I had the intro/chorus chords before I got the lyric. I don't usually come up with riffs and things, I normally go in with a lyric and no pre-conceived musical ideas. But this was one of those progressions, together with the slide guitar figure, that I had kicking about.
I felt the lyric and mood of the words fitted my initial idea, so it came together from there really.
I wanted a harder edged sound for this one, and then it was a case of fitting in the synth layers to give some smoother contrast.
The instrumental is split into 2 sections, with the plaintive oboe/synth bit first followed by the rip-roaring guitar. This is a nod to a song by Monaco called 'What Do You Want From Me', which does a similar thing, although I notice it's a format Toto often used too.
Lyrics
I still need you on those nights
When the fight has upped and gone
But these feelings still live on
When it’s dark where your light once shone
This power over me
You’ll never lose no matter where
But to pity is too easy
When it’s too difficult to care
Maybe in the future these feelings are going to fade
Maybe it’ll take the edge off the night and I won’t feel alone and afraid
Maybe it’s time to stop speaking as all the words now said are tokens
Maybe it’s all best left unsaid like all the stories left unspoken
Don’t even want to touch you
In case I couldn’t let go
Just like the thoughts in my head
Of you my heaven's red rose
I give you everything and nothing
You give me everything and more
Seems I’ll be looking forever
To find what I had before
Copyright July 2000 Lyrics by Peter Fellows
