Something’s Changed

"Now's as good a time as any, so here goes..."

History

The first song I ever wrote, recorded and released under my own name. It’s about those moments in life that leave you fundamentally altered. Specifically it’s about the time I got a phone call from the hospital in the middle of the night to say that my mother was expected to pass away within hours. And it’s about the strange melancholy libration of having all of your ambitions and aspirations taken away from you, and for once knowing that you’re exactly where you’re meant to be, doing exactly what you’re supposed to do.

Lyrics

Now's as good a time as any, so here goes Through all the years, and there've been many, we've been close We've always said What's on our minds And so before we go, there's one more thing that you should know I can't go on, just like before I'm turning off at this next turning in the road I imagine you'd guessed And I won't try to express All the jumbled mess of wiring I have inside Except to tell you that the whole thing's going around in my head Like some hysterical roulette wheel ----------------------------------------- And I can't explain I can't explain But something's changed Something's changed And something tells me From now on Nothing Is ever Going to be the same again ----------------------------------------- Inch by inch, step by step, blow by blow Behind the glass, things flash past, streetlights glow I'm twice removed I'm two hours slow I'm pulled along, my arms outstretched, the world in tow Sit me down Explain the role Am I okay? There's something gripped me, won't let go Some little feature Like some little preacher Like some little creature that I have inside And I'm sorry but the poor thing's running around in my head Like an experiment I can't control ----------------------------------------- And I can't explain I can't explain Except that something's changed Except that something's changed And I suspect From now on Nothing Is ever Going to be the same again ----------------------------------------- 2am, someone phones, time to go I step outside, I see the sky above the glow Goddamn it's blue Goddamn it's so still Oh, I love this life, I finally get it, and now I know I've been asleep My whole life But now my eyes are open wide, and now I know And something just hit me Something just bit me Like some injured little wild thing I took inside And I'm sorry but the whole thing's going around in my head Like a ball, like a record, like a hammer, like a freight train ----------------------------------------- And I can't explain Except that something's changed Everything's changed And this infinite space The stars and moon Everything is strange and new Strange and new Strange and new Strange and new -----------------------------------------

Credits & Copyright

Written and recorded by James Bell in January 2009. Released in November 2009. Remastered in January 2017. (C) & (P) House of Lyra. All rights reserved.