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1.  take me to the sun

2.  not the one

something has got to you

listen to this song

 

you know there's nothing to prove

you argue but say nothing new

you know i wouldn't stray

so what are you trying to do?

 

don't walk away

i'm here to stay

something has got to you

i can't help but be amused

 

so come here and tell me your fears

i'll try not to be insincere

you know i couldn't fake

our love for six straight years

 

don't walk away

i'm here to stay

something has got to you

i can't help but be amused

 

   try not to be so insecure

   my good intention is always pure

 

something has gotten to you

i'm trying to be amused

why are we always here?

it's time to move on my dear

 

let's walk away

enjoy the day

     This is a relatively new song, redemption for Not the One.  This time the role is reversed.  I'm the mature one trying to console my dramatic partner.  The subject is fictional though.  I can't claim I've been in a six year relationship. Although, I'm getting close to it with my open partnership of five years.  Difference is, straying and dramatics don't apply as a result.  Lucky for both of us.

 

     In my opinion, this song is perhaps my weakest execution in terms of the recording.  A moment in time that I left intact because of particular live elements that filtered onto tape.  I could have gone back and improved upon my delivery, but it would have seemed contrived.

 

     The "scotch whiskey" reference in the beginning was unplanned.  We left it in as a reminder of the pace and objective of this project: "To hit it and quit it!"  It was an imaginary toast I made to sooth my nerves upon tracking.  Recording for me doesn't come easy.  It's hard to fully let go like I do in the subway, ‘cause everything is so audible and under the microscope.

4.  abundant lack of motivation

5.  vulnerable

6.  gotta give it up

7.  it’s not funny

8.  habit

9.  lovely lady

10. can’t go

 

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