Your Discretion

OK sooo I bent the parameters a tiny bit –

I finished writing this while away from home and settled for recording live in one take on my phone mic. I wanted to lean a bit further into the DIY/retro feel, so I used just the slightest amount of Retro Color on the master.

Aside from that, I stuck to my 4 chord progression throughout the song, though I chose some moments to extend/loop pieces of the progression to give the sections some breathing room. I’ve been playing Elliot Smith’s Between the Bars (which is played in D standard) so I decided to keep my guitar tuned down for this one for the vibes.

I wrote the song about having difficult conversations even though it’s easier to avoid them. Enjoy!

Images and fantasy
Saturation, false impressions
File away integrity…
Strip us of our misdirection

Can we let this candle
Melt away the winter?

Temperament for all to see
Eyes and cameras all around
Smile for all eternity
Push emotions underground

I imagine all those
People live in shadow

I pull it out
From underground
I’ll leave it up
To your discretion
To your discretion

Let it crumble, let it grow
Into someone they forgot
Lived inside you long ago
Made you feel what you could not

I remember fires
Burning under water

I push it up
From underground
It all comes down
To your intention
To your intention

We take the moment,
Let it fly

I pull it up
From underground
I’ll leave it up
To your discretion
To your discretion

• Acoustic
• Alternative