[NOTE: This was uploaded in .wav format, so it's a huge DL -- sorry! I can send .mp3 version if asked to]
January 31, 2014 -- Happy Chinese New Year!
Necessity is indeed the mother of invention & I trust this track is proof of that. Deja vu all over again.
To anyone who thought they already saw or heard this track a few weeks ago, consider it merely some dream you had -- you know, like the later "Newhart Show" and "Breaking Bad"'s alternative endings. ;) This renaissance of my P v P track puts my lyrics, melody and vocals into my own quite different and minor-key instrumental setting that now leans more toward Talking Heads or St. Vincent than 80's synth.
I first considered losing the male lyrics / vocal altogether, which could work more as a sincere plea of how a woman expects to be respectfully treated in a relationship; but then I'd need a new title, and I am fond of my Spy vs. Spy concept and JT's graphic design for it. So instead, I did what I could (hopefully without damaging my cords!) singing as the dude in my own bottommost register, just to keep these players versus-ing one another.
I realize I can only approximate what I want in that part, so if there's a male singer in the community who would like to take on the vocal, please let me know in private mail. If you're sincere and it's a good fit, I'll gladly get up on the collab horse again and give it a go. (After all, we *are* now in the Year of the Horse. :)
LYRICS
Amuse me, bemuse me, you can even confuse me
But don't abuse me, never bruise me, and never (never ever) contuse me.
[I'll cruise you, I'll choose you, and in the end I will misuse you.]
Impress me, caress me, you can even possess me
But do not stress me, depress me, and never (never ever) suppress me.
[I'll get you I bet you, and I'll upset and then forget you.]
HE: Wow, I didn't see it coming.
SHE: He is such an easy target.
HE: Could it be I'm falling for her?
SHE: Now I have him in my pocket, uh-huh!
Enthuse me, infuse me, you can even peruse me
But don't refuse me, accuse me, in the end (bitter end) you will lose me.
[I'll do you, and screw you, and in the end I will undo you.]
Fascinate me, elate me, you can even captivate me
But don't deflate me, berate me, and never (never ever) violate me.
[I'll bait you, I'll date you, and in the end I'll prob'ly hate you.]
SHE: I made you, and then I played you!
HE: Ooh, you turned me, but then you turned around and burned me!
