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You Don't Think I Know

from The Anthem of Perspective by Chasing Down Riley

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This song turned out to be another surprising favorite of mine on the album. It is one of those songs that you don’t necessarily write about one specific person, but about a melding of different emotions and experiences, sort of like Jessica is. When arranging this I was going for the same feel Damien Rice went for in his song “Elephant,” in that the texture of the music is empty until the middle when all hell breaks loose and I continually repeat and then scream the songs title, “You Don’t Think I Know.” The momentum is then lost as the lyrics describe a change that one knows is for the better, but leaves you feeling empty all the same.

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The days are short and the nights are long
As I fall asleep staring at the wall
But I can’t cry yet, gotta wait until you’re gone

You brush your teeth and come back to bed
And the air is thick with what isn’t said
Yeah I know the signs, I’ve walked this road before

And you look at me with your funny frown
And I close my eyes trying to stand my ground cause I see now
That’s the way I looked at her

Another year and another month
Another day and another album
Keep on writing songs, just hoping I still matter

Always sitting still waiting for the glow
By the time it comes I’m already hollow
You don’t think I know, but I know just how you feel
Always doing things that I can’t quite do
Tried to find something, tried to find it in you
But I know what is love and I know what is not

But you don’t think I know
You don’t think I know…

I pack my bags gotta catch my flight
To go play the songs that you helped me write
But when I start to sing
I’ll bet you I sound different this time

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from The Anthem of Perspective, released March 1, 2017

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