I have been planning to release some important songs that I had written back from 1991 onward, and I felt this one really had to be first. I wrote it in about 30 minutes on a piano alone, one day before I left Japan for the US in spring of 1992.
The song is built around 4ths and 6ths in the right hand, something I got from listening to Bruce Hornsby back in the 80s. That sort of chording has stuck with me all these years, even now. The two hands start apart, then meet for a brief time at the same chord, then move on. In that respect, it might be a tone poem of sorts.
So the two hands meet briefly, then move on. There is a happier part on the F chord, which makes up the bridge, and it signifies the time of meeting. The harmony is very empty, but in that emptiness, one can sense a person. The angel voices I added to bring the whole thing up a plane, but the song plays just fine solo. I have played it live many times without the other parts.
When I got back to the States, I kept the song for the longest time. I didn’t feel it should ever be commercialized because it was so special to me. Then, I pitched it to a TV show, but it never got accepted. Finally, it made its way to Taiwan with me, where it got played in my shows and demos.
What’s the future of this song? I would hope that maybe it gets aired on a TV show or two. I think it fits certain types of scenes. I believe this song will find its place. It didn’t die all these years, and I think that’s testimony to the melodic strength of it.
Hope to have the sheet music out for all of you piano players soon.^^
randy lin guitar 