Unfold
By Cursory on January 12, 2024 8:56 pm
Hi all, excited for week 2! I've surprised myself by uploading days before the deadline - we'll see if I drive myself crazy in the next 48 hours...
This week's submission is an old idea that was collecting dust, originally titled "Jam: Fast Strummy Guitars" that I always liked but didn't know what to do with. It's a lot crunchier(?) and high-energy than I usually go for. Probably some Strokes DNA in here. The drums also came first which was weird for me. They used to be (even more) muted and muddy which I loved, but made it hard to actually hear them so I compromised. I still leaned into fuzzy/muddy sounds, including running vocals through a guitar amp in Logic. Words are a lot about vulnerability as it pertains to music, a reminder to myself to just make stuff and (try to) avoid chasing a perfection that doesn't exist.
**Lyrics**
Fire on the outside, boiling within
Admiring what you can’t hide, hungry to win
I’m trying to wear this heart on my sleeve
But dying won’t change the way that you grieve
You forget…
Liar, you could never show what you got
Stay quiet forever, under your rock
For every inch you make, could be a mile
Working your way down road, will be a while
You unfold
Every crease you made still shows
As you open to reform,
inch closer to the door
If you forget…
You swore this wouldn’t happen, you run from the sound
Conspire, deliver, fill hollowed grounds
It’s not now or never, but never arrives
I’m trying to be better, it may take some time
To unfold
Every piece laid out in rows
As you lay yourself bare
The fire you wear
If you forget
How before all that you kept
Could never see the light of day
Now get out of your way
Audio works licensed by author under:
CC Attribution Noncommercial No Derivative Works (BY-NC-ND)
