Original Song - Knock Knock

This is a re-upload of a previous video, which I wasn't satisfied with. Knock Knock is my favorite of my own songs to play. It came together over the course of several years and was the dipstick for my progress as a songwriter. Not to mention I'm fond of the image of God smiting someone via Mack truck. Anyhoo. The vocals came out a bit low, so I've attached the lyrics here.
Big Man at my window pane
Touched down out of the clouds today
Knock knock, he got something to say
Knock knock, he got something to say
Step outside and I look both ways
Everybody's come out to play
Knock knock, look out the window today
Walk down the street to Ketamine Kate's
She's the kinda girl from off your dinner plate
You feeling alright? Well you ain't looking too great
Late last night and the night before
People coming in and out of my door
Knock knock, sleeping on your bedroom floor
Coming round here trying to find their score
Found him rifling in my underwear drawer
Knock knock, he ain't gone do that no more
Hand come down here from outer space
Just to bust me in my face
Came around, maybe it was yesterday
Grandstand Man with something to say
Boy, I tell you, you ain't far away
Pack your bags, ain't no time to waste
White light's shining through the window today
Look at me looking out my window pane
Eyes fixed someplace far away
Everybody watching him drive away
White light's shining through the window today
White light's trying to take us all away
Late last night and the night before
Knock knock knocking at my front door
My feet hit steps, my head hits the floor
Lit me up like a third world war
Done me in and then done some more
This place just ain't the same no more
Nobody playing, no one keeping score
Just like last night and the night before
If you're stepping cross the street going toward the liquor store
And you come across a truck and then you hit the floor
Watch out for the man been bangin on your door
Ain't gone do much walking around here no more

[@FreddyBadger]

Picking singing and lyrics are all great, really enjoyed this one.

[@bloozwalrus8859]

Hey buddy. I really appreciate that, before these last few months, not many people had ever heard anything I've written. Means a whole lot to get a good response on it. And hey! Been meaning to tell you, me and the Buddies have been absolutely tearing up your record. Excellent stuff. If you get a chance, how'd you record it? Equipment wise?

[@FreddyBadger]

@@bloozwalrus8859 Oh man, really glad to hear that. Just recorded it in my living room with my dad doing the technical/producing kind of stuff. The program we used is called Audacity. Miked the banjo with a Rode NT1-A condenser mic , Shure SM7B mic for the vocals, and Volt 2 audio interface. I don't know a lot about recording but we got all the recording done in a night and editing done in a day, so our system seemed to work well enough to get a simple but decent sounding recording.

[@bloozwalrus8859]

@@FreddyBadger One day and one night! That's some Dylan level efficiency right there. I definitely know audacity, since it was the free one I used it to teach myself the technical stuff. I was going to buy that Shure mic as well, ended up with an MXR 990 condenser and an AKG P170 shotgun. The first couple videos just used the laptop mic, but afterwards I rigged those to my laptop camera so it would use them for audio, but I honestly have no idea how I did that. Amazing how far home recording has come. But yeah man, absolutely love the record. Passing the message along to anyone into old time appalachian.

[@JayKoostix]

Man I love the style of your voice! You’ve got an original soul thing going on with, depth and character to your voice. Love the melody and rhythm of the song and the lyrics are really catchy. Keep doing your thing! I create music as well so I’m on this journey with you 🙏🏾