If you're true to me / I shadow you, you shadow me

2012-01-23T09:29:00.000+13:00

It is a universal truth that The Beach Boys would be much cooler if they had a differen't band name. I absolutely love Pet Sounds (who couldn't?). It really is a masterpiece. My favourite song on the album is I know there's an answer. Apparently the original song was called Hang on to your ego, but Mike Love thought the lyrics were about LSD or something and not good for the Beach Boys image so a new set of lyrics were written. Even better, Sonic Youth covered it too.

This song of mine has had two lyrics as well. The original version (If you're true to me) was sung to try and trap the melody. The second one (I shadow you) was my attempt at making it less...I dunno...dumb? obvoius?

What I am trying to do at the moment is write a 'near the end of set, but not quite the final number pop song'. This was my third attempt this summer.

To me, it sits somewhere between Bob Mould and REM.

And as for The Beach Boy's...I threw in a do-ron-ron for them.

I actually really like the do-ron-ron backing vocals quite a bit.

Version #1

If You're True to Me

(Music and Lyrics by Andrew Savage)

I see you're making new connections

I can see you're getting bored of me

I can feel the creeping of rejection

Love's labours lost on me

Tell me what it is,tell me what it means

If you're true to me

Now this could be my season

It could be the revival you promised me

I wonder, could this be the reason

You put your mark on me

Tell me what it is,tell me what it means

If you're true to me

You're glance it gives me trouble breathing

I can feel your hands all over me

I got confused by the reflection

Do you believe in me?

Tell me what it is,tell me what it means

If you're true to me

Version #2

I Shadow You, You Shadow Me

(Music and Lyrics by Andrew Savage)

I see you're making new connections

I can see you're getting bored of me

I can feel the creeping of rejection

Love's labours lost on me

I shadow you, you shadow me

Now I'm a line on your horizon

I'm just an ego you can bleed

I'm not believing, I'm denying

The blame you placed on me

I shadow you, you shadow me

You're glance it gives me trouble breathing

I can feel your hands all over me

I got caught up in your reflection

Now you're the thorn inside of me

I shadow you, you shadow me

Nightingale

2012-01-14T13:15:00.000+13:00

Nightingale

Written in an afternoon.

Brought to the band a week later.

Performed the week after.

I think it could be a good one.

The band version is more sonic youth than this pretty shaky acoustic demo, but they both have a place.

This one is for Liam.

Nightingale

(Words and music: Andrew Savage)

The creases that you looked for, you found

And those friends that made them call you out

You're not the only on who knows

It is secrets

gestures

clones

And I still believe

You're the nightingale

I can see you bleed

You are night and vision and sound

Heartbroken, unholy

In this shroud

You got wrapped up and shipped out

Leaving you my number

Seek me out

And I still believe

You're the nightingale

I can see you bleed

The Ghost I Know

If you're true to me / I shadow you, you shadow me

Nightingale