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Stay A Stranger
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I wrote this song starting with a drumbeat instead of guitar first as I usually do.
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Influences include Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan, Alice in Chains, The Pixes, Beck, Nick Drake, the Shins, Cat Power, The New Pornographers, Iron and Wine, Bright Ey
Inspired by artists like Elliott Smith, Nick Drake, and Beck ... I started fiddling around with a microphone, acoustic guitar, and discovered how much I enjoy making personal music that reveals my deepest emotions. Creating music has become a therapeutic device for me as I capture a mood on my guitar and then start recording as I sing whatever comes to mind, allowing the melody and words to be "of the moment" and completely spontaneous. A writer by profession, I love the freedom of not putting the lyrics on paper and simply allowing my heart to talk and say whatever it feels without censoring. And the end result is the songs I've created and now look back on to discover more about myself based on what I say through improvisational singing.
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Genre
Alternative • Indie
Charts
Peak #396
Peak in subgenre #85
Author
Graydon Smith
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Graydon Smith
Uploaded
March 07, 2007
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MP3 3.1 MB • 128 kbps • 3:23
Story behind the song
It has a lot of different meanings. When I created this song I just started singing to the drumbeat while playing around with my guitar, not knowing where I was headed. But now I can see it relates to about 3 different areas of my life, and that's interesting to me.
Lyrics
Two seated strangers sharing a bottle of wine Yes you know me girl I'm a friend of the summertime Catch another shooting star upon my tongue and give it to you I'm a sunset going blue These hands can't hold anything They're claws only meant to hurt If you let them wrap around you you're going to hurt Stay a stranger you're sitting with danger Just walk away or you're going to hurt Just walk away or you're going to hurt My mind's a magician to me playing tricks sure to deceive If you get too close it will get you too It's not my fault not who I am I crave love like a drowning man cries for air But you don't care And that's okay even though I want you If you let them wrap around you you're going to hurt You're going to hurt You're going to hurt You're going to hurt You're going to hurt You're going to hurt You're going to hurt Stay a stranger Stay a stranger you're sitting with danger Just walk away or you're going to hurt You're going to hurt You're going to hurt You're going to hurt
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