Story Behind The Song

i rarely use conventional instruments for percussion etc., for the snare drum on this song i used a Bjork c.d., (Post...) banging on a thesaurus[ opened about 3/4 of the way...], for the kick drum, i was tapping on the shaft of the mic stand, and tapping on the dome of the mic...i did use a real pair of hi-hats...everything was mic'd to go through a delay, to give it a surf music feel...

Song Description

sometimes you need to just get up and go outside...change your head a bit, new atmosphere to open the senses...this is about that, and life...but ultimately it's about just trying to be happy

Lyrics

when my head is hangin' down, i need my luck to turn around, got to get right up and go outside
riding down that lonely road, or walkin where i wanna go, doesn't matter i just have to ride
country road, bearing my load, and all the trees, are blowin' past too fast for me to see...
ever since i was a boy, i could never find the joy, til' i found security common sense and unity,
blasting from the Bad Brains straight to me...their music saved me from fatality
when i was just twenty-one, i could never find the fun, a thousand kids found happiness not me...
Rock for Light, i and i Survive, Let me Help, the Prophet's Eye...
can it be, i'm change in my philosophy...open my eyes...unclose my mind and start again, when you're sinking gotta swim again...
then i read some poetry, rote for me by Emily...i wish i could kiss her pretty face...
i'd keep her naked under me, keep her for eternity...Lord i want to fill her empty space!!!
can't you see?...you're good for me...on the way, to an even brighter day and this is what i have to say...
night and day, i want to stay...all the way, hold me in your arms and let me look into your eyes...
when my head is caving in, life is gonna do me in, gotta kiss miss Emily again...