Bend by M. Walker and Reilly Downes
This song is about the unraveling of a dream, realizing that ambitions to “make it” in the music industry ain’t working out. It’s about getting a day job instead of staying tired and broke. It’s about remembering that if music ain’t fun, it ain’t worth making anyway.
Tracklist
| 1. | M. Walker and Reilly Downes - Bend | 5:13 |
Lyrics
I’ve tried to take too many shortcuts
The road got long and I got tired of the dust
But on the other hand I’ve got a romantic notion
Writing all these songs puts color in the ocean
Like the trees bend with the wind back home
So my heart sings that lonesome note
There ain’t no deal that I’ve signed
My name aint on the marquee tonight
Got a day job cause I was hungry and tired
Everything took too much time
I’ve watched my friends pray they’re gonna make it
Momma wants to know how it’s going and they fake it
And I’ve watched a few who managed to shake it
Met the right the folks and wrote some songs worth taping
Like the trees bend with the wind back home
So my heart sings that lonesome note
There ain’t no deal that I’ve signed
My name aint on the marquee tonight
Got a day job cause I was hungry and tired
Everything took too much time
She told me straight that this dream might break us
Can’t see straight and your hands are still shaking
Slow down and breathe, try to count your lucky stars
The only light that makes it had to travel too far
Like the trees bend with the wind back home
So my heart sings that lonesome note
If we’re talking about purpose or some kind of meaning
Gotta be a way we can shake that empty feeling
Damn shame to lose out on all that coulda been
But then after all why the hell are we singing
Like the trees bend with the wind back home
So my heart sings that lonesome note
But there ain’t no deal that I’ve signed
Im lost in the city lights tonight
Missed my moment cause I was hungry and tired
Everything took too much time
Everything took too much time
Everything took too much
Credits
Reilly Downes: Vocals
M. Walker: Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, synthesizer, drums, vocals
Jacob Combs: Electric piano, Wurlitzer piano
Marcus Jones: Bass
Tracking was done at Alley Oaks Studio in Austin, TX and engineered by M. Walker except Reilly vocals, which were recorded at Jamdek Recording Studios in Chicago, IL, engineered by Keif Douglas.
Produced, mixed, and mastered by M. Walker at Alley Oaks Studios in Austin, TX.
Music and lyrics by M. Walker
