Feb 2022 ss022722g superskirmish no singer-songwriter americana songfight songfight
I started very late but here's this song that fits the Songfight! title due in a few days.
Edit to add: Now with a brand new fully produced demo.
Original acoustic, one take demo: http://tcelliottmusic.com/FAWM22/TCElliott_OneMinuteCloser.mp3
Did you think I couldn't ever understand
Or did you even care when your lies began?
You could've told the truth, you could've walked away.
Why can't you explain the reasons you stayed?
The truth is cold, the truth is empty
The truth is all I need
The truth isn't worth a goddamn penny
Now that you've lied to me
Don't tell me no
I need to know the reasons why
You had to lie
No, I don't know
Nothing that you're saying is making sense
No, I don't understand your arguments
Are you trying to blame me for the things you've done?
Are you trying to blame me for what you've become?
The truth is cold, the truth is empty
The truth is all I need
The truth isn't worth a goddamn penny
Now that you've lied to me
Don't tell me no
I need to know the reasons why
You had to lie
No, I don't know
Thinking of the times I held you when you cried
One minute closer to revealing all your lies
The truth is cold, the truth is empty
The truth is all I need
The truth isn't worth a goddamn penny
Now that you've lied to me
Don't tell me no
I need to know the reasons why
You had to lie
No, I don't know
@unkept Mar 2022
I really love the sound of your guitar and voice together here. Good emotional delivery and wonderful playing. Very nice!
@heliosonorous Feb 2022
Has some sense of disappointment toward another without being an angry track, more let down, well played.
@robynmackenzie Feb 2022
Super cool how you combined the challenges--and cranked this out in less than an hour! Love that guitar, and your vocals on this are just lovely. Wonderful chorus.
@j8e2t56 Feb 2022
Excellent lyrics, a strong vocal delivery, and beautiful guitar work...checks all my boxes. A fine take on the prompt!
@zeekle1998 Feb 2022
Ohh, love this. Your guitar playing is extraordinary.
@kahlo2013 Feb 2022
The music is lovely! I love these gentle guitar riffs that let your gorgeous vocal shine. The lyric is amazing - really brilliant chorus is so pointed and strong! Seeing the lyrics I thought it might be a heavy handed angry rock song but your treatment adds depth feeling angst and emotion that is just perfect. Powerful perspective and insight.
@tunecat Feb 2022
It won’t play! I think this is an excellent twist and variant on the ‘no ‘ theme . The idea behind it is great abd these lyrics do it credit.
@zeekle1998 Feb 2022
This is a fantastic line: The truth is cold, the truth is empty, The truth is all I need. The lyric reads very nicely and tells that familiar tale of betrayal and someone finally standing up for themselves.
@tcelliott The music would't play for me, but I'd love to hear what you did musically with this.