Saturday, September 25, 2010

DJ Paul Pritchard feat Evey Styles - Without You (2010)

One night, I found this artist on Reverbnation by the name of DJ Paul Pritchard.  He produces some amazingly complex melodic, yet hi-energy, trance tracks.  His music seemed to mirror the style that I had fallen so in love with years before, and that had inspired me to begin trying to produce my own music, which is why I loved it, and really couldn't get enough.  So I wrote to him just to let him know how much I loved his music.  He wrote back saying that he liked mine too, and if I ever wanted to collaborate just to let him know.  Well, of course!  I love collaborating with like-minded artists...so he sent me a track called 'Without You', and asked if I'd write some vocals for it.

Well, I was on a little vacation at the time but told him I'd get back to it.  When I got back I listened to it a few times and could hear singing in my head...no words, just singing.  That's always a good sign for me, but I was busy working on 'Sublime' and another track at that time and wanted to let it mix around for me before I tried tackling it.  Finally, one day after work I sat down with my pen and notepad and just wrote.  I wanted to keep the theme of the title 'Without You', but was trying not to make it into a supersad love song at the same time. As usual, the words came flowing out and it was written before I even realized it.

(People might wonder what it's about...or who.  It's not exactly about anyone in particular. I did sort of have somebody floating around in my head while I was writing it, but it's also more about a situation I found myself in...several times.  Being with somebody and discovering yourself and your potentials and growing and moving on...and noticing that person isn't really moving along with you.  So it's up to you to decide whether you want to stop moving to stay with that person, or move on without them.)

I sent Paul the 'rough draft' and waited with baited breath and fingers crossed.  I was in love with the song and lyrics, but I remember thinking, "Oh, he's going to hate it.  He's not going to want those kind of lyrics associated with his song!"  Wow, was I wrong.  He loved it and couldn't wait to hear the final cut!  And I couldn't wait to get it to him, but the first take always seems to be the best, and I could never quite match that.

This was in early July.  After many attempts at rearranging the vocals in some spots, recording and re-recording both the main vocals and backing ones (I'm thinking probably at least 30 takes on the main vocals alone), sending the track over the net back and forth, and reconciling some slight issues with mixing, the song is finally complete!  I hope you like it.

Song to listen to:










Lyrics to follow along with:

I didn't realize
How hard it was for you to perceive
This passion, this pain, this life, this love that
Was conceived...
I'm drifting alone, far from home,
Made up of my own
Words and stories, oh...

Oh, what a mess, but I must confess,
There's something about you that makes me feel alive,
And not for the first time,
It's ever after...
What would I do, without you
To remind me that no matter how often the story ends,
I can write another chapter...

I'm crossing the threshold,
Into a new way, a new mind, oh
And even though I know you don't wanna go
It's so hard for me to say goodbye
It doesn't matter anymore, anyway
I'm turning inside,
And even though I know you don't wanna go
I just gotta make this mine
I'm crossing the threshold,
But if you should ever change your mind,
I want you to know that I'll help you flow
Ever after with me on a new tide, oh...

How could I have known 
How easy it was for you to ignore
This passion, this pain, this life, this love that I've been hoping for?
We made this bed, let's lie instead
And simply fill our heads
Full of verbs and allegories,
Let's write a different story, oh...

I'm crossing the threshold,
Into a new way, a new mind, oh
And even though I know you don't wanna go
It's so hard for me to say goodbye
It doesn't matter anymore, anyway
I'm turning inside,
And even though I know you don't wanna go
I guess I just gotta make this mine
I'm crossing the threshold,
Into a new way, a new mind, oh
And even though I know you don't wanna go
It's so hard for me to say goodbye
It doesn't matter anymore, anyway
I'm turning inside,
And even though I know you don't wanna go
I just gotta make this mine

Oh, what a mess, but I must confess,
There's something about you that makes me feel alive,
But not for the first time,
Ohhh,
What would I do without you
To remind me that no matter how often the story ends,
It doesn't always mean goodbye...

I'm crossing the threshold,
But if you should ever change your mind,
I want you to know that I'll help you flow
Ever after with me on a new tide, oh...

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