Driving country song about looking after a sibling who got into a bad relationship.
Track details
| Track ID number: | 16988 |
|---|---|
| Genres: | Vocal Country Music |
| Moods/Emotions: | Ironic / Spiteful / Bad Attitude -- Strong / Confident / Tough -- Regret / Painful / Bitter / Angsty -- Cool / Funky / Strutting -- Sexy / Flirtatious / Erotic |
| Suggested Production Types: | Family / Light Entertainment -- Love Story / Romance -- Men / Motors / Guys stuff |
| Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Electric) -- Guitar (Acoustic) -- Guitar (Electric) -- Violin / Viola / Fiddle -- Vocals (Female) / Singing with Lyrics |
| Keywords / Hints: | revenge, aggressive, protection, compassion, rage, driving, groovy, electric guitar, female vocal |
| Tempo feel: | Slow -- Medium |
| Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 89 |
| Artist: | Dave Tough Band |
| Composer: | Dave Tough (BMI - CAE#: 499.731.594) |
| Publisher: | Tough Daddy Publishing (BMI) |
| SRCO (Sound Recording Copyright Owner): | Dave Tough |
| PRO / Non-PRO Track? | PRO (What's this?) |
| WAV file bit depth: | CD-quality / 16-bit (What's this?) |
| Stem files available for this track: | No |
| Lyrics: | Verse 1 You always said blood was thicker than water Well I believed you until you chose him Now I’m out to get my revenge Not on you, but on your man It’s time to see his love killin’ you Chorus Like a bird without wings You can’t soar until your free Like a prayer without words You don’t know you’re hurt Standing on the edge of life You better learn to fly Like a bird without wings Verse 2 Its plain to see you’ve lost your religion You’ve given your soul just to please him You talk over me, no matter what I say Should I tell you the truth or let you have your way? He’s bringing out all the demons in you Repeat Chorus Bridge Its funny the way the desolate road Takes a turn to the hell you didn’t know it would lead Written by Dave Tough & Kat Elfman |
| Album containing this track: | (None) |
Dave Tough Band
Dave Tough is a Nashville-based producer, engineer, songwriter and music industry educator. He has written and produced several songs for major motion pictures and television. Most recently in 2012 he had 9 placements in the television show "Hart of Dixie" and had over 10 placements in the CW television series "Remodeled". In 2011, his song "Falling" was featured in Seth Rogen's "Observe and Report" . Other songs have been featured in training films and commercials, including a Pantene shampoo ad series.
Dave has had cuts with several independent and label country and pop artists (and is an active voting member of the The Recording Academy (Grammy Awards). He is a member of the duo "Xavier & Ophelia" with co-creator DeAnna Moore.
As a songwriter Dave has been a top finalist in many songwriting contests and he won the Grand Prize Country Category in the 2009 John Lennon Songwriting Contest.
As an engineer and producer, Dave has produced, engineered demos and master recordings for hundreds of artists worldwide over the internet.
Dr. Tough is an audio professor at Belmont University in Nashville, TN teaching audio recording and studio production. He has worked and studied under engineering names such as Bruce Swedien and Neil Citron. He has worked on the business side of the industry for Capitol Records, Warner Chappell Music, BMG Music Publishing and Capitol/EMI.
As an solo artist, Tough has released two solo albums Gravity Always Wins (2005) and I'm Right Here (1999). Tough has been recording and songwriting educator at UCLA, Cal Poly University, the University of North Alabama and most recently, Belmont University's Mike Curb College.
Dave Tough shares his namesake with the famous jazz drummer (Tough's great uncle) who played with the likes of Woody Herman, Benny Goodman and Tommy Dorsey.
Said Dave: "I enjoy making a living making music as there is something always new to learn. If you know one instrument, you can learn another. If you know how to engineer one style, you can always learn another. My main question I ask myself when writing and making music is "what gives you goosebumps". The mechanics of songwriting and engineering can get quite technical, however at the end of the day its what makes you feel something."