A Song Is A Flower

From early melody ideas, to developing structure and lyrics, to re-writes, editing, pre-production… a song grows overtime and requires a type of patient attention to make it as good as it can be. Many times you have to take a break from a song, gain perspective and come back to it until it finally vibes. In the studio, a song often continues to change. And even after recording it, the song can totally shift again in the live performance setting. It’s a process -shine light upon it, observe, water, trim and shape it, watch it grow….a song is a flower.

I recently found the early demos for “Can’t Stop” made over about a 10 month period and thought I would be nice to share snippets of these different stages and changes in the life of a song. From an original melody idea on my iPhone -me mumbling and beginning to shape a verse and chorus- to a demo version with lyrics and production/sonic ideas, to a second demo with a completely re-written chorus and sped up tempo, to the official studio version on my new album Ozarker. Here’s “Can’t Stop”, from seed to bud and now, growing in the wild.

-IN