To Know You Again ©2005JKovak
Never looked at your picture
In all those years
At least not
Intentionally
I'd come across it
In a drawer sometimes
And glance at it
Incidentally
So careful I was
To be careless
Or carefree, maybe
Not sure
It sometimes made me
Quite reckless
Trying to forget
What I couldn't
Endure
I couldn't see your smile
Feel your touch
Hear your voice calling my name
In all those casual glances
When I'd find your picture
And put it back...
Before...
Someone came
If I'd looked too long
I might recall
Your smile, your voice
Your touch
So I didn't look
Except by chance
But never chanced to look
Too much
So careful I was
To be careless
Or carefree, maybe
Not sure
It sometimes made me
Quite reckless
Trying to forget
What I couldn't
Endure
I couldn't see your smile
Feel your touch
Hear your voice calling my name
In all those casual glances
When I'd find your picture
And put it back...
Before...
Someone came
When I was old enough, strong enough
To know you again
I started stealing
More chances
To come across
Your picture and stare
Wondering how I'd stopped
At glances
So careless I'd been
To be careful
Trying not to miss you and fall
To the sadness that times
Made me reckless
And pretend not to
Know you
At all
And I can see your smile
Feel your touch
Hear your voice calling my name
When I stare at the picture
I used to hide in a drawer
Till I could let myself
Know you....
Again
Nice job, Joe....
It's well structured, very easy to put a meter to - verse, verse, prechorus, chorus....I especially like the subtle changes to the last pre-chorus and chorus...
Not really a lot to say about this, except I like it....
:D :D :D
Vic
"Sometimes the beauty of music can help us all find strength to deal with all the curves life can throw us." (D. Hodge.)
hey joe.
I can't put my finger on it, but this somehow touches me more than I thought.
it's like this feeling of not being able to bear the thought of losing something(someone) and when you lost it you try not to think about it or you'll stumble into a depression that traps you like forever.
:oops:
well, er.... yes.
good song!
cheers,
bluenightangel
"oh, eventually it will break your heart" - anders wendin
very nice work, as vic said well crafted, nice smooth flow
Immature? Of course I'm immature Einstein, I'm 50 and in a Rock and ROll band.
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Joe, I like the way handle the concept of maturity, and how at the end the narrator “grows up†so to speak. Those changes to the chorus work really well. The only thing that bothers me just little, and it just a feeling I get, cos I haven't heard you sing it yet (nudge nudge), but I don't get a feel for a contrast between the verses and the chorus's. Maybe that's just a matter of style. Good song though,
Cheers
pbee
Hey Joe
Just add me to your growing fan base with this song .....
Can't say a real lot ( like Vic ) but this is good
well done mate
L.k
Aghhhh
Not only am I a senior citizen
I'm now a bloody senior member
Are you people trying to tell me I'm old or what ?
over 700 posts ( I really do need to get out more )
Very astute, Angel. Ironically, I thought of you when I first started writing this song--I became very introspective, and laughed thinking--how BNA of me. I'm glad you took the time to read, and glad you were touched.
Pbee--I think the contrast comes from the music. In fact--I'm not sure if it was exactly a conscious thing or if it just sort of happened, but I think the chords played on the chorus are the same chords on the verses, played backwards.
As for the growing up line--that wasn't so much clever as it was true. Angel was exactly right--sometimes the pain of losing someone instantly and tragically is just too much to cope with, but you can't have good--or any--memories of them without the bad stuff grabbing you by the ankles and pulling you under. So you just have to forget--or try to forget completely. Then, if you're lucky, and haven't done something really reckless and stupid that lands you in a coma or dead, you can reflect, and hopefully allow yourself a pleasant thought or two about the person you lost without resentment, pain or regret. Some days it works better than others. Anyway, I'm rambling now. Where the hell is Chris? Isn't he in charge of waffling?
Thanks.
Joe
Yes where is the King of waffling I have not heard from him weeks .. hope the old boy is alright ..
Maybe Vic could take over Chris_C's mantle until Chris returns ( ha ha ha )
Aghhhh
Not only am I a senior citizen
I'm now a bloody senior member
Are you people trying to tell me I'm old or what ?
over 700 posts ( I really do need to get out more )
Hahaha!
Joe
Add me to the of people who like this song.
Your songs have become deeper and more serious
lately.
Is this a concious thing or is The Muse playing
some of her little games on you.
John
Hm, I dunno, John, I guess it's the latter. I don't really have a lotta control over what comes out. I just hold the pen--or type the keys, depending where I am. How's everything going?
Yeah That's how it works for me too
And everything is going very well.
I assume you are referring to Shaun and he is coming
home on Nov 22.
Super! Glad to hear it.
