Phoney

5 weeks ago by @lbrewington

Liner Notes

Wow, love this song, and not because I think it is some kind of technical masterpiece that will sing across the ages, but because of the self realization that only comes for me through the act of songwriting. This song started as a prompt from the SongSidekick Song Circle. That prompt was to write no to something (protest song?), I knew I wanted to build around the word don't, and started down the path of so clearly seeing others as phony, and to protest why this unacceptable, only to realize that projection is the rule not the exception. Not only that, but the cardinal sin with projection is the pain it causes others. Also, considering the state of blankness I possessed when sitting down to write, I'm also quite pleased with the song as whole.

#songsidekicksongcircle #sayno #acoustic

Took three an half hours and five takes. Having trouble slipping into the some of the notes and the entry into the second chorus was lackluster. The final note of the song was so bad had to make a comment on it. I also realized that I don't know how to pronounce the word full. I was pretty happy with the first verse to chorus transition. I feel like the first two lines in the bridge can just be thrown in the bin, but how many chances will i get to use the word autobiographically and I feel like there needs to buffer before going into the rest of the lines? Let me know your thoughts on that part in the comments or any other lines you might have in mind.

Lyrics

a7 - dm - f - g
i wake up every morning with a frown on my face
an ostrich trying to escape the day
just want to wanna let my coffee brew
dark black liquid gonna break this stew
but you, embrace the dawn
seeking those beams for a brighter day
and you see that glass as almost nearly full

[chorus]
dm
cause you're phoney,
f
so phoney
c g
i don't need your lies
OOOOh
you're smiling,
your smiling
but your eyes betray your mind

phoney,
so phoney
i don't need your lies

my words slice like daggers, cutting both ways
day old wine on the tip of my tongue
and as your mouth quivers
i move in for the kill
i'm storming the beaches, taking the hill
but you don't break
you see right through
all my hate

[alt chorus]

[bridge]
auto biographically i'm a realist
but my all friends swear i'm a pessimist
your optimism is too strong
i could never tear you down
so far from understanding
why you hang around

[alt chorus]
so phoney

(alt chorus)

dm
because i'm phoney,
f
so phoney
c g
you don't need my lies
OOOOh
you're smiling,
your smiling
but my eyes betray my mind

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