Your song... Its wonderful. It hurts. Its insightful. It rips away everything that covers my most secret wound, revealing the ugly, evil face hidden beneath the smiles, the self-inflicted judgment that I can never turn away from. "I play the victim and the villain in the same breath... I am the jury and the judge and the defendant... Oh God, do not spill your blood for me... Oh God, Oh God, this is all my fault!" I truly admire your ability to write lyrics that aren't just clever but which actually mean something. And your music is a perfect choice for your lyrics, hard, accusatory and yet pleading. You really are a master at finding the right notes and tempo to lend your lyrics greater power and emotion. And the final verse of the song, after the second bridge, is so great. The repetition of the question, "Would you still be here if you knew the weight of my heart?" Exactly right - a perfect choice to end the song. I imagine some people might think that last verse to be too repetitive, or even a mistake or filler or some such, imagining that you couldn't think of anything else to make the song longer. But for those who really understand, we get it, because we live it, every day. Every day we wonder if this will be the day the ones we love will finally see who we really are and leave us, abandon us, because that's what we deserve. (Even after 25 years of marriage, I know - I know - she'll leave me once she finally sees me for who I truly am.) This is another of your masterpieces. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Your song... Its wonderful. It hurts. Its insightful. It rips away everything that covers my most secret wound, revealing the ugly, evil face hidden beneath the smiles, the self-inflicted judgment that I can never turn away from.
"I play the victim and the villain in the same breath... I am the jury and the judge and the defendant... Oh God, do not spill your blood for me... Oh God, Oh God, this is all my fault!"
I truly admire your ability to write lyrics that aren't just clever but which actually mean something. And your music is a perfect choice for your lyrics, hard, accusatory and yet pleading. You really are a master at finding the right notes and tempo to lend your lyrics greater power and emotion.
And the final verse of the song, after the second bridge, is so great. The repetition of the question, "Would you still be here if you knew the weight of my heart?" Exactly right - a perfect choice to end the song.
I imagine some people might think that last verse to be too repetitive, or even a mistake or filler or some such, imagining that you couldn't think of anything else to make the song longer. But for those who really understand, we get it, because we live it, every day. Every day we wonder if this will be the day the ones we love will finally see who we really are and leave us, abandon us, because that's what we deserve. (Even after 25 years of marriage, I know - I know - she'll leave me once she finally sees me for who I truly am.)
This is another of your masterpieces. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Oh man. I can't wait to play this tomorrow. Love at first listen. It's got it all 😍👌