Track #6 – Gettaway

Recorded -

Basic Track – April 29, May 1 and 2, 2013

Tambourine – July 28, 2013

Vocals – February 14 and 26, 2014

Guitar solo – February 27, 2014

Backstory -

In the summer of 2011, I made a four track demo of some basic song ideas I'd love to finish. One of these was “Miss Money”. Another one of these ideas later became “Gettaway”. As it would turn out, the song had quite a bumpy road to completion. In fact, it almost didn't make the cut!

The glam/pub rock-inspired music track proved to be one of my most stress-free recordings I've worked on yet: One day for the drums, one for the guitars, and one for the bass. After adding some tambourine into the song, I ran into a dilemma: No lyrics, and no workable ideas! Despite a few possible song titles such as “Gimme a push” and “No motivation” floating around, I set the song aside, and nearly sent it to the scrapyard.

As fate would have it, I was inspired by real-life events to give “Gettaway” a set of highly personal lyrics. I wanted to convey the yearning of wanting to leave something behind that you used to enjoy, while still striving to keep the spirit of that greatness you once had alive and well.

Lyrics -

The tension's reaching critical mass, pretty soon we're gonna crash, (I need some)

Fresh air, green grass, big wide open space.

Everything's gone from good to bad, and frankly I'd be glad (To go a-)

-way for a-while, far away from here.

Chorus – (Get away) To a desert island

(Hide away) In a distant cave

(Break away) Cause it's getting me nowhere

Time I went along my merry way.

If things are going to stay the same, and nothing's ever gonna change, (Then I gotta)

Break out, drop out, leave this place behind.

Nothing I can say or do, will ever get through to you (So it's time I)

Left here, goodbye, sayonara, I'm gone. (Long gone)

(Chorus)

(spoken) – Don't take this the wrong way, but I can't stay. So long, goodbye...I'm moving on.

(Chorus x2)

All music and lyrics are Copyright 2014 – Rob Weiss Music.