Intro
Don't you even (4X)

Verse 1
So you think that your special
But why do you cry
And you think that you know me
That's my disguise
Listening to junkies
And their giving bad advice
If your thinking it's easy
You're wasting your time (so easy)
Your running in circles and your ruining your life (so easy)
You want in the spotlight
Don't don't believe all the hype
Can't control your addiction
It's no longer your life
Spinning out of control
But it feels so right

Chorus
Don't you even talk to me unless you know what it's like
Don't you even talk to me unless you know how to fly
Take my hand and come with me girl I'll make it alright
Don't you even talk to me unless you know how to fly

Verse 2
Can't control what your sayin
Your just so misunderstood
You live your life in the fast lane (zoom,zoom)
While the rest of us are wishin we could
It's not like you can label (so easy, so easy)
It's not like I'm mentally stable
(Take your time out take your time out)
But I
Need to know what your doing
Cause your life is so empty
With nothin nothin nothin to show

Breakdown
Know when to fly
I'll make it alright
You know what it's like
Know how to fly

Notes.........................................................................................

I wanted to write a tune that just had bass, drums and vocals in the verses. I like the way that sounds when done well. Of course by half way through the verse I was sick of that sound so I added the octave guitar part to make it more interesting.

The first idea for the tune that pulled me in was a bass line that became the chorus bass line. It was inspired by a bass line off Eminem's big hit a couple summers ago. The melody came easy and the words know when to fly were what I sang when just trying to lay some vocal melodies over the bass line. The verse bass line became a much more simple variation of the chorus bass line.

I can't really remember how the bridge came about but I do know that the organ solo was a one take just fooling around deal. I was actually planning on putting a guitar solo there (which is what we do live) but the keyboard was plugged in and I flipped it to an organ sound and hit record. That is the solo. It isn't perfect but it was very much caught in the moment and I decided to keep it.

And of course I couldn't leave it without a guitar solo so one got put at the end. It is actually two different solos spliced together in the middle. Some people didn't care for the way that sounded but I dug it and so it was left.

The lyrics were written by a close friend Steve Turner and myself. It is about a friend who is a little messed up trying to look out for a friend who is more messed up. Kinda the blind leading the blind.