being a duet which became another thread throughout the record. I was listening lots to Jess Williamsons current record “Sorceress” and could hear her voice fitting perfectly. I reached out and happily for me she agreed and recorded her vocals in LA. It turned out just as fantastic as I imagined. We still haven’t met. I’ve realized I really enjoy other people singing my songs with me. It brings out other dimensions, width and color to the tracks. This felt like the obvious opener and title track for the album.
Credits:
Release: 2023-02-15 (Feb, 15, 2023)
© & ℗: 2023 SunYears Yep Roc, LLC
Peter Morén: Lead vocal, electric & acoustic guitars, knees
Jess Williamson: Lead & backing vocals
Daniel Bengtsson: Bass, pump organ, backing vocals
Nino Keller: Drums & percussion
Julia Logan: Backing vocals
Recorded by Daniel Bengtsson at Studio Rymden, Hjorthagen, Sthlm, SWE, Except Jess’s vocal recorded by Jarvis Taveniere, Panamint Studio, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lyrics:
When autumn takes its toll
Come see me
When darkness gain control
Believe me
If you ever need someone
Call it done, call it done
Voices scared to weep
Out of depth
Dreams they couldn’t keep
Nothing left
Lucky me my mood may swing
My heart strings, still went zing
I was a dead man standing on his feet
You were the sandman sending me to sleep
You are the reason and you are the goal
Come fetch my soul, oh-oh-oh
The soul of rock ‘n’ roll
I’m ready
My gateway drug of choice
Hold steady
Take my hand and lead it right
Travel far through the night
Just a little boy
In your embrace
Cuddle by your side
I feel safe
All those years went by so fast
Time elopes, hard to grasp
I was a dead man standing on his feet
You were the sandman sending me to sleep
You are the reason and you are the goal
Come fetch my soul, oh-oh-oh, oh
I was a dead man standing on his feet
You were the sandman sending me to sleep
You are the reason and you are the goal
Come fetch my soul, oh-oh-oh, oh
Come fetch my soul
Come fetch my soul
Come fetch my soul
Come fetch my soul
