FAWM: "The Better Part of a Decade"

The Better Part of a Decade

Liner Notes

Y'all my cold came back with a vengeance and I have no idea if any of this is remotely coherent. I am determined to meet the goal!

I've had a lot of complex grief in my personal pool recently and this is a meditation on that among other things.

Lyrics

Math wasn’t my subject Though i was obsessed by numbers The ticking of every clock Stole sleep, is it any wonder

It feels so good to be able to miss you Smooth and uncomplicated Water off a duck’s back, gliding on a goose brain I know that sounds cold - was it hard to slip away? Hard to slip away?

The paint’s not even dry yet Though not for lack of watching The sun hasn’t even set On the ground on which I’m standing

It was hard to watch you fade Of course we wanted you to stay One foot out the door - an eye on the shore Treading water for the better part of a decade

Guess it’s just a bookend Propping up a library of grief Glad to have made it to the end Wrinkles forming from a to z

The dirt’s still fresh on your place Amongst the friends we lost on the way If we had control it would never fade But we gotta bury the worst parts of a decade

The worst part of a decade

Comments

@rachmichelle 1d

Ooof, those lyrics!

I love the stanza: It was hard to watch you fade Of course we wanted you to stay One foot out the door - an eye on the shore Treading water for the better part of a decade

@ajkohlmusic 2d

I love the sheer number of concepts and comparisons you work into what might have been a very different song. It's almost as if you are trying out as many ways to process grief as you can think of. Control of the guitar groove and the vocal rhythms / harmonies add to that amazing language use to create something really memorable (even if your own memory is a bit foggy).

@callmecassidy 2d

You're a fantastic song writer, a cold can't stop you! Thank you for sharing.

@angelinapowersuit 3d

Such a cool guitar groove. I'm getting a Juliana Hatfield vibe with the chorus. Awesome harmonies. "Water off a duck’s back, gliding on a goose brain" - love this line. Not too shabby for having a cold.