Getting Better

I wrote this song after all the dust had settled. I was in a Slipknot state of mind mostly because I was going to see them at aftershock. Originally the song was inspired when I was making the drums to sound like Joey Jordison because I thought the new slipknot album’s drums were boring. So anytime I find myself complaining about something about someone else I am prompted to see if I can do it myself.

This was quiet the process because I also had written the drum parts using sampled keg sounds I found from Clown hitting his keg during interviews. That didn’t sound very good to say the least so I converted the hits into the drum kit and that was much better. I would say the influences in the background come from Killswitch Engage and Suicidal Tendencies.

The original lyrics for the song were too verbose so my friend Ashley said I should cut them down. I think this makes it a more accessible song for people to sing along to when I performed it at my show at the DNA Lounge. Overall at the time I was trying to solidify these positive behaviors and habits that I had developed. It was no longer about being the best, rather it was about getting better. Each song just a little bit better. Respecting the process that it requires to build something awesome.

There were some people who were saying that I shouldn’t do music full time, or that no one listens to metal, or my website sucks, or the album sucks, or there’s no sex apeal. I turned around and just wrote, “I’m getting better Fuck what they Say”. The judgement from thinking about what other people who haven’t spent money on my website or my music telling me what they want is a no can do in my book. There were other people who paid me for things and they liked everything I’m doing. I understand criticism, but it should lead to growth instead of stunting my ambition.

There’s the line “All I want, All I need is a Chance to go all out, some time to figure it out!” and I would say that I have been granted that request. What I scream comes to be, so I choose my words carefully.