In Shadows Cast

In Shadows Cast (3:35) 71 bpm (A sorrowful, longing for a love lost to Alzheimer's, however with a positive ending verse that reminds us to "spend our lives like it's our last dime.")

Contact: Mark Lightcap
530-801-1216 mlightcap1@msn.com

Songwriter: Mark R. Lightcap ASCAP/Barney Bowden

Publishing: Chester Street Publishing

ISRC: QZYFK2400022

Recorded at: Bad Daddy Studios


There are times when a melody will pop into my (Mark Lightcap's) head, but without any words. At those times, so I don't forget, I often record the melodic idea using nonsensical words. If the muse strikes me later on, I will come up with a lyric.

I met Barney Bowden a few years ago over the internet. I told him of my dilemma coming up with words to some of my melodies. He said if I would send him the recorded song with the melody, he would put words to it. That's exactly what he did with "In Shadows Cast." When I read what he had come up with I was floored. The prosody of the words came really close to the melody I had sent him. His imagery, his message, and the fit of the lyric to the mood of the music amazed me. Barney is a very gifted lyricist and it was a real treat working with him.

I recorded "In Shadows Cast" in the Bad Daddy Recording Studio and I must confess, when I laid down the lead vocal for the first time I cried and had to do it again. Barney's lyric really got to me. I could feel the longing the lady had as she remembered times past, when her and her lover were young. The opening line of this song has always been one of my favorite: "Her falling tears form a pool, so deep Lord she might drown."

The backbone of the music is the good ole acoustic guitar. I actually tracked my lead vocal at the same time I recorded the guitar. The rest of the instruments were overdubs. This song really resonated with me. I felt it as deeply as any I have recorded during my musical career.

Lead vocal: Mark Lightcap Acoustic guitar: Mark Lightcap Strings: Bridges Drums: Carini Bass guitar: Hilke (R.I.P) Backing vocals: Lightcap/Carini/Spohr