The Science of Damn
Well, as promised nearly a month ago, here's another song. I'm not really sure it ended up sounding worth a damn (no pun intended) but I'm ready to have it behind me. I guess it's some weird form of closure that should have happened a long time ago. Who knows?
In an odd way, this may be the most honest song I've ever written. Or maybe not. All I know is, I feel it whenever I sing the title.
As always, feedback welcome and encouraged.
In an odd way, this may be the most honest song I've ever written. Or maybe not. All I know is, I feel it whenever I sing the title.
As always, feedback welcome and encouraged.
"The Science of Damn"
I was a ghost
And you were an angel
Someone warned me you were danger
But I didn't listen
'Cause I wasn't trying to get her in bed
When I played the clown
You were the laughter
What happened to our ever after?
Maybe it never existed outside your head
I've done research into the science of damn
But I'm not ready for the final exam
Was it all a waste of time?
I was in Hell
And you were the devil
Couldn't keep it on the level
I saw you get down on your knees
But not to pray
I told a lie
At least you were honest
I guess we never made any promise
So I wasn't really betrayed
But you know I'm always gonna feel that way
And since then I've studied the science of damn
I started early but I still have to cram
You were just a waste of time
I couldn't tell if your heart was broken
But that's what I'll always be hoping
At least it would mean I wasn't just some other guy
I lost a year
But we lost a future
Some wounds cut too deep to suture
But that doesn't mean I won't try
My PhD is in the science of damn
I'd rip it to shreds, but it's become who I am
Was I just a waste of time?
You gave me lessons in the science of damn
But at least I'm free to live my life on the lam
Was it all a waste of...
You were not a waste of time
And this is the last song I'm writing for you
This is the last song I'm writing for you
This is the last song I'm writing...
I was a ghost
And you were an angel
Someone warned me you were danger
But I didn't listen
'Cause I wasn't trying to get her in bed
When I played the clown
You were the laughter
What happened to our ever after?
Maybe it never existed outside your head
I've done research into the science of damn
But I'm not ready for the final exam
Was it all a waste of time?
I was in Hell
And you were the devil
Couldn't keep it on the level
I saw you get down on your knees
But not to pray
I told a lie
At least you were honest
I guess we never made any promise
So I wasn't really betrayed
But you know I'm always gonna feel that way
And since then I've studied the science of damn
I started early but I still have to cram
You were just a waste of time
I couldn't tell if your heart was broken
But that's what I'll always be hoping
At least it would mean I wasn't just some other guy
I lost a year
But we lost a future
Some wounds cut too deep to suture
But that doesn't mean I won't try
My PhD is in the science of damn
I'd rip it to shreds, but it's become who I am
Was I just a waste of time?
You gave me lessons in the science of damn
But at least I'm free to live my life on the lam
Was it all a waste of...
You were not a waste of time
And this is the last song I'm writing for you
This is the last song I'm writing for you
This is the last song I'm writing...
4 Comments:
Wow....you took one of the silly phrases we made up for a band name back in our college days....and made a really good song out of it (lyrically at least). (I'll reserve judgment on the sound, given your comments.)
I especially like the last two stanzas.
nice
I don't remember what my comments were. Soundwise, I remember having iSOLA's "Backdoor Salesman" in my head when I started writing this song. If there's interest, I could probably throw together a rudimentary recording.
It's interesting you say that about the last two stanzas, because they took the longest to write. I think they came out pretty well, but my favorite verse is the fourth one (that begins "I told a lie").
Haha, that's awesome. The only song I know by the Ataris is their cover of "Boys of Summer."
But in fairness, I didn't say this was the last song I'm writing about a girl. What else would I write songs about?
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