FAWM: "Weddings & Funerals"

Weddings & Funerals

Liner Notes

When you're a queer person on the internet, you get to know a lot of people who really -- and I mean really -- hate their fathers.

#rock #acoustic #guitar #lofi #acousticonetake #onetake #guywithguitar

This is meant to be piano rock, but I don't have the hands. No good lines that have been hanging around in my pocket for years were used in the making of this song.

Inspired blatantly by: "Jackson Cannery", Ben Folds Five "What Would You Say", Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics

Enough is enough Guess you're never gonna listen I've been crying since I was born Why be ashamed of it? You can't keep anything straight I'm not gonna fall into your Quicksand anymore

This ain't living And that's not my name! No no no no

Your young soul is getting old Why can't you be respectable! I'm not supposed to be the parent here Let me be, let me be Let me be me for once Would you just listen up I'm not being insincere

But all I get is a factory line And some data-driven policy To stand behind

I didn't wanna be here But you can't take that back Your little lion's looking for A reason to react I never wanna see you You've always been so cold But I'll shut my mouth and buckle in For weddings and funerals

I can smile Better than you can I can always be the bigger man One of these days I'm gonna pay it back Get myself off of your hands

[Ch]

It's getting late in the night The suit jackets decorate chairs See if I care

Watch everyone stop and stare

Smell the poison in the air

[Ch] Yeah, weddings and funerals

Oooooo, oo-ooh, sha na na na na Ah-ah... la la la

Comments

@knobbyneggins815 1w

Welcome to FAWM! Appreciated your comment on one of my tracks, and glad I found your work! "I didn't wanna be here, but you can't take that back" is a killer line. Love that refrain just utterly and completely.

"Suit jackets decorate chairs" is also really vivid. Love the focus and the intensity in your voice, it's super super strong. Excited to listen to more!

@mikeymason 1w

“This ain’t living And that’s not my name” As card-carrying member of the Weddings and Funerals alliance of my own family, this song speaks to me.

@tw_1857429 1w

I'm glad this resonated! I'm actually pretty tight with my own family (at least most parts of it) but I can see already where the cracks are forming... I'll be getting my card shortly, I'm sure.

@meowspoofwes 1w

hi! guy in piano band here. this is brilliant. may have to take a knock at it myself. happy fawming :-)

@tw_1857429 1w

please feel free, I'd be honored!! happy fawming!

@meowspoofwes 1w

i also love ben folds by the way.. check out a band called “Fluid Ounces”, they’re local for me. I’ve met their main man, Seth Timbs.

@tw_1857429 1w

Those are some serious musicians -- it's an interesting compromise between lyrics & music that in a vacuum I would say shouldn't need to exist, but, well, you can hear where my guitar playing's at. They sound like they'd be a BLAST to see live.