![]() and at any age, when you fall in love - it feels a bit like reconnecting to how it felt to be a kid again. when we grow up, our worlds become much more intense and complicated. it's a love song, inside the theme of childhood and the pure carelessness that can/should be a part of it. i wanted to write a love song for my wife! and rather than "umbrellas" which is certainly a love song, but it's more of a prayer for my future family and a promise/reminder to do my best as a future father, husband, etc. so, the lyric direction for this song naturally tied into the lovey-dovey hearts that have been hovering since the wedding. I recently got married (last march) to the love of my life, cayt. it's okay though, it gives a sense of accomplishment to finish it with a struggle! i probably finished 85% of the words within an hour or two (which is crazy fast for me.) BUT that last 15% was completely uncooperative and took me nearly a week to finish. in fact, writing lyrics "next to me" was one of the easiest songs i've ever encountered! things just worked and new ideas flooded out all over. within minutes of writing, i had a pretty good idea as to what i want the song to be about. fortunately, "next to me" was the kind and generous sort, and almost immediately the lyrics worked. and some are not so warm and welcoming and require a lot of tweaking to get words and their shapes to fit correctly. then dan wrote some piano chords which filled it out really nicely and then in my usual get-really-close-to-the-deadline fashion, i began writing lyrics.Ĭertain songs are very welcoming to words and seem to fit with singing just about anything. so, we took a closer look at the song and finalized the arrangement of parts (verse, chorus, etc.)Įventually, the vocal melody started to appear. So, when gathering up the song possibilities for "october," dan and i decided that "next to me" would be a fun addition to our first EP. ![]() ![]() going through each piece and seeing what works and what doesn't and editing it down accordingly. after the heap was recorded, it was all about the process of elimination. so, i spent a little time heading down that road, and piled instruments on top of it to see where it would lead mellotron vibes, harp, tons o' background vocals, you name it. I wrote the main chords of the song and decided that, rather than spending time figuring out a vocal melody, or even an arrangement for the parts, i'll just record the strummstick and see where it goes from there. ![]()
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