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This is Song no.2 in my personal 'Write and record a song each month in 2018' challenge and it's another duet with our 16 year old daughter, Bella.

Last month's theme was romantic, fantasy, unrequited love with 'Perfect Sky'. As it's Valentine's day, I thought I'd flip things and explore the concept of 'Falling out of love'; possibly just as common as the usual Valentine's Day expectation but rather less explored in song. It's not cheerful so if you need a pick me up song, this isn't it!

Before I share the lyrics..... It's easy to believe with song that the theme is always about the person who is singing it / must be something they've been through. Whilst some of these songs will be based on my personal experience / beliefs, many are not. After all, if the only things we could dream up were based on our own history, JK Rowling would indeed be able to fly on a broomstick.

The Tech bit:-
Song written and recorded by Gary Wright, copyright 2018.
DAW: Presonus Studio One v3
Vocals: Gary Wright, Isabella Wright. All recorded into a Shure SM7b through a Cloudlifter into a Focusrite Saffire 24
Guitars: Gary Wright. All tracks recorded through with a PRS Stripped '58 into a Kemper running Dr. Z profiles from the official pack.
Bass: Yamaha from years ago into the Kemper running a factory profile.
Drums: Toontrack EZ Drummer 2 using a 'Southern Soul' kit
Effects used: Izotope Neutron, Soundtoys Echoboy, Phase Mistress and Pan Man, Reverb was from Slate and Ozone did the loudness stuff at the end. Automatically as I have no clue what I'm doing with it.

Hope someone out there enjoys it.

lyrics

Verse 1 (Him)
You think to leave will make you happy
I think you’ll miss what made you sad
They say that no man is an island
And you belong here on my sand

I never promised you perfection
I know I’m not the Holy Grail
Even though there’s no more fireworks
There’s still a bonfire in the rain

Where you going now my only friend?
My ship that sails the night
Drifting cross the ocean out of sight

Chorus (Him)
Don’t leave me now….
Chorus response (Her)
Farewell my love
Just let me go
Don’t say no more
Go with this flow
Farewell my love

Verse 2 (Her)
You still believe that I am happy
I guess to you this all seems mad
But every time I picture us
The best we are is ‘not so bad’
I’m not looking for perfection
I know that I’d be born to fail
I just need a real connection…..
That lies down another trail

I never meant to hurt my friend
But I know that this is right
Please let me go without a fight

Chorus (Her)
I’m leaving now

Chorus Response (Him)
Don’t go my love
Please say you’ll stay
Just listen please
Not walk away
Don’t go my love

Bridge
(Him) I only want you to be happy
(Her) I never meant to break your heart
(Him) I know I have to let you go
(Her) We’re better off apart

Chorus (Both)

credits

from A Dozen Reasons Why, released April 22, 2018
Isabella Wright: Vocals
Gary Wright: Vocals, guitars, bass, drum programming, synths.

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Double You is a family collaboration between Gary and Isabella Wright (Father and Daughter), with vocal contributions from Evelyn (younger Daughter) and percussion / artistic direction from Angela (my Wonderful Wife)

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