| | Thank you, Michael, and John, for the encouragement and constructive criticism.
Sheila Davis: Read her. Loved it. Accentuate the positive!
"If you wanted to write a song about repentance and regret, a good starting place would be:
I fucked up. It hurts."
It's one way, for sure. But that wouldn't be me. :) And the line should be considered in context of the last line about chance or design.
I had the music down first, and the lyrics had to fit the structure already down. The music, for me anyway, usually suggests lyrical ideas, and I flow with them. In this case, I was probably trying to be too poetic in the beginning, a bit abstract, analytical... which is my way...in relationships, as well. So the song went that way for a reason. Not only that, but the original song years earlier was to be a happy song, but you know what they say about best laid plans...Halfway through writing the lyrics, I said, "this is bullshit...just say it." Plus, the line "this song I wrote" was not just the song, but the relationship...it's not how the relationship was supposed to go...so the lyrics reflect my stoicism breaking down...
Every word is there for a reason...a lot of it is inside references, which may not make sense to the listener, so I can understand that.
(Edited by Joe Maurone
on 4/05, 4:06pm)
(Edited by Joe Maurone
on 4/05, 4:30pm)
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