I like songs with rough edges
Ones that sound like they were created
in the dusty corners of someone’s garage
Songs that were recorded with ancient
and ailing equipment
That play back fuzzy and distorted
Songs that are raw and unfinished
Songs with unharnessed emotion
They aren’t mellow or soothing
They offend with every beat
They have corners and sharp spines
They cut and tear with each chord
I like songs with rough edges
Because they can pierce through my skin
My shields are powerless
All defenses are rendered ineffective
I am left exposed
I like songs with rough edges
Because they force me to feel
The things I had locked out
The things I have been so afraid of letting in
The things that remind me that I'm only human
I like songs with rough edges
That match my own
Apr 8, 2014
Apr 8, 2014 at 10:22 PM UTC
I like songs with rough edges
Ones that sound like they were created
in the dusty corners of someone’s garage
Songs that were recorded with ancient
and ailing equipment
That play back fuzzy and distorted
Songs that are raw and unfinished
Songs with unharnessed emotion
They aren’t mellow or soothing
They offend with every beat
They have corners and sharp spines
They cut and tear with each chord
I like songs with rough edges
Because they can pierce through my skin
My shields are powerless
All defenses are rendered ineffective
I am left exposed
I like songs with rough edges
Because they force me to feel
The things I had locked out
The things I have been so afraid of letting in
The things that remind me that I'm only human
I like songs with rough edges
That match my own
