Matthew Knott - Blog

Yes, feeling melancholy, for a number of reasons really. None of which I know but I have  a feeling there are several know what I mean? Had a nap this afternoon and felt off the grove since then.

Demetrie suggested I write a song about the Chilean farm boy we adopted last year, but so many thoughts and feelings come to mind it's hard to fashion it into something musical. It's actually about something else, deeply powerful and generates a number of strong emotions for me, it's something I'm trying to get through by myself but have started talking to a select few about.

I can get no end of rhymes down, but I'm not happy with a poem I want something more ornate, intricate. It doesn't help I've been looking to Eddie Vedder and Bob Dylan for guidance, and trying to shape it to Demetrie voice (He suggested it, it's only fair he puts it to music if the words are good). It's so frustrating, I keep getting ideas for abstract ways to write the song, From 3rd person perspective, using metaphors, it's getting annoying now so I'm going to leave it for tonight. Feel the pain Demetrie had a few weeks ago.

The coming week is going to be a real test of my character, and seeing as I have little, I'm almost certain of the outcome, but if I can see it through I'll be quite proud, I hope. Or will I look back on it and say, well, look what you've done, sure you you've achieved things but at the cost of spending time with your family. It's all so complicated. Sorry for being cryptic and non-descript.

Here's to Monday!