This song came very quickly. I wrote it in about 20 minutes. The guitar part was done in one take.
Story behind the song
I wrote this song very quickly on 4/21/06. I was messing around with my acoustic guitar and sat down in front of Pro-Tools with a mic and nothing else. I did a scratch vocal along with the guitar part, which is something I never do. Usually the words are the very last thing that I do, but these just sort of came to me without a lot of thought. With the exception of a few minor changes they are exactly as they came out of my head at the time. I did it in one take and thought it was so-so. Next, I added the bass part to give it some depth and used it to replace the original acoustic guitar. Afterwards, I did the guitar part in one take. I recorded it once and was pretty pleased with it, so it remained. The finished vocal part was the last thing I recorded. I'm sure it doesn't like like much but it was difficult for me to do (effects, editing, etc). I've played this song for one person and they asked who it was about because they weren't sure. I like the idea that it can be about anyone. Enjoy.