Sometimes the best stuff I write, riff-wise, are the ones that happen as soon as I pick up the guitar. No clutter to muddle through, the riff is usually pretty clean.

This started out that way, but went through some changes: Originally, the chorus melody was sung over verse music, but eventual chorus was later written on an acoustic.

Drum part was inspired by a performance by Brian Levy on a jam Portable did. It developed as the song developed.

Lyrics came right around the time my sister started having her revelations, maybe a bit before. It took someone close to me to point out that I had written the song about her. This happens a lot; but many times the songs themselves tell me. This time, it was another listener.

This song was also my “learn how to use Pro Tools” song. For about 2 months, I had a verse and a chorus only, but this song went through many mixes and recording hunches. Some failed while others flew high. Regardless, it’s my first demo. And it definitely feels like it, sonically.

XTRA LITTLE HOOHAA:
The 2nd verse lyric “with bells hung from the sky” was inspired by the end of the movie, “Breaking the Waves” starring Emily Watson.