As Far As I Can Tell
Episode #104:\xa0 As Far As I Can Tell\xa0 (Song starts at 4:50)\nWelcome. I love writing songs. There's a 100-odd songs on this podcast, 13 albums on bandcamp, a selection on all the streaming platforms and YouTube channel, etc.\nOne of the reasons I'm these producing these episodes is to help people. I teach, as it turns out.\xa0\nI'm also an artist. The blank canvas can be so confronting...I tell people to just throw some paint on that canvas. Just make a start.\nThat's what I do\xa0with songwriting. I never question what comes up. I just try to catch what comes through - and get out of the way.\nAs soon as I've started, I'm \u2018on the breath\u2019 - fully alert, waiting and ready for whatever else comes through. I\u2019m prepared for any changes that happen and I'm free enough to give the new ideas a go.\nIt's not a bad analogy for being free, to roll with the changes in life..\nThat's what this song is about. It's a love song. About the early days when you're head over heels.\xa0\nThere's a line 'the world's got brighter colours' - it\u2019s like you've got a filter on your vision, the magic of life somehow seems more tangible... Ahh new love.\xa0\nThis song is a concise, gentle ballad that explores this phenomenon of realising you're in love.\xa0\nIt's an intimate song, I wrote it for my (now) wife back in 2012. When you pen a song like this, and share it to an audience, the great thing is: other people 'get' the emotion of the song. It speaks to them and they somehow take ownership of the song to a degree.\xa0\nThe more I write about songwriting, the more I realise how good it is for me. It sure feels good to compose the songs and release them out in the world.\xa0\nIt's a path I'm very grateful to be on.\xa0\nI hope you enjoy the chat and the song. It\u2019s a great way to share so much. Here we go...