A.P. - Don't You Know (electronic/dance; 2010)

This is an original song by me, written over the course of two days and recorded in the same period. Yes, the video is boring but I'll probably try to make an actual "music video" for it at some point.

For now, enjoy the Crab Nebula and the lyrics!

For those interested, this was created using FL Studio 8 XXL Edition; obviously, Auto-Tune is used for the vocals, but I did many takes for each verse to make sure they sounded mostly perfect and sync up in close-to-perfect time with the music, which is fully sequenced.

I hope you enjoy this song as much as I enjoyed creating it.

Lyrics (at a glance):

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Don't you know I change the reverb
so my voice will sound real loud?
But I know inside, it's hard to hide;
my heart is full of clouds

Sometimes I get to thinkin'
if I change my delay speed
will I finally get the time to ponder
the feelings inside me?

This EQ band is far too wide;
should I shorten it a click?
Or is there enough of that greater stuff
to find out what makes me tick?

Sure, it sounds good, and I knew that it would,
but do you think for a sec...
that inside I'm fine, and I feel sublime?
Hell no, I'm just a wreck.
(repeat)

I will break my back as I look inside
for some reason or the truth;
But to do that right, I will need to fight
the "me" from in my youth.

You see, the me today is a messed-up lie
full of pieces that couldn't fit.
Now I'm sittin' here, writin' songs about
all these thoughts that wouldn't quit.

So you listen to me change this reverb knob
in this little song I wrote
and it's me you'll find, callin' from inside
tryin' to find the antidote...

...to a lot of things that should not have been
and mistakes that I have made;
call it "self-pity" or "abandoned dreams"
go ahead, I'm not afraid.
go ahead, I'm not afraid.
go ahead, I'm not afraid.
go ahead, I'm not afraid.

I will break my neck as I look outside
this lock-groove that is myself.
But to do that now, I will break it down
[and] take my life back from the shelf.

See, the "me" today is a faded try
full of pieces I couldn't change.
Now I'm lonely here, writing lines about
all these times out of my range.

Here, just listen to me change this EQ band
in this little song I penned
and it's me you'll see, tryin' to break free
to find the "me" I will defend.

For I know inside, there's someone who tried
to play along and figure out...
...strugglin' deep within, and then it grew real thin;
That search for the reroute.

'Cuz inside, we're all like mismatched beats,
broken down and torn apart.
Barely fittin' into patterns made
to set us straight right from the start

Take down the Q a bit and see,
shut your ears and filter out
all the people who say they're not afraid,
those who cover up their doubt.

Work your way through miles of angry thoughts
driving deep inside your head.
Turn the tempo down enough to see
from another's eyes instead;

'Cuz we're all like different pulses playin'
that same old broken song
full of distortion and damaged voices,
hopin' someone sings along.
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Category:

Music

Tags:

• dance
• music
• house
• electronica
• trance
• bittersweet
• melody
• synthesizer
• heavy
• beat
• kick
• drum
• 4/4
• fruity
• loops
• autotune
• auto
• tune
• fl
• studio
• xxl
• producer's
• edition