Steemit Open Mic Week 116: "Back Against The Wall" (Cage The Elephant Cover) by @k0wsk1

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It's been a couple of weeks since I made a Steemit Open Mic video, so I figured it was time once again! This project took awhile longer than my usual submissions, a slightly more complicated mix and lots of re-recording. It's not really in my usual vocal style also so I'd love to hear any feedback on what you think of the singing in this one. I could have fine-tuned some aspects of this piece before completing it, but I felt myself starting to get tired and just wanted to put out what I had. Without further ado, I hope you dig my cover of "Back Against The Wall" by Cage The Elephant:

I saw Cage The Elephant years ago at an event in Seattle dubbed the "Deck The Hall Ball". They were an awesome show to see and are still making great music today. I would recommend a quick Google search if you haven't heard of them yet and like rock music :)

Original Track:

Lyrics:

Tonight I'll have a look
And try to find my face again
Buried beneath this house my spirit screams and dies again
Out back a monster wears a cloak of Persian leather
Behind the TV screen I've fallen to my knees

I said
You've got me where you want me again and I can't turn away
I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feeling like I'll fall
I'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday
I want to get away
I need to get away

Blanket of silence makes me want to sink my teeth in deep
Burn all the evidence of fabricated disbelief
Pull back the curtains, took a look into your eyes
My tongue has now become a platform for your lies

I said
You've got me where you want me again and I can't turn away
I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feeling like I'll fall
I'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday
I want to get away
I need to get away

Now you know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall
Oh God I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall
You know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall

Deep in the jungle camouflaged by all the fallen leaves
A hand holds up the sky while shamefully I make my plea
The altar's calling but my legs won't seem to stand
Guess I'm a coward scared to face the man I am

I said
You've got me where you want me again and I can't turn away
I'm hanging by a thread and I'm feeling like I'll fall
I'm stuck here in between these shadows of my yesterday
I want to get away
I need to get away

Now you know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall
Oh God I ain't got no other place to hide
Chained down like a sitting duck just waiting for the fall
You know, yeah, you've got my back against the wall

Thanks as always to the amazing staff of the Steemit Open Mic: @pfunk, @luzcypher, @soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno! I can't believe all of the work you do for the music community here on Steem.

And of course, thanks so much for any and all support, my friends! Steem On! <3

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