This song was originally called “Caught in the Dark”, and it was supposed to be the title track to what I imagined Project Imprint would eventually become. But there was a point after high school where I convinced myself I’m no Simon Le Bon, and keeping a bunch of lyrics without melodies was confining.
So I threw a lot of them out. And I don’t regret it either — most of those lyrics were Duran Duran rip-offs anyway.
But the original idea behind “Caught in the Dark” was to write in the style of Soul II Soul, which I went ahead and attempted anyway, even without the original lyrics as a guide.
For years, this song has been simply called “Untitled (House)”. Well, not anymore. Unwieldy though the melody may be, I threw together some hasty lyrics for it. This song doesn’t really demand much depth, so I’m not breaking my back being too literary about it.
In other words, it’s another love song. More to the point, a break-up song, the assertive flip-side to “Our Best Wasn’t Enough”. I think they suite the song just fine. You can’t get very Duran Duran with music that tries to be Soul II Soul.
Here now: “Take It Apart“:
“Take It Apart”
March 10, 2005
I could tell you, but you won’t listen
You could promise — I won’t believe it
We could try it, but would it matter?
Here we are once again
What would you do if one day you found
I would never return the favor?
What’s the point in another chance if
Once again here we are?
Tell me now — is this how you pictured it?
Round and round, it’s just the same, old conversation
You and me — the tension was fun
But tension is all it’s become
You could tell me, but I won’t hear it
I could promise — would you believe it?
We could try to remember back when
We were once good together
What would I do if come tomorrow
You decided it’s worth the effort
What’s the point in another chance if
Once again here we are
Tell the truth — is this how you wanted it, or
Maybe I’m the one who can’t let go of wanting
Everything to be like it was
The first time desire took hold
Here we are again, back to the point where it went wrong
But do we try to make it right, or do we
Take it apart, take it apart, we could just
Take it apart, and start all over
I could tell you, but you won’t listen
You could promise — I won’t believe it
We could try it, but would it matter?
Here we are once again
What would you do if one day you found
I would never return the favor?
What’s the point in another chance if
Once again here we are?
Tell me now — just how we could salvage it, or
Maybe we should let it come to its conclusion
You and me — we had all our fun
It’s time that our lives begun
Here we are again, back to the point where it went wrong
But do we try to make it right, or do we
Take it apart, take it apart, we could just
Take it apart, take it apart, why don’t we
Make a new start, make a new start, and we could
Make a new start the next time around
I could tell you, but you won’t listen
You could promise — I won’t believe it
We could try it, but would it matter?
Here we are once again
What would you do if one day you found
I would never return the favor?
What’s the point in another chance if
Once again here we are?
You could tell me, but I won’t hear it
I could promise — would you believe it?
We could try to remember back when
We were once good together
What would I do if come tomorrow
You decided it’s worth the effort
What’s the point in another chance if
Once again here we are