Notes on the song
This one’s personal. I’ll leave it to the lyrics to tell the actual story.
I was torn about how I felt, what I was supposed to feel and what it all meant. Writing this was my way of working through it.
Once I came up with the “Words would have meant nothing / something” pairing, I realised I could build the whole song around it. But it took more than a hundred edits and rewrites. The theme was a personal minefield. A story of lost love? No. Of broken hearts? Nope. Of regret? Not really. Of admiration? A bit. Of unresolved feelings? In a way. Of sadness and a sense of loss? Certainly. And so it went.
It had to be respectful, honourable and personal, without losing sight of the bigger question at its heart.
The first half of the chorus more or less composed itself. The second half took ages.
At first, the arrangement was far more stripped back and sombre. In the end, I dialled it up. I’m still not sure that was the right call.
Why release it as an AI track?
Two reasons. First, it’s so personal that I struggle with the very idea of someone else singing these words. Second, I think it’s my finest work to date, so it made sense to share it.
