11. 19X4

8 weeks ago by @knobbyneggins815

Liner Notes

Going off of a blink-and-you'll-miss-it VHS snap in track 1, this song starts rewind things back, and the final act of this project takes form. I always envisioned an album about nostalgia actually "going back" eventually, so this is my approximation of that idea.

In the final cut of the album before I post it to Bandcamp, transitions will be tighter and more cohesive, but yeah, here this is!

Oct, 19th, 2023

Lyrics

Verse:
Take me back to that lost potential,
I'll do it right if I do it again.
But, then again, I'm addicted to proving
Everyone right, in the end.

It's for the best if this were the last time,
I get caught up in what could have been,
Cuz old habits, heathens and sick little dogs
Will break if they ever bend.

Big brother in the back of the ballroom,
I wanna dance, but the chances are low.
Wallflower with five little spotlights
Keeping me from losing control.

I got burned before my first forever,
And it's been a pleasure to sway with you,
So move with me, eyes closed, cuz otherwise
I don't know what I'm here to do.

Pre-Chorus:
Chain me to the rhythm again,
You know there are so many ways you can waste your time,
Wasted on the music instead,
So I never break my heart.
(or my fragile little mind)

Chorus:
If I could begin, to return from the end,
Would I do it right?
Would this time around I feel paralyzed,
When my younger heart was strong?

And all it pales in comparison to
Failing at the thing I love,
Because if the song just stopped,
Would you even know it's gone?

It's harder to breathe, yet easier to feel,
As the days go by,
And, full disclosure, I
Feel like a little is enough.

But reality shifts yet again,
And I let myself further down
When I don't stand out,
And I don't stand up
For anything.

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