Author: Gregor McCole

This is a relatively old one, written in a year heavily weighted towards piano songs (it ebbs and flows, but the heavy piano years tend to end up with more complex song structures). This one’s about facing up to an inherent weakness at the start of a relationship, one that ultimately isn’t resolved. I had an issue in mind as I wrote it, but I ultimately left it generic as to what it could be (different religions, different point of view on having children, etc).

I relate to a lot of these lyrics at the moment, so I thought it was a good one for this next two weeks.

We took off “Hate in My Heart” this week. Thanks for checking out the site…

The original draft of this one dates back to college, but it was edited on several occasions. It took about 25 years to complete this one, simple as it sounds.

When I listen to it now, I hear some of my influences dramtically–the Everly Brothers chord progression, the Lennon-esque time signature change and Marshall Crenshaw hitting the 6th coming out of the bridge. Like all songwriters, sometimes the earlier songs don’t mask the influences as well.

We took off “Drifting Towards Friends” this week. Thanks for listening.

This is an old one, but one I’m close to. It’s fitting to me that this is a milestone song.

I’m certain my counselors in the past would have a field day with these lyrics. To me, the song is about soldiering on through betrayal. But I suspect an outside party would say it’s about the consequences of being a caregiver, the impact of shutting people out, carrying unrealistic expectations, not letting go of anger and, for goodness sake, not stopping to acknowledge what’s good in your life (and, let’s face it, I’ve always had someone on my side, deserved or not). Every good thing I am and every bit of the mess that I am is probably in this song.

 

I took off “I’m There” this week, which I always kind of viewed as a sister song to this one. Thanks again for reading and listening…

This one’s self-explanatory. Mistake. Big.

The song is a nice “dig,” so to speak, but my current math would suggest I lied here. It was probably two orders of magnitude.

We took off “Leave Me In” this week. Thanks again for listening…

This one’s a few years old, largely about feeling like you have a bond with someone you don’t see often (and maybe don’t know that well). We figured we’d end the year on a more upbeat note.

I hope you’re still enjoying our little introvert destination.

We took off “Still Want Me” this week. Thanks for listening…