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Originally started because I wanted to do a song with harmonica in it - the seed was planted this week by our State elections, where we had to make a choice between incompetence and insanity, but also relates to the bigger picture in the US, the UK and Australia (and many other places I suspect). Not really a protest song as such, but a stream of consciousness with politics and politicians in mind. It also relates to personal relationships now I read it over.
Now I think about it, it's also something of a response to a suggestion in the comments on "Well Enough Alone".
This was done quickly, over the last 2 days (while waiting for some collab tracks to materialise), and is mostly first (and some second) takes - I tried to re-do some tracks, but they lost the spark. So, I decided to post as is, warts and all.
I really enjoyed doing this. Play it loud!
Neil
(btw, the incompetents won!).
Now I think about it, it's also something of a response to a suggestion in the comments on "Well Enough Alone".
This was done quickly, over the last 2 days (while waiting for some collab tracks to materialise), and is mostly first (and some second) takes - I tried to re-do some tracks, but they lost the spark. So, I decided to post as is, warts and all.
I really enjoyed doing this. Play it loud!
Neil
(btw, the incompetents won!).
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Lyrics
All Fall Down
© 2007 Neil Porter
I’ve always been an open man
I wear my heart here on my sleeve
I always try to make things work
I try to say what I believe
You might disagree with me
But I’ll try to understand
If you want to talk to me
You’ve got to say just what you feel
You’ve got to leave my options open
You’ve got to tell me something real
It's happened times before
And it's coming round again
If you’re making promises
You don’t plan to keep
Don’t even plan to try
If you stack them all together
They all fall down
You want my approval
Do you want something else from me?
Something unconditional
That’s a bit too much you see
You burnt me once before
And it's coming round again
It’s coming round again
Like a mark upon a wheel
You try to win me over
You try to cut a deal
You might disagree with me
But I’ll try to understand
Stack them all together
They all fall down
It pays you to remember
They all fall down
Stack them all together
They all fall down - crashing in a pile
You just can’t forget it
They all fall down
INSTRUMENTAL
If you’re making promises
You don’t plan to keep
Don’t even plan to try
If you stack them all together
They all fall down
If you win another round
It won’t change the way I feel
Just have to spend another year
Shoulder firmly to the wheel
It’s happened times before
And it’s coming round again
I’ve always been an open man
I wear my heart there on my sleeve
I always try to make things work
I try to say what I believe
You might disagree
But try to understand
© 2007 Neil Porter
I’ve always been an open man
I wear my heart here on my sleeve
I always try to make things work
I try to say what I believe
You might disagree with me
But I’ll try to understand
If you want to talk to me
You’ve got to say just what you feel
You’ve got to leave my options open
You’ve got to tell me something real
It's happened times before
And it's coming round again
If you’re making promises
You don’t plan to keep
Don’t even plan to try
If you stack them all together
They all fall down
You want my approval
Do you want something else from me?
Something unconditional
That’s a bit too much you see
You burnt me once before
And it's coming round again
It’s coming round again
Like a mark upon a wheel
You try to win me over
You try to cut a deal
You might disagree with me
But I’ll try to understand
Stack them all together
They all fall down
It pays you to remember
They all fall down
Stack them all together
They all fall down - crashing in a pile
You just can’t forget it
They all fall down
INSTRUMENTAL
If you’re making promises
You don’t plan to keep
Don’t even plan to try
If you stack them all together
They all fall down
If you win another round
It won’t change the way I feel
Just have to spend another year
Shoulder firmly to the wheel
It’s happened times before
And it’s coming round again
I’ve always been an open man
I wear my heart there on my sleeve
I always try to make things work
I try to say what I believe
You might disagree
But try to understand
I like this a lot. Right down my music-liking-alley. I like the sentiments of this song and your singing and virtual jiguma band produce some classic folk rock enjoyment. I especially like the last two lines of different sections that play off each other... "You may disagree with me/But I'll try to understand" and "You might disagree/But try to understand."
Your heart is in this song and it comes through.