It’s amazing how quickly a month goes, right? I suppose the major markers of the monthly passage of time - mortgage and credit card payments, for example – are good reminders. I’m finding having committed to sharing an original song a month, is another major marker.
But! Here we are – with February’s. It’s a song about a long distance relationship which makes sense to share around Valentine’s Day, no?
From a song-writing perspective, I was happy that I branched out from some of my go-to chords and used Em and even Bm! (that’s a barre chord for anyone paying attention and I’ve been afraid of those for quite some time – they’re more difficult to play).
I know my originals are all shot vertically instead of horizontally, likely offending the photographers in my life, but Instagram needs vertical video and it shows less of the room this way – ha!
In this song, I tried to capture the notion that sometimes we often think if we’re going to “get away” it needs to be to some incredible place but if the point is to see one another, it really doesn’t matter where you meet up, right?
Also, no offense to any of the cities mentioned in this song – I’m sure they’re all lovely. But, no one plans a get-away to Buffalo or Omaha – so it’s all for illustrative purposes.
Thank you, as always, for listening!
Erica Hansen 