couldn't believe

obviously, i'm still not over urbandub. if i had to list my top ten best finds, it would definitely include influence. to think that the others would be radiohead's the bends and switchfoot's beautiful letdown. udub is in great company.

so here's another song from the cd. what attracted me first to this song is the dreamy riff followed by the power licks (man, i love guitar lingo). if i may enthuse (as if you have the right to complain ;), udub always had power intros, which is why the songs on influence are so catchy. plus the vocal harmonies are reminiscent of... i really can't recall, but they do remind me of someone. the lyrics are simple but plain they are not; they tell stories, though not explicitly. but the ultimate hook in this particular song is the minor (or 7th?) chord near the end of the chorus. as an erstwhile (and trying hard) music student i felt the power of that chord.

i’m so tired of being left behind
eating dust, pushed and shoved
beaten up and blinded
i’m praying for the day when it ends.
so goodbye to the sun for now
‘till i come back again
when i do, you’re the fool
i’ll be pushing you…

standing on the back line
but now i’m way ahead (couldn’t believe it)

i’m so tired of being left alone
looked down, written off
got to learn to fight it
i’ll be laughing last when this all ends.
so goodbye to the sun for now
‘till i come back again
when i do, you’re the fool
i’ll be pushing you…

standing on the back line
but now i’m way ahead (couldn’t believe it)
was crawling for a long time
now i’m way ahead (couldn’t believe it)

i’m ready to take everything right back
it’s a brand new day
the fire in my heart, it burns…

-- urbandub, versus