Break My Will

jgkojak2

This one is almost 20 years old - the recording is from 2005(!)

I remember when 20 year old home recordings could be identified by the sound quality...

Demo

BREAK MY WILL

Took pictures for the government to process and release

Took bribes from my attorney who was later found was deceased

Took heart in little things like the rising of the sun

Took no offense when word came down that the job was still undone

What’s it gonna take to finally break my will

Got no more to give, gonna drink my fill

Takes fifty three men drivin’ fifty seven trucks

Takes thirty eight concubines stuffin’ twelve hockey pucks

Takes nothing to forgive but everything to deceive

Takes one man to steal and still another man to receive

What’s it gonna take to finally break my will

Got no more to give, they’re coming in for the kill

Give all kinds of advice on how to break your daily bread

Give all kinds of hints planting visions in your head

Give until it hurts and do it til the bleeding stops

Give a stroke to your accountant until your lawyer drops

What’s it gonna take to finally break my will

Got no more to give, so I’ll be perfectly still

Gave my woman so many fits but I’m just trying to survive

She gave me two or three more chances says she'll skin me alive

Gave so many answers until the questions ran off the page

Gave at the office but still won’t be paid a decent wage

What’s it gonna take to finally break my will

Got no more to give, I’m gonna jump from my window sill

Got nothing more than I had here when I came

Got no money in my pocket but a lot more of the blame

Got my fingers cut off while I was reaching in the till

Still I don’t know what its gonna take to finally break my will

What's it gonna take to finally break my will...

sidshovel

Strange one this! I don't claim to understand what the song is about but it does grip you.

It leaves your head spinning but doesn't give you enough to latch on to.

If I may quote, "Took no offense when word came down that the job was still undone".

I like it very much, just wish I knew what it was about.

Sid

RainyDayMan

Love that funky rhythm!

Feels like the sound of the words is far more important than their meaning here.

Love the pause/ending after "perfectly still".

And yes, the joys of digital recordings that don't degrade!

ChrisPrice

I love the feel here. If you had the original midi files you could do a much bigger, more modern production. I don't really understand the lyrics either, but it all fits together as it should. Yeah, a great track. I enjoyed listening.