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Just You and Me

from Every Song in the Universe by Brian Gray

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We're in the car on our way home from Medieval Times (for my birthday), listening to Phil Collins' "But Seriously..." album, and the core of this idea came to me. Not that I think Mr. Collins would have written it this way. He seems to take things head-on, where I tend to the unreliable narrator tack, embodying the person you're supposed to disagree with. Anyway, 24 hours later I had the song written, recorded, and produced. What a whirlwind.

You see, I'm supposed to write a seduction song, to put my "lover in the mood". It's the price for participating in SpinTunes 10. Whether or not this qualifies is out of my hands, but I think it does.

I'm not really sure I even want to say what all I meant with various parts of this. I think it's more the kind of song that should make a listener come up with their own ideas about the seductiveness of wealth, the kind of person this would put in the mood, 1st world guilt, whether it's ok not to consider the less fortunate for a while, etc. Or is it "funny ha-ha", like in a "don't think about a green elephant" kind of way?

I will say that I intended to place a catchy, hummable melody over a harmony that gets uncomfortable in places. And that's all I have to say about that.

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[Verse 1]
Blood in the streets, tears in the eyeballs.
The people you meet, are dirty as hell.
Tired and bittered by traffic we get to the beach house.
All things considered, we’re doing quite well.
And now it’s

[Chorus]
Just you and me, just a girl and her suitor.
In here we can feel like a million bucks.
Close the blinds and let’s kiss and forget all about
How the world sucks.
So turn off the TV and shut down the computer.
We’re making love while giving zero fucks.
For the rest of tonight have some wine and ignore
How the world sucks.

[Verse 2]
Nothing to eat, no running water.
Emergency rations are never enough.
Sure I could spare a few bucks, but I’m busy. Maybe later.
Why do they keep with the showing this stuff?
Thank god it’s

[Chorus]

Blood on the streets, tears in the eyeballs.

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from Every Song in the Universe, released January 30, 2013

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