I consider myself a songwriter. THE STRANGER was written back in Nov. 2007. I recorded this in my apt. on a Tascam digital 8-track by myself under winter grey skies.
The Stranger
I heard songs of love and hate yesterday
I couldn’t seem to chase them blues away
I couldn’t find the words to make you stay
I heard songs of love and hate yesterday
I was in a stranger’s strange old car
I asked if it was too early to go to a bar
He said, “it’s never too early.” I strummed my guitar
I was in a stranger’s strange old car
The downtown was not grey it was blue
The shaking skyscrapers reminded me of you
People everywhere looked sad - I didn’t know what to do
The downtown was not grey it was blue
At the corner of 6th and main my heart began to ache
The pain was almost too much for me to take
The stranger wore a smile – I knew it was a fake
At the corner of 6th and main my heart began to ache
To the stranger I asked, “when will we be where we need to be?”
“Soon,” he said, “but forget all that you may see.”
I asked him where he was from he said a state called Misery
To the stranger I asked, “when will we be where we need to be?”
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Wow, that song was pretty amazing. I like the reverb on it; it made it sound smoky and distant, like all great things to do with misery and heartache. Erin really dug it too. She says she can't wait to get some violin/guitar jamming jamming (although she is a little bit nervous).
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