♫ “Gravity (John Mayer Cover)” - Tyler Ward

Now the original’s already pretty chilled, stripped back and what have you but this cover is just…beautiful.  I don’t even have the proper words to describe this that would do it justice.

So buy the track—support the amazing talent that is Tyler Ward—and enjoy.

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Day 3 - The Saddest Lyrics You Know

“Slow Dancing in a Burning Room” (John Mayer Cover) [Continuum] - Tyler Ward

This was hard.  I just couldn’t decide.  Every time I found something and thought it was this, I’d find another song.  It would be one or two lines.  Or the way the music made the lyrics sound.  Half the time the lyrics are the cheesiest, weirdest sounding stuff that breaks you because of the music itself.

I finally settled on this gem.  I found it during a time in my life when the entire “Continuum” album seemed to resonate with my heart.  I had this on loop for a while.  Don’t you just love the title? It paints such an interesting, vivid picture—counterforces of needing to part, knowing everything is falling apart, but wanting to stay.  Since I’ve posted the original, here’s Tyler Ward’s beautifully humble interpretation of the song.

It’s not a silly little moment
It’s not the storm before the calm
This is the deep and dying breath of this love that we’ve been working on

Can’t seem to hold you like I want to
So I can feel you in my arms
Nobody’s gonna come and save you
We’ve pulled too many false alarms

We’re going down
And we can see it too
We’re going down
And you know that we’re doomed
My dear we’re slow dancing in a burning room

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Slow Dancing in a Burning Room - John Mayer [Continuum]

Tyler Ward covered this beautiful song.  As much as I love Tyler’s version, my mood at the moment is leaning towards the original.  So bluesy.  I love it.

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