Story Behind The Song
This was the first song I wrote when we moved to El Paso. The guitar composition was one take and improvised. Then I built the song around that improvisation. It was meant to be a throwaway song to help me relearn Pro Tools but, as the words and therapy came, I decided to build the whole album around this story. It's about realizing your relationship has run its course but, instead of doing the mature thing and talking about it, you test your boundaries,until you cross them.
Song Description
It's always difficult to end a relationship. This is about coping with your unhappiness with alcohol and making poor decisions long after the relationship has run it's course. Finally, one party does something drastic to get out.
| Song Length |
3:22 |
Genre |
Folk - Alternative, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Anxious, Troubled |
Subject |
Change, Frustration |
| Similar Artists |
Harry Styles, Bon iver |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
If I chose the bottle over battle I'd still never win.
It got so cold I gave up in the end.
We found the line, it was the same as last time.
Don't try to tell me they'll be hell to pay, I'm debt-free.
I was a burden in your inner circle's trajectory.
I left the echo chamber to find where I fit in.
With no warning, I found my own rotation.
We found the line, it was the line, it was the same as last time.
Then the bottle emptied me.
but it emptied me for the last time.
Various areas of expression. Because, if I choose the bottle over battle I'll still never win.
That's enough.