Explosions
Happy Friday Anomalies! We made it!
My mom mentioned she listened to this song the other day so I'm posting it here.
Explosions was written accidentally, in a way. I had all of the songs for Life Between Living chosen and then one day I was experimenting with beats and found the beat in the chorus. The first demos were STRIPPED down and do not sound at all how this final version does but the frame was there. I wrote the piano part next and then the lyrics. I think I wrote the lyrics in the car like I usually do, lol. Away from the world, locked in my own capsule so if my voice cracks, no one can hear. The lyrics were inspired by the end of the world and how despite it all burning to the ground, telling someone that you love them is all that matters. I thought of Brian as I wrote them.
When I got the song to the point as far as I could go, I handed it off to Brian. He took the song to another level - worked on the drums and transitions, added some beautiful pads and strings, guitar, bass and mixed it to sound exactly like how I dreamed. When I rerecorded the vocals, it became magical and we knew this song had to be on the album. I took another song off and added Explosions. Eleven is my favorite number and it was the eleventh song on the album.
The song was mastered by the legendary Scott Hull which took it to even another level that I had no idea existed. I cried when I first listened to Brian's mix and then cried some more when I heard Scott's mastered version.
Explosions
If this is the end of the world, where is everyone going to go?
Because there's some things I never, never said
Now it's the end, you need to know you're the other one who made my
Heart go through explosions and my mind goes blank when I'm near you
And your eyes, oh your eyes, keep taking me into worlds I've never seen
We never thought this day would come
I see so many people holding on
Somehow I don't feel anything except a strong compulsion to make you understand you make my
Heart go through explosions
And my mind goes blank when I'm near you
And those eyes, oh those eyes, keep taking me into realms I've never dreamed or imagine could be
Do you feel like running away with me? If we could, would you fly away from here?
Do you feel like running away with me? If we could, would you fly, fly away?
And my heart's going through explosions and my mind goes blank whenever I'm near you
And your eyes, beautiful eyes, keep taking me into realms I've never seen or dreamed could be
And my heart, heart exploding and my mind goes blank whenever I am near you
And your eyes keep taking me home
They take me home