I Can’t Escape Myself

The Sound

As I go into making this next film, I’m thinking hard each day about how I can do things differently than I have in the past. It’s real easy to get scared or worry about what people think of me. It’s easy to panic about decisions that haven't been made yet or about challenges that loom in the near future. So far I’ve been doing great, but it’s so very easy to slip back into old patterns. This song came to mind today as I started to worry if I really could change and do things differently. Can I go into this movie more fearlessly and trust the creative process over five months? Can I follow the magic, knowing I will land on my feet like I always do? We shall see. In the meantime, I am so awestruck with the talent of ADRIAN BORLAND. This was the first track off the miraculous debut record from THE SOUND and here he was — already writing about his sickness from day one. This incredible bass line, those ragged left-handed guitars and those doubled vocals leave me speechless. And it also has my favorite ending to a song ever.

So many feelings pent up in here
Left all alone, I'm with the one I most fear
I'm sick and I'm tired of reasoning
Just want to break out, shake off this skin

I, I can't
Escape myself

All my problems loom larger than life
I can't swallow another slice
Seems like my shadow mocks every stride
I learn to live with what's trapped inside

I, I can't
Escape myself

So many feelings pent up in here
Left all alone, I'm with the one I most fear
I'm sick and I'm tired of reasoning
Just want to break out, shake off this skin

I, I can't
Escape myself
I, I can't
Escape myself

I, I can't
Escape myself