Man, I've been disappointed with all my songs this round. Not sure I've had a keeper at all. This is a fun bit of power-pop fluff. Maybe with some strong lyrics, this could be usable for a power-pop project, but these ain't those lyrics.
For the record, I started with my usual knee-jerk reaction: I thought, well, if I'm going to have a foreign-language component … what's French for "what in the hell are you talking about?" My French pal, Alexa Benoit, quickly came to the rescue with a translation. Then I had to find a way to give that smart-ass idea some context. I had highfalutin' ideas about the tenuousness of communication in the social media age; political ideas; and just plain complicated relationship dialogue … and then none of it ever really got written. What you hear here is a moderately worked out chorus, and a whole bunch of other lyrical placeholder gibberish. Then again, maybe that fits the context. Dunno.
Really, the only redeemable parts of this are: 1) it was fun to do some power-pop again; and 2) I enjoyed using the Girth Master amp on this. These tones are just plug-and-play. I do like this amp for some good rhythm chunk!
lyrics
Nobody knows
The way you feel
I thought that I
Was made of steel
You've grown so strong
You know no fear
I don't know how you make your
heart disappear
Sometimes you wanna take it all too far
You say "mais enfin de quoi tu parles?"
What in the hell are you talking about?
Nothing but nonsense coming out of your mouth
So beautiful when you're shouting at me
But honey, how come all the mystery?
Just what the hell do you mean?
I used to walk
One step behind
I wonder what I though I'd
Someday find
But you're so sure
You know the score
I can't believe you won't
Come out anymore
Sometimes you wanna take it all too far
You say "mais enfin de quoi tu parles?"
What in the hell are you talking about?
Nothing but nonsense coming out of your mouth
So beautiful when you're shouting at me
But honey, how come all the mystery?
Just what the hell do you mean?
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