One Quarter Full
I wrote this song before the economic downturn was fully in effect, but somehow it seems right for the times. This is our first good runthrough of the song, captured at rehearsal on 15 March.
We've started bringing a little portastudio to wherever we play so we can record the performance using its el cheapo built-in mics. Have a listen; hope to be playing it live for you soon.
Live the vocals would be mixed louder, but otherwise this is what we sound like live:
>> One Quarter Full (live rehearsal)
- Note: If you're using FireFox, you may need to right-click on the file and choose 'Save Link As...' to save the file to your computer. Clicking on the link may only play the beginning of the song.
Fun Fact: Originally, I called this song '75% Melancholy' since that lyric is repeated a lot in the song. But 'One Quarter Full' captures the "optimism" of the song. I figure if you're having one good day out of every four you're actually doing pretty good.
Fun Fact II: I forgot a line during the runthrough. Here are the last four lines of the second verse so you can spot the flubbed line:
Less every year
The harder I try the deeper I delve
No one owns me
I can't even afford myself
