Giving Up (Mixed-ish?)

Happy Monday, Anomalies!

I've been re-learning how to play this song on piano, and I'm not exactly sure if I'll play it live again but we'll see. Some of you may be familiar with it from my unreleased album, Revisions. I wrote Giving Up in my early twenties in the middle of a breakup and then I was blessed to work on it with my uncle and have the legend Ricky Lawson play drums on it. I don't love the final mix but the idea is there and if I ever had a chance to recreate it, I would definitely use live strings. I programmed all of the instruments - the strings, bass and scratch drum beat until the live drums were added.

I used to perform this with In Lieu Of back in the day and I'll never forget how amazing it felt to play it live with a rock band.

Giving Up

So I've reached a point and I've given up

No one, not you can even change my mind

See I'm not afraid to face reality

To be consumed by my utmost vulnerability

I don't need someone to tell me what I'm gonna do, what I should do

All I need from you is to give me space while things are this way and my mind is in this place

So I've reached a point but I won't give in

I don't think there's a chance we could be friends

Because friends don't do the things you did

And then expect someone to forget what was done to them

Yeah, so I am so mad at me for loving you

Again and again I wonder why I let you in

'Cause see you took my heart and you stripped me down

To the most pitiful thing, gotta pick myself up off the ground

I don't need someone to tell me how it's gonna be, how it should be

All I need from you is to give me space while things are this way and my mind is in this place

I don't need someone to tell me how it's gonna be, how it should be

All I need from you is to give me space while things are this way and my mind is in this place

I don't need someone to tell me how it's gonna be, how it should be

All I need from you is to give me space while things are this way and my mind is in this place