Steemit Open Mic Week 96: "Summer Skin" (Death Cab for Cutie Cover) by @k0wsk1

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Hey all! Trying something a little different this week - hitting the keys for my Open Mic submission! I'm a guitar player first, but I thought it would be fun to switch it up. I learned this song a long time ago, but definitely had to stumble through it a few times to remember how it goes before I recorded this video. My piano playing skills are rusty, but I think I like this take.

I hope you enjoy my cover of Death Cab for Cutie's song "Summer Skin", from their album "Plans":

(Sorry about the auto-white balance, I gotta figure out how to turn that shit off)

Original Track:

Lyrics:

Squeaky swings and tall grass
The longest shadows ever cast
The waters warm and children swim
We frolicked about in our summer skin

I don't recall a single care
Just greenery and humid air
Then Labor Day came and went
And we shed what was left of our summer skin

On the night you left I came over
And we peeled the freckles from our shoulders
Our brand new coats so flushed and pink
And I knew your heart I couldn't win
Cause the seasons change was a conduit
And we'd left our love in our summer skin

Thanks as always to the amazing staff of the Steemit Open Mic: @pfunk, @luzcypher, @soundlegion, @krystle, @verbal-d, @passion-ground, and @meno! Your devotion to community and music is incredibly admirable, we appreciate you all!

Another huge thank you to everyone that stops by to watch/listen! <3 Long Live the Open Mic!

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