To Be True

SONG INSPIRATION & LYRICS: I went back to my songwriting journal to find this song, dated October 6. "Wow," I thought. "That was awhile ago. Has life been that much?" Yes. Yes it has. I do recall, however, that the song was born when the first two lines arrived in that mysterious-package-from-the-subconscious form, like prehistoric tadpole-esque creatures surfacing one glassy eye, ready to become God Only Knows What. I REALLY wanted a nice, slammin' drum loop on this, but none of the loops in my Digitech were in 6/8. After a couple of hours of sniffing around a problematic Garageband 08 (which I've never used in my life), I moved on to create a different, tiny surprise at the end. Thanks for listening. TO BE TRUE Copyright 2008 Amy Raasch I sold my rope for a dime, for a dime in the valley For a dime in the valley below Bought back my hope for a dime, for a dime from the devil For a dime from the devil to show It’s the same everywhere that you go Reaping the seeds that you sow Now I’m walking around with a roll of dimes and a day Filled with nothing to do Yeah I’m walking around with a roll of dimes and a brain Filled with nothing but you We may fight to be true But it’s right to be true I wrote a note to a child, to my child unborn I said, Mama will bring you in time Then I cleared my throat for a song, for a song was birthin’ To cradle the earth as she cries For the love of a mother is blind But the weather can change on a dime Now we’re walking around with a roll of dimes up a sleeve That lets our hearts bleed through Yeah we’re walking around with a roll of dimes knowing grief Has marked them like a tattoo So we die to be true ‘Til it’s light to be true True as a wave as the grave That you swear on to make your case True as a baby’s face Saying it’s not too late to try To get it right Walking around with the keys to the kingdom and saying There’s nothing we can do Spilling our dimes as the bells are ringing and saying It’s time to be true To be true PS - HOLIDAY FREE SHIPPING for my album, "Love or Inertia." I will also autograph and even gift wrap, if you wish. How about that for service?

YouTube | November 17, 2008