It's come to my attention that I've spent far too much time on my MM3AM songs lately - particularly in production. So my primary personal mandate this round is that I've allowed myself a maximum of two hours a week - in theory, one for writing, and one for demo'ing. I went just over this week - 2:15, but so be it.
I've also felt like I have not been hitting the nail on the head for quite some time, so I'm going back to some core "comfort zone" kinds of inspirations this round. So I had a feeling that Jerry and I were both gonna go in the same direction. This is an attempt to pick up a pretty straight-ahead Blue Rodeo kind of vibe. Nothing at all very special about this one, but it's a solid first draft, I think.
lyrics
She took a 30-year at five and a half
Poured a glass of pinot and had herself a laugh
Went ahead and wrote her epitaph
She knew how this one ends
But the wine went sour and the job went south
Drained the cupboard dry just to feel the drought
And she lost her faith in the words her mouth
Kept lying to her friends
shadow hearts and diamondbacks
You paint us red, we fade to black
They spin the wheel, we lost our perfect pitch
It seemed so real, but now it’s smoke
the dagger vanished in the cloak
It’s hard to tell the scratch marks from the itch
He loved to dig the dirt and drop the hammer down
So he started on the beat down in whiskey town
Made some shady friends, tried to get around
Got a little close to the source
He sang his own praises like a battle cry
Shoulda know better, smoked his own supply
They’re shutting down the paper, left him out to dry
Too stoned to feel remorse
shadow hearts and diamondbacks
You paint us red, we fade to black
They spin the wheel, we lost our perfect pitch
It seemed so real, but now it’s smoke
the dagger vanished in the cloak
It’s hard to tell the scratch marks from the itch
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