I’ve loved this song since I wrote it in March 2021. It’s sat on my voice memos alongside hundreds unheard and unshared. Songs percolate like this sometimes, it feels like no coincidence the new album, that is very much on the horizon, might be called the title of a song that’s over five years old. I’ve learnt as I’ve grown that time simply allows the best strands to separate themselves from the others, you’re left with the strings that lead to the heart of what you wanted to say - really wanted to say.
I was reading Elliot Page’s - Pageboy where he talks about listening to Broken Social Scene while struggling with gender dysphoria. The lyrics:
‘Used to be one of the wretched ones and I liked you for that
Now you're all gone, got your make-up on and you're not coming back
Can't you come back’
I found it so moving because a great song, to me is one that really doesn’t let you hide, it’s all flaws, all doubts, all insecurities, like you wrote it too quick to censor it. I think this song has very fly-on-the-wall lyrics, I’m usually so definite, I like writing an answer instead of a question, but this feels different.
Well, here’s the demo, it’s one of my favorites, though I can’t put my finger on why.
You have no idea how much the songs you publish here help me. Thank you.
This one has me thinking. Thank you for sharing.