...complete with high pitched noise from the cheap laptop mic!
I guess I should explain this song a little bit. I don't want to go into great detail because I'd like to protect myself and others involved. But let's just say it was a night gone horribly wrong.
Poor judgment from both sides.
Poor planning.
Terrible timing.
I should've known better.
"Everything is perfect until you get there."
The rest I'm sure you can figure out on your own. It's pretty straight forward.
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I'm happy to say that I was picked as the winner of the "Judges' Choice" for this summer's Songwriter Showdown. "Audience Choice" went to Willy Eklof who put on a great set. I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that came out to support. But most of all, the people at Muse. Muse is a perfect atmosphere for me...and they have great grilled cheese!
Also, I'd like to thank the other people who played. And did a GREAT job. I'm pretty disappointed that I won actually because I like being a part of these Songwriter Showdowns because you get a chance to be exposed to new talent/crowds. There's also none of the hostile feel you sometimes get with Battle of the Bands. Everyone's very talented and very supportive. I'll definitely still attend future showdowns. This is getting long. I just really wanted to say...
...so Katy Perry wrote this song about me, apparently. I'm not sure how to feel.
I mean, I may "pms like a bitch" but that doesn't mean she has the right to tell everybody!
Anyway, I thought I'd tell my side of the story with a song called "Boomerang."
Sometimes I can't help being "hot and cold", Katy.
Takesometimetocomparelyrics...
Spiral Diary - Boomerang
The corner bank's faded LED says it's just past 7:50 Doors should be opening any minute now I hold my breath just to get it knocked out of my chest She is in my head and under my skin
Are we creatures of comfort and convenience Or do these common coincidences have a deeper meaning?
Walking slowly up the block You're a mirage that I could've sworn was long gone Turn around Make an unscheduled stop Building tension against the clock My breath is gone again
This feels too right to be so wrong Wherever we go, the other follows This feels too wrong to be so right We take off We collide ... we fall again ... we boomerang
There is just something about the angles carved in us We're thrown, we spin, and we return to the same spot we were tossed I knew that I could not trust myself But you said, "Dear, please don't flatter yourself"
If this is right I don't wanna be wrong If this is wrong I don't wanna be right If this is right I don't wanna be wrong I don't wanna be right I don't wanna be wrong all the time
Katy Perry - Hot N Cold
You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you, PMS Like a bitch I would know
And you over think Always speak Cryptically
I should know That you're no good for me Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight, we break up We kiss, we make up (you) You don't really want to stay, no (but you) But you don't really want to go-o You're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in then you're out You're up then you're down
We used to be Just like twins So in sync The same energy Now's a dead battery Used to laugh bout nothing Now your plain boring
I should know that You're not gonna change
Someone call the doctor Got a case of a love bi-polar Stuck on a roller coaster Can't get off this ride
I need to get better about writing on this thing, but I'm not sure what people want to hear about. Song meanings? Recording updates? Show stuff? Anyway, I thought I'd update you guys on what I've been doing.
Last night, I wiped the dust off the Winter EP mixes and started doing some editing. Some songs are still not completed because I'm having a little bit of writer's block. Not enough drama going on lately. And I think songs about being bored are probably boring. I'm also going to start cleaning up some B-sides so they'll sound respectable when I decide to release them after the Winter EP.
Also, I listened through my first album "Wake of Someday" today. It's been awhile. I guess that cd's not as awful as I thought. You guys should try to make it to a show because there are only about 40 copies left and I'm never going to re-press that cd (...unless maybe they're suddenly high in demand, but I don't foresee that happening). If you're too lazy to come to a show, you can still download all the tracks off my myspace. There's a link in the "sounds like" section.
I lost my grip on something precious It slipped through my bare fist My indecision might have cost me The most exquisite riches
My days are joyless My nights are even worse My skies are overcast My room is even darker
One thing is certain now
I can’t let go
Listen closely for the whistle in the distance Our locomotive is making its way over these mountains Somewhere along the tracks, I tripped And fell off
I can’t catch up
I am a vagrant now who begs for ignorance Please ma’am, won’t you fill this cup with a couple common cents/sense Trapped in this valley, I won’t get out So much to say, but I’m not sure how One thing is certain now
I can’t let go
Take away this knowledge of everything I cherished Everything I once possessed But foolishly relinquished
Spiral Diary is a musical outlet that has been around for over 5 years. Throughout that time, it has mainly served as a side project while Dave has been playing with bands such as Allred and E For Explosion. Now, his focus is shifting more toward his own music. The goal is for this music to reach as many people as possible.
