Andy Shauf - To You
Somber guitar playing and piano playing immediately set the tone, giving the listener a hint at what is to come. The character Jeremy is back, but our narrator is someone new. He asks Jeremy to find “somewhere quiet” with him, leading them to head outside. Once alone, our narrator opens himself up.
It’s just that sometimes when I’m by your side
It feels so right
It feels like nothing could go wrongThe chorus begins, “doesn’t it feel like that you?” A break in singing occurs with the introduction of clarinets slowly rising. More instruments start joining; a sense of panic can be heard as if the listener is inside the mind of the narrator. He then backtracks, stating it came out all wrong. He simply wanted to convey his friendship to Jeremy, blaming the alcohol for his bewildering confession. Jeremy laughs, allowing our narrator to act casual about it stating Jeremy should “tell the guys and laugh it up.”
As our narrator is left alone, he thinks to himself, “Why am I even surprised? That it never feels like that to you.” Honesty can be great, or it could be a travesty. Heartbroken and alone, our narrator now has an idea of the repercussions of it.
https://atwoodmagazine.com/astp-andy-shauf-the-party-review/
