This Should Be A Good Thing..

4/27/2016

A friend of mine asked me today to explain the meaning behind the lyrics to my song 'This Should Be A Good Thing'. She said that it's one her favourite songs of mine and that it makes her cry sometimes. There's nothing better than to hear those words from someone about a song you've written, so I told her that I'd write a blog about it and send it to her.

I wrote this song as I was finally coming through the worst of a broken heart after a long term relationship split. I generally find solace in writing songs and on this day, I wanted to write, but I couldn't find the inspiration. I thought to myself..... Ha! .... my heart has healed and now I have nothing to say. This should be a good thing (having nothing left to cry about), and yet, I'm frustrated that I now cannot find any words to put into a new song. Dammit, why can't I just write a happy song? lol!

I scoured my iTunes library for a spark as I do when I want inspiration for a new song. I looked around the room to see if there was an object that might inspire an idea, and I searched my memory, cautiously, for some kind of jolt that might bring forth an opening line and after all this, I got.... wait for it.... "Looking all around the room, looking for some clues" lol. I went with it and the whole song became a story about the kind of day I was having trying to write this song.

I was interested in the irony about actually coming to a good place in my emotions, (for most people this would be a good thing), but for a songwriter, not so much. Don't get me wrong, I don't truly believe that I need to have a broken heart to be able to write another song, but it certainly did provide me with a swag of lyrical content back then ;)

Below is the audio track for 'This Should Be A Good Thing' and I've posted the lyrics as well for you. I hope you enjoy it and please leave a comment below. I love to hear your thoughts. Thank you Caren Conrad for the request.

This track and the whole album 'Feel So Pretty' is available on iTunes and Amazon or directly through my website.

Enjoy.

Lotsa Love.

Trysette.

8 Comments

Adel

4/28/2016 11:11:26 am

Thoughts and feelings inspire a great many things and suddenly finding that pot empty can be both terrifying and a relief...

I'm glad you found inspiration in the "lack of inspiration"...

Trysette

4/28/2016 05:52:58 pm

Thanks Adel. I've learned to trust in the process more these days.

Claudette Landsberg

4/28/2016 11:16:59 am

My goodness. I agree with Caren Conrad. I am feeling so sad now I feel like crying my heart out. It touches my own heart and loss too. Warm hugs to you. Thank you for sharing this with us. Love you my girl. xx

4/28/2016 05:54:04 pm

Thank you Claudi. Gosh I had no idea this song would invoke so much emotion in others but I'm glad.

Caren

4/28/2016 01:49:25 pm

I love your stories and the music and chorus are just so peaceful yet powerful on this track. I cried again hearing it and then singing it and I believe I have my own meanings from my own life challenges and emotional triggers...so it has many uplifting meanings to me. Thank you for sharing and caring so much Trysette! Big Love xoxo

4/28/2016 05:55:55 pm

Thank YOU Caren. You've brought to light something that I didn't know about. I always liked this song but I hadn't realized it's power. Big love to you too. xx

Geoff

4/29/2016 01:12:43 am

Hey Sette, yeah, not having bad isn't enough is it? We all need the good. Big emotion is what makes inspiration - whatever it is you're doing or how you're living. Glad to see Mediocre and Neutral doesn't do it for you😊

4/29/2016 01:22:49 am

Yes I'm pretty hard on myself when it comes to writing lyrics. Many a draft has met with an ill fate ;) Thanks for your comment Geoff.

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