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The second half of the song is being structured to be the “Light” portion while the first half is all about “Shadow”.
This is me talking about working with a friend of mine on guitar who lives a whole state away and showcasing the guitar work he has been creating so far.
LYRICS (in progress):
Shadow / Light
Driving from the backseat
Running only got in the way
Fading in the background,
Shut it down, and call it a day
Seventeen giving me reason
Not a word anymore
Kerosene serpentine demon
Light a match on the floor
Never stand your ground at the sight of a fight
Come around taking punches on a typical night
Fading in the background
Put a bolt on the door
Never eat, never sleep, never take
Give me shadow and I’ll leave the light on
Feeling nothing with the knife in the brain gone
You can’t take back anything now
Give me shadow and I’ll find the light
Treading in the deep
Fall asleep with the words on my mouth
Telling me not to breathe harder with the panic around
Twenty-three giving me reason
Never hurt anymore
Kerosene serpentine demon
Make a break for the door
Never stand your ground at the sight of a fight
Come around taking bullets almost every night
Fading in the background
Never safe on the floor
Never me, never leave, never stay
Give me shadow and I’ll leave the light on
Feeling nothing with the knife in the brain gone
You can’t take back anything now
Give me shadow and I’ll find the light
Take me out of this world of illusion
Bring me into a state of one
Wake me up from this law of confusion
Bring me into the all to become
You make your own delusion
When you will chase your sides
To make a heart of union
You save yourself in time
SONG LORE
Writing Process
I wanted to mix up the time signatures a bit for this song between 3/4 and 4/4. The song started with that intro riff which I’m also re-using for the chorus. There is a section right now in the demo where vocals come in, I haven’t figured out what to do with the guitars there yet. I’m also not quite done with the bridge section and final chorus. To be honest the lyrics are super rough too, and may completely change. Sometimes I’ll start a song in a completely different approach than the finished product. For me it’s all about getting something audible recorded and then I can play around with different melodies and lyrics once I hear where things are heading.
Song Meaning
So this song is essentially what inspired the Shadow / Light Choose-Your-Own Adventure music experience. The whole idea of the song is about finding balance between the moments of Light and moments of Shadow in my life.
I’ll be adding more details here later once the lyrics are more set in place.