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Company

from Company by Ross John Martin

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Everybody needs some company even if they can't admit it! I hope that this song can be your company in times of need whether it is soulful music to calm your weary soul or just a relaxing listen to take you on a journey away from the sometimes stressful chaos of everyday life!
When I wrote this song I was thinking about people in my life that have or are suffering from mental health issues and the stigma that surrounds it. You might not always understand what others are going through but you can still be there for them, be a friend, be patient and be their Company.

I’d had this song kicking around for a while. I really liked it and I could hear strings on it so I was waiting for the right time to record it. Something about it wasn’t quite working though, there were too many fiddly weird time signature things happening which was effecting the flow and feel. I decided to do a couple of things, speed up the tempo and simplify the chord progression removing the weird time signature changes. It was much improved I think!

When I wrote this song I was thinking about people in my life that have either suffered with anxiety or just carry the weight of the world upon their shoulders usually because they are very caring people. I think sometimes certain people can put everyone else in front of them and forget to nurture their own soul and self-development. I wanted to say to someone, that I’m there for you and always will be. Everybody needs some company even if they can't admit it! I hope that this song can be your company in times of need whether it is soulful music to calm your weary soul or just a relaxing listen to take you on a journey away from the sometimes stressful chaos of everyday life! You might not always understand what others are going through but you can still be there for them, be a friend, be patient and be their Company.

This is one of those songs where I’m not really sure what I’m doing and struggled to transcribe the chords for the other players. The tuning for the guitar is DADGAD which is a pretty common tuning. I particularly like the opening riff especially with how the cello and piano both echo it at different points.

lyrics

If you carry the weight of the world
Or wear your heart on a sleeve
You might need some guidance
Take some company

If your soul's like a stormy sea
Or a forest in the breeze
You might need some guidance
Take some company

Oh sunlight shines
But your soul gets left behind
In the shadows

If you carry the weight of the world
Or wear your heart on a sleeve
You might need some guidance
Take some company

credits

from Company, released July 27, 2018
Music & Lyrics - Ross John Martin
Vocals & Guitar - Ross John Martin
Cello - Matt Constantine
Piano - Bryan Edery

Recorded at Soup Studio
Mixed by Dan Blackett at Soup Studio
Mastered by Richard Willan at LOUD Mastering

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Ross John Martin Cambridge, UK

RJM plays beautiful, intricate and textural acoustic music. Like Nick Drake jamming on Becks Sea Change album.

Songs that are sad, strange and soulful.

Overcoming odds
and an awakening of the soul are an ever present theme.
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