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A Tangled Mess

from START (FoOl LEngTh AlBuM) by Bryan Woolley

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I really like this one. Written in the early 90s it just sat there. No, I mean, I couldn't kick the song in the butt to make it what I considered a good song, it drove me crazy. I recorded it then so I wouldn't forget it, but.... In 2021- (without anything much else to do!) I got out 'One Big Mess' and retooled it and came up with the guitar riff that makes the song. I had the riff before, but it wasn't the same. It had none of those cool twists in it, so it was extremely vanilla. But I fixed the riff, added harmonized guitars and changed the lyrics and put a heavier beat on it. The end is, of course, a nod to The Fabs and I had something similar in the demo, but this is a bit more frantic, which I like. You can check out the video I made for this one here: youtu.be/PNU0xeVcmpE

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You talk at me
I talk at you
So much to say
But we can't get it through

Neither of us says
That it's over
She says she's crazy
And she says that I drove her

Take a look inside
Of your heart
Examine your feelings
My heart is open wide
All the scars inside
Are finally healing

It's not the way you look
It's not the way you dress
There's something in the way to you
I must confess

Sometimes a love is more
Sometimes a love is less
Sometimes a love is nothing
But a tangled mess

You take my heart
You wring it out
You leave me drained
Wonderin' what this loves about

So take it easy
Just take it down
There's no reason
To be so tightly wound

Open up the door
To your heart
I'll be right behind it
If what you want is more
I'm a blank check
And you just gotta sign it

It's not the way you look
It's not the way you dress
There's something in the way to you
I must confess

Sometimes a love is more
Sometimes a love is less
Sometimes a love is nothing
But a tangled mess

It's not the way you look
It's not the way you dress
There's something in the way to you
I must confess

Sometimes a love is more
Sometimes a love is less
Sometimes a love is nothing
But a tangled mess

I don't know
How to please ya
I've been nice
And I've been
Sleaze to ya

So won't you tell me
How you want it?
My heart's a house
And your love always
haunts it

Open up your eyes
And you'll see
I'm standing beside you
It's as if you were blind
In the dark or light
How do I remind you

It's not the way you look
It's not the way you dress
There's something in the way to you
I must confess

Sometimes a love is more
Sometimes a love is less
Sometimes a love is nothing
But a tangled mess

Sometimes a love is more
Sometimes a love is less
Sometimes a love is nothing
But a tangled mess

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from START (FoOl LEngTh AlBuM), released August 11, 2022
Written by: Bryan Woolley
Bryan Woolley: guitars, tambourine, drums/programmed drums, bass, keyboards, all vocals

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Bryan Woolley Seattle, Washington

Bryan Woolley is a multi-instrumentalist (guitar, bass, keys) and vocalist from Seattle. He performs in 4 bands in Washington, including 3 tribute bands (Styx, McCartney, & Boston) and also a dance band (The Machine).
Bryan's own music can be described as pop/rock, with a definite nod to rock bands from the late 70s and 80s. ... more

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