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Narrow Boxes (cool person friend pt 2)

By sad_infamy_sings on March 27, 2022 9:21 pm

This is kind of a cheat week, because I actually recorded this variation a while ago. But, I’m feeling like rubbish and haven’t been able to record anything this week. I got in a big fight with a friend and I don’t see a resolution likely (different friend from last weeks song, believe or not, I guess I just suck at friendships or sth). This song wasn’t about them and the lyrics don't apply to our fight really, but the general frustration is there: they wanted me to be something I couldn’t be, and weren’t able to listen to me.

the vocals are ad lib and done in one take. They’re based on growing up as kind of the weird kid who couldn’t fit in even if I tried, and how sometimes I’d make friends with people who would get frustrated at me for not fitting in.

Edit: Man, this is so cringey. I kind of sound like that millenial woman who was so pissed at gen z that she made a whole song about skinny jeans. Ah, well- I accept the cringe. If we were all afraid of coming off like a dumbass, then we wouldn't make half of the good stuff we do make.

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haha, i love the writeup... the world is tense these days, no worries, it's just the energy in the air, we'll all come around and get together again.
i didn't feel this as cringey, too playful to be cringey, reminds me of some of Harry Partch's work. and it definitely goes through a beautiful journey the way it lands in a resolute feeling by the ending, as if you started out agitated and then landed on a final note of confidence.

Sounds good. Sorry about your friendship, sometimes a wedge just happens.

I like the straightforwardness of "yeah fuck you" in this a lot. If "Cool Person Friend" was the pop version this is the b-side that does not hold back. smile (Really like the percussion sounds on this.)

P.S. I saw you left comments off on "Drink Your Tea," I assume that's by design, but wanted to say something just in case it wasn't. heart

RajaTheResidentAlien wrote:

haha, i love the writeup... the world is tense these days, no worries, it's just the energy in the air, we'll all come around and get together again.
i didn't feel this as cringey, too playful to be cringey, reminds me of some of Harry Partch's work. and it definitely goes through a beautiful journey the way it lands in a resolute feeling by the ending, as if you started out agitated and then landed on a final note of confidence.


I hope things will settle back down eventually! perhaps it is just the air. i can't help but feel a transformation coming about, maybe an evil disney villain transformation, or maybe like just like spring time. thanks for the reassurance about the cringiness- I had a feeling it was a pretty cool song, but as soon as I posted it and thought about the person I'm in disagreement with listening to it, I definitely had second thoughts.

ilzxc wrote:

I like the straightforwardness of "yeah fuck you" in this a lot. If "Cool Person Friend" was the pop version this is the b-side that does not hold back. smile (Really like the percussion sounds on this.)

P.S. I saw you left comments off on "Drink Your Tea," I assume that's by design, but wanted to say something just in case it wasn't. <3

thaaaaaanks. yeah, it was really good to sing it- one of the reason i love music is for capturing those kinds of emotions. percussion was just a little knocking on ye olde ukelele.

thanks for letting me know about this weeks song! i didn't realize the comments button was unchecked

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