I’m up early to hit the open road. There’s a chill in the air, for more than just the weather. I’ve already written an email to a friend explaining some things between us, and I’m ready to sit for hours on the road listening to the iPod. There’s one thing I really like about long drives. A massive amount of time to think. And at this time of year it gives a lot of time to reflect on the year and where I’m at.
Do you ever get time to sit and think about yourself in such matters?
Here’s a song that I wrote earlier this year that is pretty darn raw. It’s emotional and it actually gave me goosebumps while I was sitting there writing it with Heather. I don’t mean raw in that it’s a guitar and vocal demo. I mean raw in that it strikes a nerve. You can hear the pain between these people. She was dealing with a divorce from her husband.
The issue at hand between the two people in the song is one person has been ignoring the situation between them. Which only makes matters worse. I think a lot of things break down in this world when people are afraid to speak their mind and communicate with others. Especially others they either care about or have to deal with in business or life.
Generally I’m pretty open. I don’t hide stuff from family. Although I did over the course of the past year and it came to a head last week. Fortunately I broke down and let it out. Things are looking up because of it.
I think the power in this song is the simplicity of verse and the movement of the chorus. Things can seem so simple, but in the end no matter how simple or complicated, they need move.