I wrote this song in the fall of 2019, it's about trying too hard, getting nowhere, still trying. Life has never been easy, it can be good, but its easy to feel disconnected nowadays. I demoed it over the winter of 21-22, recorded it in two days at Jamdek in January 2022 with my good friend Keifer Douglas. I played everything on it myself except the violin and the cello, really lived out my Elliott Smith Figure 8 fantasy.
lyrics
Bada bing bada boom, when you come too soon
suffer for your art, gotta do your part
If I die on this hill then do what you will
use your precious voice, like you have a choice
cuz you don't, you don't
you don't get to choose if you win or lose
but you should tie your shoes
It's a plan of attack, when you turn your back
everything you lack tied up in a sack
you can take it around, drive all over town
show 'em high and low, never find a foe you can fight
alright
deadly is the night
I hope to God you're right
hope is a light
And the less that you say the better is your day
I just wanna play and then go away
cuz I'm trying too hard, reaching for the stars
getting to the yard
always feelin far away
credits
from Feelin Far,
released May 28, 2022
alex reindl: piano, vocals, slide guitars, mellotron, rhodes, tack piano, bass, drums, vibraphone
ashley beale: violin
erica miller: cello
engineered by Keifer Douglas @ Jamdek Chicago IL January 2022
Mixed by Keifer Douglas
Mastered by Carl Saff
Artwork: Linoleum print by Roxanne Hoffman, lettering by Alex Reindl
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