Ask Forgiveness from Missi_g by Coor Brow-Obles
This song was originally written for my first band, Bella Diction—and oh man, do I wish we were still together just so I could keep that name. I was so proud of coming up with it.
Anyway, this song was written at a time when I was completely lost—reeling from a breakup, kicked out of my home, losing friends, dropping out of university, and on a violently self-destructive streak. The only thing I really had was music, and I wanted it loud. I wanted it punk.
There are two film references hidden in the lyrics. The main line, “I won’t ask your permission…”, is a bastardized version of “Better to ask forgiveness than permission” A line spoken by Brom in Eragon—which, as I later learned, is actually a pretty common saying. The other, “Of course it’s raining, it’s always raining”, is a nod to The Crow—a twist on “It can’t rain all the time.”
Musically, the guitar was intentionally simple. I was more focused on achieving that string-skipping chord sound I loved from Johnny Marr and Kurt Cobain. This song also contains the only bass line I've ever properly written.
Tracklist
| 8. | Ask Forgiveness | 4:22 |
Lyrics
Won't ask your permission
I'd rather get your forgiveness
Ofcourse it's raining it's always raining
And if you met god would you blame him?
I may have laughed and turned my back
I may have sinned and gone off track
two steps up and I fell right back
do you hate me?
Well please don't hate me
Cause I tried to be good
Cause I tried to be good
Cause I tried to be good
Cause I tried to be good I swear
yeah
Won't ask your permission
I'd rather get your forgiveness
Ofcourse it's raining it's always raining
And if you met god would you blame him?
I'm off my head and I'm off my meds
I'm out tonight because I can't pay rent
Shut my eyes and I still see red
I shut my eyes and I still see red
Cause I tried to be good
Cause I tried to be good
Cause I tried to be good
Cause I tried to be good I swear
yeah
Won't ask your permission
I'd rather get your forgiveness
Your forgiveness
Your forgiveness
Your forgiveness
Won't ask your permission
I'd rather get your forgiveness
Credits
Vocals, Guitar, Synths - Coor Brow-Obles
Bass - Emma Skiggs
Drums - Beau Williams
Synths, Mixing - James Feist
License
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. See the Creative Commons website for details.
Coor Brow-Obles is a South-Eastern UK based alternative musician Multi-instrumentalist, noted for his pure voice, intelligent lyrics, strong stage presence and devilish good looks.
With Inspiration from artists like David Bowie, Placebo, The Cure, Still Corners and Björk, his music is constantly evolving and exploring the boundaries of alternative pop music.