Let Me Go by Penelope's Thrill published on 2024-01-11T21:00:12Z I've been away from SoundCloud for a while working on my new album and several writing projects, but the album's nearly done, so I thought I'd emerge from my cocoon and post this song, which means a lot to me. It features my good friend Akmaral Zykayeva on violin. For the past ten years, I've been doing a lot of consulting work in Kazakhstan. I met Akmaral in Almaty, Kazakhstan about six years ago. She is a hugely gifted composer, singer, and violinist who records as "Akmaral Mergen" and also as "Mergen" (Mergen means "woman warrior" in Kazakh). For this song, Akmaral wrote a beautiful six-violin arrangement, playing all the parts herself. The photo on the cover is the view from my hotel room in Almaty on one of my trips. In the foreground is Almaty Opera House and in the distance are the snowcapped Tien Shan Mountains (the "Celestial Mountains"). Beyond the mountains is Kyrgyzstan. Main guitars on this song are my Taylor GC-5 acoustic and my 1966 Guild Starfire XII (electric twelve-string). The cricket and bird sounds at the beginning and end were recorded by me with a field recorder in a wild area of southern Wisconsin. (This song can be found on my "Twilight on Tunnel Road" album, which I'm happy to say won the Alternative Album of the Year award from the Madison Area Music Association.) LYRICS: "Let Me Go” Words & Music by Timothy Walsh Nothing I say to you makes it untrue. Let me go—I can’t say how much I love you. Taking it all away, I can’t bear the day. In the night I just see your face staring at me. Let me go. Seeing I don’t know why, why you must try to go far away now, climb mountains so high. Every single day, I’m making my way. I can’t deal with you gone and I’m not okay. Let me go. I don’t say you should not go—closing off the future before you can know. I just can’t get loose from your strings, they’re wrapped around my heart entangling all things. I remember how we used to play, how we used to dance, how we used to run, dissolving in the moonlight as if we were one. And all those days, all those times, all those nights we held to each other, held so tight as if we might lose the one thing we love. And I think that I can’t go on now, without you I’m lost, I just don’t know how. Now the light has gone out of my life, nothing ahead but torment and strife. Genre Alternative Rock Comment by Bengt Erik Roth User 188944807 Wonderful!! 2024-03-21T00:01:18Z Comment by Karin-Maria Brunner very nice! 2024-03-19T06:34:11Z Comment by Ingo Bremenkamp 🤤👌✌️ 2024-03-17T15:33:21Z Comment by dominiquefrench wonderful opening and music sound//nice lyric, vocals and mix! 2024-02-19T16:57:05Z Comment by markjbennett This is a total joy to listen to. Great instrumentation and the words are a perfect fit. Beautifully produced guys. Thanks for sharing. 2024-02-08T11:53:21Z Comment by Johnny Minstrel Absolutely beautiful Tim! I always love the sounds of your guitars, and with the violins, it's all too gorgeous! And another lovely song! 2024-02-02T13:11:04Z Comment by Sun Catchers Very soft and tender!! 2024-02-01T01:18:21Z Comment by Three Photons Fantastic international collaboration - gorgeous sound!! 2024-01-29T16:30:47Z Comment by DMc.Music (1) Lovely Song 2024-01-29T11:40:18Z Comment by Red&Blue Awesome American folk pop song! 2024-01-29T01:46:22Z Comment by aerogene070 Really beautiful collaboration!! Great story behind as well. Love it:) 2024-01-28T07:46:45Z Comment by Chris Pellnat A soaring waltz! Love the expansive arrangement. 2024-01-25T18:02:58Z Comment by David Husted Music Excellent Track and enjoyed your write-up for context to song development! Love the whole package ...the vocal lift in last section especially powerful to my ears.....Well Done! 2024-01-19T16:12:07Z Comment by N.o.b.S. What a wonderful collaboration, very captivating, love it!!! 2024-01-18T22:05:56Z Comment by Terry Wigmore Right from the opening, you present a grand vision of song-writing and arranging. Love the guitars and the melodic hooks. It sure helps to have support from the talent of an artist of exquisite caliber such s Akmaral! Brilliant support elevates this gorgeous arrangement! Kudos to you both for this fabulous ballad! Captivating! 2024-01-18T08:03:29Z Comment by ALAIN guerin Already commented. New listening and repost. 2024-01-18T07:01:40Z Comment by Alain GUERIN Song that can be listening with pleasure. Great work and a perfect realization. Bravo. 2024-01-18T06:50:51Z Comment by Amanda Kim Sanderson Divine in all regards! 2024-01-17T17:40:49Z Comment by oddrun eikli This is a beautiful song and I love the violins! Very lovely indeed Tim. 2024-01-17T08:37:30Z Comment by Oorlab oohhh - the violin sounds amazing. Should also be very nice to play live with six violinists 2024-01-17T06:26:44Z Comment by The Gatsbys How beautiful! Lovely track, Tim! 2024-01-16T17:21:21Z Comment by Dada Paradox Lovely riff and arrangent on this track! 2024-01-16T15:18:09Z Comment by THE BOY Beautiful and catchy‼️ Great pop song❣️ 2024-01-16T01:38:48Z Comment by Para Lia A great and soulful track from a great album. Arrangement and performance are top notch as always. Looking forward to your new album! 2024-01-15T18:04:19Z Comment by Pablo Camberelli. lovely track man!! :)) 2024-01-15T14:10:46Z Comment by Brian Peters Sweetly done, Tim...a lovely collaboration of talents!!! 2024-01-15T12:53:26Z Comment by Adrian Hallam Fantastic work here Tim! Love the upbeat vibe and arrangements. Excellent vocal and string section! Love it! 2024-01-14T20:17:53Z Comment by Bengt Erik Roth User 188944807 Soo lovely song with a wonderful intro! Lovely melody, lovely vocals and music play. So great to hear the violin - and so lovely picture! 2024-01-14T11:35:29Z Comment by Andrew Borderick Nice song and sound 2024-01-14T10:30:11Z Comment by Anibal Seminara Beautiful piece! 2024-01-13T17:19:37Z