FAWM: "I Wouldn't Expect"

I Wouldn't Expect

1 week ago by @tfish77

I Wouldn't Expect

tfish77

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Liner Notes

#acoustic #sad #CheatersDozen

Another one from my Cheater's Dozen, this time I only really had the chord progression and rhythm, which I improvised one night making up songs with my daughter.

This is part of a creativity/inspiration swap I'm doing with a writer friend of mine. I sent him Winter In My Bones (https://write.fawm.org/songs/303846) for him to use as inspiration for a story, and he sent me a short story he wrote, which inspired me to write this.

I know my solos aren't very advanced, but 2 electric guitar solos in one FAWM is a *lot* for me.

Lyrics

another lonely winter's night
i can see the fire light
lighting someone else's life
my empty place is home tonight

but I wouldn't expect you to understand
no I wouldn't expect you to understand
yeah I wouldn't expect you to understand
no not at all

tonight I am party of one
the lonely souls who share no one
don't even want to sit with me
alone again, unnaturally*

but I wouldn't expect you to understand
no I wouldn't expect you to understand
yeah I wouldn't expect you to understand
no not at all

(*apologies to Gilbert O'Sullivan)

Comments

@nancycunning 12h

I like the way that You remains undefined. Is this a person at the next table, the snooty restaurant hostess, the singer’s parent or friend, or a current lover, or an ex lover, and all these different meaning crowd in at once, like they are all trying to get a table, so now the singer’s going to have to wait a long time. The refrain caught in my head. Also thought about the way that line really is a bid for understanding and longing for the connection while trying to preempt the disappointment by expecting it. Peak human.

@dasbinky 2d

Excellent vibe going here, really cool instrumentation combos. Chorus melody is super catchy. It's got some Jerry Cantrell in it. Fun track!

@nadine 1w

Nice catchy chord progression. I completely agree to that slight psych feeling. Cool instrumentation and the vocal have a good melody. Only the mix has A LOT of bass. My desk is shaking...