Never Not Going Backward

4 hours ago by @danxduran

Liner Notes

Right, really plowing through these last few tracks before February ends. This is another one where I've experimented with programming the guitars - yep, not a single live guitar on this tune (as if I could play leads that good for real, ha).

Part of this song were actually accidents when I hit one of the wrong midi controller notes, and it played an unexpected chord, which I worked into the composition. Now I've got to work out how to play it for real so I can make it sound good...

My voice is rough to mix at the best of times, and I bit my tongue last night so I'm sounding even worse than usual today, but ah well. Just demos. Rough as guts mixing.

You can work out what this one's about.

Drums: Kontakt Just Add Drums
Bass: Kontakt Prime Bass
Guitars (rhythm and lead) Kontakt Electric Sunburst + Tonex
Synths: UAD Polymax

Lyrics

i want a thousand years of status quo
i've got a million fears and no tomorrow

i have not a clue just what to do
a coup by another name's still a coup
it's true

i'm stuck on the other side of the world
but there's not a bridge i cannot burn
it's true, it's a coup, it's a coup

we're never not going backward

you want a billion heathens unprepared
you got a trillion reasons to be scared

i have not a clue just what to do
a coup by another name's still a coup
it's true

i'm stuck on the other side of the world
but there's not a bridge i cannot burn
it's true, it's true

there's a lie for every truth you're told
but the dollar's got a stranglehold
on you, yeah
it's true, it's a coup

it's true, it's a coup, it's a coup

but the endgame isn't over yet
there comes a time to put down the pet
it's true, it's a coup, it's a coup

we're never not going backward

never not going back
checking the zodiac for
what i should do, what i should do

never not going back
everyone is smoking crack for
it can't be true
it can't be true
it can't be true
it is the truth

i have not a clue just what to do
a coup by another name's still a coup
it's true

we're never not going backward

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