Not the Only One
For now, hear a clip.
On DNR release date, the full song will arrive here
and in the usual online places like Spotify & iTunes.
"Now you tell me you’re the only freak You’re feeling like you’re so unique"
Song Lyric
“Give all you have
and you’ll have
all you need.”
David Santos
Bass Guitar
Kevin Teel
Electric Guitars & Acoustic Guitar
Hiding your heart in his hands
We watched while you slipped
Through his fingers like sand
Now you tell me you’re the only freak
You’re feeling like you’re so unique
When the ashes are cold
You come cry on my shoulder
CHORUS:
But you’re not the only one
I see a million pairs of eyes
Screaming for their time to come
No you are not the only one
It’s an awful thing to want so much
When you can just become
My love story starts where yours ends
You come back for comfort
And I’ll play the friend
Then I feel your arms around my waist
You’ll never know just what I taste
In your tears when I hold you
You’d think now you’d know that
CHORUS
Become who you are already
Everyone bleeds
Give all you have
And you’ll have all you need
Yes, all you need to be
Is not the only one
CHORUS
© DNR Records / Tom Acousti 1998 “all rights reserved”
About the Song
This song was written during a single week of touring, playing it a bit each night in the dressing room and at soundcheck. I wrote it in a strumming style that wasn’t natural for me at the time and had to grow into playing it well, by performing it night after night in a duo with Kevin Teel.
Wanting what you can never have is a drag… the root of most suffering. This song is about NOT being special in order to notice more. It’s about EVERYBODY not getting what they want. We’ve all held our tongue as friends or lovers unloaded their stories or hurt while we play the friend. This is usually not the best time to blurt out, “I’m in love with you.”
About the Recording
The DNR release of this song is another reworked production that began in Nashville and was finished in Maine. We worked with Sean Fichter (Trisha Yearwood) on some scratch drums in his home studio. We recorded Teel’s acoustic and electric guitars there, and my guitar too. Then, Sean brought in bass player David Santos (Billy Joel / Elton John / CSNY).
In the true spirit of DNR, I left Nashville without properly finishing that recording. Today, I’m grateful to have finished it here at Ground Floor. Vocals and drums have been replaced and the mix, updated.