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Song
Notes
5
tunes, 6 chords and 26 days.
A few years
ago I wrote 5 tunes over a 4 week
period, each constructed off of the same chord progression. I
don't think I played anything but those chords during those 26
days. Obsessed or possessed, that's for someone else to
decide.
I
fell in love with
5 different sets of lyrics over those same old chords. Each told a
story of a time in one persons life.
-or-
They spoke to the
possibility that a person could be living in one moment of time
(the chords) but experiencing 5 very different emotions (the
lyrics) based on life's circumstance. I think the later is my
true expression.
I
never could pick my favorite. I
very seriously considered releasing a record with just those 5
tunes. It is an idea that still compels me.
So
far 2 of the 5 versions have been released to the public.
I Am I
Can, here, and a song called Memory. Memory an upbeat rock
tune, was hammered on and
molded into Power-Pop radio with Jim Carey. It was an
incredibly frustrating and exhilarating experience. Every day
brought a new idea and to often a dead end. *read
rework that chorus again... Eventually, Memory was released by a band Jim
& I were in, Loft.
I have an older acoustic version of
Memory which differs greatly from Loft's released version. I'll
dig that up sometime and post it online. It is interesting to hear that
transformation as well.
I
Am, I Can was the hardest, most self-consuming painful song I have ever
written. Those lyrics are tough. But, I just spoke out loud while
laying down some pretty chords sitting on my couch. Letting time
decide what to do about it...
I Am, I Can
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Lyrics
I
was kind and thoughtful
Creative, Intelligent
Sometimes, I'm Funny
I Don't Hate Art
People or Races
Babies Cars
My Job or my Ex-life
I
look in my eyes and see the pain inside
The last time my eyes will see the light
I
don't live for money
I don't hold possessions close
But I feel like I'm wastin, wasting all my time here
If life is a gift
Then what the hell am I giving back
Every year that passes by
Another chance to change my life
I
look in my eyes to find some peace inside
The last time my eyes will see the lies
After Tonight
Turn out the light
After Tonight
Turn Out
I
Am I Can
I Don't I Do
I Am I Can
I Don't I Do
I
Am
From
the CD "Steve Digre - Again"
© 2002 Pea'sha Paradise.
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Sketch
Pads
Original
Pen To Paper Lyric Sheets
I
started writing this song 5 years ago. I didn't complete
the second verse until the CD was literally in its 11th
hour. Here is that 11th hour work.
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