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This one was hard to write. It’s one of my favorite chord structures, but there aren’t a lot of syllables in the tune, and it was hard to cram everything in that I wanted to get in. I’ve poked at it a few times over the last 10 years or so, and I think I got to something I can live with.

We took off “Symmetry” this week. Thanks for listening.

I started this one while waiting for someone to come to my apartment, for what I presumed was going to be the final time, or something very much like it.  We’d wound down, I knew I was cutting it off, and this tune was my way of taking in the moment.

I’ve always thought this set of chords was one of my better musical ideas, but the song didn’t work for a long time (actually, it still may not work, but this is definitely better). I wound up in a 20 year battle to find the right balance between simplicity and complexity on it, including rewriting the lyrics three times and putting three different bridges on it. This one was a struggle…but I did finally get to a place I like with it.

We took off “Damage is Done” this week.  Thanks again for listening, and please spread the word if you like some of these things…

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.