Gumption from Still Life by Charlie Pink
This is a personal song about life and friendship. After meeting up with an old friend, the song became a reflection of the conversation we had, and of the thoughts and feelings it invoked when you find out what each of you has been through during the years you have spent apart. The song runs on just two chords as the rhythm and melody intensifies before returning to the original simplistic musical theme.
Tracklist
| 1. | Gumption | 4:31 |
Lyrics
You’re wearing out your gumption
You’re scuffing all your shoes
You’re trying to find a function
Something that feels like you
You face an uphill battle
That’s nothing new for you
Every day you are discouraged
Makes you want to fight for truth
If I can tell you something
That I have known for sure
That money is worth nothing
And sometimes less is more…
… sometimes
You woke up in the evening
In an unfamiliar place
You returned from heavy weather
As it began to dissipate
You were smiling you were grinning
As you held yourself so tight
I drown you in my laughter
As I bathed inside your light
Coming back from times of sorrow
When you’ve forgotten how to breathe
And it just comforts me to see you
And know there’s winning in defeat…
… sometimes
Credits
Music by Charlie Pink and Darren Lea-Grime with synths by Jon Arrandale
Recorded, produced, mixed and mastered by Jon Arrandale
Still Life EP Cover produced by Jon Arrandale
Still Life EP Cover |Photography used with kind permission by Rik Jundi
License
All rights reserved.
Mellow Mancunian, Charlie Pink has a musical vocabulary that runs deep after years of rummaging through records. His song craft, reminiscent of John Bramwell (I Am Kloot), is thick with ideas and subtle abstraction. An occasional duo comprised of Charlie Pink & Darren Lea-Grime, they can usually be found in sociable atmospheres, especially where there is live music and people.