My apologies. Who would have thought I could get something wrong - my arguments are usually so well thought througherin. wrote:To those of you who have shared the opinion that I wrote the song ahead of time, or "squeezed the title in".... I just want to say that I have never submitted pre-written material to Songfight.
If you listen to my lyrics, the song is talking about having buried a loved one, and how hard it would be to lose another loved one, based on that terrible experience. The bridge stands out on purpose to explain that the story teller (me) has "Passed the state of emergency". Meaning that time has started to heal the pain of loss. Surely if you have ever lost a parent, you will know how much of an emergency it really feels like.
My father died unexpectedly at the age of 55 six years ago on May 18th.
Just happened to be the week that title was posted. My mother was also visiting me that week.
That's where the song came from.
It is interesting though, now you explain it - I actually did lose my father quite suddenly too, some 5 years ago (he was diagnosed with cancer then died about 2 months later). Your song was obviously about a funeral, but reflecting on my own experience, "emergency" wasn't a word that sprang immediately to mind. That is why it seemed out of place to me. I just remember a sort of numbness. I guess it shows how personal songs can be, and how we can all have different reactions
Anyway apologies again - your explanation is entirely valid. Though an explanation was really not required, a simple "Shut up Caravan Ray, you are wrong" will usually suffice Good song.
Given the presence of a bark-shedding eucalypt (most likely a Tasmanian Blue Gum, Eucalyptus globulus), I thought it may have been "State of Tasmania".Lunkhead wrote: Yes, Ray, we cheated. Our song was originally "State of Massachusetts".