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Genesis
of Man on a Mission: Aww, Listen up...
Originally written on acoustic guitar, this song floundered about
waiting for a middle section. I only had a chorus, one verse and half of
another, and no where to go from there.
For the
past 4 years, it seems pretty obvious (certainly to me) that many
songwriters are oh, influenced by war. The dialect, the dialogue, the
technical aspects and the emotional side.
I will be honest with you: I can't remember whether I originally
intended to put war like words (rat-a-tat-tat) as a not so subliminal
diatribe or whether I put in war like words only to make analogies for
an all together different subject. And frankly, I'm not sure which
ultimately survived and is the de-facto direction/intention of this song. For this I
leave up to you.
There
are times, however, where I will just enjoy the wordsmithing of it all. The chorus deals
with a self-centered main character, but I made her a woman. The verses
have all the war like verbage, but doesn't seem to come across as very
negative. It can also be taken as a man on the hunt for what most will
know is the obvious prize.
But I didn't find the song really taking on the life it deserved 'til I
wrote the middle section. Based on a guitar riff in E that, seemingly,
everyone follows, it just kicks the piece up. It's an absolute blast to play
live.
Add to
this the intent of mine to make elements of the song have an almost gospel revival
influence.
It's not obvious; just subtle enough so that the overall feel of the
choruses come across as fun.
Take all these ingredients and, somehow
to me, the whole thing ends up working...
But hey, you be the judge!
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