Ten Feet Too Far
By Tom Foolery on March 8, 2026 5:29 am
Another very very busy week with Interrupt Festival on here. I have managed to find 4 free hours this Sunday afternoon to get this track out! Another slowcore attempt. I think the verses have worked out really well, however the choruses have ended up sounding a little bit Weezer-ish (not necessarily a bad thing but not quite what I was going for).
The big learning this week was that I finally adjusted my soundcard so that I have basically no latency when recording into Ableton!! Now I can play my guitar into effects chains live!!! I have been making great use of all the amp sims, rather than having to use the ones built into the soundcard (which are a bit less flexible and baked in once recorded). Who would have thought!
It's been an interesting week.
On a personal level, things have been very good. My knee is starting to feel more like it used to on longer runs, I've been enjoying riding my bike and took the long scenic route to work, my girlfriend's cat fell asleep on my chest (which is rare even for her), and it has been lovely catching up with old friends at Interrupt. I feel excited about trackers again after seeing some incredible sets (all of them were amazing but Harley absolutely blew my mind with his gameboys, and Azuria Sky's set had such a huge dynamic and emotional range, and reminded me that electronic music can be both danceable and moving, really really good stuff). Idk if this means I will be reaching for a gameboy anytime soon though, I'm enjoying the guitars a lot. It was also a very inspiring week going through other people's weeklybeats, and I got so much lovely feedback on last week too which was really encouraging.
The news has been grim though. I thought about trying to get my thoughts out into lyrics or music, but the whole thing feels too big. I've been talking about it amongst friends and colleagues, and we are all in disbelief. It feels surreal to see the "rules-based order" completely thrown out the window. And for what?? It's been consistently stirring through my mind.
Anyway, that felt too big to put into a song, and as I was running out of time, I wrote a song about yearning instead.
It feels shallow but it took my mind off things, and maybe it will for you too.
I can't stop looking at her
she just looks so serene
the way she moves so freely
cartwheels across my dreams
I can't make my way to her
My legs become the floor
10 feet too far
10 feet too far
The ink that marks her shoulder
Imprints into my brain
My knees feel weak beneath me
Could I stand so much to gain
I can't make my way to her
My legs become the floor
10 feet too far
10 feet too far
My head floats in the clouds
It's easy to pretend
Why shoot to be a star
When daydreams never end
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