Sorry About the Mess

by @tcelliott

Liner Notes

#americana #fullproduction #songfight

The songfight title was due three days ago. I wrote this over the past three days and recorded it last night and today.

Lyrics

I see you sitting with a group of guys I wonder which one will fall for your lies I hope he sees your shovel is looking old Sees how many times you've been digging for gold

It's past time for me to say some things And you need to give me back that engagement ring

I'm sorry about the mess The one I'm about to make But seeing you in this bar Is more than I can take When a man's love is betrayed It turns straight into hate I can't help myself I must confess Sorry about the mess

I was a little slow to see that I was played A little too trusting until it was far too late A little too in love to see that you were lying Now I'm too busy trying to keep from crying

It's past time for me to say some things And you need to give me back that engagement ring

I'm sorry about the mess The one I'm about to make But seeing you in this bar Is more than I can take When a man's love is betrayed It turns straight into hate I can't help myself I must confess Sorry about the mess

When the gossip started spreading across the town You know me, I didn't make a sound I let them all believe that it was all my fault But we both know that story is untrue

I'm sorry about the mess The one I'm about to make But seeing you in this bar Is more than I can take When a man's love is betrayed It turns straight into hate I can't help myself I must confess Sorry about the mess

Comments

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Very catchy tune! An alternate to the woman scorned themes. โ€œWhen a manโ€™s love is betrayed / It turns straight into hate.โ€ Great job of building the scenario into the, er, punchline, so to speak. Sorry not sorry about the mess.

This song was very smooth, great dramatic progression and neatly composed. No messes here.

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This is great - Got my vote on SongFight. Thanks for your comment on mine - Honestly I thought I had missed the SF deadline, and by the time I realized I hadn't, I had.

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Thanks for your comment on Information Machines. It was m6 goal to make a couple of videos this year. The source audio and visual material is so rich and often dictates the nature of the music even though I make the video after the track.

Enjoyed this tale of deception and heartbreak. Nice production too. I especially enjoyed when the guitar lead came in around 1:23 and the same for the piano later in the piece.

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The music video I am imagining for this song is WILD! IN a salon, shots are fired! Lots of cowboys ๐Ÿค  haha Great stuff.

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Oh, this is dark. In a wry, Han-Solo-in-the-cantina sort of way. Great title, great writing, and the arrangement really picks up the tale and runs with it. This is a keeper!

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@haloquin

So catchy! And ouch indeed, been there... (though I definitely didn't have the niceness to take the blame when it wasn't mine ๐Ÿ˜…).

Really enjoy your vocals, and the arrangement is great, with the outro really bringing the incoming mess into focus with the ominous vibe.

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dang. not what i expected. really well done! love those guitars. excellent vocals and hard hitting lyrics. last line of the chorus hits just right. yes.

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Ouch!!!! This burns. And this chorus really grabs the attention and doesn't let go. Great story (hope it's not true). So many great lyrics, and the production is so good! I love pretty much everything about this.

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Loved these lines: I hope he sees your shovel looking old/Sees how many times you've been digging for gold. ๐Ÿ˜€ And the capper: "And you need to give me back that engagement ring." Nice work!

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@sierain

Not really my type of music, but I left this playing in the background and was kind of bummed that it ended! That little solo at the end is cool.

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@andrea

This is a great story. I am reading the bridge is where he conjured the mess. Gossip is as good as gold. Love the melodies and vocals. Cool song!

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