You're the one for you
Lyrics
i spent years of my life thinking we were made for each other now i see you used those years to prove that you weren't made for anybody else you don't need anybody's help because you are the one for you there are plenty of fish in the sea gentlemen of all sizes and colors surely you could find a boy who suits your fancy but you don't see the use in their good looks you can't be bothered to bait hooks you've got better things to do some folks search far and wide to find the loves of their lives amidst the millions of faces love begat what a relief it's got to be to find the only love you'll ever need located on the premises what were the odds of that? when you pack up your heart you should bring only the things you think you can carry which won't be much if you'll be holding your own hand and should you need a kiss, if ever press your own two lips together put your blessed symmetry to use each half designed to fit the other maybe one day you'll discover what that means you are the one for you
Music
Chords
This song is in F major, if I remember correctly.
Structure
A A B A' (The nearest I've gotten to date to the old standard A B A structure.)
Author's Notes
This is the nastiest, bitterest song I've ever written. I tried to make it pretty anyway.
When I write these jazzy types of songs, I often go off on a harmonic tangent on the bridge, and then can't find my way back to the home key effectively. I feel like the transition back into the A section here is a little forced, but I think if I change the melody at the end of the bridge, I can make it lead back into the A section more smoothly.
Comments
this song destroys me. it's almost painful to listen to, and i almost feel bad for liking it so much since you sound so sad. you sound like you could cry singing it, which is not a bad thing. the resignation and sadness in your voice while singing such straightforward but poetic words is very powerful. it's amazing how angry it is. you've nailed the jazzy songwriter style head-on. (i want to get the arranged-for-piano version to slip into a score book between a couple of gershwin tunes.) the distorted drums and that droning bassy part update it a little and give it an angry edge. i think i told you i felt the bridge was too many unexpected moves, but i was wrong. i think it works well, and the part going back into A is good. it works very well. i do feel like the instrumentation under that part should change more, maybe to crescendo a little into the lines about love "located on the premises, what were the odds of that?" and then a bit of a pause before going back into the next part.
Sara 21:06, 18 September 2006 (PDT)
