The blog series that highlights a selected song from my latest album, "III"
Episode 6 : CAN'T STAY HERE
I set out from the start to write a moody song. Mission accomplished, I think! Ha ha.
This character hopefully is right on the edge of changing his ways and turning his life around. In my younger days, or wait..... or as a working musician, you are at the gig till the end - closing time. I guess I've heard this phrase more than once- "Don't gotta go home, but you can't stay here!!"
Probably been written before, but silly me said, "Hey, let's write another!"
On the technical side, the "virtual" drums inside the Logic software gave me a realistic palette of drum kits and fills for me to work with. This is the first song I've put out with the new "gear".
A professional critique i got on this was "classic rock". I suppose the electric guitar lent itself to this. I loved the "Brian May" (Queen) guitar tone I discovered and I couldn't resist not using it!. There was no guitar amp in the room. It's all computer software doing it's magic. My Elton John roots did cross my mind as well as I was working on this one.
All vocals and instruments performed by me. Recorded and mixed with Logic X on an iMac.
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***** LYRICS *****
CAN'T STAY HERE
The spark of a tongue
Saying you're done
Then you slam the door
Look at you now
Closing it down
Watching the whiskey pour
The barmaid's barking like a buccaneer
Don't gotta go home
But you can't stay here
A flood of regret
Muddles your head
Like an empty glass
Love on the line
Losing your mind
Used to hurt so bad
All you wanted was to disappear
Don't gotta go home
But you can't stay here
And as you're spilling off that barstool
Empty hand around your phone
You reach out for some blonde to break your fall
Hit with the lights
Nothing to hide
Nothing to feel at all
Except for the hole
Shaking your soul
Like an altar call
The spirit's willing, but the flesh can't steer
Don't gotta go home, but you can't stay here
© 2018 Steve Probst