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I’ve been told that this song is too short and instead of leaving you wanting more, it just makes you feel like it’s unfinished. I hear that argument – but it wasn’t intended to be a 4 minute story with a plot and denouement.

Personally, the idea here was to have a simple thought and flesh it out quickly. My life is full of fleeting moments that linger on and on. Like a scary thought that you can’t let go of, or a near-miss, or a whiff of something that changes your whole outlook. No matter what it is, inspiration hits quick and doesn’t even have to be full fledged truth. 99% of my day is spent on auto-pilot; either sleeping or running through routines. This song is meant to be a reflection of a fleeting thought that is powerful enough to linger, but not important enough to deserve fleshing out and overarchitecting. The closest thing I can think of is when you wake up from a dream and you’ve just had this great epiphany, but when you finally come to it is totally gone. The feeling that something important lingers on, but the specific thing is no longer important or obtainable.

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