This one is just my type of song – production, theme, voice – I LOVE it. I know I’m certainly not the only one, but the first time I heard this song, I was crying by the second verse. I stumbled upon Jason’s album Southeastern (which is INCREDIBLE) two days before I was set to release my debut EP Lightning earlier this year. I was stressed, upset, and unpacking from a two-week trip spent with both my family and someone I love very deeply. I sat there, alone in early January, and heard the words to Relatively Easy... I lost a good friend At Christmas time when folks go off the deep end His woman took the kids and he took Klonopin Enough to kill a man of twice his size Not for me to understand I remember him when he was still a proud man A vandal’s smile, a baseball in his right hand Nothing but the blue sky in his eyes Not only is this poignant and beautiful storytelling, but it’s expert songwriting as well – the ability to talk about something perfectly without ever saying the word; “suicide” in this case. The pre-chorus immediately following this says, Take a year and make a break There ain’t that much at stake The answers could come relatively easy There’s something wonderful about hearing a song exactly when you need to hear it, and this album changed me as a songwriter and as a person. Compared to the rest of the World, no matter what you’re dealing with, we all have it relatively easy. Beautiful message, beautiful song.
Posted on: Sat, 04 Oct 2014 18:43:40 +0000
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