“Thanks But No Thanks
(Acoustic)”
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What is on the outside
Of walls that ever close
Are we getting buried under
Lies we’ll never know
Holding up the inside
Like chemicals erode
But freedom on the upside
Captive if we don’t
We cannot be sold
Turning in the light for this
Power for the lost mind
Living in the night for this
Is all you can decide
In your mind
You can do no wrong with all your lines
Doesn’t matter if we say no
What matters is you say so
Well show me to the door
I’ll let myself out
We are not hypnotized
Faking likeness in your eyes
Fallen order, falling cold
We cannot be sold
Turning in the light for this
Power for the lost mind
Living in the night for this
Is all you can decide
In your mind
You can do no wrong with all your lines
Doesn’t matter if we say no
What matters is you say so
Well show me to the door
I’ll let myself out
Thank you very much I don’t need your alibi
If you tell me that I’m lost then I’ll never waste your time
Thank you very much I don’t need to fall in line
If I follow who I am then I can’t be bought with lies
In your mind
You can do no wrong with all your lines
Doesn’t matter if we say no
What matters is you say so
Well show me to the door
‘Cause in my life
This was never what I had in mind
Doesn’t matter if you say so
What matters is I say no
Just show me to the door
I’ll let myself out
SONG LORE
Recording Process
If you’ve been following in the private FB group or Discord server for FUTURE SPHERE, you’ve seen me talking about trading in my old acoustic guitar for a new one. The new one comes all the way from Australia. I’ve been shopping for new acoustic guitars and no matter how many I played, I was never satisfied with the sound. There is a certain brand I’ve had my eye on for a while (Cole Clark guitars), but I could never find any sold locally. Finally I decided to buy one online. I was worried about not liking it when it arrived, but sure enough I instantly fell in love as soon as I unboxed it. This song is the first official song I recorded the new acoustic guitar on!
Because this is an acoustic version, it didn’t need much else besides vocals and acoustic guitar. Recently my 5 year old daughter went with me to the guitar shop and begged me to buy her a cute little pink egg shaker haha. Well, as you probably guessed it, I used that on this song too. It’s subtle, but it’s in there. :) As far as other percussion, there is a subtle tapping on the guitar that I recorded in certain sections of the song to give it a bit more rhythm.
I hope you enjoy this unique, raw, stripped-down acoustic version of this song!