I'm Going Down
The first song I wrote for my second album, "Hook, Line & Sinker" is the headline for this article. As you listen to it you'll hear it has a different flavor than my other material. Those of you who've heard it might label it as EMO, or Punk. The truth is I don't really know what the subgenera is.
All I know is I listened to a song called "Powers Cosmic" by a local Pensacola band called "The Deadly Fists of Kung Fu" and started writing from there. What came out were 5 different musical passages that sounded like they fit together. And I threw out the last passage.
From there I tried to come up with some lyrics that had to do with riptides. So, I made a short list of things, like:
Riptide
Drown
High & Dry
Going Down (with the ship)
And from the list, ideas started popping in my head about how to link these words to a relationship with a woman and how that relationship was failing.
So, relating a bad relationship to a boat is sort of like relating a young woman at a party to a car. And this is what KISS did with "Rock 'n' Roll All Nite". Gene Simmons wrote, "You show us everything you got, You keep on dancing and the room is hot, You drive us wild, we'll drive you crazy." The word "drive" is the part that links the young woman to a car. In the next verse, Gene writes, "You say you wanna go for a spin". Hence car, again.
While a bit subliminal, the reference is there. On my song, I'm a little more blatant. Here are lyrics:
I washed up, I went all in
Can’t stop myself from fallin’ in
Feel myself drown, I’m goin’ down
It's too late, I can't turn back
I took the bait, you made me crack
Feel myself drown, I’m goin’ down
I can't hear a single word you say
Your riptide keeps pulling me away
Yeah, I’m sinkin like a stone
I’m Goin’ Down, Down, Down
Caught up in your undertow
Goin’ Down, Down, Down
Your love is like Ridalin
I’m treading water, I can’t swim
Feel myself drown
I’m goin’ down
Can’t you hear me scream?
Leave me high and dry
The woman of my dreams
Watching my dreams die
You don’t hear a single word I say
Your Riptide keeps pulling me away
Yeah, I’m sinkin like a stone
I’m Goin’ Down, Down, Down
Caught up in your undertow
I’m Goin’ Down, Down, Down (yeah)
(oh!)
You can’t hear a single word I say
Your Riptide keeps pulling me away
Yeah, I’m sinkin like a stone
I’m Goin’ Down, Down, Down
Caught up in your undertow
I’m Goin’ Down, Down, Down
Yeah, I’m sinkin like a stone
I’m Goin’ Down, Down, Down
Caught up in your undertow
I’m Goin’ Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, Down (can you feel it?)
Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, Down
And here is the link to the song:
Let me know what you think.
Love & Rockets,
Russ
#BeachRock www.RussMainesMusic.com