Soaring pop ballad (think Paramore) about the hope to live and not hide behind walls.
Track details
Track ID number: | 17229 |
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Genres: | Vocal Pop / Contemporary -- Vocal Ballads |
Moods/Emotions: | Sad / Sorrowful / Mournful -- Melancholic / Nostalgic / Wistful -- Loving / Romantic / Tender -- Passionate / Emotional / Melodramatic |
Suggested Production Types: | Drama / Personal stories -- Love Story / Romance |
Prominent Instruments: | Bass (Electric) -- Drums (Drum Kit) -- Guitar (Acoustic) -- Guitar (Electric) -- Vocals (Female) / Singing with Lyrics |
Keywords / Hints: | soaring, powerful, inspiring, hopeful, epic, poignant, sincere, encouraging, female vocal |
Tempo feel: | Slow |
Tempo Beats Per Minute: | 81 |
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: | Bits and pieces of scattered memories Sit on your shelf broken Pictures of your love Hidden behind a blanket of time We hide, we hide We bury our hearts so they can’t be found We hide, we hide Building up walls not tearing them down We try to not care, but there’s someone out there/no one out there We hide, we hide. Wake up, sunlight, you want to stay in bed Seem so afraid to take that first step You think that you’re the only one to ever feel this pain You can’t show all the hurt that’s trapped inside We hide, we hide We bury our hearts so they can’t be found We hide, we hide Building up walls not tearing them down We try to not care, but there’s someone out there/no one out there We waste our time on these goodbyes We waste our time on all of these lies We waste our lies because we hide Chorus Breakdown Chorus Written by Dave Tough & Shannon McConnell |
Album containing this track: | (None) |
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."