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almost 6 years agopassed
3:27
Rear Window
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Nick Soma

Entry from Rear Window in Nur Ein XV.

Tell a story from multiple points of view.

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Nick Soma - Rear Window
featuring Cookie Blue

Nick's lines in red, Cookie's lines in blue; ending part sung by both in purple

I remember it all, though you say otherwise
I won't let you accuse me of telling lies
I told you not to drink before we got to play
But you had to get wasted anyway
I was just nervous and I had to calm down
And I couldn't stand how you were playing the clown
Well, my mood did shift, for good reasons I say
Your erratic behavior ruined my day

Take a look out the rear window of your memory, do it now
Try to recollect the things that you refuse to see

Suddenly you were gone, nobody knew where you went
I had told you to stop and you would not relent
When we were supposed to get started, only then you came back
Well, I made it in time, you gotta cut me some slack
I was already preparing to play without you
You know I wouldn’t desert you, why’d you think I would do?
Well, you said you were pissed and you wouldn’t return
Yeah, because you messed up, you just never learn

I know exactly what happened, even if you don't agree, yes I know
Through the rear window slide all things that you don't want to see

But as we started playing, everything did turn out fine
You just erased all the negative aspects from your mind
Oh don't be such a killjoy, just agree that it was good
My memory says it wasn't, so I don't know why I should

Take a look out the rear window of your memory, do it now
Try to recollect the things that you refuse to see
I know exactly what happened, even if you don't agree, yes I know
Through the rear window slide all things that you don't want to see
It's a case of false memory (Take a look out the rear window)
It's a case of false memory (of your false memory)

Reviews

3 posted notes

GlennCase

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Great concept, and a fun song. Those drums are sounding a bit crispy. Tinny, harsh high end. I like the interplay between the vocalists, although the delivery on some of the lyrics border on clumsy, and are arguably squeezing in too many syllables ("for good reasons" at :39 and "When we were supposed to get started" at 1:15 are examples of this). Yes, we asked for a story which can lead to more lyrics written, but it is still possible to tell a good tale without squeezing every last syllable in there. This is a good one overall.

LYRICS: [OKAY] 1 point
STRUCTURE: [GOOD] 2 points
PERFORMANCE: [OKAY] 1 point
CONCEPT/CHALLENGE: [GOOD] 2 points
DYNAMICS/MIX: [OKAY] 1 point
SCORE: 7 out of 10

vowlvom

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I really love the intro riff and the verse is great, the vocal trade-offs work brilliantly. The chorus doesn't really do it for me though, the melody follows the guitar very closely and just feels a little uninspired and lacklustre. The good bits of this are SO good that I'm still ranking it pretty high but I so wish the chorus could match the excellence of the verse.

mo

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Nice arrangement. Sounds great, drums a bit muffled though. I mean the song is cute. The changes in sections are really nice. “I don’t know why I should” is a good bit.

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