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If only I were capable of conveying my actual thoughts in song…

I’ve gone back and forth on this song at least three times. I really liked it when I wrote it, then not so much, then liked again when I recorded it, then not at all when I listened back, then loved it in the studio while cleaning it up, etc. Right now, today, I like it. The bridge may have finally gotten me over the line (“Get help if you can my enemy…”).

We took off “One Night Fling” this week. Thanks for listening.

Someone mentioned to me during this last rotation period that the problem with my songs is that my lyrics aren’t emotional enough. Maybe this will do the trick. 🙂

This one’s pretty simple. Have you ever had a moment in a relationship where someone acts so far beyond the pale that it changes how you view them permanently? That’s pretty much what this song is about. I see through you now, and you’re not getting back to where you were. I might not shut it all down right this second, but it’s the beginning of the end.

I’ve taken off “Where I Belong” this week.

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This is one that I rescued in the song restoration process five years ago. The original had all sorts of speed issues and a really bad bridge. It got better with a new bridge.

 

We took off “You’re Not It” this week. Thanks for listening.

I think this is the first song I’ve posted from a relationship that sort of changed my life, years ago. The end of that thing resulted in a batch of 10 songs that I’ve long referred to as my best work. It feels like they’ve held up over the years.

This one is about the effective goodbye. And she said just what I wrote—take me home, I’m sorry, but it’s what we have to do. She made the right choice.

She’s a good person. I hope she’s doing well. I seriously doubt she’s on this site.

I took off “I’d Rather Be Anywhere.”

I’ve been feeling like the song list’s been a little eclectic lately. This one might center it a little, since it’s pretty simple all-around. It’s about taking 21 days off from a relationship to break the addiction/habit/inertia.

I tried this a couple times, one well over 20 years ago. It doesn’t work. I figured out later the science actually suggests it takes 66 days (even worse, the standard deviation is high—by person, it can range from 18 days to 250+). “66 Days to Kick This Habit” didn’t have quite the same ring to it, even with the right number of syllables. So a magical 21 it is.

We took off “Unjustified” this week.

As always, thanks for the support.