Fend Off Autumn

'Fend Off Autumn' is a little story about a dog i had and loved, a german sheperd named Tsuki.. she died some months ago, but every now and then i get reminded of it, and i had just read a story about a guy who leaves his dog behind to go make some money and she dies while he's gone. poignant.

anyways.. i like the lyrics to this one, 'cause it's a little bit veiled.. the imagery doesn't really have anything to do with a dog, more about killing regret - largely with drugs. oh drugs - is there anything you can't do?

'we should've kept moving, into the sun. we should've kept looking, for something or someone, to fend off the autumn, we should've shot straight for the sun.'

it's got a couple of acoustic guitars, with some neat harmony.. i think A major, kinda.. and emily put down the awesome accordion part.. i was gonna put mandolin, but it was fine with out it. the outro wasn't gonna make the final cut, i didn't think it fit that well, but emily and i talked about it and it started to make more sense. i find it very flaming lips-ish.. it's all in a weird key.. with a few different leading tones, like a lydian scale, but minor. i don't know. i was going for an epic death/into the sun sort of march thing.. with a banjo. ha!

i also did a bunch of work on some other songs. a dramatic ballad, a fast pop tune, and a funny catchy thing with electronic and real drums coming in and out. hilarious. ha! ha!