LORI’S NOTES:

I was listening to a Tony Robbins podcast that compared life being like a blueprint. Also, I have been reading a book about core beliefs and put the two ideas together to make these lyrics.

TOM’S NOTES:

Lori asked me to put music to her lyrics and I struggled with a direction initially. Lori suggested Coldplay as a point of reference which got the wheels moving. I don’t think this sounds particularly like Coldplay but it was a starting point. As with our previous collaborations, I did a rough read of the lyrics but I didn’t have them in front of me while I was coming up with the music. After completing the sequence, I added guitars. The guitar solo sounded a bit bare by itself, so I added a saw-type synth lead in unison and then harmony which continues during the organ arpeggios.

I didn’t have a clear melody or phrasing in my head after the instruments had been recorded. As in times past, I turned the microphone on and sang the words different ways until it started to work. Unfortunately, my larynx was tired at that point so it took a few days to finish the vocals. I decided to repeat the phrases. Alan had some great suggestions with the vocals to prevent the song from getting tiresome.