Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Dan Knobler
Guitar
Afie Jurvanen
Guitar
Jon Radford
Drums
Dave Roe
Bass
Russ Pahl
Pedal Steel Guitar
Rod Fletcher
Background Vocals
Tony King
Background Vocals
Terry White
Background Vocals
Tania Hancheroff
Background Vocals
Mickey Raphael
Harmonica
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Afie Jurvanen
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robbie Lackritz
Mixing Engineer
Dan Knobler
Co-Producer
Joe Trentacosti
Assistant Engineer
Joshua Van Tassel
Additional Engineer
Philip Shaw Bova
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
It helps me to pretend that there's a song in my guitar
Should I go up to my room, or should I stay here at the bar?
After searching for the sound, I put the wood and steel down
Having not got far
Sometimes I swear I hear it, ringing in my ears
But to try too hard to find it is the sum of all my fears
I let the chorus be the hearse, for every dead forgotten verse
I've carried through the years
It's like the perfect melody is hidden in a tomb
And every misplaced note
The ones I stole, the ones I wrote
All just self-inflicted wounds
Memory as an instrument is flawed
It lets me live inside the dream I swear I saw
Don't try to polish up what should stay raw
It's just a song
Everyone is looking for it, wondering where it's at
And the radio now is just a tourist trap
Every musical mistake, every bad middle eight
Just leaves me flat
So if you've got it in you, I can get it out
And it can't be a sin to live with one's own doubts
When the tape a starts a-rollin', you shouldn't scream or shout
Just sing your heart out
It's like the perfect melody is hidden in a tomb
And every misplaced note
The ones I stole, the ones I wrote
All just self-inflicted wounds
Memory as an instrument is flawed
It lets me live inside the dream I swear I saw
Don't try to polish up what should stay raw
It's just a song
Don't have to think that every note is wrong
It's just a song
Writer(s): Afie Salomon Jurvanen
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