massieville rd song.

Massieville Rd. Song is a song i wrote about 12 or so years ago. its really the first song i was proud of. all of the songs i had written up until that point were pointless and didnt make any sense. i hadnt figured out songwriting until i wrote Massieville Rd. Song. the song was written after the death of a friend, the end of a relationship, the end of two bands i was in, and i was leaving home for the first time. i started writing the song in my bedroom at home, when i still lived with my parents. i wrote down the verses in a notebook, recorded them on my 4 track and left it at that. 4 months later, after so many things had happend and so many things had changed, the chorus just came to me. it just popped into my head, like it was a wall or something and i just ran right into it. it was the night before a recording session was to begin and i didnt have anything in mind to even record. when i started working on the song again, it just all fit together and i recorded it the next day with my room mates. they helped me make adjustments to the lyrics and showed me how to sing it to make it more dramatic. their advice hit the spot. we recorded the song in 4 takes. at the end of the session, someone was going to label the tape box and asked me what the song was called. " i dont know" i shrugged, "how bout, Massieville Rd. Song."
Massieville Rd. was the road that we lived on then. it was such a special song, i didnt want to give it a title that would cheapen the song. like "open your eyes" or, "youre dreamin". the name stuck. the recording on the other hand, got lost.
ive just recently started playing the song again. everyone loves that song. thats the one i get the most compliments on. even though its just a song, it represents a huge chunk of my life. it was a turning point for me. i had grown into something different at that point and there was no turning back. thats what the song means to me now. i dont so much equate the lyrics with the death of a friend, a realtionship ending etc. i still think about those things when i play it though.