Know I Love Only You
As luck would have it, I had started to try my hand at a Soft Grass style song (a softer version of Blue Grass). So this month’s competition gave me the impetus to finish it off. To help with storyline ideas, I turned to the paintings of Scottish Artist, Jack Vettriano and two paintings in particular: ‘Back Where You Belong’ and ‘Competition Dancers’ and constructed a storyline which I saw as playing out in both of these paintings, namely: Synopsis: Reminiscing on a love affair that was doomed from the start, never really finding that spark again. A sort of a “Brief Encounter” storyline. I seem to remember that in the Andrea Stolpe Masterclass, she mentioned that the Past, Present, Future are often represented in a song BUT never in the Same Section. With this in mind, my verses are set in the past, with the chorus set in the present. Thanks for listening.
LYRICS:
VERSE 1:
Am I a fool to want you,
I’ll walk a little bit faster,
Saying goodbye to the life I knew,
VERSE 2:
But I am reckless it’s true,
Can’t get enough of this madness,
The feeling when I’m with you,
CHORUS:
Tomorrow we’d be older,
Tomorrow we would laugh, the whole, day through,
I wasn’t really strong enough,
But here in my heart,
Know I Love Only You,
VERSE 3:
Don’t care what eyes will see,
I’m holding on to the moment,
The here and now is just what I need,
VERSE 4:
Not everything is a dream,
I’ll trust enough to be careless,
Your passion is my belief,
CHORUS:
Tomorrow we’d be older,
Tomorrow we would laugh, the whole, day through,
I wasn’t really strong enough,
But here in my heart,
Know I Love Only You,
BREAK: Instrumental
CHORUS & OUTRO:
Tomorrow we’d be older,
Tomorrow we would laugh, the whole, day through,
I wasn’t really strong enough,
But here in my heart,
Know I Love Only You,
Here in my heart,
Know I Love Only You,
Here in my heart,
Know I Love Only You,
Know, I’ll Love Only You.
Nicely delivered Kevin.
Violin sound works really well.
Good song👌
Gorgeous lyrics, superb diction and production, love it.
Really nice delivery. Well produced, recorded and balanced. Your voice really suits “wistful” lyrics. Nice one.
Lovely gentle song, and great production
Like that. Nice warmth to your voice.
Very nice arrangement with all the instruments blending beautifully together. And I’ve learned what soft grass is!
I like that you were inspired by paintings! My husband is an artist/painter and his work inspires me too! A lovely song, nicely sung and the music is smooth and soothing.
Thanks for all the kind feedback. Much appreciated.
Really enjoyed this, loving the gentle tone of your voice – lovely song. Really captivating. Is that real banjo or a VST? Whatever, it sounds really good.
Thank you very much Ian. Sadly, not a real one, it is a VST Banjo (one of the stock instruments that came within the DAW I used) … although I did need to Google the different ‘Banjo Rolls’ (Mixed; Forward; Backward; Forward Reverse …) to work out what to play in the different sections and played them in on my midi keyboard!
I’d never heard of “soft grass” before your post, Kevin. You’ve created a haunting, wistful song with a gentle, sensitive accompaniment that frames your vocals beautifully.
Lovely feel to this Kevin. Great lyrics and arrangement
Beautiful song and well delivered
Very enjoyable. Has a really nice groove. Doesn’t need the 1234 kick, it detracts from the feel but still gets my vote as it’s obviously a lovely song.